Dynamic Duos #23 - Stampin' Up! Day of Gratitude

Hello!

This is my first card as this month's Guest Designer for Dynamic Duos. The challenge is to use Tangerine Tango and Old Olive. Since these are lovely autumnal colours, I thought I would use the main stamp from Day of Gratitude.

I heat embossed some watercolour paper with Early Espresso embossing powder and then watercoloured the leaf image with Tangerine Tango on the outer leaves and Old Olive on the inner part. The colours blend quite beautifully and create a gold-ish tinge on the watercolour paper. I used an Antique Brad to finish off the middle and some Early Espresso Baker's Twine to wrap around the image panel. I mounted the whole thing onto a Very Vanilla Textured Cardstock base.

Hope you like my card and please come and play along at Dynamic Duos this week! I'd love to see what you create.

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Aimee Cretsinger 

Allisa Chilton

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Paula Sievers

Sue Joyce

Cheers
Alison  xxx

Materials used:
Stamp - Day of Gratitude
Ink - Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Versamark
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Watercolour paper
Accessories - Antique Brad, Early Espresso Bakers Twine
Tools - Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Aquapainter, Embossing Buddy, Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Heat Tool   

Halloween Invitation - Stampin' Up! Toxic Treats

Hi!

This is one of the Halloween party invitations that I made with a friend of mine for her party. It is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) of the invitation from page 25 of the current Holiday catalogue. We used the Toxic Treats Stamp Set and the Howlstooth and Scaringbone Designer Series Paper. The sentiment and the 'gate' are heat embossed with black embossing powder.

If you are wondering why the '20th' instead of the '31st'??? The Halloween party is on the 20th of October since Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year. :) 

Materials used:
Stamp - Toxic Treats, Memorable Moments
Ink - Versamark, Black Stazon, Tangerine Tango
Cardstock - Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Naturals Ivory, Howlstooth and Scaringbone Designer Series Paper
Accessories - Black Glimmer Brad
Tools - Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Black Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Stamp-a-majig, Ticket Corner Punch (retired...but a circle punch would work too).   

Stampin' Up! Snow Swirled - Festive Fridays

Hello!For the Festive Friday Challenge this week, Nicole gave us an 'inspiration image' to get the mojo flowing..... 

I didn't really know what to do with 'Santa' but I liked the white background and the black fireplace and I was quite drawn to the cool pots that the little festive trees sat in....so I ran with those ideas.....here's my card.....

and a here's a close-up of the pot... 

Materials used:
Stamps - Snow Swirled, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Stazon, Basic Black, Champagne Shimmer Paint
Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black, Sahara Sand DSP
Accessories - Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Stampin' Glass Glitter
Tools - Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Framed Tulips EF, Ornament Punch, Stamp-a-majig, Sticky Strip, Stampin Sponges

Dynamic Duos - Guest Designer for October

Hello Stampin' friends!

I have very exciting news for you (and for me!). I have been asked to be a Guest Designer for the month of October over at the Dynamic Duos challenge blog!

I am VERY excited....Dynamic Duos is a fantastic colour challenge blog and the Design Team are a very creative and lovely bunch of ladies....I feel super-honoured to be asked to join them for the month!! As you may be aware, I have been a regular visitor and participant in the Dynamic Duos blog challenges.....there is something about only working with two main colours that REALLY appeals to my card making sensibilities...it is great fun!  

So PLEASE...come along, pay us a visit, get inspired and submit some cards for us to swoon over!  

Love
Alison xx

It's Spool Time - FREE STAMPIN' UP! RIBBON!!!

With summer coming, perhaps you’re looking forward to pool time, but at Stampin’ Up!, we’re preparing for ‘spool’ time! **

During October, get a FREE package of 3/8" (1 cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon with every $60 purchase. Choose from any of the 2012-2014 In Colors—or spend $300 to earn all five + get the usual hostess benefits!!!

Choose from the Stitched Satin Ribbon listed on Page 172 of the Annual Catalogue valued at $15.95 each

126848 Gumball Green

126847 Midnight Muse

126844 Primrose Petals

126845 Raspberry Ripple

126846 Summer Starfruit

**you don't get the small wooden spools as pictured in the photo.....that is just for pretty marketing...you actually get a FULL roll of Stitched Satin Ribbon :O **
Phone me on 0413 405 139 or email me to place your order.  :)