Craft-A-Lot

By now, you’ve probably realised that I’m no longer a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. I resigned last week, primarily because I’m finding myself using a wider variety of products and I was getting very frustrated at not being able to link to these companies on my blog.

When I resigned, I was quietly hoping to get myself a position on a Design Team. And I’m absolutely gobsmacked to be able to say that I was accepted by not one, but TWO Design Teams! :-)

Craft-A-Lot is a fabulous online store based in Brisbane, Australia, and they have some of THE best prices I’ve seen in Australia for stamps and accessories, not to mention free postage at the moment! Stock is constantly being added – I’m a frequent stalker visitor. Colleen, the owner, is super friendly, so make sure you drop her an email if you can’t find what you’re after. You never know your luck!

Now for a little card share. You might remember this card from this previous post…

Well… now I can tell you where to get it. :-) Right here - Simply Gorjuss - Little Red. And make sure you check out the other stamps in the Gorjuss range while you’re there. They’re adorable.

You can also follow Craft-A-Lot on facebook!

I’ll have lots more to share for both Design Teams, so stay tuned! :-)
Materials:

Stamp sets - Simply Gorjuss - Little Red

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen. Basic Black, To The Nines DSP, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Inks - Ranger Distress Black, Prismacolour pencils

Accessories - EK Success scallop border punch, Big Shot, Nestibilities, dimensionals, OMS, blending stumps

Sew Sweet

You all know how much I love seam binding, right?  Well, it is with great excitement that I can announce that I've been selected to be on the Sew Sweet Design Team!

Sew Sweet is a new online store that specialises in wool felt, ribbons and haberdashery… and the owner, Emma, has the most gorgeous selection available!  There are new products being added every week, so make sure you check it out!



Sew Sweet Blog

Sew Sweet Store

Judy

Simonne

Faye

Carrie

Stephanie

Sylvia

Ali

Ingrid

Liz

Dorcas

Me!

While you’re at the Sew Sweet blog, you might like to enter the Sew Sweet Friday Freebie…

And here are some of the cards I’ve been making using seam binding.  I can’t wait to get my hands on some of the gorgeous colours available at Sew Sweet!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sympathy

Earlier this week my uncle lost his battle with cancer.  There's no way to write that sentence that could possibly convey just how shattered I am by his death.  He was a beautiful soul, with an incredibly mischievous spirit - he actually attended my wedding dressed as a woman!  Another story for another time.  We're heading off tomorrow to the mainland for his funeral.  I just hope I can hold it together.  I'm teary at the best of times.

So I found myself in need of some sympathy cards.  I couldn't focus enough to design anything original, so I cased a couple of my recent cards.  I thought I'd share them here because I wanted to show how a few subtle changes made the same design work for a sympathy card.

Card One.  See the original card HERE.  And here are my sympathy versions.

I tried two different stamps from the same Papertrey Ink set for the die cut.  They both worked beautifully.

Card One
Materials:

Stamp sets - PTI - Turning A New Leaf, Mat Stack 3, SU Trendy Trees (sentiment)

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, Crumb Cake

Inks - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Accessories - Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies die, Mat Stack 3 die, bown felt, pearls, Blue Seam Binding, sponge dauber




And Card 2.  See the original card HERE.  Again, only minor differences.

Card Two
Materials:

Stamp sets - PTI - Signature Greetings, Communique Curves

Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Inks - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Accessories - Blue Seam Binding, dimensionals, Big Shot, Nestibilities

Thanks for stopping by.

Something A Little Different...

I originally came across this fabulous Baby Doll Accessories Tutorial on Craftaholics Anonymous.  It's by Christina from 2 Little Hooligans, and you can also find the tutorial here on her blog.  She does the most AMAZING sewing tutorials.  They're so indepth and easy to follow.  Make sure you check out her other tutorials!

And here's the version I made for my daughter.  They're nowhere near as polished or detailed as Christina's, but they were very quick and used some leftover polar fleece I had in the cupboard.  Too easy!

And the best part?  Olivia loves them.  :-)

It Seemed So Simple...

Well, this challenge nearly had me beat.  All I had to do was add a reference to music.  And I thought I'd hit the jackpot with a new ribbon I'd just bought.  But I didn't realise just how incompatible this ribbon and I would be.  You see, it's... Aqua. 

I know, I know... Aqua is a lovely colour.  It's calm, it's serene, it's gorgeous in satin... But we just have too many differences.  Many a time I've been seduced by this luscious colour, but it always ends badly. 

It's not the finished product that's the problem, it's the process.  I'm quite pleased with the card itself.  But that ribbon... it mocks me.  It knows that it was the reason this card took three days to come together.

This ribbon knows that it is the reason that all my previously unmounted stamps are now mounted, all my pencils are sharpened, and I've watched an entire series of The Good Wife just trying to make it through this ordeal. 

It is the reason that I simply couldn't resist using a sentiment inappropriately to create a pun.

So it is with great sadness that I must announce that Aqua and I are parting ways.  We're just no good for each other.  *sniff*

Ribbon Carousel Challenge RCC7

Simon Says Stamp BINGO

shape, ribbon, sentiment

Wee Memories Anything Goes

Materials:

Stamp sets - PTI - Turning A New Leaf, Mat Stack 3, Mat Stack 4 (sentiment)

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, Crumb Cake

Inks - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Accessories - Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies die, Mat Stack 3 die, bown felt, pearls, Dear Lizzy Sleigh Ribbon, sponge dauber

Congrats Challenge

Hello!  I have a quick card to share with you.  Well... I'm sharing it quickly - as per usual, it took me a ridiculous amount of time to make.  ;-) 

And here are the challenges I'm entering:

PPA97-Fashion Inspiration-What's Your Signature Style

I don't think I have a signature style as such, but I have been using an awful lot of seam binding lately... so I hope that counts!

Ribbon Carousel Challenge RCC6

And I'm also throwing my hat into the ring for the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol.  I don't have even the teeniest chance of getting through the first round, but I figured I'd enter anyway.

Thanks for stopping by!


Materials:

Stamp sets - PTI - Signature Greetings, Fancy Flourishes

Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Inks - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Accessories - Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, dimensionals, Big Shot, Nestibilities

UStamp World Showcase - FREE Event!

Hi everyone!  Did you know that there's a FREE UStamp With Dawn and Friends event going on right now?  It's a World Showcase, with a Blog Hop, as well as the usual site to download the tutorials.  You can go on the blog hop by starting HERE - there are prizes along the way!  Make sure you comment to win.  :-)

By clicking this blinkie...

you will be taken to

THE WORLD SHOWCASE BLOG HOP WEBSITE!!

It's ***FREE*** to join and there you will find the tutorials for all the blog hop projects,

PLUS live chats, challenges and more prizes!!

You will even have an opportunity to be considered for a spot as a Guest Designer!!

Yes!! It is all FREE, so tell all your friends and join the fun with UStamp with Dawn and Friends!!

Congrats Baby Bundle - Deconstructed Sketch

Good Evening!

I wanted to use the The Deconstructed Sketch No. 4 again before the challenge closes, so I sat down tonight and made this...

Hmmm... the more I look at my cards lately, the more I wish I had a signature style.  I'll keep working on it!

Here are the challenges I'm entering...

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 4

TSG110: Milestones

Wee Memories Challenge #59

Thanks for stopping by!


Materials:

Stamp sets - Baby Bundle, PTI - Communique Curves

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, Crumb Cake, Watercolour paper

Inks - Versamark, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Derwent Inktense Pencils

Accessories - Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Aqua Painter, White Seam Binding, dimensionals, Big Shot, PTI Impressions Plate, Antique brad

Being Cute Is What I Do...

Ahhh, Pure Innocence stamps - aren't they gorgeous?  I've used one of my favourites - Being Cute Is What I Do - to create this card.  She's so adorable!

I've used the fantastic sketch from the My Favorite Things challenge.

And here are the challenges...

Wednesday Stamp Club – Keeping it Sketchy!

RCC5 Mutiny...argh Matey....Anything Goes!

Wee Memories Challenge #59

Thanks for stopping by!

Materials:

Stamp sets - My Favorite Things - Being Cute Is What I Do

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, K&Company patterned paper, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy

Inks - Ranger Distress Black, Prismacolour pencils, Bashful Blue 

Accessories - Navy Seam Binding, dimenionals, OMS, blending stumps, Big Shot, Nestabilities, sponge dauber

Simply Gorjuss - Little Red

I coloured this gorgeous image a few days ago, but was stumped when it came to finishing off the card.  The sketch challenge at My Favorite Things worked beautifully!  So here is the finished product...

Oh, I just love this stamp!  It's so pretty!

Here are the challenges I'm entering...

Wednesday Stamp Club – Keeping it Sketchy!

Wee Memories Challenge #59

Thanks for visiting!


Materials:

Stamp sets - Simply Gorjuss - Little Red

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen. Basic Black, To The Nines DSP, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Inks - Ranger Distress Black, Prismacolour pencils

Accessories - EK Success scallop border punch, Big Shot, Nestibilities, dimenionals, OMS, blending stumps

Cupcake Anya... Deconstructed Sketch

Hello!  I have a cute card to share with you tonight... thanks to the fabulous sketch at Deconstructing Jen!  I didn't want to cover the pretty patterned paper with a flat colour, so I used vellum instead.  I really love the effect vellum gives to soften patterned paper.

I'm still working on the right combination of colours to achieve blonde hair with my Prismacolour pencils.

And of course, I had to use seam binding.  :-)

Here are the challenges I'm entering...

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 4

RCC5 Mutiny...argh Matey....Anything Goes!

Wee Memories Challenge #59

Thanks for stopping by!


Materials:

Stamp sets - Greeting Farm - Cupcake Anya

Cardstock - White Cambric Linen, K&Company patterned paper, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Vellum

Inks - Ranger Distress Black, Prismacolour pencils

Accessories - Navy Seam Binding, dimenionals, OMS, blending stumps, rhinestones


June 23, Edited to add:


Wow!  So excited to have received an Honorable Hoot for this card from Wee Memories!  Thanks so much!