Happy Birthday!

Played along with a couple of challenges today to try to bring up my spirits. I virtually never get sick but when I do it tends to be a doozy... Strep Throat and a Sinus Infection at the same time :P

Card #1 created for:

The Challenge - Sketch & Colour Theme

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White & Maritime DSP

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Daffodil Delight & Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Sea Street, Open Sea, Just Sayin' & Something to Say

Embellishments: Linen Thread

Tools: Paper Snips & Word Window Punch

Happy Birthday ~ Celebrate Your Big Day with CAKE ~ And perhaps a little Ice Cream!

Each week at CASE-ing the Catty we are being inspired by the FABulous catalogues shared by Stampin' UP! We would love for you to join along in the fun with us. 

This week we are featuring creations from the Sale a Bration Catty! You can directly CASE (Copy and Share Everything) or use a sketch/layout, colour combo, embellishment, just to name a few examples, as a springboard for your own creations. 

Our challenge closes on Thurdays at 5:00 pm (AEDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Create a new project for the current challenge.
• Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back here so others can join in on the fun. 
• Mostly SUO products (retired or current) to be used in your projects for CTC Challenges.
• Have fun and inspire others!

I would like to also enter this card in the Anything Goes challenge over at Seize the Birthday!!!

My Project:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Project Recipe

Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral & Best Year Ever DSP

Inks: Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry & Soft Suede

Stamps: Big Day & Tape It

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones

Tools: Scallop Border Punch & Itty Bitty Holiday Star Punch (retired)

While you are surfing around the blogisphere, why not stop by and say hello to the rest of the CASE-ing the Catty Design Team!

Bronwyn Eastley (blog creator) / Alison Barclay / Helen Heil / Jess Williams / Monique Fielder / Nikki Sadler / Rachel Palmieri / Rebecca Benson / Rebecca Scurr / Sharnee Torrents / Stasia Sloma

All About the LOVE!!!

Hello All - Today I created two cards for Valentines Day! I wanted to play along with a couple of challenges so here we go...

Card #1 was created for the following:

Happy Little Stampers - Sketch

Time Out - Valentines Day Theme with Heart

Just Us Girls - Colour Inspiration

Stampin' Celebrations - Valentine's Day Project

My Card:

Card #2 was created for the following:

The Paper Players - Sketch

Sunday Stamps - Colour Theme 

Stampin' Royalty - Valentine/Love Theme

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card #1 Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White & Basic Black
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride & Basic Black
Stamps: Sheltering Tree
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Owl Builder Punch

Card #2 Recipe

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White
Inks: Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities & Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Blended Bloom & Good Greetings
Embellishments: Tea Lace Paper Doilies & 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon
Tools: Paper Snips, Modern Label Punch & Pretty Press Embossing Folder

#Turning6isEXTREME

Each week at Colour Me...! we will have a creative colour challenge for you to get crafty and show us your best greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, etc. Only the colours we indicate may be used for your project. Neutrals such as black, gray, white, vanilla, skin colours and kraft are also welcome.

This week we are using Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Tangelo Twise & Daffodil Delight...! Have fun :)

Our challenge ends on Mondays at 12:00 pm (EST). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Any type of paper crafty projects are welcome - greeting cards, 3D projects, scrapbooking, digital or traditional paper crafts, costumes, if it's craft we want to see it!
• We ask that you only use the colours listed for your project and of course neutrals are always welcome.
• Feel free to combine us with up to 3 challenges (including ours), with the exception of other colour challenges.
• Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us. 
• We reserve the right to remove any links if we feel any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, we are all here to have a good time!
• HAVE FUN!!!

Thank you so much Tenia for being a part of our team this month. We have to enjoyed your creations and spunky creativity!!!

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Tools: Project created with Stampin' UP!'s My Digital Studio Software

Embellishments
    Shaped Clips\Shaped Clips - bubble (re-colored) Color = BASIC GRAY 118,122,121

Stamps
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 5, Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 5, Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 6, Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 6, Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 6, Color = DAFFODIL DELIGHT 255,211,92
    _Designer Kits\Neon Notes\Neon Notes - #, Color = ISLAND INDIGO 0,126,135
    _Designer Kits\Hooray For Parties\Hooray For Parties - celebrate, Color = RICH RAZZLEBERRY 149,69,103
    Cake & Ice Cream\Cake & Ice Cream - hat

Punches
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = ISLAND INDIGO 0,126,135
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\Grid\Basic Gray Grid
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Winter Frost - designer series paper\Winter Frost - 11

Photos
    J:\Pictures\Pictures\MelissaKewPhotographyHMFall2014-8
    J:\Pictures\Pictures\IMG_0753
    J:\Pictures\Pictures\IMG_0752
    J:\Pictures\Pictures\IMG_20140906_165738
    J:\Pictures\Pictures\IMG_0751
    J:\Pictures\Pictures\hayley

While you are surfing around in blog land why not stop by and say hello to the rest of the Colour Me...! Team :)

Angel Johns

Jenny Engelke

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

And our FABulous Featured Guest Designer for the month of January

Tenia Nelson

Love Planted a Rose, and the World Turned Sweet

Each week at Addicted to Stamps and More we have a fun challenge to help bring out your creativity! This week we have our CAS Challenge going on!!! So break out your supplies, get creative and show us what you got :)

This week we are being sponsored by talented Designers over at STAMPlorations. You should really pop over and check out the fabulous images they have to share. We always have so much fun working with their delightful digitals & Stamps!

Our challenges are not restricted to cards. You may make cards, scrapbook layouts, tags etc. 

To keep it fun for everyone we have a few rules:

• Please make sure to link back to the POST your entry is contained in NOT your whole blog
• Please mention Addicted to Stamps and More! in your blog with a link back to the challenge so others may join in
• Please do not backlink - all entries must be new
• You may combine up to 10 challenges in TOTAL 
• You may enter more than once provided each entry is different and abides with the rules of the challenge
• Please turn off Word Verification for ease of commenting on your blog :)
• We reserve the right to remove any links that do not comply with the Challenge rules. If any material submitted is offensive or found to be in poor taste, it will be at the discretion of the blog owner to remove these entries.

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White & Basic Black

Inks: Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities & Old Olive Blendabilities

Stamps: Boxed Rose & Love Planted a Rose {STAMPlorations}

Embellishments: n/a

Tools: n/a

Would love for you to stop by and say hello to the rest of the team!

Anita Bowden / Barb Ghig / Carol Mayne / Cornelia Wenokor / Dana Warren / Deborah Frings / Julie Beech / Karen Mead / Kylie Purtell - Blog Creator! / Lee-Anne Cross / Rahmat Gouse / Sandie Munro / Sarah Platt / Shona Chambers / Sue Blamey / Tanja Kabel / Tenia Nelson / Vicki Parson / Wei Wei Wang

a gift for baby

Hope you all had a lovely weekend! Mine was FABulous, got to see a lot of my sweet little neices and watch the 4 kiddos play together which always makes my heart happy :) Also got a lot of Stamping in with some delightful ladies which always helps to put a smile on my face!

A lot of what I created were cards working ahead for Design Teams I am on so will not be able to share right away but stay tuned... 

I did however make the time to make a Baby card for good friends of ours who welcomed their first child a couple of months ago :) We are all East Coasters (the sweet mama is married in) so I thought I would so something a little different than a typical baby card to make it more personal to them.

My Challenges:

The Friday Mashup - Colour Combination & Baby Theme

Create with Connie & Mary - Sketch

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla & Baked Brown Sugar
Inks: Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar & Sahara Sand
Stamps: By the Seashore & Zoo Babies
Embellishments: Retro Fresh Designer Washi Tape, Beach House Designer Washi Tape, Linen Thread & Crumb Cake Classic Designer Button
Tools: n/a
Techniques: Masking

A Blog Header for my Friend... :)

Hello All - So last night a couple of my lovely stampin' friends came over to get crafting and one lovely lady mentioned she was hoping to get a new blog header as hers was over a year old and needed a face lift... So off to work I went :)

My Challenges:

Pals Paper Arts - Sketch

Stampin' Royalty - Colour Combination

My Project:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


Project created with Stampin' UP!s My Digital Studio Software

Background
     Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Endless Birthday Wishes - designer series paper\Endless Birthday Wishes - 4

Embellishments
    Grosgrain Ribbon\Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon
    Grosgrain Ribbon - knot\Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon - knot
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl large

Stamps
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 4, Color = SAHARA SAND 194,187,169
    Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 4, Color = SAHARA SAND 194,187,169

Punches
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = SAHARA SAND 194,187,169
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Endless Birthday Wishes - designer series paper\Endless Birthday Wishes - 4
    Extras\Purple Passion - punches\Purple Passion - 3, Fill Color = RICH RAZZLEBERRY 149,69,103
    Extras\Purple Passion - punches\Purple Passion - 3, Fill Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255
    Extras\Providence of Provinces - punches\Providence of Provinces - newfoundland and labrador, Fill Color = HELLO HONEY 233,187,68
    Hearts\Small Heart Punch, Fill Color = RICH RAZZLEBERRY 149,69,103

Photos
    J:\Pictures\Pictures\hayley white

oh, HAPPY DAY

I have been wanting to play along with this sketch for a week now but have not been able to come up with a solid idea... I will say this one tested me for sure but I am pleased with the outcome :) 

It was great to spend an evening crafting with some FABulous ladies who encourage me to go beyond my comfort zone!!!

My Challenges:

Seize the Birthday - Sketch & Birthday Theme

ColourQ - Colour Combination

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush, Crumb Cake, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper & Maritime DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Starburst Sayings

Embellishments: n/a

Tools: Starburst Collection Framelits Die, Stars Collection Framelits Die, Itty Bitty Accents Star Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch & Lucky Stars Embossing Folder

... And perhaps a little ice cream!

Each week at CASE-ing the Catty we are being inspired by the FABulous catalogues shared by Stampin' UP! We would love for you to join along in the fun with us. 

This week we are featuring creations from the Sale a Bration Catty! You can directly CASE (Copy and Share Everything) or use a sketch/layout, colour combo, embellishment, just to name a few examples, as a springboard for your own creations.

Our challenge closes on Thurdays at 5:00 pm (AEDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

• Create a new project for the current challenge.
• Mention CTC Challenges in your blog post and link back here so others can join in on the fun. 
• Mostly SUO products (retired or current) to be used in your projects for CTC Challenges.
• Have fun and inspire others!

My Project:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Project Recipe

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Whisper White & Birthday Bash Specialty DSP

Inks: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry & Mossy Meadow

Stamps: Big Day

Embellishments: 1/8" Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine & Silver Staple

Tools: Angled Tag Topper Punch

While you are surfing around the blogisphere, why not stop by and say hello to the rest of the CASE-ing the Catty Design Team!

Bronwyn Eastley (blog creator) / Alison Barclay / Helen Heil / Jess Williams / Monique Fielder / Nikki Sadler / Rachel Palmieri / Rebecca Benson / Rebecca Scurr / Sharnee Torrents / Stasia Sloma

1 great life.

And the last one I have to share this am with you all...

My Challenge:

Addicted to CAS - Clean and Simple Theme

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Very Vanilla

Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Hello Honey, Night of Navy & Cherry Cobbler

Stamps: Open Sea & Something to Say

Embellishments: n/a

Tools: n/a

Happy Birthday Butterfly

Here is the second card I wanted to share with you all today...

My Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch

The Colour Throwdown - Colour Combination

Watercooler - Use something New - I used B.Y.O.P Stamp Set & Butterflies Thinlits Die

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White & Basic Black

Inks: Basic Black, Wild Wasabi Blendabilities, Coastal Cabana Blendabilities, Melon Mambo Blendabilities & Pink Pirouette Blendabilities

Stamps: B.Y.O.P

Embellishments: 1/4" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon

Tools: Butterflies Thinlits Die

friendship is a sheltering tree...

I have a few cards to share this morning here is card number one...

My Challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Watercooler - Use something New - I used Sheltering Tree Stamp Set

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow & Colour Me Autumn DSP

Inks: Soft Suede & Mossy Meadow

Stamps: Sheltering Tree

Embellishments: n/a

Tools: Ovals Collection Framelits Die

~So sweet~

Got my craft on with my dear friend today, always fun!!! 

I had an idea in mind for this card but wasn't set on what to put between the crumb base and the hearts and so this lovely gal thought some Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper was just what the doctor ordered... What do you think???

My Challenges:

Fusion - Sketch

 Stampin' Celebration - Valentine Theme

The Card Concept - Free Style with Ombre Colour Inspiration

Watercooler - Use something New - I used Hello Life Stamp Set

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla & Typeset Specialty DSP
Inks: Real Red, Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride & Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Hello Life
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Heart Collection Framelits Dies, Folder Arrows Embossing Folder, Stripes & Hearts Decorative Masks, Stampin' Sponges