Scrapbboking Global Blog Hop - Jan 16 - My Guilty Pleasure

 

Welcome to Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! Blog Hop - Jan 16 2025
This month's theme is use this Title - My Guilty Pleasure
Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! FB group consists of over 11,000 members.
We are a  group demonstrators from all over the world who all LOVE to scrapbook and document their everyday lifestyle for generations to enjoy in the future

We welcome anyone who wants to be inspired to join in the FUN of a Blog Hop.
We are trying to encourage EVERYONE to join in the HOP's every month.
BUT you don't have to have a blog to participate in these monthly challenges.
You can upload a photo of layout to the Album of the Month after 2pm AEST on Jan 16th
You can JOIN Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! FB group here.

You may have joined me from Cheryl's Blog or you are just joining me from my link.
I chose this Theme - My Guilty Pleasure because I am constantly thinking I should
scrapbook more photos of myself than I do...

Sooo this one had to be a very quick layout as I am in the middle of packing from my 
month long holiday in Western Australia with my Daughter and Grand Daughter.
So SAD that I will be leaving today.

I chose to use the NEW Beautiful Bokeh Suite in the Jan-April Mini Catalogue
Stamps, Dies, Embossing Folder that allows you to Cut and Emboss at the same time.....
AND it also comes with the most beautiful photo like Bokeh background DSP.
I Love Butterflies, this suite has everything that you could need to create a GORGEOUS 
layout or some beautiful cards.

Sadly I didn't get time to add any photos to the layout, BUT I have created a cutesy layout
for a photo of my Grand Daughter Eloise and myself Snuggling <3


I also use the Mini Alphabet Dies for the title...

Up Next is Michele Deschenes 

Please be sure to follow the rest of the participants by clicking on the list below.

Hop all the way around and leave some LOVIN' in the form of a comment.

All Supplies used in this project are linked at the end of the post.

These products can be purchased in my Stampin' Up! ® online store

I want to say a HUGE THANKS to you who visit my blog <3 

I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.

Being CREATIVE is not a hobby it is a way of life

Crafty Collaborations - Scrapbook Sunday - A Perfect Day

Welcome to the Crafty Collaborations Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop,

Crafty Collaborations is a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from throughout

the world collaborating together and sharing their creative flair.

You may have joined me from Donna's Blog or

you may be starting here with me, Thank you for joining us this month.

I LOVE not having any theme or challenge for our Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop.

It allows me to choose EXACTLY what I want to create with, not having any boundries.

I hope that you have enjoyed all the layouts that we shared with you today.

We have so many talented scrapbookers among us Stampin' Up! Demos

don't you agree with the AMAZING layouts here.

This month I was still on holidays BUT had some photos from Eloise's 2nd Birthday.
Sooo I quickly whipped up this Birthday layout with Wildflower Birthday suite before heading off to Perth for a 3 day weekend of car drives, boat rides, bus rides and more car drives PLUS 2 full days on our feet.

BUT Rottnest Island and Perth Zoo were well worth the tired feet.
I am sure that I will be scrapbooking that at some later stage.

So I just designed this very simple layout.
Using off cuts of DSP I created my border edges.

I created 2 photo mounts, 1 4" x 6" and a cropped 3" x 4" photo.
Using the elements from the Wildflower Birthday 12" x 12" DSP pack you will find 
so many AMAZING Birthday diecuts.  Already pre diecut for you, you just need to pop them out and store them safely in the Stamp Cases.

The large photo has also a hidden journalling spot...
Show you how I hide my journalling in a layout.

Using Dimensionals I add to the back of the photo mat and that gives me the space to put the journalling block and then I add another piece of Cardstock over the top and add adhesive 
and stick it to the page, this allows me to be be able to pull out and put back in the journalling.  The journalling block came from the Diecut page.



The rest of the layout was simply adding Diecuts from the punch out sheets.

I stamped DAY from the FREE Sale-A Bration set that I earnt
when I pre-ordered all of this suite.  For every $100 you spend you receive a FREE item.

 The Make A Wish is from the co-ordinating stamp set - Birthday Celebrations

I hope you enjoyed how I created this layout...

Follow the rest of the participants by clicking on the list below.

Glad that you could HOP along with us today following the

Crafty Collaborations Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop.

Up Next is Julia Quinn

I want to say a HUGE THANKS to you who visit my blog and comment it really means a lot to me.  I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.

 

Being CREATIVE is not a hobby it is a way of life

Cheers Shaz

ESAD - Mini Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration 2025 - Birthday Celebration

 

Welcome to ESAD Blog Hop, We the members of Australia and New Zealand Demonstrator
who are participating in this Blog Hop to CELEBRATE the launch of the Jan - Apr 2025
Catalogue and SAB catalogue which started on the 7th Jan and run through to the end of Feb.

This catalogue is FULL of wonderful products, I chose to use a combination of products that
could get you to earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration (SAB) product.
For every $100 you spend you get to choose a FREE SAB product

I chose Memorable Blooms Bundle from the NEW Catalogue pg 50 $98
 and Beautiful Bokeh DSP from New Catalogue pg 39 $21.75
Nested Essentials Dies from Annual Catalogue $60.00
I also used 2 SAB products - Starstruck Embossing Folder and
Fresh Freesia Seam Binding Ribbon on this card.

Card Base - Basic White Thick 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Basic White Layer - 5 1/4" x 3 7/8"
3 Different coloured DSP - Cut with Nested Essential Dies
Basic White Scrap - Memorable Blooms Leaf Diecut
Basic White Scrap - Memorable Blooms Flower
Basic White Scrap - Love and Thanks
Basic White Layer - 5 1/4" x 3 7/8" - Card Insert stamped with matching Flowers

Love and Thanks

To start creating this card you will need a Stamp Cut and Emboss Machine, so that you can 
Emboss and cut out the Die cut pieces used on this card.

Firstly I used my FREE Embossing Folder to add the Starstruck design from the embossing folder to the Basic White Layer
Then I added a piece of the Fresh Freesia Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon at the back and around the front adhering it only at the back.

Next I cut out 3 Rounded edge shapes from the Nested Essentials Dies and adhered them to the Embossed layer behind the FREE ribbon... Stuck them down securely.

Next I used my Stamp Cut and Emboss machine to Diecut the Flower and the Leaf design
from the Basic White Scrap of Cardstock.
To colour the flower I used a Dauber and some Wink of Stella and
Soft SeaFoam Ink for the leaves.
Next I adhered the leaf over the ribbon and then I adhere Stampin' Dimensionals to the back
of the Flower Design and added that over the top of the leaf and the ribbon.

Next I tied another bow from the  Fresh Freesia Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and adhered it over the ribbon to make it look like it was 1 complete piece of ribbon.

Stamped my sentiment on the scrap of Basic White Cardstock stuck this directly to the DSP layers.

Lastly I stamped a flower on the insert layer of Basic White Cardstock and
coloured the same way that I have done on the front.  Then stamped You are Awesome.

Up next is Jenny Hayward, Follow along the hop here.

Thanks for hopping along with us today.

Please follow along with the list to complete the HOP.

Blog Participant List

 

1.      Kayla MacAulay

2.      Denise Buetler

3.      Nicole Wilson

4.      Lou Kitzelman

5.      Rochelle Laird-Smith

6.      Tracy Held

7.      Lisa Whitehead

8.      Sharon Dalton - You Are Here

9.      Jenny Hayward

10.   Odette Kermode

All Supplies used in this project are linked at the end of the post.

These products can be purchased in my Stampin' Up! ® online store

I want to say a HUGE THANKS to you who visit my blog <3 

I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.

Being CREATIVE is not a hobby it is a way of life

Cheers Shaz

Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! Blog Hop - Nov 21st - Tic Tac Toe Board

 

Sneak Peak

Welcome to Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! Blog Hop - Nov 21st 2024
This month's theme is Tic Tac Toe Board.
Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! FB group consists of over 11,000 members.
Some of these are demonstrators from all over the world who all LOVE to scrapbook and document their everyday lifestyle for generations to enjoy in the future

We welcome anyone who wants to be inspired to join in the FUN of a Blog Hop.
We are trying to encourage EVERYONE to join in the HOP's every month.
BUT you don't have to have a blog to participate in these monthly challenges.
You can upload a photo of layout to the Album of the Month after 2pm AEST on Nov 21st.
You can JOIN Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! FB group here.

Sherry Roth is our Creative Design Team Member who designed this theme for us.
Sherry has the most classic style of creating Clean and Simple beautiful layouts, no matter the theme Sherry is a master at scrapbooking <3

So Tic Tac Toe Boards are a FUN way to incorporate a couple of different elements 
on your scrapbooking layout to give yourself a challenge.

I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this month's challenge, I actually chose to do 2 of the 
challenge lines and incorporate it into one layout...
Firstly I chose top to bottom on the left and then Diagonally from top right to bottom left.

I used the CTMH Scrapbooking Kit as my base of the layout...
Which was 2 pieces of torn Green DSP.
Then I splattered it with Basic Black Blends.

I added 3 photos this was when I decided that I could include twine as well and then I would have covered 2 lines from the Tic Tac Toe board.

I had the leftover strips from which I had torn off the side of the DSP so I decided to roll
them and add them to the layout... I couldn't get my string to sit how I wanted it to BUT it
is on the page none the less.

I double mounted the banner

These blooms were just so beautiful and I couldn't just use one colour
with the variety of colours in Kirrily's dress.

Some more of the details of the rolled torn paper.
And last BUT not least the entire layout...these photos were from our Son's Wedding

Up Next Maz Wood this is her first time joining the hop, make sure you give her a shout out.

I hope that you enjoy all the different layouts that have been created today.

We will be back again NEXT Month on 19th  Dec with a challenge for you.

Please be sure to follow the rest of the participants by clicking on the list below.

Hop all the way around and leave some LOVIN' in the form of a comment.

All Supplies used in this project are linked at the end of the post.

These products can be purchased in my Stampin' Up! ® online store

I want to say a HUGE THANKS to you who visit my blog <3 

I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.

Being CREATIVE is not a hobby it is a way of life

Cheers Shaz

Thank you

Colour INKspiration #177 - Winterly Treetops - Reverse Easel Card

 

Sneak Peak

Hello my name is Sharon Dalton, aka CreativeMe68,

I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator located in Gogango, Queensland.
I have my own studio - Studio Shabaz and I pretty much craft all day, everyday!!
I teach classes both in my Studio and at Early Birds Cafe Spencer Street Rockhampton.
I also teach private classes both in your home or local hall.

Welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #177, just such a gorgeous combination of colours <3
See photo inspiration here

Colour InKspiration #CI177 is a Christmas theme, BUT I thought instead of Christmas baubles that I would create something different.  So I drew inspiration from a card
that I created in July.

This card is a reverse easel card. Instead of the easel part sitting into the card it folds upwards.  AND the panel in the middle of the card sits against the layered front panel.

Cutting Instructions

Basic White Thick Cardstock - 8 1/4" x 5 7/8"
Scored at 4 1/8" and  6 3/4"

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock -  5 5/8" x 1 3/8" x  (2)

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock - 5 5/8"  x 1 1/4" 

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock -  5 5/8" x 2 3/8"  

Pretty Peacock Cardstock - 5 5/8" x 2 5/8" x (2)

Pretty Peacock Cardstock scraps for pine leaves

Basic White Cardstock scraps for Stylish Shapes Circle, Embossed with Birch 3D EF
Basic White Cardstock scrap for Stylish Shapes Banner - sentiment 

Basic White Cardstock scrap - sentiment
Basic White Cardstock scrap - Bird and Wreath

Designer Series Paper - Winter Meadow - Blueberry Bushel

5 1/2" x 1 3/16"
5 1/2" x 1 1/8"

Designer Series Paper - Winter Meadow - Smoky Slate

5 1/2" x 2 9/16"

Designer Series Paper - Marbled Elegance - Melon Mambo
Stylish Shapes Banner  - 3 1/2" x 1 1/8" x (2) 

Specialty Designer Series Paper - Gold Mercury Vellum
Stylish Shapes Circle - 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Classic Stampin' Pad - Gray Granite, Pretty Peacock

Stampin' Blends - Light Melon Mambo, Dark Gray Granite, Dark and Light Pretty Peacock
Dark and Light Crumb Cake, Dark and Light Blueberry Bushel, Light Lost Lagoon.
Stampin' Blends Colour Lifter.

Regal Foiled Adhesive Backed Dots 

How I created the Pine leaves frame is by simply only die cutting on the Pretty Peacock
Cardstock so far in the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine then moving the die along the cardstock to extend the length of the frame.  Then by die cutting from
the other end and that way I can make the frame any size I like.

I am not much of a colouring expert, BUT after 3 failed attempts at different coloured birds
I resorted to sticking to one colour - Melon Mambo Blends with some darker patches.
I am ok to colour smaller sections that don't need a lot of defination like the tree branch and the leaves and blue berries.

This card still lays flat so that it can fit in a regular envelope.

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

Thanks for reading my Blog I hope you enjoyed the content and
will pop back next time for some more inspiration <3

Cheers Shaz

Let's Craft Together - Christmas Colour Challenge

Thank you for joining us for this month’s Let’s Craft Together blog hop. 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.

Look at the Beautiful inspiration from Monique Fielder

Creating a fancy fold card with this colour palette was an easy task for me
as it has some of my favourite colours right there - Pretty Peacock and Moody Mauve.
This card is a quick slider card to reveal the hidden panel inside created by Ronda Wade.

Pairing two of the Christmas Stamp sets - Hang An Ornament and Peaceful Season

 that I have been using a lot from this catalogue allowed me to create a quick card
for an early Christmas celebration and this card was just perfect for the occasion.

Keeping it simple and adding some BLING (Wink Of Stella) in all the right places

It is really hard for you to see all the Bling, BUT believe me it is there.
Cherry Cobbler Glimmer Paper on the Holly, Bauble as well as behind the Christmas word.
Wink of Stella on the Holly Leaves and splattered all over the card front

Each month, one of us takes turn to set a blog hop challenge,
where we share our creativity with others through our blog hops.
Be sure to hop along to them all, for lots of creative inspiration.
You may have joined me from Monique Fielder
Make sure you keep hopping to see LOTS of amazing inspiration.
Be sure to hop along to the other blogs in this hop for more creative inspiration and to see how the other Design Team Members interpreted this challenge. Click on the names below.

All Supplies used in this project are linked at the end of the post.
These products can be purchased in my Stampin' Up! ® online store

I want to say a HUGE THANKS to you who visit my blog <3 
I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.
Being CREATIVE is not a hobby it is a way of life

Cheers Shaz

Colour INKspiration #176

 

Hello my name is Sharon Dalton, aka CreativeMe68,
I am an independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator located in Gogango.Queensland

Welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #176

How CUTE is the Robin, look at these BEAUTIFUL CRISP COLOURS.

I had a lot of FUN creating my card for this fortnight's colour challenge...

I can't remember the name of the fold BUT my FAVOURITE thing about this fold 

is the see through window to create the illusion of depth of field.

I used Everyday Details Dies to cut out the window in Basic White Thick Cardstock
which die cuts the holes around the edge of the rectangle and then cut an inner rectangle with holes.

Using a window sheet to create the window, I then added some leaves to both inside
and out with the Granny Apple Green Festive Glimmer Paper and stamped leaves from Friends For Life in 1st and 2nd generation Granny Apple Green ink.

The next thing that I did was use the background stamp Sketched Plaid to create part 
of the background inside the card.  I added ink directly to the stamp in a random pattern
so that it was patchy (not that you can see that)
Then I used the die cut rectangle and stamped some of the Sketched Butterflies
and a sentiment on this shape and adhered it over the Petunia Pop Plaid.

Next I heat embossed some black butterflies from Sketched Butterflies
and coloured very carefully in the heat embossed areas.  AS the embossing and the alcohol blends 
with bleed.  Using both Light and Dark Petunia Pop Blends with a colour lifter to colour in.
I fussy cut out the butterflies and added some Wink of Stella to the wings.

Next I used Flowers of Beauty dies to cut out the 2 sizes of flowers that I scattered
among the leaves.  I filled the centres with Clear Rhinestones.
Then using my Petunia Pop Blends I splattered with the tip of the brush to my card.

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

Thanks for reading my Blog I hope you enjoyed the content and will pop back next time
for some more inspiration <3
Cheers Shaz