Stampin' Up! Australia - Color Coach Card #29 - Stampin' Up! Thinlits

Wisteria Wonder Card #2

Hi

My card today is inspired by the sketch at Mojo Monday. It is quite geometric, clean & balanced which is just what I like! :)

This card is also part of my Color Coach Challenge portfolio of cards....this one combines Wisteria Wonder with Soft Sky and Sahara Sand. 

My sentiment is cut from Soft Sky using the Stampin' Up Label Card Thinlits Die and I punched a heart from Wisteria Wonder card stock using the Owl Builder Punch. I have featured a sneak peek on this card too....see that banner?....you can earn it for free during Sale-A-Bration starting from 28th January. If you would like a Sale-A-Bration catalogue, just email me! :)

Hope you like my card! 

Remember to place an order while your here at my my online store. 

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamps - Banner Blast Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration - avail 28th January)

Ink - Wisteria Wonder

Cardstock - Whisper White (smooth & Textured), Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder (plain & DSP), Sahara Sand DSP

Accessories - Jewels Rhinestones, Silver Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Label Card Thinlit Die, Two Way Glue Pen, SNAIL, Stampin' Trimmer, Banner Punch (Sale-A-Bration - available 28th January). 

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up Thinlits Thank You Card - Case Study #173

Hi

Do you like this card!?

I was completely inspired by the Case Study inspiration this week from Donna Mikasa (see her card below). I loved the cascading letters and the colours in her card. 

When I was thinking about my card design, I wanted to show that watercolours don't have to look conventional and "pretty"....I wanted to give them a graphic twist so they jumped off the card in a bold kinda way. :)

I did washes of colour onto watercolour paper using similar colours so they blended well. Then I used the 'thx' thinlit from the Stampin' Up! Circles Thinlit Dies to cut the sentiments. 

I flicked ink using my aqua painter to make my splattered background....I love a bit of splatter....it is SO satisfying to do!! 

I hope you like my card....it's a bit different. :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamps - none! 

Ink - lots.....okay....here are the pairings...Wisteria Wonder/Elegant Eggplant, Bermuda Bay/Coastal Cabana, Old Olive/Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight/Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango/Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose/Melon Mambo

Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Watercolour paper

Accessories - none

Tools - Big Shot, Circle Card Thinlits Die, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Aquapainter. 

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge

Hi

My card today were inspired by these cards by Catherine Pooler. I loved her background stamping and the use of the die cut monogram. 

I am a bit behind on my thank you cards for my boys for their Christmas presents. They were very lucky this year and our relatives and friends were so generous with gifts for them. I like to send thank you cards out as I think it is important for the next generation to develop the art of gratitude and that to say 'thank you' means to honour the person who thought to do something caring towards you. My eldest son (5 yrs old) loves to write his name in the cards and we discuss our favourite things about the gift etc...

So.....why N2? My sons both have names that start with the letter 'N' and my husband and I often refer to them collectively as 'N-squared'....hence N2.

....my 'N' is die cut from a sheet of glossy black card stock that I found in my miscellaneous stash...it was from a backing board from a bound document book. May I make a bit of a trend prediction that glossy coloured card stock will be the next big thing!! When you see this in real life, the N looks so cool and edgy and glossy....you just want to touch it! The '2' is cut from Stampin' Up! Silver Foil....also very tactile and glossy. I just love them together!!! :)

I loved the layout so much that I made another variation on it....this birthday card using Label Love and the wonderful, awesome Essentials Wooden Elements from the up and coming Occasions catalogue. I decorated them with Candy Dots which just makes them MORE cool!

I really love these cards!

Don't forget to browse my online store and place an order if anything here catches your eye. :) The Essentials Wooden Elements will be available on 28th January...email me if you would like your free Occasions catalogue mailed to you. 

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamp - Gorgeous Grunge, Label Love

Ink - Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive

Cardstock - Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay

Accessories - Essentials Wooden Elements, Brights Candy Dots

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, 2 1/2 inch circle punch, Artisan Label Punch, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die.

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! A Dozen Thoughts - Color Coach Card #28

Wisteria Wonder Card #1

Hi

I've now come to Wisteria Wonder on my Color Coach Challenge, and today my coach tells me that Wisteria Wonder is a perfect duo to Elegant Eggplant...and they do look fab together!

Both are quite strong and striking colours so I thought I would keep my card nice and simple so as to let both colours speak.....I put a little bit of gold with the card for a touch of elegance.

The sketch is from CAS(E) this Sketch, and I'm submitting it to the STAMPlorations Blog Challenge this month which asks for feathers! :)

My friend and fellow demo, Madonna Dunn, invited me to play and stamp at her place the other evening, and she has one of those e-cutter things so I took some card stock over to make some feathers. We made a few cards together, talked Stampin' Up!, ate biscuits and discovered we both LOVE the movie Pitch Perfect! :)

It is one of the best things about being a demonstrator....the fun times that are had when you get together and create. 

You will see a sneak peek embellishment on my card....it is from the upcoming Occasions catalogue. If you would like a new Occasions catalogue, please send me an email and I'll pop one in the post. The catalogue is available from the 28th of January! I am SO excited!!!!!!! :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamps - A Dozen Thoughts, Happy Day

Ink - Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant

Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Wisteria Wonder, Brushed Gold cardstock, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories - Die Cut feather from Boutique Boxes Designer Kit (retired), embellishment is a sneak peek from Occasions catalogue

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stamp-a-majig, Stampin' Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Australia - Sale-a-bration 2014 - Stampin' Up! Petal Parade

Hi

I have finally got around to playing in a Dynamic Duos Challenge again, and have created a card for my inaugural entry for the Fusion Card Challenge! I used the sketch only for the Fusion Card Challenge.

I have used the new Sale-a-bration set Petal Parade for my main images and Happy Day for my sentiment. I love the versatility of this new SAB set....I'm going to be using it a LOT! 

All you have to do to get this set for free is place an order of $90 with me between 28 January and 31 March 2014. Just send me an email if you would like a Sale-a-bration brochure...there's tonnes of cool stuff on offer! :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Stamps - Petal Parade (new Sale-a-bration set for 2014), Happy Day

Ink - Summer Starfruit, Garden Green

Cardstock - Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Garden Green

Accessories - In Color Dahlia (Summer Starfruit), Paper Doily

Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stamp-a-majig, Square 1" punch (to flag my ends for the sentiment banners), Paper Snips, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals.