Falling Snow is my favourite background stamp CTC#499

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 a background idea!!  I went easy, and used my favourite background stamp from the Mini Catalogue - Falling Snow.  

Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue  © 2024 page 57

The lovely village frame on the left of the photo above is sooo pretty, and I tried to capture it a little.

My card is a diarama card - basically a box that folds flat to fit into a standard envelope and then pops up to create a scene.  

The lovely stamped greeting on the front came from a dear friend as part of my Christmas gift!! What a lovely and practical idea!  

The trees on the back come from Peaceful Evergreens stamp set.

The trees on the inside come from the Frosted Forrest stamp and mask set.  The final layer of the mask I used shimmery white embossing paste and then heat set it before it was dry - this made it pop up like snow!!  Doesn't that look AWESOME!! 

I suppose I should mention the background stamp too!!  It was heat embossed with white powder onto a Balmy Blue background cardstock - pretty but very simple!!  And my final touch is some silver foil gardlands from the Merriest Trees dies!!  

Up next is the extraordinary Rebecca

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Snowy Diorama

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Our Funky Folds Blog Hop Christmas Edition sharing inspiration from our friends.

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented crafters who love dabbling with folds!!  

We are a group of like-minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means "modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way"... so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think 'easel', 'pop-up', 'gatefold', 'z-fold', 'shaped' or 3D cards etc. The list is endless. 

All Blog Hops have an 'anything goes' theme using any type of 'funky' card fold.  THIS month, though, we are sharing inspiration from our friends with a fabulous Christams theme!!  

My card is inspired by the amazing Tracy and her gorgeous card here.  Tracy must be one of the queens of the Fun Folds - she seems to create the most amazing projects!!!  This one is called a Double Bendy Fun Fold.

I've adapted my project to feature the stunning Graceful Greenery vellum which looks fantastic on white cardstock!!

The back of the card mirrors the front (without the embossed panel, and a little bit of room to write!)

I love that this card folds flat to fit into a standard envelope!

Now, I have to find someone very special to send this card to this year!!  

I hope you're inspired to give this one a go!!  You can see a little video to make this here:  

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

Greenery Vellum Funky Fold

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.

Time to Celebrate!! Let's Craft Together 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!!

This month, we are celebrating the new year...... and I thought that my little calendar gift worked perfectly with this theme!!  

These are very simple projects (ok the fancy fold is a bit tricky) but the only embellishment is the gorgeous paper and the mini calendars.  But, did you notice this (swoooon) paper?  This is a sneak peek of the gorgeous Floral and Gingham vellum coming up in January in our new mini catalogue.  Oh, and the other paper is the Country Woods paper.  

Every year, I make these for my work colleages at my work office.  (Luckily we are a small staff!)

This fun project actually folds flat to go into a standard envelope which is just fabulous!!

The fold is called the Spring Hexagon Box Card fold and I have actually adapted the original to work perfetly with the mini calendars.

Here's the fabulous spring mechanism inside the box that makes it stand up so very nicely!  

I have a tutorial of this fold for those who place a minimum order through my  online store.  Let me know if you'd love to receive this tutorial after you place your next order!   

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

Mini Calendar Spring Hexagon Box

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.

Love the birds in Winterly Tree Tops CTC#498

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 MY card is inspired by the little gift package on the bottom right of page 20 of the Mini Catalogue featured above.  

I created a bunch of thankyou cards for customers - so using this great layout worked really well, AND the way the birds can be die cut from the paper really made this card easy too.  

I'm also featuring the super lovely Regal Winter paper which gave me a starting point for all the colour schemes for each of the cards.  

I hope you're inspired!!

Up next is the extraordinary Rochelle

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

Check out our Facebook group for lots more inspiration!

Winterly Tree Tops with Regal Winter

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.