Showing posts with label Australiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australiana. Show all posts

Friday, July 23, 2021

Let's Celebrate

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Mini Slimline card with coordinating envelope that I created recently using stamps, dies and stencils from Divinity Designs.


To create my Mini Slimline card I used the Mini Slimline Sunburst Background die to create the background panel from white cardstock. I used yellow and orange inks with the new blending brushes to add color to this panel.

For the blue panel behind the Sunburst Background, I die cut a blue rectangle using the Mini Slimline Rectangles die set. I then blended blue ink through the Slimline Diamonds Stencil. It gives an interesting background that can be scene through the rays of the front panel.

The grass on the front sunburst background was created using the Slimline Grasses die set. All these pieces were layered together and mounted onto a top folding white Mini Slimline Card base using the Mini Slimline Card Base die.

I added the koalas and sentiment using stamps from the Koala Bears stamp/die duos set.


For the inside of the card, I used the other grass border included in the Slimline Grasses die set. 

The koala with balloons was added to the right side of the card and I added two sentiments from the stamp set.


For the coordinating envelope, I used the Mini Slimline Envelope die to die cut yellow paper.

I added the grass along the bottom of the envelope using the same die used to create the grass on the inside of the card. I added another of the koala's from the stamp set.

For the flap of the envelope, I used the Mixed Media Stencil Slimline Diamonds to create the patterned panel from blue cardstock. This is the same stencil which was used to create the pattern which can be seen through the rays of the front of the card.






Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Koala Slimline Card


Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Slimline card I created using stamps and dies from Divinity Designs May Release.

My original Design Team parcel for May went missing, so it had to be sent again and it finally arrived with my June release parcel last week ... yay! I had been looking forward to the cute stamp sets and Slimline dies that were included in that release.

For my card today I pulled out the Slimline Circle Windows die which I die cut from green cardstock. I then used one of the sentiments included in the Koala Bear stamp set which I stamped repeatedly over the panel using green ink.

I adhered a panel of white cardstock that I blended blue ink over underneath the slimline rectangle panel.

The koalas and sentiments are all from the Koala Bear stamp set. I used the Sentiment Strip with Layers die set to die cut all of the sentiments.

The Slimline Circle Windows panel was then layered onto a rectangle panel using the largest of the dies from the Slimline Pierced Rectangles die set and then adhered to a Slimline Card using the Slimline Card Base die set.


For the inside of the card I added a green circle which was left over from die cutting the Slimline Circle Window panel for the front of the card.

I added another of the sentiments and the last of the koalas that were included in the Koala Bear stamp set.











 

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Koala-ty Thinking Of you

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Mini Slimline Card I created recently.

To create the Slimline portion of the card I used Waffle Flower Crafts Mini Slimline Layers die set to die cut both layers of my card. The top layer used papers from Honey Bee Stamps Hot Tropics 6 x 6 Paper Pad.

The sentiment uses Concord & 9th's Thinking of You Perfect Pairings die set. I die cut the sentiment from Gold and Black cardstock, offsetting the gold over the black die cut to create a shadow effect.

To decorate the card I added the cute koala's from Mama Elephant's Little Koala Agenda stamp set.


The sentiment is a freebie stamp that was included in a free stamp set from a Magazine I purchased a few years ago... Creative Stamping Issue 57.

I added a couple more of the koalas to the white panel.











Wednesday, May 19, 2021

G'day

G'day Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing an Australian themed Slimline that I created recently.

Uniquely Creative (an Australian company) recently released some Slimline dies, one of those dies were this Slim Gum Leaves Die. Being an Australian,  of course I had to add this to my stash. I die cut this slimline die twice from white cardstock, one I used for the white frame and the inner pieces of the gum leaves. The other I applied Versamark ink to and then covered the gum leaves with Distress Embossing Powders in Peeled Paint (for the leaves) and Tea Dye (for the gum nuts. I colored the inner portions of the leaves using Copic Markers and paper pieced this pieces into the main panel. I trimmed the embossed leaves from the frame and adhered to the main panel.

For the background of my card, I used Yupo Paper and Alcohol Pearl inks in Tranquil and Celestial to create my blue background. This was adhered to the back of the Slimline Gum Leaves die cut.

The "G'day" sentiment is from an older die set from Ultimate Crafts called Australia Map.


For the inside of the card I added two gum leaf die cuts using another Ultimate Crafts die set.

The sentiment is from Catherine Pooler Designs Awesome & Wonderful Stamp set.

Other Supplies:
Peeled Paint Distress Embossing Powder
Tea Dye Distress Embossing Powder









Sunday, January 26, 2020

G'Day Mate!


G'day Mate and Happy Australia Day for all my Aussie readers.

The last three months have been pretty rough down here in Australia due to the drought and the fires which have been burning almost continuously since November, The fires started in Queensland and New South Wales, but come December and January they had pretty much covered every states. It has been heartbreaking seeing the loss of people, animals,  homes etc. A big thank you to the firies out there who have done their best to keep the fires under control in the most extreme conditions.

As today is Australia Day and I am a proud Aussie, I have an Aussie themed card to share with you today.

I used Paper Rose Studio's Gumleaf Border to create the panel in the left hand side of the card, I backed this panel using woodgrain paper.

I used MFT Stamps Kangaroo Crew Stamp set to create the cute scene in the oval panel.

I added the sentiment using a stamp from Couture Creations.


For the inside of the card I created another scene using the remaining stamps from MFT Stamps Kangaroo Crew. I also added two sentiments from this stamp set.

Supplies:
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Sunday, January 27, 2019

You Are Koalafied For A G'day


Hi Crafty Friends,

Yesterday was Australia Day down here in Australia. I had something else I had to post on my blog yesterday, but seeing I had the cute Koala from Simon Says Stamp I thought I would create a card using it for today.

With a little bit of imagine, the Leafy Frame also from Simon Says Stamp could be gum leaves so I decided to combine the frame, the koala and the Hugs body to create my card today. 

The background was created using Distress Inks in blues and then spritz using Perfect Pearls in water. I then added the body so it would be underneath the frame. I die cut an additional piece of frame using scrap paper so I could cut some extra leaves and place them in the koala's paws.



For the koala's head I adhered it to the card using an action wobble, so the head will move when you touch it.


For the inside of the card, I die cut an additional frame . I added one of the sentiments and a small koala image from Gerda Steiner's You're Koalafied Stamp set. I also added the G'day which is from Ultimate Crafts.


Supplies:
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Monday, December 25, 2017

Merry Christmas Mate!


Merry  Christmas Everyone!!!!

It's Christmas Day already down here in Australia! I must have been a good girl this year as I did very well 😀

There are many of you who visit my blog regularly, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all so much for your support throughout the year. Hope you all have a wonderful and safe Christmas!

A couple of months ago, when I attended a local craft show I discovered an Australian stamp company that had an Aussie stamp set for sale. Of course being an Aussie, I had to buy the set and decided I would use this for my card today. 

The cute wombat, koala and kangaroo and the Aussie Christmas sentiments are from a stamp set from Beccy's Place. Not sure I have referred to Christmas using most of these phrases, but it makes a fun card!

As you can see I have created a Twist Panel Pop-up card using Karen Burniston's Twist Panel Pop-up die set. I have also used the grass from the Nature Edges die set and the Gift Card Label die.

To give it a little bit more of an Aussie feel, I also added gum leaves from Ultimate Crafts.


As the focus of this card is on the inside, I kept the front of the card fairly simple. I used the Gift Card Label die set again and added a sentiment and some gum leaves like I did on the inside of the card.

I also added Nuvo Drops to each of the fleur de lis.

Here is a look at my card as it is closing, you can see how the 4 panel fold in the centre folds up and starts to turn to the side.


And finally a look at my card when it is closed. My card is a little thick when closed because I like to use foam tape on some of the elements of the accordion panel on the inside of the card ... as it will be hand delivered this doesn't matter. However if you don't want a thick card eliminate the foam tape. 

Supplies:




Stamps: Aussie Christmas - Beccy's Place
Paper: White; Red; DP - Kaisercraft
Dies: Twist Panel Pop-up; Nature Edges; Gift Card Label - Karen Burniston; Gum Leaves - Ultimate Crafts
Other: Black Ink; Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide; Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide; Peel Paint Distress Ink; Neptune Turquoise Nuvo Crystal Drops; Foam Tape


Saturday, January 30, 2016

Koala-ty Day!


It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. As the challenge hostess for the month I finish off the month with one last challenge.

The 26th January was Australia Day, as I live in the "land down under", lets celebrate with a Down Under Challenge. Create a card with something down under, it could be under the sea, or a tree or underground, under an umbrella or even from down under in the world.

Seeing I had a few new Australiana themed stamps/dies I hadn't used I decided to go with an Australiana them for my card today.



I created a Pull Card using the Rectangle Pull Card die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

To decorate my card I used Kraftin Kimmie Stamps Koala-ty Friend stamp set and some beautiful Australiana theme designer paper from Ultimate Crafts.



On the inside of the card I added another koala and a blank panel to handwrite a message  to someone. On the top left hand corner I added the word G'day on the speech bubble from the Rectangle Accordion Card die set.


Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Maryann Einam
Vicki Burdick
Peggy McCurry
Raquel Mason
Rebecca Ednie
Jen Benner
Caz Counsell (January Guest Designer)

Stamps: Koala-ty Friend - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
Paper: White; Green; Red; Australia Sunburnt Country DP - Ultimate Crafts
Dies: Rectangle Pull Card - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Australia Map - Ultimate Crafts
Other: Black Ink; ECD Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape 64mm; Green Candy Dot;  Foam Tape; Copics



Tuesday, January 26, 2016

G'day!


G'day everyone and to all my Aussie readers ... Happy Australia Day!!!!!!

My card today is for a challenge I do with a couple of friends of mine. Each month we get together and go to our favorite stamp/scrapbook store and come home with one or two new goodies. So we decided to also challenge ourselves each month using a product we all have.

Being that last month was Christmas and we all gave stamps/dies etc to each other as Christmas gifts and some of us would also receive some from others, plus we all had to have something new in our stashes we hadn't use. We decided to have the theme for this month's challenge as NEW! It didn't matter what we used as long as there was something new on the card.

I guess I could select almost any card I have made even before Christmas as I have been busy playing with the new dies/stamps etc released earlier this month in the Karen Burniston, Joset Designs and Els van de Burgt Studio ranges for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I have also been playing with a few new stamps sets I purchased before Christmas.



Being that today is Australia Day, I decided to use some of the new Australiana dies which were release from Ultimate Crafts late last year. I know we all got some of those :) On the front of my card I used the Barbed Wire Fence and Gumtree. 



For the base of my card I used the Katie Label Pivot Card die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.


Here is a closer look at the left hand side of the inside of my card. I added the Water Tank and a bird. Along the bottom I added the Barbed Wire Fence and added G'day to the label above the fence.




And now a closer look at the right hand side of my card. I added the Windmill, the fence, and a sentiment from one of the Australiana stamp sets.



And finally the back of my card.




Stamps: Red Centre - Ultimate Crafts
Paper: White; Black; Outback Ayres Rock; Australia - Nature Map DP - Ultimate Crafts
Dies: Katie Label Pivot Card - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Barbed Wire Fence; Australia Map; Gumtree & Outback Fence; Windmill & Water Tank - Ultimate Crafts
Other: Black Ink; ECD Clear Double Sided Adhesive Sheet; ECD Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape 101mm; Foam Tape


















Thursday, September 17, 2015

G'day!


Hi everyone,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Lois Bak our challenge hostess for the month continues to bring us our challenges.

Apparently today is CITIZENSHIP DAY –  So for our challenge this week we are to make a patriotic card or a card indicating your heritage.

As I live in Australia, I of course when with an Australiana theme for my card. I used the Fancy Label Accordion Card designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs for the base of my card.



A few months ago I purchased an Australian range of dies released by Ultimate Crafts .... being an Aussie I just had to buy these and this was the perfect opportunity to use a few of the dies.

I used the inlay diecut technique on the map of Australia. 




Here is a closeup look at the last page of my card.


Here is my card when it is closed ready to pop in an envelope. As you can see I also added a couple of Gumnut embellishments to the front.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:



Stamps: Down Under - Stamp It (Aust)
Paper: Off White; Rust; Green; Ochre
Dies: Fancy Label Accordion Card; Star Fancy Frame Edges; Outdoor Edges - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Sunburnt Country; Wallaby; Gumnuts - Ultimate Crafts
Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape; Copics