Stampin' Up! Corporate Blog Post | Follow Your Art

Hello everyone and welcome to  another Stampin' Up! Corporate Blog post. 

As part of the Artisan Design Team, each Artisan is asked to design and share 3 blog posts throughout the year for the Stampin’ Up! Blog/Facebook page. These are shared via the notes area of the Stampin’ Up! official page so be sure to check it out and while you are there give the page a like to ensure you don’t miss out on anything shared from Stampin’ Up! 

Here is my post that was published earlier this week, I hope you find it to be inspiring

Today I am sharing a scrapbook layout featuring products from the Follow Your Art Suite (Suite Bundle item #152181). The bright patterns and fun images of craft supplies in this suite are perfect for documenting the fun crafting times I spend with my kids.

When memory keeping I often want to use more photos than what I can fit on a traditional scrapbook page so accommodate this I like to also create a pocket style page to go with a 12x12 layout, which is what I have created on this occasion.

Firstly for the traditional layout, to add some colour to the background I started with a panel of the Coastal Cabana patterned paper from the Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper (item #149489). Designer Series Paper is an easy way to add colour and patterns to your scrapbook layouts.

To add more colour and texture to the white portion of the background I’ve added a collage of Embossing Paste (item #141979), some stamped sequin images from the It Starts With Art (item #149303) and ink spatters created with a Coastal Cabana Stampin Write Marker (item #147157)

Once I had mounted my photos on some Whisper White cardstock (item # 106549) I layered some more panels of Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper and a die cut ribbon from the Arts and Crafts Dies (item #149580)

Next, using blends I coloured in the ribbon image from It Starts With Art (item #147157) and the pot of paintbrushes image from Crafting Forever (item #151231) and added them to the page along with some die cut buttons and a die cut paperclip with a bow of Whisper White Bakers Twine as the finishing touch.

In my pocket page I’ve use more of the Follow your Art Designer Series Paper and have embellished the pocket panels with more Arts and Craft die cuts and coloured images from It Starts With Art and Crafting Forever.

I also wanted to include some journaling in this page and the letters from Lined Alphabet were perfect for creating a heading on my journaling card.

Thank you for joining me. I hope you have got some inspiration from this project today.

- Tan xx

Animal Expedition Fun

Lately I've been venturing out of my comfort zone and attempting a bit of memory keeping. At the top of my to-do list was to use some photos from our last trip to the zoo to create a scrapbook layout and what better Stampin' Up! products to compliment the photos than the Animal Outing Stamp set and Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper. Here's what I came up with. What do you think?

I had quite a few photos that I wanted to include so what started out as one page very quickly became a traditional scrapbook page and a matching pocket layout. 

Inspired by a card created by Ruth Norton (see Ruth's card here) I used the masking technique to stamp the animals in a group and I coloured them with watercolour pencils before fussy cutting them out and adhering them to the page. 

While I was putting together my scrapbook layouts I began to get inspired with a few cardmaking ideas so I couldn't resist making a few cards

My first impression when I saw the Animal Outing Stamp set in the Annual Catalogue was that it would be great for baby cards like this one.

The second card I created used the same masking technique and I added a bit of watercolouring and heat embossed clouds to the background.

My inspiration for this last card came from this bright and fun print in the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper. This cute little Rhino is ready to party in his fun party hat which I topped with a tiny fringed cardstock tassel.

Once I was in party mode I thought it would be fun to create a couple of animal themed treat packages. Firstly, this little pop-up treat box for my kids, and what better treat to go with the animal theme than a Cadbury Furry Friends bar.

And lastly I just couldn't go past embellishing this Clear Tiny Treat box filled with jelly beans.

So, as you can see, I've had lots of fun with the Animal Outing Stamp set, it's definitely a great one to add to your stash if you haven't done so already. Thank you for stopping, I hope you enjoyed my post.

 - Tan xx

Hello Gorgeous | Let's Get Hopping #10

Welcome to another Let's Get Hopping Blog Hop. You may have just arrived here from my super talented friend Diana Tillery. Weren't her projects simply gorgeous? If you are starting here please make sure you hit the next button at the bottom of this post and hop all the way around

This month the team at Let's Get Hopping are sharing memory keeping projects.

As a papercrafter, memory keeping is not something I've done a lot of but it is something I would like to spend more time doing and this month's theme was just the push I needed.

My challenge with this project was to create a page that complimented the photo and images from Happy Birthday Gorgeous were perfect for the task.

In piecing together the page I was reminded of a scrapbook tip I got from another Let's Get Hopping friend, Susan Wong, that in scrapbooking you want to lead the eye onto the page from the top left hand corner and lead the eye off the page at the the bottom right hand corner. To do this I created this little bunch of flowers and lightly stamped collage of words towards the top of the page and I tied both images together with a nest of hand drawn circles.

Thank you for hopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my post. Next up in the hop is my creative friend, Eimear Carvill. I can't wait to see what Eimear has created for us. 

Happy stamping

 - Tan xx

Bundle of Love Memories & More

Hello again everyone.

I'm so glad you've decided to pop back.

Today I am having a closer look at the scrapbook page I shared in my first blog post (you can see the post here).

As I've mentioned before, scrapbooking is not something I often spend time doing, but when I saw the Bundle of Love Memories & More card pack in the 2017-2018 Stampin' Up! catalogue I was inspired to step out of my comfort zone and create this scrapbook page featuring my youngest little man.

At first glance the Memories & More cards are the perfect accessory for pocket style memory keeping, but as the name suggests these card packs can be used for so much more.

In this project, I've combined the Memories & More cards, acetate sheets and stickers with photos, cardstock, Designer Series Paper, some embellishments and a little stamping to create a traditional 12 x 12 scrapbook page.

I have to admit, I was pretty chuffed with the finished project. I definitely see more memory keeping in my future.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you've enjoyed this post and I look forward to sharing another project with you very soon.  

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog.

I am so excited to be starting my blogging journey with you.

When I decided to begin my blog I immediately set out to create the "perfect" card for my first post. Fast forward a week and instead of a blog entry I had created a few cards, some party decor and a scrapbook page. Clearly starting a blog when I have new Stampin' Up! supplies to play with wasn't my smartest move.

So instead of trying to decide which project to share with you first, I've decided to share them all with you now. Then, over the next few posts, I will revisit them in more detail. So here goes...

The instant I saw the Oh So Eclectic suite in the 2017-2018 catalogue it was love at first sight. Add a little watercolouring and a touch of vellum and silver glimmer paper and Voila!

Sometimes a simple die-cut circle of designer series paper is all the inspiration you need to create a special card for a wonderful friend.

Jar of Love and the coordinating framelits are one of my favourite go-to's when creating a feminine card. Add a new In Color and an old favourite feels like new again.

I consider myself to be more of a cardmaker than a scrapbooker but the new Memories & More product line from Stampin' Up! inspired me to challenge myself and create this scrapbook page featuring my youngest little man.

Those who know me well know I'm a sucker for party planning and the Happy Birthday Gorgeous bundle makes creating stunning cake toppers and party favours easy.

I hope you've enjoyed my first post. I look forward to sharing more details of my projects with you very soon.

Thanks for stopping by

- Tanya xo