So Pretty - Colours of Easter Joy paper CTC#558

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Tonight you get to enjoy our amazing CASEING the CATTY blog hop.  To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues (catty!)

This week, we are CASEING the super sweet colours of the Easter Joy papers!!  

And I have CASEd the super sweet card on the top right of the landing page of this gorgeous suite.  One of my lovely friends and team member has this stamp set and she allowed me to stamp a bunch of sweet bunnies and eggs!! Which worked perfectly for my card this week!!  I did a lot of fussy cutting for all the images, but I think it was worth it!!

I've also used the gorgeous glossy Pleasant Patterns specialty paper for my card front and sponged some extra Shy Shamrock ink onto the Pretty in Pink piece so that it was more like the DSP in the image.

My greetings come from the very useful Banner Sayings bundle with the excellent Triple Banner Punch for the front of the card.

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Easter Joy CASE

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Paper Crafting Monthly Blog Hop - Get Well Soon

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Today I'm joining the fabulous paper crafting monthly blog hop of fabulous international crafters.  Join us for a world tour of inspiration!

What a great theme we have this month - Get Well Soon.  I've used the Friendly Foliage stamp set which includes this great greeting.  

I'm also using our gorgeous new Painted Illusions paper which is our Product of the Month.  

I've used the lovely Misty Moonlight design in the paper pack

This is a very simple card layout but it works soooo well with lovely papers!!  I've also added some extra interest to the paper by stamping it with one of the images in the Friendly Foliage stamp set, and then flicking with a Crumb Cake Stampin' Blend.  The lovely embellishments are from the Moody Palatte Glossy Dots.

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Get Will Soon Friendly Foliage

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Introducing Painted Illusions Designer Paper - Product of the Month blog hop

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented Australian crafters who love sharing with you!!  We are sharing projects created with our Product of the Month - so be sure to check out our hop every month to see lots of fabulous inspiration!!  Each month the Product of the Month is chosen to tempt you to get your creative juices flowing!!  You can easily purchase this product  for only $9 when you have a qualifying order of $125!!  Isn't that FANTASTIC!!

This month, our Product is:  Painted Illusion Designer Paper and I've used one of my favourite fun folds that I use to show off gorgeous papers!!  You need half of a sheet of 12 x 12" paper and then score it along the long line at 2, 4, 8 & 10".  You then cut up each side from 2" from the base to the top of the second score long from the edge.  It looks amazing!!

This is a great fold because you get to enjoy both sides of the paper in the same project!!  

The Stamp Set I've used for this card is the lovely Forever Florals stamp set coming in March.  It has this fabulous little two step stamping detail - I've stamped the leaves with Granny Apple Green, and then stamped the veins of the flowers using Pretty Peacock - what a great effect that makes!  

And the colours are totally inspired by the designer paper - Granny Apple Green, Pretty Peacock, Petal Pink and Calypso Coral.  There's also some fun flicking with a Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blend.

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Painted Illusion Fun Fold

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Gears & Textures inspired by Beautiful Gallery CTC#557

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight you get to enjoy our amazing CASEING the CATTY blog hop.  To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues (catty!)

This week, we are CASEING any Suite from the Annual Catalogue.

I have chosen to CASE the Beautiful Gallery Suite - in particular the lovely soft colours including Basic Beige, and Grays.  

I've used the amazing Gears and Textures bundle and created a fun multilayered card. There's lots of stamping, but then I covered it all up with the fantastic dies used with the Tungston Textured Foil from the Textured Metallic Foils.

I ended up using Gray Granite, Cloud Cover, and Memento Black inks combined with Basic Beige and Basic Gray cardstock.

My finishing touch is some sweet Cloud Cover Moody Dots in the centre of all the gears.

Up next is the extraordinary Peta and her stunning card

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Gray Gears & Textures

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.