The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 65

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Sketch week

I had an idea in my head straight away but it didn't go quite to plan.
Here it is anyway a little Valentines Day Card.
(Its very shimmery with the Glimmer Paper but the pic doesn't show it well)

I love colouring stamps and then "huffing" to stamp them.
This is what I did with the white banners and the small flowers on them.

• Stamps: Bloomin' Love (upcoming occasions catalogue)
  
• Ink:  Rose Red
• Card: Whisper White, Rose Red, Blushing Bridge Glimmer, Love Blossoms DSP Stack
• Tools: Mossy Meadow, Rose Red and Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Markers, Triple Banner punch, Bloomin' Heart Thinlit die with Bigshot
• Embellishments: Dimensionals 
  

Hop on over to Annettes blog to see what card she has made this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challengne 64

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Colour week!!

I really enjoyed using a random sketch I found a couple of weeks ago so I have found another one to use

This is what I came up with.

Sorry about the poor pic i forgot to get this uploaded so I got up at 12.30am to take the pic and upload... Silly me I had some surprise visitors call in and it totally slipped my mind....
The wink of stella you can just see on the white sentiment panel.
Looks heaps better in real life.

• Stamps: Enjoy the Things (upcoming occasions catalogue)
  
• Ink:  Blushing Bride
• Card: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette, Real Red and Mint Macaron
• Tools: 1 3/8 and 1/2 inch punches as well as the Triple Banner punch
• Embellishments: Dimensionals & wink of stella (upcoming occasions Catalogue)
  

Hop on over to Annas blog to see what card she has made this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 62

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Colour week!!

These are really lovely colours.... hmmm put them together
I pulled a sketch off of the internet and used that.

This is what I came up with.

Pretty :-) this is actually the first time that I have used my Fluttering Embossing Folder Shock Horror!!
I love butterflies and can't believe I hadn't used it yet!

• Stamps: Garden In Bloom
  
• Ink:  Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry
• Card: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Perfect Plum
• Tools: Bigshot with Fluttering Embossing Folder and corner punch
• Embellishments: Dimensionals
  

Hop on over to Anna's page to what clever card she has made this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 61

You have come from Jane's page isn't her project lovely?

Sketch week

This is just gorgeous

Well I do have to admit. I wasn't very organized this week. This project was made just after midnight Sunday night after attending the AC/ DC concert in Perth.
My ears are ringing.....

Here is how I interpreted the sketch into a desktop calendar.

I am trying to think of teacher gifts so these are perfect..... now to make some more.
I hope you liked this as it has another little sneak peak from the upcoming Occasions Catalogue.

• Card: Melon Mambo, Mint Macron, Sahara Sand, Hello Honey and a sneak peak of the new It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack
• Tools: Bigshot with bold butterflies framelits and the Triple Banner punch
• Embellishments: Rhinestone and mini Calendar
  

Hop on over to Alison's page to see what she has been up to this week.

Sneak Peak from the upcoming Occasions Catalogue

I am excited!! Why am I excited you ask??

Well I was lucky enough to go to Onstage Local and was able to do a mini preorder before the preorder is available.

I have purchased a set that I had absolutely no interest in until I saw what the amazing Carolyn Bennie had created with it! It was now on my "Need" list

Here is a bendy card that I created with the Botanical Gardens Bundle

LOVE IT!! I am so happy with how it worked out, it was even better than what i had in my head.

Here are a couple of more angles so you can see 

 Just to give you an idea of the depth of the card when made up

 

 Bendy cards do fold flat for posting as they have a little tab which makes them 3D.

I definitely will be making alot more of these. 

Stay tuned for more wonderful projects and the upcoming SALEABRATION!

Available from January 5th 2016

In the meantime there is a retiring list, so go check it out before they are all gone....

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 60

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A very, very challenging colour week

I must say I have never in the nearly 5 years of being a demonstrator inked Cajun Craze!!
Here is what I produced with the colours above

I coloured the stamp with my stampin' write markers but noticed my Cajun Craze had gone walkabout from my case...... That is very strange as i really don't think I have ever used it!!
I had to improvise and get a sponge dauber to colour the petals. The Tangelo Twist is there in the centre of the flower on the card.
There is a hint of a product named "wink of stella" on the petals but it doesn't show up in the picture.
Lets just say it adds a little bit of shimmer to to card.

I could have done this totally different and swapped out the Cajun Craze for the Tangelo Twist but I really wanted to use the colour that I use the least in my collection. It turned out ok but the pic shows the colour a little bit darker than in real life.

• Stamps: You got this
  
• Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze
• Card: Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White and Pear Pizzazz
• Tools: Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze, Tangelo Twist stampin writes and a dauber with Cajun Craze ink
• Embellishments: Silver thread and Dimensionals (oh and a little wink of stella)
  

Hop on over to Tamsin's page to what clever card she has made this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 59

You have hopped on over from Jane's page

Sketch week!!

Such a busy weekend with Centrestage and Onstage Local. It was amazing!
These are the lovely people at Centrestage on Friday night I was so lucky to have had dinner and training with.
We even came home with a special gift.

Anyway as I am not allowed to share anything from the event or spoilers here is my card for this week

Yes the Crystal Effects is still wet!! Nothing like finishing a card on a Sunday night!!

I had major inspiration from Kabrina Piirlaid with this card as she posted a card i fell in love with so i thought I would do the background similar to how she did hers.

This is going out to a very special lady.

• Stamps: Crazy about you
  
• Ink:  Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss
• Card: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss and Whisper White
• Tools: Bigshot with Project Life Paperclips and Hello You Thinlits, Sponge Daubers and 1 1/4 circle punch
• Embellishments: Crystal Effects and Dimensionals
  

Hop on over to Alison's  page to what amazing card she has made this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 58

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This week are pretty colours

I made a teepee card in class with my girls a month ago and I wanted to make another for one of our challenges.
What do you think?

Here is a pic inside when opened up

I had to create my own coloured dsp with the color (colour) me irresistible dsp from the main catalogue as there wasn't any to match what I wanted to do.

• Stamps: Floral Wings  (Hostess)
• Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Lost Lagoon and Mint Macaron 
• Card: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron and Color me irresistible 
• Tools: Sponges
• Embellishments: Dimensionals & magnets
  

Hop on over to Annettes  page to what she has been up to this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 57

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This week is a sketch

This is my take on the above sketch

Another little Christmas Card.
I fell in love with this set when I saw it in the holiday catalogue so I just had to have it!.
It is alot more sparkly and shimmery in real life as photos don't do it justice.

• Stamps: Christmas Cuties and the ornaments from Peaceful Pines
• Ink: Soft Sky, Tip Top Taupe and Staz on Black, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette 
• Card: Soft Sky, Watercolour paper, Home for Christmas DSP, Red Foil Sheet, Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum
• Tools: Big Shot with Circles, Ovals and Deco Labels Framelits, blender pens
• Embellishments: Dimensionals, dazzling details, pearl rhinestones 
  

Hop on over to Amandas  page to what she has been up to this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 56

You have hopped on over from  Annette's creation

This week is a colour challenge

I actually found this one a bit challenging this week as I had an idea and every which way I looked at it, it was not going to work for me..... so I am saving it for another week.

I had to think quickly as i had a very busy weekend with family coming up to stay with us....
I made a gift card envelope

 What do you think?

• Stamps: Peaceful Pines
  
• Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray, Lost Lagoon
• Card:  Merry Moments DSP stack, Basic gray, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Lost Lagoon
  
• Tools: Big Shot with Gift Card Envelope and Trims Dies &Perfect Pines Framelits Dies
  
• Embellishments:  Dimensionals, Winter Wonderland Embellishments, dazzling details, White Glitter Ribbon
  

Hop on over to Tamsin's page to what she has been up to this week

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 55

You have hopped on over from the amazing Alisons creation

I have been on a wonderful 3 1/2 month camping holiday over to the Eastern States of Australia and back along the coastline with my lovely family. While on this trip I called into Alisa's town for a visit and was lucky to catch up with her for a cuppa, a tim tam (slurpy ha ha) and a chat. I was fortunate to meet up with a total of 7 Stampin' Up! Demos from all over this country. Sadly I couldn't see everyone.

I AM BACK and straight back into it!!
I have missed doing these challenges but when I had good wifi I did tune in to the weekly hop to check it out.


This week is a sketch challenge

super cute

Here is my card.

Would you believe that this is the first time that I have been able to play with my pre- order??! Yes it is.
Christmas here we come!!

• Stamps: Sentiment from Embellished Ornaments
  
• Ink:  Staz on 
• Card:  Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Shimmery White, Red Glimmer, Silver Glimmer and Silver Foil
  
• Tools: Big Shot with Delicate Ornaments Thinlits and Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, Banner Triple Punch and Small Scallop Rotary blade with arm on my Stampin Trimmer
  
• Embellishments:  Dimensionals
  

Hop on over to Alisa's page to what she has been up to this week

 

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 39

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Gorgeous Colours to work with this week

This is possibly the last post for me for a few months as I am having some time out with my little family which I am very much looking forward to.

As soon as I saw this stamp in the catalogue it was another I "NEEDED".
I have been looking for a caravan stamp for such a long time and finally here it is!

We have just bought a caravan so I thought that this would just be perfect for my card.

• Stamps: You're Sublime, World Map and Tin of Cards Stampset
  
• Ink: Memento Black and Bermuda Bay
• Card:  Basic Grey, Bermuda Bay, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White
  
• Tools: Banner Triple Punch, Pear Pizzazz and Basic Grey markers
  
• Embellishments: Dimensionals
  

Hop on over to Annas page to what she has been up to this week