Karen Farquhar: August 2022

Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week the design team have been set a colour challenge.

I can say I really struggle with colour challenges. Sometimes the combinations are so outfield I have no idea what to do with them. But then I see what the rest of the design team come up with and I think why was I making it so hard. Stampin' Up! design their colours to coordinate with such skill it really isn't that difficult to combine any of their colours with ease.

To create my cards I have cut the colours into 0.5cm strips from the Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper in the July-December Mini Catalogue (p.59). I have then adhered them at an angle on a piece of 14.5cm x 10.1cm cardstock, trimmed the sides then cut the card into different size strips. By adding various elements I have designed 3 different cards.

For the first card the strip measurement is 4.5cm x 10.1cm.

I have then added some white bakers twine, a sentiment from the

Lovely You stamp set and scattered some Adhesive Seasonal Sequins.

The strip measurement for this card is 4cm x 10.1. I then cut my 11cm x 10.1cm Basic White front panel on an angle at 2.5cm up from left side lower corner and 5cm up from right side lower corner. I then embossed both pieces with the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder. I adhered the pieces together using Stampin' Dimensionals to lift the front panels up. My sentiment is from the Sending Smiles Bundle.

The simplest card of all was made from the left over trims which are 14.5cm x 8cm strips adhered to the left side of the card and a sentiment from the Charming Sentiments Bundle.

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Thank you for dropping by today. Feel like you would like to join the Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge?

We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted here by 10am. (UK time) .

Below are the products I have used for today's three projects

if you are an Australian resident and wish to purchase just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store.

Bye for now.

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Product List

Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English) [152525]
Sending Smiles Bundle (English) [158707]	Charming Sentiments Bundle (English) [158734]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505]	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475]

Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week the design team have been set a sketch challenge. I love sketch challenges.

For my submission I have used the gorgeous stripe paper from the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper in the July- December Mini Catalogue. You may miss this paper as you are browsing the catalogue as it is a hostess reward for the lovely people who hold a party and gain $250 AUD in sales. But also to those who place an individual order of $25 AUD outside the party setting. The pack contains 48 sheets of double sided bright and festive designer papers perfect for the coming holiday season.

This is another card I have created using the same Designer Series pack.

And just by swapping out the papers, colours and stamp bundles I have another card this one suitable for Halloween.