Happy 16th!

Another day, another reason to celebrate.

I made this card recently for my nieces 16th Birthday. I find teenagers are interesting to create for. They are no longer kids and need something a little grown up. I love this stamp set for this reason. Elegant, sophisticated  but not overly girly.

I must admit I am a bad Aunty when it comes to knowing her tastes. So not knowing if she was a fan of pinks or purples, I decided to use Bermuda Bay instead. I love this colour, I hope she does too.

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Congratulations On Your Engagement!

Not so long ago we had some wonderful news, my nephew Andrew got engaged to the lovely Laura. Now I wanted something elegant but simple, so instantly black and white came to mind. 

I needed to leave heaps of room to write, so just added a little something to one corner.

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Crazy Crafters Retiring Products Blog Hop

Welcome to another Crazy Crafters Blog Hop! This months theme is Retiring products from the 2014-2015 Stampin' Up! annual catalogue. While it is sad to see things go and some of us do not like change (yes, this is me I am talking about), it is also a great opportunity to pick up some bargains!

All products on the retired list are only while stocks last. So if you want a bargain or if you NEED certain products now is the time. Check out the Stampin' Up! Australia website to see what is still available.

I decided that I needed to make something really pretty and girly. The first stamp set that came to mind was the Stippled Blossoms and for my sentiment I just had to use Label Love. Label Love was one of my first stamp sets when I joined Stampin' Up!

While I am sad to see these go, I am so looking forward to seeing the new stamp sets when the 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue comes out in June!

Please note: The Blog hop becomes live and linked at 7pm EST Australia

Another sketch challenge- this time for Aussie Crafters

Once more I decided to step outside my comfort zone and try something new. This time the challenge was designed by a different group, Aussie Crafters.

I have only just recently joined the Aussie Crafters Facebook group. This group is open to people from Australia who do all types of craft. They have a new swap, challenge and sketch each month. They are open to every level of crafters from beginners to advanced. I have found it a great place to get inspiration. Every person has their very own way of crafting, so this is exposing me to so many different styles.

This was the sketch for February.

This was my entry for this challenge. It was certainly very different from my normal creations.

Using a sketch to create

So I decided  I would try something new - a sketch challenge.

I've seen sketches for cards and scapbooking pages all over Pintrest, but had never given one a go before. This was my first time following a sketch and my first time doing a challenge.

This was the Art with Heart creative team challenge. Here was the sketch I followed.

 

 

 

The card I designed for the challenge.

 

 



Now one for a little boy...

With a 5 year old boy in the house it is always a great idea to have a few spare cards suitable for little boy birthdays. After the latest run of birthday parties I thought it was time to add a few more to my stash.

So it was time to get out the "Boys will be Boys" stamp set, my blendabilities and get it to work once more. This is what I came up with today. Hope you like it.



Thanks for stopping by,

Rosalie



The Crazy Crafters Blog Hop - Celebrating Love

Valentine's Day is in less than a week, so what would be more fitting than Celebrating Love as this months Crazy Crafters Blog Hop. It worked out perfect for me this month, as my card making class also requested a "love" theme this week. So I had no excuse but to pull out the hearts and get cracking.

As I tend to do for my class, I had to make a few different styles so my members had choice. Some may call me crazy (I guess I'm in the right team), but I usually give them options and then let them put their own twist on my examples.

This first one uses layers of hearts, which I cut out on my big shot, using heart framelits. The owl is quick and easy to make, using the owl punch. I wanted my cute little owl to sparkle, but I had no glimmer paper. Instead I used dazzling details to give it the extra something I was after.

This next card uses all the same colours, but is a standard size card. I decided that I would make my own sentiment "Happy day of love", just to be a little different from the standard Happy Valentines Day, after all that's part of the fun of handmade. I used the Little Letters framelits to give this card a little dimension.

The final card is a Z fold card, my first in fact. I used my heart emboslits and heart punches to create my decorations. I also used the "You brighten my Day" stamp set for all the stamping in this one. This stamp set is one of the freebies available during Sale-a-bration this year, when you purchace $90 AUS of Stampin' Up! products. If you haven't had a chance to look at the Sale-a-bration catalogue yet, feel free to click the link on the side of my blog and have a look.

I hope you enjoy the blog hop.

Please note: The Hop will be live from 8pm EST Sunday 8th February 2015

Crazy Crafters December Blog Hop

Thank you for joining me for our December Blog Hop. This month we are showcasing projects using Designer Series Paper, or DSP as it is also known.

I love DSP as many of them are so pretty. I'm very good at buying them, but not so great at using them. So for me this month's theme has been a challenge, pushing me outside my comfort zone. I'm hoping this will mean that I will start to incorporate DSP into my natural crafting. It will certainly help when I browse through the other blogs in the hop.

I decided that I would make a box with a matching card using both sides of a sheet of DSP from the Back to Black set, which is in the current annual catalogue. I even created my own embellishment using the paper and a simple floral black button from the neutrals button collection from the same catalogue.

Thank you for joining us on the Crazy Crafter Blog Hop. I hope you enjoy the rest of your journey.

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop Favorite Stamp Set

Thank you for joining the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop for October. This month we are show casing our favourite stamp set. Favourite stamp set sounded like an easy topic, until it came time to pick one. I love so many of them. One set did stand out as my favourite at the moment, it also happens to be my most recent purchase, Bloom with Hope.

For those of you that aren't familiar with this set, it is one of the hostess sets in the current Stanpin' Up! catalogue. I have it in clear and it comes in two cases. The sentiments which this set includes are focused both on "Happy Birthday" and also "With Sympathy".

I kept my card this month very simple. Black and white without the fuss.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoy the rest of the blog hop.

Crazy Crafters Stampin' Up! Blog Hop September- Holiday Catalogue

Thanks for joining The Crazy Crafters team blog hop for September. This month focus is on the holiday catalogue which was released on the 28th of August and goes right through to the 5th January 2015. If you haven't already got a copy, then request one from your Stampin' Up! demonstrator or check it out online. No demonstrator? No worries, just drop me an email.

One of the things I love about Stampin' Up! is matching. I love matching my boxes or gift tags to the cards I create. So this month I have used one of the new stamp sets in the holiday catalogue to create a Christmas card and then made a matching curvy box using cardstock and the same stamp set, Endless Wishes. It is a very sweet delicate set, which incorporates a variety of greetings for the holiday season. These greetings can be mixed and matched to create a sentiment of your own style.

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:

Endless Wishes stamp set (Phtopolymer 136829 $27.95 AUD)

Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Die (135853 $55.95 AUD)

Sassy Salutations (wood 132070 $41.95 AUD clear 126707 $33.95 AUD)

Chocloate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad 126979 $9.95 AUD
Chocloate Chip A4 cardstock 108599 $11.95 AUD
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad 126975 $9.95 AUD
Very Vanilla A4 cardstock 106550 $14.95 AUD
Versa Mark 1022283 $12.95 AUD
Gold Embossing Powder 109129 $8.95 AUD
Gold 1.6cm Satin Ribbon 134547 $11.95 AUD

Next in the blog hop line up is the talented Carolina Evans at Studio Evans

Enjoy our blog hop for September!

Blog Hop List Line Up

Rose Desmond at Stampin with Rosalie

Carolina Evans at Studio Evans

Michelle Mills at Hello Day Cards

Karma Woods at Stamping with Karma Woods

Kylie Bertucci at Crafty Kylie

Sarah Chilby at Handmade Wombat

Nicole Spicer at Handmade by Nicole Spicer

Angela Lorenz at Ang's Crafty Cards

Sue Wdowik at Nigh Nigh Birdie

Tamie Holt at Tamie Luvs Craft

Another Birthday in July

I know I'm a little behind, but I only gave this one to its new owner on Saturday. This is a quick card to whip up. Just a few stamps here and there, and you're done!

I was trying to think of more ideas that could be universal no matter the sex, as male cards always tend to be a struggle. This was made for yet another sister-in-law, who happens to share a birthday but not birth year with her sister. When I think of her, images of energy and celebration come to my mind, so I kept thinking of fireworks.

Front

I ususally like to stick to people's favorite colour when I am making something for them. In this case we have many shades of green.

Inside

Hop on a boat and sail away...

One of the many birthdays in July was for one of my sister-in-laws. She turned the magical number of 40! She decided to celebrate this milestone she would go on a cruise with some of her family. So I jumped on board (at least in spirit) and thought I would make her a birthday card with this theme in mind. Perfect use for the Traveler Stamp Set.

Taking into consideration her favourite colour, purple, her recent adventure and her love of all things bling- this is what I came up with. The bling was coloured in using Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities to keep with the use of shades of purple.

Blendabilities meet Flower Shop

I have been playing some more with my beloved Blendabilities. This time I decided to use some smaller images to see how I would go.

So far Cherry Cobbler is my favourite colour set, but there is so many more to try.

Card using Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities, Sassy Salutations, Flower Shop and Petite Petals

Close up of the flowers

Inside view

Blendabilities + embossing powder = lots of fun!

I am certainly a little behind the times. I have seen this technique making its appearance all over Pintrest. Very simple, yet very effective. I have no idea who first had the idea but I'm ever so grateful. Its an easy way to use Blendabilities on those days when we have an unsteady hand or just to use a different affect.

You simply stamp with Versa Mark and use white embossing powder over it, heat set and colour over. Just as easy as that, particularly if you use it on black card stock.