Archive for August, 2010:
Inkspirations Challenge 37
I am have busy, busy today making final preparations for a “Super Special Stamp A Stack” event I have holding tomorrow, we are making 35 cards! cutting has been a big job but I am looking forward to it, the girls coming are great fun!
A new Inkspiration challenge is up and it’s a sketch this time around…..
I needed to make a quick baby card….. I cheated and cased a card I made before using this paper and stamp but used this weeks sketch, I must say I do like this sketch.
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Hope you liked it!
Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
Have a great weekend 
Subscribe to the comments for this postCase Study Week 3
Its week 3 for Case Study! the half way mark from the current Muse Makiko Jones her work is just amazing. Again thanks to everyone who played last week. Head over to the Case Study blog to see this weeks Case sample.
Here is my take on Makiko’s creation. I was inspired by her layout which I flipped to make mine landscape and I added a bow….. you know I love my bows {lol} the butterflies were inspired by Makiko’s flowers to the side of the verse and layered over each other. I noticed that Makiko’s card had a lovely corner scallop detail with a pearl…. So I used that idea and placed a pearl in each of my corners. Makiko’s colours also inspirited my colour combo like her creation I have used lots of Vanilla and I picked up on her use of Plum and I used tones of Plum on my card.
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Hope you liked my spin on this weeks card.
Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
Most important is to bookmark the home of CASE Study…..
Inkspirations Challenge 36
Friday has rolled around again and has to a new Inkspiration Challenge….. Its a colour challenge this time round and check out the colours….
Are you looking at the colours and then my card thinking…… mmmmm? Teneale I think you missed a colour? A little Pretty in Pink maybe……. No its in there! I used Pretty in Pink to sponge the edges of the Rich Razzleberry layer behind the stamped image, you would notice the difference between that layer and the darker sponging on the larger Rich Razzleberry. The Pretty in Pink is very soft…. a little cheeky I know but challenges are designed to make us push the boundaries of our creativity.
Like this stamp set? It is a new stamp set coming out in the new Australian Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue 1st Sept….. I LOVE it {both the stamps and catty} lol
Inside…..
Hope you liked it!
Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
Have a great weekend
Butterfly World- Case Study Week 2
I am back for week 2 of Case Study, it is always exciting being part of something new! A huge thanks to everyone that popped over to check out the Case Study blog and the other designers, we had a great response and quite a few players for the first week, it really is a fun challenge to play with.
This week we still have Makiko Jones as our Muse but a new card which you can check out here! I have used a few elements from Makiko’s card in my creation for this week, the shape of the main panel, the images coming off the edge, I used inspiration from her layout and mixed it up with a little Teneale Style. I loved her side ways bow and I had the best of intentions to add that to my creation but it just did not look right on my card so mine is just on an angle. I also took her lead and watercoloured my images. If you look closely you would see Makiko used a pretty scallop edge punch on a few of her layers, my spin on that was the pretty ribbon ruffle at the botton of my Regal Rose layer, this is ribbon from this weeks prize sponsor {which I totally love}… Yes we have prizes at Case Study!
Inside…. I did make this as a card for my wonderful Mum! Sorry you don’t get to see all of Mum’s message… I am sure you understand
Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
Most important is to bookmark the home of CASE Study…..
Inkspirations Challenge 35
The weekend almost here…. I am so excited! I have lots to do this weekend in my stamping room, making lots of creations for my Stampin’ Up! retirement party next Sunday to WOW my customers and also getting a head start on next weeks design team cards…. I have had lots happening lately and all the “stress” was blocking my creative flow but the flow is returning, in a way taking a break always makes me come back with much more excitement and I always think I improve a little more.
This week we have a sketch challenge to play with….
Here is my card…. I have used Asian Artistry which is the yummiest hostess set of them all! Its a level 2 from the Australian Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue. I love water colouring it always looks so good and I kind of find it relaxing.
Inside…. pretty! Don’t you think?
Stampin’ Up! Materials
Stamps: Asian Artistry and Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: Old Olive, So Saffron, StazOn and Tangerine Tango
Paper: So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Watercolour and Haiku
Other: Blender Pen and So Saffron Brads
Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
An Exciting Case Study
Oh my poor very neglected blog? What can I say…….. but I return after my month long break with very exciting news….I have been buzzing with excitement since I received an email from Iwona Palamountain a few weeks ago telling me about a new and exited challenge blog site she was starting then asked me to be part of it…. Who? ME…. I jumped at the chance…. still a little in shock!
What is this new challenge all about? It is called CASE Study! Each month we have a new super talented {Stamping celebrity} muse, each Thursday we have a new creation to take inspiration from to create a card. You can take any element or detail you like, use the colour combo or even the layout with your own personal style…. WHAT a GREAT and FUN challenge? Go to the CASE Study site also check out the muse card for this week along with the amazing cards from the other design team members.
This is my CASE of Makiko Jones our First Muse/ August Muse, I love Makiko’s style it has lots of layers and still “clean”…..you know I LOVE that. Makiko’s card inspired me to use Sage with a strong dark tone and I took a little inspiration from her layout but made it my own a little…..I also loved how Makiko lightly shaded the background of the main image so I have used glossy cardstock and good old baby wipe “swipe” technique over my oval.
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Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!
Most important is to bookmark the home of CASE Study…..
Last Chance List
After 18 long months the new Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue is only one month away and the excitement is building as Stampin’ Up! have just released the last chance list {retired list} and the best news of all? some items are discounted by 50%. I would print the list out to establish what you can’t live without {lol} and contact me with your order. The first 15 orders get a special offer….. but you need to email me to find out…. what it is.
HERE is the list
