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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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 
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Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges Challenge 122

 Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create.Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week we are celebrating the talent of not only a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator but also friend of mine Denita Wright-Smee. Our challenge was to CASE the designer, meaning: 

Copy and Share Card/Copy and Share Everything”. If you see a card and there's something you just love about it, go ahead and copy and share what you create!

You can copy the whole card or just take elements from the card and create your own interpretation.


For my card I have used the 'Stack, Cut and Shuffle Technique'. If you like to mass produce cards this technique is perfect! I thought this technique would be a fun design for my next Stamp-a-Stack Class. You could do this with any of your Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (DSP) packs as they are all designed to coordinate beautifully.


I have used only 3 of the paper's designs to produce these cards and I have cut enough pieces for 15 cards in total. By flipping and mixing the paper designs I ended up with 3 different designs but by choosing coordinating base cardstock to layer on these the possibilities are endless.


Because I like to keep things simple I searched the internet with no success for metric measurements for these cards. I found that the people who had taken the trouble to convert the imperial measurements to metric had still made them to fit imperial measurement cardstock and I wanted to use the metric cardstock.
So I have created my own measurements.
I have used half a piece of metric cardstock and scored it at 10.5cm.
I wanted 2 borders so I have cut my mats at 14.5cm x 10.1cm & 14.1cm x 9.7cm.
My DSP pieces were cut as follows: 4.5cm x 13.1cm
                                                           4cm x 9cm
                                                           4cm x 3.7cm
I created a template with a piece of 13.7cm x 9.3cm cardstock to use as a guide when positioning the DSP pieces to my card front.


If you are wanting to try this technique Karen Titus has some beautiful step by step instructions on her page with imperial measurements.
My caravans were cut from Trees Lot Dies available for FREE with a $90AU purchase during our Sale-a-Bration promotion. 


I hope you have gained some inspiration from my projects today.
 Would you like to join the challenge? Then pop on over and view the gorgeous creations by our team and other talented stampers  We would love for you to join in the fun by adding 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 
 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.

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