Petal Palette, Petal Passion DSP Stamp N Hop

Everyone must be getting the idea that I love a good blog hop - well I have joined another group of bloggers from all around the world called Stamp 'N Hop on Facebook. We are planning monthly hops with a theme so you can get inspired by goodies that all have at least one thing in common. This months hop is Anything Occasions - what fun as this is a great catalogue with 41 different stamp sets (counting wood / clear options as 1)!

So I am hanging out in the Australian Catalogue pages 22-23 with the Petal Passion Suite. Team it with any colour you love - the black and white  Petal Passion DSP is perfect for all occasions.

 

So let me tell you a little more about my card - yes it was sent as a sympathy card - the hardest I find to make but to me more important than most. I also usually hold off sending them for a week or even 10 days after the loss as that's the time I found the hardest in my experience. That first week is super busy getting ready to say our farewells the shock is still huge and we go about on autopilot doing what needs to be done! the week after the family is good supportive but that wanes as wee need to get back to work, kids sport and doing all those things before our hearts stopped still to farewell someone precious. That was when the loss hits hard - the support is still there but everyone goes back about their lives but the person the card goes to can't - it will never be the same. I have also been known to send flowers a month after rather than at the time.

 

 

So this card I pulled out the 2 new watercolour pencils that are exclusive to the Lots of Happy Card Kit on page 15 to use to colour my flower - Flirty Flamingo and Lemon Lime Twist - now you could use ink but I have the pencils and love them so pencils it was! The sentiment is from The Ribbon Of Courage set 143885 in the annual catalogue as I just love it!

Thank you for stopping past please continue our hop - the list is below of the participants. If you are a current active demonstrator and would like to join us on the next hop you can find our Facebook Group HERE. For now pop on over to Jessie's blog and see what she has to share with us.

Hop Roll Call

Mikaela Titheridge

Kayla Adams
Laurie Mackie
Joanne Hodge
Amy Grendel
Andre Gordon
Tracie Evans Langley
Kirsten Aitchison
Linda Handford
Rachel Traudt
Eva Pottsova
Melissa Tennison
Melissa Kerman
Lisa Kmiec
Christina Walker
Karen Pearmain
Joyce Whitman
Bobbi Miller
Ilka Teschke
Danielle Kassing
Terry Montgomery
Tracey Gouraud
Kat Spencer
Mo Rootes
Laurie Meier
Georgia Gaydos
Courtenay Heuston - You are HERE
Jessie Holton
Susan Simpson
Shannon Cole
Linda Richenberg

 Team these goodies with your trimmer, ink colour of choice and adhesives to make your own. 

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle

[145974]

Ribbon Of Courage Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143855]

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

[145589]

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

[141421]

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Organza Ribbon

[145590]

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Whisper White C6 Envelopes

[106588]

Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click to see the Carryover products from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?

 

 

Myths and Magic Wizard Birthday Card

Well it's a birthday here in our home - my middle daughter has just turned 15. She is obsessed with Harry Potter and loves the Myths and Magic Suite that Stampin' Up! have in the Occasions Catalogue. 

Of course the good old Wink of Stella is not really showing in the photo but its there adding a little sparkle to his hat and gown. He is coloured using the new Blends - they are super easy to use and yes I love them.

It was a school day but my daughter said she had a good day especially since we surprised her with cake during marine class.

Shopping list to make this card - add your trimmer, adhesive, Versamark and heat gun.

Magical Day Clear-Mount Bundle

[145985]

Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140653]

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Red Glimmer Paper

[121790]

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144576]

Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144600]

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144598]

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[145058]

Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker

[144606]

Stampin' Blends Color Lifter

[144608]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141468]

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click to see the Carryover products from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?

 

 

50th Wedding Anniversary invites - GSF Love Blog Hop

Nothing says Love like a 50th Wedding Anniversary! It also says patience, tolerance, treasured memories and excitement - wow to actually know someone these days that's been married 50 years is a big deal!
Welcome over from Ambers blog in Canada as we hop all about the world from one side of the globe to here in Australia then back again.

I was asked to make the invitations for the party so promptly started playing but my Mother In Law wasn't fussed about what I was showing them so they came to 'help'!

 

That was the end result a very pretty pink card - whilst I'm not a pink fan I am rather pleased with how this came out. Our Pink Pirouette just happened to be what the bridesmaids wore on the day so that's how we got here.

Once the design was decide we knocked them out in a few - well 4 hrs - because we worked together.

  

 



I am into production mode so whilst my Mother in Law cut all the hearts my Father in law cut all the 50's - and he got them out of one sheet of Glimmer! A man after my own heart 27 sets from one sheet! I started with cutting the Whisper White and pink then onto embossing and stamping. Once all the pieces were done we just popped them together. It was actually a great team effort - oh my hubby made the dinner! 

 

This is the inside of my card - I left off all the details of my one so I can keep it for my samples board. Note the envelope and matching insides?

 

 

Thanks for popping by now head on over to Rebecca's to see what love she has to share.

PARTICIPANTS:

1.    Libby Dyson 
2.    Anastasia Radloff  
3.    Erica Jones  
4.    Tricia Butts
5.    Cheryl Algie 
6.    Jan Musselman   
7.    Amanda Farlinger 
8.    Jenn Curtis Charles 
9.    Karie Beglau 
10.  Rachel Macleod 
11.  Amber Thompson 
12.  Courtenay Heuston 
13.   Rebecca Urban 
14.  Amanda Bates 
15.  Claudia Perry 
16.  Kimberley Anne Morris 
17.   Marieke Bart 
18.  Mary Ann Kay Rossiter 
19.  Georgia missy Aubrey-Gaydos 
20.  Christina Walker 
21.  Lisa Henderson 



Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click to see the Carryover products from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?

 

 

Stampin' Up! Perennial Birthday - CASE the catalogue Inksomniacs Team Blog Hop

Welcome to the Inksomniacs Team blog hop. We all love the new Occasions Catalogue and each time we create or share something using the goodies from it we get excited - I have had a lot of my Stamping friends exclaim "oh I didn't really want that set before but wow now I need it! Have you ever heard the term "CASE" card? Wondered what it meant? It stands for "copy and share everything" and today we will show you how as we "CASE" the Catalogue for our hop.

Our Catalogues are a wonderful resource of great inspiration and ideas so today I have chosen to "CASE" the Occasions Catalogue page 17 where you will find the Perennial Birthday Stamp set. This set coordinates with the Perennial Birthday project kit but can also be used to make some lovely cards.

How beautiful are all 3 of those? Well since I am still loving Lemon Lime Twist today that card was the winner - I will admit I plan on making the others as well. I tweaked it just a smidge as its such a beautiful card as is.

This card has embossing, water colouring, stamping off, fussy cutting and pen flicking techniques on it so was a heap of fun to do. All the flowers are embossed using Versamark, Memento stamp then clear embossing powder - you can see more about how to do this HERE.
Pen flicking is random and fun but very messy so make sure there's nothing close you don't want splatters on! You need the Marker from the sets as you need the brush end to flick it easily.
The lemon Lime Twist colour around the flower group is done using a dauber but the rest of the colour is applied using the Aqua pens. Happy Birthday is stamped off first to make it more subtle. the pink flower and leaf combo is popped up on dimensionals.

Now we are off to visit Tanya to see what goodies she has CASEd using the Picture Perfect Party Suite for this hop.

1. Linda Dalke

2. Courtenay Heuston
3. Tanya Kane
4. Nerida Carter
5. Maria Kandylas
6. Jo Hooper 1. Linda Dalke
2. Courtenay Heuston
3. Tanya Kane
4. Nerida Carter
5. Maria Kandylas
6. Melinda Whittigton
7. Jo Hooper


 With my usual tools and adhesives I used these items to make this card.

Perennial Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[145757]

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[144083]

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[144086]

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[131181]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

Whisper White C6 Envelopes

[106588]

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

Courtenay
Do you live in Australia and would you like to become a Demonstrator, earn discounts, great rewards and get to craft with Stampin' Up! products before their release? If so click here to join my team - more information here. 

Click the picture to see what's carrying over from the Holiday Catalogue in Australia?