INK & INSPIRATION - Love Is In The Air

Welcome to this months Ink & Inspiration blog hop. This month's theme is Love Is In The Air.

You are currently visiting Rosalie Desmond from Australia. Be sure to continue on with the blog hop by using the list further down the page.

This month I have created a love inspiration card using the Incredible Like You stamp set from the new 2019 Occasions Catalogue.

To recreate this card you will need a 21cm x 14.9cm thick whisper white cardstock, 8.5cm x 11.5cm Flirty Flamingo and 8.5cm x 6.5cm piece of whisper white. The card uses Lovely Lipstick, Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo inks, in conjunction with the Incredible Like You stamp set.

To create the ribbon embellishment I used Lovely Lipstick 1/8 inch grosgrain ribbon wrapped it around my fingers and bound it with whisper white twine and then cut the looped ends to form strips. This embellishment was then attached to the card by sticky dots.

I hope you enjoy the remainder of the blog hop.

Until next time. Happy crafting,

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMP-A-THON - ONE SHEET WONDER

Welcome to the latest Christmas Challenge Stamp-a-thon.  This is a collaboration between four Stampin' Up! Demonstrators friends. Ruth Trice 'Artful Stampin' from the UK, Denise Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin' from USA, Ellen Woodbridge from Australia and myself. . The Challenge is set on the 25th of the month, each month has a different theme. The challenge this month is to use a one sheet wonder.

One sheet wonders are fast and easy ways to create a number of cards or projects using the one sheet of card stock or DSP. Particularly at Christmas, when we often have little time and have a large number of projects to complete, a one sheet wonder is perfect.

For this challenge I have chosen to use one piece of Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper to create my projects. Out of one sheet I made 7 cards.

The card bases are created from half A4 sheers of Real Red, Early Expresso, Old Olive and Shaded Spruce card stock.

The sentiments and decorations come from the Peaceful Noel Stamp Set (which is a sneak peek from the upcoming 2018 Holiday catalogue which is available to customers from the 5th September).

A little ribbon and some bling, and you are done. 

For further details on this project, please see the video attached.

One sheet wonder templates are readily available, so you should be able to locate one to suit your needs, or you can make your own as I did.

If you would like to join us in the challenge or would like some inspiration from other people's entries, you will find the Christmas Challenge Stampaton 2018 on facebook.

Happy crafting,

Rosalie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Although I love ribbon, love both the feel and the look, I have a tendency not to use it often. I broke that tradition with these cards today.

Both of these cards are using the 2017-2019 In-colours. Both are the same design, just with different colours.

The matching 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon is so soft, its a delight to tie into a bow.

Measurements:

Card Base 29.6 x 10.5cm, scored at 14.8cm
First Layer 14.2 x 10cm
Whisper White Layer 14.3 x 9.5cm
Designer Series Paper 8 x 9cm
Ribbon



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I run regular classes from the Western suburbs of Melbourne. I can show you how to make this, or any other project at your own party, which can either be held online via Facebook or in person. Contact me to arrange a time and to learn more about the benefits of being a hostess at your own party.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rosalie

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WITH A LITTLE RIBBON

Stamp sets can be used in so many different ways, all giving you a different look. For this card I heat embossed in White and then used my stamps from the touches of texture stamp set. Each stamp slowly built up the image I was looking for.

I used Flirty Flamingo, Night of Navy and Tempting Turquoise, to produce the back ground I was after. Once I had done all my stamping, I then used the Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Marker to colour the petals of the flower.

Thanks for stopping by,
Rosalie

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Bibi Cameron

Time sure does fly, its time for another Crazy Crafters Blog Hop. Today we have the lovely Bibi Cameron joining us. For those of you that don't know, Bibi is a demonstrator from the UK. She not only has a blog for us to gain inspiration from but also has a YouTube channel in which she often shares tutorials and ideas. Thanks Bibi.

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Rosalie Desmond or may have come from the person previous to me.  Be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

With so many projects to choose from, it was hard to decide which project I would focus on. One blog entry did stand out for me, a card she entered into a sketch challenge with TGIF using the Fairy Celebration stamp set. Bibi used aqua painters to water colour the image. Absolutely beautiful as you can see below.

Sometimes when we CASE, we are taken in whole new direction. This was one of those times.

My project today does not use water colour, nor does it use washi tape. It's not even a card.
So you may ask yourself, how was I inspired?

One of the elements that stood out for me when I looked at Bibi's card, was the pop of red on the cherries. I used this element and based today's project around it.

To create my box I simply cut out the box using my Big Shot. Stamped using versamark and heat embossed the image in Copper. I used a Real Red Stampin' Write marker to colour the cherries. Then I glued the box together and added some Real Red ribbon to make a bow on the handle.

Quick, simple but yet effective!

I just love these cute little boxes. Great for any occasion and so simple to put together.

Stamp Set: Fairy Celebration (wood 141551, clear 141554)

Inks: Versamark (102283)

Embossing powder: Copper (141636)

Cardstock: Very Vanilla (106550)

Thinlits: Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits (135853)

Ribbons: 3/8" (1cm) Real Red Satin Ribbon (141693)

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the remainder of the blog hop.

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Julie Davison

Welcome once again to a Crazy Crafters Blog Hop. This time we are CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by Julie Davison. We hope you find great inspiration from todays projects.
 
You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Rosalie Desmond or may have come from the person previous to me.  Be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

As usual choosing just one project to CASE was a challenge. Julie is a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in the US. She has created a huge amount of free PDF and videos tutorials for anyone to use. Make sure you take the time to check out Julie's blog for crafting inspiration.

After exploring her blog for hours (yes, there are heaps of amazing projects), I used this to CASE.

Here is one of the cards I came up with, with a loving theme.

This first one uses Pop of Pink DSP and Love You Lots stamp set to create a simple loving card. I used just touches of real red in the ribbon, the sentiment and a little colour on the flower.

I took the theme of the hedgehog and popped the image in the centre and a very small strip of the DSP.

Stamp Set:  Lots of Love (141798)

Inks:           Real Red (126949)
                   Memento Black (132708)

Cardstock:  Basic Black (121688)
                   Whisper White (106549)

Ribbon:       3/8" Stitched Satin Real Red (141693)

Love You Lots Stamp Set

On these cards I decided to use twine instead of ribbon to give a slightly different look. Same basic design but stepped up a little by popping the sentiment. All stamps on this card are from the Perfectly Wrapped stamp set.

The DSP used for these cards are a specialty paper which comes white and which I then used ink to colour it. This one uses Bermuda Bay ink to colour the DSP.

On this one I used Tempting Turquoise.

I kept the inside of the card pretty simple, so it can be used for a variety of occasions. The spotted stamp is also from the Perfectly Wrapped stamp set.

Stamp Set:          Perfectly Wrapped (141960)

Inks:                    Bermuda Bay (131171)
                            Melon Mambo (126948)
                            Tempting Turquoise (126952)

Cardstock:           Whisper White (106549)
                            Melon Mambo (119980)
                            Bermuda Bay (131286)
DSP:                   Irresistibly Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper (141644)

Embellishments: Melon Mambo Twine

Perfectly Wrapped Stamp Set

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop,

Crazy Crafter Blog Hop with Dawn Olchefske

Welcome once again to a Crazy Crafters Blog Hop. This time we are CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by Dawn Olchefske. When you get a chance, take a look at her amazing creations. We hope you find great inspiration from todays projects.
 
You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Rosalie Desmond or may have come from the person previous to me.  Be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

With so many wonderful projects to choose from it was hard to decide which to CASE this time. One project in particular did stand out however, this card was made with a technique called Craft Sheet Stamping.

It actually wasn't the technique that I CASEd, it was in fact the colours, set and the layout that I used for inspiration this time.

This is what I came up with after perusing her blog.

This time you get two projects in one - a card and a matching treat bag.

I had heaps of fun making these. I started by making the treat bag, for something a little different. It was actually the first time I pulled the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits out of their packet. Its such an easy item to put together, a little glue and you are there. I stamped the whisper white before I popped the bag together for this project. I popped the "for you" sentiment over the ribbon, which is one of the thinlits that belongs to the Mini Treat bag set.

I then decided that it needed a matching card. So in keeping with the same theme as the bag I used the top of the mini treat bag thinlit to cut the top and then the bottom of my card front. It was a little fiddley but I do love the way it turned out.

To make it a little easier, I have made a short video to show you how to make the zig zag top.

Stamp Set: Blooms &Wishes (141784)

Inks:           Rich Razzleberry (126950)
                   Sweet Sugarplum (141395)
                   Mint Macaron (138326)

Cardstock:  Rich Razzleberry (119981)
                   Sweet Sugarplum (141423)
                   Whisper White (106549)

Other:        Mini Treat Bag Thinlits (137547)
                  3/8" Ruched Ribbon (141428)


I hope you enjoy continuing on with today's blog hop. Thanks for stopping by,

A Block of Chocolate On Your Birthday

Who doesn't love chocolate on their birthday? Not too many people, right?

While scrolling through Pintrest awhile back I can across a very cute chocolate card by Gabby from ErziArt and had to make one. Of course I put a little Aussie twist on it with some well known colours.

Using elegant eggplant card stock, gold embossed writing and some good old aluminium foil from my kitchen pantry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Rosalie