Soccer Dudley

Here is the card I made for the Here come the boys blog challenge this week titled sports. I have used everything stampin up except the image which is a digital stamp from Dustin Pike.

Supplies

Dudley Digital Stamp

Pumpkin Pie card and designer papers

Old Olive card embossed

Night of Navy card 5' x 5'

Copic Markers for digital stamp

Sewing machine, yes, a real sewing machine

Great Grads stamp set from Stampin Up

Mat Pack for around Dudley - Faux Stitching

Night of Navy Stampin write marker

Here is a closer view of Dudley. He is so cute and extremely awesome to colour.

Challenges

Here Come the Boys - Sporty
Do You Stack Up - Faux Stitching

SUO - Kids Birthday Challenge

Are these not the cutest little girls that Stampin Up have to offer this year. It has taken me a long time to decide whether to purchase this stamp set or not, but obviously, you can tell, I finally took the plunge. I am entering this card in the challenge at SUO this week, focusing on childrens' birthday

Supplies

Real Red card

Whisper White card

Crumb Cake card

Tempting Turquoise card plus Designer Paper

The Nicest Things stamp set

Perfect Punches (greeting)

Border punch 

Real Red Satin Ribbon

 SUO Challenge - Children Birthday

Bugaboo CAS Challenge

Here is the card I have made for the Bugaboo Clean and Simple Challenge for this week. Although this is a very basic card, it is quite difficult to stop adding elements. So I stopped at two buttons and a few strips of card stock only.

Here is the blown up image that is on the front of my card. The digital stamp comes from Bugaboo Stamps, of course and I used my copics to colour in the image.

Supplies

Pretty in Pink SU

Pink Pirouette SU

Subtles Collection Buttons

Whisper White

Copics

E55, E57, RV11, RV13, E00 and E02

Challenge    http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

Just a Boy and his Dog

I have had this card sitting in my 'Project' draw for months now, trying to figure out what I was going to do with it. I firstly added some yellow patterned paper to the background but quickly removed that, then I had some Real Red Designer paper, and as you can see, I removed that too. What to do, what to do. I then decided last night at about 11 o clock, that I would remove all patterned paper and start again. This is what I came up with. I added the chipboard star and real red button this morning at 6 am. Now I'm happy.

I coloured this image from Bugaboo Stamps using my copic markers, although, it was a long time ago while I was trying to work out how to blend properly. I also used the technique inlaid embossing for the red and blue squares behind the coloured image.

Supplies used

Copic Markers

Embossing Folder with Sizzix

Chipboard Star

SU Real Red Button

SU Real Red

SU Night of Navy 

SU Whisper White 

Challenge Do You Stack Up Challenge 27 - Chipboard

More Weekend Cards

Here are the cards that complete the 3 card series with the Bundle of Joy stamp set from Stampin Up. They, like the previous post can be found in the Stamping Magazine that was released this month. I have changed them to suit the Stampin Up items I have.

Pumpkin Pie

So Saffron

Chocolate Chip

Whisper White

Border Edge punch

Pumpkin Pie Ribbon

Label Punch

Here is the closer view of the Stamps I have used. I have used my copics to colour in the bear and giraffe, instead of using the usual watercolour technique. I really like the way thy have turned out.

Inlaid Thanks

So, for those who couldn't make class this morning, here is what you missed out on. We made an inlaid embossed card using all Stampin Up products. We also made a technique card to place in our binders as well. I found this card while checking out the challenges for last week, and thought that this card style would be great for a class.

Mambo Melon card stock

Basic Grey card stock

Old Olive card stock

Sizzix Stampin Up Alphabet Dies

Designer buttons to match card stock

Vintage Vogue stamp set

Mat Pack plus paper piercing tool

Mambo Melon Marker

Special thanks must go to Helen of www.h2designs.blogspot.com I really liked the card Helen made for the inkspirations challenge last week. The link is below, so check it out.

http://h2designs.blogspot.com/2011/06/inkspirations-challenge-74-inlaid.html

Lazy Saturday

Here is the card that I made this afternoon. I saw this card in the latest edition of Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine, and although I didn't have any of the listed items, I decided I would try and turn the card into a Stampin Up card. I am really pleased with the way it turned out. I am now going to try and convert the other card in the magazine to Stampin Up. So all credit for these designs come from Rachael Merrick.

Pumpkin Pie

Chocolate Chip

So Saffron

Whisper White

Coloured Buttons to co ordinate with card stock

White Gel Pen for Faux Stitching

Spellbinders Die

Copic Markers

And for the life of me, I can not remember what this stamp set is called. When my memory comes back, I will fix this post. So, Please, if anyone knows, comment and let me know what it is so I can list it. Thanks. Okay, I remember now after searching on Google. (Gotta luv Google). Bundle of Joy is the stamp set I used here. Retired, but still in my collection of stamps.

Rockets 2

Here is the second card my class made this morning. We used the technique (inlaid embossing) for the stars along the bottom of the card. I used my Copics to colour the rocket in to math the card stock we used. All products are from Stampin Up (of course) listed below.

Pun Fun Stamp Set

Crumb Cake Card Stock

Real Red Card Stock

Not Quite Navy Card Stock

Small Star Punch

Small Circle Punch

Faux Stitching Technique

White Gel Pen

Rocket Man

Stampin Up Materials used are:

Pun Fun Stamp Set

Crumb Cake Card Stock

Real Red Card Stock

Not Quite Navy Card Stock

Small Star Punch

Small Circle Punch

Faux Stitching Technique

White Gel Pen

I am including this card in the Do You Stack Up - Stars Challenge, here is the site if you want to play along too.

DYSU Challenge Blog    www.doyoustackup.blogspot.com

Stepping Out

Here is my second card using the Build a Roo from Stampin Up. I saw this style of step card on the net and decided I had better have a go at making one. The template I used came from Creative Moments with Sandy.

http://creativemomentswithsandy.blogspot.com

I have used Chocolate Chip (Still my favorite), Pretty in Pink, Real Red and Whisper White.

Colour Throwdown - Mojo

This is the first card that I have made with the Build a Roo set from Stampin Up. I am going to try and make five cards using this set. The colours came from the Colour Throwdown Challenge and the card design came from the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. The colours are Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Certainly Celery. I have stamped my Kangaroo in Staz on Ink and used my copic markers for colouring.

www.colorthrowdown.blogspot.com color-throwdown-144

www.mojomonday.blogspot.com

One for Dad

Here is the latest card I have made for my boys to give to their father for either Birthday or Fathers Day. Not quite sure which one as yet, because they are only one month apart. We Australians celebrate Fathers Day in September, so I guess I am ahead with this one.

I used Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Whisper White and Real Red. I am quite hooked on these colours at the moment. I used matching Designer papers, label punch cut in half, string for the button, real red brads and a button that I found in my stash, that just happened to have the right colours in it. I was going to use some of my On Board letters, but I pulled out and dusted off my Cricut machine and cut the letters from Night of Navy Designer Paper instead. I can't believe I have not used my Cricut for such a long time now. Almost two years. Wow. Is that a sign of having toooooo much stuff or what?

I have used the inspiration of Verve Stamps for this card, although when I look at the original to the finished card here, there really isn't much that is the same.

www.suochallenges.com

www. birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com

http://stampingscrappingchallengecentral.blogspot.com/

Happy Mothers Day

I thought I had better start posting some cards for the month of May. Apart from being away on Holidays, and having Easter, My Birthday and Mothers Day, life has been pretty hectic. Something had to give. Although I am back now and ready to go. Here is the card I made for my Mother-in-law for Mothers Day. I used the Elements of style stamp set, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red and Marina Mist card stock and everything else Stampin Up.

Dino Birthday

This little fellow is yet another Dustin Pike digital stamp. I am actually going to enter this one on Dustins' challenge blog. I have used Pumpkin Pie card stock together with the birthday roller wheel from Stampin up, to create, somewhat, of designer paper for the background. I used Dustins' digital dino and balloons and also my trusty sewing machine for the balloon strings and little border around the card. Hope you like it.

Celebrate Friends

This is the first stamp I have used from Lori Designs. It is sooooo cute. I chose, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist, Whisper White and Old Olive as my colours so I could enter this card in a challenge. Here are the details:

www.inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge Number 65

www.stampincelebration.blogspot.com

Inspiration Challenge Number 47

The Bently Connection

Okay, so I woke up this morning, and this little picture was waiting for me in my inbox. AWESOME. It seems that Bently and I have a great connection going on here. I have used him in both challenges I have entered with Bugaboo and have won one, and placed in the other one. Damn, he's a fine little fellow. I am really happy to get this award, and extremely surprised at the same time.  Thank you.

New Bugaboo Challenge

This card here is for the new bugaboo challenge - 4 layers or more, for this week. I enjoy the challenges because it give you a reason to sit down, relax and enjoy creating. Thanks for looking.

Pocket Organiser

Here is another page from my Digital Organiser I am currently making. Apart from the A4 pages, including the binder index card and colouring page, I will be including a template so you can have a pocket version as well. I will be adding spiral binding to the pages, but I am not finished putting all the pages in as yet. I am using a ring clip. So here are the first three pages of the Bugaboo Section for you to look at. I am almost ready for the template to be down loadable. I just want to make sure it is right first. Sorry, I forgot to mention that the dimensions for this pocket organiser is 2.5" x 5". Perfect for you scrap / crop bag.

Introducing Donna

I thought I would introduce you all to Donna. I grabbed this digi stamp from Tiddlyinks. Really cute. I also used the colour coach from stampin up for the colour scheme. The main card colour is Basic Grey.

Easter Wishes

I made this card yesterday using a bugaboo stamps digital image. Actually it was a freebie. I was going to just use Daffodil Delight only, but i decided that the pink highlighted the bunnies as well.

Anything Goes Challenge

So on the Bugaboo Challenge site this week is a 'anything goes' project. I am not sure whether this project I am making quite qualifies for this heading, but I am going to post it anyway. This is going to be my catalogue for my digital stamps. (Mainly so I can keep track of them.) I have coloured in the stamps, using my favorite colours as the first page, and the second page has the colours again, with the copic marker numbers listed below the colour swatches. When I make a card, I will place a sample of the card on the 'cardstock' section of the page also. Hopefully, in about 10 years, I will have an A4 folder, full of index cards and colouring examples so I can refer to them. Being a Bugaboo Challenge, I thought my first page should be a bugaboo stamp, and I just adore Bently. After a few test runs, I hope to have a free download on my blog if required.

Inkspirations Challenge 2

Here is the second card I have made using the Inkspirations Colour Challenge. I am really liking these colours together. I think I may turn this into a class card as well.

Inkspirations Challenge 1

I made this card for the Inkspirations Colour Challenge for this week. I actually really like these colours together, although, probably not ones that I would have used if not for a challenge. But having said that, I have already made two cards for this challenge, and LOVE the colours. I used my favorite stamp set from Stampin Up, Just Believe and also my new butterfly sizzix embossing die. Really cute. If you pop on over to Inkspirations you will find the challenge there. The link is on my side bar.

Mojo Sketch 180

I made this little fellow from a digital image from Tiddlyink.com for the latest Mojo Monday Sketch. I used my copic markers for the colouring, Stampin Up Designer Papers and my Quickutz soccer ball die. I thought this little soccer ball fitted in well, considering it is a soccer themed card. All I need to do now, is find someone who plays soccer.

OOPS, I was meant to say I made this card for Sketch 184. Not 180.

Honourable Mention

Just checked the inspirations site to see the new challenge for this week, and to my surprise Mono Clyde received a honourable mention. Way to go Clyde :)