Denita Wright - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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.'

Below are all the products used for my Creation Station Design Team 'Outback - Outwest' 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:

Kangaroo & Company Bundle [156269] $64.75	Dragonfly Garden Cling Stamp Set [154411] $40.00	Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $42.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Water Painters [151298] $21.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	White Stampin' Chalk Marker [132133] $6.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00

The Inspire.Create.Stamping Challenges Design Team are about to show you our 'Cute Critters' creations.

Do you have a favourite stamp set, Bundle or Suite with 'Cute Critters'?

If you do, then you should join us and create a project, and add it to our gallery here.

So, there are a couple of stamp sets I just love with some 'Cute Critters', and I may have made a few items to inspire you....

Get ready for some 'Cute Critters' cuteness!

Straight up is a card using the 'Snail Mail Suite'.

I stamped the heart image all over the postage stamp die.

And that sweet snail - I found a coordinating die that die cuts him from the Designer Series Paper!

Yep, only found out after I fussy cut a snail for my 3D creation below (palm to forehead).

Adding a 'hello' sentiment stamped straight onto the Designer Series Paper, and a touch of 'Whisper White Twine' and a bow.

Introducing my fussy cut snail!

This is totally fine if you don't have the coordinating dies, however, the ease of die cutting is so good!

The how to make this box, thanks to pootles.co.uk

And to make the most of cutting the divine Designer Series Paper, I have made a gift tag too.

Measuring 5cm x 10.5cm prior to punching with the 'Delightful Tag Topper Punch'.

And how cute are the Kangaroos from the 'Kangaroo and Company Bundle'?

A sweet little love note popping from the pouch.

A cute Valentine's Day or Anniversary card for someone special.

And a matchy matchy gift box!

Envelope Die from the 'Snail Mail Suite'.

A perfect fit for the 'Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack'!

A really cute card and gift box duo, mixing the Snails and Kangaroos beautifully.

Thankyou for making it this far... and I hope to have inspired you with my 'Cute Critters'? What 'Cute Critters' are you wanting to play with? Don't forget to add them to our gallery.

See you next time. Keep safe & well. D x