simply stampin challenge card #14

Well, nothing like leaving it late! The challenge this week at http://simplystampinchallenge.blogspot.com/ was to use the following colours -

so here is my card -

Rich Razzleberry A6 base card, night of navy and whisper white border strips punched with the SU eyelet border punch, stip of peach parfait dsp(hostess set dsp) and peach parfait ribbon. I decided to use the label punch to create my flower, 6 labels, folded and glued onto a 1" circle to hold together, edges inked with peach parfait and peach parfait dsp 1"circle punched and added to centre of my flower.I then twisted a strip of dsp and atttached to my flower to create a stem, night of navy hand cut plant pot with peach dsp for trim, stamped 'for you' sentiment from the occasional greetings set onto label punch in rich razzleberry and inked its edges.

hope it fits the bill!...............oops! just re read the rules when Mr linky wouldn't let me add my card..........duh! submissions closed at 6pm!!, well never mind it kept me busy when I couldn't sleep at 2am!!!

SU regional training - Edinburgh

Wow - had a fab day on Saturday at the Holiday Inn, Edinburgh with some amazing ladies. It was the last day of the Stampin'Up! Regional training tour and we all had a great time.  It was lovely to meet up with like minded people and share our love of crafting - especially all the new loveliness in the upcoming launch of the new Mini Catalogue which goes live on Friday 1 April..............woohoo not long to wait now.......and let me tell you you will not be disapointed!!! Get in touch if you would like me to send you a copy of the new Mini catalogue xx

Training days like these give us the opportunity to share ideas and do some 'swopping' to the un initiated we all make a card design or 3d project and make enought to swop with everyone attending - its a great way to get new ideas and to make you look at the products from someone elses view.  I have came home with a pile of delicious swops and will share them with you over the next couple of days......might need to wait till after the 1 April as some have been made with new product............ooooh the suspense - can't wait to show you all the new goodies we have for you.

Here was my swop for Edinburgh training-

Chose to do it in 2 colourways - old olive and real red, used the crimper and eyelet border punch to make a canopy for my little lanterns, cut out and decopaged my little geishas's kimono

I bought this set Kimono Kids some time ago but hadn't inked it up - so decided that as it may be a set that  the other girls wouldn't have, so I chose it for my swop. 

ILWS January DT Challenge

  This card was my entry for one of this months challenges over on ILWS.

This was this months colour challenge, where we were challenged to use  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie.

My base card is chocolate chip, but looks darker in photo somehow?!? I used papers from the fabulous new Brights paper stack (40 double sided patterend paper for only £15.50) happy to order these for anyone in need of a paper fix!   I have used a lovely flower and sentiment stamp from one of the Sale-a-bration sets called Punch Bunch - i love this stamp and will use it loads, it is quickly becoming a favourite.  And the bonus is that as the set name, PUNCH BUNCH may give  it away - it matches 2 of our most popular punches, the scallop circle and the matching 1 3/8 plain circle punch.  I have coloured directly onto my stamp with my markers in melon mambo and pumkin pie and added some lilttle flowers using the boho blossom punch with some plain brads. 

Now i just need to have a go at the other challenges,  a sketch, a technique using wax and a scrapook layout - best get my thinking cap on!

Anyone for cake?

This is one of my all time favourite stamped images - ittranscends all age groupsaswe all like Birthday and most of us all like cake, and he is such a cheeky little chappie

Image has been coloured with copics and cut out with circle nesties, the dp is MME and cut with SU eyelet border punch, and the lovely grosgrain is  SU regal rose and a few faceted gems from my stash - i have a very dear friends Birthday in the next couple of days so this is going to be winging its way to her -

this little cutie fits a few challenges this week:-

ooh la la creations challenge-59 - Birthday

charismacardz.challenge #30- something with a tail

cinspirations challenge #71 animals

bythecuteandgirly - animal antics

stampinbschallenge -#69 birthday

rosie dees challenge#76 all creatures great and small

Great News!

Welll.........my fabby news is.......that after some consideration I have taken the plunge to become a

Stampin Up! demonstrator, loved the stuff so much myself, that i decided it was time to share my love of  their products with everyone else.  My lovely upline 'mummy' is julie from Julies japes, who as been insprational and soooo helpful! thanks hunny!

  this is the card i sent to Jules to thank her for all her helpin getting me started - her help is so appreciated .  I have used the new vintage vogue set from the current mini catalogue and it has so many uses and stamps for lots of occasions - a great set at only £19.95