Tag: cajun craze


Sep
2018

Fun-N-Crafty | Country Lane Suite

categories: Artful Pursuits, Fun-n-Crafty, Stampin' Up!

Hello my crafty peeps! I’m happy to be here again this month as part of the Fun & Crafty blog hop. You should have arrived here from Stacey’s A Work of Carte blog. If you didn’t, not to worry the complete list is below! Today the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog is live and there are oh so many goodies! To kick off the new catalog, a few of us participated in a holiday catalog card swap to get even more creative ideas to share with you!

For my card I decided to use the Country Lane suite, which includes the Country Home stamps, Country Lane DSP, Tin Tile Dynamic TIEF, Braided Linen Trim, Chicken Wire Elements, Galvanized Clips, Galvanized Metallic Paper, and two new combo packs of Stampin’ Blends.I really love the versatility of this stamp set and the embossing folder gives so much detail, especially with the galvanized metallic paper. In the coming months I plan to use more of my favorites from the new holiday catalog in blog posts so stay tuned!

I started with a Blackberry Bliss horizontal top-folding A2 card base and because it’s a dark color I decided to include a white insert for writing a message to that special someone, which meant more stamping inside! For the card front, I began by cutting a piece of Mint Macaron to 4″ x 5.25″ for a mat and a Whisper White to 3.75″ x 5″ for the stamped panel. Next, I cut 6″ x 6″ squares of the galvanized metallic paper and ran it through the Tin Tile TIEF. I cut these into 1.5″ x 5.25 strips.

  

Using Memento black ink, I stamped the cotton flower image 1.45″ above the bottom edge three times on the panel. I also stamped the sentiment “happy harvest blessings” on the top of the panel. To make the cotton pop and look extra white, I outlined each stamped image using the light Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blend. I also colored the other parts of the images using the combo packs of Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.

  

All that remained, was assembling the cards. First, I adhered the interior panel as well as the front Mint Macaron mat, the Whisper White stamped layer, and finally the tin tile galvanized strip. I clipped one of the cute galvanized clips to the panel and adhered it to the card base using dimensionals. For the final touch, I made a bow out of the braided linen trim and using a rolled up mini glue dot, adhered it to the top of the galvanized clip.

  

There is a ton of inspiration throughout this hop and I encourage you to grab your Stampin’ Up holiday catalog and some post-it notes, and visit the other talented crafters listed below to see what they created and perhaps leave them some crafty love! Up next is the wonderful Merit over at MB Squared Designs. Until next time, remember, creativity and imperfection live together in all we do. “Grace is the face love wears when it meets imperfection.”

~xoxo

 

 

  1. Stacey — A Work of Carte
  2. Christine — Artful Musings (you are here)
  3. Merit — MB Squared Designs
  4. Nicole — Inky Fingers Stamping
  5. Jennifer — NW Stamper
  6. Tobe — The Craft Sea
  7. Pamela — Stinky Tofu

Supplies Used:
Country Home Stamps (147678)
Tin Tile Dynamic TIEF (147906)
Galvanized Metallic Paper (147805)
Card Stock: Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, & Mint Macaron
Ink: Blackberry Bliss & Memento
Blends: Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, & Mint Macaron (light)
Accessories: Galvanized Clips (147806), Braided Linen Trim (147808), Snail, & Glue Dots 


Sep
2017

Fun-n-Crafty | A Painted Harvest

categories: Fun-n-Crafty, Stampin' Up!

Hello my crafty peeps! I’m happy to be here again this month as part of the Fun & Crafty blog hop. This month’s theme is Fall or Halloween! It seems like only yesterday we were in the middle of summer. This past Friday was the official first day of Fall, but here in Seattle, we don’t seem to have gotten the memo (it’s been sunny and warm for the past hew weeks). I went shopping at Trader Joe’s bright and early Saturday morning and was amazed. It was like the entire place had been hosed down with pumpkin spice … overnight. Pumpkin spice cake, cookies, pasta, fudge, caramel corn, cereal … you name it and TJ’s probably has it … even the dogs were included with pumpkin spice dog biscuits! I love fall, and pumpkin spice, so a few things (the caramel corn was delicious) may have made their way into my basket!

This month I decided to focus on one of my favorite suites in the new Holiday catalog, The Painted Harvest. It includes a wonderful layering stamp set with these dreamy floral and leaf images, some “thankful” sentiments, and best of all a coordinating leaf punch. There is also a beautiful pack of 12 x 12 DSP and some wooden elements. This is a very versatile suite of products with color combinations for fall, the holidays, and spring.

  

I decided to combine this suite with a cool technique, eclipse. I love this technique with the Stampin’ Up! large letters framelits. I began with an A2 Whisper White card base, a 5.25″ x 4″ Chocolate Chip mat, and a 5″ x 3.75″ thick Whisper White panel for stamping. This set has that “artistic” look (the base stamps don’t stamp solid) and sometimes I think, “Oh, no, it’s going to look terrible!”, but it never does! HINT: I use the Stampin’ Pierce Mat to make sure I get good coverage from photopolymer stamps.

  

Beginning with the base flower, I stamped three on the panel in Crushed Curry. Next, using the detail layering image, I stamped over the large flower in Cajun Craze ink. I also stamped a flower onto a post-it note and fussy cut it to use as a mask for stamping the leaves, which I stamped in Pear Pizzazz for the base and Old Olive for the detail. I also stamped the flower middle using Chocolate Chip ink. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment, “I am thankful for you” in Chocolate Chip.

  

Now, it’s time to create the eclipse. Using the Y – O – U letters, I centered them on the panel and secured them in place using post-it note tape. I ran this through my BigShot and then popped them out. HINT: Make sure to keep any letter centers (like in the O) to adhere to the matte panel. To make sure you get it centered, first put the letter in its place, put adhesive on the back of the center piece, and put it down. Then you can lift out the letter. Using the foam adhesive strips, pop up each letter inside its space on the card.

There is a ton of inspiration throughout this hop. Since you started here, I encourage you to grab a favorite beverage, perhaps a pumpkin spice latte, and visit the other talented team members listed below to leave them some blog love! Next up is the amazing Merit. Until next time, remember, creativity and imperfection live together in all we do. “Grace is the face love wears when it meets imperfection.”

~xoxo

 

  1. Tobe — The Craft Sea
  2. Christine — Artful Musings (you are here)
  3. Merit — MB Squared
  4. Jennifer — NW Stamper
  5. Susan — Stampin by the SF Bay

Supplies Used:
Stamps & Dies: Painted Harvest (144783) & Large Letters Framelits (141712)
Card Stock: Whisper White (100730) & Chocolate Chip (102128)
Ink: Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, & Old Olive
Foam Adhesive Strips (141825)