Christmas with a difference CI#201

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight I'm joining in with the Colour INKspiration crew and our awesome colour combination!!

If you know me, you'll realise that these colours brought a huge grimace to my face!!!  They are VERY different colours for Christmas (I believe!!)  AND I REALLY struggle to use Melon Mambo and never use it (unless I have to!! lol)

But, my card turned out ok!!  I think the glorious Branching Out stamp set really made working with these colours super easy!!

And then, the gorgeous Gold Foil really helped bring the whole card to life along with the blending of the Pretty Peacock in the background I think!

Those cute ornaments come from the Jar of Joy stamp set!  And where is the Melon Mambo you might ask?  It's the teeny tiny dots scrattered around the leaves (smallest amount of use possible!!)

And finally the lovely greeting comes from the Decorative Trees stamp set!

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

Branching Out different Christmas colours

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Ros's Chain Swap G

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn

Today I'm joining the amazing Card Swap Chain Blog Hop with 10 amazing Australian cardmakers.  Our blog hop today is a celebration of the amazing cards we sent and received when we embarked on a fun journey sending cards to each other over a period of months.  It's a card version of "Chinese Whispers".  Each of us designed a card and sent if off to one of the other participants. That person then CASED the card and sent their own version to the next person.  To CASE is to Copy and Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit.  Each person's card made it's way around all 10 of us until finally a verson came home to the designer.  And Now, we are sharing these gorgeous card designs with YOU.  Enjoy the amazingness of everyone's cards and designs.

Today we are sharing a wonderful card designed by Ros in Chain Swap G.  

Follow the blog hop ALL the way around to see the evolution of her gorgeous card.

I loved the use of the three images across the front of this card and the dividing line between the top half and bottom of the front panel.  

I've used the lovely Impressions Abloom stamp set and coordinating dies along with the stunning Floral Impressions paper that goes with the stamps and dies!  All of these grogeous products are now on the Last Chance list and discounted!!  Woohoo.  We love getting products on sale!  

Make sure you keep hopping to see this amazing evolution!!

Impressions Abloom pretty in pink

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Thankyou Kindly converted to Happy Christmas CTC#549 Case a Kit Card

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight you get to enjoy our amazing CASEING the CATTY blog hop.  To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues (catty!)

This week, we are CASEING a Kit!!  Which is PERFECT for the silly busy season!

I'm adapting the stunningly elegant Thankyou Kindly Kit for Christmas Cards - and I LOVE the results!

I've made the cards almost identically to the ones in the kit and substituted out the greetings for some of the totally GORGEOUS Greetings for You Mix and Match Ephemera pack (which are ACTUALLY on special at the moment and on the Last Chance List - and totally perfect for making quick Christmas Cards!!)

I've also added some gorgeous Black and Gold and White Bakers twine and some Iridescent Foil Gems because you ALWAYS need sparkle for Christmas!!  

Here's a little video showing how I put these lovelies together!!

Up next is the extraordinary Rebecca

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of great ideas!

Check out our Facebook group for lots more inspiration!

White Christmas Kindly Kit

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

A Child is Born decoration for your tree

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Tonight I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented Australian crafters who love sharing with you!!

This month, we are sharing Christmas decorations!

This is a gift I've made for my beautiful friends in my prayer group.  I love this lovely evocative image of the Holy Family.  And I had an amazing time colouring in a BUNCH of these decorations!  

I've also used some lovely leafery dies with Silver Foil from the Peaceful Garden dies, and the Delicate Pines dies.  The label for the words comes from the Beautiful Butterflies dies.  And the large circle in the gorgeous gold hoop comes from the Ornamental Christmas dies.

I added another circle and star on the reverse of the ornament (mainly to cover up the colour you could see on the reverse of the coloured image as I've used Stampin' Blends which are alcohol based and bleed through the cardstock. 

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of amazing inspiration just for you!

A Child is Born Ornament

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!)

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.

Cindy's Chain Swap F

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn

Today I'm joining the amazing Card Swap Chain Blog Hop with 10 amazing Australian cardmakers.  Our blog hop today is a celebration of the amazing cards we sent and received when we embarked on a fun journey sending cards to each other over a period of months.  It's a card version of "Chinese Whispers".  Each of us designed a card and sent if off to one of the other participants. That person then CASED the card and sent their own version to the next person.  To CASE is to Copy and Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit.  Each person's card made it's way around all 10 of us until finally a verson came home to the designer.  And Now, we are sharing these gorgeous card designs with YOU.  Enjoy the amazingness of everyone's cards and designs.

Today we are sharing a wonderful card designed by  Cindy in Chain Swap F

My card diverged somewhat from Cindy's card with the large butterfly making the same impact as the original large square.  

I love the two little butterflies at the top replicating the two flowers, and the great big greeting that becomes the hero of the card!  

 Follow the blog hop ALL the way around to see the evolution of her gorgeous card.

Make sure you keep hopping to see this amazing evolution!!

Beautiful Butterflies Chain Card Swap

Please head over to my online store if you wish to see these products in more detail - and you can place your order anytime (if you're in Australia) while you're there (even if you're in your pyjamas!!) 

 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.