CASEing Steffi Helmschrott- Global Design Project #044

11 July 2016

#GDP044
I love it when we get to CASE team designers on the Global Design Project for 'CASE the Designer' challenge. This week we are getting our inspiration from the amazingly talented and super sweet Steffi Helmschrott from Germany.

The definition of CASE: Copy And Share Everything
Put simply, we get our inspiration from a particular project or creation. For this challenge we can use ANY element. You might be inspired by the colours, the stamp set or the card layout. However you are inspired, why not play along this week? 

I am always incredibly inspired by Steffi's whimsical style and eye for detail with perfectly placed embellishments. I decided to keep with the butterfly theme, keeping with my own style of clean and layered, adding a small intricate banner and gold bow embellishment, which I'm sure Steffi will love. I will admit that I am quite happy with this result! 

Bold Butterfly Framelits
Floral Phases

I'm hoping by now you know the drill!? You need to head on over to the Global Design Project and see all the beautiful projects from the Design Team this week.

Thanks for stopping by, 


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Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016 – 2017 Blog Hop Week 6

08 July 2016

Welcome to the Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016-2017 Blog Hop! You’ll be hopping around 13 amazing Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrators blogs, each with an inspirational project, featuring new catalogue products.

Currently you’re visiting Louise Sharp from Australia, Hello there! You can continue hopping my using the previous and next buttons at the end of this post. Now, let’s scroll down to see what I’ve been making.
I really wanted to make a card for a very special someone in my life, who has been a 'guiding light', even when I haven't always wanted to hear what they had to say! I'm sure we all have true friends like that, don't we?!

The sentiment is just perfect for this card and it's part of the Jar of Love stamp set. The lighthouse is from the stamp set From Land to Sea and I coloured it using with Real Red and So Saffron Markers. 
From Land to Sea

Jar of Love
The next stop is the talented Anja Luft from Germany. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

Sarah Berry - UK 
Carolina Evans - AUSTRALIA
Michelle Last - UK 
Louise Sharp - AUSTRALIA 
Anja Luft - GERMANY 
Caroline van der Straaten - THE NETHERLANDS 
Constanze Wirtz - GERMANY 
Kylie Bertucci - AUSTRALIA 
Tracy May - UK 
Valerie Lo - FRANCE 
Josee Smuck - CANADA 
Jennifer Pauli - GERMANY 
Krista Driessen - THE NETHERLANDS


Any guesses who I made this for? I am so incredibly inspired by him and this card was made with his style of layering and clean stamping. If you guessed Brian King, then you would be right! Thanks Brian for being a very special friend and always making me laugh. :)

This is what a typical Facetime call with Brian looks like. He's probably going to kill me for this! Let's not tell him. I'll just post him the card. LOL
But this one here is my favourite of us in Hawaii last year:

Thanks for stopping by,
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Pop of Pink - Global Design Project #043

04 July 2016

#GDP043

Another week rolls by which means we have another Global Design Project challenge. Because I am so incredibly lucky enough to be a design team member, I get to know in advance what the challenges are. However, don't let this fool you into thinking I have any idea what I am going to do! 

I was rattling my brain a little this week thinking of what I do for our 'Party' theme and it just so happens that I we have had a lovely young girl staying with us for a few days, Emily Millan, who is from Canada. Instead of celebrating Canada Day with red and white, we celebrated 'Emily being at Louise's house Day' with pink and white! 

Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper

Meet Emily Millan - who you may have met from last Friday's post >here<. Emily is the daughter of my beautiful Canadian fellow Stampin' sister, Cynthia Millan.  These pictures were taken at the park next to where we live. Emily was a ray of sunshine in the Sharp house this week and we hope she comes to visit us again soon!

Now head on over to the Global Design Project and check out the design team and get ready to Party this week!

Choc-Raspberry Mini Muffin credit does to The Brooding Italian, thanks guys, they were delicious! 

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Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016 – 2017 Blog Hop Week 5

01 July 2016

Welcome to the Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016-2017 Blog Hop! You’ll be hopping around amazing Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrators blogs, each with an inspirational project, featuring new catalogue products.

Currently you’re visiting Louise Sharp from Australia, Hello there! You can continue hopping my using the previous and next buttons at the end of this post. Now, let’s scroll down to see what I’ve been making. A few weeks ago I shared a card using the same Hello Lovely Project Life Card Collection set and I love it! It's so pretty and there's so many beautiful pieces in this collection. I want to show you again how easy it can be to create with Project Life and it doesn't just have to be for memory keeping.

Project Life Hello Lovely Card Collection
The next stop is the talented Kim Price from the UK. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Constanze Wirtz - GERMANY


Something fun....
Yesterday I picked up the gorgeous Emily Millan from Sydney. She is the daughter of Cynthia Millan from Canada. Emily is currently in Australia doing NET Missionary work and is on a short break. I love how Stampin' Up! has commented me with people from all over the world and I adore Cynthia and now I'm even more in love with her beautiful daughter! She is simply the best fun.

I can't take all the credit for this card because as Emily woke this morning I really wanted her to create something with me - so this is really her card! Great job Em. 

This is Daniel and I with Cynthia and Scott Millan enjoying gelato in France on the Mediterranean Cruise last month.

Now we are about to head off for some ice cream this afternoon. Emily LOVES ice cream - oh a girl after my own heart!
Thanks for shopping by,
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Grand Vacation Blog Hop - Mediterranean Highlights!

30 June 2016


Hello - Hola!

Welcome to the Mediterranean Achievers Blog Hop. The blog hop was created to celebrate those who had earned a Stampin' Up! Grand Vacation this year, to showcase our creations and share our love of Stampin' Up!

The theme for this blog hop is Mediterranean Highlights. Please be sure you 'hop' to next person after me - Louise Sharp - on the link list and enjoy all our European travels!

I am going to share a very quick snippet of our trip. There were so many highlights, it was hard to cut it back. I will be back to share a selfie reel of all my favourite demos from the trip. I want to make sure you get through everyone and see all our adventures.

The view of Barcelona from the cable car.

We spent the first few days in Barcelona hanging out with the beautiful Theresa Brown and her daughter Louise. So fun. We did have gelato every day!

If you look closely you will spot Daniel in front of the ship!

Winning prizes at General Session with my gorgeous Stampin' BFF Shannean Moncrieff.

My other Stampin' bestie Kylie Bertucci, from Melbourne, VIC - spinning the prize wheel in the Hospitality Room.

I won an apron - covered in Pasta!

Left on our bed each night is a Pillow Gift. We seriously get so spoilt.
These are just some of them!

A huge highlight for me was getting to go to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 

Just thought I would catch up with a few friends in Italy! LOL
 Shannean Moncrieff, Monica Gale, Phyllis Shepherd and Pam Jorgensen.

Selfies with THE Sara Douglass - new CEO of Stampin' Up!

We finally ran into Shelli and Sterling Gardiner in France.
I know it has taken many hands to build and shape Stampin' Up!, however if it won't for Shelli and her dedication, hard work and resilience, we wouldn't be here. so thank you Shelli.

I feel so incredibly blessed to be part of this amazing, generous company. I loved more than anything seeing all the demonstrators and making new friendships from around the world.

Now be sure to click the person on the list and have fun checking out their Mediterranean Highlights. Enjoy! 

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