Cute Critters | Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Be Inspired Design Team blog hop for this month. The theme for this hop is Cute Critters and I have to confess I struggled with this assignment. Stampin' Up! have so many stamp sets that feature cute critters which I love and am often keen to add to my collection but when it comes to using them I find it really difficult to come up with ideas. So in an attempt to work through my creating with critters block I decided to approach the challenge head on and this is what I came up with.

Aren't these little fellas from the Counting Sheep stamp set just the cutest? My family is excitedly waiting for the arrival of my sister's new bub in the next couple of weeks so I decided to go with a baby card and using a bit of paper piecing and the gingham paper from the Pansy Petal DSP I ended up with a trio of sheep that almost seem like soft toys. 

Next up in the hop the super talented Janneke Dijkstra de Jong. I always love seeing Janneke's creations so I'm certain she has created something gorgeous to share with us.

 Be Inspired Design Team Blog Roll

 

Tanya Rees (You are here)

Janneke Dijkstra de Jong

Carolynn Sander

Stesha Bloodhart

Jennifer Picard

Angela Meiritz-Reid

New Beginnings | Let's Get Hopping Blog Hop #27

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Let's Get Hopping blog hop. This month's theme is New Beginnings and I just couldn't go past creating a card for a new baby. 

While a baby card isn't the first thing you think of when you see the Come Sail Away Suite but this striped DSP pattern is so versatile and Balmy Blue is a perfect baby blue colour.  That said I'm sure this design could easily be adapted to create a card for a baby girl. 

That's all from me today. Next up in the hop is my beautiful friend from the US, Nina King McMillan. You are going to adore what she's created. 

- Tan xx

CASE Yourself | Let's Get Hopping #18

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Let's Get Hopping blog hop.

This month the Let's Get Hopping designers have taken on the challenge to CASE a project they have created in the past. For those of you who aren't aware of what CASE means it stands for Copy And Selectively Edit (or Copy And Share Everything). Essentially CASing a project means taking inspiration such as a colour combo, sketch layout, or idea from one piece of work and adapting it to your project. Often crafters will CASE another crafters work when looking for inspiration but I think we tend to forget to look at our own work.

When looking back over my past projects I was drawn to this project I created last year for a TGIF Sketch Challenge (see the original post here).

Here is the project I created when CASing this card

This is the sketch that I worked from for the original card and as you can see at the time I decided to flip the sketch upside down

However with this project I decided to go with the pointed panel pointing towards the bottom of the card. I also chose to go with a woodgrain patterned DSP, this one from the Floral Romance Speciality Designer Series Paper pack. 

This cute little baby card was made especially for my cousins little baby boy who decided to come into the world on Australia Day so I felt it was only fitting that I include this gorgeous kangaroo and koala from the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper in the design. 

Thank you for joining me today. Next up is Nina from Nina's Southern Accents. I can't wait to see what project she is sharing with us today.

Happy crafting 

- Tan xx

Supplies used

Stamps: Well Said,
Card: Balmy Blue, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Shimmery White, Floral Romance Speciality Designer Series Paper, Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper, Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Grapefruit Grove, Versamark,
Accessories & Tools: Well Written Framelits, Lovely Flowers Edgelits, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Whisper White Bakers Twine, White Stampin Emboss Powder, Frames Elements

Baby Congratulations for GDP #145

I'm sure I've said this before, I absolutely love playing with new Stampin' Up! colours at this time of year and with the fabulous gift of a Colour Revamp this year I have so many new colours to create with. The tricky thing with new colours is working out what colour combos work and often I find a colour challenge is a great way to kick start the process. Today I turned to this weeks Global Design Project colour challenge (GDP#145) for inspiration. 

And here is the card I created using Grapefruit Grove, Fresh Fig and Mint Macaron.

For some reason I immediately thought "Baby Card" when I saw these colours. How cute are these little pins from the Better Together stamp set? And did you notice any similarity between the pins and the Global Design Project colour combo picture? The order that the team at GDP put the colours in was so appealing that I had to replicate it in placing the pins on my card. 

This card isn't as busy as my usually work, instead is a perfect example of the theory of "less is more". Using the new Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is a perfect way to add interest to a card without adding too much detail and my new favourite ribbon, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon in Whisper White provides an extra element of softness.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my post and are inspired to have a play with the new Stampin' Up! colours yourself. Make sure you pop over to the Global Design Project to see what the designers have created using this beautiful combo 

 - Tan xx

Welcome little one for gdp100

Some of you may remember my post last week (check it out here) where I played along with the TGIF Challenge Sketch Challenge, well imagine my surprise when I discovered my card was selected as the winner!!! What an amazing honour to be chosen from so many beautiful cards.

Motivated by such a wonderful compliment I couldn't resist playing along with another fabulous challenge blog, Global Design Project. This week marks the 100th challenge for the Global Design Project and to celebrate each designer has created a card and particpants have invited to CASE one of the cards.
The card I have decided to case is this beautiful card by Allison Okimitsu from Nice People Stamp. I've been a long time admirer of Allison work and this gorgeous card is no exception.

And, here is my card

I have a few friends and family members expecting babies in the next few months so I thought I should stock up on some baby cards, starting with this one. While it can take some time, I really enjoy handstiching on cards and the effect it has on a special card is well worth the time so it was this feature on Allison's card that I have chosen to CASE. I was also drawn to the simplicity of the placement of the coffee cup and sentiment in the centre of the card and have made that same placement choice for the teepee and sentiment.

I just love the detail in this gorgeous teepee from the Little One stamp set and I've added this spray of flowers makes it just a little more girlie. And don't you just love the combination of copper and blushing bride?

Thanks for stopping by.
- Tanya xo