Sweet Stampin Trio

This was the sketch at Sweet Stampin this week, and below are my 3 different takes on it. One is for a friend's 40th Birthday next weekend and she loves pink, so that's why it's mostly pink! I gave a class on watercolouring this week and these were some of the images I did, although I did start with a basic balloon first!! I placed my first Stampin Up workshop order as a demonstrator, very exciting. Can't wait for it to arrive and see if I did it right.LOL

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black from Bubbly set
Cardstock: SU Melon Mambo, Regal Rose
DSP: SU Papermania pinks
Ink: SU Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie and Regal Rose Watercolour Wonder crayons
Misc: SU Melon Mambo spotted grosgrain ribbon, HOTP fabric daisy, Papermania brads, number sticky diecuts
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots


INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black , SU Whimsical Words
Cardstock: SU Regal Rose
DSP: DCWV Spring Stack, Winnie the Pooh vellum
Ink: SU Basic Grey, Going Grey, Creamy Caramel, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo
Misc: my own handmade flowers, SU Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Woodware white brads
Tools: SU & Woodware punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots


INGREDIENTS

Stamps: Penny Black Make a Wish , SU Whimsical Words
Cardstock: SU Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, Bordering Blue
DSP: DCWV Spring Stack,
Ink: SU Basic Grey, Going Grey, Creamy Caramel, Regal Rose, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise
Misc: my own handmade flowers, Turquoise striped grosgrain ribbon, HOTP fabric daisy, Yellow Stickles
Tools: SU & Woodware punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Story Time - Act 31

These are the gorgeous colours for the challenge at Curtain Call this week and the sketches below are for Lili of the Valley's fortnightly challenge, which I somehow seem to have missed the deadline. However, since the next sketch will also suit my card if you turned the sketch upside down - I'll enter it anyway!! LOL!! Since I don't have a huge oval punch or a sizzix or big shot and at the moment my craftrobo won't cut Stampin Up cardstock; I hand cut the oval around the image and then scrunched a strip of Pretty in Pink cardstock, (after punching the edge with the luscious Martha Stewart doily punch) to look like lace around the back of the oval image!

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Lili of the Valley Girls - Story Time
Cardstock & Ink: Night of Navy, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst and Garden Green
DSP: Laura Ashley
Misc:Laura Ashley brads, gorgeous wired navy and lilac handmade ribbon rose
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Knight in Shining Armour

This is the sketch given to us this week at Just Magnolia. I have used the new Fairytale stamp of Maid Marion Tilda and teamed with a Sugar Nellie Knight. The background paper on the oval also has a picture of a knight riding a horse. I think they team rather well!


INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale Maid Marion Tilda, Magnolia sentiment "once upon a time", Magnolia Castle Window, Sugar Nellie Knight
Cardstock: SU Kraft, SU Ruby Red, SU Mellow Moss, WHSmith Watercolour paper
DSP: SU sticky diecut from Secret Garden, DCWV Once upon a time
Ink: SU Going Grey, Basic Grey, Ruby Red, Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel Watercolour Wonder Crayons
Misc: SU silver brads, Wild Orchid Crafts roses, Gunmetal & Crystal Stickles, HOTP brown brad, Papermania green brad
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

NEW Stampin' Up Fox and Friends

Loving this new set, Fox and Friends from Stampin' Up's Mini Catalogue. Here are a few ideas I came up with.....

INGREDIENTS

Stamps: SU Fox and Friends, SU Autumn Days, SU Carte Postale, SU Lovely as a Tree, SU Trendy Trees, SU Tiny Tags, SU Vintage Labels

Cardstock: SU Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Handsome Hunter, Ruby Red, Kraft and Whisper White
DSP: DCWV Once Upon A Time, Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen Renaissance
Ink: SU Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie and Handsome Hunter
Misc: SU Hodgepodge Hardware, SU Linen Thread, SU Pumpkin Pie 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon, SU Kraft Taffeta ribbon, SU Creamy Caramel square buttons, garden wire, paper beads, white organza ribbon, chocolate crochet ribbon, buttons, tortoise charm
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Mojo Monday 139

This is the sketch this week at Mojo Monday. I went for a garden feel, using earthy colours and garden string!


INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black Hedgehogs, SU Tiny Tags
Cardstock: SU Really Rust
DSP: DCWV Once upon a time
Ink: SU Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Real Red, Cameo Coral, Garden Green
Misc: SU buttons, large mustard button, garden string, mustard material, SU Linen Thread, SU 1 1/4" Choclate Chip Grosgrain ribbon
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Just Add Ink Sketch - Time

The challenge at Just Add Ink this week was to loosely follow the above sketch. This is what I came up with. Very suitable for a man I think!!


INGREDIENTS
Stamps: SU Sense of Time
Cardstock:SU Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla
DSP: Papermania Browns
Ink: SU Close to Cocoa and More Mustard for distressing
Misc:SU Chocolate Chip 5/8" and SU More Mustard 1/4" Grosgrain ribbons, Gunmetal Stickles, lettering in BaaBaaBook font cut on Craft Robo
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Curtain Call-Act 30

This was the colour combo this week at Curtain Call. I chose the Penny Black cat and I used some bling on the card too, on the cat's collar and in the corner, to match the jewellery in the box in the picture! I had to use Pretty in Pink as i don't have Pink Pirouette.


INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black cat from Critter Party Transparent collection, SU Circles of Friendship
Cardstock: SU Basic Black, Whisper White, Kraft and Pretty in Pink
DSP: SU Sweet Always and Pumpkin Pie
Ink:SU Basic Black, Whisper White, Kraft and Pretty in Pink and a touch of Old Olive on the leaves
Misc:SU Taffeta ribbon in Pretty in Pink and Kraft, misc black taffeta ribbon, pink gems, black brads
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

A New Technique - Paper Beads

Here is another card for the Just Add Ink challenge of different techniques - this time I made paper beads which I attached to the end of some garden covered wire! And I also embossed the background mat in my friend Di's Big Shot.

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: SU Fox and Friends, SU Lovely as a Tree, SU Tiny Tags greeting
Cardstock:SU Basic Black and Creamy Caramel
Ink:SU Basic Black and Creamy Caramel
Misc:SU Hodgepodge hardware, garden wire, handmade paper beads!
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Daisy Chain Mice

The challenge at Penny Black this week was to use flowers and here is my design. I punched out Orchid Opulence flowers to match those in the main image, I added roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and handmade my lilac rose. Hope you like it, it's one of my favourites.

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black "daisy chain", random greeting
Cardstock: SU Orchid Opulence, Bordering Blue and Pretty in Pink
Ink: SU Orchid Opulence, Bordering Blue, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink
Misc: Wild Orchid Crafts pink roses, apricot brads, lilac gems, handmade lilac rose, SU Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon from Fairytale collection (retired last year)
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Technique Blog Hop!

Wow I really enjoyed following this blog hop at Just Add Ink, where the design team showed us lots of different techniques, some I knew and some that were completely new to me. On this card I have watercoloured my image, I have sponged ink on the edges of the image for a soft hue and I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the greeting inside the label. I also added paper tearing. I really want to try the paper beads and the cone flowers, so watch this space-I shall probably be adding more cards and entries!!

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black "just buzzin by", SU Vintage Labels
Cardstock:SU Really Rust and Summer Sun
DSP: DCWV brown?
Ink: SU Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Creamy Caramel, Cameo Coral and Summer Sun Watercolour Wonder Crayons
Misc: SU Chocolate Chip 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, buttons, SU Linen Thread, Stickles
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Think Pink

Think pink! was the challenge at Just Scraps this week and we have also been told to ensure we use up our scraps. My scraps on this card were scrap of SU Certainly Celery for the leaf frond, a tiny scrap of SU Pretty in Pink for the tiny tag and my last scrap of Pretty In Pink DSP from the SU retired Sweet Always pack!

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black mice "squeeze till I squeak", SU Circles of Friendship
Cardstock: SU Close to Cocoa and Pretty in Pink
DSP:SU retired Sweet Always
Ink:SU Close to Cocoa, Yoyo yellow, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink
Misc:Prima daisies, yellow glitter brads, baby pink organza ribbon, tag charm, yellow beads
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

One for the Girls

Challenge at Just Magnolia this week is One for the Girls. So I went for pretty vintage roses.

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Magnolia Dinner Tilda, Magnolia Kitchen Bench, Magnolia greeting
Cardstock:SU Close to Cocoa and Bravo Burgundy
DSP:Magnolia Vintage roses
Ink:SU Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Blush Blossom and Bravo Burgundy Watercolour Wonder crayons
Misc: Burgundy organza ribbon, Wild Orchid Crafts roses, hatpins,
Tools: WRMemory Keepers Corner Chomper, SU Sponge dauber, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Penny Black Week 100

I love this sketch at Penny Black this their 100th week. Found this lovely So Saffron and Close to Cocoa paper amongst my Stampin Up Tea and Crumpets papers... love it!


INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black Mouse "cheesecake wish", SU greeting
Cardstock: SU Close to Cocoa, So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie
DSP: SU Tea and Crumpets
Ink: SU Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Mellow Moss and Pumpkin Pie Watercolour Wonder Crayons
Misc: SU Pumpkin Pie 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon, SU Close to Cocoa and Pumpkin Pie buttons, doily, garden string, large orange button
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Curtain Call - Act 29

Gorgeous colour combo, but I don't have Tangerine Tango, so I used Ruby Red at this week's Curtain Call challenge.


INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Penny Black Mice "surprise", misc greeting
Cardstock: SU Bordering Blue, Summer Sun, Whisper White and Ruby Red
DSP: DCWV Glitter stack
Ink: SU Bordering Blue, Summer Sun and Ruby Red Watercolour Wonder Crayons
Misc: SU brads, wire mesh ribbon, yellow ribbon
Tools: SU Aquabrush, SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Here comes Summer! Or not!!!

OOOh I do so love the Lili of the Valley stamps and they are great for colouring in too!
This bright and cheerful card is for this last fortnight's challenge of here comes Summer! (which now seems to have disappeared here in Bristol, I hasten to add!!) Oh just been to the site and I seem to have missed the deadline for this too, but then I didn't know what time just knew it was Thursday.

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Lili of the Valley "On the Garden Wall", Magnolia Sun, SU Circles of Friendship
Cardstock: SU Ballet Blue, Only Orange
DSP: Dovecraft Wild Blossoms
Ink: SU Ballet Blue, Only Orange and Yoyo Yellow
Misc: Prima orange flowers, Papermania brad, yellow button, SU Linen thread
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

It Takes Two

A bit late again for the Just Magnolia theme challenge - It Takes Two. But I really enjoyed doing it and that's what counts!

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale Robin Hood Edwin and Maid Marion Lady Tilda, SU Vintage Labels, SU Vintage Jumbo Wheel
Cardstock: SU Creamy Caramel and Always Artichoke
Ink: SU Creamy Caramel, Really Rust and Always Artichoke
Misc: SU Always Artichoke 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, old lace, rust rose buds
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Butterflies and Blossoms

Hello, I'm back!! Been busy, went to a friend's wedding last weekend and have spent this week catching up on sleep and housework!! I have done a few cards since but gave them away before I photographed them!! This card is for three challenges - the colour combo at Color Throwdown, the sketch at Mojo Monday and the theme of "Butterflies and Blossoms" at Sir Stampalot (though I'd do this one early this month, so I didn't miss the deadline LOL)

I haven't played with my Flight of the Butterfly set much, so I thought I'd use it for the butterflies part. I also wanted to use my new SU two step bird punch.

INGREDIENTS
Stamps: SU Flight of a Butterfly
Cardstock: SU Rose Red, Old Olive (in place of Kiwi Kiss) and Tempting Turquoise
DSP: SU Rose Red, Papermania Greens
Ink: SU Rose Red, Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise
Misc: Stickles, gems
Tools: SU punches, SU Piercing tool and mat, SU Papersnips, Tombow, SU Dimensionals, SU Glue Dots

Fantasy Fairies

The first challenge at Sir Stampalot was Fantasy and since I collect fairies, I just had to use them for my theme! However, what I envisaged in my head didn't quite look the same when I made it!! Never mind maybe I'll have another go one day. Love these tiny Magnolia Tilda fairies from the Fairytale collection. I realise I have missed the deadline for Sir Stampalot but I really wanted to take on the challenge as I buy alot of goodies from Sir Stampalot. If you click on the pic you can see it in far better detail although I realise I may have over embellished!! LOL