What Will You Stamp 153? #WWYS153

What Will you Stamp Challenge number 153.

I hope that you like what I can come up with for these awesome challenges.

I hope more of you join in with these great stampset challenges as they are fun!

Heart Happiness.

Such a pretty set. I have been away this week spending some time with my family in Busselton.

This stampset arrived on my doorstep as I was driving out to go away.

This is my first play with it!

Here is the card partially open so you can see the 3d effect.

• Stamps: Heart Happiness
• Ink:  Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Blushing Bride and Powder Pink
• Card: Whisper White, Fresh Fig and gold foil
• Tools: Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, Celebrate You Thinlits (saleabration), Sweet and Sassy Framelits and Simple Stripes Textured Folder with the Bigshot
• Embellishments: Dimensionals and Wink of Stella

To See the other cards in these challenges or to enter in this challenge head on over to

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Matts Challenge Number #mattschallenge

My gorgeous friend who I have been lucky enough to meet through this wonderful hobby of mine

Renae Crosby has a lovely hubby Matt.

Matt (or Matty) loves to set a challenge with Renae's craft supplies.

It all came about when Renae was feeling she had lost her mojo.

Matt grabbed a few of her Stampin' Up! supplies and plonked them in front of her and that is how Matt's Challenge was born.

Here is the second challenge

We have to make a card using all of the items that Matt has picked plus we can add to it.

* Neutral Cardstock (as many colours as you want)

* Something Metallic

* A Flower punch, die cut or stamp

* String or Thread

Here is what I came up with

This is a really shimmery card in real life.

It will be going to someone very special.... and no it actually isn't my hubby!!

• Stamps: The sentiment from Jar of Love
• Ink: Memento Black
• Card: Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Copper Foil 
• Tools: Petals and More thinlits, Stitched Shape Framelits, Celebrate You thinlits (saleabration) & Scattered Sequins Thick Embossing Folder with the Bigshot, 
• Embellishments:  Dimensionals & Copper Metallic Thread 

Join in on this challenge and post your pic Matts page with the hashtag

#mattschallenge

https://www.facebook.com/Matts-Challenge-1829875557025535/

Colour INKspiration 26 #CI26

What is Colour INKspiraton? – a Facebook based bi-monthly colour challenge.

Anyone with Facebook can join in.  You don’t need a blog and you don’t need to be a demonstrator.

I have joined in these challenges and love them as Colour challenges for me are actually a real challenge.

 Click here to join the Facebook page which now has over 1750 members and see what it’s all about.

Here’s some of the basic details about the challenge –

The Colour INKspiration Crew! consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a blog hop.

Then you have a 12 day period to upload your own creations using the colours provided.

If you have a blog, feel free to link back to it, but all entries will be via Facebook.  The design team will select 5 projects to be ‘design team picks’ and then the Facebook group will select an overall winner from this shortlist.

You have hopped on over from Rebecca's  pretty card

Colour INKspiration 26

Another set of beautiful colours

I went back to the annual catalogue to see what hasn't been touched for a while and found my Watercolour Wings stampset. I did mix a little new product in with this card.

Firstly I took the Bermuda bay and a sponge brayer and coloured the top of the shimmery white paper, then the Emerald Envy and Tranquil Tide at the Bottom of the Card.

I cracked out the new Stamparatus to 3 step stamp the Butterfly in the same 3 colours.
The floral diecut is from the new Petals and More Thinlits along with the sentiment from Perennial Birthday. I have even popped some of the Bermuda bay shimmery ribbon from Sale-a-bration behind the butterfly.

• Stamps: Watercolour Wings & sentiment from Perennial Birthday
• Ink: Bermuda Bay, Emerald Envy, Tranquil Tide and Sahara Sand
• Card: Whisper White, Tranquil Tide, Sahara Sand, Shimmery White & Bermuda Bay
• Tools: Petals and More Thinlits and Bold Butterfly Framelits with the Bigshot 
• Embelishments:  Dimensionals, wink of stella & Shimmery Bermuda Bay Ribbon from Sale-a-bration

Next up is the lovely Julia

What Will You Stamp 152? #WWYS152

What Will you Stamp Challenge number 152.

I hope that you like what I can come up with for these awesome challenges.

I hope more of you join in with these great stampset challenges as they are fun!

Ribbon of Courage

Well I think that everyone is touched by cancer at some point in their life.

My story is my beautiful dad was diagnosed with a rare type of sarcoma about 12 years ago! I was devastated and thought that this is it I'm going to lose my dad...... he had radiotherapy for months and he has had the all clear for a few years now. 

I chose yellow for my card as yellow is the symbol of Sarcoma.

• Stamps: Ribbon of Courage
• Ink:  Daffodil Delight
• Card: Whisper White and Daffodil Delight
• Tools: Support Ribbon Framelits with the Bigshot
• Embellishments: Dimensionals & 1/4" double stitched daffodil delight ribbon

To See the other cards in these challenges or to enter in this challenge head on over to

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Alisa's build a Card Challenge

Hi there and welcome to my blog.

The very talented Alisa Tilsner has started to do a build a card challenge again on her Stampers Group page.

Step 1 - stamp and image and colour it in.

Step 2 - create a background panel. This could be DSP, a stamped background, or technique background. Needs to match your main coloured image.

Step 3 - cut out your stamped image and choose a shape background for it to be mounted to. 
Don't adhere anything just yet though.

Step 4 - stamp a sentiment on card (or emboss on darker card etc) trim into a banner. 
Again, don't adhere anything just yet.

I forgot to take a pic of this step

Step 5 - assembly time. Find a card base.
Arrange all your components as you wish on your card. 
Add some embellishment/ribbon/bling if desired

I apologize for the picture quality of the instruction pics they were taken on my phone.

The Completed Card

I have done this challenge in a scrapping page (black and white background and the rose flowers) but I need to complete and add a picture to it.

• Stamps: Magical Day & sentiment from Perennial Birthdays
  
• Ink: Smokey Slate, Dapper Denim
• Card: Smokey Slate, Myths and Magic specialty DSP, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay 
• Tools: Magical Mates, Lots of Labels & Stitched Shapes framelits with the bigshot
• Embellishments:  Dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Bermuda Bay shimmery ribbon (saleabration) and silver sequins 
  

Matt's Challenge #mattschallenge

My gorgeous friend who I have been lucky enough to meet through this wonderful hobby of mine

Renae Crosby has a lovely hubby Matt.

Matt (or Matty) loves to set a challenge with Renae's craft supplies.

It all came about when Renae was feeling she had lost her mojo.

Matt grabbed a few of her Stampin' Up! supplies and plonked them in front of her and that is how Matt's Challenge was born.

Here is the current challenge

We have to make a card using all of these items that Matt has picked plus we can add to it.

* Rich Razzleberry Ink

* Layered Leaves Embossing Folder

* Hardwood background Stamp

* Vellum

Here is what I came up with

I really love the subtle background of the hardwood stamp.

This effect was achieved by using a sponge and lightly sponging the ink on the stamp.

• Stamps: Beautiful Day, Hardwood & sentiment from Party Pandas
• Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Versamark and Sahara Sand
• Card: Shimmery White, Whisper White & Vellum 
• Tools: Layered Leaves with the Bigshot, White Stampin Emboss with a heat tool & aqua painter
• Embellishments:  Dimensionals & burlap ribbon

Join in on this challenge and post your pic Matts page with the hashtag

#mattschallenge

https://www.facebook.com/Matts-Challenge-1829875557025535/

What Will You Stamp 151 #WWYS151

What Will you Stamp Challenge number 151.

I hope that you like what I can come up with for these awesome challenges.

I hope more of you join in with these great stampset challenges as they are fun!

I sent this card to my downline Rachel in October last year for her birthday.

It was pretty simple to make the background using watercolour paper and reinkers for that bold background look. I just placed a couple of drops onto a wet acrylic block, sprayed lightly with water and then pressed onto the watercolour paper.

The rose image was coloured with an aqua painter and ink from the inkpad then fussy cut and mounted on the background (which has been stamped and embossed in copper with the background image from the stampset)

• Stamps: Graceful Garden & Sentiment from Best Birds
• Ink:  Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Versamark and Fresh Fig
• Card: Fresh Fig, Watercolour and Shimmery white
• Tools: Copper Stampin' Emboss with the heat tool, acrylic block and spritzer with water
• Embellishments: Dimensionals

To See the other cards in these challenges or to enter in this challenge head on over to

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ESAD 2018 Occasions Catalogue and Sale-a-bration blog hop

Welcome to another wonderul ESAD blog hop!

I am so lucky to be in this group of talented demonstrators (friends) and I hope that you enjoy all our projects from the upcoming Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogues!

You have  come from Cheryl's gorgeous project

This is a set I never thought I would earn through Sale-a-bration and I am glad I did get it as it is gorgeous for any type of card.

I repeated the image on the background with Basic Grey to add depth to the card.
The top layer of the image was stamped 3 times and fussy cut and pieced back together to form the flower image.

• Stamps: Sentiment from Perennial Birthday & Heartfelt blooms (sale-a-bration)
• Ink:  Smokey Slate, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi and Pumpkin Pie
• Card: Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White
• Embellishments: Dimensionals and Basic Grey Shimmer Ribbon (sale-a-bration)

Ok so I have been super busy and this post will be a little picture heavy here is what else I have been up to (these items are from the Occasions catalogue).

Mini Post it note holders and pens are always a hit!

and little desktop calendars.

 Yes Yes I have fussy cut again.... you know I love it!

• Stamps: Magical Day
• Ink:  Dapper Denim and Lemon Lime Twist
• Card: Dapper Denim, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Grey, Myths and Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Tools: Stitched Circles Framelits with the bigshot
• Embellishments: Dimensionals & mini calendars (not su)

Up next is Amity to wow you with her project!

Blog Hop Participant List

1. Cheryl Algie

2. Nicole Wilson - YOU ARE HERE!

3. AmityKnight

4. Sharon Dalton

5. Lou Kitzelman

6. Carly Middleton

7. Kelly Kent

8. Kim Oliver

9. Ellen Woodbridge

10. Fi Cobbin

11. Megan Lenske

12. Barbara Williams

13. Peta Stephen

14. Maree McIntosh

15. Delys Cram

16. Renee Lynch

17. Monique Fielder

18. Cathy Pinchbeck

19. Courtenay Heuston

20. Leonie Schroder

21. Libby Dyson

22. Rachael Lewsley

23. Jessie Holton