Karen Farquhar

Inspire.Create stamping Challenges - Challenge #092

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 Stampin' Up!s lovely new 'In Colors' Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent and Pale Papaya.

For my challenge submission I have created a set of small gift boxes coordinating the 'In Colors' with the gorgeous Pansy Petals Designer Series paper (DSP) which just happens to include all of our new 'In Colors'.

My gift boxes are 4cm x 4cm and are just the right size to hold a Ferrero Rocher Chocolate or a tea light.

Measurements for box: 12cm x 12cm Cardstock base scored at 4cm from all four edges.

8.2cm x 8.2cm DSP scored at 2cm from all four edges for the box lid.

My boxes are tied with 3/8" (1cm) Open Weave Ribbons and die cut flowers from the 'In the Tropics' die set.

I have also created 5 cards to coordinate with my little boxes again using Stampin' Up!s new 'In Colors' and the Pansy Petals DSP.

Thank you for visiting me today. I hope you have been inspired by my projects. Please you are more than welcome to enter your projects for the Inspire.Create. Challenge here. We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted by 10am. (UK time) Sunday. Also hop over for a visit to see the projects of other talented stampers here.

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.

Bye for now. Please stay safe.

Product List

2021–2023 In Color A4 Cardstock [155644]	Pansy Petals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155807]	2021–2023 In Color Classic Stampin' Pad [155638]	Timeless Tropical Bundle (English) [153811]	Hippo & Friends Dies [153585]	Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155615]
Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155714]	Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780]	Evening Evergreen 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155573]	Pale Papaya 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155672]	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges #091

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

I find sketches are an excellent inspiration tool. For the challenge today I have chosen the Party Puffins stamp set. The paper is from the Paternities Party 12" x 12" host rewards papers from the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue.

You can earn a host reward based on the order totals for an entire party you host or to those who place an individual order that meets the order reward totals outside a party as shown below.

Thank you for visiting me today. I hope you have been inspired by my project. Please you are more than welcome to enter your projects for the Inspire.Create. Challenge here. We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted by 10am. (UK time) Sunday. Also hop over for a visit to see the projects of other talented stampers here.

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.

Bye for now. Please stay safe.

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

Pale Papaya A4 Cardstock

[155669]

Party Puffins Cling Stamp Set

[155054]

Many Messages Bundle

[156272]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[155426]

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges Challenge #090

Hello and welcome to Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges #090. The challenge for this week has the theme Home Decor. Over the years I have created many home decor items using Stampin' Up! products but usually I make them for other people as gifts. So this time I thought I would create something to suite my own home decor.

We are in the process of creating a Coastal Hamptons vibe for our home so I decided to go with Night of Navy stamped floral images.

I have created a matching set of 12"x15" framed decor pieces using a few lovely Stampin' Up! floral stamp sets and coordinating dies: Forever Fern, Positive Thoughts, Enjoy the Moment and Timeless Tropical. I grouped a number of images from the stamp sets on my Stamparatus and stamped them out a number of times and then set about die cutting and fussy cutting the flower pods and leaves. I played around until I was happy with the arrangements and adhered them to an A4 sheet of Whisper White Cardstock. I think now they would have been even nicer wth our new Linen Specialty Paper as a background. Oops.

All I have to do now is to sweet talk to my hubby into hanging them.

Thank you for visiting me today. I hope you have been inspired by my project. Please you are more than welcome to enter your projects for the Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges. We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted by 10am. (UK time) Sunday. Also hop over for a visit to see the projects of other talented stampers here.

The great news is Stampin' Up have just released the 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue and of course they never disappoint. You can click on the catalogue image in the right hand column to download your own copy, or if you are an Australian resident and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator you can contact me for a copy by emailing me at: kackles355@gmail.com

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.

Bye for now. Stay safe.

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559]	Forever Flourishing Dies [152714]	Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490]
Nature's Thoughts Dies [153586]	Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497]	In The Tropics Dies [151495]	Enjoy The Moment Cling Stamp Set [154452]	Stamparatus [148187]

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges Challenge #089

Hello and welcome to Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges #089. We have a colour challenge for you today. The beautiful colour combination of Stampin' Up!'s Bermuda Bay, Granny Smith Green, Magenta Madness and Mango Melody.

To create my card I have used the Sweet Ice Cream Stamp set from the Ice Cream Corner Suite featured in Stampin' Up!'s current Mini Catalogue. I did 'stamp off' the inks to make the colours a little more subtle. The sentiment I fussy cut around as I didn't have a die that quite suited the size I was after.

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. Be aware that a lot of the Stampin' Up! products will retire at the end of this month so if there is something on your wish list you have been putting off buying visit my Online Store before you miss out.

Bye for now. Stay safe.

Product List

Sweet Ice Cream Photopolymer Stamp Set [154456]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117]	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder [152702]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges Challenge #088

Hello and welcome to Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges #088. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia and we have a CASE the designer challenge for you today.

This gorgeous card has been created by Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges team member Jo Blackman.

Jo has very cleverly stamped her own patterned paper, cut the paper into 3cm x 1cm strips and then created a herringbone tile pattern with the strips for her card.

For my submission I have used some scraps of retiring Designer Series Paper 'Playing with Patterns' and basically copied Jo's design just swapping out the elements to create card more suitable for my Granddaughter who is celebrating her 16th Birthday this week. This is a great way to use up those little scraps of dsp you keep because they are too pretty to throw away.

Thank you for visiting me today. I hope you have been inspired by my project. Please you are more than welcome to enter your projects for the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenge. We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted by 10am. (UK time) Sunday. Also hop over for a visit to see the projects of other talented stampers.

Bye for now. Stay safe.

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]