Painted Blooms 50th Birthday Card & A Sneak Peek Version too!

I almost forgot to share this card I made for a friends birthday in April.  Can you believe it was a whole month ago!  I was waiting for the recipient to get her card before I shared it with the whole world, then I completely forgot all about it in the excitement of Convention.   I took a quick photo before I gave it to her, but unfortunately the photo isn't that good.  You will get the idea though.


Here is Leanne's card:

Happy 50th Leanne!

I used Rose Red which isn't a colour I use very much, but it looks lovely with the Painted Blooms DSP & Soft Sky don't you think? 

Ok so as I was loading this up onto the blog, I decided I needed to make a "NEW" version of this card.  Whilst at convention we were given a pack of the Bohemian DSP.  I am NOT a fan of purple so this one was my least favourite gifts.  I was stumped as to how I was going to use this paper.  When I got home I preordered the in colours & my least favourite colour was Delightful Dijon.  To me it was far from delightful!  But, after challenging myself to use both this DSP & the non delightful dijon I actually quite like them both now!   I think that YES they are rather strong bold colours, but when used correctly you can get a soft effect. 
I am not kidding you this DSP is bright! 

My recreated version in Bohemian DSP:

You know I am starting to like this Dijon Colour!  I have made a few more cards using this DSP which I will share soon.    Which version do you prefer?  Old or new? 

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

A Wedding Card & A Sneak Peek for CTC 29 - Occasions Sketch Inspiration

Hi There! You may have just hopped here from Elizabeth's blog or you may have hopped here all on your own! Either way, welcome & enjoy this blog hop we have prepared for you today.

I am just back from the Stampin' Up! Convention on the Gold Coast where we got to launch the new 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue.  As usual I had a ball!  I had lots of fun times with old & new friends, saw exciting new products to play with and I got to come home with an awesome new catalogue!  It is a little hard to come down from all that excitement, but I need to focus so I can show you my sketch inspiration for CASE-ing the Catty 29 sketch.

Here is the Sketch

And….here is my card I created using the ever so lovely Something Borrowed DSP from the Occasions Catty on page 42.

CTC29 Wedding Card

Close up of the cake

As you can see I did a little paper piecing on this card.  This is a gorgeous wedding stamp set don't you think?  I love it & plan on keeping it in my stash of stamps to use again & again.  It's a keeper!

Now, as I said before I am just back from Convention 2015.  As part of Manager reception we received the most stunning little stamp set from the upcoming New 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue. It is called Awesomely Artistic & has a real vintage arty feel.  I love the dragonfly in this set, however today I chose to stick to the sketch & make you up a special version just for this blog hop using the sketch above.   Since all of those soft pretty In Colours from 2013-2015 have chosen to leave me, I have used my new favourite colour Soft Sky.

Sneak Peek Annual Catty "Awesomely Artistic"

This set would make such a lovely Mother's day card, but since it is my birthday today….I figured I would make this one into my very own birthday card!  I went a little crazy on the pearls but those who know me, know that I share my birthday with someone very special to me & the pearls are for her.

How cute & versatile is that new label stamp in the set?!  I bet you are wondering if there is a matching punch to go with that?!  Well, stay tuned as the new catalogue goes live on June 2nd!  If you would like your very own copy of the new catalogue let me know & I can send one out to you as soon as they arrive.

The next stop on the hop is my good friend Rebecca, where I know you will love what she has made.

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

Seasonal Screen Card for Paper Art Tarts

Hi There.  Yes, long time no see!  I've been busy creating & working on lots of different projects & have totally neglected my blog :(

One of my recent projects was this Seasonal Screen Card using the very versatile Sheltering Tree Stamp set for the Paper Art Tarts Show in Melbourne.  I taught this as a class, with lots of people discovering the beauty of this set.

Here are a few close ups of each seasons.  Please excuse the scuffs of ink on the close ups, this card got dropped in ink pads & passed around all weekend by lots of stampers so is looking a bit worse for wear! 

Spring Panel

Summer Pannel

Autumn Panel

Winter Panel

The ladies in my stamp club #2 get to make this tonight.  If you would like to make your own version I will be uploading instructions shortly to my tutorial section of the blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

Welcome Baby for CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog, you have most likely hopped along to me from Stasia Sloma's blog.  How cute is her scrapbook page! 

CASE-ing the Catty has now become a blog hop so all you need to do is keep hopping around and you’ll see a fabulous range of projects to get you inspired and crafting all week long.  I am so excited to be joining in as a guest designer, & look forward to seeing all the wonderful creations by these amazingly talented ladies.  

Today we are casing the baby section of the Occasions Catalogue & I chose to case this card on page 38.  

I love the simple layout of this card & while I am mourning the loss of Blendabilities, I thought this was a great opportunity to try our some colouring using blender pens & ink pads. 

I'm also in pre mourning mode for the 2013-2015 In Colours - can you tell?! I love the softness of Crisp Cantaloupe as a change up from pink on a baby card.  I used both Crisp Cantaloupe & Baked Brown Sugar as they just go together so well.  I used one of my all time favourite baby stamp sets from the Annual Catalogue called Baby We've Grown with a surprise addition of the Occasions Catalogue wedding stamp set Your Perfect Day.  

I hope you have enjoyed my part of the Blog hop, now it's time to move on to the very talented Jackie Noble,  don't stop hopping! 

Next blog

Here is the list of all the participants:
Alison Barclay 
Rachel Palmieri 
Rebecca Benson 
Stasia Sloma 
Tricia Raineri  (Guest DT) <---- YOU ARE HERE
Jackie Noble  (Guest DT)

CASE-ing the Catty Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Tricia

Masculine Monday: Guy Greetings Card

As many of you are aware we are moving over the next few weeks & I have packed up about half of my studio.  I received a lovely big brown box from Stampin' Up! this week & got straight to work creating a few masculine cards for an upcoming event.  I was just having a bit of a play with the Adventure Bound paper stack & I must say this paper is pretty good.  I wasn't a big fan of it when I first saw the catalogue, but have seen some great uses for it lately.  So, I ordered a few packs & the Guy Greetings stamp set & got busy.  You can buy this paper as a bundle with the Adventure Awaits stamp set & save 15%!

Here is one of my creations, quite simple but uses the Adventure Bound stack for most elements.

It is a quick & easy card for that man in your life.  I can see lots of uses for that car & can't wait to try a few more Masculine cards once I am all moved & unpacked.  

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA

Celebrate Today Confetti Celebration Card CTC#18

I have an awful lot of birthday cards to catch up on & I just saw that CASE-ing the Catty have a birthday theme challenge this week.  Perfect timing!

I have chosen to case the Occasions Catalogue page 10 (very loosely, mind you) by using my new Celebrate Today bundle.  I went with the Confetti Celebration DSP as it matches this stamp set perfectly & is lovely & bright & fun!

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA

YAY thanks everyone for your votes :) 

ESAD Occasions & Sale-A-Bration 2015 Catalogue Blog Hop

Welcome to the ESAD Occasions & Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop for 2105. This is my first time doing a blog hop with ESAD & I am really enjoying all the wonderful projects these talented ladies are sharing with us.  As part of this Blog Hop all of our blogs are linked together, so that no matter where you start, as long as you keep clicking on the link for the next blog, you'll eventually work yourself all the way around, and back to where you started.  Hopefully you'll be inspired by all the amazing projects that you see, and perhaps leave a comment on each of the blogs, so we know you were there, and how you liked the projects.

For this Hop, we chose to showcase lots of NEW products from the 2015 Occasions & Sale-A-Bration catalogues.   If you were following the links, you arrived here via Sally Williams.  Isn't she amazing?!  I love Sally's work, and her gorgeous creations.

My project today is a little notepad folio with 3 cards inside. Perfect for a gift for a friend or even a hostess. I am planning on giving mine to my mum on Mother's day & will be running this as a class in late April for those in my area. 

I have chosen to showcase two great products from the Occasions Catalogue.  Painted Petals stamp set & the gorgeous Something Borrowed DSP. 

Here is the cover of the set, I used Early Espresso as a contrast colour to keep the whole look neutral.  The best part is this uses an A4 sheet of card stock.  The dimensions differ depending on the size of your notepad, but it is really easy to make.

Here is the inside:

It holds 3 cards & envelopes easily & could be used to keep receipts or documents as well.  

I made 3 matching cards to keep with the theme, using the Painted Petals stamp set.  The flowers in this set are so soft & pretty. 

Here is the whole set together. 

SO you ask…...

What is ESAD?

 ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and is a facebook group just for Australian and New Zealand Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

 We love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends and blog visitors. We also share what we love in our ESAD Demonstrator community, through swaps, challenges, sharing knowledge, ideas& friendship and we're always there to help and support each other.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to leave me a comment with your email address then I'll contact you with information on how to join our group.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today & that you continue on your journey through the blog hop. Next you'll be heading over to see the talents of Nerida Carter – I know you'll love her projects.  I hope you'll come back and join us again next time….until then, Happy Stamping!

Here is a list of all the participants for your convenience:

1. Libby Dyson - http://www.libbystampz.com

2. Bernice Collins - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/creativeedge/blog

3. Narelle Hoggard - http://www.handmadebynarelle.wordpress.com

4. Leonie Schroder - http://www.stamp-a-latte.com

5. Jenny Hayward - http://www.astampingjourney.wordpress.com

6. Tamsin Adams - http://tamsinadams.blogspot.com.au

7. Helen Williams - http://craftyhelen.blogspot.com

8. Pauline Bennetts - http://www.paulinebennetts.com/stampede

9. Monique Fielder - http://stamping-with-moni-q.blogspot.com.au

10. Nicole Wilson - http://nicolejuliewilson.blogspot.com

11. Keryn Campbell - http://kerynscards.com

12. Clare Mcilhatton - http://www.crafty-cow.com

13. Ria Kaire - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/qraftyqueen/blog

14. Kathryn Ruddick - http://www.katlodesigns.com

15. Sally Williams - http://sallystampingdelights.blogspot.co.nz/

16. Tricia Raineri - http://www.thespeckledsparrow.blogspot.com.au <----YOU ARE HERE

17. Nerida Carter - http://www.stampingjoy.blogspot.com

18. Mel Pagano - http://createwithmel.blogspot.com.au

19. Rachael Lewsley - http://www.mystampinhaven.com.au 

20. Amity Knight - http://www.stampinamity.com.au

21. Kelly Kent - http://mypapercraftjourney.com

22. Norelle Targato - http://rellspaperink.wordpress.com

Thanks For Looking,

TRICIA