Dynamic Duos #54 - Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Banners Wedding Card

Hello there

At Dynamic Duos this week, we have a wonderful monochromatic duo as our inspiration. Midnight Muse would have to be one of my favourite colours - a beautiful deep luscious blue! I think it's lovely.

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

A while back on the Dynamic Duos team Facebook page, it was mentioned that even though Dynamic Duos has a two-colour rule, the challenge isn't exclusively a 'clean & simple' design challenge. Now clean & simple IS my default style and I am very comfortable in that zone....however after reading this I made the comment that I always seem to take design elements OFF of my cards before finishing them....I seem to strip them bare sometimes.....anyhoo...this week I thought I would step out of my comfort zone. 

Now I actually made the card at the bottom of my blog first.....but I wasn't satisified with it....too much going on.....so I returned to my craft desk and there was some bits & pieces laying around on the desk and I kinda 'pulled' them all ontop of one another and the second card was made.....I was trying to channel my inner-Kimberly Van Diepen for this one....she is a US demonstrator who has a beautiful but fun vintage shabby chic style....she seems to manage to be simple and uncluttered, yet there is whimsy and cute elements in all her cards. Anyway, I'll leave it up to you to decide if I have come close to 'clean & simple vintage style'....

            

....and here's the card that I made first.....a card that is meant to be all geometric, boyish and fun...but I decided that there was too much going on so I didn't use it on the Design Team blog.... 

So join in and make something with these colours.....make 2 cards like me even! Let me know which card you prefer.
Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used:
1st cardStamps - Itty Bitty Banners, Layered Labels
Ink - Bashful Blue, Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue Marker
Cardstock - White Textured CS (non-SU), Midnight Muse, Whisper White
Accessories - Paper Doiley, In Color Dahlia (Midnight Muse), Pearls, Delicate Details Lace Tape, Vintage Faceted Buttons
Tools - Big Shot, Itty Bitty Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer, Crimper,
Glue Dots, Spritzer Tool, Boho Blossom Punch, SNAIL

2nd cardStamps - Pretty Petites, Hearts a Flutter
Ink - Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue
Cardstock - Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue
Accessories - Silver Brads, Cute Clips
Tools - Big Shot, Chevron Embossing Folder, Postage Stamp punch, 1inch square punch, Petite Curly Label punch, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Paper Snips



Dynamic Duos #53 - Stampin' Up! Moving Forward

Hi there

At Dynamic Duos this week we have a very cool colour challenge for you guys.....such a fun colour combo!!!

 

For my card, I used a layout that I had seen the very talented Catherine Pooler use whereby the largest Apothecary Accents Framelit was used to make a 'window'.

For my card I used Pacific Point as my window frame and stamped my Moving Foward balloon image on Whisper White cardstock and then embossed around the image using the Cloudy Day embossing folder to give the impression (no pun intended) that the balloon was surrounded by clouds. I layered it all up, cornered the edges, added some brads and a sentiment and .....card finished!! I really enjoyed making this card....it did take a while as there was a lot of lining up and steps in construction but it is well worth it. 

This challenge reminded me what a beautifully glorious colour Pacific Point is. Come play along with the team this week and share your lovely cards. :)

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

 

Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps - Moving Forward, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink - Pacific Point, Basic Black
Cardstock - Whisper White, Pacific Point
Accessories - Basic Black Brads, Silver Brads, White Bakers Twine
Tools - Big Shot, Stampin' Trimmer, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelit, Stampin' Sponges, Paper Piercer, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch (retired), Dimensionals, SNAIL

Honorable Mention at CASology

**Breaking news....my hexagon card from my previous post got an Honorable Mention at CASology this week!!***

 

Dynamic Duos #52 - Stampin' Up! Hexagons

Hi there

This week at Dynamic Duos we are celebrating our one year anniversary!! To mark this auspicious occasion, we are inviting you to make a card using any past Dynamic Duo colour combination.
  

For my card I was inspired by the challenge set in week 33 of Dynamic Duos.....Gold & Black with a music theme!

 

I also saw this challenge at CASology which was all about HEXAGONS!!...so I thought I would give it a go.

Hexagons are VERY in at the moment in the world of craft/blogland so I thought it would be cool to make some of my own hexagonal buttons as embellishments. I made the hexagonal buttons by embossing my paper with the Stampin' Up! Honeycomb Embossing Folder and cutting out about 7 of each design. I then stuck them all together, sanded the edges a bit, punched two holes in each with my Crop-a-dile and then applied Crystal Effects to make them glossy. I left them to dry overnight (VERY important) and then I decorated 4 with bakers twine and the fifth with a gold brad. I didn't come up with this idea....I saw a this cute video a while ago from the wonderful Heather Summers, and our Impressions magazine (for Stampin' Up! demos) also featured a tutorial on it a while ago. The buttons are very fun to do....they are not hard at all.......give it a go!

I left the rest of the card completely bare and stamped a single simple sentiment from Fabulous Phrases.

So PLEASE join in this week and help us celebrate one whole year of joyful creativity.....check out our fabulous Design Team and get inspired....

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Cheers

Alison xxx

Materials used

Stamps - Fabulous Phrases

Ink - Basic Black

Cardstock - Whisper White Textured CS (retired), First Edition Specialty DSP,

Basic Black DSP, Gold CS,

Love Letter DSP (black & vanilla polka dots), misc music print paper.

Accessories - Gold Brad, White Bakers Twine
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Stamp-a-majig, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Crop-a-dile, SNAIL, Crystal Effects, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Paper Snips

Dynamic Duos #51 - Stampin' Up! - Under the Big Top

Hello!

I am so thrilled to be part of the Dynamic Duos Design Team....I've been a long-time fan & participant so it really means a lot to be on the team! Hopefully you will play along each week with me and the gang!! :)

The Dynamic Duos Design Team
Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

This week's fabulous colours are:

I decided to make a 'Funky Fold' card. You just need your
Stampin’ Trimmer to cut and score the appropriate measurments. If you 'google images' for "Funky Fold Card", you will find a tutorial. I thought I would make a fun birthday card for a child using Stampin' Up's Under the Big Top stamp set. I know this is retired but it really has the cutest images and I can't stop using it!! :)   

After I finished my card, I realised that I didn't have an envelope big enough.....but never fear....the Stampin' Up Simply Scored is here!!! I just grabbed a piece of Designer Series Paper and made a quick envelope that was big enough for my card. :)  

So get busy with these beautiful colours....can't wait to see what you submit!

Cheers
Alison 

Materials used (all Stampin' Up!)
Stamps - Under the Big Top (retired)
Ink - Black Stazon, Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze, Basic Black (to sponge edge of punched 'ball')
Cardstock - Whisper White, Whisper White textured CS (retired)
Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze DSP,
Big Top Birthday DSP (for envelope)
Accessories - Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, White Bakers Twine
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Simply Scored, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Large Scallop Edgelit, Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/4 circle punch, Stampin' Sponges, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Blender Pen, Crystal Effects (for ball).

My big news!!!

Hello my lovely readers!

I have some BIG NEWS that I can finally share with you. I have been invited to be on the Design Team for Dynamic Duos !!!!

SO EXCITING!!!!

So come visit us on Saturday for a brand new challenge with the brand new team!!

 

Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue 2013-2014 - 9 WEEKS TO GO!!

Dear followers & Stampin' Up! fans

It is about 9 weeks to go until the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue is released in Australia!!

I am seeing some fantastic 'sneak peeks' from our US cousins and I've seen some great previews of new products and colours from the demo-only magazine Impressions that we demonstrators get every couple of months. The new catalogue is going to be AMAZING!!!! Very on-trend and very exciting!

I am also attending the annual Stampin' Up! Convention here in Brisbane next month where we will get to play with all the new products...so I'll have lots to tell you. :)

If you would like me to send you your very own free catalogue on the 1st July 2013, please email me your name and postal address and I shall add you to my database. 

....or....if you have ever thought about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, now is the time...you will get the catalogue before everyone else....pre-order opportunities, 20% discount on all your purchases, and you will get to experience all the wonderful joy that comes from belonging to the Stampin' Up! community.

....and if you join before 30 May, you will receive extra product in your Starter Kit! The fully-customisable Stampin' Up! Starter Kit is $169 and normally you would select $235 worth of product to put in it...but if you join before 30 May, you can select an enormous $295 worth of product for your kit!! All the information you need is here on my Stampin' Up! website. :)  
   
Call me on 0413 405 139 or email me if you want to have a chat about it. :)

SO EXCITING!....let the countdown begin!

Cheers
Alison

Stampin' Up! Lego card

Hello

There's a guy at work who is celebrating a birthday this weekend....he loves red and he's into Lego....he buys the BIG sets....the ones that you build and never take apart or play with. :)

Anyhoo....when I saw the sketch at Retrosketches I just saw Lego pieces all lined up and knew this would be perfect! The colour palette of Island Indigo, Calypso Coral and Real Red over at Create with Connie and Mary made for a lively bold colour combo....great for a boys card (even though this "boy" is in his 20's!).

A small 'tip' when making your Lego blocks - adhere your circles to your blocks with mini glue dots....it is less mess than glue and gives the circles a certain dimension. I did drew a small 'reflective' feature on the edges of the circles (which I then sorta mucked up in that they didn't go the same way when stuck the blocks down on the card...whoops!).

Hope you like it....I think I may even do this in a class next month. :)

 

Happy Stamping!
Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used:
Stamps - So Happy For You (retired)...but any sentiment stamp set would do
Ink - Basic Black, Real Red Marker (for edges of Lego)
Cardstock - Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Real Red
Accessories - Island Indigo brad, Silver brads
Tools - Glue Dots, Stampin' Trimmer, paper piercer, SNAIL, 3/8 circle punch (from Itty Bitty Punches).  

Dynamic Duos 46 - Stampin' Up! Primrose Petals Mother's Day Card

Hi!

Today's card is brought to you by the Dynamic Duos Challenge #46 and inspiration from the latest 'demo-only' magazine Impressions (known as Stampin' Success in the US).

I stepped up the example in Impressions by embossing the background and using a different flower and ribbon instead of paper.

Hope you like my card! If you do, remember you can purchase these 'ingredients' from my online store! :)

Happy Stamping!
Alison xx

Materials used:
Stamps - Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Crumb Cake, Primrose Petals
Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory
Accessories - Paper Daisy, Large Pearl,

Vintage Faceted Designer Button, Artisan Embellishment Kit (lace ribbon),
Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Modern Label Punch, Stamping Sponges, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Stampin' Up! Everybunny Birthday Card

Hello....long time, no blog. :)

I made this card for a friend's little girl who is turning 2. I have been obsessed with the Stampin' Up! Everybunny stamp set and even though it is an Easter stamp set, I thought the bunny was too cute not to use on a child's birthday card. :)

I used a Paper Daisy folded in half with a brad to cover up the easter eggs in the basket so it looks like the bunny is carrying a flower. :)  

I used inspiration from the Dynamic Duos #45 colour challenge and the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #286 .

If you like what you see on this card, you may now purchase these Stampin' Up! products directly from my store. Just click on the "Shop Now" icon, log in and have a look around.  

Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps - Everybunny, Create a Cupcake (sentiment)
Ink - Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Crumb Cake, Black Stazon
Cardstock - Whisper White (textured and smooth), Pretty in Pink DSP (from Subtles collection), Regal Rose CS, Pretty in Pink CS
Accessories - Pearl, Subtles Pretty in Pink brad, Paper Daisy
Tools - Paper Cutter, Stazon cleaner, Blender Pen, 2 1/2 inch scallop circle punch, 1 3/4 inch circle punch, Dazzling Details (on bunny shoes), Paper Piercing Tool, SNAIL adhesive, scallop edge punch, Itty Bitty Punch (flower).     

The Artfull Stampers - Seasonal Catalogue Blog Hop! Sunshine, Sprinkles and Pinwheels!!

Hello Friends!

How great are all the fantastic products you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration??? Well, you've had a couple of weeks to recover from that. Take a deep breath and check out the most fantastic Seasonal Catalogue. It's another 39 pages of delicousness! The Artfull Stampers have been stamping up a storm again and we're celebrating the launch of our new catalogue with another Blog Hop!! . You may have hopped here from the wonderful blog of Melissa Davies. I'm #9 on the hop!

Today I’m showing you a couple of baby cards inspired by the card on page 28 of the catalogue. 

I used Primrose Petals and Marina Mist as my respective bases and the new Textured Impressions Embossing Folder 'Cloudy Day' on my Whisper White feature panel. I just LOVE this new embossing folder.....it is so very cute!!
I used the new Pinwheel Sizzlits Die as my main decorative feature.....the best thing about this die is that all the pinwheels are the same size and proportion...which appeals to my sense of OCD. I used a large pearl in the middle instead of a brad, but the die cuts the little holes for a brad already if you wanted to use one. To thread a brad onto the die, I found it best to get your paper piercer....stick it through the bottom of the pinwheel in the centre hole, then thread your corner holes onto the tip of the piercer. When it comes time to put your brad in, just hold the whole thing together with your finger....slide out the paper piercer and then push the brad in. By using the paper piercer, it widens the holes a little bit and positions the corners in place. To use a pearl, I used a couple of glue dots. :)

To flag the ends of my DSP banner, I used my 1" square punch. Too easy!!

If you have any questions about my cards, feel free to comment or email me. I'll be only too happy to help you.

If you would like a Seasonal Catalogue or a Sale-A-Bration catalogue, just let me know and I will post one out to you....and don't forget that during Sale-A-Bration time.....there are freebies for every $100 spent. Just click here to view the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.

It is also THE BEST time to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator....during Sale-A-Bration you get 25% more in your starter kit....so you spend $169 on your starter kit and you get $294 in product....and the kit is FULLY customisable....what have you got to lose? Call me on 0413 405 139 or email me if you have any questions. I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I know you will too. :)   

Now click on the link to for the next stop on our Hop. I am sure you will find lots of wonderful ideas on Kathryn Carr's blog to inspire you. If you get lost or there are broken links just pop back here for the full list of stampers taking part in this hop.

Don't forget to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave comment love as you trip along the hop from blog to blog. We like to know what you think about the things we've been doing!!

1. Madonna Dunn
2. Alisa Tilsner
3. Anna Foster
4. Michelle Bartholomaeus
5. Tamsin Adams
6. Karlie Ann
7. Nicole Derendorf
8. Melissa Davies
9. Alison Barclay - YOU ARE HERE! Have you left a comment yet? ;)
10. Kathryn Carr

Materials used (new product is in bold):

Stamps - Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Primrose Petals, Marina Mist

Paper - Primrose Petals, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP, Vellum Cardstock

Accessories - Large Pearls
Tools - Big Shot, Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits, 1" Square Punch, Paper Trimmer, Pinwheels Sizzlits Die, Glue Dots, SNAIL, Multipurpose  Liquid Glue, Simply Scored (for border on vellum cardstock)

The Artful Stampers - Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop 2013!

It's SALE A BRATION time!!! It is our Annual party and it's where you get the presents!!! You can earn free products by hosting a party, purchasing products or joining to become a Demonstrator yourself.
Email or telephone me on 0413 405 139 to find out more details!!

To whet your appetite for all the goodies you can earn it's time for another Artful Stampers Blog Hop!!

You may have hopped here from Tamsin Adams’ blog. I’m stop #5 on the hop and I’m glad you're here sharing in the fun!!

I wanted to go 'clean & simple' on these cards....and limit myself to one Sale A Bration Set + one sentiment set....just to show you that you don't need to throw "the kitchen sink" at your cardmaking. Sometimes simple is OK :)

I wanted to do one-layer cards and use repeated stamped images for effect. The Stamp-a-majig is ESSENTIAL for this. My favourite stamp is the leafy stalk image from the Madison Avenue Sale A Bration set. It is SO CUTE...and it reminds me of 'Eva' from the Wall-E movie!! :)

I used the 2012-2014 In Colors and coordinating Dahlias as a contrast to all the white space.
      

Now click on the link to for the next stop on our Hop. I am sure you will find lots of wonderful ideas on Nicole Derendorf’s blog to inspire you. If you get lost or there are broken links just pop back here for the full list of stampers taking part in this hop.

Don't forget to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave comment love as you trip along the hop from blog to blog. We like to know what you think about the things we've been doing!!

1. Madonna Dunn

2. Melissa Davies

3. Anna Foster

4. Tamsin Adams

5. Alison Barclay – THAT’S ME …you are here…have you left a comment yet?

6. Nicole Derendorf

7. Kirraleigh Brooks

8. Michelle Bartholomaeus

9. Karlie Ann

10. Carolyn Bennie

 

Materials used (all Stampin' Up!....of course!) :
Stamps - Madison Avenue, Friendly Phrases
Ink - Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals,

Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit

Paper - Whisper White
Accessories - In Color Dahlias
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Bone Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals,

Glue Dots (for the Dahlias), Stamp-a-majig, Stampin' Scrub, Stampin' Mist, Corner Rounder Punch  

Stampin' Up! Patio Party DSP

Hi
This card was made a while ago for a friend's birthday....it was based on the Clean & Simple Stamping Sketch #216, but I didn't load it up in time for the challenge on their site.

I used Stampin' Up! Patio Party DSP and teamed it with Primrose Petals and Midnight Muse cardstock. On the Whisper White cardstock, I created a lattice pattern using the Simply Scored Diagonal Scoring Plate. Too easy!
The sentiment was stamped and then trimmed with the Decorative Label Punch to give it an interesting border, and I postitioned this under the Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon and decorated it with some tiny pearls.

I really like this card and it was so simple and easy to make. :)

Bye!

     Materials used:
Stamps - Create a Cupcake
Ink - Primrose Petals
Paper - Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Patio Party DSP
Accessories - Pearls, Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL, Glue Dots (for bow), Decorative Label Punch, Simply Scored Diagonal Scoring Plate.

Hello!

Hi!

I confess to neglecting my blog and ignoring my crafting.....but I have a good excuse......I've been getting my health & nutrition in order. I've been following the Michelle Bridge’s 12 Week Body Transformation program and I feel fabulous!

If you are wanting to build a healthier, fitter 'you' in 2013, I can't recommend it enough.....and you don't have to be in Australia to do it. :)

Anyway....by for now...and I promise there will be some Stampin' Up! creations coming your way soon.

Promise! :)

Festive Friday Challenge #47 - Glimmer and Gold

Hi

For the Festive Friday Challenge this week, our challenge was to use this image as inspiration:

I decided to use the gold and the glimmery snowflake as the colour inspiration for my card....and the Christmas ornament as the main focus.....I came up with this:   

I embossed the greeting in gold onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and punched out an ornament shape. The gold embossed cardstock layer is the Stampin' Up! Brushed Gold cardstock....it is gorgeous!!! :)
I also used my BRAND NEW STAMPIN' TRIMMER!! It is the best trimmer I have ever had....place an order for one without delay! It is $49.95! :)

  Materials used:
Stamps - Greetings of the Season
Ink - Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Naturals Ivory, Brushed Gold
Accessories - Linen Thread, Pearl
Tools - Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Ornament Punch, Heat Tool, Merry Minis Punch Pack (star), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, dimensionals.   

Festive Fridays #45 - Stampin' Up! Merry Minis Punch Pack

Hi

This week's Festive Friday Challenge is a colour challenge to use Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey and Whisper White. They are beautiful colours together.....Midnight Muse really sets the tone for a bold and elegant card.....SO gorgeous!

I used the Merry Minis Punch Pack for my glimmer ornaments....I have TONNES of scraps of glimmer paper laying about as a result of making Snow Flurry die snowflakes and other glimmery projects so if you are plagued with the same problem....BUY THE MERRY MINIS PUNCH PACK!!!! (preferably from ME!  LOL!). You will be able to make heaps of Christmas Cards with them and use up all your scraps. WIN WIN!

The embossed background is the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and I used the 'puffy' side up to create a softer looking background....it looks quilted & beautiful! :)

The sentiment is from "Greetings of the Season" from the Holiday Catalogue....a gorgeous set of large sentiments that would look great on any Christmas card!

 
Materials used:
Stamps - Greetings of the Season
Ink - Midnight Muse, Basic Grey (for sponging)
Cardstock - Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories -  3/16" Metallic Pewter Brads
Tools - Merry Minis Punch Pack, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Festive Friday Challenge #43 - Simply Scored Rosette Ornament

Hi

This weeks challenge at the

Festive Friday Challenge is to use the Simply Scored, so I decided to make a very simple ornament by laying a rosette with scallop punches and the Mixed Medley stamp set.

I'm thinking of making these at my next papercraft class in December, so if you are in the Brisbane area and would like to make a few of these for your tree or to give as gifts, please email me! :)

Materials used:
Stamp - Mixed Medley
Ink - Real Red, Lucky  Limeade
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Red Glimmer Paper, Christmas Candlelight DSP (for the rosette)
Accessories - Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine, Real Red 1/4inch Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools - Simply Scored, Silicone Mat, Glue Gun, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, 2 3/4 scallop punch, 1 1/4 scallop punch, 1 3/8 circle punch

Dynamic Duos #26 - Stampin' Up! Two by Two Baby Card

Hello

Today's card for Dynamic Duos is a baby card using Stampin' Up's Two by Two stamp. It is SOOOO CUTE! Love it to bits!

I thought that the colour combination of More Mustard and So Saffron would be perfect for a gender-neutral baby card.  

I watercoloured the image using Basic Grey for the elephants, More Mustard & So Saffron for both giraffes and lions, So Saffron for the birds and butterflies and Crumb Cake for the ark.

I now wish that I'd left the framelit without the brads....it's such a perfect & pleasing  shape - I now feel that the brads detract from the image. Oh well....

Please visit the design team to see how they used this week's challenge colours and I hope you will join us this week! :)

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Aimee Cretsinger 

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Paula Sievers

Sue Joyce

Materials used:
Stamp - Two By Two
Ink - More Mustard, So Saffron, Basic Grey, Crumb Cake, Stazon
Cardstock - Watercolour paper, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Crumb Cake DSP
Accessories - So Saffron brads, Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Paper Piercing Pack, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Paper Trimmer 

Dynamic Duos #25 - Stampin' Up! Memorable Moments

Hi!Here is my third card as Guest Designer for Dynamic Duos this month. Bold colour challenge this week and even though they are obvious Halloween colours I thought I would have a go at a birthday card for a friend of mine who is turning 30 soon (hopefully she isn't reading this blog as I've just ruined her surprise card!!!)

The "dessert option" this week is die-cuts so I used the matching Framelits to the Memorable Moments 'frame' stamp. I also used a little trick that I learned from the lovely and very generous Tanya Bell who in this blog post demonstrates how to make a small frame around a framelit. I played around with my Labels Collection Framelit (the size above the Memorable Moments stamp framelit) and got a nice little border. :)  

Materials used:
Stamps - Memorable Moments
Ink - Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black, Champagne Glimmer paper, Pumpkin Pie Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper
Accessories - Pumpkin Pie brads
Tools - Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Piercing Pack    

Festive Fridays - Stampin' Up! Ornament Keepsakes

Hi

At the Festive Friday Challenge this week, Nicole has set a very versatile sketch for us to work with. I was going to do a polka dot background, but I've only just got the En Francais stamp set and my heat tool and I was keen to break these things out.

I embossed some Whisper White with white embossing powder using the En Francais stamp. Then I sponged over the cardstock with Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse and Frost White Shimmer Paint. I got this combo straight out of the Color Coach....they are very pretty together.

The Ornament Keepsakes stamp set is stunning....and with the matching Framelits you can't go wrong. I have a feeling I shall be using it for heaps of Christmas projects this year.

I used the beautiful Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon on the card as it matched my ornament....remember that this month, with every $60 spent, you get a roll of Stitched Satin Ribbon for free! Email me with your order! :)

I hope you will share some of your projects with us at the Festive Friday Challenge - it is a great sketch - there are so many possibilities!! :)

Cheers
Alison

Materials used:
Stamps - Ornament Keepsakes, En Francais
Ink - Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Versamark
Cardstock - Whisper White, Gumball Green
Accessories - Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Dazzling Details
Tools - Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper Cutter, SNAIL, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Sponges, Heat Tool.