A Sketch Challenge

Well my little family is harbouring germs at the moment….STEER CLEAR….. and have been for the last week and a half.  So apart from using about 10 boxes of tissues, not much has been happening around here, hence the lack of posts….Sorry! 

Wanting to get something done, I was inspired by my upline MARELLE to go back and complete some of the challenges from the Elite Challenge Blog.  It was a no brainer really.  The sketch was already there for me, I just needed to choose the colours.  You can find the Sketch Challenge HERE.  And this is what I came up with…..

I’ve used a stamp set from the new autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue, its called Vintage Vogue, and it my equal favourite with the Medallion Stamp.

I stamped an extra ‘F’, cut it out and mounted it on foam dimensionals to give it a 3D effect.  I’ve also added a few of the dimensionals to the white circle, to raise it above the So Saffron coloured circle.  You may not be able to tell from the photo, but the vines around the edge of the card have been clear embossed and the white straight piece of card stock has been through the crimper.

ENJOY

Supplies:
Inks: Versamark, Baja Breeze, So Saffron
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, So Saffron
Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue
Other: Sponge Daubers, Pearls (Pretties Kit), Eyelet Border Punch, Crimper, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Circle Scissors

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Winner and Elite Monochromatic Monday

Thanks for those who left comments on THIS post. The lucky ones who will be receiving the card fronts are:

Twitch from Oregon
Bernie from Melbourne
Diana from Hamilton
Kim and
Paula

If you can all send EMAIL ME you mailing address, I will get them in the post for you this week! Thanks again!!!

And for a new card…….This one is for Novembers Sketch Challenge from the Elite Challenge Blog. You can see all of Novembers Challenges HERE.

I’m not totally in love or happy with this card. I think its the Kraft background that is throwing me. And the placement of the sentiment. BUT…its is a card, and I haven’t had a huge opportunity to sit down and make anything lately.

ENJOY!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Kraft, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Stamp Set: Best Yet, Fresh Cuts
Punches: Scallop Edge, 1 3/8″ Circle, 1 1/4″ Circle
Other: Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Urban Garden DSP

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Two Elite Challenges In One Card

I really love this months challenges from the Elite Challenge Blog. This month the Stamp set challenge is a new set from the Spring Mini Catalogue. It called ‘Great Friend’ and it’s my favourite from the mini catalogue. This is the stamps from the set:

and the colour challenge is this:
Love the spring feel these colours have together

SO……I decided to combine the two challenges and create this card:
I did originally have all 3 butterflies in Regal Rose, but decided while I was taking the photos, that one of them needed to be a different colour. I did try using So Saffron, but it seemed a little washed out. I think the Kiwi Kiss works well. I also had all of the butterflies wings curled up but decided just to keep the focus on the centre butterfly and only curl those ones.

So here’s my question to all you who read my blog:

Would you like to see challenges here on my blog?

If so, what would you be interested in? Colour challenges, sketch challenges, themed challenges? Let me know. You can either leave a comment on this post or EMAIL me with your ideas. I would love to be able to get more people involved, so I’m not talking to myself all the time lol.

ENJOY

Supplies:

Cardstock: So Saffron, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla

Ink: So Saffron, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss

Stamp Set: Great Friend

Punches: Small Oval Punch, Eyelet Border Punch

Other: Washington Apple DSP, Dimensionals, Pastels, Sponge Daubers

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A Masculine Sneak Peek

I don’t even know if I have done a masculine card before? Pink is my comfort zone lol. This is also another sneak peek of stamp set from the new Spring Mini catalogue. The set is called ‘Sense of Time’, it includes this large clock, a smaller cog set and 2 sentiments. I have also used some of the new Jumbo Brads in silver. And I almost forgot, I have used patterned cardstock from the new Parisian Breeze pack. I cant wait to use this cardstock on more projects, its SO nice.

I’ve inked the clock slightly, to give it a distressed/old look about it. Don’t know if I’ve achieved that look, but its there anyway lol. I’ve also punched out the inner section of the clock to give the card more dimension.

The colours from this card are inspired by this months Elite Colour Challenge
You can see all the cards using this colour scheme HERE

Just remember that you can contact me for a free copy of the Spring Mini Catalogue.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Parisian Breeze DSP
Ink: Versamark, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
Stamp Set: Sense of Time, Weathered

Other: Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Jumbo Brads-Silver, Corner Rounder

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Elite July Challange

I ran out of time to complete the challenges over at the Elite Challenge Blog last month, but I’ m back with a card for the July Sketch Challenge. It is based on the card found on page 31 of the Australian/NZ 2009-2010 Catalogue. You should never run out of ideas with the Idea Book and Cataloge handy. This is the sketch

and this is the card I created.

It’s just so hard to capture the sparkliness of the SuperNova Fine glitter. You can see it a little better in the photo below, but if you would like to see it up close and personal, I’d be happy to show you.

I have used a chipboard Pear from the On Board So Tweet pack, covered it with TomBow glue and just sprinkled it with the glitter. So easy, and very sparkly!

I have to thank my friend Petra, who sent me a few goodies, which helped me put this card together so easily.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun

Stamp Set: One of a Kind

Ribbon: 1″ Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Kiwi Kiss Satin ribbon

Other: Good Morning Sunshine DSP, 1-3/8″ Square punch, 1-1/4″ square punch, Word Window Punch, SuperNova Glitter, TomBow Adhesive, dimensionals,

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Elite Challange – May 2009

I got one of the Elite Challenges done earlier that usual this month. You can see the 3 challenges for the month of May as well as the contributors HERE

This is the sketch challenge I used

And this is my contribution. Again, I have turned the sketch sideways to suit the stamp set I was using. I don’t know where this colour scheme came from, It’s so not my colours. But I really like how it turned out. Would have like some ribbon on there, but didn’t have any handy. These colours are from the Haiku Designer Series Paper pack. The colours for the pack include Tangerine Tango, old Olive, More Mustard and So Saffron.

I have used the markers to colour the words different shades, as well as giving the tips of the flowers the darker shade. The camera doesn’t pick up the pastels I used on the edge of the cardstock, but it does help to blend everything in when you look at it in real life.

Supplies

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, So Saffron, Old Olive

Ink: More Mustard, So Saffron, Old Olive

Stamp Set: Upsy Daisy, Best Yet (Level 1 Hostess)

Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8″ Circle, 1 1/4″ Circle, Eyelet Border Punch

Other: Patterned Paper from the Haiku Pack, Stampin Pastels – More Mustard & So Saffron

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Another Sketch Challange

Over at the Elite Challanges Blog, the April Sketch Challange is up. This is the sketch

and this is my take on the sketch. To use the sketch, I turned it sideways so that I could use the flowers upright

To create this card, the first thing I did was stamp the background with the stamp ‘Weathered’. I then cut the scallop cardstock. I used the ‘Friendly Words’ jumbo wheel with Sahara Sand Ink on Sahara Sand cardstock. I stamped the flower image in Basic Black and then I have then I have used the blender pens to ‘watercolour’ the flowers in Baja Breeze and the petals in Kiwi Kiss. Finished it off with the circles and greeting and a bit of the new Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Double sided Satin ribbon

Hope you enjoy!

Don’t forget I still have lots of retired stamps for sale. Scroll down a few posts to see the pictures of the ones for sale or CLICK HERE to go straight there

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A Challange for Monochromatic Monday

Firstly I just wanted to clarify Monochromatic:

Monochromatic color schemes uses variations in lightness and saturation of a single color. This scheme looks clean and elegant. Monochromatic colors go well together, producing a soothing effect. The monochromatic scheme is very easy on the eyes. The primary color can be integrated with neutral colors such as black, white, or gray*

Todays Monochromatic colour is ‘Brilliant Blue’ from the Bold Brights colour family. This card is inspired by the Elite Challange Blog -February Sketch Challange. This is the sketch

and this is my take on the sketch

I must say that this card is much more glittery in real life, its hard to capture the sparkle on camera, and trust me when I say its SPARKLES! The Stampin Glitter has some serious sparkle to it. You will probably be seeing much more of it in future posts. Its an ultra fine glitter that makes any project shine. I used it with the Heat and Stick powder. I also used the crop-a-dile to set the eyelets, but I am going to do a review on this tool later this week.

If you are looking for some more info on colour schemes, this is a great website

*http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-schemes.html

Supplies

Cardstock: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue

Stamps: Baroque Motifs

Ink: Brilliant Blue, VersaMark

Accessories: White Eyelets, Heat & Stick, Stampin Glitter, Dimentionals, Crimper, Large Oval Punch, Corner Rounder, DS Paper, Dimensionals, Crop-a-Dile

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