CC Blog Hop casing Martha Groeger

Im excited to be casing the Amazing Martha Groeger for todays Crazy Crafters Blog Hop.  Martha is an amazingly talented Stampin' Up artist and it would be well worth heading over to her blog for a look see.  She has some amazing projects there which made it hard to choose which card to CASE.

I eventually settled on this one.  It is a really simple card but something about the layout just appeals to me.

I decided to CASE the basic layout of this card using the new products from the Product Purchase Premiere and the Share What you Love Suite.  This set is so easy to use!  It's amazing how fast a card comes together when everything just works together.  I think this Suite is going to be one of my favourites.


Here is my Card.

DIRECTIONS:

• Sponge the lattice piece from the Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Specialty Paper with Mint Macaron.
• Sponge around the outside of White Shimmer paper with Mint Macaron and Pear Pizzaz and attach the lattice piece.
• Fussy cut a couple of flowers from the Share What you Love DSP and use the Starburst punch on a piece of the Pink stripe DSP.
• Use the 1 3/4" punch to create a circle for the sentiment out of Shimmer Paper.  Ink the edges with Mint Macaron.
• Stamp the sentiment and flourish from the  Detailed with Love Stampset.
• Add a length of the beautiful Rich Razzelberry Velvet ribbon to the lattice using glue dots.
• Layer your cutouts as above with dimensionals and attach lattice section to a card base of Pear Pizzazz.

• Hand draw in some stitched lines and add a couple of the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls as a final touch and you are done.

Its a shame my camera does not do justice to this beautiful DSP.  The Blue flowers are pearlized and have the most amazing sheen in real life.

So quick and simple, it really is a joy to craft with the products from a Suite!

While you have your inks and stamps already out you might as well create a matching insert and envelope to complete the set.

Please click on the links below to visit the Blogs the other Crazy Crafters taking part in this Hop.  You will be amazed by the amazing projects they create!!!

Thankyou for visiting.

1.	Martha Groeger - Crazy Crafters Special Guest
2.	Sue Vine
3.	Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker
4.	Kirsten Aitchison: Handmade with Love
5.	Rebecca-jo Unwin
6.	Kylie Bertucci
7.	Carolina Evans
8.	Fiona Bradley
9.	Natalie Cairns
10.	Vicki Hunter
11.	Sandra Mastello
12.	Shirley Jones Taylor
13.	Smriti Manandhar
14.	Tamie Holt

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Mind Officially Blown - AKA the card that had to be made!

I'm Back!

I recently took 6 months off crafting, well, off life as we knew it actually.  I had the privelege of nursing my father who died of Lymphoma earlier this year.  It was a difficult time, but one I will be forever glad that I could be a part of. It is now time to move forward with my life, poorer as it will be without him in it. 

During those dark times there was always a glimmer of something fantastic to look forward to, and that was On Stage 2018 at Luna Park.  This was my first On Stage and WOW, what a way to come back with a bang!

All I can says is that if you are ever considering attending  DO IT!!!!!
It was the best weekend ever, and a big thankyou to my roomies Sandra Mastello and Jessie Holton.  Please have a look at their blogs, they are both amazingly talented ladies who will inspire you to create.

Onstage attendees are lucky enough to be able to order new product early with a Product Purchase Premiere, and I was so excited that the Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Specialty Paper was included in this pre-order.  We got to play with this paper during a make-and-take at OnStage and as soon as I saw it I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it - I just had to colour it with blends!

This is the result:

This paper allows for smooth seamless blending. I used 2 of the new In Colour Blends in Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch (free gifts of new products is also a perk of attending OnStage)  I complemented them with Light Calypso Coral and Old Olive in light and dark.
The Stamp is from the Detailed with Love Stamp set and also stamped in Lovely Lipstick and cut out with the layering ovals framelits which of course are perfectly sized for the job.

In the closeup here you can see the beautiful faceted dots that also come in the Delightfully 
Detailed Suite, and just to add to the bling I Wink of Stella'd everything to match the lovely shine from the dots.

In this photo you can see the tag from the Share What You Love Embellishment Kit.  They perfectly complement the card when simply coloured with Blends which makes them super versatile for any colour scheme.  

The best part is this Embellishment Kit comes free with the GOTTA HAVE IT ALL BUNDLE.

A simple colour wash background,  a flick with a Stampin Write marker, and a couple of dimensionals.  Matt the watercolour paper onto some Old Olive CS and then on to a thick Whisper White card base and you're done!


Another highlight of my OnStage experience was getting to meet this lovely lady!
Sara attended our Crazy Crafters Team meeting on Sunday Morning.  It was a wonderful experience, she is as lovely in real life as she is on line. It was great to hear her talk about the Company and share so much of her life with us.

Thankyou for having a peek through my Blog.