Treat Box meets Lights Aglow CT#131

Hello and Welcome to our Colour Challenge!

This is an amazing group of creative people who use Stampin' Up! supplies to create using colours inspired by Pinterest.

Check out these gorgeous colours this week!!  

Although these colours would be brilliant for Christmas, I've chosen to make a general type of card.  This is a coordinating gift card and cute box combo!  I've used the Vanilla Notes Cards and Envelopes and combined with Lights Aglow designer papers.  

To highlight the fabulous centre panel, I've punched some Sweet Sorbet using the Decorative Circle punch and then added a greeting from the Charming Sentiments bundle stamped using the Early Espresso ink.  I love the touches of gold and also the Crumb Cake stamping in the background.

The cute little box was created using the gorgeous Design a Treat Box dies and another of the great Charming Sentiments greetings.  

This little treat box can fit one of my favourite chocolates - Lindt!!  What a great yummy gift package.

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

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Colours to make you smile!! CTC#390

Hello and Welcome to our Sunday Night Blog Hop and Challenge CASEING the CATTY.

To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything  or Copy And Selectively Edit and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues (CATTY).

This week, we are CASEING the Colours of the Santa's Express designer paper, which are happy and  bright and also traditional Christmas Colours.

I've used them with a fabulous stamp set for colouring - the Apple Harvest stamp set.  I've coloured the apples using Poppy Parade and Petal Pink Stampin' Blends.  The Leaves were coloured using Granny Apple Green and Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends.    The apples and flowers were stamped using Evening Evergreen ink.

I've used the Mint Macaron for the card base, and also for the subtle stamping behind the apple - I love stamps like this that can hide any smudges or imperfections!  Can you see the subtle scoring on the edge of my card front?  I just scored a couple of lines using my trimmer and the scoring blade at half centimetre measurements.  

The inside of the card repeats the front with the stamping of the flowers in Evening Evergreen and then colouring using Stampin' Blends.  

I added some extra stamped flowers which I have fussy cut - I've actually CASED one of the cards featuring this stamp set on page 54 of your June to December Mini Catalogue.  My final touch is these gorgeous silver flowers which looks so pretty!!  

Do you like these colours used on a non Christmas card?  Please let me know what you think.

Make sure you keep hopping around everyone to see all the great ideas using these colours!

Up next is the amazing Michelle - you'll love her project!!

You are also welcome to join in the fun with us and make your card featuring this fun happy colours!!  

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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!!) 

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Bundle Brilliance CTC#389

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn and our Sunday Night Blog Hop and Challenge CASEING the CATTY.

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. 

This week, we are CASEING from pages 161 to 167 of our Annual Catalogue which feature our Bundles Collection.  And there's a bunch of great inspiration!!

I stopped at the first page - 161 and the project featuring the Brewed For You Bundle - I've CASED the layout, and the idea for using a bottle.

For my background detail I have some of the stunning Sun Prints designer paper which works well with my colour scheme of Starry Sky.  Placing this feature piece right on the left edge of the card is something I would never think to do ..... but I like it!!  And I was surprised I would when I decided to CASE this layout!!   

I love the way the Vintage Christmas stamp set coordinates with the Vintage bottle punch.   I have adjusted the layout of the greeting though (from the one in the catalogue), as I wanted more of the bottle to show.  That's because I tried this cool technique of adding clear embossing all over the bottle to create a glassy surface - doesn't it look fabulous!!   I was inspired by Anna who used the same technique on her project here. 

Inside the card features some simple stamping using the Very Best Occasions stamp set along with the Vintage Christmas stamp set (which I've used for a birthday card!!)  

I hope you keep hopping around everybody to see all the amazing projects we share.

Up next is the awesome Michelle and her gorgeous butterflies

Please join in our challenge and add your project to our Facebook challenge page here.  

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World Cardmaking Day celebrations blog hop

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight I'm joining in a fabulous Blog Hop to Celebrate World Cardmaking Day TODAY!!

One of the projects we made today at our event featured this marvellous bundle - Cottage Wreath, and I have paired it with the Santa's Express Memories & More Cards and Envelopes.  I've made cards in 2 different colour ways to show off these great cards!

The first thing I did was to fold my Santa's Express cards into a Z fold featuring the gorgeous printed cardstock on the front and inside the card (normally the cards are totally white inside, but I've folded them inside out!!!) 

I've used Mint Macaron, Garden Green and Sweet Sorbet inks along with Shaded Spruce and Poppy Parade cardstocks.  

The finishing touches for both of my cards is some Linen Thread and Iridescent Rhinestones.  These 2 cards will be part of the projects in our Retreat Day in October.  Mostly they feature simple stamping with a couple of die cut elements under the greeting!!  

I hope you're really enjoying our blog hop tonight!!  Make sure you keep hopping to see everyone's amazing projects!!  

UP next is the awesome Sharon!! Enjoy.

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