Sunday, October 11, 2026

Loving the Wreaths CTC591


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 the Sunflower Fields Suite - and I have used the colours of the Suite as my starting point.  They are:  Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight and Golden Glow.  


I used ALL of these colours to paint ink using a waterpainted onto the fabulous Detailed Wreath Accents.  The description on the website is:
Add a nature-inspired focal point to your handmade projects with the Detailed Wreaths Accents. This set includes precut wreaths and accents in a variety of styles that match the seasons, like spring flowers, autumn leaves, winter branches, and more. Perfect for cards, scrapbook pages, and other paper crafts, these versatile wreaths come in a neutral white so they can be personalised with Classic Stampin’ Ink, Stampin’ Blends, or your favourite colouring techniques.
And I agree wholeheartedly with this description!!


I left the wreaths in the die cut sheet and then coloured away with messy strokes, blending and leaving white space.  


After the whole sheet was painted and then dry, I popped out each of the die cuts and then started adding colour to all of the wreaths.


It was easy to add the flowers using mini glue dots and layering all the flowers around the wreaths.


I know they look somewhat messy, but I do love that look (to me it says ARTISTIC!! teehee)


Some of the wreaths became the name tags for my retreat day yesterday.  I tied them on the kit bags using the gorgeous sparkly Gold Mesh Ribbon which is now on the Last Chance list - so if you love it (like me), make sure you stock up before it all goes!!












Sunday, October 04, 2026

All Wrapped Up Colour Inspiration CTC#590


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 the lovely and interesting colours of the All Wrapped Up designer paper.


My project features the lovely new Stitched Blooms bundle that was used in the Virtual Cardmaking Retreat and is also in our Online Exclusive collection coming in November.


My card base is one of the fabulous Festive Flecks cards and envelopes which are printed and coordinate together.  I have folded the card into a Z fold so that all of the printed gorgeousness is on show rather than being on the front and back of the card.  The Z fold was created by folding the card inside out and then folding the front flap back to see all the colour.


Lets Craft Together some Gift Packaging




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 our blog hop is all about Treat Packagaing!!  - Time to share the sweetness of giving!!  


The Advent Boxes are just PERFECT to decorate and share!!  The come in a pack of 24 stampable boxes which is just over $1 each!!!


I have wrapped some lovely Wood Wonders designer paper around the sides of the assembled box, and then cut a piece the exact size for the lid of the box so that you can still open the box and not break the cute wrapping.


I do love a monochrome theme, so I've used Pecan Pie for my ink and cardstock and this coordinates perfectly with the Kraft cardstock used for the box.  The label with the greeting was mounted onto a punched shape using the Rounded Rectangle punch - and I could have used the same punch to round the corners of the label too!  


I've used the sweet little lolly for the decorative detail on my blox and stamped and coloured  and cut them all using Golden Glow ink.  I love the effect of the lovely Neutral Jute tied through the centre!  


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Loving the Wreaths CTC591

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...

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