Sunny Challenges

Doing challenges are something that I love doing and one of the members of the ESAD group put me onto this new challenge site by some other SU Demos. Called Sunny Challenges it gives a challenge each week, often a sketch challenge which are my favourite.

Project Recipe
Stamp: Perfect punches
Card: concord crush, melon mambo, pink pirouette and lucky limeade
Ink: whisper white
Accessories: Wide oval punch, Cheerful treat dsp (hostess), lace ribbon border punch, Fun flowers die for the bigshot, dazzling diamonds and crystal effects.

Sketch Challenge 237

 Back to the Saturday sketch challenge from Stamping 411 and another chance to use a new stamp set from the Summer mini. Sets just for men are always a bonus when they come along so I knew I had to have this set as soon as I saw it and the matching dsp just makes it better!

Stamp: Open Sea and Oval all
Card: Early espresso, cherry cobbler, not quite navy and very vanilla
Ink: Early espresso, cherry cobbler and not quite navy
Accessories: Nautical expedition dsp and wide oval punch

First card of 2012

It seems only fitting that the first card of 2012 be made with products being used for the first time. The card is a CASE of one I saw on Splitcoast that you can see here. As you can see I haven't done much to change it, just added a couple of extra details. The stamp set and the dsp are both available in the new Summer mini.

Project Recipe
Stamps: Charming
Card: River rock, pool party, soft suede and whisper white
Ink: Soft suede, pool party and tea stain (avail in distressing essential kit)
Accessories: Spice cake dsp, dotted scallop ribbon punch, wide oval punch, self adhesive pearls and Big Shot products: textured frames embossing folder and numbers die.

Christmas Wreath

I wanted to have a go at making my own wreath this year. I bought a styrofoam ring and covered in brown paper which I then distressed with ink so that I could then stick leaves and flowers to the circle. I cut out the leaves and flowers from templates I got from Penny Duncan.

Close up of one of the poinsettas. After cutting these out I then painted the petals and leaves with champagne glimmer paint.

Project Recipe
Ink: Early espresso, old olive, whisper white
Card: Old olive, more mustard, cajun craze, early espresso, always artichoke, cherry cobbler and wild wasabi
Accessories: champagne glimmer paint, self adhesive pearls, dimensionals, cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon

December Frenzy and a Summer Mini

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Also now available is the Summer Mini catalogue. If you would like a copy send me an email. I will put a link on the side of the blog so you can have a look at it.

Christmas Trees

I saw these beautiful ornaments on Penny Duncan's blog a few weeks ago and just had to give them a go. I cut them out on the Gazelle and then it was a matter of just layering all the pieces. I covered the dsp with Crystal effects and dazzling diamonds so they really sparkle in the light.

Penny suggested they be used for gift tags, but there was a lot of layers involved for a tag and at over 5 inches long, probably a bit big too. But the kids really wanted to make some too, so we made some smaller ones without so much detail.

Project Recipe
Cardstock: Old olive, cherry cobbler, choc chip
Ink: Old espresso for distressing the dsp layers
Accessories: Letters to Santa dsp, Vintage wallpaper and stripes embossing folder, crystal effects and dazzling diamonds.

Christmas with a Twist

I warned you all the cards this weekend would be Christmas themed! This is the Stamping 411 sketch challenge for this week. The technique is called Embossing resist and is quite easy to do. Just stamp your image with versamark onto dsp and then clear emboss. I then brayered ink over the top and wipe off over the embossing, the ink will just wipe straight off leaving the image with the dsp showing underneath. For those who were reading this morning I only have 12 cards left to make!

Project Recipe
Stamp: Medallion BG and Perfect Punches
Ink: Riding hood red and Old olive
Card: Riding hood red, old olive, whisper white and early espresso
Accessories: Letters to Santa dsp, elegant lines embossing folder, small scallop circle punch, clear embossing folder and Victoria lace ribbon.