Let It Ride | Aussies Who Love Stampin' Up! Challenge #031

Hi and thanks for visiting :)

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

Our latest challenge #AWLSU031 is a CASE the Catty challenge.

Take any inspiration you like from the below project (if you'd like to see this project in the catalogue, you'll find it on page 127 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalogue)

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 :)

The colour inspiration for my card comes from the latest Sunday Stamps #205 Colour Challenge.

My colour palette is made up of Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze & Very Vanilla.

I started by running my Soft Suede card base through my Big Shot using the Pinewood Planks Dynamic Embossing folder.

Next I stamped the horse image, from the Let It Ride stamp set, in Early Espresso ink on a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock. I then coloured the horse using my Dark & Light Soft Suede Stampin' Blends.

The strip of Cajun Craze striped DSP comes from the retiring Nature's Poem pack and was layered under my stamped Very Vanilla layer.

To finish off, I stamped the sentiment (also from the Let It Ride stamp set) in Cajun Craze ink on Very Vanilla and cut it out using the new Stitched Nested Label Dies (available from 4th June). To break up all the Very Vanilla, I cut a second Stitched Nested Label in Cajun Craze and layered it under my sentiment label.

This was a fairly quick and easy card that would suit just about anyone. Hope you like it :)

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

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EDIT: I am excited to add that my card was chosen as one of the Sunday Stamps Top Cups for Challenge #205 :)

You too can make this ....... 

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:

If you need any of these supplies, I would love to be able to assist you and would really appreciate your business. Just click on a product link below to head on over to my Australian online store.

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.**

Let It Ride Stamp Set (Cling 148765)

Pinewood Planks Dynamic TIEF (143708)

Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper (146338)*

Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638)#

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

Stampin' Blends: Soft Suede (Dark & Light)

Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Tools: Paper Trimmer, Big Shot*, Magnetic Platform*, Clear Blocks

* = Products retiring 3rd June 2019 (Available while stocks last)

# = Products available from 4th June 2019

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Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop | Theme: New 2019-20 Annual Catalogue

Welcome to the Ink it! Stamp it! Design Team Blog Hop. This month we will be sharing projects created with products in the new 2019-20 Annual Catalogue. The full line up below will guide you through all the projects.

For my new 2019-20 Annual Catalogue sneak peek, I have used the gorgeous Free as a Bird Bundle which includes the Free as a Bird Stamp Set and the Stitched Nested Labels Dies.

The layout for my card today was inspired by the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #389

I have also entered my card in the latest Stampin' Up! Only Challenges #SUOC223: It’s Spring! Challenge along with the latest Stamp Ink Paper #200 Designers Choice Challenge - as the Free As A Bird set is definitely a new favourite and I've used my favourite colour..... blue :)

The images in my card come from the Free As A Bird stamp set (available in the new 2019-20 Annual Catalogue from 4th June 2019) and were stamped in Memento Black ink on to some Whisper White cardstock.

The birds were cut out using a circle from the Layering Circles Framelits and then coloured using my Stampin' Blends. The colours I used were: Balmy Blue (Dark & Light), Call Me Clover (Dark & Light), Night of Navy (Light), Pineapple Punch (Dark), Pool Party (Light) and Soft Suede (Dark & Light). The leaves were also coloured using Blends and then fussy cut with scissors.

My sentiment also comes from the Free As A Bird stamp set and is stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink on to some Whisper White card stock. I have cut out the sentiment using one of the new Stitched Nested Label Dies. The size I wanted to use wasn't quite long enough for the sentiment, so I partially cut it and then moved the die and partially cut the remainder (so I have a longer label than the standard die). I added some linen thread under my sentiment before adhering it to my card front with some Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

I really love the clean and simple look of this card and I feel my colour palette, that I was originally really struggling with, worked out really well. I am super happy with how this card turned out and I hope you like it too :)

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.

Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you'll join us again next month to see our Kids/Male inspired projects.

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.

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 :)

I have entered this card in Kylie Bertucci's June International Highlights.

If you love my card, I'd love for you to vote for me :)

Click here to vote for your favourite cards (voting link goes live 4th June 2019, 7am AEST)

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EDIT: I am excited to add that my card was chosen as one of the Perfect Princesses for Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #389. AND I placed 3rd (well equal 2nd) in Kylie's June International Highlights (thanks to everyone who voted for my card) :)

You too can make this ....... 

Here is a list of the supplies and tools used:

If you need any of these supplies, I would love to be able to assist you and would really appreciate your business. Just click on a product link below to head on over to my Australian online store.

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.**

Free As A Bird Bundle (Cling 151123)#

Free As A Bird Stamp Set (Cling 149468)#

Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638)#

Layering Circle Framelits (141705)

Linen Thread/Twine (104199)

Cardstock: Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White

Ink: Blueberry Bushel, Tuxedo Black Memento

Stampin' Blends: Balmy Blue (Dark & Light), Call Me Clover (Dark & Light), Night of Navy (Light), Pineapple Punch (Dark), Pool Party (Light), Soft Suede (Dark & Light)

Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail

Tools: Paper Trimmer, Big Shot*, Magnetic Platform*, Clear Blocks, Scissors/Paper Snips

* = Products retiring 3rd June 2019 (Available while stocks last)

# = Products available from 4th June 2019

Sign up for my Stampin' Up! Newsletter here

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

current host code when placing an order through my online store.

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