Stampin’ Up! Australia - Stampin’ Up! Botanical Gardens DSP

Hi

Welcome to this week's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.

I have a sneak peek here of some brand new Designer Series Paper, embellishments and Framelit Dies. They are beautiful!

The new products from the upcoming Occasions catalogue are:

• Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper
• Botanical Gardens Jewels
• Botanical Builder Framelit Dies
• Botanical Gardens Vellum Stack (Sale-A-Bration catalogue) 

Here is our sketch for this week:

Card recipe

Stamp - none!

Ink for sponging - Crumb Cake, Hello Honey, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, 
Mint Macaron, Mossy Meadow 

Cardstock - Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper, Kraft 12 x 12 cardstock, Whisper White, Hello Honey, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Mint Macaron Mossy Meadow
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Big Shot, Softly Falling Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, Triple Banner Punch, Botanical Builder Framelit Dies, Circle Framelit Dies, Mini Treat Bag Thinlit Dies. 
Accessories - Rhinestone Jewels, Botanical Gardens Jewels, Linen Thread 

I hope you will join in and create a card with us.....and please feel free to leave me and the other CCMC participants some comments! :)

Cheers

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Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Kind Koala

Hi

This card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch....they have a cool challenge this week to use a tag either alone or on a project.

I received Kind Koala and some Crumb Cake Blendabilities in my last order and I couldn't wait to try him out on a project.

I know that koala's are grey, but because there was Sahara Sand in the Moonlight DSP card stock, I thought the Crumb Cake would look better so I took a bit of artistic licence here. :)

Hope you like my card!

You can buy any of these supplies at my online store....just click the links below. :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Kind Koala Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$16.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Crumb Cake Assortment

$20.95

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

$11.95

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

$39.95

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$14.95

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$9.95

Hello Honey A4 Cardstock

$11.95

Hello Honey 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$15.95

Twine Baker's Early Espresso

$4.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.95

Fuse Fast Adhesive

$16.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment

$20.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Rich Razzleberry Assortment

$20.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Stampin' Up! Australia - Stampin' Up! Flower Shop - Just Add Ink! Color Coach Card #34

Tempting Turquoise #1

Hi

What a groovy little sketch the guys at Just Add Ink have this week!

This card is a Color Coach Journey card using Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Tangerine Tango....which is a bit of a weird combo but nice and bright against a backdrop of white. :)

I don't often do 'get well' cards, but I wanted something to go with the cheery 'drawn' flower and the wavy real red DSP. I saw this sentiment in Sassy Salutations and thought it would be cool. :)

The sentiment is heat embossed with Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder. 

Don't forget to visit my online store if you need anything! :)

Cheers

Alison xx

Materials used:

Sassy Salutations Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.95

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Flower Shop Clear Bundle

$52.50

Blossom Punch

$29.95

Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack

$11.95

Embossing Buddy

$9.95

Versamark Pad

$12.95

Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss Powder

$8.50

Heat Tool

$49.95

Brights Candy Dots

$9.95

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$14.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

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! 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 - You Are My Sunshine Stamp

Hi

Recently on StampNation, there was a challenge called "Outside My Window"....well I live in Brisbane, Australia and at the moment there is crazy amounts of daily thunderstorm activity and last night there was even a tornado in the next town over. Thunderstorms are commonplace in tropical Brisbane, but tornados are not. 

This photo wasn't exactly "outside my window" but it was taken by a storm-watcher not far from my place last week....look at that amazing storm cell structure!!!

So I set about trying to create a card inspired by this photo.

The other day, I caught a post from CASE Study and realised that I had never entered one of their challenges.....mainly due to a lack of confidence as their CASE Study muses are always SO talented. This week's challenge was no exception, but I took the FB post as a bit of a "sign", got up the courage, and thought about how this card below 'spoke' to me....well, it was the chevrons of course...but also the partially obscured flower features. It is very modern & cool. 

...and so my card was born....the fluffy white clouds against a sunshine-y sky.....with the chevron and  flower references....and a sentiment that promises love despite whatever struggles may appear before us. :)

Hope you all like it! Please comment if you do. :)

Materials used:

Stamp - Sunshine (single clear stamp), Positively Chevrons

Ink - Basic Grey, Stazon

Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Grey, Summer Starfruit, Silver Glimmer Paper (on button). 

Accessories - Summer Starfruit button & die-cut doily (from a kit that's now retired)

Tools - Big Shot, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Edgelits Adorning Accents, Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer, Boho Blossoms Punch, SNAIL. 

Stampin' Up! Australia - Happy Day - Dynamic Duos #61

Dear Stampin friends,

 

The colour combo today at Dynamic Duos is Pink Pirouette and Sahara Sand.

 

 

 

....and it took me aaaages to come up with something. I used the bouncing brayer technique again to create a background with the two colours, then stamped it with the medallion image from Stampin' Up's Happy Day stamp set. I have also stamped it with the same image using the Illuminate ink to give a shimmery effect but you can't see it in the photo.    

 

 

 

I added some flourish stamps and bling to finish it off and stamped a giant SMILE sentiment :)

 

Hope you like my card. Make sure you visit the rest of the design team for inspiration:

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

 

 

You may order all your Stampin' Up! supplies through me at my my online store  - pop on over and have a browse! :)

Happy Stampin'
Cheers
Alison

 

Materials used:
Stamp - Happy Day
Ink - Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, Black Stazon, Illuminate
Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories - Rhinestones
Tools - Brayer, Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL 

Stampin Up! Australia - Tag A Bag Accessories - Get Well Soon!

Dear Stampin friends

IT'S HERE!!! IT'S HERE!!! THE NEW 2013-2014 ANNUAL CATALOGUE IS HERE!!! :) You can download your brand new catalogue here or from over on my sidebar. :)

There are a feast of new products to behold but here I'm showing you what you can make with the 'Tag a Bag' product range.

Here is one of the 'Tag a Bag' Gift Bags (131370 $6.95) with the 'Tag a Bag' Accessory Kit (130153 $13.95). The husband of a friend needed some TLC recently so I made him some chocolate-chip cookies and delivered them in this cute little package! You even get the cute little pegs and the twine in the Accessory Kit!!

I stamped the tag with the 'get well' sentiment from the new 'Tag It' stamp set in Bermuda Bay - a brand new colour. 'Tag It' is  $39.95 (Woodmount 130300) or $31.95 (Clearmount 130303). The best bit is that $3 from each 'Tag It' stamp set sold will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities. :)  

To place your order, please visit my online store and click 'SHOP NOW' in
the top right hand side of the page.

Cheers
Alison xxx

Stampin' Up! Color Coach #1......plus sneak peeks...

Hello Stampin' friends!

So....here's the first post of my epic blog-a-thon....

I was going to do the posts in order of the colours of the Color Coach, but there are some fab NEW colours coming our way so I thought I would showcase those first....because I just can't help myself...

Introducing......

CRUSHED CURRY!

 

This card features Crushed Curry with Island Indigo and Real Red.....they are three strong colours which make for a bold colour mash!

I teamed it with a new stamp set and accessory that we received at Stampin' Up! Convention last month....but I can't tell you what they are called....you will have to wait until 2 July....[unless of course you are reading this from the US and Canada and then you probably KNOW what these are...so there's no surprises on this card for you! ;) ]       

Hope you like my first card for this challenge!Cheers

Alison xx

PS - if you would like me to send you a free Stampin' Up! catalogue just email me your name and address and I'll send one out to you. Be sure to check out my online store also!

Materials used:
Stamp set - sssshhhhh!Ink - Island Indigo, Versamark
Cardstock - Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Real Red
Accessories - ssssshhh!, White button (from Neutrals collection...about to retire!),
Real Red Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Stampin' Trimmer, Blossom Party die, Floral Framelits, Corner Rounder Punch, SNAIL, Glue Dots, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Dimensionals