INK & INSPIRATION - Sneak Peek

Welcome to this months Ink & Inspiration blog hop. This month's theme is a Sneak Peek of the upcoming 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue.

You are currently visiting Rosalie Desmond from Australia. Be sure to continue on with the blog hop by using the list further down the page.

A new catalogue is always an exciting time. Today we showcasing some of the lovely new products that you will be able to order come 4th June. 

Today I have a four fold panel card using the Free As A Bird stamp set and the Bird Ballad DSP.

The stamped images are coloured with Stampin' Blends.

The sentiment is stamped on whisper white card stock and cut out with stitched nested label dies.

I hope you enjoy the remainder of the blog hop.

Until next time. Happy crafting,

INK & INSPIRATION BLOG HOP - HALLOWEEN/FALL

Welcome to the monthly Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. This month's theme is Halloween/Fall.

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

This month's theme has given me the opportunity to use the Rooted in Nature stamp set. By using Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Daffodil Delight I bought the Fall theme to my card.

I decided that I wanted to make a fun fold card for today's project, but also wanted to keep it simple. I cut a standard type of card base using half an A4 sheet of paper. I then grabbed the trimmer and made a diagonal cut in the front to create and interesting shape. For visual details of how to do this see the YouTube video below.

Using the square thinlit dies, a frame was created to boarder the main image of the card.

I added some stamped leave images on both the card front and also the inside piece of cardstock to add some extra interest and texture.

I hope you enjoy the remainder of the hop. Make sure that you don't miss any of the lovely projects.

Until next time. Happy crafting,

EASEL CARD - Petal Palette

Sometimes I just grab some colours and a stamp set and then roll with it to see what happens. This is one of those times. I felt like making a fun fold, because it was a fun fold kind of day. So on that note, it became an Easel Card.

One of the things I love about easel cards is that they fold flat, which is wonderful for posting and also for placing inside a regular envelope.

The rose image that was used as the main focus of the card was heat embossed using white embossing powder. I then coloured the flowers using a Night of Navy Stampin' Write marker.

Easel cards are simple and fun to make.

Dimensionals are used to raise the strips of card stock, so it acts as a stopper to catch the front of the card, allowing it appear like an easel.

Until next time. Happy crafting,
Rosalie

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)

INK & INSPIRATION BLOG HOP - BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

Welcome to the latest Ink and Inspiration blog hop. You are currently visiting Rosalie Desmond from AUSTRALIA. I hope you enjoy this months project. Our theme for this month is - Birthday Surprise. 

For today's theme I decided to take the opportunity to add a masculine card to my stash. Birthday cards are the most used card type in our house and I often struggle to come up with ideas for the males in our lives. 

The card I have created fits into a standard size Australian envelope which makes it cheaper for posting. To change it up a little from a standard fold, I have created a twisted easel card and used the sentiment "celebrate" bumped up with dimensionals, to hold the front of the card in place.

I stamped some of the images from Artisan Textures in the chosen colours to create background and let word framelits and coloured card stock to do the rest of the work. The colour choice comes from this months Stampin' Up! Color Challenge facebook group. The colour combo is  Pacific Point, Smoky Slate, So Saffron and Real Red.

I hope you enjoy the blog hop.

Happy crafting,

Rosalie

PRODUCTS USED:

Artisan Textures 146573

Celebrate You Thinlits 146840

Happy Birthday Thinlits 143700

CRAZY CRAFTERS BLOG HOP WITH JEANETTE EGEMANN

Welcome once again to a Crazy Crafters Blog Hop. This time we are CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by Jeanette Egemann. It's so lovely to have Jeanette joining us today, her work is absolutely amazing. You should check out her blog. We hope you find great inspiration from todays projects.

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Rosalie Desmond or may have come from the person previous to me. Be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

I took inspiration from some of the elements in one of Jeanette's projects to create this tunnel card.

Here is Jeanette's project which inspired me. I used the floral design and the multi coloured layering to create today's card. While the colours I used are different to Jeanette's, I liked the combination of green, pink and purple, and then decided I wanted a little blue as well.

For something a little different I made my card into a tunnel card. Adding some more of the floral images in the centre to give it a focal point. I then used the outline stamp to add some texture to the Tempting Turquoise insert by stamping with Tempting Turquoise ink.

Measurements:

Whisper White Card Base 21 x 14.8cm, scored at 10.5cm
Whisper White Layer 6 x 10.5cm
Tempting Turquoise inside layer 20 x 13.8cm scored at 5, 10, 15cm

Scraps of Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Tempting Turquoise cardstock

Products:

Oh So Eclectic Stamp Set (143940)
Eclectic Layers Thinlits (143774)
Layering Circle Framelit Dies (141705)

Oh So Eclectic Bundle

To order any of the products used to make my project, go to my SHOP NOW button on the side bar which will take you to my online store.

I run regular classes from the Western suburbs of Melbourne. I can show you how to make this, or any other project at your own party, which can either be held online via Facebook or in person. Contact me to arrange a time and to learn more about the benefits of being a hostess at your own party.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rosalie

Current Bonus Rewards

Stampin' Up! is offering bonus hostess rewards on top of the ones that they already provide!!!!

So if you are wanting an in-person party, an on-line party or just want to order up big, June is the time to do it!!!! #welovehosts

BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET - TENT TOPPER CARD

It seems like forever since I made a fun fold card, this time I decided that I would try a Tent Topper Card, as I have never done one before. My next step was to decide on which colours I wanted to use before choosing the stamp set. I came across a lovely colour combination at Color Throwndown Challenge #446, so thought I would join in.

I love the way the Calypso Coral, Garden Green and Daffodil Delight work together. I just had to use the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set that was yet to be inked up.

I totally adore the sentiments in this set. I love the mixed fonts and the variety, that are included in the set. As a bonus there are matching framelits, although I did not use them on this card.

Measurements:

Whisper White Card Base 24 x 10.5cm, scored at 12cm
Calypso Coral Layer 11.5 x 10cm
Scraps of Whisper White and Calypso Coral

Products:

Beautful Bouquet Stamp Set (143666)
Daffodit Delight Double Stitched Ribbon (144116)
Layering Circle Framelit Dies (141705)

To order any of the products used to make my project, go to my SHOP NOW button on the side bar which will take you to my online store.

I run regular classes from the Western suburbs of Melbourne. I can show you how to make this, or any other project at your own party, which can either be held online via Facebook or in person. Contact me to arrange a time and to learn more about the benefits of being a hostess at your own party.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rosalie

Current Bonus Rewards

Stampin' Up! is offering bonus hostess rewards on top of the ones that they already provide!!!!

So if you are wanting an in-person party, an on-line party or just want to order up big, June is the time to do it!!!! #welovehosts

SCREEN CARD

With so many different types of card folds out there, my to-do list is amazingly long. Screen cards were huge on the internet last year and I have finally got around to making my first one. Better late than never they say.

Here is my first screen card which uses Touches of Texture.

My screen card has four sections which are all 7cm wide. This allows for the opportunity to have multiple pictures.

Thank you for joining me today,
Rosalie

FAIRY CELEBRATION MEETS IRRESISTIBLY FLORAL

Joining in with this week's Global Design Project - Theme: Winged Creatures

My first thought with this weeks theme was to use a butterfly, dragonfly or maybe even a bird. I even went as far as pulling out the Picture Perfect stamp set and then thought...Fairies!!!

Here is what I came up with using the Fairy Celebration stamp set.

Once again I have used Irresistibly Floral Designer Series Paper, if you have been following my blog you have most likely seen it a number of times recently. This time I added Bermuda Bay, Early Expresso, Peekaboo Peach and Daffodil Delight.

My final touch was to add some Fine-tipped Glue to the cherries to give them a little gloss.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rosalie

SALE-A-BRATION NEWS

More items added for you to choose from

FREE products!!!

For very $90 you spend you receive a FREE item from the exclusive Sale-a-Bration catalogue. These products can not be purchased, but must be earned during the Sale-a-Bration period. You earn one item for every $90 you spend. So if you spend $90 - you can choose 1 FREE item, if you spend $180 - you choose 2 FREE items. I think you get the idea. The more you spend, the more FREE items you receive.

Pop Up Easel Card

I decided today that I would combine two blog challenges and enter again in  this week's Global Design Project colour challenge and enter the Just Add Ink challenge.

While looking through a facebook group called Stampin' Café, I came across some cards made by Jennifer Lane. Jennifer's cards inspired me to create today. Jennifer made a couple of cards using a fold called Pop Up Easel Card. She found the instructions on Debbie Henderson's YouTube video, which you can find here.

Here is what these lovely ladies inspired me to create.

The background paper was the Irresistibly Floral Speciality Paper, coloured with Daffodil Delight.
I then used the Watercolor Wings stamp set for my focal point and my sentiment, and the Perpetual Birthday Calendar for the hearts.  I popped some clear Wink of Stella on the butterfly wings to give it a touch of sparkle.

Here are the two challenges I went in today.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rosalie