Stamping Sisters Tutorial - August Blog Hop

Happy 1st of the month guys and welcome to another fun blog hop with the Stamping Sisters tutorial group. This month we are show casing cards along the theme of Thinking of you and Friendship, as this weekend just happens to be National Sisters day and I like to think of all my crafty friends as my stamping sisters!!

So if you've come straight here, Welcome and if you arrived from the amazing Di Barnes then G'day it's nice to have you!

My card this month is actually teaching a technique that I have never seen before and fell upon it by accident, which shows you are never too old to learn something new. This technique will show you how to dry emboss with your stencils. Yep, you heard me right. I have a whole new way to use those stencils that you have lurking in the back of your craft room.

On my blog hop card that I'm sharing today, shows this technique paired with a shaker card. As soon as I saw these cute little coffee beans in the Perks stamp set, I knew they would be perfect, plus a little bit of fussy cutting never hurt anyone!

So I can hear you all saying " Chlo we need to know how to do that awesome technique. How do we get our hands on your amazing tutorial bundle?" Well I have three fantastic options:

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 lovely 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

Ellen Woodbridge

Di Barnes

Chloe Evans - You Are Here

Cazz Boylan

Social Stamping Blog Hop - Friend

Happy Saturday everyone and welcome back to another awesome blog hop with the Social Stamping gang. Today we are all about cards for friends and I love creating something for someone for no actual reason, other then just because so this was a fun theme.

My card is a little different today. It's still full of bling and glimmer, but I haven't really used any real colour. Ive gone a wee bit classy I guess.

Crumb Cake is my all time favourite colour, Stampin' Up! has ever had (very closely followed by Coastal Cabana of course) and I was shocked to realize I haven't used it for quite awhile and so I decided today was the day I used my one true love!

I just adore this Forever Blossom branch, but I often struggle colouring it in. And then I thought, why not leave it shine in all it glory just as is and of course adding some Wink of Stella is always a great idea. This card really is very shimmery.

I of course an still totally addicted to the Scripty embossing folder and had to use it again. It just gives the basic black cardstock a little bit of a whimsical feel to it. Love it!

Now it's time for you to hop off to your next blog. If you would like to start at the begining, then make sure you start with the amazing Kelly Kent, who started this whole paper adventure (do you like what I did there Kelly ;-) ),  or if you want to follow the hop and go around in a nice big circle then your next stop is the fantastic Odetta Kermode.

Either way you are going to have a fantastic time. Be prepared to be inspired!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo


Product List 
 

Forever Blossoms Cling Stamp Set (English) [151457]	Forever Blossoms Bundle (English) [153781]	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144582]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Scripty 3D Embossing Folder [149634]	Stitched Be Mine Dies [148527]

Happy Mail Send Out - Bird Ballad

I've been busy this week, making heaps of cards and sending them out to all the people that I'm missing at the moment. I will admit I'm a complete extrovert and this isolation is really hard to swallow. A friend sent me a meme the other day that said "Check on your Extrovert friends, they are NOT ok". It's so true and it really made me giggle.

Anyway, craft always cheers me up and sending happy mail makes me happier then receiving it. Plus I decided to use the left over scraps of the Bird Ballad designer series paper, which is bound to put a smile on anyone's face.

Yes I did fussy cut out that little bird and his branch. I tried to run it though my Scan N Cut but it just couldn't find the image, so in the end I decided to cut them myself. I am someone who does enjoy a good bit of fussy cutting, so it was very therapeutic.

The checkered pattern paper behind the bird is also retired, but I do know you can still purchase our designer series paper stacks, in each colour group and in there you will find this pattern too.

I of course couldn't just make one colour card...

This time I did a Balmy Blue one and as you can see from the close up shot below, I also made one in Petal Pink too.

I really love and adore this Scripty embossing folder and if you haven't already added this folder to your collection, you really need to. It's simply perfect for every occasion.

Oh and a quick tip. If you CASE my card, don't throw the cut out circle away. I have another set of cards to share later in the week, where I've actually used that circle.

So why not send a little happy mail out. I'm sure anyone who receives a handmade card will be over the moon to know someone is thinking of them!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468]	Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592]	Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149615]	Scripty 3D Embossing Folder [149634]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Woven Threads Sequin Assortment [149498]	Iridescent Sequin Assortment [144212]
Paper Snips [103579]

Thanks for the Laughs - Tutorial Bundle

Some of you may think this cute little card looks familiar. Well if you purchased my fundraising Tutorial Bundle (with the funds being donated to our local Rural Fire Service), this month you will have seen this design as one of the three cards.

It's such a fun design and as I mentioned in my tutorial, you can make this and the other two cards all with one piece of 6x6 designer series paper. Pretty awesome hey!

This time around, for this card I just changed the pattern paper for a different piece from the Best Dressed pack and picked a colour from that to use as my base. I just love Petal Pink so any chance to use that is a win for me.

The three little flowers come from the Tropical die set and I cut them out from Purple posy cardstock. A little hint of glimmer and voila. Such a soft and pretty card.

So if you would like to check out what the other two cards from this set look like, you can purchase all three card tutorials (and don't forget the money from the bundle goes to a good cause too). just head on over to my Tutorial Page and follow the link.

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Thanks For The Laughs Cling Stamp Set (English) [151670]	Best Dressed 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [151319]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009]	Purple Posy A4 Cardstock [150887]	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372]
Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder [151503]	Tropical Dies [146831]	Silver Glimmer Paper [146960]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]

Kits and Stamps - Hello Friend

I love all the Stampin' Up! kits and obviously so do my class ladies, considering that tomorrow I will be running my second Kit class.

But what happens to those stamp sets that come with the kits, once the cards and been completed? They often go unloved and forgotten about. Well that doesn't have to be the way and my card that I made today just show's how fantastic these little kit stamps can be:

This card is my Thank You card for September (so if you've ordered from me this month then one of these cuties will be on it's way to you!!) The stamps have all come from the Hello Friend card kit and I just love how quick and easy this was to make.

The crumb cake flower stamp on the sentiment is actually from the wreath. I just stamped it multiply times all over the corner of the circle in varying shades.

The little flower if from a trio punch pack that retired some years ago, but it's such a beautiful little punch, I've never been able to part with it. I think it just adds that little extra elegant detail.

So next time you have finished making up one of our amazing kits, don't put the stamps back in the card box. Keep them out where you can see them as they might be exactly what you were looking for!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Hello Friend Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144059]	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad [126956]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550]
Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock [116203]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Linen Thread [104199]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]