The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 17

Thanks for visiting from Alisons page

I had a week off last week and I so missed doing the challenge.

This week it is colours and I immediately had an idea with what i wanted to do!

I am calling this my "gift on a card" card. 

I made a removable bookmark on my card and here it is

I had to take a few pics so you could see how it looks.

I love it! So happy with how it turned out but feeling very tired today as i stayed up till nearly 1 in the morning to do it! I didn't have to but I had the idea and I had to follow through with it!

Stamps: Mums Love, Kinda Eclectic, Butterfly Basics

Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar, Mossy Meadow, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede

Card: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede and Baked Brown Sugar

Tools:  1 3/4 scallop circle, 1 3/8 circle, Ornate Tag Topper and Bitty Butterfly punches

Embellishments: Mossy Meadow 3/8" stiched satin ribbon, rhinestone, stapler & dimensionals

All these products can be purchased online through my store

Pop over to Tamsins page to see what she has done with these colours.

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links.

Alisa Tilsner
Anna Foster
Alison Barclay
Nicole Wilson - You are here!
Tamsin Adams
Annette Sullivan
Jane Riches
Carolyn Bennie
Hosting for Jenna Ridgway

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 15

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A Pretty Colour challenge this week

I did use all colours this week although Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss stamped were so similar that the Rich Razzleberry looks a bit like the Blackberry Bliss.

This is my first play with the lotus blossom which you can earn "FREE" with a $90 order at the moment.

 I really love the way this worked out. The darkest part on the lotus blossom is actually the Rich Razzleberry!

I really enjoyed having the "window" effect on this card.

I turned it into a sympathy card as unfortunately we do need these cards and it did need a little sentiment on the bottom as it looked unfinished.

Stamps: Lotus Blossom, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink:  Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Rose Red

Card: Blackberry Bliss, Blushing Bride, Whisper White and Painted Blooms DSP

Tools:  Oval Framelits with Bigshot & Word Window Punch

Embellishments: Blackberry Bliss 3/8" stiched satin ribbon

All these products can be purchased online through my store

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

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links.

Alisa Tilsner
Nicole Wilson - You are here!
Tamsin Adams
Annette Sullivan
Jane Riches
Alison Barclay
Anna Foster

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge week 14

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A sketch again this week 

I thought that I might use some new goodies again (available tomorrow)

Here is what I came up with

 I used the Big Day Stamp Set (available as a freebie through sale-a-bration) with the new chalk inkpads. The background was stamped with the happy birthday from this stampset and Iridescent Ice embossing powder over the top. You may be able to just see it in the photo.

Stamps: Big Day Stampset (saleabration item)

Ink: Versamark, Aquamarine, Rose Coral and Yellow Citrus Chalk Ink Pads (occasions catalogue)

Card: Whisper white, Birthday Bash Specialty DSP (occasions catalogue), Chalkboard paper (occasions catalogue) & Gold foil sheet

Tools:  Stamp a majig, 3/4" circle punch and 1" square punch (for banner) & iridescent ice embossing powder

Embellishments: Thick Bakers Twine & Dimensionals

All these products can be purchased online through my store

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

Here are all the bloggers this week and their links.

Alison Barclay
Annette Sullivan
Nicole Wilson - You are here!
Tamsin Adams
Jane Riches
Lynn Powell (a massive welcome our newest blogger)

New goodies on my first card for 2015

Happy new year to you all!

I decided to put a sneaky post up today as I have been playing with some new goodies that will be available in exactly 6 days!!

This is my first card for 2015!

I am pretty happy with how it worked out. 

here is a side view to show the butterfly is popped up on the card.

I am really happy with how it worked out.

Stamp: Butterfly basics (in the upcoming occasions catalogue)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil delight, Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie and Memento

Card: Whisper White, Basic Black, Window Sheets

Tools: Butterflies thinlits die (in the upcoming occasions catalogue) with the Bigshot, Blendabilities, Heart Border Punch & scallop border punch

Embellishments: Rhinestone

I love this card and my sisters birthday is coming up in a few days. 

She liked it too so I might have to make her one.

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop Challenge 13

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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