Colour Challenge at Stampin Royalty

I love colour challenges. It really makes you think about your card and takes the hard part about choosing colours away. Oh well, I think I am kidding myself here. This week's colour challenge, really was a challenge. I didn't think that my card was quite the way I wanted it. Well, that was until I stuck the designer paper on. Loving it now. Have a look at what the other design team member have done using the same colours. Amazing stuff.

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Dynamic soccer

This is the card I made using the colours from Dynamic Duos this week. I had recently purchased this stamp of Kenny K called Anime Soccer and thought I would give the grey colouring a go. It has been a while since I have completed more than one challenge, but I think that I am getting back on track now.

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I Wuf You

Here is the card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches # 99 this week. I used a new digital stamp from Tiddlyinks called Dog Days. I used the MDS to create the background paper, using the paws stamp from the stamp set Patterned Pets. I just re sized, cut and paste to fit the card size I wanted. As you can see, there is a small gap between the paws pattern. I thought that I may be able to use some ribbon here. I have left it off this card because the sketch didn't' have any ribbons or bows. Amazing sketch.

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Stampin Royalty Photo Inspiration

This week at Stampin Royalty we have a picture inspiration challenge for you.

The idea is: make a card or project using the picture below as you inspiration. For my card I have taken the Hexagonal design on the wallpaper and the orange and yellow colours. I have used the six sided sampler stamp set and punch from stampin up. The sentiment is from the MDS digital kit called You're my Sunshine, coloured in Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. Just a tad Hybrid with this one.

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Great Uses for Scraps

At Stampin Royalty this week we have a little challenge the uses scraps. I have a tendency to use my scraps and turn them into backgrounds like this card here. The blocked background is made from using scrap paper that I have kept. The stamp set is called Stippled Rose, and although retired a few years ago, it is one of my all time favourites. Click on the link below and have a look at how the rest of the design team uses their scraps.

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SR Challenge 187 - Christmas in July

Here is my card for the challenge at www.stampinroyalty.blogspot.com this week. The theme for this week is Christmas in July. I have used some of my older designer paper and the stamp set called Snow much Fun by Stampin Up. I also used my Copics to colour in the snowmen and tree. The torn paper is supposed to look a bit like snow, (not sure about that one). I think I need a little more practice with the tearing technique. Pop on over and check out the other Christmas cards the Design Team have prepared. There is nothing better than getting an early start on the Christmas cards.

Thank You

Just a quick little note for everyone who left comments regarding the passing of Elly. I am so touched that you made the time to comment, and I am so very thankful. I have read all the comments a few times, and although a part of life, it REALLY hurts not to have her here with us. She was my work buddy, gardening buddy, craft buddy and model, and although being an animal, she was my best friend. So, again, thank you so much for your kind words of support.

Take care

Paula

Rest in Peace Elly Girl

so, i headed to the vet, bright and early this morning to try and get Elly some medication for the sore on her nose. She was acting very strange last night, almost to the point of being lost in her own house. i woke this morning to Elly being blind. i thought it may have been high blood pressure, which results in the retinas detatching causeing blindness. So, i get to the vet, she has a thorough check up and is diagnosed with having a cancerous tumor on her nose that has spread to her eyes and brain. So without any hesitation, i had the vet put my poor baby to sleep. i didnt want her to suffer anymore than she had to. The cancer was eventually going to cover her entire head and with no cure she is at peace now.

Daring Adventure

Here is my submission for the Stampin Royalty colour challenge this week. I chose to do another page layout using My Design Studio by Stampin Up. This program is so easy to use, and remember there is a 30 day free trial. The colours are listed above, which are quite nice together. Click on the link below to see what the other girls have come up with. They are awesome.

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Stampin Royalty Picture Inspiration

Here is another 8" x 8" double page layout using MDS. I am so in love with this program from Stampin Up. This layout was created using the picture below as my inspiration. There just so happened to be a template available on MDS that fitted perfectly. Have a look at what the other girls have done with the same picture.

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Single Layer Challenge

Oh Boy. The challenge for this week at Stampin Royalty is Single Layer. Oh man, did I struggle with this one at the start. I sat for hours with a sheet on white card stock in front of me, hoping that inspiration would come. Argh. Nothing. So, after many hours, I decided to jump onto MDS. Create a new project, resize the project to the card size I was after, went through all my SU digital stamps, and hey presto. This is eventually what I came up with. And, without tooting my own trumpet. I love it. Although I did use my Copics to colour the Poppies and stems.

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Anything goes at Stampin Royalty

Stampin Royaltys' theme for this week is ANYTHING GOES. I thought that this challenge would be a piece of cake, but I had so many ideas floating around in my head, it was difficult to decide which one I would go with. I decided to scrap them all and play around with MDS from Stampin Up. Amazing program, once you get the hang on it. I created a double page spread 8.5" x 11". I had never attempted a Landscape digital page before, as we Australians struggle to get page protectors for this type of page. Becky Higgins to the rescue. I found these page pockets in a mixed set I purchased on the weekend.

Stay tuned for more MDS projects, as I am already hooked. Have a look at what the other girls have some up with this week. Here is the link for you.  

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It's all Stripes

This week at Stampin Royalty is all about stripes. And, wouldn't you know it, I had no stamps available to me with Stripes. So having said that, I grabbed the next best thing. Zebras. Yeah, and I had the stamp set to match. So here is my card.

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Photo inspiration at Stampin Royalty

Here is your photo inspiration for this week. I love the nautical theme of this photo. Really like the navy and white. So here is my card. I used the digital stamp The Open Seas (Stampin Up) so I could enlarge the stamp and create a larger background for my card.

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Best Friends

The Dynamic Duos Challenge

Here is the card I made for the challenge at Dynamic Duos this week. These colours are absolutely amazing together and definitely one of my favorite colour combinations of all time. I can't get over how great these colours are, and I have not used them before. The image is one from Tiddlyinks. Christy Croll is an incredible artist and her images are fantastic to colour with copics.

Stampin Royalty Colour Challenge #180

This is the card I made for the  Stampin Royalty colour challenge below. I must confess, I was a loving these colours together in the picture below, but when I grabbed these colours and tried to put them onto my card, I struggled. Although, having said that. I now love these colours together. Pop on over to the Stampin Royalty challenge page and see what the other girls have come up with. I seem to be having a little balloon issue this past few months. It would have to be my most used stamp that I own.

Birthday Wishes

I made this card for the Pals Paper Arts colour challenge this week. These are great colours together and I enjoy creating this little card. The image is from Tiddlyinks, coloured with Copic Markers and Stampin Up designer paper and happy birthday sentiment.

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Monster Birthday

I made this card for the sketch challenge over at Freshly made sketches this week. I have used a digital stamp from Tiddlyinks, which I might add, is awesome and I have used my Copic Markers for the colouring. Great sketch.

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Stampin Royalty Masculine/Dad challenge

Here is the card I have made for this weeks challenge over at Stampin Royalty. The theme for this challenge was Masculine - Dad. I used the boot from Bootiful Occasion from Stampin Up and also for the background paper I used the new stamp called Beyond Plaid.

Happy Birthday

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Here is the card I made this morning in class for the above colour challenge from Dynamic Duos. I love it when you look at the colours and think, there is no way I am going to be able to create something from those colours, and wham, a card appears that is pretty cool, (I might add). Having the colours chosen for you is another real advantage. If you are like me, I tend to struggle with colours. These challenges take the guess work out for me.

Showered with Love

Here is the card I made for the Color Throwdown challenge using the colour listed below. This was such an awesome selection of colours, I just had to make a card. So I decided that I would use one of my dies from Die-namics called Umberella. This is the first time that I have used this die, and it is great. I think I will have to go through my stash more often. The idea for the layout of this card came from the very talented Karen Giron, check out her card. She is amazingly talented, and I am a huge fan of her work.

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Stampin Royalty Picture Inspiration 178

The picture below is my inspiration for this fun, happy summer looking card. Although the card consists mostly of the stripes on the lemonade stand and some of the colours.

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You only live once

This week at Stampin Royalty, we have a sketch for you to try. If you click on the link below, you will see some amazing cards by the girls using their own interpretation.

Stampin Royalty Sketch Challenge

For this card I used the following items:

Sorry I'm Late

This week at Stampin Royalty we have a colour challenge for you to try. The colours are shown below. I used the MDS program to create the coloured flowers from the Button Up stamp set. I then coloured them to the colours in the challenge, and hey presto, we have our card. Have a look at the other cards that the girls have created using these colours. I am sure that I am going to case one or two.

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All Ears

Thank goodness there is nothing on television at the moment. I get a chance to play in my craft room and enter a few challenges. This is another digital stamp courtesy of Sassy Cheryl. Below is the sketch I used from Sweet Sunday. All products are Stampin Up, except for the image. All colouring is done using my Copic Sketch Markers. Thanks for looking.