I have a few hours today to do a bit of stamping and stopped by the TGIF challenge #tgifc248 which this week is to be inspired by the new Stampin Up catalogues.
I do have a copy of both of these but as I am not a Demo I haven't actually bought anything - am I allowed to say I wasn't inspired (yes I'm hiding behind the desk lol). However I fancied being up to the challenge to choose an image and maybe adapt it with some retired SU sets. As you may know I run a Facebook Group for Stampin Up current and retired called The Joy of Sets and I'm all about still using your old stuff - especially if you are not a Demo and don't have the pressure to keep buying new.
Looking through my stash I found a stamp very similar to the card I wanted to CASE. I used Nature's Perfection and what I take to be a hydrangea stamp which looks very similar to the Water Lily and the card I took my inspiration from Saleabration cover - top right square.
I've used some of the current Perennial Essence DSP which is my absolute favourite on to some purple card stock. I stamped and cut out two of the flowers - stamping them in Island Indigo and colouring in with Bermuda Bay watercolour pencil. I added some Bermuda Bay ribbon. The sentiment is from another retired set Background Bits and I embossed it in white embossing powder on to some Melon Mambo card stock and cut it out with a stitched framelit. The little border of hearts was a die cut from my stash. I added a few pearls to the bottom.
I love how this turned out and it just goes to show you can still make use of your retired goodies.
In my small stash of new craft goodies over Christmas were some of the wildflower thinlets by Tim Holtz and I fancied having a play with them. I was inspired by the sketch over at Sunday Stamps #SSC222 this week and decided to play along.
I started off with a circle cut out with a stitched framelit and I sponged this up wit Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Shabby Shutters. I used a script stamp from the SU retired set Background Bits stamped in Tim Holtz Crushed Olive. I then cut out the wildflower thinlets in various coloured card stock and used some Tri Spectrum sparkle to give them a bit of a shine. I then started on my background using a circle stencil and Tim Holtz Ripe Persimmon and Mustard Seed Distress Inks blending the two into the middle. I used the cut out from the thinlet to create a stencil of the flowers and inked that in the Crushed Olive. For my banners I used some retired Washi tape. I added some ribbon to the bottom and some Copper Thread for the bow at the top.
We have a Throwback Challenge over at Try Stampin on Tuesday this week which was actually #3 - this one also has the added challenge of Fall Fun.
I went with the Autumn theme and chose two papers for my background - the top one is from Kaisercraft and their Enchanted paper pad. The bottom one is from SU. I repeated the same colours to create my background but used Tim Holtz Distress Inks - the colours I used were Fossilized Amber, Barn Door, Chipped Sapphire. I then stamped the image in Memento Black Ink. The flowers are from Background Bits by SU. I added some washi tape to the back and then added some ribbon and some coloured rhinestones.
I think I've mentioned that I love this time of year. I also love it as a theme for crafting and love having the chance to make autumn cards. Our theme this week at SU Only Challenge is Fall/Autumn.
I used a piece of DSP and embossed it with the Basket embossing folder. Now the eagle-eyed among you will notice my weave is back to front so that's something I'll have to make sure I'm aware of next time. I think it still works though! I used a label punch to punch out the three labels and used some images from Painted Seasons - the fir cone and the leaf - and Nature's Perfection - the little flower int he middle. The Thank You sentiment came from Background Bits and I used a label framelit to cut it out.
I edged the labels with some Soft Suede lightly sponged. I used some retired Washi Tape and then layered some Old Olive twine and tied an extra bow. There is a touch of Wink of Stella on the images just to give them a bit of sparkle.
I was inspired by Laurel's image over at her challenge Inspired By
I have had this little stamp set with a typewriter on it for years and never really used it - as soon as I saw this image I knew it had to have an inking. However, because of the age of the image of the typewriter it spoke to me of more of a vintage theme so that's what I went with.
I have an old book I use to cut the pages out when I want to add some background interest and I tore the edges and then inked it up with three Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Antique Linen, Old Paper and Tea Dye. I stamped the typewriter directly onto the paper but it didn't show up well enough so I restamped it and cut it out. The paper clip is also a stamp and I used a sentiment from Stampin Up Thankful Thoughts for the note of thanks tucked into the paper clip. I used another stamp from SU Background Bits and one from Kinda Eclectic directly onto the crumb cake card stock using Versamark ink to give it some interest. I also used a few more stamps from SU's Timeless Textures. I also used some of the letter stamps from the little stamp set. With a nod to the blue colour I added a few little blue pearls.
