The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 13

You have come over from Janes page

Colours this week.

These colours I thought I would try to make a manly card although I added ribbon and buttons to it to finish it off so it could be for a man or woman.

My hubby was given a beach towel with a triangular pattern on it for Christmas so I thought I would replicate it in the colours we were given.

 

I thought I would try a couple of new goodies out from the upcoming "saleabration" and "occasions" catalogues.

It was a pretty simple card with the background made with the triangle punch and randomly placing the triangles for a unique patterned background.

Stamp: Crazy about you (in the upcoming occasions catalogue)

Ink: Old Olive

Card: Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry and Whisper White

Tools: Triangle Punch, Modern Label punch, Hello You Thinlits Dies (in the upcoming occasions catalogue) with the Bigshot

Embellishments: Ribbon and buttons from the Best year ever accessory pack (upcoming saleabration item)

All these products can be purchased online through my store

(occasions items can be purchased from the 6th of Jan and saleabration items can be earned from this date also)

Pop over to Tamsins page to see what she has made this week.

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links.

Tamsin Adams
Annette Sullivan
Alison Barclay
Jane Riches
Nicole Wilson - You are Here!

The Artful Stampers - Blog Hop Challenge number 12

Thanks for hopping over from Janes page
 

Its a sketch again !!

 

Perfect, time for me to get scrapping!!!

A simple one this week.
I had some really cute pictures of my two cherubs that we took for our Christmas cards this year.
Out of about 70 pictures taken there was only 1 decent one. I grabbed 3 others that weren't so good and put them on the side of the page.
I was lucky to receive my pre- order for the new holiday catalogue last week and amongst it was the Simply Pressed Clay Alphanumeric Mold. I had to have a play so I mixed in a little old olive from a reinker and got the colour just right to match the Santa and Co DSP.

I am more a traditional scrapbooker. I have to admit I haven't purchased MDS yet but I promise you all it is coming....... when I get a new computer!

Ink: Old Olive reinker 

Card: Real Red, Santa & Co and Gold Glimmer

Tools:  Tree Punch, Stars Border punch and Star from Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

Embellishments: Alphanumeric Mold with simply pressed clay

All these products can be purchased online through my store

Now hop over to see what Annette has come up with this week

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links

Alisa Tilsner

Alison Barclay

Jane Riches

Nicole Wilson - You are here!

Annette Sullivan

Anna Foster

Karlie Yardy

Tamsin Adams

The Artful Stampers - Blog Hop Challenge 11

Thankyou for coming over from Annas page

A colour challenge again and I LOVE these colours!!

I have had a really really busy week this week (as it was my birthday) ... but not too busy to stamp!!

I love the flower patch bundle I don't think I will ever tire of it!

The main card background is the dictionary stamp with Smoky Slate Ink. I inked up the whole stamp and got my trusty cleaning rag and wiped sections off to give a "worn" look.

I then inked around the outside.

The background of the large flower stamp was inked with the

Blushing Bride and Rose Red stamped on top.

The leaves were Mossy Meadow stamped off and the secondary image is the background.

The main flower image has been stamped 3 times and layered with dimensionals.

 

Inspired yet??

Stamp Sets: Flower Patch, Itty Bitty Banners & Dictionary Background Stamp

Ink:  Rose Red, Mossy Meadow, Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate

Card: Basic Grey, Smoky Slate & Whisper White

Tools:  Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits & Flower Fair Framelits

Embellishments: Dimensionals & Rhinestones

All these products can be purchased online through my store

Now hop over to see Jane and her interpretation of these gorgeous colours.

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links

Alisa Tilsner

Alison Barclay

Tamsin Adams

Anna Foster

Nicole Wilson - You are here!

Jane Riches

Karlie Yardy

Annette Sullivan

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge Number 10

You have come over from Alisas page, she is one amazingly talented lady.

This weeks challenge was another sketch challenge.

I really needed to pull some colours I haven't used in a while. That to me will be the challenge.
I used Pumpkin Pie and Basic Grey which I don't use alot, mixed with Melon Mambo which I do.

 

I set myself to weave and weave I did. I am loving the background as it definately makes the card pop!

Can be a little time consuming but definately worth it!

 

 

Let me know what you think? 

Stamp Sets: Chalk Talk

Ink:  Melon Mambo & Basic Grey

Card: Melon Mambo, Basic Grey, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White

Tools:  Chalk Talk Framelits with the Bigshot, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 circle punches and 1/8' handheld circle punch

Embellishments: Dimensionals & Silver Metallic Bakers Twine

All these products can be purchased online through my store

I hope you like it and it gets your creative juices flowing.

Now off to visit  Annas page for her gorgeous work.

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links

Alisa Tilsner

Nicole Wilson - You are here

Anna Foster

Tamsin Adams

Jane Riches

Alison Barclay

Karlie Yardy

Annette Sullivan

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 9

You have come over from the ever so clever Alisas page.

This weeks challenge was another colour one and lovely colours too.

This week I was a little time poor as I was getting organised for a Christmas Fair in my home town of Busselton. (I had a fantastic day showcasing what beautiful things can be made with Stampin' Up! products.)

I pulled out a stampset off the shelf and this is what I came up with

 

I immediately wanted to do some heat embossing but remembered that sadly the Melon Mambo powder is retired.

Out came the Gold, Black and White powders.

Stamp Sets: Four Feathers

Ink:  Versamark

Card: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White & Brushed Gold

Tools:  Big Shot, Heat Tool, White, Black and Gold Embossing powders

Embellishments: Feathers Framelits, Gold Metallic Baker's Twine, Dimensionals

All these products can be purchased online through my store

I hope you liked it.

Now off to visit Annettes page for her gorgeous work.

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links

Alisa Tilsner

Nicole Wilson - You are here

Annette Sullivan

Jane Riches

Anna Foster

Tamsin Adams

Alison Barclay