Lynn Powell

Just Add Ink Challenge 2

Just Add Ink have posted their second challenge - this one is to ...... Just Add Hearts! It can be anything you want, from a scrap page, card 3D item - whatever!

This is what I have come up with:

I struggled a bit with this one. I had in mind a Splitcoast sketch that I saw a while ago that I wanted to use, then I picked out my papers. I wanted it to be a masculine card so I chose the Urban Oasis DSP.  The hard part was trying to incorporate a heart into the colour scheme that I chose!! I tried a number of different hearts in different colours & sizes - tried grouping and layering them but wasn't happy with any of them. In the end I chose one small heart and added some ribbon. I am quite happy with the result though it has not photographed very well!

 

Card Recipe:

• Choclate Chip, Baja Breeze, Confetti White, Kwi Kiss Cardstock
• Urban Oasis DSP
• Butterfly Prints, I {Heart} Hearts, Priceless stamp sets
• Dimensionals, Rhinestone brads, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon
• Non SU - border punch
• Chocolate Chip, Baha Breeze Inkpads

Thanks for looking!

ESAD-SU Colour Challenge

Leonie from ESAD has set us a colour challenge. We have to create a card based on the following colours:

 
  
Whoever wins the challenge gets to have their artwork displayed on the homepage of our group. How exciting! I have combined mine with a sketch challenge from Mojo Monday:

And this is what I have come up with:

I have used  the 'Wonderful Favourites' stamp set and the Haiku Designer Series paper 'cos it had all the right colours! I have layered and stitched the DSP onto COnfetti White cardstock and adhered this to the Bashful Blue base. The edges of the DSP have been sponged with Old Olive Ink. I have coloured one of the flowers from the Pretties Kit with Pumpkin Pie ink and distressed and curled a flower that has been punched with the flower punch. This has then been layered with another flower from the Pretties kit & joined together with a rhinestone brad, also from the Pretties Kit.

Card Recipe:

• Red Riding Hood, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Confetti White cardstock
• Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie inkpads
• Bashful Blue grosgrain ribbon
• Flower punch, Pretties Kit, Buttons, Scallop Border punch.

Thanks for looking & happy stamping!

Love You Much Card & Box

This is another project from this round of UStamp, designed by the very talented  Kirsty Brown. It's a darling little matchbox and matching card.  Would make a fabulous Valentines Day giftset for someone you love!

Here is my creation:

 I have used the Parisien Breeze DSP with this one again 'cos I just love it. Wish we could still get it (**sigh**). For the Belly-Band on the box, I stamped one of the hearts from the 'I {Heart} Hearts' stamp set with versamark ink, then sprinkled it with clear embossing powder before heat setting it. The tag was created using a Stampin' Up! metal edge tag and layering it with pink pirouette, bashful blue, & confetti white cardstock, then punching a hole with the crop-a-dile for the twine to be fed through. A small heart was punched from Regal Rose cardstock and adhered with dimensionals.

The Designer Brad on the card has just been wrapped around the ribbon and pressed closed. I wasn't going to add the three bsashful blue brads but I think it needed it to balance the card out.  What do you think??

Card Recipe:

• Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Kraft, Confetti White & Bashful Bllue Cardstock
• Regal Rose, Choclate Chip & Versamark Inks
• I {Heart} Hearts, Sweet Little Sentiments stamp sets
• Pink Pirouette Grosgrain Ribbon
• 1", 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle punches, Large oval and Scallop oval punch, Scallop Border punch, Heart to Heart punch
• Other: Brads, Dimensionals, Sticky strip, Designer Brads, Metal Edge Tags, twine, Crop-a-dile

Have a great day & happy stamping!!

Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop brought to you by ESAD-SU!

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. We have swaps, challenges, tutorials, share ideas & product know-how. So, if you are an Australian or New Zealand Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and would like to join this fantastic group then click on the link below - you will have a lot of fun:

Click here to join ESAD-SU

Before I show you the project I have created for this blog hop, I just want you to know that there is blog candy to be won just by visiting and leaving a comment on all the 40 blogs in todays blog hop.  Once you have been to all blogs, send an email to leonie@stamp-a-latte.com and let her know that you have fulfilled your entry for the blog candy.

Now, for my project:  I have created a Card Purse using the Vintage Label stamp set from the new Sale-A-Bration catalogue. Depending on how many embellishments you put on your card, you can fit up to 3 cards & envelopes in the purse. Makes a great gift for someone!

The purse is made from a base of Chocolate Chip Cardstock with a layer of whisper white on top.  The DSP is Parisien Breeze from the Spring Mini Catalogue (sorry - it's not available anymore!!) I have stamped my image twice, once on to Whisper White and once on to Baja Breeze, then punched them out using the scallop circle punch and the 1" circle punch. 

"For You" (also from the Vintage Label set) has been stamped onto Pink Pirouette cardstock and punched out with the 3/4"circle punch.

These have all been layered together with a Baja Breeze scallop circle behind then adhered to a flower from the Pretties Kit. Stampin Dimensionals have been used to raise The "For You" on the front of the scallop

The handles on the purse are Baja Breeze striped grosgrain and they have been attached with rhinestone brads from the Pretties Kit. The heart is from the 'I {Heart} Hearts' stamp set from the Summer Mini catalogue.  It has been stamped in Red Riding Hood ink and cut out.

And here are the cards:

 
I have used the same Vintage label stamps on this card but this time have used 2 different heart stamps from the 'I {Heart} Hearts' stamp set. I have also used  the motif stamp from the 'Friends 24/7' stamp set to create a background on the card base. It has been stamped with Versamark ink to give a watercolour effect.

For my second card I have used  the Label stamp from the Vintage Labels stamp set, punched it out with the label punch and layered it onto Chocolate Chip card stock. I've placed a rhinestone brad from the Pretties Kit and layered all on to a flower (also from the Pretties Kit) with Stampin' Dimensionals. this card also has images from the 'Framed With Love' stamp set and 'I {Heart} Hearts' stamp sets from the Summer Mini catalogue. I have again used the motif stamp from "Friends 24/7" as a background on the card base as well.

This is just one of the stamps sets you can EARN FOR FREE from the Sale-A-bration Catalogue. Click here to download a brochure to see the rest and contact me with any orders.

I hope you like what I have created or you. Don't forget to leave a comment before you leave so that you are in the running for the Blog Candy!

Next stop on the hop is the very talented Madonna Dunn. You can visit her here.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Haitian Disaster Relief

On 12 January, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving in its wake devastation so overwhelming that the Haitian people and their leaders can only look for help from the outside to cope.

From now until 28 February 2010, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 from the sale of every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set to the American Red Cross' Haiti Reflief and Development Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

 
It is a very versatile stamp set and who doesn't love hearts! You'll also find this this set coordinates with our Heart punches.

Help to make a difference.  Order your I {Heart} Hearts stamp set today

Just Add Ink Colour Challenge #1

Just Add Ink is a new challenge blog started up by Stampin' Up! Demonstrators here in Australia and New Zealand. It has only just been launched and their very first challenge is now up. There are prizes to be won so pop on over and have a look.

Their first Challenge is a Colour Challenge using the colours Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Rose Red and Whisper White.

 
 

This is what I have come up with:

You can't really tell from the photo but this is a Tri-Fold Card.  The edges of the So Saffron PP have been inked with So Saffron Ink and the Choc Chip cardstock has been inked with Chocolate Chip Ink.  It gives a little more depth to the card. I hope you like & thanks for looking!

Card Recipe:

• Taken With Teal, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White cardstock
• Patterned Paper pack (hostess gift from 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalogue)
• 'For Everything' & 'Hello Again' stamp sets (Summer Mini Catalogue)
• Valet Ribbon Originals
• Chocolate CHip, Taken With Teal, Old Olive inks, Earth Elements markers
• Oval Scallop Punch, large & small oval punches
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Non SU: Border punch

Sale-A-Bration Is Almost Here!

It's that time of year when Stampin' Up like to reward you for your loyalty by giving you the opportunity of earning FREE STAMPS!

SALE-A-BRATION starts on January 25 and runs through until March 31st.  During that time, there are three ways you can earn yourself FREE STAMPS:

• For every $100 you Spend, you can choose 1 FREE STAMP SET from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.
• Host a workshop with sales of $600 or more and choose a FREE STAMP SET from the catalogue IN ADDITION to your other hostess benefits.
• Join Stampin' Up! during Sale-A-Bration and choose 1 FREE stamp set to the value of $79.95 from the 2009/2010 Idea Book and Catalogue.

How good is that!!

Also, starting on Monday 25th there will be Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop happening involving a large number of Stampin' Up! demonstrators showing samples created with sets from the SAB catalogue. Check back hee to take part in the hop and maybe earn yourself some free Blog Candy while you're at it!

Faux Alligator Purse

Did some stamping today 'cos it is far too hot to do anything else!! I've made this cute Faux Alligator Purse  designed by the very talented Becky Roberts.  This is one of the projects on this round of UStamp & Becky is one of the Design Team.

Becky's design used scallop circle die-cuts but we don't have them over here so I used the Carousel Notes instead (same thing really). The photo doesn't really do it justice but if you look closely you will see the Faux Alligator effect on the outside of the purse.

What do you think?

Recipe:

• Carousel notes (Rose Red used here)
• Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss & Confetti White cardstock
• Choc Chip grosgrain ribbon
• Chocolate Chip Ink, Rose Red, More Mustard and Old Olive markers
• Versamark Ink, Clear Embossing powder
• 'For Everything' and 'Hello Again' stamp sets from the Summer Mini Catalogue
• Stampin dimensionals,scallop circle and large scallop punch, scallop border punch

Thanks for looking & happy stamping!

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 121

Haven't done a Mojo Monday sketch for a while so thought it was 'bout time I did!  This is the sketchfor this week:

And this is my take on the sketch:

 

The DSP I have used is from the Stampin' Up! Ski Slope Designer Series Paper. I have just stamped and embossed it with one of the stamps from the 'Framed With Love' stamp set. The Polka Dot ribbon I have used is in the Summer Mini catty - I have just reversed it and used the other side.

 Card Recipe:

• Basic Black, Real Red & Confetti White cardstock
• Ski Slope DSP
• Butterfly Prints, Framed With Love & I {Heart} Hearts stamp sets (from the Summer Mini Catty)
• Red Polka dot ribbon, black gingham ribbon
• Other: scallop border punch, corner punch, black brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue dots

Happy stamping!

 

Happy New Year

Morning all & Happy New Year to you all.  I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas & New Year.

I have had a little time to myself over the last couple of days so have dug out one of my favourite stamp sets and made a couple of cards. The stamp set is the Upsy Daisy stamp set and I just love it!

This first card is a collage card and I have used a number of stamp sets to create this one.  I am quite pleased with the way it has turned out!

 

Close up of the butterfly - it has been raised up with dimensionals:

 
  
 

Card Recipe:

• Stamp sets: Upsy Daisy, Le Jardin Botanique, Fresh Cuts & Hello Again
• Whisper White, Basic Black Cardstock
• Pink Flamingo DSP
• Going Grey, Sahara Sand, Red Riding Hood & Blakc StazOn inks
• Other: White Taffeta Ribbon, Chrystal Effects, Designer Label Punch, Small Oval & 1 3/8 circle Punch

The second card also uses the Upsy Daisy Stamp set but this time I have coloured in the stamp with Watercolour crayons, then spritzed it before stamping onto cardstock

Card Recipe:

• Really Rust, Garden Green, Brocade Blue Watercolour Crayons

Really Rust, More Mustard & Whisper White cardstock

More Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercer, Oval & Scallop Oval Punch, Chit Chat Rubons

Happy Stamping!