Magical Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #31

Back again!
I've been busy with challenges today! (Life is tough!!) This was fun as I've used the sketch to make a card for a sweet little soon-to-be-3 girl!
So, here's Makeesha's sketch:
And this is my card - such a cute stamp set for the girls!
Stamps: Pony Party Ink: So saffron, pretty in pink, bashful blue Card: Celery, pretty in pink, bashful blue, so saffron Other: celery grosgrain ribbon, scallop edge punch, polka dot embossing folder, nestabilities dies
Now I have to go and make a card for her 3 year old twin brother!
Cheers!
Caroline x

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #18 & Stamp with Us challenge

Hello!

Just popping in to upload a thankyou card that I need to send. I've designed it using Makeesha's sketch challenge for this week here and also for the Stamp with Us theme challenge here. I do have another thank you card in mind for the Stamp with Us challenge - so hopefully will get that made & posted before Sunday.

I've used the felt fusion flowers on my card & just the thank you sentiment from the happy moments SAB stamp set that can currently be earnt for free!

Here it is:

The dsp is raspberry tart and the main colours are rose red and pretty in pink on kraft base card.

Bye for now

Caroline x

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #16 & a little house!

In a bid to get some Christmas cards made I decided that I would need to make my Inkspiration Challenge card a Christmas one. This one is a great sketch & very flexible for all kinds of cards.... I will be using this sketch again.

Here's my card:

Stamps: Winter post Ink: Baja breeze, chocolate chip, black, basic grey Card: Riding hood red, choc chip, kraft, confetti white Other: Designer label punch, riding hood red striped grosgrain, cutter kit distressing tool, clear rhinestones, nestabilities circles (non SU!)

The little house mentioned in the title is a gift I made for a lovely friend who has recently moved house - I made it almost exactly as the instructions given by Monica from Stamp with Us in their on line classes earlier this year. The 'roof' lifts off, so that the inside can be filled with goodies!

Stamps: Cheep talk, sentiment is handwritten Card: chocolate chip, so saffron, real red, brocade blue Other: So saffron ribbon, scallop edge punch, metal edged tag, real red grosgrain.

Cheerio for now!

Caroline

Party Parade Colour & Inspiration Challenge!

Hey there!

I'm just sneaking in at almost the last moment to post my card for Makeesha's Colour Challenge this week, which is to use real red, so saffron (couldn't live without it!!), regal rose and whisper white. I got the inspiration for my card from the new Spring mini (choo choo card), which fits with Marelle's spring mini springboard challenge this month too. Anyway, can't stay long as Mr 3 is trying to climb on me & randomly push the keyboard buttons (just had to re type 2 lines as I didn't notice it had all suddenly changed to CAPS lock!), so here's the card....

Front view:
side view:

The party hearty hats with the elephants is a fab idea that I CASED from Mary Fish!

Stamps:Wild about You, Party Hearty Ink & cardstock: so saffron, regal rose , real red Other: scallop circle and edge punch, paper piercer, stampin' dimensionals.

Thanks so much for looking.......and just before I go - CONGRATULATIONS to Leanne (blog to follow!!) for achieving her first 3 months Stampin' Start!!!! ;)

See you!

Caroline

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #11

Hello there!
Just popping in with my attempt for Keesh's challenge this week, which is to use these colours:

This is the card I whipped up quickly in between various interuptions today, so it's quite simple!

Stamps: Petal pizzaz, great friend (sentiment) Ink & card: as above! (I'm being a lazy typist!) Other: washington apple dsp, flower fusion 1 Pumpkin (felt flower centre), pretties kit (vanilla pearls), certainly celery grosgrain, large oval punch, hemp twine.

Thanks Keesh - I enjoyed creating with these colours!

Have a good evening!

Caroline

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #10

So pleased I got this finished, particularly with it being school hols...but managed to get a few minutes to sneak off and stamp! I've used the Upsy Daisy stamp set for probably the first time and also (a sneak peek!) the butterfly and sentiment from one of the new Spring mini catalogue sets Great Friend. Ordering begins on 1 August and there's lots of good things to add to your wishlists!

Anyway here's my card:

Stamps: Great friend (Spring mini) Upsy Daisy Ink & card: Not quite navy, so saffron, baja breeze Other: scallop edge punch, silver hodge podge hardware, clear rhinestones, urban garden paper, friendly words stampin' around wheel, dazzling diamonds, paper piercer, nestabilities (non SU!)

And here's the link to Makeesha's blog and sketch for this week.

Have fun and keep warm (that's if you're experiencing winter in Australia!)

Thanks for looking!

Caroline

Two in One!

I've combined Keesh's Colour Inkspiration challenge #9 and this weeks Stamp with Us sketch challenge in one card. I've also taken Keesh's suggestion of making a male card and have used an old favourite set of mine - Voila!

Stamps: Voila, sanded background Ink & card: Ruby red, baja breeze & basic grey Other: Urban oasis & urban garden (hat) dsp, ruby red brads, nestabilities, paper piercer & mat pack.

Bye for now! Caroline

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #8

Hi!

Keesh's colours for this challenge were pumpkin pie, pink passion (haven't used that for a long while!) and celery.

So I got to work with my new stamp set - petal pizzaz.....love it! and created 2 cards, one in the challenge colours & another in the sweet slumber dsp colours (I had seen this combination used very effectively on SCS).

This is my challenge card:

Stamps: Petal pizazz, polka dot background and on your birthday Other: earth elements brads, celery 5/8" grosgrain, silver hodgepodge brad, corner rounder punch, polka dot embossing folder (non SU!)

And this is the same layout but using the sweet slumber dsp colours of ruby red, so saffron and bali breeze. The ribbon is from the dress up ribbon originals on page 150 of the catalogue - it's actually riding hood red, but is a good match for the ruby red here. The card base is sahara sand.

Well, I hope you are enjoying your Sunday,

Cheers!

Caroline

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #8 & a 60th!

Just posting my card for Keesh's challenge this week before the school pick up. I was also asked to make a 60th birthday card for someone who loves all things pink...so I combined the two. Here is the sketch challenge pic:

And here is my card using the fabulous fifth avenue floral stamp set:

The colours for the card & ink are pretty in pink, so saffron and rose red. The sentiment is a computer font.

Must dash...thanks so much for looking!

Caroline

Inkspirations Inspiration #7

Hiya!

Didn't think I'd fit this one in this week...but in the end I made sure I made time for Makeesha's challenge. Am on my way out to dinner, so without delay, here is my card:

I've used Garden Whimsy, which has been resting on my shelf for a while, and the new 'On Your Birthday' sentiment set - I love it, great fonts & has the things I like to say on a card! I've used riding hood red, pink pirouette and so saffron for the colours and the dsp is from bella rose. The buttons are SU! button bouquet & are just lovely!

Do pop over to Makeesha's to check her and her design team's cards....

Must dash!

Caroline

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #7 take 2!

No I'm not bursting with ideas for this weeks colour challenge but rather just popping back to post my card for Keesh's challenge using the right colours! So almost the same card, but with really rust instead of mustard!!

And I much prefer the rust too!

And just to make sure - here is Makeesha's butterfly colour swatch:

Have a good week!

Caroline

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #7

Happy sunny (Perth) Sunday!

I've just completed my card for Keesh's colour challenge for this week. The colours are sage shadow, very vanilla, choc chip (my most used card & ink colour!) and more mustard. I used the Friendly Words jumbo wheel for the first time - what a versatile stamp with great sentiments, ideal to coordinate with lots of other stamps and only $15.95!

Anyway here's my card:

Stamps: Friendly Words jumbo wheel, Echos of Kindness (hostess level 2), The Best Yet (hostess level 1) Ink: Chocolate chip, more mustard, sage shadow Other: Fire rhinestone brads, eyelet border punch, vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, nestabilities oval dies (non SU!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Caroline

ETA: Big oops! Just realised I used more mustard instead of really rust - better make another one!

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #7

I had fun with Makeesha's sketch challenge this week. I sat at my new Mother's day present craft table, twice the size of my old one & still managed to almost run out of room! Anyway here's the sketch:And this is my card:

Stamp sets: Cheep Talk and On Your Birthday (great sentiments in that set!) Ink: Chocolate Chip DSP: Good Morning Sunshine Card: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss Other: Tangerine 5/8" striped grosgrain, paper piercer and mat pack.

Must go...dinner's calling!

Caroline

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #6

Hi!
I'm back with an attempt at Makeesha's Inkspiration colour challenge for this week. I really enjoy giving them a go! It was especially good to have a play with purely pomegranate before it's gone!
I have to be quick with this post as I'm supposed to be getting organised to go off to Melbourne tomorrow...but you know how it is...just need to fit in a challenge & some card making first!
So here's my creation which is a CASE of a card on the cover of the new catalogue...so exciting!
Check out Makeesha's blog for the colour details.......

Stamp sets: Eastern Blooms & Cheer & Wishes Other: Pretties kit, scallop punch, pomegranate double stitched ribbon, paper piercer & mat pack.

Have a good week...I'll be back after Melbourne!

Caroline

Inkspiratons Sketch Challenge #6

Well, I have 2 posts for this afternoon and both include a new catalogue sneak peek!

This first post is to upload my card for Makeesha's Challenge here. It uses the new fun retro bird & flower stamp set 'Good Friend'. I just love the funky bird & owl designs that are everywhere at the moment - can't wait to get my hands on the new ones in the soon to be here SU! 2009 catalogue.

Here it is!

Stamp sets: Good Friend, Wonderful Favourites Card & Ink: So saffron, kiwi Kiss, pumpkin pie DSP: Pumpkin pie, good morning sunshine Other: Pumpkin pie grosgrain, earth elements button, corner rounder punch. Non SU! Nestabilities circle & scallop circle dies.

I'll be back soon!

Caroline

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #5

Hello! I've just spent a lovely couple of hours making 2 cards for Makeesha's colour challenge for this week. The colours are the retiring blue bayou and soft sky along with real red and whisper white. A great combination that immediately made me want to get out Ahoy Matey, which is also retiring, although I will hang on to my set for a while as I've got a few years of little boy birthdays ahead of me. Although, I can't wait to see if SU! will be bringing out some cool new boy stuff on 1st April as part of the new sets,to replace the 'hundreds' that are retiring .....by the way, have I mentioned yet that the new catalogue is on it's way!?!

OK, on with the cards....I made 2 as I was having such a nice time and we have some birthdays coming up, so I thought I'd get prepared early for a change!

This is card #1

Card #2

And here they are together:

I also just had a look on Makeesha's blog at the other cards & there is another Ahoy Matey colour challenge card..so lots of ideas...shame it's retiring & in fact sold out already.

Anyway, I used the colours as mentioned above. I also used sanded background stamp, family phrases, It's your birthday (retiring), bold brights buttons (retiring, so I used a few to make the most of them!).

All the best for the week ahead & another week closer to the new catalogue!

Caroline

Sketch Challenge #5 Take 2!

Couldn't resist another go at Makeesha's sketch challenge - I wanted to use colours other than pink, (which I just can't stop using lately!), and wanted to see if I could make something quite different from my first card here.

So, this is take 2:

Unfortunately, the angle of the photo is not great & it was taken at the wrong time of day for the light....but, oh well, it was the best I could manage.....

Stamps: Eastern blooms, short & sweet, linen background (can't see in this photo though) Ink & card: Taken with teal, apricot appeal, groovy guava, certainly celery, bali breeze dsp Other: Fire rhinestone brads, celery grosgrain, paper piercing tool & mat, sponges, nestabilities circle & scallop circle dies (non SU!).

Oooh, not long now until us demos get sneak previews from the new SU! catalogue - SO looking forward to seeing all the new stamps & stuff!

Have a good long WA weekend!

Caroline

Sketch Challenge #5

Just a quick post of my attempt at Makeesha's Inkspirations challenge for this week, which you can see here. Sketches are such a great way to get started making a card as half of the 'work' is already done for you - so thanks Makeesha!

So here it is:

Stamps: Scribble (doodle) this, Cheer & wishes, polka dot background Ink & card:Rose red, cameo coral, pretty in pink, old olive. Other: dazzling diamonds, fire rhinestone brad, corner rounder, paper piercing tool & mat pack.

Thanks for looking...better go & get dinner organised now...

Caroline

Inkspirations Sketch challenge #4

Hi... & a happy HOT Perth day to you!

Just before I hop into the pool I thought I'd post a card I have just finished making for Makeesha's sketch challenge. I love visiting Makeesha's blog, she is a constant source of great ideas & inspiration...almost every day she has something new...amazing!

Anyway here it is...There are some changes I would make but it's all stuck down now & I have to go & cool down, so it will have to do ...

Stamps: Big bold birthday, polka dot background, sending happy thoughts Ink & card: Purely pomegranate, pretty in pink, so saffron, whisper white Other: scallop circle punch, paper piercer/mat, purely pomegranate ribbon, rhinestone brad, dazzling diamonds, 3/4" circle punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches.

All the best with back to school stuff next week!

Caroline

Sketch Challenge by Makeesha

I expect you already have, but if not and you are looking for an abundance of creativity check out Makeesha's blog where she always seems to be 'bursting' with great cards and ideas.

Anyway, she also sets weekly challenges and this week I have played along and had fun in the process! You can see her sketch challenge here. In fact it is such a versatile LO that I made two cards and have ideas for lots more...!

Stamp sets: Ahoy Matey, It's Your Birthday. Card: bashful blue, pumpkin pie, whisper white. Paper: Jersey shore DSP. Ink: Brilliant blue, black. Other: Bold brights brads, cutter kit, 1 1/4" circle punch.

And this is my other card:

Stamp sets: Voila!, Happy Everything. Card: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, More Mustard. Ink: Black stazon, real red, going grey, more mustard, tempting turquoise, wild wasabi. Paper: East Coast Prep. Other: Red 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, bold brights brads, wide oval punch, aquapainter.

Thanks for the inspiration Makeesha!

Caroline