Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop January 2020

Welcome to the January 2020 Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Karen Farquhar from Australia and this month's theme is 'Case a Card'. I hope you are inspired by my projects today as I have been inspired by Stampin' Up's! Artisan Jackie Aitken and her beautiful Painted Poppies cards 

Although my cards aren't exactly the same I have chosen the stamp set Painted Poppies the layouts, the colours and certain elements Jackie has used for her cards.

These cards will be featured in my upcoming Stamp Club class. 
As a part of the January class every year I normally include some form of calendar. This year the ladies will be making this little covered notepad which holds a coordinating Stampin' Up! pen.

 The inside reveals a the notepad plus a tear-off calendar and a perpetual calendar to record all those important dates such as birthdays and anniversaries to help keep track during the year.
I have stamped the covers of the notepad and perpetual calendars with the stamps from the Painted Poppies stamp set.

I hope the projects you've seen here on my blog today have inspired you & brightened your day. You are currently visiting Karen Farquhar. Please see the list below & hop through all of the people on the list to see all our projects. Have fun!

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Product List

Painted Poppies Bundle [153827]	Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper [151324]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147275]
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597]	Scripty 3D Embossing Folder [149634]	Ovals Collection Framelits Die [129381]

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop Theme: Birthday

Hello I am Karen Farquhar and welcome to the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop this month's theme is Birthday.

A few months ago I decided to give myself the challenge to complete at least one Scrapbook page a month. Have I carried through with that challenge? No! 
So when I saw the title of this month's Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop I though well I could do a Scrapbook page. 
My granddaughter has just celebrated her first birthday WOW! time flies. So I won't get too far behind with her Scrapbook album I have created a page of her first Birthday party. (Nana brag time).

 To create the page I have used the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper from the suite of the same name featured in the 2019 Occasions catalogue. I like to keep my page layouts simple so the photograph is the hero. I have fussy cut the lollies (candies) and cupcakes from one sheet of DSP and raised them on dimensionals to use as my elements. I hand drew and cut the number 1 and have used the Well Said and Large Letters framelits dies for the title.

With some left over pieces I have created a simple coordinating card.

Thank you for visiting me. I hope today's projects have inspired you & brightened your day. Please feel free to hop through all of the stampers on the list below to see all the projects. You won't want to miss any! 

Product List

Whisper White 12" X 12" Card Stock [124302]

How Sweet It Is 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148568]

Well Written Framelits Dies [148534]

Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391]

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980]

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop Card kits/Project Kits

Welcome to the June, 2018 Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Karen Farquhar from Australia and this month's theme is 'Card Kits/Project Kits'. I hope you are inspired by my projects today. 

The brief for this month's Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop is to take a Stampin' Up! Card Kit or Project Kit and to either make it up or create alternative cards/projects from it.
I was so temped not to mess with perfection in the beautiful Notes of Kindness Card Kit and make it up as per instructions. But I bit the bullet and with a little of fussy cutting I ended up with a framed decor wreath, a scrapbook page, a thank you card and a lot of extra supplies left over for more projects.  

My granddaughter asked if I could use this photograph of herself and two aunties to make a Scrapbook page for her Scrapbook album. The day was a special treat of High Tea for her from her aunties to celebrate her 18th Birthday. The roses on the china tea service inspired me to use the roses from the card kit to create this page.

My second project is a wreath of succulents and roses also die-cuts from the card kit. You can see how many supplies are included in each kit. Enough to make 20 cards in total.

With so many extra supplies left over I thought my Granddaughter may want to thank her Aunties for giving her such a special outing so I have made a simple little card for her to give them as well.

I think the kits Stampin' Up! have designed are perfect for people just being introduced to card making. Everything you need is included in the kits to create 20 beautiful cards. Including card bases, coordinating printed envelopes a stamp set, ink, clear stamp block, die-cut stickers and accents, pearls and dimensionals.

Thank you for visiting me today. I am Karen Farquhar and I hope the projects you've seen here on my blog today have inspired you & brightened your day. Please see the list below & hop through all of the people on the list to see all our projects. You don't want to miss any!  

  

Stamping Dreams Blog Hop New Catalogue Sneak Peak

Welcome to the May, 2018 Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Karen Farquhar from Australia and this month's theme is 'New Catalogue Sneak Peak'. I hope you are inspired by my projects today.

Anxious to see what all the other stampers have created using the beautiful new products soon to be released in the 2018-2019 Annual Stampin' Up! catalogue I have really been looking forward to this Sneak Peek Blog Hop.
One of the great things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is you get to view the catalogue ahead of time and you are able to place a preorder. 
I have chosen the fun bundle Sea of Textures for my projects today.
The images reminded me of the things you would see if you were looking through the glass of an aquarium so I have created a window card with a sea view.

I really liked the sentiment 'thanks for reaching out' so I had to use it with the octopus image on the inside of the card.

While doing a 'Spring Clean' of my craft room I found some little shell and sand shaker frames. I thought one decorated with some images from the Sea of Textures stamp set would make an ideal gift for my aquarium crazy grandson.

Thank you for being part of Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop I recommend following the links below for more inspiration. I can't wait to see everyone else's creations.

Product List

Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Bundle [148358]	Sea Of Textures Wood-Mount Bundle [148357]	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970]	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [144085]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [144082]	Window Sheets [142314]

Stamping Dreams Blog Hop Favourite DSP

Welcome to the April, 2018 Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Karen Farquhar from Australia and this month's theme is 'My Favourite Designer' Series Paper. I hope you are inspired by my project today.

I love this theme. Kylie Bertucci coined the hashtag ‘love it chop it’ and that’s what I intend to do for the next 2 months with my retiring Designer Series Papers. I have hoards of retired designer series paper taking up space in my craft room I felt was too precious to cut. But with my current Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Papers about to retire I am going to take Kylie's advise and use as much as I can to make way for the beautiful new papers on the way.

In a way this month's Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop theme was a bit difficult. 'Favourite DSP' mmmm which one to choose?
I decided to create a Grandmother's Brag Book of my newest Granddaughter using the gorgeous Painted with Love Designer Series Paper from the 2018 Occasions Catalogue. This paper has gold foil accents on one side and brushstroke imagery on the other. 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 doubled-sided designs.

I had such fun creating this album. In between each page there are 3 hidden pockets to insert extra photographs, personal information and keepsakes. This is one of the sweet pages hidden in the pockets.  

Thank you for being part of Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop I recommend following the links below for more inspiration. I can't wait to see everyone else's creations.










Product List

Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper [145580]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Powder Pink A4 Cardstock [144251]	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250]	Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [144084]
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086]	Cupcake Cutouts Framelits Dies [141474]