Father's Day Blog Hop

Today as part of the Art With Heart Stampin' Up! Team we are presenting some fabulous Father's Day ideas to inspire you. We also have our brand new 2015 Holiday Catalogue available from 1 September, with some amazing Christmas inspiration for you. Be sure to request a catalogue today!

You may have come here from Kathryn Ruddick's blog, or you might be starting fresh with me - just make sure you visit all the fantastic blogs on this "hop" to see all the amazing ideas.



My card uses the Layered Letters Alphabet stamp set, which I think is so versatile and because it comes in photopolymer, it is super easy to line up and see where you are stamping. That's especially good when you have words with more than one of the same letter (like DAD) as you can add each letter individually and see where it's going. I have also used a new technique (well to me anyway) with the embossing folders that lets you emboss only around the edges - how great does it look!!

I have used the Crazy About You stamp set to create a greeting for the inside of my card, and some washi tape from the Cherry On Top set. I hope my Dad likes his card!!


















The next blog on the hop is Tina Gillespie, so be sure to hop over and check it out. You can find a full list of all the blogs at the bottom of this post, just in case you get lost.


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Happy Stampin'

Kayleen :)

1. Tina Gillespie
2. Genna Gifford
3. Kate Morgan 
4. Jenny Van Dijk
5. Claire Daly
6. Judy May
7. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
8. Rachel Woollard
9. Ros Davidson
10. Kathryn Ruddick
11. Kayleen McLean

More Birthdays

We seem to celebrate birthdays every other week in our family, so I am constantly making cards to give to family and friends. . . . luckily I enjoy card making!!
The first card is one I made for my gorgeous niece Jasmine May's 1st Birthday - I wanted to have a go at stitching on a card - it was a bit tricky to keep the card straight, but I am happy with the effect. I then used water colour pencils and an aqua painter to colour the image in. . . .  I hope she likes her card.

Project Recipe
Stamps	Two by Two (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Silver Glimmer
Ink	StazOn Black
Accessories	Two-way Glue Pen, Aqua Painter, Watercolour Pencils
Tools	Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet Bigz, Wallflower Alphabet (non SU), Sewing Machine

The second card was for my darling Mum's Birthday (I won't say which one - birthday, not Mum - I only have one of those!!) featuring the Shop Around Wheel and the gorgeous Ruffle Stretch Trim which I love using. Mum always keeps her cards on display for ages and then has her favourites on a board in her study, so I like to make something special so I can be on the board.

Project Recipe
Stamps	Shop Around Wheel, Postage Collection (Hostess)
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Strawberry Slush, Crumb Cake
Ink	Crumb Cake
Accessories	Dimensionals, Strawberry Slush Ruffle Stretch Trim, Basic Pearls
Tools	Postage Stamp Punch, Square Punch (Non SU)

As always I hope you like what I have made and you can contact me to order any of these fantastic products or join a class.

Happy Stampin'

Kayleen

Christmas Banner

I have been home all week with the flu and although I always thought it would be great to have some time with nothing to do, it gets boring very quickly. I did have a chance to play with the new Stampin Up Build a Banner Simply Created Kit. This is an awesome kit that comes with 18 blank canvas pennants, twine, pattern and alphabet stencils and spritzer bottles. You can also order a kit which has just the pennants and twine for creating more wonderful banners. They are really fun to make (if you don't mind getting a bit messy). Here is my first creation. . . .

Project Details
Stamps	Blissful Bird (retired), Calm Christmas
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Winter Frost DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink	Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Basic Grey
Accessories	Simply Created Build a Banner Kit, Ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons
Tools	Scallop Circle Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Glue Gun, Stocking Punch (retired), Scissors, Snowflake Die (non SU), Big Shot, Daubers

Yes, I do know the photos of the banners are out of order, but after spending 40 minutes trying to re-order them I decided it wasn't that important and you would forgive me.
I found the best way to get the patterns on the banners was with a dauber as the spritzers made the canvas very wet and the ink ran a lot. I had a lot more control using the daubers and was able to keep the colour just where I wanted it. The ink also dried a lot faster and I was able to put the pattern and the letters on at the same time, rather than waiting for ink to dry.

Stay tuned for more projects using the Build a Banner Kit and other wonderful new Stampin Up! products.

Happy Stampin'

Kayleen

Birthday Time

My Sister had her birthday last week and she collects Royal Doulton Lady Statues, so I wanted to make a card that was a little similar to her collection - this is what I came up with . . .

I used the ink pad and rubbed it on one side of the embossing folder before I ran it through the Big Shot which is how I got the pattern on the Very Vanilla Cardstock - easy but effective. A few bits of bling finished off the card.

Project Recipe
Stamps	Create a Cupcake
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant, Patterned DSP
Ink	Elegant Eggplant
Accessories	Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals
Tools	Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (retired), Dress Up Framelits, Big Shot, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

The second card was for the daughter of a friend on her 7th Birthday. I have to confess that my daughter Jessica made the card for us to give her, so credit goes to her, but she said it was ok to post it here . . .

Project Recipe
Stamps	Sketched Birthday
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Pool Party
Ink	Strawberry Slush
Accessories	Dimensionals, Pool Party Ribbon (Retired), Basic Rhinestones
Tools	1&3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 2&3/8 Scallop Circle Punch

Hope these cards have given you some inspiration to make some of your own. Don't forget to contact me if you have any questions or would like to join in my classes for card-making

Happy Stampin'

Kayleen

Wildflower Meadow Playtime

A get-together with a group of friends who are also Stampin' Up Demonstrators gave me a chance to play with some of the new catalogue products that I haven't ordered (yet).  I was lucky enough to try some new colour combos with the Wildflower Meadow Stamp and Embossing Folder.

This first card uses one of my favourite new In Colours for 2013-2015, Strawberry Slush, and was very quick and easy to make. . .

Project Recipe
Stamps	Wildflower Meadow, Mixed Medley (hostess, retired)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Strawberry Slush
Ink	Strawberry Slush
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Fancy Flower Punch, 11/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 3/4 Circle Punch, Wildflower Meadow Embossing Folder, Big Shot

The second card uses another In Colour, Crisp Cantaloupe - don't you just want to eat these colours - I love the names, and also allowed me to have a play with the Simply Pressed Clay. I made the flower in white and then mixed re-inker with Crystal Effects and painted it on the top. The card was another quick and easy one, but the clay does take a day or so to dry. I find it easier to have lots of flowers and buttons made in advance and then I can just colour them as needed. You can also colour them with the ink pads or markers, so they are very versatile.

Project Recipe
Stamps	Wildflower Meadow
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe
Ink	Crisp Cantaloupe - Pad and Re-Inker
Accessories	Pearls, Simply Pressed Clay Flower, Whisper White Satin Ribbon
Tools	Glue Gun, Crystal Effects, Wildflower Meadows Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scissors

The final card did take a little longer to make as I used the Markers to colour the stamp, however I think the effort was worth it. I have seen it coloured in various combinations and you get quite a different look depending on the colours you use.

Project Recipe
Stamps	Wildflower Meadow, Pretty Petites (Retired)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Marina Mist
Ink	Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Blushing Bride Markers
Accessories	Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals
Tools	Wildflower Meadows Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Petite Curly Label Punch

I hope you have enjoyed looking at these cards and please contact me if you would like to order any of the products featured in them, or to book into a class to make some of your own creations.

Thanks and Happy Stampin'

Kayleen