StampingPals Challenge #SP4

Today I have a card to show you that I made for the StampingPals Challenge Blog. I was honoured to be chosen as a winner of the April Challenge, and so I have the privilege of creating a card to be featured alongside the Design Team for the June 2020 Challenge. This month we have a Colour Challenge:

I've used some brand new products on my card. Our new Catalogue goes LIVE in just a couple of days - June 3! Demonstrators had a chance to pre-order some of the new products, and I've been having fun playing with them.

This stamp set is called Blossoms in Bloom and I just love the watercoloured look. It's a distINKtive stamp set, so the flowers have a beautiful depth to them. I've given them even more depth by inking them up, stamping off onto scrap paper and then using a marker to apply ink around the centres. I then spritzed the stamp with water to give it even more of a watercolour effect.

A few finishing touches take this card to the next level:

• Gorgeous new Terracotta Tile ribbon from the Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack
• The patterned paper is from the Ornate Garden Specialty Pack
• I used the new Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder on the Early Espresso piece
• I punched the sentiment with the new Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. I love how this punch makes multiple patterns and layers!
• I embellished the punched sentiment with a swirl of gold thread (pulled apart to make it even thinner) from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack
• I also added some Flowers for Every Season Gems

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you like my card!


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Product List

Blossoms In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152684] $38.00	Blossoms In Bloom Bundle (English) [154123] $104.25	Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper [152488] $26.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] $15.75
Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $40.00	Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack [152479] $12.25	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $15.75	Flowers For Every Season Gems [153645] $11.25

StampingPals Challenge #SP3

Today I have a card to show you that I made for the StampingPals Challenge Blog. I was honoured to be chosen as a winner of the March Challenge, and so I have the privilege of creating a card to be featured alongside the Design Team for the May 2020 Challenge. The theme for May is: Birthdays:

Such a dilemma! Which stamp set to choose??? I decided on one that I love, but haven't used much yet - Layered with Kindness.

I went with a soft and feminine colour scheme - Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam and Copper. I think it's the touches of copper that take this card to the next level. I've used metallic edged ribbon, rhinestones and some Copper Foil. This stamp set is so delicate and pretty, and it's the perfect partner for the new "Label Me" punches. You can see all the products I've used listed below.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you like my card!


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Product List

Layered With Kindness Cling Stamp Set (English) [151655] $31.00	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $31.00	Label Me Lovely Punch [151296] $31.00	Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [151194] $12.25
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75

StampingPals Challenge #SP2

Today I have a card to show you that I made for the StampingPals Challenge Blog. The challenge for April is a sketch challenge:

I decided to use the gorgeous Botanical Prints Product Medley for my card. Everything on this card is part of the Medley, apart from the Basic Black card base and the Copper Foil Sheet that I've used as a mat.

This was a super-quick card to make. The diecuts that I've used come in the medley, pre-coloured and ready to go. All I did was cut the DSP to size, stamp the sentiment inside the die-cut frame, and pop it all together. I finished it off with a piece of ribbon and a little bee (also included in the Medley)

I had fun playing along with this challenge. Thanks for stopping by!


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Product List

Botanical Prints Product Medley (English) [151301] $122.00

Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50

Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

StampingPals Challenge #SP1

Today I have a card to show you that I made for a brand new Challenge Blog. It's called StampingPals and it was started by a couple of my lovely team members. The challenge for March is a colour challenge, using these 3 colours:

I decided to use the stunning Peaceful Moments Bundle for my card. The Poppy Moments dies make stunning flowers (and who says poppies have to be red?).

I cut out the top layers of the dies from Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Mango Melody cardstock, but for the base layers I used Whisper White cardstock and sponged with ink. This gave me the lighter shades to add some depth and contrast. I went for a white-on-white background to really make these gorgeous colours pop. I used the Layered Leaves embossing folder for some texture. The sentiment is my favourite Peaceful Moments set (again!).

I had fun playing with these colours - they are a bit brighter than my usual go-tos, but I really like them together!

Thanks for stopping by!


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Product List

Poppy Moments Dies [151594] $64.00	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $37.00	Peaceful Moments Bundle (English) [153824] $90.75	Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder [152321] $16.00
Sponge Brayers [141714] $14.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00

A Catalogue Challenge!

I'm hoping to get back into the swing of blogging this week, and I've got heaps to show you. I'm going to start by showing you the samples I made for my Convention Presentation.
When we get a new Catalogue, one of the first things I like to do is copy a card EXACTLY from the catalogue, and then make my own version. When I do a "catalogue tour" at workshops, it's a great way to show what a useful tool the catalogue is. No wonder it's called an Idea book!
This year, I copied the card at the top of page 83:

And then I made my own version....using DSP also made it very quick and easy. Don't forget about this month's Special Promotion if you want to stock up on DSP. By 3 packs, get one free!

No one would even recognise it as the same card, but the great thing is that making it took very little brain power on my behalf! (always a good thing!)

Here's my Challenge: Why not give it a go next time you're stumped for ideas? I've challenged my team this month to do just that. You can join us if you like! Just post a comment here, and include a link to your own creation. I'll pick my favourite at the end of the month to win a Patterns Pack II Level 1 Hostess Gift. Entries must be in by May 31. Open to anyone in Australia, SU! Demos included.

You can see the Stampin' Supplies list for all the ingredients of the first card, and here's the recipe for my version:
Materials (all Stampin' Up!)
stamps: Cheep Talk, On Your Birthday
ink: Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip
card: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP
other: Curly Label punch, 1 1/4" circle Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain ribbon

Not Me!

I made this card for Keesh's Inspiration Challenge, and it didn't come out at all how I saw it in my head. It's not a very "me" card at all, and I can't say I like it much!! Ah well, we all have creations like that sometimes...

I've used "Eastern Blooms", and punched the flowers out with the 5-petal flower punch (isn't it cool that you can do that? It changes the shape of the flower, and you need to sponge the teeniest tip of the petals, but it sure beats cutting out 12 flowers!!). I layered 2 flowers on top of each other, and then a smaller one (which I did have to cut out!) on top of that.

Materials (all Stampin' Up!)

stamps: Weathered background, Occasional Greetings, Eastern Blooms

ink: Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, Tempting Turquoise, Taken with teal, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Old olive, Whisper White

other: 5-petal flower punch, Bali Breeze DS paper, sponge daubers, dimensionals

A Colour Challenge

I haven't participated in any challenges for a while, but I'm back in the swing of things now, and I feel ready to take some on! It's still school holidays here for one more week, so my challenge cards have had to be quick ones. This is the latest colour challenge from Makeesha (fondly known as 'why make one card when you can make five') Byl.

4 colours that I haven't put together before...a nice masculine combo. This Polka Dot Punches SAB set makes really quick cards, and it's fun getting some layering happening with the punches. I caved last week and finally bought the Sanded background. I love it!

Materials (all Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Cheer and Wishes, Sanded background
Ink: Versamark, Blue Bayou, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Other: Ginger Blossom DS paper, Wide Chocolate Double-stitched ribbon, Scallop circle punch, 5-petal flower punch, 1" circle, 3/4" circle, 1/2" circle, Dimensionals

Challenge #31

Another Challenge that I really didn't have time for...but couldn't resist. This one was quite a challenge for me (no green!). It's great to be pushed out of my colour comfort zone.
Another couple of sneak peaks on this card - a new stamp set "Eastern Blooms", and gorgeous new paper "Bali Breeze".
The colours Kristina gave us to play with this week are Elegant Eggplant, Close to Cocoa, so Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.
The small punched flowers are from the "Three for You" punch box, and have been adhered with Vintage brads. The ribbon is Elegant Eggplant grosgrain, and White taffeta coloured in with a Close to Cocoa marker. I did the corners on the main image panel using the 1/4" square punch, and taking a 'bite' out of each corner...I thought it kinda went with the Asian feel.
The word Thanks is from another new set "Live Your Dream" and I punched it out with the Word window punch, and then re-inserted it into the punch to make a shorter Word window, and then attached it to a So Saffron Small oval.

Time for a Challenge!

I haven't had time for a Kristina challenge for aaaages, and I really don't have time this week either, but I just couldn't walk past these colours!!

So, this super-quick and simple (but hopefully elegant!) card is doing double-duty as a birthday card for a special someone and my challenge card!

It's also a sneak peak of a stamp set that is coming soon ;o)

Stamps: Polka Dot background, Embrace Life
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Whisper White, Old Olive, Certainly Celery
Other: Celery Wide Grosgrain ribbon, Scallop border punch (also coming soon!), Blender Pens