Stamp With Us Challenge

I,ve not done a challenge for a while and had been on the Stamp With Us site as I,m taking their summer classes, and when I saw their challenge this week was to make a Christmas card I decided to join in, I don't know about you, but every year I promise to get organised earlier and send a hand made card to everyone, this has obviously never happened yet, but there has to be a first time for everything and this will be the year, I,m sue of it , well kind of.
Here's my card
I used the Scandinavian Seasons stamp set, Real Red ink and card stock and the dsp is from the Ski Slope pack.
Well that's one card done only another forty odd to go.

Cased Card Monday A Follow On

I have decided to take my idea on step further and will also create the cased card again but in a colour way of my choice, which should really kick start my mojo, so last night after I,d done the mountain of ironing, I made this card above, the colours are Perfect Plum and Pale Plum, wasn,t too sure if I loved the result but I will be happy to give it too someone so I suppose its okay.

The layout is very simple to follow but the stamping creates almost a water colour effect, my daughter actually thought I,d painted it, bless her she still doesnt get I,m not a natural artist I just know how to cheat a bit.

Cased card Monday

Hi all, Cased card Monday, is a new idea of mine and hopefully one I will keep up with this time, I have so many great ideas but not many of them seem to last.
What I,m going to try to do is, every Monday do a bit of blog hopping on one of the many that I stalk and find a card I like, and copy it, simple, I,ll then leave a link back to the original card so you too can pop over and have a look, I find other peoples blogs such a good source for inspiration when I,m feeling a bit stuck, and there are so so many talented people out there, its good to share, I hope you all like this idea and why not join in with me.


Heres this weeks card, the original is herehttp://monicas-passions.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-swaps-and-inspiration.html

Monica has such a fab blog, and a favourite of mine although I am a bit biased as she is my up line for Stampin' Up, or my SU mummy as I call her. I have used the same colours as her which was great as I had never used either of them before, and I can honestly say I will be using them again. Hope you try this idea, I know some people dont agree with copying anothers ideas, but personally I love it as imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I,d love it if someone thought that about a card I,d created.

Free Ribbon

FREE RIBBON

This months special promotion from Stampin' Up is another fantastic offer

You get two, yes two, 9.1 meter reels of ribbon when you place an order of £45.00 or more throughout the month of August. One reel of So Saffron grosgrain ribbon and one reel of Certainly Celery polly twill ribbon, and we can never have too much ribbon can we.
If you are tempted and I know I am, contact me to place your order before the end of August.
I,m off to order mine.

Blomming With Beauty

I had a marathon stamping session the other day, I was playing around with ideas for a stamp class using this stamp set, I was inspired to buy it after seeing a card on my Stampin Up mums web site, Monica is truly a talented and very kind lady, pop over to her blog the link is in my favourites.
I used the same basics for eacvh card just played around with the colours, and although they are rather dark on here they all look fantastic in real life.

The first was Elegant Eggplant


Elegant Eggplant again different layout.



Using Real Red

Using Real Red and some Real Red Designer Series Paper

Using Taken with Teal

Using Pumpkin Pie

And this is a similar card to the one Monica created, I made it for my Sister in Laws birthday and she loved it (I hope).

One tip I would like to share, as I found out to my great annoyance, when stamping the black spots with the huge dots background stamp, I recommend using your stazon ink pad, I did originally use my black Stampin Up pad but found it took an age to dry and ended up smudging two cards before trying the stazon pad.

Stamps used ; Bloomin' with Beauty, Polka Dot background.

Card Stock ; Whisper White, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Real Red, TakewithTeal,

Pumpkin Pie.

Ink ; Stazon Jet Black, Elegant Eggplant, Real Red, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, So Saffron.

Accessories; Real Red ribbon, Real Red Designer Series Paper, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch