Seeds of Thoughtfulness with Lorin Goodchild

Thursday, 20 July 2017

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - July 2017

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Seeds of Thoughtfulness with Lorin Goodchild from Australia. The new 2017-2018 Stampin' Up! Catalogue has only been out for a month and it is brimming with awesome products and project ideas! I was so pleased when I realised we were CASEing (copy & selectively editing) the new catalogue! I hope you enjoy my creations, and those of some incredibly talented crafters - make sure you click on the next person on the list (at the bottom of this post) to view other inspiring designs!

The card on the far right is the one I selected to CASE from the 2017-2018 Stampin' Up Catalogue:

No Bones About It (pg. 109)

And here is my CASEd versions of it:

Dino-rrific Birthday Card #1

Dino-rrific Birthday Card #2:

Cardstock:

- Pop of Pink Designer Paper (retired)

- Whisper White (106549)

- Lemon Lime Twist (144250)

- Basic Black (121688)

Stamps:

- No Bones About It Photopolymer Stamp Set (138756)

Ink:

- Calypso Coral (126983)

- Garden Green (126973)

- Basic Black (140931)

- Wild Wasabi (126959)

Trim/ Embellishments:

- Burlap Ribbon (141487)

- Calypso Coral Enamel Dots - Subtle Enamel Shapes (141679)

I hope the projects you've seen here on my blog today have inspired you & brightened your day. You are currently visiting Lorin Goodchild. Please see the list below & hop through all of the people on the list to see all our projects. You don't want to miss any!

You can purchase these items from my Online Store 24/7. Remember to use the July Host Code F6ABE2YX at the bottom of your shopping cart to receive free rewards for shopping with me (only available in Australia).

Also be sure to check out the NEW July Craft Kit released this month - $55 including postage & handling within Australia!

See you next time,

Lorin xx

Sunday, 16 July 2017

Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Jay Soriano - July 2017

Welcome to the latest Crazy Crafters Blog Hop, featuring the talented Jay Soriano as our special guest. Jay Soriano's blog "Mitosu Crafts" is based in the UK, but is very popular with crafters world-wide.

For those of you who are new to our Crazy Crafters Blog hop, we host a special guest each month whom we select one card or creation to CASE (copy & selectively edit). To view all the creations on offer, be sure to visit all the blog participants listed at the end of this post - I'm sure you'll be inspired by all of the great ideas!

This month I have chosen Jay's "Wood Words" Card:

I liked the simplicity of Jay's card, and the stamped patterned background image, layered with textured ribbon and trim, with another stamped image on top. Using the "Hello Friend" stamp set, this was my take on Jay's card:

Using a Very Vanilla cardstock base, I layered Lemon Lime Twist and Island Indigo. I love the elegant background stamp in the Hello Friends set, and embossed this using Copper heat emboss powder. Burlap ribbon was then adhered horizontally across the card front, and a rectangle piece of Very Vanilla placed on top for the "hello" to be adhered to. I stamped "hello" (from the same stamp set) onto very vanilla cardstock and fussy cut this out, then gently applied versamark straight from the ink pad onto the top part of my cut-out, before applying copper heat embossing powder to create the top embossed part. This was something I had seen done in the latest Stampin' Up! catalogue and I loved the effect. Lastly I stamped some Lemon Lime Twist & Island Indigo flowers and layered these on the top right corner of my wording panel.

Thanks for stopping by to have a look at my card creation - please feel free to leave a comment if you liked it. You are currently on Seeds of Thoughtfulness with Lorin Goodchild - please click on the next person in the list to view the other awesome creations our creative team have come up with!

Products Used:

Hello Friend Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144059]	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250]	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550]
Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636]	5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487]	Island Indigo A4 Card Stock [124390]