Denita Wright - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Hello, and welcome to my blog.

The Just Add Ink Design Team have a 'Just Choose Two' Challenge for you... Feathers - Petals - Leaves.

We can't wait to see what you choose, and you can add your project to our gallery here.

I have chosen Leaves & Petals for my 'Just Choose Two', and I have used a combination of floral stamp sets for my creation.

I was inspired by Ruth Trice to get making for this Challenge.

Ruth is the queen of one sheet wonder and wreath stamping, and I have included a link to her blog with 2 videos for you to see how she does it.

Click here to go to Ruth's 'Speeded up Summer Wreath Stamping'.

Bare in mind, I have used 1 piece of A4 'Basic White' cardstock, where Ruth has used 1 piece of 12" x 12" 'Basic White' cardstock.

I started out finding my favourite floral stamp sets, and commenced stamping with the flourish from the 'Forever Blossoms' using 'So Saffron' ink.

Next, adding the large flower from the 'Pretty Perennials' stamp set in 'Poppy Parade', and stamping other flowers and leaves to complete my sheet.

I have cut the A4 piece into 4 card fronts.

A close up of the combination of stamps and colours. Lots of layers, and a lot of fun too.

'Hello Beautiful' - from the retiring 'Butterfly Gala' stamp set.

I have used the 'Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack' underneath the sentiment element.

These are the colours I have used for my background, and I have stamped off the ink prior to stamping onto the 'Basic White' cardstock to create a softer look;

'Balmy Blue', 'Blushing Bride', 'Highland Heather', 'Old Olive', 'Pear Pizzazz', 'Pool Party', 'Poppy Parade' and 'So Saffron'.

You can use any combination of colours, and stamp sets that your heart desires.

Thankyou so much for paying me a visit and make sure you visit the blogs of our Design Team for more inspiration.

Looking forward to seeing your project in our gallery.

Until next time. D x

Below are all the products used for my 'JAI Just Choose Two Challenge #549' creations.

Click on a thumbnail to be taken to my Online Store for all the products I have used.

You can also browse the Stampin' Up! 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue, as well as

the January-June Mini Catalogue available now finishing June 30th, 2021!

Have fun shopping.

*Australian Residents only.

Product List:

Pretty Perennials Photopolymer Stamp Set [154435] $31.00	Forever Blossoms Cling Stamp Set (English) [151457] $40.00	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $42.00	Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Layering Ovals Dies [151771] $58.00
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $15.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Hello!

It's the Creation Station Design Team Blog Hop for March, 2021!

Our theme this month is 'Outback Outwest' - take from that what you will as we are Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from all over the world, and my take will be 'Outback' Australia.

A huge welcome to you if you have hopped from the amazing Mikaela from the UK, to me in Australia.

Bare with me and my 'Outback' creations; I have included my take on Australian sunrises and sunsets using my Stampin' Up! stamps and ink colours...

A little Kangaroo Joey, chasing dragonflies.

Depicting a Sunrise scene, I watercoloured the background using 'Misty Moonlight', 'Seaside Spray', 'Daffodil Delight', 'So Saffron' & 'Old Olive'.

I wanted to create a sillouhette of the Joey, in the morning light.

Stamping with 'Versamark' ink, covering with 'Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder' and heat setting with the 'Heat Tool' for my little guy.

I have added some stars lingering in the morning light using the 'Chalk Marker'.

The 'Dragonfly Garden' flowers and dragonflies make a perfect foreground, and I have added 'Sahara Sand' images to the 'Sahara Sand' card base.

This is my Australian Outback Sunset creation using the 'Forever Fern' & 'Dragonfly Garden' stamp sets.

I created my watercolour background starting with a circle of 'Mango Melody', then adding 'Calypso Coral' and finishing with 'Poppy Parade'.

Once the 'Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper' was dried, I stamped the images and sentiment.

Lots of masking with post-it notes & washi tape to created my frame.

I love the colours I have created for my Australian Sunset background.

Tip: I spritzed the paper first then added the ink colours.

I have used the Eucalyptus leaf images from the 'Forever Fern' stamp set, and the floral images from the 'Dragonfly Garden' stamp set are perfect imagery for an Outback Sunset scene.

Next up is Yvonne from The Netherlands. I cannot wait to see Yvonne's take on our theme, and it's going to be incredible!

And an added beacause I love Country Music... my mate Kevin Sullivan has a song 'Outback Australia'.

Back in 2018, we headed to Gerringong for Kevin's 'Belonging' Album Launch.

Please watch Kevin's YouTube video - I'm in the audience somewhere!

'Outback Australia is the first single I released from my album BELONGING. Outback Australia is a song I wrote after travelling throughout the country for many years playing gigs from Bourke to the Birdsville races, from Innamincka to Gregory Downs and even The Animal bar in Karumba, raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.'