Week 8 - Colour Creations Blog Hop - Cajun Craze

 

Today we are looking at the often misunderstood colour of Cajun Craze! I don't think it is a very loved colour but when I think of Cajun I think of spices to make up the Cajun rub to go on chicken which includes paprika, garlic, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, onion powder, salt and black pepper. So you can see where this Burnt orangey red  colour Cajun Craze get's its name. Ok Now I am hungry for some spicy chicken!

So I have 2 cards for you today. I made them at the same time because I made the card base at the same time.

I have used one of my all time favourites from the new Annual Catalogue and then I have a sneak peak at a Sale-A-Bration stamp for you starting in August.

Well how did I make the card backgrounds that the flowers both sit on.

I started with some Very Vanilla card in the size that I wanted and with the word stamp from the "Quiet Meadow" stamp set I used Gray Granite ink and first stamped on the  image that I have masked then on the other one. So it was a stamped off and a little lighter. I just used copy paper and tory it into that shape for my masking over the very vanilla card stock. Now I had 2 backgrounds to make my 2 very different cards and I only had to ink my stamp once, stamp twice and then move it down the page.  2 Birds 1 Stone! (Ok now I am back to thinking about mind craft and building things so if you are playing along at home, I was allowed to build things not just dig I built an under ground bunker house and a swing above ground, I am progressing but  still haven't been for my walk) LoL!

So for my first card I really wanted to use this gorgeous Dahlia from the Delicate Dahlias stamp set that is in the upcoming Sale-a-bration brochure. You are not going to want to miss out on this one. I stamped it full strength in Cajun Craze over my stamped off gray granite words then with the mossy meadow I stamped full strength then stamped again the leaves.

Along the edge and just under the popped up layer of the Delicate Dahlia, I have cut out with the Meadow Dies in Cajun Craze and in a sneak peak from the New July-Dec Mini going live on August 3rd the Matt Silver Foil just to give a little more dimension to the card.

The sentiment is from the Delicate Dahlia's stamp set, "You Inspire me" how perfect is that. I love that so much and I know a few people who I could send this card to already! I have stamped it in Gray Granite and cut it out with the Meadow dies and popped it on another Cajun Craze layer cut out with the Meadow Dies.

Now for the second card that we have started with the base from earlier I went a different direction I went for the Daisy Wishes Dies.

I had the sentiment already as I had made 2 but this time I thought I wanted a wispy looking flower and the daisy was perfect in the dies. So out they came I cut a couple in Cajun Craze and one in Bumblebee and of course the stem and leaves are in Mossy Meadow. All you needed to do was lay them all down on the base that we had already made.

 I am quite partial to these matte black dots and they just finish the card with that extra little bit of bling.

So there you have it my 2 Cajun Craze inspired cards. If you would like any information about how to get your hands on the product to make these cards please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next blog and you will be heading to Theresa Gerrard, I love what Theresa has for us each week so just hit the next blog button below and head over to see her lovely Cajun Craze Creation:

Now if at anytime you find a next blog button doesn't quite work and it doesn't take you to the next person please head to out weekly host's blog and there you will find the list of all the participants so you can continue with the hop. Cathy Proctor's Blog

Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today,

Take care,

Week 2 - Heart of Christmas 2021

 

Today for week 2 of Heart of Christmas I thought I would bring you a twist on a fancy fold card. Yes I know it is a fancy fold or a fun fold but I couldn't go and not do a fancy fold after last week.

This week I am doing a twist on the Easel Card plus giving you a sneak peak at some new Product in the New July -Dec Mini Catalogue and the August-September Sale-A-Bration brochure 

I am using the Peaceful Deer and Deer Builder Punch Bundle and you get 10% off when you purchase as a bundle and who doesn't like a bargain and then the  Peaceful Prints DSP you can earn for free with a $90AUD purchase.

This was such a fun card to make and it is always fun to do a twist on a card.

So for my card today I have made a Spinner Easel Card.

So for this fun fold card I have used the DSP for my colour combination. The DSP is Peaceful Prints from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. So the pieces that I chosen have Garden Green and Basic Black and Sahara Sand.

For the base I have cut a piece of Garden Green in half and then folded in half and half again. I did this so that I knew exactly where to put my circle die from the layering circle dies to cut out the opening in the card. I put this through the Cut & Emboss machine then I layered the  Peaceful Prints and Sahara sand layers together and carefully positioned it over the hole and used a pencil to mark on it where to cut and then cut it out. I adhere it to the card and then folded it to form the easel.

Now for the spinner.

I have taken the same size circle and a larger scalloped circle and cut them out in Basic Black twice. Now this gorgeous little dear I have used Versamark and heat embossed in gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and punch him out with the Deer Builder Punch. Well I needed 2 so I thought I would get out my silicon mat and stamp him again on the mat in versamark and then place my Basic White card down over the stamped image to pick up the versamark and heat emboss in gold. Well it worked and I do have a nice gold embossed deer. It was only halfway through pouring the gold emboss powder onto the reverse deer that I realised that the wording will backwards. It all of a sudden dawned on me.  But It really doesn't look that bad.

 

Anyway then I put the gorgeous little dear after punching him out onto some linen thread and adhered him with a couple of glue dots in between the 2 black scalloped circles and adhered the circles together with some liquid glue before adhering just the bottom of the circle to the card.

This is how my spinner card works, so cute! A little video for you!

For the rest of my decorations I have stamped the lying down dear in versamark on Basic White and gold embossed it as well and then with a little crumb cake ink used the blending brush to give it a soft colour.

Now as you can see the trees in the stamp set stamp flat but I thought hold on a minute I will take a leaf out of the queen of embossing folders Caroline Manwaring (she is the next blog to go to) and get out my Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder and after fussing cutting them out I ran them all through the Cut & Emboss machine.

As you can see there is so much texture in this embossing folder that after cutting the stamped images out individually I was able to place all of the tree in the folder at the same time and put it through in one go. The trees are stamped in Garden Green and Soft Succulent.

Of course then you need somewhere for the Easel to sit once you have opened your card so I have heat embossed in gold, "Merry Christmas" from the Peaceful Deer stamp set onto Basic Black Card Stock and popped it up onto dimensions and placed in the middle of the card base under the window of the deer.

I wanted to leave the front of the card clear of writing when it was sitting up on display so I have added a panel to the back of the card to write your greeting and Christmas message. I put another layer of the Peaceful Prints DSP and a layer of Sahara sands card stock.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, I certainly enjoyed making it for you!

 If you have any questions about today's project or would like to get your hands on one of those new Mini Catalogues and Sale-a-bration brochures just let me know!

Please head over to the next blog on your tour around week 2 of Heart of Christmas. You will be heading to the lovely  Caroline Manwaring, I always love seeing what she has created and how she has used Stampin' Up!'s embossing folders, she is amazing!

If for any reason there is technical issue and the next blog button doesn't work please head over to the blog of this weeks host Tina Gillespie and there you will find the links to all the people participating and you will be able to continue you blog hop there: Tina's Blog

Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today,

take care,