Blends Club Round 2 Part 3

Class number 3 in my Blends Club started with shading and moved to a water-washed effect using Stampin Up ® Blends.

This beautiful elephant from the Wildly Happy stamp set, was coloured using the Gray Granite Blends on a Whisper White panel cut with the Stitched Nested label.  We used Gray Granite cardstock base and a layer embossed with the Subtle embossing folder. To break up the gray and add a little interest we added a small piece of vellum in behind the Whisper White layer.

The second card featured an amazing technique by Rochelle Blok, one of the Stampin' up! Artisans. We coloured a piece of acetate with an assortment of brightly coloured Stampin' Blends, and spritzed it with rubbing alcohol.  We then sat a piece of white gloss card face down on the coloured acetate. It picks up the colours and dries quickly.  No two were alike and they created the perfect background for the butterfly silhouette from the Butterfly Beauty dies.

This last card was 'homework' - a project everyone took home to colour.   The beautiful bauble and DSP comes from the Brightly Gleaming Bundle in the Holiday Catalogue.   I've used Night of Navy Blends to colour the bauble.

This was the last of my Blends Club for this round.  The best way to master Blends is to practice, practice, PRACTICE!!

Don't forget September's special of ordering 3 x DSP and getting 1 FREE on selected Designer Series Papers.

You can find the promotion details be visiting my online store HERE.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin' Up!, the starter kit, the DSP offer or joining in my events, please contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 55 765 469.  I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and would love to help you.

And you can buy any Stampin' Up! products by visiting my Online Store by clicking HERE. 

Blends Club Round 2 - Part 2

Blends Club 

Stippling Technique

We met for Round 2, Class number 2 to focus on the stippling technique, using Stampin' Blends from Stampin Up ®.

Many of Stampin Up's images have a shaded or stippled area which gives the perfect guide as to where darker shade is needed. The camera from the "Capture the Good" set, above is the perfect example. We added dots using the bullet tip end of the dark Pretty Peacock , then blended with the lighter shade. Depending how much you blend, the dots can be left to show up or blended in.  The other camera was coloured using Lovely Lipstick.

The gift tags above, used the "On to Adventure" stamp set.  I loved these cute characters,  which really ARE such characters.  We again used the Pretty Peacock shades for the clothes, and shaded around the characters in Seaside Spray, to make them pop.  

If you are interested in trying out Blends, come and join us.   My classes are held in my home in Burleigh Waters on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Don't forget that August is a fantastic month to join Stampin' Up!  Why??

1. $169 for $280 worth of product.  That's $111 of free product.

2. Free shipping and handling on your Starter Kit

3. A $16 off coupon when you place an order in September

4. 20 to 25% off all your future orders AT LEAST until the end of January.

5. You don't have to sell anything to anyone - it's entirely up to you whether you sell or just buy for yourself.  Hobbiests are welcome.

6. You get access to loads of inspiration including free catalogues, a quarterly inspirational magazine, invitation to Stampin' Up!s demonstrator site where there is loads of information and sneak peek info.  There is also a Facebook group where demonstrators share their creativity.

7. You get to preorder from each catalogue - one month ahead of customers!  

8. You can add items from the Holiday catalogue (starting September) to your Starter Kit.  Yippee!!

9. If you join through me, you become part of the Lorikeet Stampers - a group of wonderfully supportive and encouraging ladies.  We are a mixture of hobbiests and business demos and everyone is welcome.

10. Joining Stampin' Up! gives you the opportunity to participate in a hobby where the creative side of your brain is engaged and the 'busy' side of your brain is switched off.  You are also becoming part of a supportive community that gives back!

Interested?  Contact me or you can join online by following this link.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin' Up!, the starter kit or joining in my events, please contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 55 765 469.  I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and would love to help you.

And you can buy any Stampin' Up! products by visiting my Online Store by clicking HERE. 



Stampin Blends Round 2

New Stampin Blends Colours

With the new 2019 Stampin Up ® Catalogue out and some new Blends colours, it's time for a new Blends Club.

I have 8 ladies for this round.  We are practising our blending and trying new techniques.

Using the new Purple Posy Blends for the largest flower from Good Morning Magnolia , darkening with Highland Heather Blends, and using Old Olive for the leaves, this layered card was loved by all in my class.  

The second card we made, used the Bloom and Grow stamp set and Dies. We used the Rococo Rose Blends for the flowers, with a touch of Yellow on the berries, to make this card pop.

Lastly, I sent home the components for the card above as homework for my class. It uses the beautiful Hostess Stamp Set - New Wonders, which is the little fairy, mixed with the flowers again from Bloom and Grow.  I am looking forward to seeing the different versions everyone brings back.

If you are interested in trying out Blends, come and join us.   

Thanks for stopping by.  If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin' Up!, the starter kit or joining in my events, please contact me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com or phone me on 07 55 765 469.  I live on the Gold Coast, Australia and would love to help you.

And you can buy any Stampin' Up! products by visiting my Online Store by clicking HERE. 



Stampin Blends Club Part 3

Thursday 4th April Class 

Techniques on Vellum 

This was our 3rd class using Stampin' Up's ® Stampin' Blends and colouring on Vellum.

The first card above, used the All That You Are stamp set, with White embossing powder, to create the raised outline of the flowers. We used Poppy Parade cardstock and Stampin Blend in the same colour for one of the flowers, with Daffodil Delight for the other as an alternative.

The trick to this card, is to colour on the reverse side of the vellum. 

Did you know that you can colour your ribbons and accessories using the Stampin' Blends?  The ribbon on both these cards was originally white but we used the brush tip end of our Blends to change the colour.

The second card, is the flower from the Beautiful Day stamp set with the outline stamped using Daffodil Delight ink, coloured with the Stampin Blends.

Both the Memento ink and the Classic range of colured inks are waterbased and therefore work with the alcohol markers.  Think 'opposites attract'!  

The background is the Crackle Paint stamp from the current Occasions Catalogue, and the base is Old Olive. The Blends were used to colour the pearls too, to add an extra dimension to the card.  

We still have one more Blends classes in my series of 4 to learn about the many techniques for these beautiful Stampin' Blends. I am looking forward to seeing what new colours are added when th4e Annual Catalogue comes out.  

I run regular classes on the Gold Coast for these techniques and many more.  Beginner, casual and avid crafters are all welcome!  Contact me for more information.

If you are interested in any of these products you can head to my online store by clicking HERE. 

If you would like to order or be on my email list for classes (held in Burleigh Waters) give me a call on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Stampin' Blends Club Part 2

Thursday 7th March Class 

Stampin' Blends 

 This was our second class of Blends Club and we explored light sources and giving objects shape through shading.

For the first card we used the Varied Vases Stamp Set, colouring the vases with the Light and Dark Old Olive. The flowers were coloured in with Highland Heather Light and Dark, and Pool Party.

  

It's important to use Memento Ink for stamped images when using the Blends.  We saturated each of the images with the lighter colour blend then applied the darker colour the daker areas then blended with the light colour.

  

For the second card, we used the Tea Together Stamp Set from the 2019 Occasions Catalogue, and coloured the teapot and tea cup in Light and Dark Pool Party. The flowers were coloured in Highland Heather and Old Olive was used for the leaves. The backing used the Sale-a-bration embossing folder  - Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions.

Both the Country Floral Embossing Folder and the Tea Time Framelits Dies are FREE during Sale-a-Bration.

We still have two more Blends classes in my series of 4 to learn about the many techniques for these beautiful Stampin' Blends. They are so versatile and completely change the characteristics of many of the stamp sets.  

I run regular classes on the Gold Coast for these techniques and many more.  Beginner, casual and avid crafters are all welcome!  Contact me for more information. 

If you are interested in any of these products you can head to my online store by clicking HERE. 

If you would like to order or be on my email list for classes (held in Burleigh Waters) give me a call on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna



Stampin' Blends Club

Thursday 7th Feb Class - Stampin Blends

I started my Stampin' Blends club today, with some basic light and dark colouring using the fabulous Stampin Up ® Blends.

We used Light and Dark Highland Heather Stampin Blends, with Dark Old Olive for the leaves.

Our focus was on colouring with the Blends rather than worrying about too much shading and blending and we also worked with stamps that had small areas to colour.

This First Card used Highland Heather cardstock and the Gingham Gala DSP from the current Occasions Catalogue. The greeting came from the current Sale-a-bration catalogue set Part of My Story. This stamp set is free if you spend $90 on current products, and has some lovely versatile and unique greetings.

Using Memento Ink we stamped directly on the DSP - a different idea, and added cut out leaves on Old Olive cardstock.

For the second card, we coloured the tea cup from the Time for Tea stamp set in the Occasions Catalogue and the small flower and leaves from the same set. Old Olive Cardstock formed the base with Whisper White and Tea Room Speciality DSP. 

The Pearlized Doily was coloured with the Dark Old Olive Blends - another use for these pens.

Do you live on or near the Gold Coast and want a crafty break?  I run regular classes from my home - daytime and night time.

You can check out my class timetable by clicking HERE.

If you would like to be on my email list for classes give me a call on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Birthday Blitz

Tuesday Jan 24th Classes - Birthday Blitz

We kicked off our card classes for the year on Tuesday, and made a lovely selection of 12 Stampin' Up ® cards that would suit any birthday. The designs also allow for any greeting to be swapped in to make them even more versatile.  The aim was to get a stash of cards ready for emergency birthdays!

There were four masculine birthday cards: we went for some brighter colours based on some retired DSP that was free during Sale-a-Bration last year.

You can use the colours in any combinations, and we used Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist and Bermuda Bay, to coordinate with the DSP and keep the masculine theme.  The layout was pretty simple and some ladies changed up the designs with angles and landscape mode.

We made  four cards for children, using the "Animal Outing" stamps and Animal Expedition DSP

We used Stampin' Blends to colour the images.  These alcohol markers are a dream to colour with and the rich vibrant colours just popped the images against the cute DSP.  The card colours included Berry Burst, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz and Shaded Spruce, which coordinate with the DSP.  There are a LOT of colours that coordinate with this one.

The DSP matches the stamps perfectly.  The Animal Friends Framelits that not only cut out the stamped images, but they also match many of the pictures on the DSP perfectly; a quick easy way to add images to your cards.

For the cards above we used the Stitched Shapes Framelits for the two white circles and the square.  Have you spotted the new the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits in the new 2019 Occasions Catalogue ?  There are 13 shapes in the set for $61 and one of the smaller rectangles was the perfect proportions for the giraffe.

The third set was for female birthdays, using the delicate "Wishing You Well" stamp set.

For these cards we used the In Colors - Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick, Grapefruit Grove and Call Me Clover (not pictured here!). We added a strip of the coordinating  In Color DSP.  This coordinates well with the cardstock, and gives another pop of colour to match the buds and bow on the card. Perfect coordination!

These 6 x 6" packs of DSP comes in each of the colour families.

If you are interested in any of these products you can head to my online store by clicking HERE. 

If you would like to be on my email list for classes give me a call on 07 55 765 469 or email me at wheatonanna@hotmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna