Inspire.Create.Stamping Challenges Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge #068

Hello, and welcome to my blog.

The Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge Design Team have a Sketch Challenge for you this week.

We would love for you to join in the fun, and you can add your project to our Blog gallery here.

I love that with a Sketch Challenge you can use whatever stamp set, or Designer Series Papers, Ribbons & Embellishments you desire.

I am using a couple of retiring products - get in quick to get these lovely 'Laser-cut cards and DSP, and the returning 'Free As A Bird' stamp set.

I have fussy cut the bird on the branch from the delightful 'Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper', adhering it onto the circle element of the Sketch.

The 'Copper Foil' scallop circle and sentiment layer, give the card such a lift.

The beauty of the 2 sided DSP; as you open, the card you are greeted with the lovely scene of birds and flowers.

I added some texture to the flap of the envelope by adding it to the 'Subtle 3D Embossing Folder'.

(Unfortunately, the envelope didn't photograph very well.)

Thankyou for visiting my blog, and I hope to have inspired you to join in with our Sketch Challenge.

See you next time. D x

Below are all the products used for my 'Inspire.Create Stamping Sketch Challenge #068' creation. 

 Click on a thumbnail, to be taken to my Online Store for all the products I have used, and there is also the Clearance Rack full of discounted items.

 You can also browse the Stampin' Up! 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue.

 And the 2020 Mini Catalogue! Finishing June 2020!
Last-Chance Products can be found here!

Have fun shopping. 

 *Australian Residents only.

Product List:

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $38.00	Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin [149595] $31.00	Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $20.00	Layering Circles Dies [141705] $58.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Make It Masculine

I really cannot believe it's the last Sunday in April!
As we do, the Stamping Sunday Design Team have a Blog Hop, 
and the theme is 'Make it Masculine'.
You may have hopped to me from the divine Danielle, from the Netherlands, or have started with me in Australia?
We hope you enjoy the hop, and you are guaranteed to be inspired with what we are about to show you...

Hands up who struggle creating masculine cards?

I sometimes struggle to make masculine cards, and I have used Designer Series Paper 

as my hero for all of my creations below...

'Country Club Designer Series Paper'

Card, Gift Box & Gift Tag, and the 'Label Me Bold' stampset.

I started out by cutting down every piece of this DSP into 3" x 4" pieces - 

ideal for card fronts.

You will end up with 9 card fronts from 1 piece of 12" x 12".

How cute is this teeny tiny Gift Box?

DSP: 8cm x 10.2cm. Score all 4 sides 2.5cm.

Cardstock lid: 5.6cm x 7.9cm. Score all sides 1.2cm.

Credit to Sylwia - original creator.

A Gift Tag using the Delightful Tag Topper Punch, and 'Denim Ribbon' to attach 

the Gift Tag to your gift.

I am going to miss 'We'll Walrus Be Friends' stamp set, however, don't these guys look dapper on their plaid & argyle backgrounds?

'Tropical Oasis DSP'

I have previously created an Hawaiian shirt for a Stamping Sunday Blog Hop, at the end of December 2019. See the post here!

This is the mini version of that same shirt, sans buttons.

DSP Dimensions: 3" x 5" (Original 6" x 10")

Use the smallest 'Nested Label Die' to create the pocket detail.

*Click here for the photo tutorial, and don't forget I have halved the original measurements.)

Notecards measure: 15cm x 20cm - scored at 7.5cm or

6" x 8" - scored at 4"

Now, this is how tiny the Hawaiin shirt looks on a gift tag!

Gift Tag: 5cm x 10.5cm before punching.

I don't know about you, but I love my mini Hawaiian shirts!

They are just too cute!

Thankyou for visiting my blog, and up next is the talented and most amazing Ruth, from the UK!

I can't wait to see what Ruth has come up with.

See you all at the end of May. Keep safe and keep well.

D x

Before you go, you might be interested in the seeing the Last-Chance Products, 

also known as the Retiring List.

We are getting ready for the NEW Annual Catalogue which launches 3rd June, 2020.

All the Last-Chance Products are available until 2nd June, 2020, or while supplies last.

Below are all the products used for my 'Stamping Sunday Make It Masculine' creations. 

 Click on a thumbnail, to be taken to my Online Store for all the products I have used, and there is also the Clearance Rack full of discounted items.

 You can also browse the Stampin' Up! 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue.

 And the 2020 Mini Catalogue! Finishing June 2020!
Last-Chance Products can be found here!

Have fun shopping. 

 *Australian Residents only.

Product List:

Country Club Designer Series Paper [151314] $20.00	Label Me Bold Cling Stamp Set (English) [151631] $30.00	We'll Walrus Be Friends Cling Stamp Set [149367] $38.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Delightful Tag Topper Punch [149518] $38.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Denim Ribbon [149590] $12.25	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.00
Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $20.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $61.00	Scalloped Tag Topper Punch [133324] $38.00	Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder [151503] $16.00	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $12.25

Social Stamping - 'War & Peace'

I have joined in with Kelly Kent's Social Stamping Blog Host.

If you get lost along the way, click here to be taken to the Master List.

Kelly has chosen the Theme: 'War & Peace'.

Today is Anzac Day. 

A National day of rememberence in Australia, and New Zealand, commemorating all who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peace keeping operations.

I have created a couple of projects for Anzac Day;

I have decorated glass jars we used as lanterns, and a decorated jar containing Anzac biscuits.

I started out making die-cut poppies & leaves using the 'Poppy Moments Dies', adhering the poppy to the rim of the jar.

I wrapped some 'Peaceful Poppies DSP' around the base of LED tealights, and placed them onto sand sitting in the bottom of the jar.

There are some sprigs of Rosemary within the jar as well.

The lanterns sitting on our letterbox at dawn.

Holding the lantern, facing East for our #AnzacatHome in our driveway at dawn.

The sounds of bugles around our town, calling the 'Last Post', was very moving. I cry everytime I hear it!

A little snapshot of us from this morning, following the Dawn Service in our driveway.

People in our street were in their driveways, holding candles or lanterns, and our neighbour had her radio on and we were listening to the commemorative service broadcast from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

And a pretty jar filled with home made Anzac biscuits.

*I have used a large Moccona Coffee jar for size.

Recipe: 1 cup rolled oats, 1 cup Plain Flour, 2/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup Brown sugar, 3/4 cup dessicated coconut, 125g (4oz) butter, 2 Tbsp golden syrup, 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda, 1 Tbsp boiling water.

Method: Preheat oven to 150deg C.

Combine the oats, sifted flour, sugars and coconut.

Combine the butter and golden syrup, stirring over gentle heat until melted.

Mix bicarb soda with boiling water, add to melted butter mixture, then stir into dry ingredients.

Take teaspoonfuls of the mixture and place onto lined baking trays.

Bake for 20 mins, and cool on trays.

The 'Peaceful Poppies DSP' band measures 5cm x 30cm, or 2" x 12".

The band doesn't quite reach around the jar, leaving a gap of 7cm or 2-3/4" - you can add another strip of DSP to cover it, or I just simply left it.

Adhering the poppy onto the front of the jar.

The medals are replicas of my husbands' Grandfather's from WWII.

Our boys wear them during the Anzac Day March, which didn't occur today.

Thankyou for being here, and enjoy seeing the blogs with their 'Peace & War' creations. There are some amazing and talented people in this group. Next up is the beautiful hostess with the mostest; Kelly!

Lest we forget.

D x

Before you go, you might be interested in the seeing the Last-Chance Products, also known as the Retiring List.

We are getting ready for the NEW Annual Catalogue which launches 3rd June, 2020.

All the Last-Chance Products are available until 2nd June, 2020, or while supplies last.

Below are all the products used for my 'Social Stamping 'War & Peace' creations. 

 Click on a thumbnail, to be taken to my Online Store for all the products I have used, and there is also the Clearance Rack full of discounted items.

 You can also browse the Stampin' Up! 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue.

 And the 2020 Mini Catalogue! Finishing June 2020!
Last-Chance Products can be found here!

Have fun shopping. 

 *Australian Residents only. 

Product List:

Poppy Moments Dies [151594] $64.00	Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper [151324] $20.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00