Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges #189|Spring/Easter

 Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week we have been set the theme challenge Spring/Easter

For my submission today I chose the gorgeous Storybook Moments Suite. I designed for my March Stamp Club ladies. This darling suit is not only suitable for Easter gift giving but baby cards/scrapbooking, thank you cards, to accompany gifts from the garden or garden scrapbooking. To name a few. So versatile and sweet.

I used Stampin' Up's Book Treat Boxes and filled them with  six 6.5cm x 8.5cm gift cards. I didn't stamp any sentiments as some club members don't celebrate Easter. However the suite comes with a number of sentiments that could be stamped inside their cards.

Or alternatively the boxes could be given as a treat filled with easter eggs or chocolates.

The following are images of my gift cards.

 

I have also made some die free folded carrot treat boxes using the coordinating 6" x 6" Timeless Plaid Designer Series paper from the suite. If you would like a copy of the instructions email me and I'd be happy to get a copy to you. 

I hope you like my projects today and I have inspired you to enter the challenge. You can see more inspiration from our talented team over on the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges blog site. 

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

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

 If you are an Australian resident and wish to purchase the products I have used for todays projects just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. To view our beautiful Catalogues click on the catalogue image to the right of this page.  

Product List

Storybook Moments Suite Collection (English) [164681]	Book Treat Boxes [164048]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881]
Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161659]	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880]	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Pebbled Path Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161658]	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608]

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges Challenge124

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. 

Please stay safe.

 

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]

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges Challenge #115

Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create.Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week the design team have been set a colour challenge using Basic Black, Basic White and a free choice colour. For my free choice colour I decided to give Bumble Bee one of Stampin' Up!'s retiring In Colors a last hooray.

I chose to use the sweet Hello Ladybug Bundle to demonstrate the sets versatility. We can't only have lady beetles we can have bees as well. I have also seen the ladybugs stamped in many pretty colours.
 

I found these gorgeous Easter Lindt Bugs and Bees chocolates at my local supermarket and thought they matched perfectly with the Hello Ladybug Bundle.

My intention was to use them for my Easter Stamp Club class however COVID has found it's way to our home and I had to cancel my class.

Here we have a Peek-a-Boo Circle card. The instructions for this card can be found at the very talented Patty Bennett's web page.  

This treat box holds 4 beetle chocolates and would be just as sweet with a bee on the lid.

Measurements are: 11cm x 24cm Real Red cardstock 

Score 11cm side at 2cm and 9cm 

Score 24cm side at 2cm, 11cm., 13cm, 22cm

Black cardstock: 8.6cm x 6.6cm

Basic Black cardstock: 8.2cm x 6.2cm

I have also created some coordinating gift tags. Little beetles

and little bees.

Would you like to join the challenge? Then pop on over and view the gorgeous creations by our team and other talented stampers here. We would love for you to join in the fun. Add your project to our gallery here. 

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

Below are the products I have used for today's 

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge if you wish to purchase just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. 

I hope you have liked my projects today and please join me next time for more creative inspiration.

Bye for now. 

Please stay safe.

Product List

Hello Ladybug Bundle (English) [157699]	Medium Daisy Punch [149517]	Bumblebee A4 Cardstock [153082]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014]	Hive 3 D Embossing Folder [157955]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]	Beautiful Shapes Dies [158046]	Black 3/8" (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897]	Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack [152466]
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]	Adhesive Backed Hexagons [158148]