BOTANICAL BUTTERFLY - FANCY FRIDAY BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Fancy Friday blog hop.  If this is your first visit to our hop, welcome!  We are a group of past and present Stampin' Up! Artisans who love to craft together and bring you inspiration on the last Friday of every month.

This month we are all bringing you our favourite picks from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  It was hard to narrow it down to just one item, so I have used two on my project!  I simply love the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper as my free choice but not because I love Butterflies (which I do but....) I love that one side of each sheet is coloured and the other, black & white.  This gives you options to use the colour combinations that Stampin' Up! have suggested or, as I have done, select your own colours to coordinate with your project designs.

I have kept my card really simple and just coloured in the background of this beautiful paper using one Stampin' Blend, the light Granny Apple Green.  I chose that colour because it was the closest match to the Lemon Lime Twist Organdy Ribbon, another free SAB selection, and the Lemon Lime Twist Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins.  This reminded me of the mindful colouring books!  I enjoyed doing this so much I then went on to make a card in every colour from the Organdy Ribbon Pack!  The two cards below are Calypso Coral and Balmy Blue.

Please click the button below to head on over to Sylwia's blog to see what her favourite Sale-A-Bration item is.  Whatever her pick, I know her project will be a winner! 

If you want the supplies to recreate my project, I would be delighted to be your demonstrator.  Click on the pictures below to shop my New Zealand store 24/7!

Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

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Basic Black A4 Card Stock

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Versamark Pad

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Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker

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Calypso Coral Light Stampin' Blends Marker

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Balmy Blue Light Stampin' Blends Marker

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Heat Tool

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Embossing Buddy

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White Stampin' Emboss Powder

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Big Shot

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

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Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

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Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack

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DISNEY INSPIRED CHALLENGE FOR YOU! - #tgifc195

Who doesn't love Disney?  We all grew up with it and #tgifc195 is all about being Disney inspired this week!

I simply can't help it.  I take these challenges literally.  If it is a colour challenge, I will only use those colours.  If it is a sketch challenge, I will follow it exactly!  So Disney inspired meant Mickey Mouse to me.  Hello people!.............I have'nt got a Mickey Mouse anything in sight. I find it incredibly hard to "break out" haha!  As I stood staring at all my stamps in a daze, scratching my head, my eyes landed on the Magical Mermaid stamp set and I got excited!!

Say hello to Arial!  This little Mermaid hasn't seen an awful lot of inky love from me, so I was pleased to be able to use her on this underwater shaker card.  I used my Stampin' Blends to colour her.  I was pleased with the detailed scales in her tail and added some Wink of Stella to make it shine.

The colours on this card were totally inspired by the Tranquil Textures Sprinkles I used in the shaker window.  You can see a little bit of everything in there!

We would love to have you join in with this fun challenge this week.  Head on over to the TGIF Challenge Blog and upload a project that has you Disney Inspired with #tgifc195!

If you want the supplies to recreate my project, I would be delighted to be your demonstrator.  Click on the pictures below to shop my New Zealand store 24/7!

Magical Mermaid Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

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Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

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Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

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Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Night Of Navy Light Stampin' Blends Marker

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Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker

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Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker

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Big Shot

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Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

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Layering Circle Framelits Dies

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Stamping Sponges

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Tranquil Textures Sprinkles

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Foam Adhesive Strips

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BUTTERFLY GALA - #tgifc193

Happy New Year to you all!  With the new year comes exciting new things for me and one of them was being invited to join the amazing TGIF team of designers!  I am delighted to bring you my first design for this awesome challenge site today!

I love a good colour challenge and this one features a classic combination of green, pink and grey.  Now that the Occasions catalogue is live, I had a whole heap of new product to choose from to use! I chose the Butterfly Gala bundle and teamed it with a Sale-A-Bration freebie - Botanical Butterfly DSP.  You can earn this DSP for FREE when you purchase current Stampin' Up! products to the value of $110 NZD from me.

I chose this DSP because one side of every sheet is black and white and you can add any colour to make it suit your projects.  I sponged Melon Mambo ink over top of one sheet for a nice bright pop of colour.

I was inspired to use a card map designed by my good friend Teneale Williams.  I love the balance of all the elements and the bold focal point of the circle.  My project turned out even better than I had imagined it!

Have you got a project percolating in your head using these colours as well?  We would love you to share you project with us.  Head over to #tgifc193 and join in the fun!

If you want the supplies to recreate my project, I would be delighted to be your demonstrator.  Click on the pictures below to shop my New Zealand store 24/7!

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Bundle

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Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

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Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

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Versamark Pad

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Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

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Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

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Heat Tool

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Embossing Buddy

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White Stampin' Emboss Powder

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Big Shot

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Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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Sponge Brayers

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Blender Pens

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Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins

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Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine

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