Kirsten Aitchison: Handmade with Love: January 2017

Sunday, 22 January 2017

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with special guest - Valerie Moody

Welcome and thank you for joining me in a special Crazy Crafters team blog hop.

We are hopping with a special guest - The amazing Valerie Moody from the UK, who is part of the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team (how exciting!).

The theme of this blog hop was to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) one of Valerie's cards.

Here is the card of Valeries's that I chose to CASE:

I fell in love with this card the moment I saw it. I really love how Valerie has used the different sized white circles to create her soft and subtle background. To checkout Valerie's card in more detail click here.

I too have used different sized circles from the Stitched Shapes framelits to create my background, however I have gone for a super bright and fun theme.

Here is my version:

My colour combination was inspired by the Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper and consists of Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise & Whisper White.

There is zero stamping on my card. I have just used coloured cardstock and framelits from the Stars, Stitched Shapes and Mini Treat Bag die sets.

My star has been attached using dimensionals to make it pop off the card.

A super fun and bright, any occasion card. I hope you like it :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation.

If you enjoyed my card, it would make my day if you left me a comment.
Just scroll to the bottom of my post, leave your comment and you will put a smile on my dial :)

Don't forget to continue the hop all the way around to see what the very creative Crazy Crafters team have come up with.

You are currently visiting me - Kirsten Aitchison, so checkout the list below to see who is next in the hop.

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Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)	Crushed Curry A4 Cardstock (131288)	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock (141420)	Melon Mambo A4 Cardstock (119980)	Pumpkin Pie A4 Cardstock (108601)	Tempting Turquoise A4 Cardstock (108598)
Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372)	Stars Framelits Dies (133723)	Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies (137547)	Big Shot Machine (143263)	Magnetic Platform (130658)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Saturday, 14 January 2017

Thank You Card | Bella & Friends

Today's card is a creation inspired by a couple of creative challenges.

It has been a while, but I have finally been able to participate in a What Will You Stamp? Challenge, as usually I don't have the stamp set being featured. But this week, to my delight the WWYS Challenge #98 is highlighting the cute Bella & Friends stamp set - which I own :)

My layout was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches #270 Challenge.

And my colour scheme was inspired by the Stamp Ink Paper #81 Colour Challenge.

Here is my card:

My colour combination is Basic Black, Whisper White & Real Red. I have White heat embossed my bird and partial sentiment from the Bella & Friends stamp set and my die cut Thanks is from the Hello You thinlits set. I have added some subtle (and hard to photograph) sparkle to the heart in the birds beak using my clear Wink of Stella pen.

If you are anything like me and love to collect washi tape, but just can't bring yourself to use it or just don't know how to use it on a project, it is a super quick and easy way to pretty up the inside of a card. Here I have used some retired washi tape in Real Red.

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my creation.

***EDIT: I am excited to share that my card was chosen as the WWYS Challenge #98 Winner :)

If you enjoyed my card, it would make my day if you left me a comment.
Just scroll to the bottom of my post, leave your comment and you will put a smile on my dial :)

You too can make this ....... Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:

Click on a product link to head on over to my Australian online store to purchase your supplies.
Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details.
**If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.**

Basic Black A4 Cardstock (121688)	Real Red A4 Cardstock (106578)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock (106549)	Bella & Friends Stamp Set (Clear 141870)	Bella & Friends Stamp Set (Wood 141867)	Versamark Pad (102283)
White Stampin' Emboss Powder (109132)	Stampin' Up! Heat Tool (129056)	Hello You Thinlits (137363)	Big Shot Machine (143263)	Magnetic Platform (130658)	SU Snail Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)	Wink of Stella Glitter Brush – Clear (141897)