Extraordinary Flora Christmas Joy!

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!!

And THIS Month we have a fabulous theme!!  

AND I HAD to giggle at the gorgeous image Tracy has given us for her challenge!!  

I'm using the gorgeous Extraodinary Flora Washi tape for my NON Christmas product!!  

I've combined it with the stunning Peaceful Garden embossing folder used with vellum - such a stunning soft effect - and the lovely Peace on Earth dies for the dove cut using white Velvet.  Adding a tiny bit of ink to the edges of the die cut velvet creates such a lovely effect!!  My stamped greeting comes from the Holly Jolly stamp set.  

And because I had so many Extraodinary Flora images left, I had a great time adding them to the inside of the card too!!  

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of amazing inspiration just for you!

Extraordinary Flora Christmas Card

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.

Traditional Wreath Embossing Folder CTC#544

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 an embossing folder project which was the perfect time for me to try thi fun technique illustrated in the catalogue where you colour the embossed image,

I've actually embossed vellum and then coloured it on the underside using Stampin' Blends.

My focal point is a die cut circle using Stylish Shapes which I heat embossed using the Ornamental Christmas stamp set and white embossing powder. 

I love it when you can use supplies from different bundles - this ribbon is part of the Turtley Sweet bundle, but looks just lovely on my bauble.  

The lovely gems are the Delightful Decorative Dots illlustrated in the catalogue near the little gingerbread men!!  

Up next is the extraordinary Andrea

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of great ideas!

Check out our Facebook group for lots more inspiration!

Vellum Traditional Wreath

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.

Mix and Match with a really fun surprise twist!

Week 1 of an amazing Card Swap Chain - join the hop!!

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn

Today I'm joining the amazing Card Swap Chain Blog Hop with 10 amazing Australian cardmakers.  Our blog hop today is a celebration of the amazing cards we sent and received when we embarked on a fun journey sending cards to each other over a period of months.  It's a card version of "Chinese Whispers".  Each of us designed a card and sent if off to one of the other participants. That person then CASED the card and sent their own version to the next person.  To CASE is to Copy and Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit.  Each person's card made it's way around all 10 of us until finally a verson came home to the designer.  And Now, we are sharing these gorgeous card designs with YOU.  Enjoy the amazingness of everyone's cards and designs.

Today we are sharing a wonderful card designed by ME!! and this is the 1st round.

I sent one of my favourite fun folds for the swap.  And I've used the amazing Beautiful Gallery designer paper paired with the amazing Gallery Blooms bundle and Beautiful Motifs stamp set for the greeting.

This fold makes a lovely M shape which then has a fun pop up surprise inside the card!  This is a perfect fun fold to make a statement and really quite easy!!  

My colour choices were entirely dictated by the stunning imagery on the papers.

Make sure you keep hopping to see this amazing evolution!!

Beautiful Gallery Fun Fold Chain Swap

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.

Little Lambs CTC543 animal inspiration cardmaking

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 a project featuring animals, and I've been inspired by the gorgeous card featuring A Child is Born stamp set on page 17 of our mini catalogue.

I've been inspired by the gorgeous blending and the stamping of all the lovely words and the feature of the lambs over the top.  

I've changed the colours a little, but still used Very Vanilla for my cardbase and the features, and then layered it onto Basic Beige for a quiet subtle colour scheme!  I stamped using Pecan Pie, and then coloured using the Medium Light Stampin Blends and the Pecan Pie Stampin Blends.

My final touch was sone lovely Iridescent Foil Gems.  I think the fussy cut features looks fabulous and makes a big impact.  

Inside is another lamb and stars - poor lamb is a little overcoloured!!!  

Up next is the extraordinary Rebecca and her trio of trees

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of great ideas!

Check out our Facebook group for lots more inspiration!

Little Lambs A Child is Born

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.