By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Colour Q

colourQ #344 & Viva la Verve June Week 1 Sketch

June 5, 2016by stamplicious4 Comments

Hey Everyone

I had lunch on Friday with a friend who I haven’t seen in a looooong time. We were discussing hobbies and she asked me how I come up with ideas for my card. I always find inspiration from challenges. I took a look around the challenges this morning and found the following challenges to combine on my card – colourQ’s colour challenge and the sketch challenge at Viva la Verve:

Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming trying to fit both the colours and the sketch for a card, but I generally try and make it work. You will notice that I only got a smidge of the blue on my card, but I did manage to sneak it on there! The Stampin’ Up! stamp sets I’ve used are Garden in Bloom, Tape It and the sentiment is from Remembering Your Birthday. Here’s my card:

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Summer Silhouettes, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Stamp Set - Watercolour Wings, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Just Add Ink

Just Add Ink #307

April 15, 2016April 14, 2016by stamplicious5 Comments

Hey Everyone

It’s time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our colour challenge was suggested by Kim. I am totally loving these colours.

Lotsa layers on my card.

Come and join in our colour challenge at Just Add Ink. Head over to the blog and be inspired by the wonderful creations the Design Team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Six Sided Sampler, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Mojo Monday

ColourQ Challenge #323

January 9, 2016by stamplicious2 Comments

Hey Everyone

I’m back with a card that I made for the colour challenge at colourQ. I am loving these colours together:

I think I’ve said this before that I often need help with a layout when I’m combing more than two colours. For inspiration I’ve used this sketch from the already closed challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch. I liked it as soon as I saw it for my card as it made combining these colours really easy.

I’ve gone with Stampin’ Up!s retired Six Sided Sampler and Tape It.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Gorgeous Grunge, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Stamp Set - Watercolour Winter, By Theme - Christmas Cards, By Theme - Vintage Cards, Challenge - Pals Paper Arts

Pals Paper Arts #270 & Cardabilities #132

October 4, 2015by stamplicious12 Comments

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The card I made today is for two challenges – Pals Paper Arts & the final challenge at Cardabilities. Here are their inspiration pics:

I really like the colours at Pals Paper Arts for a Christmas card and dragged out a retired Stampin’ Up! set called Watercolour Winter. I love the holly from this set and applied my markers directly to the stamp to ink it up. As always I used Gorgeous Grunge to the background and then added some Sahara Sand candy dots to finish it off. Here’s my card:

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Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Endless Wishes, By Stamp Set - Festival of Trees, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Theme - Christmas Cards, Challenge - Colour Q

ColourQ Challenge #308 & CAS(E) This Sketch #141

September 20, 2015by stamplicious7 Comments

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Look at me – it’s the weekend and I’m posting! The card I’ve made is for two challenges – ColourQ & CAS(E) This Sketch – yep a clean and simple challenge!

The colours from ColourQ has me thinking Christmas. I always like to try new combo’s for my Christmas cards – kind of unexpected but I think they work really well. Here’s my card:

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Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Evergreen, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Theme - Christmas Cards, Challenge - Just Add Ink

Just Add Ink #280

September 18, 2015September 17, 2015by stamplicious6 Comments

Hey Everyone

I love this weeks theme challenge at Just Add Ink – our challenge for you is to:

Just Add Glimmer

I dug into a basket sitting on my desk that has loads of offcuts of DSP, cardstock and unused images I’ve stamps. I also had this pre-cut glimmer circle sitting in there waiting for quite possibly this challenge. My photograph doesn’t really show the black glimmer stars I’ve created for the tops of my trees. I’ve used an off-cut of the same Champagne Glimmer Paper and ran my black ink pad over them to make them black. This is because I haven’t yet put in a SU! order for some Black Glimmer Paper – I know, I’m probably the last in Australia to stock up on it!. Here’s my card:

Our team has provided wonderful projects to inspire you – head over to Just Add Ink and check them out. We would love for you to join us while you’re there!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches #202

September 2, 2015by stamplicious9 Comments

Hey Everyone

It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. I just love this sketch that has been designed by my very talented friend Amy O’Neill.

Black and white is the colour combo I’ve gone with today. If I’m ever in doubt of which colours to use, I always go back to a reliable combination.

As always our team has created wonderful inspiration – so head over to Freshly Made Sketches and be inspired. We would love for you to join us with our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Simply Stars, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Theme - Masculine Cards, Challenge - Mojo Monday

Mojo Monday #411

August 23, 2015by stamplicious4 Comments

Hey Everyone

The card I’m sharing today is for this weeks Mojo Monday Challenge. Take a look at their fab sketch:

I’m going through a star phase – can you tell? I’ve used a retired Stampin Up! set called Simply Stars and my sentiment is from Remembering Your Birthday. I’ve also stamped a bit of washi tape from a retired Stampin’ Up! set called Tape It. Here’s my card:

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Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Inspired by Stamping, Challenge - Mojo Monday

Mojo Monday #397 & Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge #94

May 17, 2015by stamplicious4 Comments

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I had something today that I haven’t had in weeks – time to play in my craft room. The card I’m sharing today is for two challenges – Mojo Monday & Inspired by Stamping. Here are their inspiration pics:

Here’s my card:

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Gorgeous Grunge, By Stamp Set - Tape It, By Stamp Set - Up, Up & Away, By Theme - Children's Cards, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Create with Connie & Mary, Challenge - Deconstructed Sketches, Challenge - SUO

Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #344, The Deconstructed Sketch #190 & SUO Challenge #117

March 1, 2015by stamplicious12 Comments

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Don’t you just love it when a card comes together with ease? This was my card today. I think it helps when you get inspiration from three different challenges – the colours from Create with Connie & Mary, the sketch from The Deconstructed Sketch and the “Create a Teen Card” from SUO Challenge.