New @ SU! Hop - Make It Metallic - Lifetime Of Love

  Sneak Peak

Welcome to New at SU! - July 2024- Make It Metallic.
Create a project including any kind of METALLIC element
(specialty paper, embossing, ribbon, embellishment).

This has left the gate right open, so many possibilities.

This month I have created a Faux Centre Step Card with lots of Metallic.
I used the beautiful Stamp and Die Bundle - Lifetime of Love pg 78 of Annual Catty.

A Faux Centre Step Card is an easy way to create a card without any intricate
cutting and scoring lines.  My card measurements came from Lorraine Tierney YouTube

Pretty In Pink Cardstock Base - 9" x 4 1/4" scored at 1 1/4", 2 1/2" and 5 3/4"
Unbounded Beauty DSP Layer -4 1/8" x 3 1/8", 1 1/8" x 4 1/8"
2024-2026 InColor Glimmer - Pretty In Pink - 4" x 3", 1" x 4"

Centre Step Base - 9" x 2 1/2" scored at 3 1/2"
Unbounded Beauty DSP Layer - 2 3/8" x 5 3/8"
Basic White Cardstock Stylish Shape - Circle 2 1/8"
Basic White Cardstock Scrap for 3 Stamped Flowers -
Gold Foil Sheet - Wreath Diecut from Lifetime of Love
Nature's Sweetness Floral - Fussy Cut
2024-2026 InColor Glimmer - Pretty In Pink - Diecut Flowers (11).
Pretty In Pink Cardstock - Small Sentiment - Love You

Basic White Card Insert - 4" x 3"
2024-2026 InColor Glimmer - Pretty In Pink - 4" x 1/8"

Add all the Layers to the Card Base and Inserts
Stylish Shape Circle 2 1/8" Stamped with Forever & Always and Gold Heat Embossed.
3 Stamped and Gold Heat Embossed Flowers Colored with Blender Pen and Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
Gold Foil Wreath Diecut add to centre panel.
Add all the Nature's Sweetness Floral around the Gold Foil Wreath.
Add the 3 Large Flowers and then 11 Glimmer Flowers.
Lastly Stamp Love You on Pretty Pink Cardstock
AND Stamp a flower to the insert and envelope with Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin' Pad.
Adhere 2024-2026 InColor Shimmer Gems

Hope you enjoyed looking at my card design with all the metallics.

Up Next is Anke

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

Weekly Sketch Card Layouts with Sharon and Vicky - Week 3

 Welcome to Weekly Sketch Card Layout Challenges

Vicky Wright and myself have teamed up again, this time with a Weekly Sketch.
We both create with the same sketch, BUT I am sure totally different results.
All Measurements are included, BUT can be adapted.

Week 3

 

 

Here is my version, simple sketch BUT this week I struggled to create.

 
Card Base - Shaded Spruce
A - Lost Lagoon stamped with splotch stamp from Nature's Prints stamp
in Shaded Spruce 2nd and 3rd generation stamping.
I added a very thin Basic White mat behind to pop it off the Shaded Spruce card base.

B - Basic White Cardstock stamped with Leaf stamp from
Nature's Prints stamp set in Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad Ink
I also added a layer of Lost Lagoon DSP from Poetic Expressions DSP
which I diecut out the Fern out of and layered the pieces back in between the leaves.

C - Basic White Cardstock stamped with Hello THERE from
Nature's Prints stamp in  Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad Ink.
Then I also added a layer of Shaded Spruce Cardstock popped up behind
using the Deckled Circles to cut both layers.
 

D - Basic White stamped with "You Can Bug Me Anytime" stamp from
Hello Ladybug stamped in in  Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad Ink

To embellish I added 3 Antiqued lady bug embellishments from
Ladybug Trinkets (retired)

We would LOVE you to join in and show us what you have created with our weekly sketches.
Simply leave us a photo comment on our business pages.

Sharon Dalton Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator


Vicky Wright Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Australia

I will be going LIVE tonight with another version of this card featuring
some more retiring products which you can find in the Last Chance Sale.

Until next week, happy crafting <3

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

 

New At SU Blog Hop - CASE A Member - Jan Musselman

 

 Here's a little teaser/sneak peak into my project

 

Welcome to New at SU Blog Hop and Insta Hop.
April 2024 HOP THEME: CASE a Team Member
We get to CASE (Copy and Share Everywhere) a New at SU Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.
I am CASEing Jan Musselman from IHeartCards2
There are 15 of us hopping this month and we are all CASEing a team member,

check out the list at the bottom of post to follow everyone around the hop.
It's my first month here on the team and what a FUN month to join.

I actually refer to CASEing as Copy and Selectively Edit.
If you are still wondering what CASEing means, it is a FUN way of using the inspiration
from someone else project, colour scheme, technique to create your own project.

Jan's project that I am CASEing is a 3D project that fits a bath bomb
featuring Poetic Expressions DSP, Thoughtful Expressions Dies & the
Lost Lagoon 1/4" Bordered Ribbon which will all retire the end of April.
Some of my favourite products from the Jan- Apr Mini Catalogue.
Jan also used the gorgeous Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder which
I am very happy to report is carrying over to the NEW Annual Catalogue.
Catalogue Launch date is May 2nd.

My project uses all the same products that Jan used BUT it is NOT a box.
Truth be told I was stressing about CASEing Jan's Bath Bomb Box, I am not a box girl.
I was inspired by the colours of Jan's project and I saw this POP up on my Instagram feed.

What an AMAZING creation by Sonja, I started following her immediately.
So inspiring, so much so that I knew right then and there that I was making
this mini album with Jan's colour and product combination.
I created my own version of the album using Sonja measurements.
I wanted to make this a Mini Album of my Son Jeffrey and Laura's Wedding photos,
it is my Mother's Day present to myself.



Basic White Thick Cardstock 23.5cm x 11.5cm, scored at 11cm and 12.5cm
which was embossed with the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder. 
So much texture.


4 x Lost Lagoon Cardstock 21.5cm x 12cm score at 1.5cm and 11cm on the long side
and 1cm on the short side.  Fold and Burnish all score lines. 
Follow the reel for directions to create the pocket.

4 x Lost Lagoon Poetic Expressions DSP 10.5 x 9cm

Follow the Insta reel for directions to add details to the insert

I used  3/8" Pretty Peacock & Gold Metallic Ribbon for my pull tabs.

White Twine for the pocket inserts and the tops of my ribbon pull tabs.

Up until here this is where my album is exactly the same as Sonja's.

So I added a concentina spine in the inside of the album to hold the pockets in.

This was a very trial and error to get the dimensions right...

It is still not perfect BUT at least the pages are not moving now.

To cover the spine I added an extra layer of Basic White Cardstock on both the inside front

& inside back pages embossed with the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder.



I added Lost Lagoon Frames to the photographs on the back of the pockets
using the Stylish Shape Dies and plastic card covers to protect them.



On the pocket inserts I added photos to the front and back of them
with plastic card covers to protect them.



 Jan used the Thoughtful Expressions Dies on the front of her Bath Bomb Box.
So I cut 7cm x 7 cm Lost Lagoon Cardstock square to add my sentiment to.
I chose to do the same sentiment BUT from a different stamp set - Perennial Postage.
I warmed up the heat gun and used Versamark and White Embossing Powder to
create "Happy Mother's Day" then cut 3rd largest Thoughtful Expressions Die cut shape.



To create the Ribbon closures on both the front and back of the album
I used Lost Lagoon Cardstock cut 2 punched shapes with the Decorative Circle Punch.
Then cut a slit in it to run the 3/8" Pretty Peacock & Gold Metallic Ribbon ribbon
around the album to secure in the middle.
I then added another layer of Lost Lagoon Cardstock cut with 
3rd smallest Thoughtful Expressions Die cut shape,
cut in half add it on front and back over the Decorative Circle Punch.



To jazz up the front and give it the "Shaz 50thousand layers look"
I added some of the the Diecut leaf designs out of the Basic White Cardstock,
Lost Lagoon Cardstock and Lost Lagoon DSP to the front "Happy Mother's Day" shape.



Then I added some Basic White Cardstock flowers diecut from the
NEW Flowers Of Beauty Dies coming out in the NEW Annual Catalogue.
Lastly I added Bling - Iridescent Pastel Gems to the centres of those white diecut flowers.
And a couple in about the same place that Jan had added her Bling.

Lastly I added Antiqued Corners (retired) to the front and back covers of the album.

This project was certainly a Labour of LOVE,
something that I would LOVE to teach in a private class in the future.
I hope Jan LOVES my CASE of her project.
Speaking of Jan Musselman she is up next with her CASE.

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

 

Weekly Sketch Card Layouts with Sharon and Vicky - Week 2

 

 

 

Welcome to Weekly Sketch Card Layout Challenges

Vicky Wright and myself have teamed up again, this time with a Weekly Sketch.
We both create with the same sketch, BUT I am sure totally different results.
All Measurements are included, BUT can be adapted.

Week 2

 

 Here is my version, Now I did a total switch up on this sketch.
Can you tell me what I did differently? 
AND the other card I made with this sketch today is outta the box too.
Will share that one on my Instagram tomorrow.
 
Card Base - Peach Pie Cardstock
A - Thoughtful Journey DSP, stamped with 2 x Leaf stamps from Lighting The Way stamp
in both Shy Shamrock & Pretty Peacock with Peach Pie Firefly trails.
B - Basic White Cardstock stamped with Leaf stamp from
Lighting The Way stamp set in Shy Shamrock Ink
C - Basic White Cardstock stamped with Leaf stamp from
Lighting The Way stamp in Pretty Peacock Ink
A, B & C all stuck together and embossed with Painted Posies 3D Embossing Folder
in Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
D - Vellum Basic (Dot) - die cut with Cracker & Treat Box Dies
E - Basic White Cardstock stamped with Stippled Rose stamp - (Best Birthday Wishes)
BUT I cut off Best and only stamped Birthday Wishes in Pretty Peacock and
die cut with Cracker & Treat Box Dies

Added extra element was the Firefly die cut from Lighting The Way Dies
out of Thoughtful Journey DSP Pretty Peacock side.
The Firefly wings were Die cut from Vellum Basic (Dot) popped up on dimensionals
AND 3 Gold embellishments from Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots

 

We would LOVE you to join in and show us what you have created with our weekly sketches.
Simply leave us a photo comment on our business pages.

Sharon Dalton Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator


Vicky Wright Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Australia


You can check out the LIVE I did and created 2 more cards with Week 1 sketch.
AND 1 more on this LIVE too


Until next week, happy crafting <3

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 Blog Hop - 15th Feb - Portraying Pets

Sneak Peak 0f my title of my layout

 

 

Welcome to Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop - Feb 15 - Portraying Pets.
This month we have Guest Designer Charlotte Harding showing us
why she LOVES her pampered pet so much.  Brandy looks so Adorable <3
Charlotte has a clever way of creating an AMAZING layout for this challenge.
Charlotte has included a PDF which will be uploaded into the
Scrapbooking Global - Stampin' Up! Group after 2pm

 

 

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
 

 

I knew that this Blog Hop Layout would be of my Grand Daughter Eloise
and her dogs (Well technically they are her Mum's) BUT she LOVES them so much <3
They are Dalmatians and they a half siblings.  Kenzo was Kirrily's first puppy
then Sienna his half sister was born and Kirrily couldn't resist her liver spot colour.
These pair of dogs have the most wonderful nature.  AND they are so good with Eloise.

So let's get onto to how I created this layout... Just basically a layout with lots of photos.
The products that I used to create it were
Basic White 12" x 12" Cardstock -
Real Red Cardstock - #106578
Basic White Cardstock - #159228
Just Kiddin' DSP - #162828
Mini Alphabet Dies - #162934
Bee Builder Punch - #162553
By My Side Cling Stamp Set - #159006
Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers Embellishment - #162557
Stampin' Dimensionals  - #104430
Multipurpose Glue - #110755
Most Adored 12" x 12" DSP from Sale- A- Bration (FREE with a $90 purchase) - #162975

For this layout I dreamt that I had to use the cute Little characters from Just Kiddin' DSP.
It is so nice to be able to put so many photos on a page layout BUT yet it not
feel too much for the page. I kept the simplicity of DSP and Title, no techniques.

I fussy cut all the little characters from this DSP as I only brought the paper.
So many variations of what children do in their everyday lives.
You really need to go check it out...Pg 49 of the Jan-Apr Mini Catalogue.
 

And of course I used Most Adored 12" x 12" Specialty Designer Series (Heart papers)
from the Sale-A- Bration products that you can earn for FREE simply by spending $90.

I firstly cut the Most Adored Gold Heart DSP 12" x 3 3/4" adhered that with tear n tape
along the bottom of the page layout.
Next I cut the Real Red Heart DSP to 2 x  6" x 4" photo mats.
Added Basic White photo mats on top of the Real Red Hearts DSP
I printed the photos BUT they were not the typical sizes that I normally print.
They were printed from some app that Kirrily uploads all the photos into.
So I had to cut all the photos down.

Then I just matted them all with Real Red Cardstock, Bubble Bath Heart DSP OR
Bubble Bath and Real Red Stripe DSP and matted them together on the layout.
I punched out several different heart with the Bee Builder Punch and scattered them
all around the photos and the Titles.

I only used 1 stamp on this entire layout and that was from By My Side Cling Stamp.
I stamped "Nice to have you by my side" in Real Red Ink.
And I added a small pink heart from the Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers Embellishments.

My husband helped me out with all the die-cutting of the letters for the Titles.
He just die-cut all the letters from Mini Alphabet Dies out of Real Red Cardstock.

 I just LOVE how the completed page layout has come together,
it is AMAZING that I had a dream about this layout, telling me to use the
Just Kiddin' DSP.

 

Up next... Cheryl Taylor with her Portraying Pets layout.
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! - Feb 15th Blog Hop.

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

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

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.
 

 

Up Next is Courtney Heuston  

 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