Hey Everyone

I’m always excited when it’s time for the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop, but I’m super excited this month as we are using my favourite Suite at the moment – Come Sail Away Suite!

I’ve created two cards and a gift bag filled with Ferrero Rocher’s that I may or may not have eaten since I took this photo….
I’ve created these projects with a class or workshop in mind. They’re very clean and simple and don’t use many products, so perfect for the stamper who’s just getting started.

For my first card, I’ve cut a circle out of my card base (I held on to the circle for my second card) and added this fabulous striped DSP from Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper under my raised card base. I then stamped the lighthouse, compass and sentiment all from the Sailing Home Stamp Set. I watercoloured the lighthouse and compass with Soft Suede Ink and Pear Pizzazz Inks and raised them up with Mini Dimensionals. I then took the rope die and cut some Basic Gray and Night of Navy Cardstock edgelits. Sail Away Trinkets are the perfect accessory to add to any project. For this card, I added the little anchor and tied some Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine to it and adhered it all with Glue Dots.
It was only after I’d assembled my card, that I thought it looked a little bare on the top left side of the card. Quite gingerly I stamped the trio of birds stamp and luckily I didn’t leave any Night of Navy Ink residue around them – I have a habit of not checking my stamp for excess ink and end up ruining projects….does that happen to anyone else?

For my second card, I daubed the card base with Pool Party Ink, added the circle I’d cut from my first card and a DSP circle. To tie in with the first card, I also added Basic Gray and Night of Navy rope edgelits. Because I like details on my cards, I added some Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine and placed it quite haphazardly across my card. I then applied Night of Navy and Soft Suede Inks directly to my yacht stamp with my markers and stamped them on to Whisper White Cardstock. The sentiment is stamped in Night of Navy Ink and cut with a die from the Smooth Sailing Dies.

I like to create a matching gift box or bag when holding a class. For this project, I’ve used a Gusseted Cellophane Bag and added a strip of the same DSP I’ve used on my cards. I added a circle die and stamped the yacht and anchor and gave them a light watercolour. I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy Ink and punched it out with my 2 1/4″ Circle Punch. I’ve added a Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine bow to the top of my project that held everything together – until I undid the bow, of course, and ate the chocolates…..

The next hop along the way is Rochelle Blok who has created totally fabulous projects. Make sure you check out all of the gorgeous creations the team have designed – I’m in love with the all!

2019 Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team
Angela Meiritz-Reid
Ashley Van Camp
Aurélie Fabre
Emma Goddard
Jackie Aitken
Jennifer Picard
Kaylee van Es
Lauren Alarid
Maike Beimler
Manuela Geiswinkler
Mikaela Titheridge
Narelle Farrugia – that’s me!
Rochelle Blok
Stesha Bloodhart
Sylwia Schreck
Tanya Rees
Products Used
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White Cardstock, Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper, Basic Gray Cardstock, Night of Navy Cardstock
Stamp Set: Sailing Home Stamp Set
Ink: Black Memento Ink, Pool Party Ink, Soft Suede Ink, Night of Navy Ink, Pear Pizzazz Ink, Night of Navy Marker, Soft Suede Marker
Other Products: Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker’s Twine, Smooth Sailing Dies, 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bags, Daubers, Mini Dimensionals, Sail Away Trinkets, Glue Dots
Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers
Narelle