CHRISTMAS CRAFT CLASS

Thought I would share some pictures from the Christmas crafting day I had on the weekend. Someone did forget to take pictures throughout the day, so I just have the before pictures to share with you. Over the next couple of weeks I will share some of the projects in more detail with you.

When I run a full day class I like to have all the items needed and the sample project in the one basket, so an attendee can just grab the basket. sit at their seat and where possible not have to hunt for the correct colour ink or stamp set. Sometimes there is a little cross over, where two projects use the same punch or set but I do try to keep this to a minimum.

I like to provide my participants with a bag which includes a little surprise inside (this time is was some 6"x6" samples of DSP) and a small table gift. The bag comes in handy later to store all of their projects, making it easy to take home.

At my day long events, I also have a door prize. The name of all people in attendance are placed into a bowl and a winner is chosen at random. This was the prize for this event.

Until next time, happy crafting!

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMP-A-THON 2018 - POP UP/3D CARDS

Welcome to the latest Christmas Challenge Stamp-a-thon.  This is a collaboration between four Stampin' Up! Demonstrators friends. Ruth Trice 'Artful Stampin' from the UK, Denise Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin' from USA, Ellen Woodbridge from Australia and myself. . The Challenge is set on the 25th of the month, each month has a different theme. The challenge this month is to make at least 4 Pop-up/3D cards.

These type of cards can be heaps of fun to make and even more exciting to receive as they are much more than just the standard card. The choices of styles are endless. This month I choose to make Pop-up Exploding cards. These cards are relatively simple to create but also give the card a WOW factor.

I combined the Joyous Noel Speciality Designer Series Paper, the Peaceful Noel stamp set and the Merry Christmas thinlit dies, which are all from the 2018 Holiday Catalogue.

For further details on this project, please see the video attached.

If you would like to join us in the challenge or would like some inspiration from other people's entries, you will find the Christmas Challenge Stampaton 2018 on facebook.

Happy crafting,

Rosalie

PRODUCTS USED:

Peaceful Noel Stamp Set (147694)

Joyous Noel DSP (147816)

Merry Christmas Thinlit Dies (147912)

COLOURING SHIMMER PAINT

My Great Niece's 4th birthday was coming up, so what better time to start playing with shimmer paint.

Of course it needed to be special, so I couldn't just simply add some to paint and rubbing alcohol and mist (which actually does look amazing). I stepped it up a notch and added some colour using re-inker.

While Shimmer paint a returning product for Stampin' Up! I had never used it before. I was surprised with just how lovely the shimmer turned out and how easy it was to give the card that extra WOW!! I can't wait to use it again.

Happy crafting,
Rosalie

2018 HOLIDAY CATALOGUE IS NOW LIVE!!!!

The wait is over. I'm guessing at this point you have seen a lot of sneak peeks from the 2018 Stampin' Up! Holiday catalogue.

So in answer to your questions, Yes - it is amazing! Yes - there are lots of cute sets, serious set, traditional and non-traditional. Christmas and non Christmas. Something for everyone. No - I have not bought the whole catalogue but very tempted to put another order in.

New stamp sets, new Designer Series Paper, new embellishments and even a new tool.

Take your time and check it out.

As I am sure you can tell if you are a regular reader of my blog, I love Christmas and Christmas crafting. For me, it is the time of the year where I give out the most amounts of cards and like to make personal hand made gifts, so I always look forward to the Holiday Catalogue and new products to play with.

I look forward to seeing what everyone makes with all the new sets.

Happy crafting,
Rosalie - The Lost Stamper

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM AUSTRALIA

When we purchase a stamp set we often don't notice their full protentional. We sometimes can't think past that one set and what we can do with those elements. It is a good idea to remember all those other sets that are sitting in our stash. Combining sets is a wonderful way to stretch our crafting dollar further.



As soon as I saw the kangaroo in the Animal Outing stamp set in the Annual Catalogue I knew I wanted to use it in my Christmas crafting. Then once I saw the new holiday catalogue (one of the perks of being a demonstrator is seeing the catalogues early) and noticed the So Santa set with a perfect size Santa hat.




The kangaroo is the star of the show, so I kept the design for this card very simple. Check out just how quick this card is to put together. And don't forget to subscribe to my channel.

There are so many different ways that we can colour our stamped images. We can water colour, use a blender pen, use Blends (Stampin' Up!s alcohol markers) or use Stampin' Write markers (these use the same ink as our ink pads). Use whatever you are comfortable with. I coloured the kangaroo with Blends, and the hat and presents were coloured with Stampin' Write markers.



Another thing to remember is that often non-Christmas Designer Series Paper is often very suitable to use on Christmas projects. For this card I used a piece of DSP from Tropical Escape set.

Tropical Escape 6"x6" DSP (146916)

Until next time. Happy crafting,
Rosalie

STAMPIN' DREAMS BLOG HOP - HOLIDAY CATALOGUE SNEAK PEEK

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. This month's theme is Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek.

You are currently visiting Rosalie Desmond from Australia. I hope you enjoy my project.

One of my favourite (& there are lots of them) products in the 2018 Holiday Catalogue, which goes live for customers on the 5th September, is the chicken wire elements. I knew I had to incorporate this in my first holiday catalogue project. 

In this card I have combined Night of Navy card stock with touches of silver in both the chicken wire and also the clear faceted gems. I used a swirl stamp from Merry Christmas To All stamp set, to create the background and a large sentiment from the same set as the focal point.

If you would like more details about creating this card, please check out my video.

I hope you enjoy the blog hop and find lots of inspiration. Please see the list below and hop through all the people on the list, so you don't miss any of the projects!

Happy crafting,

Rosalie

PRODUCTS USED:

Chicken Wire Elements

Merry Christmas To All