Archive for May, 2010:
Inkspirations Challenge 25
Inkspiration challenge time again, after a break last week because half the team were at Stampin’ Up! Convention…. I hope you did not miss us too much.
This week is a sketch and Keesh has made some changes so pop over to her blog and read all them.
My card:
Inside:
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Subscribe to the comments for this postA blushing swap
Convention is here and I am SO excited, I thought I would share my card with you I have made as my Convention swap. I made 40 of these little babies and I never want to cut another butterfly out again {lol}…. I started making my swaps over a month ago and just did little parts when I had time so it did not seem like such a big job, that also means I have had glitter all through my house that whole time. At first I did not like my swaps but now I really like them, I am a massive fan of Blush Blossom with Close to Cocoa so I had to give this combo a give for the last time at a Convention as they retire soon.
Inside, I did not do this on all my swaps but this one is for someone very special.
All Materials are from Stampin’ Up! and I will update the details once I get home.
Please leave me a little comment love, I so love hearing from your guys 
Butterfly Blues
Today I leave for Stampin’ Up! Convention and I am all set to go, as I said yesterday I would give you guys some cards and updates while I was away. Don’t forget to follow me on twitter here or read along via the feed on the sidebar of my blog if you want to know what’s happening at Convention, I hope to keep it interesting but because I am sick and voiceless….. I am not sure! lol
Anyway here is a very Blue Butterfly card…. hope you like it.
Inside…..
Everything used is from Stampin’ Up!
Twitter and I am getting so excited
Just popping in to say…. hello and tell you I have added my twitter profile to my sidebar, I am getting back into updating my twitter account and I am inviting you to follow along I will be tweeting from Stampin’ Up! Convention with what I am up to and any exciting news that I have, Convention starts Friday but I am heading into the city tomorrow to the “pre” Convention events {lol}. I am going to try to have a few cards saved and going off over the weekend here on my blog while I am at Convention to keep you all going and yes I will show my swap.
I am still sick from last week and shared to get my voice back but it is very ruff and the Doctor told me to just stop trying to talk and rest to try and get better….. hello NO talking its convention time….but I am STILL so excited.
Inkspirations Colour Challenge 22
Yay….it’s finally Friday! The end of week and Inkspiration challenge time, it’s a colour challenge this week of Sage Shadow, Basic Grey, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White….. great colours but I have never used them together and I must say when I got the colours I was like WHAT? but they do work well together.
I am going to be quick, I have crawled out of bed to go to the doctors and post this card, I have totally lost my voice and feel like I have been hit in the head…. I need to get better by next week for Stampin’ Up! Convention, at least I have all my swapped made, I am almost packed and pretty much ready to go however I have a bit of work to knock over before Thursday…. But I am SO excited…..
I am pretty happy with this card, I really like the flowers which I have watercoloured with an Aqua Painter, cut out and then glittered, I think they look really effective. For the background I used Tres Chic, which I inked parts of in VersaMark and clear embossed. The Friends stamps is actually from the Friendship jumbo wheel that I chopped up and it is now a great sentiment stamp set. I am learning to embraces the “rip” as Debbie Crouse from 7Gypsies told me to start doing after our class last weekend, I like the rip detail on one side of the flower panel.
Like always….a pretty inside…..
Stampin’ Up! Materials:
Stamps: Echoes of Kindness, Friendship Jumbo Wheel {cut up for the greetings} and Tres Chic
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Grey, Sage Shadow and Apricot Appeal
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Grey and Sage Shadow
Other: Basic Grey taffeta ribbon, Aqua Painter, Clear Embossing Powder, Two Way Glue and DD Glitter
Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
Inkspirations Sketch Challenge 22
Friday is finally here…YAY, I am so excited for the weekend I am going to a 7gypsy’s class with two of their designers who are out from the USA on Saturday night at one of the Scrapbook stores I teach for {MTL in Liverpool} and well Sunday is Mothers Day so I am looking forward to treating the Mum’s in my family like Queens and helping my little Nieces to make their Mum a card.
You know Friday also means Inkspiration challenge time and it is a sketch this week, I think because I am feeling SO uncreative at the moment I struggled with this one…. I like “balance” and I keep looking at it thinking it needs something for the top left corner…. But it is good to challenge yourself every so often.
Here is what I did…. I can say it does look better in real life because not all the little details have shown up when I photographed the card, I have stamped the Flourish from Vintage Vogue in Pink Pirouette on the Whisper White Cardstock, The Verse {which I love} is from Echoes of Kindness and I have a added a Riding Hood Red Layer with a ripped edge that is just not showing very well…. I am going to stop selling this card to you {lol}
Inside…. again you can’t see the Pink Pirouette stamping on the Whisper White but I did a light stamp En Français in patches
Stampin’ Up! Materials:
Stamps: Echoes of Kindness, Vintage Vogue and En Français
Ink: Choc Chip and Pink Pirouette
Paper: Whisper White, Choc Chip and Riding Hood Red
Other: Bella Rose DSP, Sherbet {Pretty in Pink} Button
Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
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Like my title for this entry!….. for anyone who blogs themselves I am sure you can relate, sometimes you just don’t know what to title a post…. I am feeling very uncreative at the moment, I know it is normal and everyone loses their creative mojo once in a while! Yeah? Well if anyone finds my mojo can they return it….. please
One thing I am excited about and I am pretty sure I am not alone is….Stampin’ Up! Convention is two weeks away and it is in Sydney this year, so at least I don’t need to travel far, this is my second convention and I am really looking forward to catching up with friends and fellow demos. I am sharing a room with Superstar Stamper Marelle Taylor again this year and I also double also her bodyguard….it is my job to keep her safe when all her fans are coming at her for a swaps, photos and just to telling her how amazing is she {it’s ok Marelle, I have your back lol}. Speaking of swaps I am almost finished mine, I did not want to my swaps this year but little Marelle gave me a strong talking to and now…..I am making them, so I thought I would give you a little sneak peak to what I am making….
That was mean….its only the parts and not a finished card….I just wanted to tease you. I would love to hear who is coming to convention? And hope everyone is as excited as me for it
Kirsty, Nikki, Rebecca gave me a butterfly blog award which I appreciate.
Now I must pass this award on to another 10 beautiful blogs and tell you 10 things about myself.
Okay 10 beautiful blogs
Georgina Martin
Alex Hughes
Sharon Davis
Lina Harvey
Kylie Swain
Nicky Adamson
Kari Hughes
Madonna Dunn
Petronela Hardy
Jacqui Crouch
10 things about me!
1. I have a serious addiction to Pepsi Max…..
2. I have a little road rage issues sometimes….. {blush}
3. I have a massive problem typing ………. {dot, dot, dot} on my blog…….
4. I say “whatever” WAY to much…. to the point that I have had people say it before I do because they know it is coming……. and when I left my last job some of my staff gave me a stamp that said “whatever” as a parting gift.
5. New York is my favourite city in the world, and I had my first White Christmas there in 99’
6. No one ever watches TV with me because I don’t watch a lot but when I do I iQ {record} the shows and then watch them in fast forward, I stop to get the gist of what they are saying then fast forward again. I can cut a 1 hour show into 5 to 10 minutes….I have it to an art.
7. I have always been creative and my first real “job” was a Window Dresser for a Theme Park.
8. I am a night owl and don’t get as much sleep as I would like.
9. I am addicted to my iPhone and always playing with it…..or listening to it
10. Most of my family and friends call me Ten.
