Another card challenge for you this morning, this time a sketch from the ladies at Mojo Monday.
My card features a gorgeous flower which I have coloured using the Blendabilities. I have done two of them, then cut them and layered them, and I have also given them two coats of Crystal Effects to give them a lovely sheen.
Here is a closer look at the layers of the flower.
Happy stamping!
Chris
A quick post today to show the card I have made for this week’s Just Add Ink challenge.
My card again uses lots of new goodies from the soon-t0-be released new catalogue, but I am having so much fun playing with new stuff that I just can’t help myself! 🙂
The card uses a Project Life card which I have stamped the image onto, then done some paper piercing around the arrow to highlight it, and the cute bicycle image is from the new hostess stamp set Life’s Adventure.
Happy stamping!
Chris
Just one of the many things that I love about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, is seeing just how much chaos a group of ladies can make with cardboard, ink and punches! Â Seeing them starting with pieces of cardstock that make no sense at all, and then seeing it all come together. Â It always makes me smile!
So I want to thank all the ladies from the Time Out on Tuesdays group, who definitely made me smile this morning!
This set of cards was a little more difficult that I would usually design for a Stamp-a-Stack, however this particular group of ladies had all done some stamping and cardmaking before, so I thought a bit of a challenge wouldn’t hurt. Â I think they all enjoyed themselves.
Anyway, here are the cards they made, all featuring the Hardwood background stamp. Â This is a really versatile stamp, and I will definitely being showing you some more cute things to do with this stamp.
They made some pretty girly cards in different colours……..
As you can see, these ones also feature the Petite Petals and Papillon Potpourri stamp sets with their matching punches.
The sentiments come from the Wetlands stamp set…….
which we also used to do some cards with a more masculine flavour.
Thanks to all of the lovely ladies in the group, and a special thanks to Heather for organising everything. Â I had heaps of fun!
Happy stamping!
Chris
It is such a long time since I posted, and in between, we moved!  Yep, we have moved from Canberra to a lovely country town in New South Wales called Cooma, in the Snowy Mountains area.  It is just gorgeous here, although a little chilly.  I suspect it may get a whole lot chillier over the coming months 🙂
I haven’t done a lot of crafting over the last month or so, but thought I would share some cards we made a class just before I had to pack away all of my crafty toys in a box!
The class featured the Chalkboard technique and was heaps of fun. Â Here is what we made:
This first card uses just the Chalkboard technique….
and the second one has been coloured using some watercolour pencils.
Having to keep this short today, but if you have any questions, feel free to email or leave a comment.  And YES, I will be holding classes in Cooma, as well as continuing doing classes for my lovely stamping ladies in Canberra!  Stay tuned for dates.  And now for some box unpacking – particularly my stamps! 🙂
Happy Stamping!
Chris
Another cool sketch again this week at Freshly Made Sketches…….
I thought this one would be great for a masculine card, and since I haven’t played much with the Harvest Blessings stamp set, I decided this would be the perfect opportunity.
My background paper comes from the Soho Subway DSP and I only noticed after the card was complete that there is a little blob of blue at the bottom. Â No, not an ink blog, it is definitely part of the paper, I just didn’t quite manage to get the paper cut so that it was off the edge. Â I’m not sure if my faux stitching around the edge hides the blob, or actually highlights it, but never mind!
The tractor from Harvest Blessings is stamped in Pumpkin Pie, the flag in Early Espresso run through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and then sanded to get that lovely effect with the Coordinations cardstock, and I have used a retired paperclip with a knot of twine at the top. Â Nice and simple!
Make sure you check out all the talent at Freshly Made Sketches!
Happy Stamping!
Chris
I have seen so many gorgeous ideas using the Festive Flurry Bundle  (Wood #133284, Clear #133285) that I just had to share another project.  I think I will have to use them to make some Christmas decorations this week!
I’m not sure if I am keen on this card, I think the stack of snowflakes makes it a little heavy, and you certainly wouldn’t put it into a standard envelope and send it through the post in Australia!  Guess I will be making a special envelope for it 🙂
The colours I have used are Rich Razzleberry and Smokey Slate (which is a very versatile colour!), a piece of the Silver Foil Sheet (#132178) which has been run through the Big Shot (#113439) using the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, (#129984) some silver Glimmer Paper (# 124005) and Silver Ribbon (#132137), and of course some of my all time favourite – Faux stitching.
This week’s SUO Challenge #85 is to use non-traditional Christmas colours in a project, so I will be sharing this card with the ladies there. Â And there is heaps of great inspiration on their blog if you are looking for some ideas.
Happy Stamping!
Chris
I haven’t really fallen of the face of the earth, just been rather busy…. a trip to the US in October, a bit of break from crafting and now it’s time to share some of the many creations I have been making over the last couple of weeks.
I absolutely love the Special Season stamp set in the current Seasonal Catalogue, and it has had a work out since it arrived!
Last night I held the first of two Christmas Stamp-a-Stacks, featuring… yes, you guessed it Special Season (Wood #131766, Clear #131769) combined with the traditional colours of the Season of Style DSP (#132340) papers.  Here are the cards that we made:
The sentiment on this first card comes from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set (Wood #130042, Clear #120024), which is framed with some of the Gold Foil Sheets (#132622). Â You can be sure you will be seeing some more of the Gold and Silver foil, its a great way to add a touch of something special!
We had a lovely night, lots of laughs, and lots of stamping… what more can you ask for? 🙂
My next Stamp-a-Stack in on Wed  11th December at  7.30pm, so if you live in the Canberra area and would like to come along, send me an email.
I do have a lot more to share with you, but I think it can wait for another post.
If you would like to order any of the items I have used in these cards, you can do so here, just click on the “Shop Now” button at the bottom of the page. Â And please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Happy Stamping!
Chris
Here are the cards that we made at my Wetlands Stamp-a-Stack on Wed evening. Â We all had a good time, lots of laughs, creativity and the lovely ladies went home with 6 cards each.
Keeping things short and sweet today, lots of “stuff” going on in my life at present, mostly to do with a new kitchen that is starting to take shape.  So crafting has taken a bit of a back seat for a while, but I assure that won’t continue for long!! 🙂  So keep checking back, I might even post some kitchen photos soon.
Happy stamping!
Chris
This is one of my favourite patterned papers from this year’s Annual Catalogue, it’s great for those masculine projects.
So with Father’s Day fast approaching us here in Australia (1st September), I thought I would offer a class using the Soho Subway DSP, and we will make a card plus a holder for those store Gift Cards, or some other small gift.
Of course, you could use it for a birthday gift or any other special occasion.
You need to contact me to book into the class, which will be held at my place (hopefully with most of the major renovations completed by then!!) on Wed 28th August at 7.30pm, or Saturday 31st August at 2pm. Â Please send me an email if you would like to come as places are limited.
Happy Stamping!
Chris
Last night I ran a class making some cards which used the Herringbone Technique, at the suggestion of one of my lovely stamping ladies. Â I had so much fun, and really enjoyed playing with this new technique.
The first card we made used strips of patterned paper. Â This one uses the gorgeous Venetian Romance.
I have kept the rest of the card as simple as possible to allow the background pattern to be the feature, and just used the Thanks a Bunch stamp from the Friendship Preserves stamp set, and the Window Frames Framelit Collection.
I made one using some retired papers to show how different the card could look, depending on which papers you used. It’s a great way to use up some of that stash of retired papers that you have sitting around!
The we used the same technique, only using Washi Tape instead of patterned papers, and made two cards using the two different sets of Washi Tape available in the Annual Catalogue (Page 171). Â The first one is a lovely bright and cheery card using the gorgeous colours of the Gingham Garden Washi Tape. Â And the second card using the Epic Day This and That Washi Tape to create a great masculine card.
The tutorial for this technique can be found here.
I hope you will give it a try, it is such an effective technique and heaps of fun!
Happy stamping!
Chris
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