Colour Combo Blog Hop - May

Welcome to my first hop with Colour Combo Blog Hop.
I am so excited to be a part of colour challenges as they
make you use colours you wouldn't normally use together.
There are 8 including myself hopping today, so buckle up
and get ready for the colour ride of your life...
Hope you are inspired by this colour combination...If so give it a try.
You may have started with me or you may have
just joined me from Tracey Lewis's blog

 Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party and Peekaboo Peach are all colours that are I use regularly
BUT not very often together.  Wonderful colours aren't they?

Peekaboo Peach is leaving our colour collection at the end of May...

Little bit sad about that BUT don't worry there are plenty of new ones to replace it.

So I was at a loss what to make until I saw the inspiration from this picture
in the current catalogue PG 131, sitting side by side I knew it would work.

Where does your inspiration come from?

Then I started looking at designs and found one
in the soon to be released catalogue...I can't show you the inside of the catalogue yet,
BUT if you are Demo you can see it on PG 19, if you are a customer the
New Annual Catalogue will go LIVE June 1.

Sorry that the photo colour is a bit off today we have a gloomy day,
and that you cannot really see the texture on the background layer.

 Full Instructions on how to make my card

Step 1 Cut Whisper White Thick cardstock to 10.5cm x 29.6cm - Score at 14.8cm
to create your card base.

Step 2 Cut Peekaboo Peach cardstock to 10cm x 14.3cm.
Step 3 Emboss Peekaboo Peach layer inside Basket Weave (TIEF)
Textured Impressions Embossing Folder through your Big Shot
Step 4 Die cut 4 leaves from Flourish Thinlits (largest leaf die)
Step 5 Adhere leaves down each side of your embossed layer,
now adhere Peekaboo Peach embossed layer to card base
Step 6 Cut Pool Party 9.75cm x 10.5cm
Step 7 Stamp Flourish in Pool Party Ink onto Pool Party Cardstock

Step 8  Cut out some Peekaboo Peach flowers to put on your stamped image
Step 9 Add dimensionals to the bottom of the flowers, adhere to Pool Party layer.
Step 10 Add dimensionals to the back of Pool Party layer and
adhere to Peekaboo Peach Embossed layer
Step 11 Punch a Pear Pizzazz shape from Tailored Tag Punch
Step 12 Punch a Peekaboo Peach shape from Tailored Tag Punch
cut this in half diagonally.
Step 13 Adhere the Peekaboo Peach to the back of the Pear Pizzazz to create a small border at the top and do the same at the bottom

Step 14 Add dimensionals to back adhere to centre of Pool Party layer.
Step 15 Cut a piece of matching ribbon 11cm, adhere that to the Tailored Tag piece
Step 16 Cut a 2.5cm x 9.5cm Whisper White cardstock strip, stamp your sentiment
Step 17 Using the Banner Triple punch cut your arrows to form your banner.
Step 18 Adhere this banner over the top of your ribbon.
This is what your card should look like... Hope you like it!!!

I just whipped up a quick card using the Babywipe Technique
and these 3 colours...OMG!!! These colours look AMAZING together.
You simply add drops of re-inkers onto a folded baby wipe and using any stamp
you create your own coloured impression.  Added some leftover pieces from the
above card and YAY!!! another finished card... I think I will give these to my team <3

 

Up next is Sandra Roberts, she creates beautiful cards and I am sure that today's
will be a wonderful creation...cannot wait to see it!!!
Click on NEXT button and it will take you straight to Sandra's page.
If for whatever reason this link doesn't work there is a list below to pick up
the hop again.

1. Elisabeth Pirolt Jun
2. Sandra Herzog 
3. Elaine Pelletier  
4. Cheryl Taylor (UK)
5. Tricia Butts 
6. Tracy Marie Lewis
7. Sharon Dalton
8. Sandra Roberts (UK)
   Thank you for hopping along with us all today, hope that you liked what you saw. Please leave me some love in the comments box below
   and I will return the favour on your blog.
   
   If you need a Demonstrator here in Australia, I am your girl.
   All products can be brought through my online store
   All purchases over $50 will receive a FREE gift from me
   Please use hostess code Q3SWBTXY
   If you happen to order over $250 please do not use the hostess code
   as you will receive 10% of sales to spend as hostess rewards.
   
   Flourishing Phrases (set of 2) 141534
   Flourish Thinlits Dies 141478
   Peekaboo Peach Cardstock 141422
   Pool Party Cardstock 124391
   Pear Pizzazz Cardstock 131290
   Whisper White Thick Cardstock 140490
   Basket Weave TIEF 146841
   Tailored Tag Punch 145667
   Banner Triple Punch 138292
   Peekaboo Peach Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon 144192
   Stampin' Dimensionals 104430
   Hope your day is AWESOME, Enjoy Cheers Shaz

Global Stamping Friends - Design Sketch Challenge

 
Welcome to Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop
We are group of International card makers who love to be challenged
monthly to create to a specific theme, this month we have a design sketch.
(see below)

We have a very talented designer in Angelique Stempelkeuken who created this design,
you may have just come from her blog or you are starting here with me...

I created a very easy card with this design as I was pressed for time SORRY!
My card I kept exactly to the design
KISS - Keep it simple stupid, is my philosophy when I don't have much time.
 
I used all retiring products to create this card, will be SAD to say goodbye
to these pair. Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper 144118 and
Birthday Friends Framelits Dies 143658
Both can still be purchased in my online shop

Birthday Memories has the most delightful characters which remind me of
"Little Golden Books" that I read as a small child here in Australia.
Do you have them where you live in the world?

Here is a close up of my card to see all the elements

 I have so many Birthday's coming up so I thought I better make a couple.
So easy to make cards with this suite as you have dies that cut out
the designs on the DSP...no fussy cutting for me tonight.

 Up next is Vicky Wright is a fellow Sunny Queenslander who will have
created something AMAZING with this design.

 

Here is the complete list of Hoppers, just in case one of the links are broken 

 Thanks for joining us on this hop, please leave me some love below
and I will in turn give you some lovin' too.

1. Jenn Curtis Charles

2. Tricia Butts

3. Anastasia Radloff

4. Anita Wifladt

5. Anja Reuss

6. Jan Musselman

7.Lisa Ann Bernard

8 Angélique Stempelkeuken

9. Sharon Dalton

10.Vicky Wright

11.Marieke Bart

12. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter

13. Sarah Mcdermott

14. Kimberley Anne Morris

ESAD 2018 Retirement List Blog Hop

Welcome to ESAD 2018 Retirement List Blog Hop.
 

We are saying farewell to Stampin' Up! products from the
current Annual Catalogue and Occasions catalogue.
You may have just joined me here as your first port of call
or just left Peta Stephen's blog where I am sure she has
something truly AMAZING to share with us.

Sadly some of my favourites are leaving us for FOREVER.
When I was at OnStage Sydney for the release of the new catalogue launch,
the first set that I noticed was leaving us was Number of Years....
I searched the new catalogue for it, unable to find it!!!
I couldn't believe that it was RETIRING....I am really devo it is!!!

So it was a NO BRAINER that I use the Number of Years Stamp set
and matching Large Number Framelits Dies to create my project for this hop.

Seen as though 2016-2018 InColors are retiring too, I chose to use them.
Firstly I cut numerous number 0-9's out of the retiring colours Peek-A-Boo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum,
Emerald Envy and Dapper Denim ...
My friend told me that I was crazy cutting all of these out and add them to my project.

I had seen a card on pinterest recently where the numbers were on the
diagonal orientation and knew straight away I wanted to do that...
I found it just now 5.35pm,  Alisa Tilsner created it

So I started drawing lines across my background to line up the numbers to form the layout backdrop. I didn't place numbers where I knew that I was placing my photo. Only bugger was that when I finished sticking all the numbers I had to try to erase all the lines... 
BUT I will say that Stampin' Up! cardstock stands up to the rigors of all the rubbing out.

Looks GREAT hey? I thought there was too much white background,

I cut some off the edges of my background and added a Dapper Denim border.
Unfortunately I had used all my 12x12 Dapper Denim, so I had to use strips to make it fit.I knew that I wanted to use a 50th Birthday photo of myself, 
I wanted to use retiring Sweet Soiree DSP and
Sweet Soiree Embellishment Kit to finish off this layout.

I am so happy with this finished layout I think it will end up in a frame.

I had to photograph it on the inside of the back of the frame as I haven't got a spare.
The FIFTY was on my Birthday Cake, it is wood, so it is too heavy to go
inside my Scrapbooking Albums.

Now I had so many numbers left over I decided to make a couple of cards
with these sets and kits too...As I said I will be very sad when they leave.
The Number of Years has so many great filler flowers and leaves which makes
easy backgrounds for behind popped up Large Number Dies
and the inside of your card...Do you decorate your inside of the card?

I found this card on Pinterest as my inspiration, here is the link to original creator.

 

 Loving this card made with Sweet Soiree DSP and Embellishment Kit
which has the velvet ribbon, the die cut flowers and vellum accents.
And MORE left over numbers...Always use them up on Birthday Cards.
I have many friends turning 50 this year, so it will be used soon enough.

Now you can still purchase all of these products in my online shop
please use my hostess code for April and I will send you a Thank You gift
 

InColor 2016-2018 12x12 Cardstock 141412

Number of Years Stamp Set 140653

Large Number Framelits Dies 140622
Sweet Soiree Speciality Designer Series Paper 145564
Sweet Soiree Embellishment Kit 145578.
 
Up next is Lauren Meiklejohn

I cannot wait to see which are her favourites that are retiring.

I am sure that you will love her designs.
I am sure that you will find new favourites in the Stampin' Up!
NEW Annual Catalogue which is released every June
Watch this space for all the details of the new products that are being released.
If you are a customer of mine, I will send you a
brand new catalogue as soon as I receive them.

Blog Hop Participant List

1. Lou Kitzelman

2. Kelly Kent

3. Bronwyn Eastley

4. Jackie Aitken

5. Jo Stubbings

6. Peta Stephen

7. Sharon Dalton

8. Lauren Meiklejohn

9. Courtenay Heuston

10. Nicole Wilson

11. Jo Weeden

12. Libby Dyson

13. Cheryl Algie

14. Megan Lenske

15. Beryl Crisp

16. Fi Cobbin

17. Rose Packer

18. Cathy Pinchbeck

19. Carolina Evans

20. Renee Lynch  

21. Sandra Mastello

22. Katrina Duffell

23. Rachael Lewsley

24. Leonie Schroder

25. Emily Campbell

26. Monique Fielder

27. Michelle Strazds

28. Jessie Holton

Thank you for visiting my blog, please leave me some LOVE in the comment box below
and I will  in turn leave you some love on your blog <3
Cheers Shaz