TGIF Sketch Challenge #90 - One Wild Ride

So I'm sticking with my new years resolution on make my cards a little more simple this year. And even though I will still do a few fussy, fancy cards I really do what to get back to what started my cardmaking love and that is the stamping.

So my card for today's sketch Challenge over at TGIF really is keeping it clean and simple. The sketch was a gorgeous one that I reckon could have lots of uses:

I pretty much kept to the design and I was really happy with how my card came out:

I never have enough male cards and this set have been crying out for ink since I got it (which has been too long!). I wanted the motorbike stamp to stand out, but not enough that the sentiment is hidden. Using a lighter shade then the sentiment is the perfect little tricky.

Bling and male cards never really go, but a pop of gold glimmer behind the circle makes it stand out and just makes it that little bit more special.

With the weekend coming up and the high temps, why not hid away in your craft room and join us this week. I would love to see you take on our sketch!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

One Wild Ride Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141724]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]
Gold Glimmer Paper [133719]	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435]	2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack [138432]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]

Occasions and Sale-a-Bration is now LIVE!!

I know I say it with every Catalogue, BUT this new Occasions Catalogue is fantastic and one of my favorites so far.

My wish list is huge and every time I place an order I add more things that I need to have. It's like an never ending list. And to make things worse (or better I suppose really) Stampin' Up's have a tutorial for nearly every bundle or project kit on their YouTube channel. It's seriously not helping with the wishlist in getting smaller!

So here's the info you need to know, on Purchasing goodies and earning Sale-a-Bration Freebies, Hosting a party or incentives to Joining my team or Team Awesome as I like to call them!!


Purchasing
Here’s the deal: for every $90 (AUD) you spend (before shipping), you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration product. That means it’s the perfect time to purchase those products you’ve had your eye on while earning more products for free. It's really that easy!! Click Here to check our our amazing Sale-a-bration freebies.


Hosting

Just in case you need another excuse to get together with friends. Why not have a fantastic Crafternoon.

Just host a qualifying party with at least $400 in sales during Sale-A-Bration and you’ll earn an extra $40 more in Stampin’ Rewards! You, as the hostess with the Mostess, can even apply your Stampin’ Rewards towards the Starter Kit and become a demonstrator! It's a bit like double dipping, but this is totally allowed!!

Joining
It really is  the best time of year to join Stampin’ Up! During Sale-A-Bration, you can become a demonstrator for just $169 and choose TWO additional stamp sets for your Starter Kit.

Did you just catch that?? ANY two stamp set, at ANY price! (Excludes project kits, bundles, and Sale-A-Bration sets.) Oh and did I mention the kit ships for free!!

So really the only question left to ask, is what are you waiting for... It's totally time to get shopping!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

TGIF Case the designer #88 - Happy Happenings

Christmas has been amazing and I've loved spending time with the family. we've swam everyday, eaten lots and just had a heap of fun. Unfortunately that has meant my crafting time has been no existence and so my blog has been a little quiet.

But I'm back today with my design team card for TGIF and this weeks challenge is to case one of my fellow DT's amazing creations and I was so excited to see we would be casing Kaitlyn Zumback.

When I was looking back over all of Kaitlyn's amazing creations I noticed that she likes to add a smaller panel to the middle of her cards and so that's where my inspiration came from:

Now this year, I have decided that I want to go back to more a clean and simple style of cards and this one is no different. I just love the water colour background that I have created with my aqua painters and I really wanted that, along with my sentiment, to be the hero of my card.

I added a little bit of copper thread and made the sentiment pop by cutting it out with one of the oval stitched framelits. Now all I need to do it, is pop this card in the post to my beautiful friend!!

So now it's over to you. Pop over and check out the other DT's creations and why not check out Kaitlyn's gorgeous designs and take part in our challenge this week!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

Happy Happenings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139381]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397]	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]
Watercolor Paper [122959]	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Copper Metallic Thread [141696]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]

TGIF Sketch #86 Inspiration Challenge - Frosted Medallions

It's so tiring this time of year isn't it. The end of school, covering lots of holiday leave at work and trying to get ready for Christmas has kept me pretty busy. But I still found time to take part in this weeks challenge with TGIF.

This week we have a inspiration challenge which is all about snow.

 It's currently summer here is Australia and so we are lacking a little in the snow department, but I also needed to make some cards for my gorgeous team and decided to make something for them and tie in the snow theme.

I had seen this gorgeous card by Amy Koenders and I loved how she had teamed silver and gold embossing together and that gave me an idea too. So my card is totally inspired by Amy's card.

 Now it's a running joke within my group that I am always late at sending out Christmas cards and that I should really send out New Year cards instead. Well thats exactly what I made for them this year. I'm guessing this will give them a bit of a giggle!!

If you are wondering how I made the silver and gold snowflakes, this next bit of info might make your OCD twitch. I sprinkled both gold and silver embossing powder all over the versarmarked image and heat set it. Yep you heard me right, I mixed two embossing powders TOGETHER!!

Shocking right I know, but doesn't it give just the most gorgeous finish.

Well that's it for me today. I'm off out with my team tonight for our Christmas party and I can't wait.  We really do love any excuse to get together!!

Make sure you pop over this weekend and check out the other DT's creations. They really are amazing.

happy Crafting,
Chlo


Product List 
 

Frosted Medallions Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142189]

Versamark Pad [102283]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]

TGIF Colour Challenge #84 - Santa's Sleigh

Welcome to a very challenging challenge from TGIF Blog!! I honestly found this colour challenge difficult. Old Olive is not a colour I like:

Ok honestly, I actually HATE it with a passion. I almost cried when I saw the colours in the photo. But I grabbed the bull by the horns and had a go. What do you think?

This isn't one of my best creations and it's probably not one of my worse either. And you know what, that's ok. Sometimes, things don't go to plan or how we had hoped. But it's just about having a go and giving something different a try.

Can I now stay that I like Old Olive a bit... No and I won't be using it again anytime soon either, but I'm ok with that!!

Well that's it today. Make sure you check out the other DT's entries and I hope you join us this week too. I'm sure your creations will be amazing.

Happy Crafting,
Chlo



Product List 
 

Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Stamp Set [142057]	Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Bundle [143499]	Time Of Year Photopolymer Stamp Set [141790]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576]
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686]	Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper [141981]	Gold Glimmer Paper [133719]	Red Glimmer Paper [121790]	Balloon Framelits Dies [137362]	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488]