October Monthly Challenge

 I've started a new monthly challenge on my Facebook page to get us all crafting a little bit more!  I find a sketch gives me a great starting point when thinking about creating a card.  Here is the sketch:

A super easy sketch to kick us off.  I'd love for anyone to join in.  You can upload your creations to my Facebook page here in the October Sketch Challenge Album (prizes for Australian residents only).

I've used that gorgeous DSP from the Trimming the Town Suite.  I love that the dies match the DSP so you can cut it all out easily!

Here is what I have used:

Stamps: Peace & Joy

Ink: Old Olive

Card/Paper: Snowflake Splendor DSP, Whisper White

Tools: Home Together Dies

Embellishments: All The Trimmings Embellishments

I hope you can play along and happy crafting!

Bec x

When Did Christmas Get Here?

Well I am shocked to realise it is only 2 weeks until Christmas and I am so not ready. As I said earlier my mojo has completely deserted me. Here is something I have made that I was happy with and didn't end up in the bin like everything else!

I'm sure I used a sketch challenge for the card but sorry have no idea which one! Here are close ups of each and what I used.

Materials used:

Stamps: Welcome Christmas, Tiny Tags

Paper: Real Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Retired SU DSP

Ink: Versamark, Soft Suede

Accessories: Elegant Lines EF, Big Shot, Rhinestones, Retired SU Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, Red EP, Medium Jewellry Tag Punch, Dimensionals, Merry Details Sizzlit Die, Rhinestone Brad, X-Lg Round Tab Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Sticky Strip

Thanks for stopping by,

Bec

It's A Coming!

I have all of a sudden started to panic as Christmas is just around the corner. My kids are madly making lists and pouring over the tonnes of junk mail (literally) that is arriving in our letter box each day. As usual I have not made any Christmas cards so need to get my butt into gear. Am seriously lacking inspiration at the moment. I have all of these gorgeous new products to play with but at the end of the day I am so exhausted dealing with a very grump 6 month old and mischevous 3 year old and not to mention the "I fast becoming a moody teenager" 11 year old that I just can't get motivated to do anything. Hopefully that changes fast. Here is a card we made for the new catalogue launch which is using one of my favourite sets.

Here is what I have used:

Stamps: Contempo Christmas

Paper: Garden Green, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Silver Brads, Whisper White Ribbon, Dimensionals, Two-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds

When the girls were making this at the launch a very clever bunny decided that stamping the sentiment in Craft White and putting Dazzling Diamonds over the top was much more effective and I have to agree. That is why I love getting together with like minded stampers as great ideas always come out.

Stay tuned for some more christmas cards (hopefully) and don't forget the Christmas promo currently running.

Bec

Last Lot of Christmas Cards

Ok I promise after this post you can forget about Christmas! These are the last few I haven't got around to uploading.This was for CC246 over on Splitcoasters which was to use Pretty in Pink, Old Olive and Bermuda Bay (I used Taken with Teal as Bermuda Bay is an American In-Colour). Wasn't sure about doing a Christmas Card in these colours but I like how it turned out. Here is what I used:

Stamps: Scribble This, Tree Trimmings (retired), Short & Sweet

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Taken With Teal, Tea Party DSP

Ink: Taken With Teal, Old Olive, Versamark

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, Non-SU Ribbon and Brads

This one was a sketch challenged over on the Our Creative Corner blog. Decided to go all monochromatic for this one. Here is what I used:

Stamps: Tree Trimmings (retired), Best Yet

Paper: Whisper White, Rose Red

Ink: Rose Red

Accessories: 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Rose Red Ribbon, Paper Piercer & Template

I used the card sketch for SC256 over on Splitcoasters for this one. My hubby brought home from work this cool plastic beady things which I thought looked like snow - the hard bit was making them stick! I ended up using spray on adhesive. Here is what I used:

Stamps: Basic Phrases, Window Dressing

Paper: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Ski Slope DSP (retired)

Ink: Staz-On Black, Baja Breeze

Accessories: 1 3/8: Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals: Non-SU "snow pellets" and ribbon

This was another take on the previous card but without the frustrating snow! I used all the same stuff except I embossed the swirly panel with the cuttlebug.

Thanks for dropping by - Christmas is now officially over!

Bec

Belated Chrissy Cards

These are my cards I made for overseas at Christmas. I had all good intentions of posting them before Christmas but you know how it is! Anyway hopefully it will give you some good ideas for next year and the set I used "Happy Christmas Mate" is on the inventory sale list for only $28.46 so its a good time to buy.

This was using Kazan's Sketch 40 on 2S4Y.

This one was using Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #16 on Makeesha Byl's Blog.

I can't remember where I got this sketch from but its cool huh!

This was using MOJO114.

This was using SSSC45 over on Karen Giron's blog.

This was using TESC92 over on Taylored Expressions.

Here is what I used for all of the cards:

Stamps: Happy Christmas Mate, Punches Three, Circle of Friendship (Retired), Best Yet

Paper: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Whisper White, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Watercolour Paper, Ski Slope DSP (Retired)

Ink: Staz-On Black, Real Red

Accessories: Blender Pen & Ink, Scallop Edge Punch, Small & Large Tag Punches, 1/4" Square Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Scallop Square Punch, 1 3/8" Cirlce Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Small & Large Star Punches, Circle Scissors Plus, Paper Piercer & Template, 5/8" Grosgrain Old Olive Ribbon, 3/8" Taffeta Chocolate Chip Ribbon, 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon, 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Real Red Ribbon, 1/4" Grosgrain Real Red Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Distressing Tool, Dimensionals,

Non SU Products: Puff Paint, Cuttlebug

Thanks for sticking with me - it was a long one! Hope this inspires you to what you can do with this set it is very versatile.

Happy Stamping

Bec