autumn card

i am loving the colour challenge over at just add ink this week 

soooo not my colours but i love a challenge :)

 

with all those autumnly colours i thought why not a autumn card 

using a leaf die i have had sitting around for just such an occasion

i placed them in a card in a box to get a 3d effect

 i sponged the outside using a stencil from the sheet of card that i cut the leaves from 

to make the coloured card i inked up a glass mat with the challenge colours,

spritzed it with water to smoosh it all together

and then laid the paper on top of it.

i dried it quickly with a heat gun

and then die cut what i needed out of the sheets

cheers ears

layers of butterflies

this month over at the creative crew

we were asked to embrace our white space! 

to show monochromatic with white (or vanilla) 

to any progressions of color 

while showcasing the beauty of any image of our choice.

this card had to be a lightest to darkest theme and follow a sketch

 i sued daffodil, pumpkin and red to make the effect.

 i added a 3d butterfly to the layers

 i amde my own stencil from the itty bitty butterfly punch and then sponged the inks onto the card.

i used the shiny side of the card that comes in the dsp packs as it is a bit glossier than other card we have.

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best day ever

i love when a new product comes into my grasp and i can play around with it

project life has joined with stampin up to make a whole range of stuff based on stampin up colours and stamps

 this card uses a card from the pl everyday adventure accessory kit as a stencil and i have added washi tape feathers to it.

 i used the retro fresh washi tape set for the feathers.

 here is the card that i used for the stencil and some staz-on black ink.

the feathers were very easy to make.

just get some thin wire

add approx 6cm of washit tape to it folded over at 3cm.

then cut to shape and to cut in feathers.

these were made for a card swap with my inklings group of stampy friends

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here fishy fishy

there's something cool about fishing

i like the relaxing waiting for the fish to bite part and then the frenzy that is the catching part

and finally the story telling part when the big one got away lololol

 here's a cute fishing card i amde suing punch art, stencils and brayering

 the fish was relatively easy to do

 i know because i made a few lol

 i used a 13/4" circle punch, ornament punch and 11/2" circle

 cut out the tail using the circle punch and cut a circle in half

hold onto the leftovers for the fisherman's hat

 attach tail and eye (save that other bit for the hat remember?)

attach half circle to fish

colour in eye and use a white gel pen for scales and a green marker for a cheek

then the fisher man

 you will need that leftover bit from the ornament punch and the petite pennant punch and the xl oval

 punch out as shown only taking a little bit of the scalloped triangle

 you should have this

 snip the scalloped edge off and attach to large triangle to make a nose

 remember that ornament bit leftover from the fish?

 cut the top bit off it for his hat

 then stick the other bit for his shirt

 trim off the edges to make it look better

i added a sentiment at the top using the word window.

to do the background i used a brayer and the scalloped edge punch as a stencil.

i used daffodil delight card and brayered on pistachio, cabana, turquoise and indigo

i punched out the trees from the merry litle bits punch set and stenciled them on with some gumball green.

all the details were done in marker

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WOOHOO!!!! a blog hop!!!!

hey there chickens!

welcome to the esad blog hop!!

sooooo........you wonder....what is ESAD?

is it some strange kiwi/aussie/cow thing i have just made up? 

no silly :)

ESAD stands for 

"Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" 

and it's an on-line group for 

Australian and N Z Stampin' Up! demos.

We love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors. 

We also share what we love in our ESAD

Demonstrator community, 

through swaps, 

challenges, 

sharing knowledge,

ideas & friendship. 

we're always there to help and support each other.

So if 

you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to leave me a comment with your email address then I'll contact you with information on how to join our group.

my job is to show you the wondrousness that is the label bracket punch 

(page 28 in your 2014 occasions catalogue and  $27.95 aud) 

and the awesomeness of the cool kid stamp set 

(page 29 and clear$33.95 aud)

now you may 

(or may not if you haven't passed this way before)

that i am quite partial to a wee bit of punch art

when i get a new punch i play around with it 

(after i have stopped gazing lovingly at it and drooling over it of course!)

and i explore it's versatility because let's be honest...

the more it can do for you-the better 

I make up a sheet like above and stick all my ideas down so it is a quick and easy reference for me when planning my punch art creations

 so here is my first idea.

my kids LOVE adventure time with finn and jake

finn's body really suits using the label bracket punch to it's full potential

you can see how i have cut it up to use it

 but punch art is useless without something to add it to...riiiight?!!!

so i made a background using a triangle stencil, some daubers and my ink pads

i drew a dot where i wanted the tip of the triangle to go and then just started daubering in a slice of triangle all the way around

here's the final product!

i used the left-over bits of the punch 

to make some tabs on the side.

i also added "awesome" to the card 

because finn says it a lot :)

 strangely my 8 year old son says it a lot too...

 a punch is always good for a stencil too

here i have used the left-over bit to stencil some inky tabs to white card

 when i buy a stamp set i also look for versatility

they have to be used in a lot of different ways.

ones with words are great because you can use the letters to make new words.

the cool kid stamp set is quite good for this.

you can see here that all i do is use a marker to colour in the letters i want

 here is a homage to doctor who

i have used words and letters from the stamp set to make a phrase i want

 and inside the card i have used the punch as a speech bubble and used a marker to put cool in it

 next is a scrapbook page.

stamps are really versatile and 

can be used for many things.

here i have used them to make 

a background for my page 

 you can stamp onto pictures which i like

you can also use partial bits of stamps to get a different look.

on this page i have used the following stamp sets

cool kid

gorgeous grunge

geometrical

tape it

make note rotary stamp

hardwood

plus i have also used the hexagon hive thinlit

and the hexagon embossing folder as a stamp

 have a close look and see if you see them all lol

i have also mixed up the dsp

just because it comes in a pack doesn't mean you only use that dsp together.

mixing and matching is all good :)

here i have used the high tide and watercolour wonder dsp from the 2014 occasions catalogue

now next step is ann gerlach with her fab creations

or if you are going backwards you came from

amity knight

enjoy your blog hopping and see you again sometime:)

cheers ears

p.s. if you get lost...here are all the esad demos participating

1.  Jenny Hayward

www.astampingjourney.wordpress.com

2.  Libby Dyson

www.libbystampz.com

Happy watercolor

3.  Yvonne Walker

www.yvonnescreativecorner.blogspot.com

4.  Emily Campbell

www.tinykiwicards.blogspot.co.nz

5.  Delys Cram

www.delysc.wordpress.com

6.  Gail Kirby

www.stampwithgail.blogspot.com

7.  Monique Fielder

www.stamping-with-moni-q.blogspot.com

8.  Sharlene Meyer

www.magpiecreates.com

9.  Amity Knight

www.stampinamity.com.au

10.  Clare McIlhatton

www.craftycowcreations.blogspot.co.nz

11.  Ann Gelach

www.discoversu.com

12.  Andrea Buckland

www.creatingcardswithandrea.blogspot.com

13.  Narelle Hoggard

www.handmadebynarelle.wordpress.com

14.  Keryn Campbell

www.kerynscards.com

15.  Sally Williams

www.sallystampindelights.blogspot.co.nz

16.  Liv Ingle

www.inkreations.com.au/stampin-up/ESADbloghop

17.  Chloe Evans

www.chloscraftcloset.blogspot.com

18.  Kathryn Ruddick

www.katlodesigns.com

19.  Nikki Sadler

www.nikkisadler.com

20.  Kelly Kent

www.kellylkent.wordpress.com

21.  Alisha Watson

www.ratherbestamping.blogspot.com

22.  Dianne Dunk

www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

23.  Debbie Lamb

www.debstampinstyle.blogspot.com

24.  Paula Reid

www.yellowbearnz.blogspot.co.nz

25.  Angela Harders

 www.stampinwithangeharders.blogspot.com

mosaic madness

so i have been having a play with a new set from stampin up called mosaic madness which also has a matching punch-woohoo!!!

it is a lot of fun and reminds me of those old bathroom tiles we had back in the seventies :> retro man

so what have i done with it so far.....and why do you have to have it lol

 well for one it makes a very cool stencil.

i used the punch here to make a whole page of patterned paper using ink on daubers. i did one layer lightly, then went over it again on one side and then added an extra colour

 see how i used the punch as a stencil rather than a punch?

i used it to make this card for a swap i am doing. i have just added some washi tape and an itty bitty banner with a hello on it from another new set called hello, lovely. the background on the banner is made using another stamp from another new set called gorgeous grunge which is a VERY cool set.

here's another card i made just using a black and white palette. i embossed the images with white powder onto the black card.

thanks for looking 

cheers ears

some french flair

here is a bit of a sneak peak at what is coming up in the new stampin up catalogue one of the most fabulous things about being a demo is getting sneak peaks at everything :> i love it! the new stamp set is called artistic etchings and has a distinctive french feel to it. i think it might be my new favourite stamp set when i first saw it i was bombarded with images of poodles rofl weird huh??!! so here are some of those ideas put into card....more coming later!

i have a tutorial for how to make this poodle if you can't wait until i put it up n my blog then feel free to contact me for details cheers ears ps for those of you who want the instructions to my nativity scene...it is coming !!!!