Lift Me Up and Fly Away in a Stampin' Up! Hot Air Balloon

Wonderful news - Lift Me Up and the co-ordinating Up & Away Thinlits are moving forward to the new catalogue. They will move forward individually but the current save 10% bundle is while stocks last.

Behind the Balloon colours I just took from my scrap box to use up some of it. Because I used Calypso Coral on the Balloon I popped it as my mat to give that extra layer of colour - or frame it as I say.

The little bits of colour I used are Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, White, Soft Sky and then some Soft Suede for the basket.

 

My dear daughter headed off to a friends birthday with this little beauty - a quick card to make and her friend loved it. I used the watercolour pencils for the background on the Shimmery White cardstock (because its my favourite) - I used the heat gun to dry it a little quicker as I am a wee bit heavy handed with the water.

 

*2017 Retiring items on this card*
The Mint Macaron ink pad and the Lift Me Up Bundle.

 

Product List

Lift Me Up Wood-Mount Bundle

[144711]

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[138326]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Whisper White C6 Envelopes

[106588]

Till next time -

 

Courtenay
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CASE (kas) v. Copy And Share Everything

In the world of papercrafting there is no shame in copying - in fact its encouraged by Stampin' Up! You can copy a project exactly or you can change it up to suit your needs. But its advised and good etiquette to give credit where credit is due - hence you will frequently find me refereeing back to other papercrafters.

 

So CASEing - well I love it and sometimes you can see the inspiration in my final card - here is tonight's playing outcome. 

I have a friend that I craft with frequently that always says 'I can play the song but I don't write the music' and that is exactly how I feel about CASEing plus its a great take on the meaning behind it. Hey how many versions of Michael Jacksons Beat It do you know?

 

The original Dapper Denim card is from our Demonstrator magazine that arrives in the mail box each quarter. So many great tips in there and so many extra great ideas.
So what did I do differently? I didn't have Big On Birthday's so I swapped it out for Window Shopping (first time its seen ink) and I think it worked. I then pulled out the Sweet Treats Washi and coordinating DSP for my balloons, the bakers twine to make it fine enough has been stripped down to one of the 4 strands to make the string. MAKE A WISH is embossed in Silver.
Computer screens change colours so to tell you that cardstock is Pear Pizzaz might help.

Here is your shopping list -as I am happy for anyone to CASE my version as well. Keep in mind I actually used scraps of DSP so just use what you have but that paper is just delicious and there is a reason I have scraps of it - I love to use it.

Window Shopping Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[142920]

$40.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

$14.00

Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock

[138341]

$14.00

Balloon Bouquet Punch

[140609]

$31.00

Tasty Treats Designer Washi Tape

[142773]

$14.00

Twine Baker's Whisper White

[124262]

$5.25

Tasty Treats Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142770]

$22.75

2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes

[141410]

$15.75

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

$8.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$13.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Courtenay
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Lift Me Up with Stampin' Up!

Hope your Birthday is on Cloud nine - what a great sentiment! The Stampin' Up! Lift Me Up stamp set makes making guy cards so easy. This was one of the cards we made at my Creative Cuppa group at the local Coffee Shop 'Living Gourmet' in Erina. If your a local to the NSW Central Coast or passing through we meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month and everyone is welcome. Class times and options can be found HERE.
 

Now back to the Lift Me Up greeting card -  Mickeala from the Crafty Oink Pen inspired this card and you will see her card here they are quite different yet very similar aren't they?

This time I remembered a photo for the inside - mum has already snaveled this card to give one of her friends - I think she loves that I make these so she doesn't need to hit the shops as often. Oh and I think she likes that she doesn't need to pay over $8 for a Hallmark one!

 What you need to make this card.

Lift Me Up Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[142893]

$50.50

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

$11.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[138326]

$11.50

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

[138325]

$11.50

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper

[141654]

$19.25

Linen Thread

[104199]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$13.00

Courtenay
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Glimmer Paper, Stylish Stems and Stampin' Up! Perfect.

Oh how I have fallen in love with the 2nd release Sale-A-Bration products especially this Glimmer Paper. It works beautifully peaking through the flower image from the Stylish Stems Framelits.
 

Perusing about Pinterest I stumbled across Sarah Lancaster in France and loved what she had done with the Glimmer Paper so saved it to my board for the inspiration to make a set of my own. I will say I have now used up a whole pack of Glimmer Paper just making sets of these cards. My class ladies have also made a set each - You can make 16 of each card (48 in total) with one pack and have some long strips left for other projects if you are frugal with your cutting.

I used the Stitched Framelits for the top square, the scallop square from the square layering Framelits underneath so there is also a pretty edge.

This is the framelit set that is bundled with Special Reason and you will find some other cards I have made with this bundle here with the tag 2017 Occasions Catalogue.

If you would like to make this set of cards this is what you will need.
 

Stylish Stems Framelits Dies

[142750]

$54.00

Crazy About You Photopolymer Bundle

[138873]

$71.25

Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141493]

$13.00

6" X 6" (15.2 Cm X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack

[143831]

$0.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

$14.00

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

[141423]

$14.00

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

$14.00

3/8" Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack

[143601]

$0.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$13.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Courtenay
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