ColorQ Challenge # 69

Hi Everyone, 

Today's going to be a scorcher - 40 Celsius or 104 Fahrenheit!  So what better than to stay inside with the cooling and make some cards. 

This morning I decided to attempt this weeks ColorQ's Challenge#69 - (just click on the pic below to visit their site.)

 

Initially, thought I would make a masculine card, then I thought a giraffe may form part of it, untimately deciding on "For All You Do" stamp set which is one of my all time fav's.  You can never really tell where a challenge will lead you. . .

Here's the final result

 

 

Have a great day,

Corinna

 

Stamps: For All You Do, Occasional Quotes, Itty Bitty Bits.

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

 Inks: Peach Parfait, Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry, Versamark.

 Other: Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Peach Parfait Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Scallop Trim Punch, Corner Rounder (non SU) & Rhinestones & Pearls.

Nat''s B'day + Inkspirations Color Challenge #54 = This Card

Hi All,

As promised I am back with the birthday card that I've made for my wonderful friend Natalie.

I decided the colour palette in this weeks Inkspirations Challenge would fit the bill perfectly.  

http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/

Now to decide on the individual elements.  I did try to move away from my tried & trusted but those Butterflies and the Ruched Ribbon snuck their way in.  I do love the result however:

Here's the inside

and here it is with the giftbag I made to co-ordinate:

 

Sadly, now I'm home from delivering this gift I see that the photos aren't really that crash hot - will remember to check prior to giving next time.

Thanks for stopping by,

Corinna

 

Recipe - All Stampin'Up! unless noted otherwise:

Stamps - Just Believe, Well Scripted, Friends 24/7

Cardstock/Inks - Blushing Bride, Pear Pizazz, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories - Butterfly Embosslits, Modern Label Punch,  Word Window Punch, Brad, Pearls, Blushing Bride Ribbon, Finial Press Embossing Folder.

JAI 52 & SCC #36

Finally back, it took longer than I thought but I've been busy organising, preparing and celebrating hubby's 40th Birthday.

Now things are back to normal I have completed another challenge card that fits 2 of this weeks challenges.

 

I used the layout from JAI - 52 Sketch Challenge & the colors & floral background to fit Stampin Celebration Challenge #36.

It's a small gift card that would be perfect to give to a friend along with some chocolate or flowers to cheer her up or remind her what a great friend she is.

I used a tip from Regionals and made my own "Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder" by mixing Dazzling Diamonds with Clear Embossing powder and used this to create the sparkly background with the blossom branch from Easter Blossoms.

Now I have a Birthday Card to make. . .

Will be back to share when it's done.

Love Corinna

 

Recipe:

Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink. Whispher White

Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink

Other: Lattice Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Tiny Tag Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Whispher White Taffeta Ribbon, Adhesive Pearls, Dazzling Diamonds

 

 

JAI 49 Just Add Summer

Here's my entry to Just Add Ink's Challenge Number 49 - Can't believe how many they've had I recall when they first started and I was planning to participate in each and every one! 

OK so how does that saying go?  Better Late Than Never! At least it's before this challenges deadline LOL

 

Time for another challenge!

Have a great day!

Love Corinna

 

Recipe - All Stampin'Up! Supplies

Stamps: Medallion Background, Something Sweet

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Whispher White, So Saffron, Pumkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake

Other: Whisper White Flower Brad, Rhinestones, Lattice Embossing Folder, Crimper, Scallop Trim border Punch, Beautiful Butterflies Die & Butterfly Wings Embosslit.

 

Happy New Year & a new resolution

 
Hi, believe it or not I have finally made it back to my Blog!

 

I'm also resolving to post here at least weekly & participate in more challenges.

 

I made a few cards recently that  I can share with you now - all are made with Stampin' Up! supplies

 

My "baby" girl turned eleven a few weeks before Christmas & I'd just been given the wonderful "Valentine Defined" or "Love Defined" Stamp set as a Christmas Gift.  This was the result!

Steph's Birthday Card

and the inside. . .

I've also got the fabulous new set Easter Blossoms & I had a great time teaming it with the new Scallop Square Die & the Butterfly Embosslit

and the inside. . . .

 

Finally a Birthday Card for a friend who loves orange

 

and the inside. . . .

OK - time to tackle some challenges.

Those on my hit list?  Well first up is the current Just Add Ink Challenge.

 

Back soon,

 

Corinna XO

ESAD Autumn Winter Mini Catalog Blog Hop

Good Morning everyone!

I hope you’re ready for the ESAD Blog Hop! Better go grab yourself a cuppa as you’ll be hopping for a while!

What is ESAD you say?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when its needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Ok so now on to my creation.  To date I have completed a total of 5 scrapbooking pages, I really find them challenging, but there I was playing around with my new toys and there was a recent pic taken of my daughter  (who'd just been dancing in the rain) which seemed to go well with the gorgeous new Cottage Wall DSP.

 

So I jumped in and took the plunge, and whilst I took a lot of time deciding where everything should go, it ended up being a really simple Layout.  There's heaps of new goodies used too.  

I've used some ink, cardstock & ribbon in one of the gorgeous New In-Colors - Rich Razzleberry (The other two, Soft Suede & Melon Mambo are wonderful too!)

The long awaited Top Note Die's been cut out using my Big Shot in Kraft Cardstock and only part peeks out below the photo to provide a space for journalling.

Below this is a strip of Whispher White that has been punched with the Scallop Edge Punch & run through the "Polka Dots" Embossing Folder.  This together with the strip of Orchid Opulence popped through the crimper add the texture without overpowering the layout. 

The Flower &  "Love Life" quote comes from the stamp set - Cottage Garden.  This quote has been stamped on a piece of Whispher White that has been cut out with a Sizzlet from the set of Lots of Tags.  Behind this is a piece of Orchid Opulence that was cut from the Curly Label punch, then cut in half and stuck on so it just peeks out bend the quote.

Finally the Two Step Bird Punch!  Love it - as you can see the branch part of this punch is so versatile.

Here's a close up:

 

We are again offering Blog Candy for our Blog Hop. What
you need to do is complete the blog hop until you get back to me. Once you've
visited and commented on every blog then you will need to email Sharlene at
stampwithsharlene@hotmail.com who will then put your name into the draw for the
blog candy. There will be one winner from New Zealand and one winner from
Australia. 

So start hoppin by going to the next blog being Danielle Daws, I really do love her style & am looking forward to hopping over there myself - I do happen to know that she's using the magnificent Medallion Background Stamp.

Happy Blog Hopping,

Corinna

Thankyou & Something a little different

Hi there!

Thanks to all who stopped by my blog & left comments during the Blog Hop.  Each and every comment is very much appreciated. Thankyou!

I myself am planning to Hop around it again - there was so much inspiration; and now my daughter's back at school I might even be able to schedule in a little more time to get my stamps inked up.  The Blog Hop Candy Winners have been announced and will be receiving their candy in the mail over the coming week/s.

These days I generally I play mainly with SU only products.  This is because the color co-ordination makes it soooo easy and I love the quality.  Occasionally though I'll be asked to create a few samples for my Local Stamp Shop, and I take these opportunities to use my pre-SU stash.  Here's what I came up with this time. . .

First a cute shopping Anya

 
 

then a pretty vintage card for this anya carrying flowers

 

I had made a larger handmade flower then decided a smaller one would look better on the card so of course I then I had to make a matching gift box to put the big flower on.

 

I really enjoyed making those in the vintage style & plan to break out a few SU sets over the coming days to create more.  Friends 24-7 & the Friends wheel are just screaming at me, and after seeing some creations using the SAB Birdcage stamp (yes the same one I used in the Blog Hop) this is gonna be working hard too.

My daughter encouraged me to get these stamps - she convinced me we needed both Anya (Bella) and Ian (Edward), butI think she had her own interests at heart LOL.  As soon as we got home we got to work creating these pencil cases.  We're a bit late jumping onto the Twilight bandwagon, but she's certainly making up for it! 

 

OK now off to do some more stamping & hopefully have more to show soon.

Love Corinna