Hello & welcome.
My name is Alison & I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia.
For those of you who have previously visited my blog & are now returning, thank you. For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome!
Here's a little bit about me. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies, embossing folders, projects & sometimes special DSP and Wednesday evenings when I highlight a technique, fun folds or tools & tips. I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions & my email address for that is craftedbyalison@gmail.com.
Stampin' Up® have many ways of shopping with a physical catalogue, online shopping & in person events. When items are about to be retired or are running low they are put on the 'Last Chance' list which means that there is limited stock & when it runs out, it's gone.
Today I am sharing a fun stamp & die set that is sadly on that very list. It's called Classic Wedding & features an early model car, some sentiments & images to decorate the car with. I have used this set quite a few times when my kids have asked for a wedding card or a masculine card including in my 5th January 2025 post & my 19th March 2025 post. I have created a lovely gender neutral toned card with the vintage car as the main focus but with the lovely soft Coastal Cabana as the main colour. I hope you like it.
I chose a Basic Gray square base for something a little different, adding some Nests of Winter DSP. Next is a matte of Basic Beige before the Basic White matte that the stamping is on.
The car outline is Memento Black & the body of the car is Coastal Cabana with Real Red tail lights & Basic Gray tyres. I used Stampin' Blends© to create a road & colour in the bumper.
A Memento Black sentiment is the final touch. No bling this time, I'm just letting the simplicity of the card & the car itself be the main focus.
I love that this could easily be used for either gender & if you wanted to pretty it up you could add some ribbon or rhinestones or for a more masculine touch you could add some neutral toned dots.
So now I'll share the cards I mentioned before.
This gorgeous card has a base of Sweet Sorbet, there is a Pecan Pie matte & the car image is stamped on Basic White in Basic Gray & Smoky slate. The tyres were coloured with Basic Gray blends. The flowers, from the same stamp set, were coloured with Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lolly & Lemon, Lime Twist. The cans are stamped in Smoky Slate.
The cans, banner, flowers & hearts are all diecut with the matching dies. I used Gold foil sheets & Sweet Sorbet for the hearts also. The final touch once all of the elements were placed where I wanted them was to add a Sweet Sorbet bordered ribbon to tie it all together. Super cute.
The second card is a classic birthday card, perfect for a masculine moment...
The vintage card starts with a Basic White base. A piece of Country Woods DSP was added to the left of the card. The car image was stamped in Pebbled Path & Basic Beige. I used second generation Balmy Blue for the rear windows. The tyres are coloured with a Basic Gray Stampin' Write marker & the tail lights were coloured with Poppy Parade. The window surrounds, bumper & latch are coloured with Light Smoky Slate blends and a scribble of Smoky Slate created a 'road' for the car to ride on. This image was then backed with a Pebbled Path matte. The Pebbled Path sentiment is from Go To Greetings & the final touch are some Antique Pearls. Aren't they gorgeous? Here's a closeup of the pearls & the rear windows...
The final card has a retro 60's vibe...
This card took a little longer than the first card as it's a funfold with mounted DSP layers that came from one sheet of 6"x6" Full of Life DSP. The base is Basic Black with Basic White mattes.
The card starts out like a regular card, 21cm x 14.85cm. The scoring is different though, with a regular score line at 10.5cm then another at 15.75cm. The mattes are 14.45cm x 10.1cm for the inside & 14.45cm x 4.85cm for the side panels. The DSP is cut at 14cm x 7cm for the inside & 14cm x 4.45cm for the panels.
The image was stamped directly onto another piece of the Full of Life DSP & diecut. The bumper, window surrounds & latch are diecut from Gray Granite. After the tail lights were coloured in Poppy Parade & the tyres in Basic Gray I adhered it to a Basic White circle diecut with the Stylish Shapes dies. The flowers & heart are diecut from scraps of the DSP with the flowers embellished with Iridescent Faceted gems & the hearts covered with Wink of Stella which you can see in the following photo.
This last card is perhaps my favourite as I love the bright colours & the sparkly detailing.
In the
19th March 2025 post I shared a technique called Split Negative where you stamp two of the same image, heat emboss them in two different colours & then cut them both in half. These are then swapped so that you have two images that both have half & half of the embossed sides. Here's what I mean...
I love how these cards all turned out. It allows you to get so much more out of a stamp set that at first sight seems to be just for weddings.
Well, that's if for my creations. I hope you enjoyed this look back at a very versatile stamp & die bundle that is on it's last run. If you love it then make sure you grab the bundle from my shop.
Now it's time to share some news & information from Stampin' Up®.
Stampin' Up® 's Annual Catalogue is sectioned it to have beginners, which is a
step by step collection of materials in kits, then there is
quick & easy where you select base materials & packs of pre-printed or diecut materials plus some stamp sets then there is
create your way where you choose all the materials, stamps etc yourself &
create your way! In the
quick & easy section Stampin' Up® have also provided some inspiration with a colour wheel & information of various ways to use colour combinations. I explored this in a bit more detail in my
1/1/25 mid week blog & also in
30th April blog. The other cool feature is that they provide card sketch & scrapbook layout ideas for you. This is great for any times that you need a little inspiration.
If you'd like to browse the new catalogue online then click
here. If you'd like a copy to hold in your hands, leaf through & put little notes all over it of what's on your wish list then shoot me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or message me on my facebook page at craftedbyalison.
The mini catalogue is only a few weeks away & will be launched in September! There are loads of gorgeous new products in there, I've been lucky enough to preview the catalogue as all demonstrators get early access to the catalogues & products. There's scrapbooking ideas & products, great tag dies & lots of Christmas themed products ranging from cute to elegant & traditional to modern. If you'd like me to send you a copy then send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.
Stampin' Up® also have loads of additional products available only online. These are called Online exclusives & have no end date, when the stock is sold out, that's the end of it.
For the month of August, Stampin' Up® are holding a 15% off sale on In Colour products.
If you would like to take advantage of this saving opportunity then click here but be quick because today is the last day!
Stampin' Up® have a great range of Kits including crafting, card making & gift giving. There were brand new kits added to the collection every month. Click here to check them all out in my online shop. As Stampin' Up® have so many beautiful kits available I usually feature a different kit in each blog so that you can see the range.
This week the feature kit is called So Much To Celebrate & is a card kit that has supplies to create 9 cards to send for celebrations & congratulations.
Here's how Stampin' Up® describe it...
Brighten someone’s day with handmade floral cards from the Bunch of Thanks Kit. With hand-drawn designs, heartfelt gratitude sentiments, and preprinted pieces, this all-inclusive card making kit helps you craft stunning cards in minutes—no extra supplies needed.
If you feel that you need to add this to your list then click here to purchase one from my online store. The best news is that this kit is also on sale at the moment! So grab it quick for a bargain.
If you
shop with me then there are some new changes to the rewards program that you should know about. In the past we were able to create a host code & group together individual orders & pass on the 'hostess' benefits to customers with qualifying orders. This has now been replaced with a 'Rewards' program that gives
all customers who place an order with a
qualifying amount a credit of 10% of their order to use on future orders. This will be displayed during the checkout process or your order. Stampin' Up® feel that this is a fairer way of rewarding all customers.
Lastly, there have been lots of great items added to the clearance rack which is now called
Last Chance items so make sure you check them out using
this link to my online store.
If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can order something unique.
I hope you've enjoyed today's post. It's great to create something totally unique to you.
That's all I have for you this week.
My next blog is on Wednesday & I will share how to use precut images to create quick & easy cards.
In my next Sunday blog I will be featuring one of Stampin' Up®'s kits - the beautiful Alpine Air kit & will show you just how easy the kits are to create with.
I hope you can join me for both of them.
Well, that's it for another week. I hope you enjoyed this post & come back for more.
Til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison.
Here are some links to the products that I used today & some craft room essentials.
Stamps, Dies, Embossing folders & punches
Cardstock, DSP & paper goods
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