By Stamp Set – Oh So Succulent

By Stamp Set - Birthday Blossoms, By Stamp Set - Oh So Succulent, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches #337

May 16, 2018May 16, 2018by stamplicious5 Comments

Hey Everyone

Welcome to a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Our latest sketch has been designed by the wonderfully talented Linda Callahan.

I put a put of extra love into this card because I made it for my mum for Mother’s Day. I always stress when it’s time to make my mum a card as I want it to be just right and make her feel a little bit special. She might just love Stampin’ Up as much as I do! I love that we have this in common.

The flowers and leaves that I have used on my card are from Stampin’ Up!s Birthday Blossoms. I have given them a little watercolour love with Fresh Fig and Old Olive Inks. I then used my Fresh Fig Marker to give more definition to the petals. There was quite a bit of fussy cutting between the flowers and leaves, but I don’t mind the time it takes as I’m generally singing along with my 80s music playing in the background.

The sentiment I’ve used is from a retired Stampin’ Up set called Oh So Succulent. Behind the main panel I have used a light woodgrain DSP. This pretty paper is from Woodgrain Textures Designer Series Paper Stack. My Whisper White Cardstock is matted with Fresh Fig Cardstock as I liked the contrast of this bold colour behind the white.

Here’s my card:

The Clean Team have designed gorgeous cards that will no doubt inspire you. Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #368

July 14, 2017July 13, 2017by stamplicious9 Comments

Hey Everyone

There’s a new challenge waiting for you at Just Add Ink. This weeks challenge is for you to:

When you’ve had no sleep after babysitting a 1yo and a 3yo you really should read the challenge before you make a card…… With my tired eyes and fuzzy mind I thought the challenge was something like create a Christmas card using a non-traditional stamp set. So I came up with this card using Oh So Succulent:

I then went to load my card and realised it was supposed to be a Christmas card using a birthday set. Even though Oh So Succulent has a birthday sentiment in it, I wasn’t sure it fit the challenge 100%, so I scrambled and made the following card using Happy Birthday Gorgeous. I created a wreath with the leaves from this set and stamped the little flowers in red to make them look like poinsettias.

The girls at Just Add Ink have created wonderful inspiration for you – so head over to Just Add Ink and take a look. We would love it if you could play along.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Oh So Succulent, By Stamp Set - Painted & Penned, By Stamp Set - Picture Perfect, By Theme - Female Cards

Colour INKspiration Challenge #7

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017by stamplicious9 Comments

Hey Everyone

The card I’m sharing today is for the newest colour challenge and at Colour INKspiration Challenge.

Colour INKspiration is found on Facebook – we would love it if you could play along. Link up a project to our Facebook page. You have two weeks create a project. I can’t wait to see what you create with this very pretty colour combo below:

I’ve been away on our yearly holiday for the past 10 days and made this card while I was away. I try and fit as many Stampin’ Up! products as I can into the boat to take along, but when it comes down to making a card, I always find I never have exactly what I need. When all else fails, Penned and Painted is my fallback stamp set. For some extra interest I added some pink accents from Oh So Succulent and some leaves from Picture Perfect – quite a combination of sets!

Here’s my card:

The next hop along the way is the wonderfully talented (and fellow Melbournian) Rachel Palmieri. You’re going to love Rachel’s project as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Balloon Adventures, By Stamp Set - Oh So Succulent, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches #282

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017by stamplicious10 Comments

Hey Everyone

There’s a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the fabulously talented Cecile Ribon. I fell in love with this sketch as soon as I saw it. It’s such a cool design that made making my card easy and come together in no time. A no time card was what I needed as I’m on hols and sunning it up by the beach until next week. Take a look at the friends I made while I was putting my card together on Monday. These cheeky birds have me wrapped around their little fingers (if they had any) and have me feeding them 3 times a day.

Now on to Cecile’s cool sketch:

You probably know by now about my love of flower stamp sets. The stamp set I have used is from Stampin’ Up!s Oh So Succulent. The flowers I have stamped are quite possibly supposed to be made into succulents, but I decided to colour mine and make a Dahlia out of it. I have paired them with some leaves from Stylish Stems Framelit Dies. The squares in the background are from Urban Underground Speciality Designer Series Paper – which I LOVE! The sentiments I’ve used are from Balloon Adventures. There are so many of the sentiments that I use from this versatile set.

Here’s my card:

As always, the Design Team at Freshly Made Sketches has nailed it and created gorgeous cards to inspire you. Head over to the challenge and take a look. While you’re there, we would love it if you could play along.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle