Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop – October – 2023 – Colour Challenge

Welcome to this month’s Blog Hop by Let’s Craft Together and thank you for joining us. We are a group of multi-cultural Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators in Australia who have developed a strong friendship though our love of stamping and our admiration of each other’s style of crafting.

Each month one of us sets a challenge that we use for the blog hop. This month’s challenge is a Colour Challenge which was created by Michele Jutrisa and is shown below. I am really excited to have joined this talented group. I know you will be inspired by our hops. Below is the challenge for this month.

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I love all of the colours in the challenge but wanted to limit myself, so I stuck to Berry burst, Fresh Freesia and Lemon Lolly.

And this is what I came up with.

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Inside of Card

If you are wondering what colour I used to colour the leaves, I mixed a little Lemon Lolly with a little Boho Blue. so, I guess I used 4 of the colours!

 

Supplies

  • Irresistible Blooms Bundle
  • Stylish Shapes Dies
  • 3D Basics Embossing Folders
  • Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly & Basic White Cardstock
  • Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly Boho Blue & Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pads.
  • Bright & Beautiful DSP
  • 1cm Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack
  • Water Painters
  • Paper Snips
  • Stampin’ Dimensionals

I hope you are inspired by my card. I’d love to know what you think. Make sure you hop all the way around and see the inspiration that everyone has shared, and don’t forget to leave a comment. We all love to get comments on our projects.

Thanks for hopping by,

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Till next time,

Netty xx

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Paper Crafting Blog hop – September 2023 – September to December Mini Catalogue

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Welcome to this month’s Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring products from the new September to December Mini Catalogue.  I am excited to share another project with you today.  Fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe are participating, so we have lots of fun projects to share with you. I hope you get loads of creative inspiration from them. You may have started here, or arrived from the talented Tracy Held’s blog.  Wasn’t her project amazing? Either way, you’re in the right place!

I chose to use the beautiful foiled DSP, so Navy Card was essential, followed by more gold. I decided to use the More Wishes stamp set for a bit of fun.

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SUPPLIES

Stamps: – More Wishes

Inks: –  Night of Navy, Versamark

Card: – Night of Navy, Basic White, Shining Brightly DSP

Tools: –  Heat Tool, paper snips

Embellishments: Simply Elegant trim, Gilded Leafing, Metallics Stampin’ Emboss Powders, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I hope you are inspired by my card. I’d love to know what you think.

Thanks for hopping by.

Til next time,

Netty xx

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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop – September 2023 – Picture InspirATIon

Welcome to the monthly Blog Hop by Let’s Craft Together and thank you for joining us. We are a group of multi-cultural Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators in Australia who have developed a strong friendship though our love of stamping and our admiration of each other’s style of crafting.

Each month one of us sets a challenge that we use for the blog hop. This month’s is a Picture Challenge which was created by Maheswari Rajaguru and is shown below. it’s such an interesting picture, I can’t wait to see what everyone else comes up with. You might like to have a go at it yourself. If so, we would all love to see your creation.

 

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I decided to focus on the sketch for inspiration, rotated 90 degrees. I decided to use products from the September – December mini catalogue which goes live in just 2 days. Here is my take on the challenge:

SUPPLIES

  • Stamps – Christmas Classics Stamp Set*
  • Card – Shaded Spruce, Basic White
  • DSP – Joy of Christmas
  • Ink – Old Olive, Real Red, Memento, Versamark
  • Tools – Christmas Classics Die Set*, Blending Brushes, Water Painters
  • Embellishments – Metallics Stampin’ Emboss

* Stamp Set and Dies are currently available as a bundle with 10% discount

I hope you are inspired by my project. I’d love to know what you think.

Thanks for hopping by,

Click on the button below to purchase all the products I have used for this project from my online store, (the stamp bundle and the DSP will not be available until 6 September, just delete ones you don’t want). If you choose to purchase them all, you will qualify for host rewards and be prompted to select them.

til next time

Netty xx

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Paper Crafting Blog Hop – August 2023 -Punches Galore

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Welcome to this month’s Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring the theme Punches Galore.  I am excited to share another project with you today.  Fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe are participating, so we have lots of fun projects to share with you. I hope you get loads of creative inspiration from them. You may have started here, or arrived from the talented Tracy Held’s blog.  Wasn’t her project amazing? Either way, you’re in the right place!

I chose to use several punches. Firstly, I selected the Vintage Bottle punch, but as my design evolved, I found myself using two more punches. Punches are very convenient tools, and you don’t have to leave your chair to use them!

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SUPPLIES

Stamps: –Color & Contour Stamp Set, Go To Greetings Stamp Set

Inks: –  Tuxedo Memento Black, Berry Burst, Pretty Peacock, Versamark

Card: – Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Berry Burst, Masterfully Made DSP

Tools: –  Vintage Bottle Punch, 1 3/8″ circle punch, Banners Pick A Punch

Embellishments: Iridescent Rhinestones, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Basic Stampin’ Emboss Powders

I hope you are inspired by my card. I’d love to know what you think.

Thanks for hopping by.

Til next time,

Netty xx

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Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop – August 2023 – Tic Tac Toe

Welcome to the first monthly Blog Hop by Let’s Craft Together and thank you for joining us. We are a group of multi-cultural Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators in Australia who have developed a strong friendship though our love of stamping and our admiration of each other’s style of crafting.

Each month one of us sets a challenge that we use for the blog hop. This month’s challenge is a Tic Tac Toe theme which was created by Tracy Held and is shown below. I am really excited to have been invited to join such a talented group. I know you will be inspired by our hops.

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The challenge involves selecting three boxes in a row in any direction to create a project. I chose to create an easel card because I love fun fold cards, to use Designer Series Paper and to make it a birthday card. So this is what I came up with.

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Supplies

  • Stamps – Beautiful Balloons Stamp Set*, Irresistible Blooms Stamp Set
  • Card – Calypso Coral, Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, Hello Irresistible DSP, Distressed Gold Specialty Paper, Window Sheet
  • Ink – Calypso Coral, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Versamark
  • Tools – Beautiful Balloons Dies* , Wanted to Say Dies, 3D Basic Embossing Folders
  • Embellishments – Festive Pearls, Metallics Stampin’ Emboss

*Beautiful Balloons Stamp Set and Dies are currently available as a bundle with 10% discount

Above, you can see the card standing in an easel position, and a close up. below you can see that it folds flat for posting and has an inside area for the greeting.

I hope you are inspired by my card. I’d love to know what you think. Make sure you hop all the way around and see the inspiration that everyone has shared, and don’t forget to leave a comment. We all love to get comments on our projects.

Thanks for hopping by,

Click on the button below to purchase all the products I have used for this project from my online store, (delete ones you don’t want). If you choose to purchase them all, you will qualify for host rewards and be prompted to select them.

Till next time,

Netty xx

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Paper Crafting Blog Hop – July 2023 – Flowers Galore

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Welcome to this month’s Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring the theme Flowers Galore.  I am excited to share another project with you today.  Fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe are participating, so we have lots of fun projects to share with you. I hope you get loads of creative inspiration from them. You may have started here, or arrived from the talented Tracy Held’s blog.  Wasn’t her project amazing? Either way, you’re in the right place!

I chose to use products from the Online Exclusives Collection, specifically the Hello Irresistible Suite, because I haven’t mentioned these products here as yet. Although it looks like a complicated card, the only stamping I did was the greeting- The floral images were die cut from the DSP.

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SUPPLIES

Bundle: –Irresistible Blooms Bundle (Irresistible Blooms Stamp Set and Irresistible Blooms Dies)

Inks: –  Versamark,

Card: – Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Hello Irresistible DSP

Tools: – 3D Basic Embossing Folders, Paper Snips

Embellishments: Loose Frosted Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I hope you are inspired by my card. I’d love to know what you think.

Thanks for hopping by.

Below are pics of the Online Exclusive products I used in this project. If you click on an image, you will be taken to that item in my online store. You may need to create an online account, if you don’t already have one. If you purchase items totalling less than $250, I would appreciate you using my host code for the month, seen in the sidebar to the right.

You can also click on the button below to purchase all the products I have used for this project, or delete ones you don’t want. If you choose to purchase them all, you will qualify for host rewards and if you order before 31 July, you will earn $9 worth of Bonus Coupons for every $90 you spend, to be redeemed in August.

Til next time,

There are many other Online Exclusive products. You will find them all in my online store. Follow the link, click menu at top of page, then select online exclusives and you will find them all.

Netty xx

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