Saturday 27 January 2024

Monochromatic Insta Hop - Crafty Collaborations - Moody Mauve

 

 

 

 Sneak peak of this weeks colour palette


 

 


 

 

 

I am excited to be participating in the Monochromatic InstaHop today with my friends over at Crafty Collaborations.
We are featuring the color Moody Mauve!
 
 

 To achieve the look I was going for...Inked layers from the Embossed folder.
Simply add ink the raised
side of the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder with a Blending brush or a brayer if you own one.
Add your Moody Mauve cardstock and run through Stampin' Cut n Emboss machine.
 
 

Card Base - Moody Muve Cardstock - 11 5/8" x 4 1/8"  scored at 5 7/8"
Layer 1 - Poetic Expressions DSP - Moody Mauve/Bubble Bath - 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" - cut on the diagonal
Layer 1 - Poetic Expressions DSP -Moody Mauve Stripe DSP 5 3/4" x 3 1/2" Embossed with Layered Florals 3D - cut on the diagonal.
Layer 2 -
Moody Mauve 2 3/8" Circle punch
Layer 3 - Basic White Cardstock - Stamped Hello with Classic Stampin' Pad - Moody Mauve - cut with 2" Circle punch
Adhere the 2" White circle  to the 2 3/8" Moody Mauve circle then place it back inside the Layered Florals 3D Embossing folder and run through Stampin' Cut n Emboss machine...
You will have residual
ink on the embossed image.
Layer 4 - Gold 1/8" Faux Leather Trim approx 9"
to loop behind Layer 3
Add dimensionals to 
pop it up

Layer 8 - Brushed Gold Metallic Die cut leaves from Notes of Nature Dies
Place these behind Layer 3.
Then peel off dimensionals and adhere to the front of the card
Layer 9 - (Insert)Basic White Cardstock - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"
Add some of the Brushed Metallic Gold Die cut leaves to the inside of card.
Whoopsie I forgot to add bling 🤔
 

 Here is the finished card with Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder

 
 Up next in the Insta Hop
 
 
 I want to say a HUGE THANKS to those of you who visit my blog and comment.
 I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.

 
  Until next time, enjoy your creative time away from reality. Cheers  Shaz
 
 

Join in all the FUN of card making with Creative Retreat in a box
delivered to your doorstep. Registration open until Jan 30th.
Videos and PDF'S will be presented in a Virtual platform
where you will see all 10 card created via video links.
Bonus content -
Scrapbooking ideas. 
Additional products you may need to complete projects are
Ink: Versamark, Wild Wheat, Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath.
(Optional Boho Blue)
Tools: Heat Tool (optional: Blending Brushes)
Thanks to those of you who have already registered to create
with Thoughtful Expressions Creative Retreat ❤


 


 

Saturday 20 January 2024

Monochromatic Insta Hop - Crafty Collaborations - Boho Blue

 

 


I am excited to be participating in the Monochromatic InstaHop today
with my friends over at Crafty Collaborations.
We are featuring the color Boho Blue! 





My card features the Thoughtful Expressions Bundle and Poetic Expressions DSP!
Boho Blue Cardstock, Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad, Boho Blue 3/8" Textured Ribbon,
Wanted To Say Dies - Celebrate Die and 2023-2025 In Color Dots - Boho Blue.

My card was for a friend's birthday and I delivered it to her this afternoon.
She LOVED it!!!




Card Base - Boho Blue Cardstock - 11 5/8" x 4 1/8"  scored at 5 7/8"
Layer 1 - Poetic Expressions DSP - Blue Damask Scroll - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"
Layer 2 - Boho Blue  3/8" Textured Ribbon - 11"
Layer 3 -
Poetic Expressions DSP - Blue Damask Scroll - 2nd Lg Rectangle Die
Layer 4 - Basic White Cardstock - Stamped Floral in Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad
and Die-cut
Layer 5 - Basic White Cardstock -
Basic White - Stamped Floral in Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad and fussy cut just the flowers adhere with dimensionals.
Layer 6 - Poetic Expressions DSP - Arrows - Celebrate background layer Die-cut
Layer 7 - Boho Blue Cardstock - Celebrate foreground layer Die-cut and add blending with
Boho Blue
Classic Stampin' Pad and Blending Brush
Layer 8 - 2023- 2025 In Color Dots - Boho Blue.
Layer 9 - Basic White Cardstock - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"



Hope you like my project, Celebrating a friends birthday.
 I want to say a HUGE THANKS to those of you who visit my blog and comment.
 I really do appreciate you leaving me some Lovin' in the form of a comment.

If you LOVED today's project, here are 10 more card options for you
Register Today for Creative Retreat

Join in all the FUN of card making with Creative Retreat in a box
delivered to your doorstep. Registration open until Jan 30th.
Videos and PDF'S will be presented in a Virtual platform
where you will see all 10 card created via video links.
Bonus content -
Scrapbooking ideas. 
Additional products you may need to complete projects are
Ink: Versamark, Wild Wheat, Misty Moonlight, Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath.
(Optional Boho Blue)
Tools: Heat Tool (optional: Blending Brushes)
Thanks to those of you who have already registered to create
with Thoughtful Expressions Creative Retreat ❤


 


Until next time, enjoy your creative time away from reality.
Cheers  Shaz


Thursday 18 January 2024

Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop - Men In Our Lives

 

 




 

 

Welcome to Scrapbooking Global - Jan 18 Blog Hop - Men In Your Life
This year we are trying something completely NEW...
We asked members of our group of over 6K+ members from
Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! to become designers for the next 8 months.

We are trying to encourage EVERYONE to join in the HOP's every month.
We prefer that you do have a Blog so that you can join the hop every month.
BUT you don't have to have a blog to participate in these monthly challenges
by submitting a photo to the Album of the Month after 2pm AEDT.

You can JOIN Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! FB group here

 

So our 1st Guest Designer of the Month is Tina Parsons, 
Tina creates Beautiful scrapbooking layouts and uploads
them to our group regularly and now she is participating in our Blog Hop.
You can follow Tina here on Instagram





 Tina's Theme is Men In Your Life

 Men In Our Life is such a great theme, one that I am often creating believe it or not.
This layout is for my Son's Wedding Album.  He only got married in Oct 23.
Jeffrey is my eldest child and he is such a WONDERFUL Human being.
He has the most beautiful soul.

This layout is a bit of a mix up of a lot of products from both
the Annual Catalogue and the Jan - Apr Mini Catalogue.
I am participating in an Insta HOP tomorrow with Monochromatic Colours
and the colour is Boho Blue one of our NEW InColors and I thought I should
use that colour for this layout.  Sooo it is very Blue with a splash of Black,
the many tones of Boho Blue.



I would call this style of scrapbooking - Grungy. Layers of ink, embossing pastes
and torn or shabby edges on our papers and cardstock.

Firstly I layed down some Boho Blue Ink over the houndstooth mask (retired)
with a blending brushing making sure that I added lots of depths of ink.
Layering it thickly and thinly in different places.

Then I added some Shimmery White Embossing Paste over a circle mask (retired)
this brings the Boho Blue Ink into the paste and turns to a shade of Boho Blue Ink.


 

I used Notes of Nature stamp sets to create the background stamping.
Once again using the ink on the stamp to add 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation stamping.
Basically it just means by stamping more than once you get a different colour ink.




I used 2 different Designer Series Paper for my DSP elements on the layout.
Fresh As A Daisy 12" x 12" DSP - 23 - 24 Annual Catalogue
Poetic Expressions 12" x 12" DSP - Jan - Apr 2024 Mini

Also used several sets of dies to add elements to my layout.
Alphabet A La Mode Dies
Wanted To Say Dies
Radiating Stitches Dies

The other thing that I add right at the end of my creating process where
some of the cards from Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Cards.
I LOVE adding these to my scrapbooking layouts and they are really
cool to make quick and easy cards with too.
I chopped into one card and used both sides of it.
I also used one of the stickers as well.




 My layout also included some black and white ribbon that just
finished it off I believe.
 

 


 Follow the rest of the participants by clicking on the list below.
Glad that you could HOP along with us today following the
Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! - Jan 18th Blog Hop.





 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.

Cheers Shaz
 


Monday 15 January 2024

Crafty Collaborations - Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop - Stippled Rose DSP (FREE)

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the very 1st Crafty Collaborations Scrapbook Sunday Blog Hop,
Crafty Collaborations is a group of Stampin' Demonstrators from throughout
the world collaborating together and sharing their creative flair.


 


 


 
 
 
You may have joined me here from Julia's Blog - Handmade by Julia
 with a layout that I am sure is truly a piece of artwork.
 
My layout was inspired by a Page Maps Sketch from Becky Higgins
And I changed it up a bit...
Sketches are a starting point to a layout, this gives you a guide of where
to place photos and titles and embellishments.





I am using the FREE Softly Stippled 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
from Sale-A-Bration (SAB) promotion that Stampin' Up! has every year.
For every $90 you spend you can chose an item from the SAB catalogue.
This DSP co-ordinates with the Stippled Roses on pg 64 of the Jan- Apr Mini Catalogue.
I don't own this set, so I chose to fussy cut all these roses from the paper.

My Son got married in Oct so this layout will be used for the their Wedding Album.
 (2) x 12" x 12" Pebbled Path Cardstock
(2) x A4 Gray Granite Cardstock
12" x 12" Black Cardstock


Up Next is Michele Jutrisa
 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.


 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.

Cheers Shaz
 

Saturday 13 January 2024

Stamp 'n Hop - Celebrating Sale-A-Bration

 

 


 

Welcome to January's Stamp'n Hop Blog Hop.
We are Celebrating Sale-A-Bration (SAB) during the months of January & February 2024.
You may clicked on my link to land here or have followed the Hop from
Jana Secord Blog

So this Blog Hop will be featuring products from the SAB brochure where for every $90
you spend on Stampin' Up! products you receive SAB rewards.
There are 2 levels of rewards $90 and then $180. You get to choose your rewards...

Sooo I LOVE Pretty Paper, therefore I chose one
Most Adored 12" x 12" Specialty Designer Series Paper, pg 9.
There are
of the 5 different DSP which you can choose from in the SAB brochure.



Also I am using Sending Smiles Stamp Set, pg 26 from the Annual Catalogue.







Purchase the Bee Mine Suite Collections and you will earn $90 SAB rewards.
I will only be using the Bee My Valentine Bundle, pg 10 which includes a punch
from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalogue.













This year that I have a stash of old kits from classes that I have held over the last couple of years,  so I am using these to create projects that I am creating for various challenges.

The pack I grabbed today has a Thick Basic White Gate Fold Card inside
with 3 pieces of Basic White for the front panels. 
So the only things I am adding is the Most Adored Designer Series Paper
and the Bits and Bobs to decorate my card.

I used the Hearts and the Small Scalloped Circle from this set of dies.


 
I used the inside of the Hoop Dies with the Stitching on it for the layering
behind Small Scalloped Circle.
AND I hand drew around the button die to create glasses on the Bee



Thick Basic White Card Base - 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
Scored from 2 1/8" from both sides

Most Adored DSP - (2) x 5 1/2" x 1 7/8" - Front Left & Right panels
Basic White Cardstock - (3) x 3 3/4" x 1 1/2" - 2 Left side panels and 1 Right side panel.
Most Adored DSP - (3) x 3 1/2" x 1 1/4" - 2 Left side panels and 1 Rights side panel
Most Adored DSP  2" x 2" - Outside of Scalloped Circle
 Most Adored DSP  2" x 2" - Inside of Scalloped Circle
Bee Mine DSP - Real Red White Floral - (2) Lg hearts punched
Vellum Cardstock - (2) Lg hearts punched
Basic White Cardstock - 5 5/8" x 4" - Insert Layer

Basic White Scrap for Stamping - 5 3/4" x 4
Stamp Sending in Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad Ink & Diecut with Sending Die
Stamp Smiles Across The Miles in Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad Ink
 
Stamp Bee Body in Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad Ink
Stamp Bee Details in Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad Ink and punch out Bee Body
Stamp Bee Face in Mememto Tuxedo Black Ink
 
Stamp Bee Antenee in Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad Ink and punch out small heart.
Stamp Bee Body
in Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad Ink x (2) to create
Love & Big Hugs Die Cut Hearts Stamped with Real Read Classic Stampin' Pad Ink
Draw around the button die to create the glasses on the Bee
with Black Stampin' Write Marker, add Wink of Stella to middle of eyes.

Stamp Inside Sentiment in Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad Ink
Stamp Bee Trail in Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad Ink
on the Insert Layer

Embellishments - Heart Pearls (retired)

If you would LOVE to be able to create this card with all the products used
check it out here in my Online Store




Up next is
Shel Anderson

Glad that you could HOP along with us today on the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop
featuring the Most Adored DSP products from our SALE-A-BRATION Catalogue.

 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.

Cheers Shaz



 

 

 


Friday 12 January 2024

Challenges of 2024 - Global Design Project - #GDP427 - Hearts

 



2024 is the year that I am going to be challenging myself to create lots more cards
and scrapbooking layouts than I have previously done before...
AND to share them here on my Studio Shabaz - CreativeMe68 blog, FB group
and Instagram.
Sharon Dalton Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator page

Starting with Global Design Project #GDP427, this challenge runs until the 14th January.

I have a stash of old kits from classes that I have held over the last couple of years,
so I am using these to create projects that I am creating.
This card was a quick and easy card to whip up so the only thing I
added was some Basic White Cardstock for the insert.

I used a variety of Stampin' Up! products that I had at hand to complete this challenge.
Using Online Exclusives products, these are products that can only be found in
my Online Store.... Exclusively they are available on the web, not in any catalogues.

Annual Catalogue products that I haven't used in a while, dust the cobwebs off of them.
Jan- Apr 2024 Mini Catalogue products that have just been released on Jan 4.
AND FREE PRODUCTS FROM SALE-A-BRATION.





 Poppy Parade Cardstock Card Base - 8 1/4" x 5 7/8"
Crumb Cake Cardstock Layer - 5 5/8" x 4"
Sahara Sand Cardstock Layer - (retired colour) - Die Cut Embossed Nest
Poppy Parade Cardstock Layer - Die Cut Circle
Crumb Cake Cardstock Layer - 4" x 3 1/4" - Die cut out Nest & Sentiment Label
FREE SAB DSP - Flight & Airy - 3 Birds (fussy cut)
FREE SAB DSP - Most Adored - Die cut Hearts
Basic White Cardstock Insert  - 5 5/8" x 4"

Stamps - Bee Mine Valentine
Layering Circle Dies (retired product)
Wonderful Thoughts Dies 
Nested Friends Dies - ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
Classic Stampin' Pad - Poppy Parade
Classic Stampin' Pad - Crumb Cake
Blending Brush - Used with Crumb Cake ink on Nest
Embellishments - Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers
Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals


Thanks for checking out my blog and what I created for #GDP427 challenge.
Check back again tomorrow I will be participating in a Blog Hop with Stamp 'n Hop
featuring the Most Adored DSP products from our SALE-A-BRATION Catalogue.

 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.

Cheers Shaz


Wednesday 10 January 2024

Stamp 'n Hop - Feb Hop - Shake It Up with Shaker Cards


 

 

 Welcome to Stamp 'n Hop Monthly Blog Hop
this month we are focusing on Shaker Cards.



 I have chosen to showcase the Lighter Than Air Designer Series Paper from Jan-Apr Mini
and Beautiful Balloons Bundle from the Annual Catalogue.
These work wonderfully together.



I made a very simple shaker card by die-cutting the 3 Balloons together
and then die-cutting the balloons from our dimensional sticker sheet to add dimension.
The sequins are not current because I don't own any of the current sequins.
I used 1 of our plastic bag to contain the sequins between the layers of dimension.


 
There are so many beautiful colours in the Designer Series Paper
Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Bubble Bath, Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Freesia
Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink and Pool Party.
I used four of the colours in my Shaker Card




I hope that you enjoyed my shaker card and that you are inspired to create
something very similar.

Up next is Mo Rootes with her creation


Thanks for visiting
Studio Shabaz - CreativeMe68
where Being CREATIVE is not a hobby it is a way of life.
Please leave me some LOVIN' in the form of a comment.
We all LOVE being CREATIVE - Cheers Shaz