Enjoy Today - Eastern Palace - Eastern Beauty and Eastern Medallions Card

 I cannot tell you how in love I am with the Eastern Palace Suite. I wanted to show case the beautiful Eastern Palace Speciality Designer Series Paper. You do get two speciality foil pieces but here I have showcased the statement pattern that is inspired by peacocks feathers. I have used both sides on the pattern as the base if the card. The colours shown in this card are 3 of the new 2017-2017 In Colors Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, and Fresh Fig along with a current 2016-2018 In Color Dapper Denim.

In the Big Shot I used the Flower Framelit and the Petal Thinlit together to cut out the flower using the Magnetic Platform too keep them from moving in Fresh Fig card stock . I love how the Thinlit die makes the partial cut to create to petals. The flower centre is a soon to be released Faceted Gold Gem, they are just so special and sparkly. Next I stamped the sentiment and punched with 1" Circle Punch adhering it with dimensionals to the card. I added Ruched Dapper Denim Ribbon.

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OnStage Local Sydney 2017 Team Gifts - Lift Me Bundle, Kinda Eclectic and Brushwork Alphabet

I am very excited today, I am at Onstage Local in Luna Park Sydney #OnStage2017 which is Stampin' Up! local convention. We will see some of the fun all the participants are having at our LIVE event in Amsterdam, as well as local presentations. I always make a special page for myself and my team to wear with our name badges.

I cut the detailed Hot Air Balloon from the Up & Away Thinlits in Pacific Point using the Precision Plate in the Big Shot. Stamped the smaller Hot Air Balloon from the Lift Me Up stamp set in stamped of Crumb Cake and the using Emerald Envy ink with the Brushwork Alphabet set stamped our initials on Whisper White. I die cut the Balloon and Cloud from Up & Away Thinlits and circle in Crushed Curry from the Layering Circle Framelits which I then stamped in the matching ink with the Sun from the Kinda Eclectic.

I chose all these colours to match the Party Animal Papers which I used to decorate a Full Wide Stamp Case which I filled with some OnStage essentials for the day.

I would love to be able to share this experience of fun, friendship, stamping and sneak peeks with you in November for our next OnStage event. Please contact me for more information on how to join the fun

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Birthday Bright with Playful Palette Card

I really can say I am not a FAN of he Playful Palette Paper Stack. I bought it thinking it would grow on me and some of the pieces have but more multicoloured swirly ones haven't so challenged myself to use them and I do like the end result. I kept it simple by stamping the sentiment from Birthday Bright stamp set in Archival Black Ink on Vellum. I added some Emanel Shapes in the co ordinating colours - Emerald Envy, Blushing Bride and Sweet Sugarplum. I adhered the vellum by folding up some Glue dots by adhering them behind the enamel shapes. To finish the card  I added some of the co ordinating Ruched Ribbon to finish the card.

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Lift Your Spirits - Lift Me Up with Ink Smooshing Technique Card

At a recent class we played with the Ink Smooshing Technique with 3 different paper mediums - this card is using Thick Whisper White which works quite well if you use a smaller amount of water compared with watercolour and shimmer paper. For this technique I used So Saffron and Peekaboo Peach as shown in the video below. I added the hot air balloons from the Lift Me Up stamp set over the technique using the colours shown below to the top 2/3 of the card front. I added the Sentiment also from the Lift me Up stamp set. I added some vellum die cut clouds from the matching Up & Away Thinlits and added them to card and a tied knot of matching Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon as finishing touches.

 The colours I have used for this card

Here is a video for the Ink Smooshing Technique

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Birthday Bright, Love & Affection with Petal Burst Card

I crashed my friend's Stampin' Up! Color Challenge on the FaceBook group. The colours she got were Night of Navy, Peekaboo Peach and Flirty Flamingo. I started with the embossed background Petal Burst and die cut the Circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits in the Big Shot. I stamped the sentiment from Birthday Bright stamp set in Night of Navy and the flowers from the Love & Affection stamp set in Peekaboo Peach and Flirty Flamingo. I set it on a strip of Flirty Flamingo card stock flagged with the Banner Triple Punch and some Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon. As a final touch I tied a piece of Night of Navy Solid Bakers Twine into a bow. 

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Carousel Birthday with Cupcake & Carousel Paper and Embellishment Kit using SIP #86

After a rough afternoon yesterday. I needed some crafty therapy and decided to combine this weeks Stamp Ink Paper #86 Color Challenge and Fab Friday 105 Sketch Challenge. The colours Soft Yellow - So Saffron, Peach - Peekaboo Peach and Teal - Bermuda Bay, fitted perfect with the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Paper Stack and Embellishment Kit and I just had to use the matching Carousel Birthday Stamp set to stamp the Big Top on the Gold Foiled Labelling Bermuda Bay. I added the So Saffron and Gold Bakers Twine, Gold Accented Tassel and Sequins from the Embellishment Kit to tie the gold together. I add a punch of peach I added the Ruched Ribbon and Enamel Shapes in Peekaboo Peach.

A close up look at all the gold accents from the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit.

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Forever Evergreen Diagonal Stripe Christmas Card

My card today's colours were inspired by a large project I have been undertaking that I will share with you in the near future.

I started this card by stamping the Diagonal Stripe background stamp in Elegant Eggplant Ink on the matching card stock. Next I took a wide strip of Island Indigo card stock stamped with the stars from Forever Evergreen stamp set and stamped with the matching ink. I stamped the 4 ornaments also from the Forever Evergreen set onto a piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped them in Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant. Emerald Envy and Island Indigo and drew on the strings using a Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker. I adhered all the stamped layers onto a Rose Red card base and added a tied piece of Emerald Envy Ruched Ribbon around the card to finish the card.

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Brushwork Alphabet and Baby Bear with Playful Palette Card

I was reminded that today its a super cute one year olds birthday so I just had to whip her up a cute card and I also had to personalise it just for her with the Brushwork Alphabet.

I stared by choosing my colour scheme and paper from the Playful Palette 6x6 Paper Stack. Next I stamped the Baby Bear teddy in Peekaboo Peach, Basic Grey Archival and Basic Black Archival inks on Very Vanilla card stock and matted it on Basic Black card stock. Next I cut a strip of the patterned paper and matted it into a piece of Sweet Sugarplum card stock to the length of the card. I used this piece to work out where to stamp the name and stamped it using the brushwork Alphabet in Sweet Sugarplum ink onto a Blushing Bride card base. I wrapped and tied a bow using the Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon the patterned paper piece and attached it under the stamped name with Fast Fuse adhesive and then paced the Baby Bear piece over it with Stampin' Dimensionals. I cut a number one out from the Large Number Framelits with Silver Glimmer Paper and attached it using Foam Adhesive Strips beside the bear. As a finishing touch added a few 2016-2018 In Colour Enamel Shapes to the card and bear.

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Baby Bear, Gorgeous Grunge with Playful Palette Paper Card

I really just adore this Baby Bear Stamp. It was a stamp set I would not normally purchase but I won it as part of our OnStage demonstrator event in April and I am so glad I did and he is just too adorable. I love how realistic he is.

I started by stamping the bear from the Baby Bear stamp set onto Whisper White card stock. After much experimenting I have found it best to stamp the bear images in the order 2, 1, 3. This helped me to line up the arm holes as I stamped the layers which resulted in almost perfectly stamped bear (we can't all per perfect. Its a handmade card!). The colours I have used for the bear are stamped of Smoky Slate ink for layer 1, Smokey Slate ink Layer 2 and Archival Basic Grey ink for Layer 3. I matted this stamped piece onto a piece of Peekaboo Peach. Next I stamped a Thick Whisper White card base with the smallest splatters stamp for the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set in Peekaboo Peach, Emerald Envy and Sweet Sugarplum inks. I added a strip of splattered patterned paper from the Playful Palette Paper Stack. At this point i wanted to add a sentiment and did so from Baby Bear stamp set in Peekaboo Peach and Sweet Sugarplum Ink. If I was too make the card again I would not use the Peekaboo Peach ink as it didn't show up as well. As a finishing touch I tied some Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon around the card and attached the bear stamped piece with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Ellen