Stampin' Up! Color Coach - Card #6 - Dynamic Duos of Smoky Slate + Basic Grey

Smoky Slate Card #3

Dear Stampin' friends

This card is both a Dynamic Duos creation and the sixth card for my self-imposed Color Coach Challenge!! This combines two shades of grey....Smoky slate and Basic Grey....

 



When I sat down stood up (I craft standing!) to make this card, I grabbed my Basic Grey scraps and found that I had kept a 'negative' from when I made some grey leaves from the Little Leaves sizzlit. I put it against some Smoky Slate cardstock and it WORKED!!! Add some images from the Happy Day stamp set and some pearls and a card was born!!! :)Please visit the rest of the team from the Dynamic Duos Challenge blog to see what they did with Basic Grey....

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Don't forget that you can order any of these items at my online store or by sending me an email or calling 0413 405 139.

Materials used:
Stamps - Happy Day

Ink - Basic Grey

Cardstock - Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla

Accessories - Pearls
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot, Little Leaves sizzlit die, SNAIL

Stampin' Up! Color Coach - Card #5 - Layered Labels Birthday Card

Smoky Slate Card #2

Hello Stampin' friends

Today, on my Color Coach blogging challenge I have paired Smoky Slate with Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. I used the Layered Labels stamp set and also used a BRAND NEW stamp set to enhance the base....can you see it!? I can't tell you what it is called but if you are blog-stalking and Pinterest-ing then I'm sure you will guess the name. I just can't tell you the name until the new catalogue launches here in Australia. :) 

If you would like to order any of these items online just head to my store. :)

Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used:
Stamps - Layered Labels + a sneak peek
Ink - Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight
Cardstock - Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight,
Daffodil Delight DSP (soon to be retired in this pattern)
Accessories - Pearls, Daffodil Delight button (soon to be retired)
  Tools - Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Snips,
Oval Scallop Punch, Oval Punch, NEW PUNCH (avail 2 July 2013),
Apothecary Accents Framelit Die, Glue Dots, SNAIL

Dynamic Duos #58 - Stampin' Up! Love & Sympathy

Dear Stampin' friends

Cajun Craze!!! Are you kidding me? :)

Here's the monochromatic combo on offer from Dynamic Duos this week. Don't be frightened and procrastinate like I did with this challenge.....jump in and play along! :)



I wanted to do a bit of a colour wash with my Tangerine Tango and Cajun Craze ink and experimented a bit on Naturals Ivory cardstock. I liked the result and I stamped over it with the flower image from Stampin' Up! Love & Sympathy. The Crumb Cake looked lovely but it didn't stand out so I went over the stems and the underside of the petals with my Crumb Cake marker and it brought out the image a little bit more.

I layered it on some Cajun Craze cardstock & the two colours of DSP. It's not my 'normal' style of sympathy card but it does look nice in real life.  

Be sure to visit the rest of the Design Team....

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

Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used:
Stamp - Love & Sympathy
Ink - Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake
Cardstock - Naturals Ivory, Tangerine Tango DSP,
Cajun Craze Textured CS, Cajun Craze DSP
Accessories - Neutrals Brads, Pearls, Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon
Tools - Stampin' Trimmer, SNAIL, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Paper Piercer

Stampin' Up! Convention - Brisbane 2013 .....sneak peek of new product!

Hi Stampin' friends

At the end of May, I attended the Stampin' Up! Convention here in Brisbane with about 700 demonstrators from Australia & New Zealand. It is an amazing convention and one that I would encourage everyone to attend.....demonstrators and their non-demo guests are welcome!

Here's why I think Stampin' Up! Convention is so cool.....
1. I got to hear Shelli Gardner, the Co-Founder and CEO of Stampin' Up! present and create beautiful projects onstage. She is warm & funny.....and so inspirational!!

2. I got to hear other inspirational and creative people from Stampin' Up! head office talk about the exciting things coming our way......and I got a copy of the BRAND NEW CATALOGUE!! Eeeekkkkk  

3. I got to watch some talented demonstrators present on stage and share what they love about Stampin' Up!

4. I got to catch up with some beautiful fellow demonstrators who I am blessed to call friends.

5. I got to create some cards using NEW colours and NEW stamp sets during the Make & Take sessions

6. I got heaps of FREE stuff!! (not the most important thing as Stampin' Up! President Rich Jutkins most eloquently explained to us....but free product IS exciting to receive :)

Speaking of free stuff.....here's a sneak peek using two of the many stamp sets I received at Convention. I was inspired by this week's Dynamic Duos combo of Pear Pizzazz and Black. Yay for Pear Pizzazz returning as a core Stampin' Up! colour. :)

For my card, I used the "Bouncing Brayer" technique which was shown to us by Paula Dobson. I used Pear Pizzazz for my brayered background and used a new stamp set for all the background splotches and "tracks". My sentiment is also from a brand new stamp set!! Aren't they both cool!!?

If you would like to know how to make this card, email me - I'd love to demonstrate for you at a workshop!

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Design Team to see their wonderful creations....

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

Cheers

Alison xxx

Stampin' Up! Color Coach - Card #4 - Subway Art

Smoky Slate Card #1

Dear Stampin' friends

Today on my Stampin’ Up! Color Coach Blog Challenge ,I introduce to you.....SMOKY SLATE.....and I can fast see this becoming a favourite neutral colour....it is lighter than Basic Grey with almost silvery purple tones. :)

The color coach combo today is Smoky Slate....Soft Sky...and Calypso Coral....a bit weird but it really makes for a modern looking card. I used some clear block stamping technique and did some 'subway art' stamping. It's a very easy 'one-layer' card....give it a try!! :)

Cheers

Alison xx