Blogging Friends – Trace Of Creativity

May 6, 2022May 16, 2022

Hues Of Happiness for World Ovarian Cancer Day

Thank you for joining us for the May Blogging Friends hop. This month we are showing our support for World Ovarian Cancer Day – which is on the 8th May. Ovarian cancer is the most lethal of the female cancers. This isn’t one type of cancer, but is the umbrella term for 30 different types of cancers. The colour for ovarian cancer is teal. Translating teal into Stampin’ Up! colours, I have used Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana.

I used the Happiness Abounds bundle to do the stamping and the dies in the bundle to cut out the flowers from the Hues Of Happiness DSP (one of the best features of this suite is that the dies cut out the flowers in the DSP. For the centre panel. I applied Coastal Cabana ink to the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. The Coastal Cabana foil sheet is no longer available, it was from the pack that was part of the Waves Of Inspiration pre-order.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone else has created.

Product List

Happiness Abounds Bundle (English) [158824] $87.25	Hues Of Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158822] $21.00	Fern 3 D Embossing Folder [158804] $15.75	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00
Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $16.25	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $14.00
Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! It costs you $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 19th May 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This tutorial bundle uses the Symbols of Fortune suite from the January – June 2022 mini catalogue. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the month’s bundle:

The directions to make this card are included in the bundle

April 1, 2022March 29, 2022

Pansy Petals Birthday Card

Thank you for joining us for the April Blogging Friends hop. The theme for this hop is “Flowers” The northern hemisphere is moving into warmer weathers and will have flowers in bloom, and in the southern hemisphere we are heading for cooler weather and the flowers on cards that don’t die will be keeping our spirits up.

Pansy Petals is one of the bundles that will be carrying over to the new catalogue, but the DSP will not. One of the fun features of this DSP is that the images on it co-ordinate with the Pansy dies. This is one of the projects that I did for the Bundle Bonus collaboration. If you would like to know more about this, you can find the details here. The card has a surprise inside.

Here is the video that was part of the Bundle Bonus

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone else has created.

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Product List

Pansy Petals Suite Collection (English) [155810] $123.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $13.00

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

Any orders placed by the 20th April 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of Spring themed cards using products from the 2021-2022 annual and the January – June mini catalogues, and contains 13 different (and stunning) designs by 13 international demonstrators. These cards can easily be adapted to make a Mother’s Day card (and possibly get you into the position of favourite child!) Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Artfully Composed Birthday Card

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Thank you for joining us for the March Blogging Friends hop. The theme for this hop is “Artfully Composed” This is a beautiful suite in the January – June mini catalogue, in fact it was the very first one that I purchased! The DSP makes it really easy to make lovely cards with minimal effort!

Here are the measurements:
Metric:
Card Base (Just Jade) 14.9 cm x 21.0 cm
First layer and instert (Basic White) 14.4 cm x 10.0 cm
DSP 10.0cm x 10.0 cm cut on the diagonal
Gold Foil sheet 0.5cm strips and scraps for the leaves
Imperial:
Card Base (Just Jade) 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
First layer and instert (Basic White) 5 1/4″ x 4″
DSP 4″ x 4″ cut on the diagonal
Gold Foil sheet 1/8″ strips and scraps for the leaves

Don’t forget to stamp the inside

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone else has created.

Product List

Artfully Layered Bundle (English) [157761] $92.50	Artfully Composed 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157750] $20.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $26.00	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a great sign up special on until the 16th of March, you can sign up as a demonstrator for $169 and choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! During Sale-A-Bration, you will also receive 2 stamp sets free! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 17th March 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of Fun Fold cards using products from the 2021-2022 annual and the January – June mini catalogues, and contains 13 different (and stunning) designs by 13 international demonstrators. Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

January 7, 2022March 4, 2022

Awesome Otters

Thank you for joining us for the January Blogging Friends hop. The theme for this hop is “Island Vibes, Rainbows and Otters – Oh My! As you might have gathered by this fun title, our focus on this hop is Sale-A-Bration January – February 2022. Unfortunately for us in the South Pacific, because of the current world wide supply issues (thank you Covid!) there are a large number of the Sale-A-Bration items that haven’t landed on our shores as yet. Don’t despair, they are on the water and Stampin’ Up! will make them available for redemption as soon as they land. If you love some of the projects made by our hoppers in other markets, pin the project and add the supplies to your wish list – you will be able to redeem them eventually. For my card, I have used the stamp set that is available the super cute Awesome Otters!

I have used the Simply Marbleous DSP (also a Sale-A-Bration item which is available in Australia) to complete this card.

If you want the instructions to make this card, join me for a Facebook live on Sunday (9 January) at 10:00. You can like my Facebook page here, and you will be able to see the event.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone else has created.

Product List

Awesome Otters Cling Stamp Set (English) [158087] $0.00	Simply Marbleous 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158128] $0.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Seaside Seashells Dies [156095] $59.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.50	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $15.50
Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] $15.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.50

If you would like to join us for the Artfully Composed Stamp Camp, you can find the details here

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a great sign up special on until the end of November, you can sign up as a demonstrator for $130 (usually $169) and choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! During Sale-A-Bration, you will also receive 2 stamp sets free! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 19th January 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of birthday ideas using products from the annual and August – December mini catalogue, and contains 14 different (and stunning) designs by 14 international demonstrators. This will give you some great ideas to help you get started on making your birthday cards for the coming year. Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Blue New Year!

Thank you for joining us for the November Blogging Friends hop. The theme for this hop is “Blue”. Projects feature monochromatic projects in different shades of blue.

As soon as I saw the new Simply Marbelous DSP which is one of the Sale-A-Bration items which is redeemable from 3rd January, I knew that I wanted to use it to make a starburst card.

This paper is beautiful and comes in shades of blue, green, yellow, pink, purple and grey. The alternate pieces are the Ombre Specialty Paper.

The video below is one I did using the ombre paper from an earlier Sale-A-Bration, but you will be able to see the technique.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone has created.

Product List

A Wish For Everything Cling Stamp Set [149320] $68.00	Word Wishes Dies [149629] $63.00	Ombre 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [155784] $17.50	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 15th December 2021 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of gift packaging ideas using products from the annual and August – December mini catalogue, and contains 14 different (and stunning) designs by 14 international demonstrators. This will give you some great ideas for wrapping your Christmas (or any) gifts. Below is a sneak peak of the projects included in the bundle.

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021

Toblerone Crackers

Thank you for joining us for the November Blogging Friends hop. The theme for this hop is “Last Minute Christmas or Boxing Day Gift Ideas”.

I love making these triangular crackers with a mini (50g) Toblerone inside them. I have seen them on special for $1 each at the supermarket this week, so it was time to stock up and start making crackers! You can get 3 crackers out of one 12″sheet of DSP, so this makes an inexpensive gift that brings lots of happiness (Everyone loves chocolate!)

Below is a short video which shows how easy they are to make.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone has created.

Product List

Blackberry Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156458] $26.00	Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152156] $12.25	Simply Scored [122334] $50.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive [154031] $12.25

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 18th November 2021 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of Christmas projects from the annual and August – December mini catalogue, and contains 13 different (and stunning) designs by 13 international demonstrators. This will give you some great ideas to get started on your Christmas cards. Below is a sneak peak of the projects included in the bundle.

September 3, 2021September 5, 2021

Thinking of Halloween

Thank you for joining us for the September Blogging Friends hop. The theme for this hop is “All Hallows Eve”. Halloween is a difficult theme for me. I am probably the Halloween Grinch in Australia! My (boring) day job is a tax consultant, and 31st October is the last day of tax season. Either I get home when it is dark and everything is over, or if I do get home early, I am so exhausted that I sneak into the house, turn off the front lights and pretend I am not at home! Given all of this, I had to be a bit creative when I was making this card:

I don’t have any Halloween stamps, so I went scratching through my supplies. The trees are from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set, the clouds and fence were cut out using the sheep dies (Sale-A-Bration item available now), the cats were punched out with the cat punch (I sponged the edges of the cats with some Whisper White Craft Ink on a Sponge Dauber to make them a bit more visible against the fence) and the sentiment is from the Days To Remember stamp set. The slightly red moon came from the Glitter Ombre Specialty Paper and the glowing red eyes are the Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Now would be a good time to start making a stack of these cards to hand out around the neighbourhood so that everyone has their treats waiting for when the Spooks, Specters and Goblins come calling!!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone has created.

Product List

Beauty Of Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set [154983] $38.00	Days To Remember Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155026] $30.00	Cat Punch [144666] $31.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00
Sheep Dies [156600] $0.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Ombre 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [155784] $17.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $16.50	Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins [156484] $13.00
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $12.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00

If you would like to join us on the 25th September for a Whimsy and Wonder Stamp camp, you can find the details here.

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 15th September 2021 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features ta variety of non-Christmas projects from the August – December 2021 mini catalogue, and contains 12 different (and stunning) designs by 13 international demonstrators. Below is a sneak peak of the projects included in the bundle.

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021

Beauty Of Tomorrow Fall Card

Thank you for joining us for the August Blogging Friends hop. The theme for this hop is “Fall Days Are Coming”, and features products from the new mini catalogue. If you regularly follow my blog, you will know that my blog hop last week was a Summer Dream theme (if you missed it, you can click here to see my cute sheep card), and today we are on to the next season! This is part of the fun of being involved in a international group of talented people – we are all experiencing different seasons and (don’t get me started) time zones!!

Most of the products in this card are from the new July-December mini catalogue. The bundle that I have used is called Beauty of Tomorrow. The flowers are stamped (and then fussy cut) from the Quiet Meadow stamp set in the annual catalogue. The big leaf in the background is cut out of the Gold Shimmer vellum and the ribbon is Cherry Cobbler and Gold 1/2″ ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend. Be sure to hop around and see what everyone has created.

Product List

Beauty Of Tomorrow Bundle (English) [156819] $87.25	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set [155082] $37.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Shimmer Vellum [156471] $8.75	Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/2'' (1.3 Cm) Metallic Ribbon [156312] $14.00	Genial Gems [155500] $14.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 18th August 2021 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features the Simply Elegant suite, and contains 12 different (and stunning) designs by 13 international demonstrators. Below is a sneak peak of the projects included in the bundle.