CHRISTMAS is a COMIN'

Hi there Crafty Friends
This is going to be a long posting so...
go grab a coffee or 2 or depending on the time of day
a glass or a bottle of wine.
There's much to show you.
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Over at STAMPlorations we are continuing on with our
Typografia Stamp Sets and this time its......
get ready for it........ Christmas.
After all Christmas IS just down the road so as part of the
Blog Hop with other STAMPloration gals
 I created a 'few' cards from this collection
and I know you will love them like I do.
Sorry couldn't stop! But it gives me a nice little supply.
These are just perfect for cas and easy posting.
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My cards were made with just 3 of the awesome bold sentiments
and I had so much fun with each of them.
I do love making non traditional coloured
Christmas cards so of course I squeezed one in.

Just look at all the fabulous sentiments!
They are in the Store now!
 Check them out HERE

Card 1

I just LOVE my Brusho's so that is exactly what I used here

for my first card. 

Inked the 'tis the Season  with black soot 

and cut from CUTplorations Nesting Dies

As our card stock is a different size here in Australia

I decided to leave it as is and attach some

very out of vogue Starform sticker on 2 sides

to finish it off.

Card 2

This is my non traditional coloured card

and decided on a bokeh effect for the background

inked up with Distress Oxide Inks

and heat embossed Merry Little Christmas

in white on vellum

Finished with a few gems.

Card 3

This was so easy peasy!
Simple red card stock backed with ARTplorations Plaid Maker
using Metallic Gilding Polish
Matted again and stenciled the tree
from ARTplorations Christmas Trees
with the same polish.
Joys of the Season sentiment is heat embossed in red on top.

Card 4

Lots of colour here.
This one is quite different - even the size!
I started by stamping the 'tis the Season onto white card stock
then cut out the CUTplorations Christmas Tree 1
with green card stock
 placing it identically in front of that, I inked
it again to show a touch of the white in the background.
This was cut once again from the
 CUTplorations Double Running Nesting Die
I found this fabulous colourful gelli plate pull
which had the green to match my tree so cut it
to use as a mat. For added interest
I cut a black frame from a SB die.
I needed to add colour around my tree so
inked up similar colours sponging with
STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge
and finished with some sequins and tiny stars.

Card 5

Just adding this as a spare as I am not sure if I
really liked it.
The best part is the gorgeous
STAMPlorations Large Christmas Flower
I heat embossed the Joys of the Season which was cut from
Stitched Nesting Die
*** Now that you have finally read all of the above - 
 you will want to see what the
other STAMPloration Gals have made won't you?
Pop over to The Main Blog 
***  A few details for you - 

Commenting closes on Monday, September 25.

Prize: One commenter will win her choice of 
3 Typografia Christmas stamps. 
The winner will be randomly drawn from all comments
 left on the STAMP blog and participating designers' blogs.

Winner will be announced on Tuesday, September 26.

STAMPloration Products used are - 

and the new

Christmas Collection.

# Bonus - There will be an instant
 5% discount on these new sets
But if you want an extra 20% and why wouldn't you?
Use my code STAMPGIRLINA. 

Thanks so much for taking time
(and it was quite a bit) to come by today.
 I really appreciate it. 

Simply a 'Thistle'

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls and choosing

those 3 Colours as Host is Maria.

(Neutrals are welcome)

I had recently added a few more colours to my

Brusho stash and they came in extremely handy

for this weeks card. 

I used Yellow and Orange for my background

and since I only needed a small piece I

experimented with 2 different inks.

For my first card I used SU Rich Razzleberry

for my Lavinia Thistle. Everyone knows that is
my Favourite Flower (not a weed to me)

I inked up a script stamp and added it to the

background for effect. Finished with some

scoring and variegated cotton with a bow.

 I heat embossed the image above and found it

wasn't as dark as the stamped one. 

I made this while I had a friend visiting and she said

it would make a nice bookmark so that is just what I did.

I picked out the sentiment especially for her

which is from STAMPlorations and was heat embossed also.

Did a bit of distressing on the edges and 

added some yellow cotton to the top.

Aren't they just a gorgeous combination!

I loved playing with this one and hope you will

pop over to Our Blog to see what 

our September Guest Linda and the Team created

to inspire you to enter this week's Challenge.

You could be chosen as our Chic of the Week!

# Popping this over to the 

Details for their reminder  Here

Thanks for dropping in

You are 'AWESOME'

Hi there Blogger Friends - 

My post today is for the current challenge

over at Addicted to Stamps and More

After seeing Kylie Purtell's Water Coloured Flowers

I knew I had to ink up my STAMPlorations Blossom Sprays 1 too.
Isn't it gorgeous!
I knew I wanted to just heat emboss it on kraft
as I just love using white/kraft together.
My sentiment is from MFT SimplyFabThings
and cut from a MFT stitched die heat embossed in white.
My other sentiment is from CUTplorations Awesome Word Die.
This was cut from a stitched die and
My card base and die  are from SU Groovy Guava.
A pretty cas easy card that came together nicely. 

Details Here

These are the stamp and die used above.


I will pop this over to the

Details Here
and the

Details Here

Thanks for popping in -
And check out my new watermark 
and signature so very kindly made by
the Founder of so many Fabulous Challenge Blogs
including this one - Kylie Purtell.
Again Many Many Thanks You's.

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #56

Hello and Thanks for Popping in.

Today's post is for the latest Challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz and choosing the Theme is Maryvonne.

Welcome Little Baby.

I have very little in the way of baby supplies but

lucky for me I found this Teddy and inked him up

with Altnew Coral Berry

My base is white and I embossed the front with

the old CB Swiss Dots folder.

Scrounged through my dp bits and found

this pinky piece cutting it on an angle and

punching the edge with a SU punch.

I then cut out my Teddy and added a frame

behind from Spellbinder dies.

Added glossy accents to his ears nose heart and paws.

My Congratulations is from paper Smooches

(love the funky font)

Tied some variegated cotton to finish.

That's it for me today.

Hope you will pop over and see what 

The Team have created and come join in.

A Quick Christmas Card

I was sorting through my Christmas card stash and

was surprised at just how few I have so  thought I would 

have a little play with a few new products.

I decided I would try Tim Holtz Antique Bronze

Distress  Spray Stain (very shimmery) squirting it a few times

on my card stock. This was cut from the

CUTplorations Crazy Double Running 

Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die

I liked the look for a background

then I cut out my  

CUTplorations Christmas Icons - Christmas Tree 1

Attached that to a cuttlebug embossed background

again using the same nesting die.

Finished with a simple Merry Christmas die from Lawn Fawn.

I kept it simple for easy posting. 

I am just in time to add it to 

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge

#258 Holiday.

Also STAMPlorations are on vacation BUT

we can pop our creations Here

and the never Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Here.

Thanks for dropping in

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls

Hello Craft Friends - 

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls and Hosting is Bobby

with an all time favourite - Water Colouring but with a little twist.

You need to use an Acrylic Block.

It may not look like I have used a block for my Water Colouring
but it was a big one and I wanted to fill the page
with all sorts of colours

to depict a glowing sunny sky for my Hot Air Balloons. 

I used several TH Distress Inks for my background - wetting

my acrylic block and inking my card stock.
I repeated it several times to get the overall background.
Touched it up with a bit of white speckle stenciling.
The balloons were inked up with

 TH Black Soot in my trusty stamp positioner making sure

of a good outline. These stamps were a gift from a friend 

and are from an unknown source.

I thought the sentiment from STAMPlorations

called Noteworthy was a perfect match.

Don't forget to pop over to Our Blog to see what
Our September Guest Linda        
and the Jugheads have made.
Love to see you join us this week
By doing so you could be our Chic of the Week
and be in the running to be our Guest in November.

Thanks for dropping in - love reading your thoughts!

A Simple Silhouette

Hello there my blogger friends - 

Today I have a simple card experimenting

with some oxide inks (I need the practice)

and came up with

for the September CAS Watercolour Challenge

and for their

here CAS Watercolour

I am still having fun playing with some of my new

Lavinia Stamps and there are a few more to come.

My watercolour background has been smooched

several times. I then heat embossed my Lavinia Thistle

in white adding Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the centre.

For interest I stamped around it with a small script stamp

with Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink.

This was cut from a Spellbinder Die

and again with the 2 larger ones and popped.

Sentiment is from

CUTplorations Love Word Die

and also has the crystal glaze.

PS I chose the LOVE die just because

I Love Thistles oh! and there is Purple...

#Updated -  Also popping this over to
City Crafter Challenge Blog for their
Challenge #378 Pick One.

I could play with more of these gorgeous colours!
I'm thinking I may just do that.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Love reading your comment. Till next time

Cherrio from

Merry! Merry!

Hello my Crafty Friends. 

Once again it is time to showcase my latest card for

Happy Little Stampers  

This month's Christmas Challenge is

Anything Goes with our Optional Twist - Sparkle.

Once again I went with non traditional Christmas colours.

As I used silver glitter paper for my die cut & sentiment

 I went with a purple background using 

Brusho's in Violet/Purple & Lime Green.

I framed this with the silver paper 

and popped it onto metallic card stock. 

Added a few pearls to finish.

Hope I have inspired you with my card and you pop over

to see what my Team Mates created and come join us.

You could be - 

Our winner for this challenge and receive a $20 coupon

 to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

Thanks for dropping in

'Groovy'

Doesn't every woman 'Love Shoes'

I sure hope you do 'cause Lisa is Hosting our

Latest Challenge over at Just Us Girls 

choosing just that as it is Word Week!
We have a new Guest Designer for September.
Welcome Linda from
http://linscraftcorner-linda.blogspot.com/
 Lovely to have you join us this month.

I just love the awesome STAMPlorations Groovy Shoes
stamp set I used here.
I heat embossed  my image in black

then adding Brusho's in Brilliant Red & Black.
on water colour paper.
I wanted something a little different - bold and dramatic
and remembered I had some brightly coloured
Gelly Plate Pulls that I had made when my friend Cheryl
came to stay a while back.
I backed my shoe with red card stock, popped it
onto a cut out piece of the gelly plate pull.
It is a shame I couldn't get the silver metallic paint
I used to show up on the photograph as it really looks fabulous.
Again I framed it with red great and onto black card base.
Added a touch of silver splatters,WOS to the shoe sole
and a girl needed some bling on that groovy shoe.
The sentiment is also from the stamp set above.

Don't forget to pop over to Our Blog to check out
more shoe inspiration from our September Guest
Linda and the Team -  come join us this week.
You could just be chosen as Chic of the Week
and then be in the running for
Guest Designer in November.

Thanks for dropping in. Love reading your comments!

Happy Birthday Wishes

Hello There Crafty Friends.

There has been a slight change over at the
Mix It Up Challenge Blog

We have decided to showcase all the
Designers Creations together
on the first of the month so - 

from now it will give you so much more inspiration to get you

running to your craft room to play.
But don't panic you still have the whole month to do so.

This month we have a new twist for our

Anything Goes Challenge - it's Inlaid Die Cuts.

Of course this is optional.

Some time ago I purchased the 

CUTplorations Trendy Spring Blooms

and the stamps as a set. This time only using 

the dies for my inlaid die cuts.

The background has been created with

 Brusho's in different colours. 

My base is coloured card stock. 

After laying myinlaid dies to the background 

I then added 2 small pieces

of striped dp the match. 

Sentiment is from SU Avant Garden and

added a few Nuvo Drops to finish.

Thanks for dropping in and don't forget

to pop over and see what the other

Mixed Up Girls created.

We'd love to see you join us this month.

It's time to get 'KRAFTY'

Hello Crafty Friends - time for another posting for

Cardz 4 Galz and it's one of my favourites

Use Kraft Card Stock.

Julie has chosen the Theme for this fortnight.

Off course my card base is KRAFT.

I also used it as a backing for my

embossed feature which is from 

Couture Creations Ambrosia. This was inked up with

Nuvo Lavender Mousse/Colour Blast Paste

Golden Olive Metallic Gilding Polish and

Apricot Inka Gold.

My sentiment is from MFT - Simply Fab Sayings

inked in Memento Teal Zeal.

The B has been highlighted with 

Nuvo Blue Glitter Gloss and adding

Nuvo Blue Lagoon Glitter drops to the side.

(trying to show you the shimmer)

Hope you will pop over to The Cardz 4 Galz Blog

and check out all things KRAFTY from the Team.

Hope you will join in Julie's Challenge.

See you there!

Going 'Tropical' at Just Us Girls

Hello there Crafty Ones - Don't you just love this gorgeous

'Tropical Photo' Maria has chosen

for Photo Week at Just Us Girls ??

What inspires you here? For me it was the flamingo's.

They are so beautiful and since I didn't have a stamp

or die in my stash I quickly went to buy one online.

I found the one below and as it was local

  I knew it would arrive quickly. 

I am a little disappointed with this card. 

After a few attempts I finally got the multi step flamingo

to look fairly good except for the big beak. 

Maybe a bit heavy handed with the black 

as it was a separate itzy bitzy stamp 

you wouldn't want to lose.

I also honed in on the decorations stamping

leaves on the background then

embossing with the

We R Memory Keepers Geometric folder.

Added some leaves and a flower spray to the side.

The flamingo sentiment and leaves 

are from Hampton Art

Finished with a light spray and coloured sequins.

I inked with the Altenew Red Cosmos set.

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Then I saw another stamp set but was from overseas - 

 buying it because I loved the fun side of it and

 hoping  it would arrive in time for this challenge.

I think this flamingo is saying

'Look at Me' I'm Cool...

I started with my background from

Memory Box Texture Wave

My 'cool' Flamingo is from

Inkadinkado and was coloured with 

Tom Bow and Tim Holtz pens adding

Nuvo Drops and Crystal Glaze.

Sentiment is also from that stamp set.

My wavy sand was heat embossed with

Zing Brown Sugar which gives a really rough look.

I cut out my sun and sponged it adding a touch

of Inka Gold which I also smudged on the bulrushes.

So you have 2 cards to look at here. Bonus!

Thanks for dropping in.

By the way!

Have you popped over to see how our

Uber Talented August Guest Darnell

and the Team were inspired by that gorgeous photo?

Hope so and come join us.

You could be our Chic of the Week and in the running

to join us in October as our Guest.

Cherrio from