Crisp, Clean, Beachy, Birthday Wish!

Hope you are all having a nice weekend. Here is a card I created last night while crafting with a lovely friend of mine :)

I played along with a few challenges... 

Pals Paper Arts: Sketch

Little Red Wagon: Beach Theme

Seize the Birthday: Birthday Card

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White

Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding, Smokey Slate & Soft Sky

Stamps: By the Tide, By the Sea Shore, Simply Wonderful & Bloom with Hope

Embellishments: n/a

Tools: n/a

Technique: Masking

Spring Flowers, I NEED SPRING FLOWERS :)

Hope you are all having a nice week... I have been not spending much time in my craft room lately, work has been busy lately!

I did however sneak away this evening and created 3 cards which I will be sharing with my Stampers Club later on this week... You will see a common theme, I NEEED SOME SPRING IN MY LIFE!!!


Card #1 was created for the following challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch - sketch

The Colour Throwdown - colour combination

Card #2 was created for the following challenges:

Fab Friday - sketch

Stampin' Royalty - colour combination

Card #3 was created for the following challenges:

The Paper Players - sketch

ColourQ - colour combination

My Cards:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe #1

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White & Irresistibly Yours DSP
Inks: Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Old Olive Blendabilities, Melon Mambo Blendabilities & Pink Pirouette Blendabilities
Stamps: Butterfly Basics
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Apothecary Framelit Die, Scallop Oval Punch & Stampin' Sponge

Card Recipe #2

Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Always Artichoke & Irresistibly Yours DSP
Inks: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizzazz & Early Espresso
Stamps: Lotus Blossom
Embellishments: Calypso Coral 3/4" Chevron Ribbon
Tools: 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Circles Collection Framelit Die, Dots Decorative Mask & Stampin' Sponge

Card Recipe #3

Card Stock: Whisper White & Irresistibly Yours DSP
Inks: Tuxedo Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Wisteria Wonder Blendabilities & Wild Wasabi Blendabilities
Stamps: Love is Kindness & A Dozen Thoughts
Embellishments: Linen Thread
Tools: 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Stampin' Sponge & Paper Snips

Choose the Road Less Traveled!

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...! 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 Cornelia for joining us this month as our Featured Guest Designer! Your cards were an inspiration :) 

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White & Adventure Abound DSP
Inks: Versamark
Stamps: Adventure Awaits
Embellishments: Calypso Coral Embossing Powder
Tools: Embossing Buddy & Heat Tool

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 February

Cornelia W

Happy Easter

Each week at Addicted to Stamps and More we have a fun challenge to help bring out your creativity! This week we have our Holiday 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!

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 & Crisp Cantaloupe
Inks: Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder Blendabitilies & Wild Wasabi Blendabilities
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes & Flower {STAMPlorations}
Embellishments: n/a
Tools: Modern Label Punch & Word Window Punch 


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

Something To Use... For Whatever You Choose!

 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 and using some of the fun new ribbons & buttons!

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: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Calypso Coral & Irresistibly Yours DSP
Inks: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana & Versamark
Stamps: Holiday Home & B.Y.O.G
Embellishments: Coastal Cabana 1/4" Polyester Ribbon
Tools: Stampin' Sponge, Piercing Mat, Piercing Tool & Essentials Paper Piercing Pack

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

Hello, Peanut!

This past weekend we had a little furry friend come to visit :) This is Peanut, Ethan's class room pet. He was so sweet and so much fun to have around!

I thought it would be fun to create a page for our family scrapbook to remember his visit...

My Challenges:

MDS Monday - Sketch

The Colour Throwdown - Colour Combination

My Page:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!


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

Embellishments
    Staple & Stitching\Chocolate - Simple Stitches line 9
    Hodgepodge Hardware\Clip Assortment - library clip (re-colored) Color = EARLY ESPRESSO 80,57,49
    Hodgepodge Hardware\Clip Assortment - library clip (re-colored) Color = EARLY ESPRESSO 80,57,49
    Hodgepodge Hardware\Clip Assortment - library clip (re-colored) Color = EARLY ESPRESSO 80,57,49

Stamps
    Designer Kits\Neon Notes\Neon Notes - hello world

Punches
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = GARDEN GREEN 95,135,85
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch, Fill Color = 230,WATERMARK 255,255,255
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Petal Parade - designer series paper\Petal Parade - 8
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\On the Go - designer series paper\On the Go - 6
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Blossoms Abound - designer series paper\Blossoms Abound - 12
    Basics\1.25 Square Punch,  Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Everything Easter - designer series paper\Everything Easter - 9

Photos
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\IMG_9333
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\20150215_112451
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\20150213_165344
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12
    C:\Users\MarkandHayley\Desktop\Hayley Kew's Folder\Stampin' UP! Blog\MDS\carrots12     

Thank You

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...! 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!!!

A friend of mine directed me to a link to a FABulously talented crafting lady's blog and after watching her amazing tutorial I knew I had to give this technique a try. This is one that will take some practice for sure but I am happy with this my first attempt :)

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White & So Saffron
Inks: Real Red, So Saffron, Pool Party, Smokey Slate, Basic Black, Versamark & Chalkmarker
Stamps: Lotus Blossom
Embellishments: Clear Embossing Powder
Tools: Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Sponge, Blender Pen & Heat Tool

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 February

Cornelia W