Mel's Weekly Challenge #4

My sister demo Mel sets great challenges every week. This is week it was a triple challenge:

1. Colours - Whisper White, Orchid Opulence, Barely Banana and Certainly Celery. She took this colours from a fabulous photo (see it here).

2. Technique - Kissing.

3. Accessory - Stampin' Dimensional or 3D Glue Dots

Mel doesn't do anything the simple way!

Here is my contribution:

The base card is Barely Banana textured cardstock. I used the Kissing technique to make the scallop border - I inked up the Paisley background stamp with Orchid Opulence ink and kissed it with the large scallop border stamp from All Scallops. The tulip is from Garden Whimsy - I used the Direct to Rubber technique with my Stampin' Write Markers (Orchid Opulence and Certainly Celery). The main image is mounted on Certainly Celery DSP. Both the main image and the tag are adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals.

This Thank You card is going off to my Mary Kay Director. She organised a fantastic retreat and workshop for the unit this weekend.

That's it for now. I hope you have a great week.

Thank you Vanya!

My fabulous blogging sister Vanja has given me this award. Isn't she sweet! All I have to do is pass it on to 7 other lovely blogs. Well, it wasn't an easy choice but here they are:

Janet

Leslie

Mel

Natasha

Debby

Deby

Susie

These ladies all have fantastic blogs. I love to visit them. Why don't you?

Sketch and Stash Challenge 1

I found out about this new challenge site from one of my SBS sisters (I'm sorry, I can't remember which one).

The Sketch and Stash Challenge provides you with a sketch and challenges you to use just what you have in your stash (new or old). What a great idea!

I pulled out the I Like it a Latte stamp set. I have had it for a while but haven't used it much. Once I had decided what the image was going to be the rest was easy.

I just had to use warm colours so I chose Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla (for the ribbon) and Confetti Cream. Such warm, yummy colours!

I clear embossed the cup in Close to Cocoa. The steam was stamped in Creamy Caramel on top. The foam/cream on top of the cup was stamped in Creamy Caramel on Whisper White and then cut out and adhered on top of the cup.

The small heart was stamped in Ruby Red (another yummy, warm colour) on Whisper White, cut out and then layered on a Creamy Caramel circle.

I layered the main image on Creamy Caramel and then adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals onto the Close to Cocoa textured base card.

The sentiment was stamped in Close to Cocoa on Confetti Cream and punched out with the Designer Label punch (I wanted to use the tab punch but it was just a little bit small).

This card makes me want to curl up in front of an open fire with my hands warming around a steaming mug of cocoa or coffee. Unfortunately, I don't live in the right climate for that! Oh well, I just have to dream!

ETA: Thanks Debby for asking about Crystal Effects. Yes, I did use it over the cream on the coffee and the red heart. I clean forgot to mention it.

Sketch Saturday 32

I'm on a challenge kick at the moment. This one is the Sketch Saturday Challenge. This was a great sketch that I just had to give a try.

I used Certainly Celery textured cardstock for the base. the quarter circles are Rose Red cardstock on Rose Red DSP. They were cut as circles with my CM templates then cut into quarters.

The central image is from Pretty Princess set. I stamped it using Staz-On Black on Whisper White cardstock and coloured it using my SU Markers (Rose Red, Cameo Coral, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery). This was layered on the Rose Red DSP.

The flowers are from the SU Pretties Kit. They all come white but I coloured these with an SU Marker in Barely Banana. Some bling was needed so I added the pink rhinestone brads.

I think that this card would be perfect for any little Princesses birthday.

Something New

This week's challenge over at Stamp Something is to stamp something new - use a new product, a new technique, something for a new occasion etc. I decided to make a new 3D something - a mini pizza box. The template I used for this came from Jen Del Muro and was designed for Scor-Pal. It is a perfect size for a few chocolates or some gift cards.

I used Ballet Blue for the box and then decorated it with Sage Shadow (cardstock and DSP), Perfect Plum and Lovely Lilac. I love this colour combination (but then it came straight off the Colour Coach so why wouldn't I?).

I don't make many 3D items because I don't seem to use them very often - I think I'll have to change that.

Christmas Cards Received

These are some of the lovely handmade cards I received this Christmas. Starting from top left and going clockwise they are from Sharon, Shazza, Tammy, Janet, my Mum, and Mel.

I love receiving handmade cards - partly becuase I know how much work goes into them I guess.

Thanks everyone!

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has had a fantastic New Year celebration.


I have spent the last few days re-creating all the projects in the SU Summer Mini Catalogue so that my customers can see them "for real" and I know how to make them if they ask.


I've also had lots of ideas about workshops, stamp clubs, stamp camps and even maybe a stamping retreat for this year, so watch this space!


In the meantime, I've just discovered that my SBS25 sister, Leslie, has a fantastic blog candy giveaway! Just click here to go to her blog and check it out.


I made a couple of New Year's Resolutions this year - I don't usually do this but 31st December is also my birthday (42 this year) and I've decided that this is the year I make some changes. I want to share one of my resolutions with you all now - so you can hold me accountable!


I RESOLVE TO TAKE MY WEIGHTLOSS JOURNEY SERIOUSLY - THE EVIDENCE OF THIS WILL BE THAT I WILL HAVE LOST 30 KGS BY 31ST DECEMBER 2009!


This does sound like scary but now that I know that have all your support, I know that I can do it. You can check out how I'm going on the right - I've added a weight tracker.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful 2009!