Nerine's Virtual Stamping Night

Last Night Nerine hosted a Virtual Stamping Night. Luckily for me I live across the park from Nerine so when Avryl didn't see fit to allow me to stamp I headed over to her house!! These are the projects I completed.

The second one is above - the challenge was a one layer card that used one ink colour, which had to be a non-traditional Christmas colour and extra brownie points for using a reverse mask. I've used Elegant Eggplant ink on Blush Blossom cardstock. The stamp sets are French Flair and Carte Postale. I only have vanilla grosgrain ribbon so if I want another colour I find a way to dye it! Last night I ran it roughly over the Elegant Eggplant ink pad to give it uneven colour.

This card was for the first challenge - a layout. I used SU Cool Carribean and SU Pretty in Pink cardstock I paired this with some SU designer Series paper (not sure what the name is it was a sample block I bought on sale a couple of months back). I used my Snowflake Spot stamp set with Real Red ink and Dazzling Diamonds. I coloured my ribbon over the Real Red ink pad. A nice bright Christmas card!

Season's Greetings

These cards were inspired by Carol Dunstan's "Cool Paisleys" in Stamping and Papercraft Vol 13 No 9. I love my Paisley Background Stamp almost as much as my Scribble This set. I have used them more than any other stamps in my collection. So I was very excited when I saw some cards that used the two sets together. Being Christmas time though and only half way there with the required cards I converted them to Christmas cards.

I highlighted a couple of Paisley Flowers with Dazzling Diamonds using my CM Precision Point Adhesive Pen for glue, but it doesn't show very well in the photos.

Recipe - Cardstock - SU Whisper White, Night of Navy.

Ink - Real Red, Night of Navy

Stamps - Paisley Background, Many Merry Messages, Scribble Wheel.

Accessories - Dazzling Diamonds

Daddy's Girl

This is the first page I have done that doesn't have CM paper on it since becoming a consultant 2 and 1/2 years ago! What a strange feeling.

Recipe - SU Cameo Coral Cardstock, SU Tempting Turquoise Cardstock, SU Whisper White Cardstock. SU French Flair Stamp. SU Cameo Coral and Tempting Turquoise Markers. CM Petal Multi-Maker. DCWV Vellum Quote Stacks It's All About Girls.

Mel's Colour Challenge

I often visit Mel Hanlon's blog to check out her great cards. Every week she has a colour challenge, this week you had to use Lavender Lace, Chocolate Chip, Green Galore and Whisper White. This is what I came up with.

Recipe - Cardstock - Lavender Lace, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Green Galore.

Ink - StazOn Black

SU Watercolour Crayons - Lavender Lace, Chocolate Chip and Green Galore.

Stamps - SU Bloomin' With Beauty, SU Merci.

Tools - SU Designer Label Punch (thanks for the loan Nerine:))

Ribbon - SU Vanilla Grossgrain died with SU Green Galore Stamp and Write Marker.

This card is winging it's way to someone special who has helped us a lot recently I hope they like it!

Flour

This is a variation of a sketch I found on SCS. It was definitely a quick and easy page to complete.

Recipe - SU Chocolate Chip Ink, SU Paisley Background Stamp, CM Pink Lemonade (again!), CM Pesto, Kindy Glitz, CM Petal Multi-Maker, CM Pens for title, CM Expressions of Daughter Vellum.

Bath Time

I have finally gotten around to scrapbooking our photos from our Christmas 2007 trip to Brisbane!!! It's fun looking back and seeing how Avryl has changed. I'm really pleased with this page. Hope you all like it as much as I do.

Recipe - CM Cherish Perfect Fit, CM Pink Lemonade, CM Aquamarine, SU Chocolate Chip ink, SU Friendship Blooms stamp set, SU White Craft ink and SU Textured Sky cardstock.

I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line up where I wanted the swirls stamped on the photos. I'm told Stayz On ink would work better on photos but since I don't have any I used the craft ink - still works but probably not as bright as Stayz On would be.

Christmas Card

This is the first Christmas card I've made this year that I've been really happy with. It's made with a combination of SU and CM products as usual! Hope you all like it as much as I do.

Recipe - SU Real Red ink and cardstock, SU Night of Navy cardstock, SU Whisper White cardstock, SU Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel, SU Silver Embossing Powder, Versamark, SU Many Merry Messages. CM Large Square Maker and CM Galaxy Micro Maker.

Gift Card to Scrapbook Page

My lovely SU demonstrator always makes a card to say thank you for our orders. Since I seem to have as much of an addiction for SU products as I do CM I have lots of these gorgeous little cards(I'm a hoarder!!). I was doing a clean up of my craft table and found one of these cards and again couldn't throw it out - far too pretty, so I've used it as an embellishment on my scrapbook page.

Recipe - Nerine's gift card with the satin ribbon it came with, CM Blush Blooms (now deleted), CM Pink Lemonade, CM Cloud and CM Expressions of Family and Friends Vellum.

Masculine Scrapbook Page

I struggled with this page for some reason but I'm happy with the results.

Recipe - Paper - CM Cabana tone on tone and designer prints (now deleted), CM Expressions of Him Vellum and SU Cameo Coral ink sponged around the edge of the page.

For such a simple page it took a very long time to complete!@ Hope you like it as much as I do.