TGIF #82 Inspiration Challenge - Holly Berry Happieness

Welcome back to another challenge from the awesome group from TGIF. Today we do have a great inspiration photo for you all, which did have me a little stumped at first.

Now you have to remember here in Australia we are actually in spring and heading towards summer so the autumn leaves inspiration photo did get me thinking. So i looked at all my stamp set wondering what leaves did I have when I suddenly noticed the Holly Berry Happiness stamp set. Holly leaves would be perfect!!

Now, I'm not sure the card turned at as well as I had pictured, as I think black embossing would have really made the images pop, but I do kinda like the white. Maybe if I have some time tonight, I'll try the card again with black embossing and see whether it does make a difference.

After embossing all the images I used my aqau painter to colour them. This is such a great technique and you don't even really have to be any good at colouing as the embossed lines keep the colour from bleeding.

I of course couldn't resist using the stitched framelits again for this card. Those dies really are amazing. The sentiment came from the Tin of Tag set, which goes to show, is not just for tags!!

Well that's it for me today. Please find some time to pop over to the TGIF blog and take a peek at what the other DT's have been up to. I know you will love all their designs too!!

Oh and make sure you check in with me again on Sunday as I have a big news to share with you all. Starting on Monday we have a HUGE Online Extravaganza. Lot's of goodies with up to 40% off. I will put up the list on Sunday, so you can have your order ready to place first thing Monday morning. Take it from me, I know things will sell out very fast!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set [142061] $30.00	Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set [142180] $37.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $11.50
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $14.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $14.00	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Mini Jingle Bells [142002] $8.00	Emerald Envy Solid Baker's Twine [141686] $5.25

Simple and Stunning - Santa's Sleigh

So this year I am determined to get all my Christmas card made and sent off to my family friends overseas by the second week in November and even though I have got a few made, I'm still behind on the main bulk of cards. this is where today's creation has come in...

This card is very simple but so gorgeous. I think I could make a few of these in just a few hours and are a great way of using up all my Designer Series Paper that, up until now, I have been hoarding.

Since the Buy3, get 1 Free promotion has been on, I've definitely found it easier to cut into my DSP. Even the really pretty sheets!!

If you would like to purchase any of the product used on todays card, just clink on my Shop Button, or on the actual image below.

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Measurements for this Card

* Cherry Cobbler Base: 

Cut - 11 1/2" x 4"

* Whisper White Cardstock:

 Cut - 3 3/8" x 3 3/8"

*Presents and Pinecones DSP:

 Cut - 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

* Real Red Glimmer: 

Cut - 4 3/4 x 1 1/4"

*Kraft Cardstock - Reindeer: 

Product List 
 

Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Stamp Set [142057] $37.00	Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Bundle [143499] $78.25	Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set [142061] $30.00	Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Bundle [143505] $54.75	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $11.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock [133674] $12.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.00	Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper [141986] $19.25	Red Glimmer Paper [121790] $8.75

Can You Case it #136 Sketch Challenge - Happy Ornament

I'm super sad to announce that this is my last week of being on the Design Team for CYCI. I've absolutely loved being part of this team and I will be sad to say goodbye but I know I will be back to take part in lots of their challenge to come.

And so I leave on a sketch challenge, which are always my favorite, so that's kind of fitting.

This is going to be one popular challenge I'm sure of it and there is so much you can do with it too. Oh and the fact that you don't have to stick anything down straight is a huge plus in my book!! Ok so here is my card for this week:

I've been hanging out to use my new big ornament stamp called Happy Ornament, from the Holiday Catalogue. I've actually not come across any samples or other cards made with this stamp which I find really surprising. Maybe my card will be the start of a revolution!

I stamped the image onto a piece of water-colour paper and used a few different shade of purple to get the ombre effect. I then cut it out and popped it up on another piece of water-colour paper.

The actually idea of the layout came from another sample which is in the catalogue and on the same page as the happy ornament. I love the idea of stamping a sentiment over and over again to make my own DSP.

Can you see the stitching around the water-coloured paper?? That's my first attempt at machine sewing and I was pretty pleased with my effort. I'm sure there will be more of that to come!

Now it's time for you to head on over to check out all the gorgeous cards from the DT's and get your entry in too.

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Happy Ornament Wood-Mount Stamp [142175] $24.00	Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set [142061] $30.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $11.50	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [126985] $11.50	Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad [126969] $11.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $11.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25	Watercolor Paper [122959] $8.75	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $8.75	Wisteria Wonder A4 Card Stock [124389] $14.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00

One Sheet Wonder Christmas Special - Holly Berry Happiness

Finally after many years of going to do it, I did it! Yep I finally got around to making up a bunch of One Sheet Wonder cards and to make them even more awesome, I used all new goodies from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue too.

As you can see I actually ended up making 8 cards and I do still have a few scraps of paper left over. It's really amazing what you can do with one sheet of 12"x12" DSP and a few sheets of cardstock.

I used a piece of DSP from the new Christmas paper called Candy Cane Lane and paired that up with the stamps from our new set called Holly Berry Happiness. The colours in the paper are Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Whisper White. I also incorporated red and gold glimmer cardstock and a few of the new twines and embellishments from the Holiday catalogue.

Ok so I'm warning you in advance that this is about to get pretty picture heavy and your wishlist is about to grow!!

Phew and there we have them. I don't actually think I can pick a favorite because every time I finished a pair, they then become my best ones.

I pretty much kept the basic layout of each pair of cards the same and just changed them up by using the reverse side of the DSP and swapping between Real Red, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso cardstock.

Here is a copy of my one sheet wonder instruction sheet. Sorry it's a little rough, but I just wote it up as I made them. Hopefully you get the idea!!

I thought you might like a closer looks at a some of the cute little trinkets and twine we have in the new catalogue.

On this card you can see our little bell trinket. This is from Christmas Trinkets and the set comes with two other designs, a gingerbread man and a holly leaf. You get 8 of each, 24 in total.
It's a bit hard to see in this photo, but I have also added a touch of red metallic thread to my doily. The thread comes in both red and green and is just as beautiful as our other metallic threads.

On this next card I have used some of new, red foil and white bakers twine and then attached a few little jingly bells to the end. You can just see the bells in the top right corner above the holly branch. I was so excited to see the bells in the catty, as I think they are such a beautiful finishing touch. They come in silver and matte red and there are 60 in a pot. Oh, yes they do tinkle!!

I'm absolutely over the moon to have finally got my first One Sheet Wonder under my belt and I'm pretty sure I'll be having another go at it again very soon. I'm also super excited that I now have 8 more Christmas cards to put in my "To Go" pile and I love the sentiment in this new stamp set. All my family lives overseas, so I was thrilled to see an 'Across the Miles' sentiment this year. I'm pretty sure it's going to get a lot of mileage!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo


Product List 
 

Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set [142061] $30.00	Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Bundle [143505] $54.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $11.50	Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad [126972] $11.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $11.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $14.00	Gold Glimmer Paper [133719] $8.75	Red Glimmer Paper [121790] $8.75
Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine [141983] $10.50	Metallic Thread Combo Pack [142003] $10.50	Christmas Trinkets Embellishments [141997] $14.00	Mini Jingle Bells [142002] $8.00	Delicate White Doilies [141701] $5.25	Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies [139659] $29.00