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. 

Product List

Moonlit Flora Suite Collection (English) [167749]	Golden Glow A4 Cardstock [167686]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781]	Golden Glow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [167682]
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890]	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]

Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges #142|Inspiration Challenge

Hello and welcome to Inspire.Create. Challenge number #142. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week we have been set an Inspiration Challenge. The challenge is to create a project from anything that appeals to you in this beautiful card created by Tammy Fite. You could choose to recreate the layout, use the colour scheme, the stamp set or the embossing folder. Whatever you wish.

Tammy has used the beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP) and stamp set Irresistible Blooms from the Online Exclusive Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection. 

Below Tammy has kindly provided us with the measurements to recreate this card.

Flirty Flamingo:  11” x 4 ¼”, score at 5 ½”;  1 ½” x 2 ½” for sentiment

Basic White:  3 ¾” x 5 1/8”;  scraps for 3 leaves.

                    DSP:     Bottom is 3 5/8” x 1 ¼”

            Top Left is 2 ½” x 3 5/8”

            Top Right is 1” x 3 5/8”

The layout Tammy has used is a patch-work style technique. I have chosen to use the same Hello, Irresistible 6" x 6"designer series paper as Tammy, however I have incorporated the technique into a 12" x 12" scrapbook page of my daughter and her friends. I thought the colours in these papers worked perfectly with the colours the girls are wearing in the photographs.

I started by printing the photograph sizes I wanted to use. I wanted the photographs to be the stars of the pages but not too big to dominate. I positioned my photographs on the page then cut my DSP to fit around the photographs to form a square in the centre of my 12" x 12" page.

For the second page in Pretty Peacock I tried to print my photograph the same size as the block of photographs on the Flirty Flamingo page. This caused some difficulties as my printer wanted to cut the girls on the end in half. Grrr.

I repeated the same method for measuring the DSP to fit around the photograph so this page would coordinate with my previous layout.

Rather than actual measurements I am explaining my method as it should help you recreate a similar layout for any size photograph or cardstock you wish to use. 

To keep the pages soft and feminine I have white heat-embossed the flowers from the stamp set and along with the DSP flowers have fussy cut them and added them in bouquets to the page.

Thank you for dropping by today I hope you are inspired by my projects. Do you feel like you would like to join the Inspire.Create Challenges.

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

And of course the big news is Stampin' Up! have a brand new catalogue! You can view it by clicking on the catalogue cover photograph on the right hand side of this page. 

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

 If you are an Australian resident and wish to purchase the products I have used today just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. To make way for our new Annual Catalogue a large number of our products are retiring and are heavily discounted so you may snap up a bargain. Please remember that by the end of April or until they are sold out they are gone forever. 

Bye for now.

Product List

Hello, Irresistible Suite Collection (English) [161154]

Whisper White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [124302]

Brights 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [161716]

Regals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [161713]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]

Heat Tool [129056]

Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges Challenge 123

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.

                Don't forget about our great Sale-A-Bration Sale.

 For every $90 and $180 you spend, you’ll earn an exclusive Sale-A-Bration item for free! Depending on the amount you spend, you’ll be able to mix and match the Sale-A-Bration items you earn. We have a stunning variety of stamp sets and Designer Series Paper for you to choose from—take a look! Now through 31 August.

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 

Celebrate Everything 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159913]	Party Puffins Cling Stamp Set [155054]	Scary Cute Bundle (English) [159852]	Amazing Phrasing Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159930]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202]	Polished Pink A4 Cardstock [155711]	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601]	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157]

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges Challenge #078

Hello and welcome I am Karen Farquhar from Australia and I thank you for joining me today for Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge #078. Today's challenge is a sketch challenge.

I chose the Warm & Toasty Stamp Set for my project today. I thought this little fellow looked so happy skating along in the winter cold.

But the card has a surprise twist the front cover is actually cut diagonally.  The problem was however when you opened the card you could see the back of my stamped image with the blender pens bleeding through the card stock. To overcome this I have stamped the Polar Bear image in reverse (visit youtube.com/stampinup to learn about mirror stamping technique), I fussy cut the reverse image and adhered him to the back of the image to give my card a neater finish.

While I was paying around with this technique I I stamped out some more of the images from the Freezing' Fun Stamp Set and created 3" x 3" gift cards.

And along with their envelopes they all tuck neatly into the Stampin' Up! Acetate Card Boxes found on page152 of the annual catalogue.

Thank you for visiting me.  I hope you have been inspired by the projects I have presented today. Please you are more than welcome to enter your projects for the Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge here. We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted by 10am. (UK time) Sunday. 

Also pop over for a visit to see the projects of other talented stampers.

To purchase products I have used today and all other Stampin' Up! products just click on the product thumbnail below to take you directly to my Online Store. 

Do what you must to please stay safe.

Product List 

Warm & Toasty Cling Stamp Set [152615]	Freezin' Fun Bundle (English) [155176]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144602]	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147278]	Wrapped In Texture Embossing Folders [153574]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]