Feminine & Floral

Welcome to another edition of Feminine & Floral here on the blog.

I’m getting inky with the Gilded Gallery card kit - this is such a gorgeous kit. Today’s design is direct from the kit instructions but there are so many alternatives you can also make. Kits are perfect for both new crafters and experienced! 

Love the colour palette in this kit -Blackberry Bliss, Crisp Cantaloupe, gold, Golden Glow, Gray Granite, Hydrangea Hue, Misty Moonlight, Peaceful Pine, Pecan Pie 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Love, Laugh

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Tip for a Tuesday

Today I am sharing the Painted Wishes card kit from Stampin’ Up!

This kit is currently on the last chance list so you can grab it at a discount which makes it even better. The kit contains is perfect for new and experienced crafters alike as it contains everything you need to create 9 cards and comes with step by step directions for new crafters while experienced crafters can think outside the box and use the contents to create their own designs. 

I personally love kits for their on the go travel option with everything you need in the box - they are great to take to work and get some creative time in on your lunch break or take to the kids extra curricula activities to keep busy while the kids are doing their thing. 

This kits colour palette is so pretty with Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Moody Mauve, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday. I love the extra design space a slimline design offers. 

Today card design came together through playing along with a few fun challenges.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #670 - I have stretched the inspiration to fit a slimline design.

TGIF Challenges to think outside the box when using a kit and to make it your own. #ttgfc566 

Tic Tac Toe challenges #tttc287 I have played the middle row by layering elements, a you’re on my mind encouragement sentiment and using enamel dots. The right line by using the embossing folder, the enamel dots and framing my mat layers.

I’m getting inky with Beautiful Botanicals card kit, Words of Beauty stamp set, Forever Plaid 3D embossing folder, 2” and 2 1/4” circle punches and tag topper punch, Secret Sea ink, Moody Palette enamel dots and unbranded gold twine. 

Created one of each as is designs before moving on to my alternative design.

Love how all the elements have come together for this slimline card - the colour palette with the pops of gold. I deconstructed one of the envelopes to showcase the gold stripes for my tag. Combined the florals and the green vine for my focal image around my sentiment. 🫶🏼

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday where I show some inky love to ole favourites from my stash.

My design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges. 

Double Trouble for the 3 colours, 2 patterned papers, 1 dry or heat embossing plus the Twisted Sister 3 too include a favourite food.

Try a Sketch on Tuesday and their sketch #TSOT689.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc286 - I have included florals, ink blending on the one floral design, sentiment strip for a middle row win.

 

I’m getting inky with an old February 2020 Lovely Day paper pumpkin kit, Rocco Rose, Old Olive, Lost Lagoon ink and markers and rhinestones and unbranded bronze twine. 

Final designs - I ended up creating 3 different cards. The first one using the #TSOT689 sketch plus the other challenge elements. The other two have their own layouts but all all the other elements. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Funky Folds Friday Blog Pop - Pop Up Corner Card

Welcome to the Funky Folds Blog Hop. We are a group of like-minded papercrafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means "modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way"... so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think 'easel', 'pop-up', 'gate fold', 'z-fold', 'shaped' or 3D cards etc. The list is endless.

 

 

All Blog Hops have an 'anything goes' theme using any type of 'funky' card fold and I've made a Pop Up Corner Card featuring the All Is Calm All is Bright kit card from Stampin' Up! It is an adorable kit with soft pastel palette of Basic Beige, Gray Granite, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie, Pool Party, Pretty in Pink and White.

 

 

The fold is a quick one that was pretty easy to bring together:

Measurements:  

Designer Series Paper of Choice: 5 3/4" x 7" I have used retired Winter Meadow DSP 

Coloured Cardstock Colour #1: 5 1/2" x 4 `1/4" and 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"

I have used Pool Party

Coloured Cardstock Colour #2 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" and 2 3/4" x 4"

I have used Lost Lagoon

White/Vanilla/Beige Colour #3 2 3/4 x 4" mat for insert for signature and 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" for card front

I have used Whisper White

 

Score the DSP at 2 inch mark along the length and again along the width. Tip - if your DSP has images that need to face up than make sure to orient your paper so that that intersecting score lines will be in the top left corner and your images on paper are pointing up.  

Fold the Corner down to where the score lines so that the score lines all line up neatly on both sides and then burnish. Fold the two inner diagonal score lines inward to form the corner pop up square in top left corner. 

 

Take the 2 large coloured cardstock pieces and mat the 5 1/8" x 4 1/8" onto the 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" and than mount the DSP portion onto this. 

 

Pop open and mount the 2 1/4" x 3 1/3" insert so that it is up in the left hand corner so it wont show when the card is assembled. 

 

Take the 2 3/4" x 4" coloured cardstock and mount onto the 2 7/8" x 4 1/4" coloured cardstock. 

 

Using your White/Vanilla/Beige 2 3/4" x 4" card front  decorate your card front as desired. Once card front is complete than mount onto the coloured mat. 

 

Card front is than adhered to the top left corner of the card front onto the top corner square pop out.

 

Your card is complete and ready for sending out to someone special!  

 

Up next is Tammy Fite USA and I'm keen to see what she has created this month.

 

 
If you love to make cards with creative folds and would like to join in with our monthly Funky Folds Blog Hop, you are welcome to head on over to our community group on Facebook to be part of the fun.  

Happy Hoppin'

 
Margaret 
Live. Laugh, Love
Be Totallyawake4-life 

 

In the event my link above did not work here is everyone's link on the hop along: 

1. Tammy Fite, Stamp with Tammy (USA)

2. Bronwyn Eastley - AUSTRALIA

3. Cathy Pinchbeck - Australia

4. Julia Quinn - Handmade by Julia Quinn (Australia)

5. Cindy Mitchell-Clark ~ UK

6. Totallyawake4-life - Funky Fold Blog Hop - you are here.

 

7. Annette Elias - NL

Weekend Creativity Challenge #2

Happy FriYAY! 

Nurturing one’s creativity is SO key to helping to ensure a healthy mindset … human beings are all born with an instinct to express themselves through creativity but sometimes external factors impede peoples abilty to engage in creative expression and so their full healthy mindset is also impeded! We need to get back to ensuring that everyone has at least ONE creative outlet for expressing themselves. 

So here’s another instalment of the Weekend Creativity Challenge - each week I will post a photo prompt that you can use to get your creativity mojo going! 

Choose from the photos colours or imagery or just the general feeling/emotion that it brings to your heart! 

You can create with whatever medium speaks to you and inspires you! There are so many ways to nurture one’s creative soul! 

What’s your favorute way to nurture creativity?

Here are just a few of mine:

• Colouring 
• Mixed media / Painting
• Papercrafting
• Fun Nail designs
• Poetry/Short Story/Blog writing

Snap a photo of your creative work and share it in my Totallyawake4-life community group by the following Thursday night at midnight to get your name entered into the draw! 

Bonus entry if you share the creative prompt and your entry on your own social media in a public setting and tag my Totallyawake4-life & Nailin' it Together group and use the hashtag #TA4L002 in this case but I will change the number with each new prompt. 

I will be doing a monthly prize draw inside the group here from all the creative entry’s shared and that show up tagged outside the group (remember the settings needs to be public otherwise I cannot search the hashtag to see them)  … let’s help spread the joy and benefits of creativity together 💗

Need some inspiration to get you going? Here are a few butterfly mandalas from Pinterest to print off and colour of paint! 

Come join us for more Self care, motivation and clean living fun and tips as well! 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh Love 

Be Totallyawake4-life 

For the Guys Kits!

 So yesterdays blog post shared some fun new information about the Kits! Today I am going to give a sneak peek of the 'For the Guys' Kit!

 

This kit will come with this adorable stamp set ... perfect for all the men in your life!

 

 

 Than it comes with everything you need to create 10 cards!

Includes instructions to be able to follow along with the design teams designs OR you can think outside the box and create your very own designs using the materials! 

Cannot wait for these kits to go live! Hope you enjoyed the little sneak peek!

Happy Stampin' 

 

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life!

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Kits, Kits, everywhere Kits!

 

Our NEW Kits Collection is an exclusive collection of choreographed, all-inclusive kit products curated and created for the new customer and beginner crafter! This collection is unique because it was designed with the beginner crafter in mind. Its intent is to inspire creative confidence and introduce new crafters to the joy, simplicity, and fun of creating with Stampin’ Up! Not only does it give you a taste of what Stampin' Up! is all about, especially if customers join with others to share a creative experience using the kits via a girls night in person or virtually, but it also allows you to enjoy some relaxing fun in a low-stress environment.

Of course, kits can also be completed outside of a gathering for those who like to craft on their own, and we know that more than just beginner crafters will love them too. 

This type of kit is perfect for those who . . .

• Value creative and social experiences more than specific projects or products
• Have limited time or space and would not be interested in collecting products to support a hobby.
• Don’t consider themselves to be creative.
• Aren’t ready to invest in a new hobby. 
• Are looking for a unique 'girls night in' experience where you can create your own projects to take home at the end of your social gathering.
  

Ordering Details:

Customers can order directly online HERE or if you are wanting to join in a kit class or create your own 'class' with your friends please email me directly for upcoming kit class socials and so that I can get you a class codes to order from.

The perk of ordering online is that you can:.

• See the available kits and order in one step. 
• Become familiar with ordering online directly - ships direct to you so you have it to bring with your in person or to complete virtually depending on how your event is being hosted.
• Payment is easy and private with use of a credit card direct paying to Stampin' Up!.

Important notes: 

• These kits will not go into backorder. If a kit is not in stock online, it will not be orderable as these kits are sold while supplies last.
  
• For those who do not care to order online I can place orders for kits via Order Entry Express (OEX) on my demonstrator website on your behalf - you would need to provide me your credit card number for payment OR EMT the total in advance and I will pay with my credit card. However, a word of caution: If you order a kit in this manner, there may be a risk that it could go out of stock between when you choose it and when I am able to place the order for you—and so that risks disappointment or having to change your choice.

Kit Overview

Kits come with everything one needs to enjoy creativity and not feel overwhelmed.

• All-inclusive
  • Our kits come with everything required to complete the specific projects. Supplies include a block and ink spot(s) if applicable, plus any necessary adhesive—like Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, etc.
  • Benefit: No worry about not having something to complete the project or needing to make extra purchases.
• Pre-cut pieces and elements
  • Benefit: The projects are planned, designed, and prepped so the customer can just enjoy the experience of creating with confidence without feeling overwhelmed.
• Less complicated projects with more straightforward stamping and/or assembly
  • Benefit: Forgiving, easy to achieve success and feel confident in the creative process.
• Instructions are included
  • The instructions are in color and show completed projects and digital, step-by-step renderings. Instructions include a QR code pointing them to a video that will help them make the kit (if needed).
  • Benefit: Customers making kits on their own or in a virtual setting have the information they need to help them recreate the projects.
  • See the instructions PDF for current kits at the bottom of the page.   
   

 

Kits Contents: Product Details

• Each kit contains:
• Card bases & pre-cut pieces: Most card bases are pre-printed to create a beautiful look with less work; in part, this is why the cardstock is not the same cardstock offered in a regular catalog. It also allows us to keep kit costs low.
  
• Adhesives: Adhesives included vary based on the project.
• Stamps: The stamps in our stamping kits are photopolymer. This allows a new stamper to see where they are stamping, and that helps inspire creative confidence.
• Clear block: All stamping kits include a clear block. It is thinner than a catalog block, has rounded corners, and measures 2-7/8" x 2-11/16".
• Stampin’ Spots: A Stampin’ Spot is a small ink pad. This size of ink pad is perfect because, again—this is an “experience in a box” so fits perfectly and many beginners may not want to collect large amounts of crafting supplies. 

Low price point 

• Stamping Kits
  Price: $19.00 USD | $26.00 CAD
• Non-Stamping Kits
  Price: $12.00 USD | $16.00 CAD

Important note: tax and shipping not included and varies by region shipping to

Benefit: The affordable price allows for low-cost entry to try the Stampin’ Up! experience, low risk investment, and they offer a great price point for gifting.

Self-contained 

Everything fits in one box.

Benefit: You don’t need a lot of space or supplies to enjoy a creative experience. Kits are also portable so they can go where you do!

Not a subscription

Benefit: You can choose the kit(s) that appeal most to you, thus reducing uncertainty. It also allows a creative experience without the commitment of a subscription.

 

Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

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Sending Hearts!

 January Paper Pumpkin is on the way - I am so excited to get playing with this one!

 

Plus you get lots of support from the design team and myself on out of the box alternatives like these by adding on some materials from stash to augment the kits!

There are also refill kits and this kit's Little Love boxes add ons with this months kit while supplies last! Order either the refill or add on set here:

 

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Margaret

Live. Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

 

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Gnome for the Holidays

Today I am guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds! Today I am playing with a card kit called "Gnome for the Holidays" from Photoplay.

 

 

It is such an adorable little kit! You get everything you need to make 8 adorable cards with an instruction sheet!  PLUS 3 extra sheets of each paper to create your own cards just add different embellishments!  

 These are the 8 cards I made using the instructions - cannot wait to create some more outside the box with the left overs and other stamps from my stash!

 

 

Happy Stampin'

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake40life

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