Artisan Showcase for August -

Happy Spring people and I for one am absolutely ready for warmer days, time spent with the family at the beach or enjoying lazy days around the pool.

Lockdown has certainly been challenging and homeschooling has been... fun lol, but it has given me more craft time then usual which has came in handy for my Artisan projects. And that brings me to today's post which is this months card, created using the Evergreen Elegance bundle.

 

 

I felt like doing a bit of blending and then I wanted to make a shaker and so obviously I couldn't choose, which meant I had to make a card with both.

I absolutely love the Subtle Shimmer Sequins and they are perfect for a shaker card. While our blending brushes make creating a beautiful blending background easy peasy.

The second card is a little more simple but still stunning. I used the coordinating punch, to punch out heaps of the trees in white and then adhered them to the white cardbase. It makes such a pretty, subtle background which I just love.

And now I better get back to homeschooling these three crazy kids. Is it time for a gin!!

Happy Crafting,

Chlo

Artisan Post - Rainbow Snowflake Wishes

I was super late to the Snowflake Wishes bundle that came out in last years Christmas Catalogue, but I decided at the last minute I would buy it because 1) I loved seeing what everyone had made with it and 2) I thought if I had it a whole year early I would be able to get a head start on my Christmas cards... but here we are pretty much 6 months out from the big day and I've finally inked up the stamps!

So I felt I had to create something a little left of field as snowflakes have been done to death and anyone who's followed my Insta page long enough will know that I just love rainbow order. So it seemed like a fun way to put a new spin on an old favourite.

This first card I just used our blending brushes to create a rainbow background. I then white heat embossed the snowflakes and then added a few die cut snowflakes too. I really love all the layering of the different white accents, which obviously make the coloured panel pop.

For my second card, I did a similar thing, but this time I created a watercoloured wash card panel and then used that to die cut my snowflakes from.

I added a few little stamped snowflakes in the matching colours and finished the whole card with some rainbow coloured bling!

I really do love this bundle and I was so glad to see that it carried over. I'm pretty sure it will be around, in my collection for sometime to come!!

Happy Crafting,

Chlo

Peace to You and Yours - Peace & Joy

I can't believe it's only 6 weeks until Christmas and I'm not at all ready yet. I keep telling myself I must get my families card in the UK sent and yet another weeks has passed by and they are still sitting on my desk. Why is it harder to write in cards then it is creating them?

The card I wanted to share with you today is one that I created a few weeks ago. I had this idea of a snowy dark sky with glittery trees and so I got out my inks, my blending brushes and set to work.

 The background tree dies from the Home Together set was perfect for this card and I love how we have two different slopes that can be layered together. I would have loved to have used some white glimmer cardstock, but instead I swished my Wink of Stella over the trees, to make them look like snow.

The white splatters in the background (which if you follow my Instagram page, you'll know caused me a bit of a problem..) were created by mixing some white craft reinker with our frost shimmer paint and then using a paint brush to flick it across the background. it gives a really lovely snow effect.

I finished the card of with the "Peace" word die and coordinating stamped sentiment from the Peace and Joy Bundle.

Now to actually sit down and fill out the cards and send them on their happy way!

Happy Crafting,

Chlo

Product List  

Peace & Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set [153430]	Peace & Joy Bundle [155167]	Home Together Dies [153515]	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117]	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]
Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	Scripty 3D Embossing Folder [149634]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill [101780]	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046]

Christmas Cheer - Coming Home

I love the Coming Home suite. I love the little houses in the stamps and the snowfields in the dies. I also love the Designer Series Paper, especially the sheets that have all the Christmas sentiments on it in a few different languages. It's such a fantastic suite and today, my card shows a little bit of everything.

 

This card really is pretty simple. A few coloured circles popped behind my cute little house that I coloured using our Stampin' Blends. And then I simply cut two of the sentiments from the Coming Home paper and that pretty much finishes this card off.

 

Now I know I've used the retired embossing folder, Softly Falling, but somethings you just can't part with and this folder is most definitely one of them. 

 

And to prove how quick this card was to make, I whipped up another, but changed the colours on the house and the circles and came up with this one, which is a bit more traditional for Christmas.

 

I'm not the biggest fan of red or green for Christmas cards, but I do really like how this card came out. I also changed my design to a landscape card, just for something a bit different.

This suite has to be one of the most versatile sets from this years Holiday catalogue and I've used so much of that designer series paper that I think I''l be popping an order for another pack very soon!

Happy Crafting,

Chlo

Product List  

Coming Home Bundle [155144]	Coming Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [153500]	Home Together Dies [153515]	Trimming The Town Designer Series Paper [153491]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Purple Posy A4 Cardstock [150887]	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905]	Purple Posy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154896]
Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154901]	Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153107]	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]
Snowflake Sequins [150443]

Stamping Sisters Tutorial Bundle - October Blog Hop: Traditional Christmas

Happy World Cardmaking Day everybody!! This has got to be one of the best days in the card making calendar and the best reason why I can't do any housework today. It's pretty much a public holiday in my family and I'm going to spend the day in my craft room, getting inky.

But before I do, I wanted to share this months awesome Stamping Sisters tutorial bundle with you all. Our theme this month is Traditional Christmas and the girls have some awesome cards for you all.

And just to wet your appetite, we will be hosting our monthly blog hop and even though our tutorials are Christmas themed, my hop card isn't. That's because this month I am sharing a design tutorial and so I used that design with a different set of designer series paper:

 I absolutely love this Scrappy Strips Technique and once you've downloaded the tutorial, you'll see what a fantastic technique it actually is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I actually created quite a few of these little fun note cards as they have a very speical duty and will be going out this week to lots of my fellow demos. Can't say too much more, as I don't want to ruin the suprise but I hope the girls love the happy mail. 

Here's how you can start your Christmas cards early and get our exclusive October Tutorial Bundle:

Option 1 - It's yours for FREE. Yep that's right. If you place a qualifying order of $60* or more through my online store, that months bundle will be sent to you, absolutely free. It's my way of saying Thank You and I really appreciate your on going support. LET'S GO SHOPPING!

Option 2 - You can also purchase the monthly bundle, simply by clicking on the Buy Now Button. This means our tutorials are also available to crafters from all across the world including our fellow demonstrators too. Cost of each tutorial will $15AUD, that's only $3.00 per tutorial!!. Once payment is made, I will grant you access to the tutorial file.

 Important - How to access purchased tutorials

• When PayPal confirms your payment, select 'Return to Sellers Website' and you'll be able to see all the document pdfs on Google Drive.
• You can choose to download all tutorial documents together or separately.
• You don't need a google login to access or download files.
  

Option 3 - Join the Closet Crafters!! Yep, I love to spoil my team and so as a little welcome, you will receive that current months tutorial bundle for FREE. Yippee!! JOIN TODAY!!

 

So now I think it's time for you to hop on over and check our the what gorgeous Cazz Boylan  has created to share with you all. I can tell you, you are in for a treat!!

Happy Crafting,

Chlo

Blog Hop List

Mae Collins

Ellen Woodbridge

Di Barnes

Chloe Evans - You Are Here 

Cazz Boylan

Brightly Gleaming - Snow Globe Scenes

Have you seen the beautiful Brightly Gleaming designer Series paper as yet? It has sold out twice since it was very released in September and I hear that inventory if low yet again. And let me tell you, there is a reason why this paper is selling like crazy. It's because it's STUNNING!! I mean really beautiful. Every time I make a card with it people always comment on how lovely the paper is. And this card really show cases my favourite sheet in the pack.

Pretty Peacock and Copper are a match made in heaven and even after pairing it with a silver glimmer reindeer (everyone knows you shouldn't mix metallic's) from the snow globe die set, I think this card is simply beautiful.

The sentiment is from, one of my most used stamp sets from the Holiday Catalogue called Itty Bitty Christmas. Its got so many fantastic sentiments and the size are perfect for the smallest rectangle in the stitched rectangle set.

So if you haven't already grabbed yourself a pack of this paper, make sure you add it in your shopping cart today!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Still Scenes Cling Stamp Set [150503]	Snow Globe Scenes Dies [150655]	Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En) [150513]	Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper [150429]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391]	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886]	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982]	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686]	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372]
Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551]	Silver Glimmer Paper [146960]