The Crafty Thinker: Stephanie Fischer - Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator: January 2017

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Tasty Truck of Ice Cream

I have entered this card into both GDP072 and CTC021.

http://www.global-design-project.com/2017/01/global-design-project-072-case-designer.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GlobalDesignProject+%28Global+Design+Project%29

http://www.jessieholton.com/2017/01/25.html

To me summer is ice cream and bright colours - although this summer is sooo hot that I'm thinking water and air-conditioning!

www.thecraftythinker.com.au, Tasty Trucks, Delicate Details, #thecraftythinker, #CTC021, #GDP072, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW,, Sale-A-Bration,

Nice warm colours for summer from the Festive Birthday Designer Paper Series

This card features two stamp sets that are freebies in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue (choose 1 free product with every $90 purchase) - Tasty Trucks and Delicate Details.

The little label is from the Birthday Banners stamp set and I cut it out with the matching Bunch of Banners Framelit.

The truck is supported on dimensionals

I added the ice cream truck to the card front with Stampin Dimensionals so that it pops out a bit.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time
Stephanie

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Monday, 30 January 2017

You've Got This Between The Lines

This is a story of rejection, transformation and persistence! Have you ever had a plan for a card that seemed perfect and about which you were excited? You maintained the excitement and worked feverishly on the card and then - when it was finished - thought "Meh" ? If so, do read on - this story is for you!

I really love colouring in the free Sale-A-Bration paper Inside the Lines and had a panel that I'd already coloured with watercolour pencils. I'd mainly coloured the flowers shades of pink but had thrown in a few yellow ones so that I could put it with anything.

#thecraftythinker, You've Got This, Inside the Lines, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

I'm sure you can see why I didn't like this card!

The inside of the card

Pretty soon I had envisaged a card using this panel in an offset position and trimmed with a large, bold yellow flower. I laid out my panels and tested them against a variety of papers before I made my selection and finished my card.

I put it in my light box and took a photo of it and that was when I looked at it and went "Meh"! I threw it into a corner of my craft room, deciding that I could never feature it on my Blog or even use it.

Eventually I felt sufficiently guilty about it languishing, alone and rejected, in the corner that I decided to try to give it a face lift!

The rescued, rejuvenated card

I found I could peel off the decorative panel without causing too much damage (with the help of my long, thin paper piercing tool) and simply added some layers of Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. I embossed the Whisper White layer with the Lovely Lace embossing folder.

Whilst it's still not one of my favourite cards, I will at least use it now.

I also added some dimension

So the moral of this story is, if you've made something that you don't like - don't despair and don't throw it away. Take out your scalpel and give it a face lift!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on one of the product images below (Australian Residents only)

Sunday, 29 January 2017

Carousel Birthday Horse

I've never had a stomach for fun fair rides - except I do still have a soft spot for the good old carousel! I used to love going around in circles on one of those painted horses! So this stamp set gives me an enjoyable feeling of nostalgia.

www.thecraftythinker.com.au, Carousel Birthday, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

This image brings back fond memories of carousel rides at the local fun fair

I think the combination of colours and the cupcake shapes on this piece of paper from the Cupcakes & Carousels pack, would make this card ideal for a young girl - or maybe someone young at heart with a nostalgia for carousels!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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