Monday, 28 May 2018

Butterfly Basics | Aussies Who Love Stampin' Up! Challenge #006


Hi and thanks for visiting :)

Today marks the start of our 6th fortnightly challenge over on the Aussies Who Love Stampin' Up! Facebook Group.

Our sixth challenge #AWLSU006 is a theme challenge.



Myself and the other group admins will share our creations to start off each challenge and hopefully help kick-start and inspire your creativity.


If you live in Australia and are interested in participating in our fortnightly challenges, click here to join the group :)




For my "B" themed project, I have created a Blue Butterfly card using the retiring Butterfly Basics Stamp Set and the retiring Butterfly thinlits dies.

The colours used are Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight & Garden Green.




Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :)
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Saturday, 26 May 2018

Ink & Share Blog Hop | Theme: New Catalogue Sneak Peek


Hello and thanks for stopping by :)

Today I am participating in the Ink & Share Blog Hop, where every month a number of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world hop together to share our creations to help inspire you in your paper crafting journey. My name is Kirsten, and I am from Canberra, Australia. "G'Day" :)

For todays hop and we will be sharing our projects inspired by this months theme: New Catalogue Sneak Peek.

My project uses products from the new Share What You Love Suite, which can be purchased now in a range of exclusive bundles until the end of May. From 1st June you can purchase all the items individually from the new catalogue, however the bundles will no longer be available (so if you like freebies, grab your favourite bundle now).

There are 3 bundles available: the Just Getting Started Bundle (1 free item), A Little More, Please Bundle (2 free items) & the Gotta Have it All Bundle (3 free items).
For more information, please visit my promotions page by clicking here.




My colour palette uses Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla.

The flowers have been coloured using the Light & Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends.

Products used from the new Share What You Love Suite include the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Love What You Do Stamp Set, Share What You Love Artisan Pearls (in Rich Razzleberry) and the Rich Razzleberry 1/4" (6.4 mm) Velvet Ribbon.

I have created a few of these cards to give to my customers along with a sample pack of goodies from this new suite, as part of a little Thank You bundle I'm putting together to go with their copy of the new Annual Catalogue.

This is such a gorgeous suite and you really need to see the items in the flesh to able to fully appreciate their beauty.




Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :)
If you enjoy what I do, I would love you to Like and Follow my Facebook page, and Pin my cards on Pinterest (or you can follow me on Pinterest). 

Also, don't forget to sign up for my Blog updates via email and never miss a post.





If you like this 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 Stampin' Up! demonstrators participating in this months Ink & Share Blog Hop have come up with.

You are currently visiting me - Kirsten Aitchison, so checkout the list below to see all the hop participants.

Up next is Shirley Merker. You can click on the below image to be taken to Shirley's Blog or click on the link from the participants list below.


Lisa Kmiec
Tricia Butts
Sandra Roberts
Joanne Hodge
Cindy Mitchell-Clark
Laura Mackie
Rhonda Waechter
Linda Handford
Sandrine Jse
Ginger Rabesa
Kirsten Aitchison            < You are HERE :)
Shirley Merker
Jacqueline Bobeldijk-Schilder
Deb Naylor
Phoebe Borromeo-Carr
Ingrid Heijnen-Hermens
Melissa Tennison


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.**



Gotta Have It All Bundle (149812)
Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set
Share What You Love Specialty DSP
Rich Razzleberry 1/4" (6.4 mm) Velvet Ribbon
Share What You Love Artisan Pearls

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Memento Tuxedo Black
Stampin' Blends: Rich Razzleberry (Light & Dark)



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Sunday, 20 May 2018

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with special guest Jessica Taylor


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

We are hopping with a special guest - The very creative Jessica Taylor from the United States.

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


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


To checkout Jessica's card in more detail click here.


Here is my version:



I just loved the simplicity of Jessica's card, so I decided to try out my own version using flowers from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set.

My colour palette is Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry, and I found the perfect sheet of DSP for my card in the retiring Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack.

Since my flowers didn't have as much detail as Jessica's, I decided I needed a little something extra and attached a pretty bow using the Rich Razzleberry Stitched Edge Ribbon.

This card is clean and simple (plus super quick to put together) but is still pretty and seems to work quite well without a sentiment on front, meaning this card could be used for just about any occasion.




Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :)
If you enjoy what I do, I would love you to Like and Follow my Facebook page, and Pin my cards on Pinterest (or you can follow me on Pinterest). 

Also, don't forget to sign up for my Blog updates via email and never miss a post.




If you like this 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.



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.**


Beautiful Bouquet (Photopolymer 143666)
*Petal Garden DSP Stack (144168)
*Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Stitched-Edge Ribbon (144121)
Tools: Clear Blocks

* = Products retiring 31st May 2018 (Available while stocks last)


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Friday, 18 May 2018

Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop | Theme: Favourite Retiring Bundle


Welcome to the Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop. This month we will be sharing projects created using our Favourite Retiring Bundle. The full line up below will guide you through all the projects.

I always find it hard to choose just one favourite of anything, so I have a few favourite bundles that are retiring soon. I decided to go with the Magical Day Bundle (Magical Day Stamp Set and Magical Mates Framelits) for my card today.

The layout for my card was inspired by this weeks Global Design Project #138 Sketch Challenge.


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I also wanted to say goodbye to Marina Mist with my card, as sadly it will be retiring at the end of this month as well.

So, my card base uses Marina Mist cardstock and using Marina Mist ink, I stamped the cute bubbles and seahorse images from the Magical Day stamp set.

My sentiment comes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and is stamped in Bermuda Bay onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

The mermaid was stamped using Memento Black ink and cut out using the co-ordinating framelit. She has then been coloured using Stampin' Blends in Light Bermuda Bay, Light Daffodil Delight and Ivory. For a little extra sparkle, I have added some clear Wink of Stella over her body & tail.

Before adhering my Whisper White layer to my card base, I have added some of the Iridescent Myths & Magic Specialty Washi Tape and a tiny strip of the Bermuda Bay sparkly bubble designer paper (from the Myths & Magic Specialty DSP pack) that was left over from my last project. Waste not, I say.

To finish off the card, my coloured mermaid was adhered using some mini dimensionals.




Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you'll join us again next month to see our projects created using products from the New Annual Catalogue.

Don't forget to continue the hop all the way around to see what the amazing Ink it! Stamp it! Design 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.






Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :)

If you enjoy what I do, I would love you to Like and Follow my Facebook page, and Pin my cards on Pinterest (or you can follow me on Pinterest). Also, don't forget to sign up for my Blog updates via email and never miss a post.




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.**


*Magical Day Bundle (Clear 145985)
*Magical Day Bundle (Wood 145984)
*Magical Day Stamp Set (Clear 145857)
*Magical Day Stamp Set (Wood 145854)
*Magical Mates Framelits (145660)
*Myths & Magic Specialty DSP (145600)

*Myths & Magic Specialty Washi Tape (145602)
Colorful Seasons (Photopolymer 143726)
Wink of Stella Glitter Brush – Clear (141897)

* = Products retiring 31st May 2018 (Available while stocks last)


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Receive a handmade card and thank you gift when you use the
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