Attention Shoppers it time to Celebrate with Lets Craft Together Blog Hop!

Welcome back to another Let's Craft Together Blog Hop December Edition! This is the last blog hop of the year and this month is a Theme Challenge. Lets get stuck in, I have a lot to show you...

I have created a super fun card using the champagne bottle from 'Attention Shoppers' (Stamp set & Bundle). I have tied this card to the theme by highlighting champagne bottles and thru the sentiments 'Here's to beautiful beginnings' 'congratulations'

Here's the challenge picture.

Now, lets take a closer look at this card. You'll see a number of bottles stamped onto the front panel, well New Years is a celebratory time, I'm sure there will be a number of empty champagne bottles at my place this year! I want to show you how I have created this look...

This style card can be made by repeat stamping any image, the images in this stamp set are perfect for the Masking technique.

I began by repeat random stamping the champagne bottle in Memento Black ink onto a sheet of Basic White.  The next step was to stamp & fussy cut multiple bottles onto post-it note paper (I should have got some more Adhesive sheets in my last order!) Stick them over the top of ALL your bottles 

I then added some colour (Blueberry Bushel) with a blending brush, and finally added some splatters with my Stampin Blend in the same colour. Tap your Stampin' Blend against the cap, hit hard or soft to create different size splatters. 

Remove all the post it notes, and the bottles are left white - ready for more colour. I have shaded my bottles like Veuve Clicquot, using Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight. The sentiments (front & inside) are both from 'Something Fancy' (SS)

The inside follows the same theme and techniques as the front, the only difference is the colouring is slightly different to the bottles here.

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Its a Christmas Colour Challenge - Lets Craft Together Blog Hop

Welcome back to another Let's Craft Together Blog Hop! This months theme is a Christmas Colour Challenge. At first glance I wasnt sure how I was going to make the colours work, but I reached for my Decorative Tree Dies and created my most favourite christmas card yet!

I have created a layer of trees in Pretty Peacock, Cherry Cobbler and Moody Mauve.

What makes these trees POP - the Metallic Gold layer over the top definately elevates them to the next level. I've opted for a 'no sentiment' front instead making you zoom in on the gorgeous trees and their detail. 

Here's the challenge picture, thanks Monique for such a great colour combo!

Lets take a closer look at this card.

I used the same Snowflake detailed die for each tree but only raised the middle tree (Cherry Cobbler) with foam dimensionals. 

As I didn't add a sentiment to the front of the card I definitely added one to the inside.

This bundle has been one of the best Christmas sets I've ever owned, I have made a variety of cards with it in a few short weeks and have tonnes more ideas for it. Grab a bundle and take advantage of the extra 10% discount while its still available. 

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The Country Birdhouse is blooming for Cheryl's Chain Card Swap

Welcome to the Chain Card Swap Blog Hop! This hop is all about Cheryl and the CASES of her card. I encourage you to start the hop at Cheryls blog and follow along to see the progression of her card through the group. Its so interesting to see the development!

I was 8th in the chain for Round 10 and have created a over-flowering Bird House using items from the Country Woods Suite. 

Here's is the card I CASE'd from Sharni. What a great colour combination, i'd almost forgotten we carry Silver & Gold Foil cardstock! I'am also loving Sharni's bouquet, its very full and has all the element with stamped elements, die cut foliage in different colours and some beautiful ribbon too. 

Lets take a closer look at this card. You can barely see the birdhouse underneath, but that was intentional. I wanted to create a heavily blooming house and used MANY if not all the small dies from the Country Birdhouse dies set in a variety of colours - Balmy Blue, Pool Party, Petal Pink, Coastal Cabana & Mossy Meadow. The background DSP is from Country Woods DSP - there are so many wonderful wood looking panels. 

The inside carries the theme, if you have some left over die cuts they're perfect for adding them here

A great bundle and stamp set with some large and small images that fit great together.

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Its time to get your Xmas on with Decorative Trees for the Lets Craft Together Blog Hop

Welcome back to another Let's Craft Together Blog Hop! This months theme is a Sketch Challenge.

I have kick started my christmas cards with this Decorative Trees creation. 

Here's the challenge picture. I especially like the sentiment banner coming out off the side and the 2 corner floral arrangements I moved closer together, I've placed 2 christmas trees together. 

Lets take a closer look at this card. This new bundle is so awesome! It has a number of tree dies that I cant wait to die cut in different colours. For todays card I have stamped and die cut one tree in Old Olive and die cut the other using the polka dot tree in Granny Apple Green.

The background of the base I stamped in Crumb cake and make a bight bright sentiment in Real Red and white embossed the greeting.

The inside is super simple with plenty of space to write your christmas wishes. I usually personalise each xmas card with a lengthy essay!

This bundle is a great addition to any craft collection, it has lots of tree options and a good variety of sentiments, making it a great value bundle. 

If theres anything in the latest catalogue or any of the current product line you'd like to know more about, drop me a line or email, I'd be happy to help (contact me from home page tabs) 

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The Spotlight is on Leaf Collection and ME for Chain Card Swap!

Welcome to the Chain Card Swap Blog Hop! This hop is all about me and the CASES of my card. I encourage you to start here and follow along to see the progression of my card through the group. Its so interesting to see the development!

Round 9 is all about my card! I have created a bright and colourful InColour card highlighting the Leaf Collection stamp set with the Spotlight technique. I've used some of my favourite products from the Annual catalogue.

This card was created as part of a chain for our Aussie online card group ..

Lets take a closer look at this card. 

The Spotlight technique is easy and gives any image an interesting twist. Simply stamp your image onto your cardbase and on another sheet stamp the images again in different colours and cut out with a die or punch. Layer it over the base matching the shape to the background, adding dimensional foam dots helps to elevate the spotlight look.  Have you tried this technique before? 

Some of my favourite items are: 

* Leaf Collection Background stamp (163610)

* InColor Cardstock (163804)

* Deckled Circle Dies (162286)

* Wanted to Say Dies (161594)

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