Papillion Potpourri

By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Stamp Set - Timeless Textures, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Colour Q

CAS(E) This Sketch #173 & colourQ Challenge #342

May 20, 2016by stamplicious9 Comments

Hey Everyone

From a vintage-y tatty card in my previous post today to a very CAS one that probably took a third of the time to create. I’ve created my card for two challenges – CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge and colourQ Challenge.

Look at these colours I’ve combined! I’ve definitely come a long way from when I used to use neutrals only! The Stampin’ Up! stamp sets I’ve used are Papillion Potpourri, Timeless Textures and Four You. Here’s my card:

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #220

January 20, 2016by stamplicious10 Comments

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It’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Jen Brum. Jen’s card are really striking in the colours she uses and also her perfect image choices. Head over to her blog and check them out.

I really love Jen’s creative sketch as I found the circles really interesting. As I’m typing this post I’ve just remembered her fear of circles on cards – from looking at her sketch I now think she’s over this fear! I’m gonna chuck a circle on all of my sketches now from on! 😉 The butterfly I’ve used is from Stampin’ Up!s Papillion Potpourri and the sentiment is from Birthday Blooms. As soon as I saw the circles on Jen’s sketch, I thought of my new Stampin’ Up! background stamp set called Timeless Textures. I thought the swirly circl(y) stamp would work well with the sketch. The Hello Honey splatters are also from this set. Here’s my card:

Our team have created gorgeous cards to inspire you – so head over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Butterfly Basics, By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches #206

September 30, 2015by stamplicious10 Comments

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It’s Wednesday again, so that means it’s time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch has been designed by the wonderfully talented Linda Callahan. Gee I love the circles on this sketch!

I played around with a colour combo that I’ve never used before – Soft Suede and Blushing Bride. I really love the softness of these colours together. I also tried something I’ve haven’t even thought about doing in ages – I used Crystal Effects on top of my sentiment and just before it dried, I added Dazzling Diamonds and used my heat tool to dry it off. Don’t know if you can see a tad of sparkle in my photo – but it is there. Here’s my card:

Our team has created fabulous cards to inspire you – so head over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look. We would love for you to join us.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Theme - Female Cards, By Theme - Vintage Cards, Challenge - Card Concept

The Card Concept #37

June 11, 2015June 10, 2015by stamplicious9 Comments

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It’s Wednesday so that means a new challenge and a new inspiration picture for you at The Card Concept. Take a look:

Ok, so I am not overly loving my card. Don’t know what it was but I really struggled. Maybe it was the combination of so many bright colours – but I really couldn’t get my shabby on with them. My background was created by watercolouring a whole heaps of colours to some watercolour paper and sponging in spots that needed a little more colour. Here’s what I came up with:

The team has provided wonderful inspiration for you – head over to The Card Concept and check them out.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Butterfly Basics, By Stamp Set - En Francais, By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Stamp Set - Simply Sketched, By Theme - Christmas Cards, By Theme - Vintage Cards, Challenge - Card Concept

The Card Concept #36

May 27, 2015by stamplicious6 Comments

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I really love challenges as they make me try different colour combos that I would never usually try. Take a look at the fab inspiration pic we have for you at The Card Concept.

I tried a new-to-me technique – the emboss resist technique. I heat embossed Stampin’ Up!s En Francais with Clear Embossing Powder. I then sponged Slate Gray and Morning Meadow ink in patches and then wiped away the excess with a paper towel. I then set about fussy cutting (gee did they take time!) the fern fronds and flower from Butterfly Basics. Here’s my card:

We’d love for you to join us with our challenge. Head over to The Card Concept and link up a card. While you’re there, take a look at the wonderful inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for stopping by.

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 - Butterfly Basics, By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches #186

May 13, 2015by stamplicious10 Comments

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I know I’ve been quiet on here lately, but I’m still catching up with home and work life stuff after getting back from convention. I’ll get back to regular blogging soon!

We have a new challenge for you at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the fabulously talented and creator of lovely clean cards – Jen Brum. Take a look at her great sketch:

I threw this card together in no time – I love it when that happens (wish it would happen like this more often!). I am simply loving Stampin’ Up!s Butterfly Basics so you will be seeing a bit of it over the next few weeks.

The design team have created cards that are going to wow you – so head over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look! Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Stamp Set - Postage Due, By Theme - 3D Projects, By Theme - Vintage Cards, Challenge - Just Add Ink

Just Add Ink #257

April 3, 2015March 26, 2015by stamplicious6 Comments

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We have a new challenge for you at Just Add Ink. This week is inspiration picture week and I found the following pictures that I hope will inspire you.

I LOVE these colours and knew I wanted to make a vintagey tag. I found some scrap pieces of DSP that I could use. No matter how much DSP I try and use, my piles of it never seem to diminish.

We would love to see what you create with this challenge – head over to Just Add Ink and take a look at the inspiration from the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Gorgeous Grunge, By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Stamp Set - Postage Due, By Theme - Female Cards, By Theme - Vintage Cards, Challenge - Just Add Ink

Just Add Ink #256

March 27, 2015March 26, 2015by stamplicious9 Comments

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Time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This weeks sketch has been designed by Tina.

I really love Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla together but I can never photograph it really well. I originally had some newsprint rolled roses on my card but when I tried to take a photo of it, they were kind of lost with my neutral colour scheme.I decided to take them off and substitute them with Coastal Cabana rolled roses. I then tied in a blue butterfly to finish it off. It was only when I started to write this post did I realise that I put my sentiment in the wrong spot – oops! Here’s my card:

We would love for you to join us this week at Just Add Ink. Take a look at the gorgeous inspiration from the Design Team.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

By Stamp Set - Papillion Potpourri, By Stamp Set - Six Sided Sampler, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches

Freshly Made Sketches #176

March 4, 2015by stamplicious10 Comments

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The very talented and ultra-friendly Cindy Hall is our sketch hostess at Freshly Made Sketches this week. Take a look at her fabulous sketch:

Now I may not have made my card a long as everyone else but I was going from memory of the sketch when I went out to my craft room as my son took over my laptop for a few hours. Have you noticed how many colours I’ve combined here? I really am trying to challenge myself by getting out of my monochromatic comfort-zone 🙂