Inspire.Create. STAMPING CHALLENGES Halloween Challenge #226

Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge! I’m Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week, we have been given a Halloween theme to inspire our creations.
Here in Australia, we don’t celebrate Halloween quite as much as they do in some other countries. However, Stampin’ Up! always manages to tempt us with the most irresistible Halloween products! Even though I had decided that I wasn’t going to give in and purchase any Halloween products this year, this challenge gave me the perfect excuse to relent and buy a few. ðŸŽƒðŸ‘»



For my submission I have created a set of fun fold cards.




I love the look on the cat's face. 










These are the measurements for the these cards:

Card Base
  • Cardstock: 14.4 cm x 20 cm
  • Score at 10.5 cm
Mechanism inside
  • Card stock 14.4 cm x 20 cm 
  • Score at 5 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm

Designer Series paper
  • Front panel: 14.4 cm x 10 cm
  • Inside narrow panel: 4.5 cm x 13.9 cm
Below is a view of the inside of the card.






My inspiration for these cards came from a fellow Australian demonstrator Cathy Proctor who was even kind enough to supply the above measurements. Thank you Cathy.

You can find even more inspiration from the incredibly talented members of our Design Team over on the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges website.

Feeling inspired? We’d love to see your creations! 💕 To join the challenge, submit your project here by 10am Sunday (UK time). Below are the products I’ve used for today’s project. If you’re based in Australia and would like to make a purchase, simply click on the product thumbnails below to visit my online store. 



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Inspire.Create. STAMPING CHALLENGES Clean and Simple |Challenge #225


Hello and welcome to the Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. For today's challenge we have been asked to create a Clean and Simple card.

I have die cut 2 ferns from the Fern and Flora Dies. These dies belong to the beautiful Moonlit Flora Suite Collection.


 I trimmed the leaflets off the lower end of the frond stem to keep the arrangement simpler and cleaner looking and set it on a basic black square of card stock. A black border brings the design together. 

You can find even more inspiration from the incredibly talented members of our Design Team over on the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges website. 

Feeling inspired? We’d love to see your creations! 💕 To join the challenge, submit your project here by 10am Sunday (UK time). Below are the products I’ve used for today’s project. If you’re based in Australia and would like to make a purchase, simply click on the product thumbnails below to visit my online store. 

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Inspire.Create. STAMPING CHALLENGES Colour Challenge #224

 Hello and welcome to the Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. Today we have been set a colour challenge. For this challenge our colour combination is any shade of blue, green and red.


When I first saw these colours, I was a bit thrown as to how I would use them, but then I thought, “Aha! Christmas!” 🎄
 

I saw another demonstrator using the Santa’s Hat stamp set and absolutely loved how simple it was! 🎅❤️ The hat is shaded with easy two-step stamping, so it does all the hard work for you. I just love when a stamp set makes creating look this effortless!



I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to incorporate the green into the card, but then the simple little touches of holly and twine came to the rescue! Sometimes it’s the smallest details that bring everything together. 


You might be wondering, “Where on earth has she used blue on this card?” Well… look a little closer!  The sentiment is stamped in Secret Sea ink. It’s my go-to colour for sentiments because it stamps beautifully and is just that little bit softer than black. I love how it gives a crisp, classic look without being quite so harsh. 

You can find even more inspiration from the incredibly talented members of our Design Team over on the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges website. 

Feeling inspired? We’d love to see what you create! 💕 To join the challenge, simply submit your project here by 10am Sunday (UK time). We can’t wait to see your creations! Below are the products I’ve used for today’s project. If you’re based in Australia and would like to purchase them, simply click on the product thumbnails to visit my online store. 

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Inspire.Create. STAMPING CHALLENGES Challenge #223 Use Up Your Scraps

Hello, and a very warm welcome to another Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge!

I’m Karen Farquhar, joining you from Australia, and I’m so excited to be sharing this week’s challenge with you.

Our challenge this week is “Use Up Your Scraps.”

If you’re a crafter like me, you probably have a huge stash of leftover papers, ribbons, embellishments, elements and die cuts that are simply too lovely to throw away! Well, today’s challenge gives you the perfect opportunity to put those precious bits and pieces to good use.

You might be surprised at just how beautiful a project you can create using the scraps you already have in your craft room. Sometimes, the smallest leftover pieces can inspire the most wonderful designs!

So, gather up those scraps, get creative, and see what you can make.

Happy stamping, everyone! I can’t wait to see your wonderful creations.


My favourite patterned paper from the May–August Stampin’ Up! catalogue has to be the gorgeous Moonlit Flora Designer Series Paper. I love it so much that I didn’t buy one or two packs—I bought three! So, needless to say, I now have an abundance of this beautiful paper.

As difficult as it was to cut into some of my favourite patterns, I decided it was time to put them to good use. I chose several coordinating designs from the pack and created Sunburst Card.

I absolutely love how the different patterns come together to create such a pretty and eye-catching design. 

 

My card base is made from A4 cardstock, cut in half and then folded in half at the 10.5 cm mark.

I found it easier to work in imperial measurements for the remainder of the cutting. To create the sunburst, I started by cutting strips of my Designer Series Paper measuring 4" x 1½". I then cut each strip diagonally to create two triangular pieces.

I wanted the sunburst to have a straight edge along the side of the card, so I positioned the two outer diagonal pieces 1½" in from the edge of the card front. From there, I adhered the remaining triangle pieces, placing them edge to edge around the centre to create the beautiful sunburst effect.

Once all the pieces were adhered, I simply trimmed away the triangles that extended beyond the edge of the card front.

I love how this technique allows you to showcase lots of coordinating patterns on a single card—and it’s a fabulous way to use up those beautiful scraps!

You can find even more inspiration from our talented design team over on the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges website.
To join the challenge be sure to submit your projects here by 10am Sunday (UK time).

Below are the products I’ve used for today’s project. If you’re based in Australia and would like to purchase them, simply click on the product thumbnails to visit my online store. 

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