Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges #170|Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge #160. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week we have my favourite challenge a Sketch Challenge. These are my favourite Challenges because the design work has been done for you and I love to see how other card makers interpret the sketch.



I have used Stampin' Up!'s Attention Shoppers Bundle today and teamed it with Shy Shamrock paper from  the 2024-2026 In Colour Designer Series Paper Collection.  


And I don't think a shopping trolley would be complete without a shopping bag inside. My grandchildren have reached teenage+ age and always appreciate a little money so they can choose their own gift.
This cute little pop-up bag is designed to hold a gift card or some cash for the recipient. 


Instructions are as follows:
Prepare your card base as you normally would for the size you wish to make. cover inside panel with basic white cardstock.

Paper/Scoring Measurements:  

DSP for pop-up gift bag: cut paper at 4" x 9 1⁄2"

  •  along 4" side, score at 1" and 3 1⁄2"
  •  along 9 1⁄2" side, score at 1⁄2", 1”, 4 1⁄2", 5", 5 1⁄2", 9"

To assemble: 

  •  Score your DSP for gift bag – burnish well with bone folder. The two sections of the gift bag scored a 1⁄2" apart will fold in like a real gift bag.
  • I have used a retired hole punch to cut my bag handle holes below the 1" score line – to make it easier, you can fold bag over to punch both sides at once. 
  • I then strung a 5" piece of ribbon through each side, secured the ribbon ends with tape, then used Tear & Tape to adhere the top 1" flap down and over that so the ribbon ends cannot be seen.
  • Next, I used Tear & Tape to secure the 1⁄2" side panel over the opposite side 1⁄2" side.
  • To adhere my gift bag into my card – I adhered Tear & Tape along the bottom 1⁄2" tabs of my gift bag. Matching paper edges with card centre crease I carefully closed card. When opened the gift bag popped right up.
  • I then decorated the front and inside panels with the DSP and my stamped images.
I hope you like my card today and I have inspired you to enter the challenge. You can see more inspiration over on the 
 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 project.

 If you are an Australian resident and wish to purchase the products I have used for todays project just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. To make your way to our beautiful newAnnual Catalogue either click on an image below or the catalogue image to the right of this page.

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Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges #169|Theme Challenge

Hello and welcome to challenge #169 a Theme Challenge. Today is the second day of winter it is very chilly with showers on the way. Brrr a good day for crafting. 
Our theme challenge for today is Wedding|Anniversary.


I have chosen the Nature's Sweetness DSP for my project with its earthy colours. The Nature's Sweetness DSP has beautiful sketched images of plants with some designs including gold foil for added richness to your projects. Perfect for a wedding cards I think.




I have used the images from the DSP and the sentiment is from the Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set.
I hope you like my card today and I have inspired you to enter the challenge. You can see more inspiration over on the Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges blog site. 
 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 project.

 If you are an Australian resident and wish to purchase the products I have used for todays project just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. To make your way to our beautiful newAnnual Catalogue either click on an image below or the catalogue image to the right of this page.
 

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Inspire.Create. Stamping Challenges Challenge #168|Colour Challenge


 Hello and welcome to the Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week we have been set a colour challenge. The challenge colours being a very pretty combination of Any Red, Any Pink and Any Purple /Mauve.
For my colours I have chosen Real Red, Pretty in Pink and Highland Heather.



I have created a Scrapbook page for this challenge.
I in my attempt to complete a Scrapbook Album for my daughter to give her for her 50th Birthday this year hence the photograph is a little dated with its faded colours. 





I have used the Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder and Stamp Set to create this page and have also completed a card. Other products used are the Flowers of Beauty Dies with the Sweet Thoughts Memories and More Card pack which I have just realised unfortunately may not be available anymore.




Thank you for dropping by I hope you are inspired by my projects. Do you 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. Sunday  (UK time). 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 for todays projects just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. To make your way to our beautiful newAnnual Catalogue either click on an image below or the catalogue image to the right of this page.

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Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges| Challenge #167

Hello and welcome to Inspire.Create. Challenge #162. I am Karen Farquhar an Australian Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. This week we have been set an Inspiration Challenge. The challenge is to create a project from anything that appeals to you from this gorgeous card created by Verity Pursglove.
You could choose to recreate Verity's layout, her colour scheme, her theme, the same stamped images... Anything that appeals to you. There are no wrongs.
I chose the idea of using plants on my card front as Verity has, also her colour pallet. My sister was an avid gardener up until a back injury & she loves plants so I have created this card with her in mind.
 

I chose the Country Flowers bundle from the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue such pretty images in this set. I also decided to give the new Basic Beige cardstock a whirl as well. Basic Beige is a new colour Stampin' Up! have added to their colour range.
Sorry I can only share one creation today as I had prepared a submission for the wrong week's challenge and had to make a quick card for this week. Oops!

Thank you for dropping by I hope you are inspired by my projects. Do you 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. Sunday  (UK time). 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 for todays project just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. To make your way to our beautiful newAnnual Catalogue either click on an image below or the catalogue image to the right of this page.

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