Five on Friday - Beautiful Friendship

So way back then... was when I first got Beautiful Friendship out... with a Team Colour Challenge happening at the time... but gosh how things took over from that day!

So now high time I finally shared the finished cards... both here and back on the Team Challenge page! 

There were actually 6 cards created from this wreath.. but one went away in the post before I got a chance (aka remembered!) to photo... so only 5 finished cards to see in this post... but a "Where's Wally shot" below if you want to spot the 6th before it was finished!! Centre one if you are not sure....

And here are the insides as they needed a quick decoration so that I could write on them to send out with my customer thank you gifts at the time... although I am sure that I will have still failed to write on them... and added a written Sticky Note as I do....

Click here to see the details on what was used to create the stamped wreath one sheet wonder... and here to see more on the cutting up of the sheet...

Beautiful Friendship Friday

Quick share of a Beautiful Friendship & Ornate Thanks card to say thank you to a friend... and to to submit for our team colour challenge this month... which is...

Liked it so much that I then had to make another for another friend!! But more of that on another day...

Here was Plan A for this card... 

But then I decided a quick stamp, fussy cut and add would make a big difference... and so it did... 

Can't recommend this Beautiful Friendship stamp set enough!! Even though I was SO late to the party.... 

Full on Friday....

So we have a Team Colour Challenge going on...

And I rather like this combination... so thought I would have a go...

Using my new stamp set, Beautiful Friendship... that I bought especially to try out a Zoom Class on the Stamped One Sheet Wonder technique with the girls... hence the use of only one stamp set (plus Waterfront splats... as I know they all have at least one stamp set with similar splats! Or they can splatter with a pen if not)

So here is the before ...

Though I am not sure I can cut this one up! Love it! Love it! Love it!

Time will tell...

PS please don't panic if I don't get to post (much) for the next  week or so... DH is off work next week... so it could be time for a mini blog break!

Grace's Garden - Team Training Swaps #1

So we tried out something different for our Team Training swaps this time round... and huge thanks again to Donna for organising us...

But more of that on another day...

This was one of my swaps... featuring the lovely Grace's Garden... in Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Grey Granite and Whisper White...

And for a bit of fun... what do you think these are for?

Colour Challenge for Global Stamping Friends March Blog Hop

 

Hello and welcome to the March Blog Hop for our international Global Stamping Friends group... you are now in the UK with Amanda Bates at The Craft Spa.... a daily Stampin Up! blogger with lots of project tutorials, step by steps, original ideas and crafty tips for you as I go along...

So this month's Blog Hop features a colour challenge... which had me a-thinking a-plenty... as I do find most colour challenges indeed a challenge! And this one was no exception...

So I thought I would revisit a previous card and remake as that card hadn't been quite to plan... But then it needed something more... so I added a little something... and then I just wasn't sure! #bigfailure...

So it was back to the drawing board... featuring a wonderful stamp set that hasn't seen ink for a very long time... Hopeful Thoughts... available in both clear mount and wood mount... a set that had just been got out for a good reason... but more on that another day...

And a couple of really clean & simple cards CASEing myself from way back when... but with a completely fresh twist! Well you can't use Lemon Lime Twist without things looking fresher!

First up... the simple but stunning Tree... Inked up in Lemon Lime Twist... but then the trunks and branches over-inked using an Early Espresso marker pen....

Stamped onto a large Stitched Shapes square whilst temporarily adhered to the card blank... which was later removed and mounted onto a 7cm Lemon Lime Twist mat... and then stuck permanently to the 12 cm Square (5") card blank...

Finished off with a partial Early Espresso inked greeting from the set... Two ways to do this... cover the unwanted wording with a post it note... ink up... remove post it note and stamp OR ink up the wanted wording with a marker pen... and stamp. Either way make sure you have a clean stamp to start with!

But then I was completely stuck with how to add any Island Indigo... until I remembered the Enamel Shapes... and so a little heart finished the card! Not wouldn't this look great with the "Sending Heartfelt Thoughts" greeting out of the SaleABration Heartfelt Blooms set!

Next up... the Blossoms.... Lemon Lime Twist sponge brayered through a circular aperture... aperture removed... blossom spray and greeting inked up with markers & stamped...again a partial greeting...

Also set on a 12cm (5") Square Card blank... but with 9.9cm (3 7/8") Mat..and 9.5cm (3 3/4") white stamping panel

But before I go... oh why not!

So here's another Colour Challenge card for you... well it is made and although I had "rejected" it... I know that someone will probably appreciate it... so why not share... warts and all...

Large Square 14.8cm (5 7/8") card with a 10cm (4") white panel and 10.4cm (4 1/8") mat... 

Charming Cafe wreath... 4 of the separate flowers spray die cuts mounted to form a circle... 

Greeting and flowers from Perennial Birthday... and yes I chopped up my greeting! More details on that here... 

And to finish off... Lemon Lime Twist Mini Stripe Ribbon bow... a Tutti Frutti Sequin... and last... but for me the overkill unfortunately... Lemon Lime Twist tendrils around the mat from Sale A Bration Beautiful Peacock. I will definitely use these flourishes in this way again... as they are gorgeous... but just in a more subtle colour!  And yes... that also meant that I had used 3 stamp sets again!!!

And so to leave you... here is the trio of cards...

And now it is time to pass you on your way... so Goodbye from me... and Hello to Mary Ann who has something lovely to share with you... . Just press on the Big arrow below... 

But if you prefer to hop around from a list... or just in case of any early "bad links" ... here you go...

GSF Blog Hop Participants March 2018 – Colour Challenge

1.     Jan Musselman 

2.     Karie Beglau 

3.     Libby Dyson

4.     LIsa Ann Bernard 

5.     Anastasia Radloff 

6.     Tricia Butts 

7.     Amanda Bates (YOU ARE HERE!)

8.     Mary Ann Kay Rossiter

9.     Claudia Perry

10.  Jenn Curtis Charles 

11.  Amanda Farlinger 

12.  Courtenay Heuston 

13.  Angélique Stempelkeuken

14.  Kimberley Anne Morris

15.  Marieke Bart 

16.  Georgia Missy Aubrey-Gaydos

17.  Amber Thompson

18.  Sarah Mcdermott

Charming Cafe Wreath Card... and a colour challenge...

A quick little share of a card made for a Team Colour Challenge... though I didn't think I would get time to create anything as I am on a 4 class creating marathon this week...

But the colour combination was too good not to play... Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Tranquil Tide... completely "up my street"...

Though some of you may spot that I did actually forget to use Tranquil Tide and Chocolate Chip!! I blame the fact that I was using Stampin Blends and so had to use Memento Black Ink... though that is a white lie... as I did just forget!

And I do have to laugh at myself... 3 stamp sets on such a simple card!!!  

I had made and coloured the Charming Cafe wreath parts and Lots Of Happy flowers & leaves earlier in the week... and then I used my "chopped up" Perennial Birthday greeting stamp when pulling it all together today... as that happened to be out looking at me... 

More details on my greeting stamp "chop up" here...

Oh and I also forgot the Soft Sky bit too... and popped my panel onto a Pool Party card blank at the very last minute! 

In fact it was a bit of a comedy of errors... as I made another minor mistake too... but I will admit to that when I create what was intended... as I am being quite picky with myself... 

Luckily I love my simple little card! Mistakes and all... So I am quite happy for a quick re-make along the same lines...

Petal Palette with Tutti Frutti Cards & Envelopes...

Time for another bright and cheerful creation to ward off the cold spell around here today... and to celebrate the final completion of the years accounts and tax return submission that has taken my attention for the past week! Phew...

So back to the Colour INKspiration first January CI25 colour challenge of Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy and Whisper White

Featuring the lovely flowers & leaves from Petal Palette... a fabulous stamp and die bundle...

On one of the lovely card blanks in the Sale A Bration Tutti Frutti Cards & Envelopes pack... (that can be yours for free) 

With a small piece of one of the Tutti Frutti papers... which have a fabulous range of colours on the "plain side". Great 6x6 pack to have in stock... even if you aren't a fruit fancier... 

Big greeting care of Thankful Thoughts..

Set on the largest Stitched Shapes square and a Night of Navy mat... 

And finished off with a bow using the lovely Silver 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon... which (as an aside) is another fantastic ribbon to colour with your Stampin Blends...

Simple, bright and cheery little card...

Bright & Cheery Epic Celebrations

Rather different to the last 2 days cards... but the last of my makes using the gorgeous colour combination of Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy & Whisper White set by the Colour INKspiration group to start off the New Year...

Simplest of card formats for a teen (or young at heart) card to allow the colours to do the talking... and to make good use of my aperture from yesterday's card ... well I don't like waste! [10.5cm square White card blank with a 6.9cm Night of Navy mat]

Using the Sale A Bration promotional stamp set, Epic Celebrations (yours for free with a £45 order)

And simply Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy and Smoky Slate markers for colouring...

And so here are the final trio together...

And oh dear... I have now lied...as... as I was clearing away my Lemon Lime Twist/Night of Navy bits... another card somehow got created... so one for another dull day in the future!

Another Petal Palette card using Colour INKspiration challenge #125 colours

As I said yesterday... I liked this colour combination so much I had to go on and make a couple more cards whilst everything was out...

So a simple aperture card today... using the Sale A Bration promotional Tutti Frutti Cards & Envelopes (which can be yours for free with every £45 ordered) These are rather nice!

As Stampin' Up! says... Let these spring-colored card bases and envelopes inspire you to make fabulous projects!

* 16 preprinted card bases and envelopes 
* 4 each of 4 designs
* Folded card: 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" | 14 x 10.8 cm
* Envelope: 5-3/4" x 4-3/8" | 14.6 x 11.1 cm

Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party

Again the card mainly features the gorgeous Petal Palette bundle... though this time I have coloured in the "main event roses"... colouring details in yesterdays' post...

Picture Perfect Birthday greeting on the largest Stitched Shapes die cut square... and the aperture/frame is cut using the same Stitched Shapes square and the largest scallop square from the Layering Squares dies...

Finished off with a Stampin Blends coloured piece of White Organza 1/4" ribbon... I think I may be using quite a lot of this ribbon as it colours so beautifully and easily...

And here is a photo of my INK spirations colour challenge Petal Palette duo... lovely and fresh... and creating a very happy corner in my display...

Petal Palette for Colour INKspiration Challenge #C125

So a New Year brings a new intent and some changes to ways of working... So I have decided to do as many a good Stampin Up! demo does... and start to enter a few creative challenges during 2018...

So first up... a colour challenge... care of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group... Tricia Raineri chose this yummy & summery inspiration pic for #CI25. And we could also other neutrals such as Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand or metallics in the challenge project.

I can't tell you how happy I was working with this combination... light, bright, summery and right up my blues and greens street.... love it! So much so... that I couldn't stop with just the one project that I entered for the challenge... so more to come...

But for today... my entry to the Challenge... a small Bridge U Fold card as per this Tutorial I shared last year... though I only used the one box section/insert for the birdie perch.... so that was scored at 1.5cm from each side from a 11.5cm x 2.5cm high panel...

Featuring mainly Petal Palette... a lovely stamp and die bundle...

Along with Tutti Frutti papers... which have a fabulous range of colours on the "plain side". Great 6x6 pack to have in stock...

Stamped greeting from Picture Perfect Birthday... a greeting that I just can't stop using...

And finished off with a doubled die cut greeting from the fantastic Sale A Bration promotion die set, Celebrate You (yours for free with a £90 order) and which is, for the first time, a Sale A Bration  item that will continue for sale into the new Annual Catalogue come 1st June so long may it reign!

And some details for you...

I didn't colour in many of the flowers and leaves as I preferred the lightness of the marker duo inked flower images... but where I needed them... I used the Lemon Lime Twist watercolor pencil found exclusively in the Lots of Happy card kit... and just a Blender Pen and Night of Navy ink pad 

The long leaf spray was inked in Lemon Lime Twist... and "marker thumped" with Old Olive to produce some texture/veining... and then fussy cut! The other images being die cut using the Petals & More dies...

Come back tomorrow for another bright and summery card to lighten your day... which I think we all need with all that white stuff tumbling down outside round here....