Sprinkles of Life Birthday Card.

A Birthday Card for a good friend using the  Sprinkles of Life stamp set, the new Ronald McDonald House Charities set. I love this set because it has a coordinating punch, it can be used for lots of different occasions and it's so cute.

Stampin' Up! donates time and money to support Ronald McDonald House Charities, to date Stampin' Up! has contributed over $1 000 000, and you can help too. Every Sprinkled with Life stamp set sold Stampin' Up! will give $3 to RHMC.

Sprinkles of Life (139971) $37  set of  22 photopolymer stamps.

Tree Builder Punch  (138295) $31

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Leah

From the Herd - Sweet Sunday 252

How funny is the From the Herd stamp set and really fun to colour to.

Sweet Sunday Sketch 252 

Sketch 253 is up if you want to join in.

 Love adding googly eyes.

Coloured with blendabilities.

Wish all Aussie's a great day tomorrow.

Happy Australia Day!

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Leah

Hello Life - 3 Challenges.

One card three Challenges using the Hello Life stamp set.

It's been a bit cooler this week and I've had some time to play with new catalogue products. 

The sketch from Mojo Monday 381.

Colours from the Colour Q Challenge #276

And the theme is from The Paper Player PP228

Make the Sentiment the focal point.

I think i might have too many layers!

 

Using two different coloured Stampin' Write markers to get a two toned look.

The Hello Life stamp set is in the New Occasions Catalogue.

Check out the Design Teams beautiful creations in each Challenge.

Their great inspiration.

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Leah

Perpetual Birthday Calandar Kit.

As soon as i saw the Simply Created Perpetual Birthday Calendar Kit i knew i had to have it. It was quick and easy to put together, i did it in an hour. It turned out beautiful.

 Now i won't miss any birthdays.

It even has bits and pieces left over that i can use on other projects.

Love this coordinating stamp set.

This is just one of the great kits Stampin' Up! has in the new Occasions Catalogue.

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Leah

Lovely Lace Embossing Folder

I am really enjoying playing with this Embossing Folder, Lovely Lace.There are so many ways to use it.

This time I carefully coloured the raised areas with my Stampin' Write Markers.

Using Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Pink Pirouette.

The greeting is from Good Greeting stamp set heat embossed with white embossing powder and a cute pressed clay flower.

Have you tried this technique yet?

Give it a go.

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Teen Shaker Card - Project Life by Stampin' Up!

This bright, fun shaker card is for my niece. 

Shaker cards are so much fun to make and to receive.

Using Project Life by Stampin' Up! Everyday Adventure card Collection. The heart was already cut out for me.

I really like the Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder used for the background.

The Happy Birthday greeting is from the Itty Bitty Banners set.

Other products used What's Up punch (arrow), bakers twine, window sheet and In Colour sequins.

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Leah

JAI #229

The current challenge at Just Add Ink #229 is make something Rainbow. 

Add a few different coloured  inks to an Embossing Folder straight from the ink pad.

I used Fancy Fan.

Spritz with water.

Run through the Big Shot.

Watercolor Paper works well for this technique.

Lovely greeting from Work of Art stamp set.

New punch Note Tag  in the Holiday Catalogue.

Sequence and twine to finish off.

Head over to Just Add Ink to play along and check out the fantastic projects by the Design Team.

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Leah

Launch Party Fun.

Thanks to everyone who came to the Launch Party it was so much fun with you there.

Here is one of the cards we made featuring the Work of Art stamp set in the new colours. We used the stamping off technique which shows how you can get 3 different tones from the one ink pad. That beautiful flourish  is from the Everything Eleanor stamp set.

Other products used on this card are the Elegant Butterfly punch and pearls/rhinestones.

And here's the other card we made featuring the lovely flowers in the Hostess set Bloom with Hope, also in the new colours. This card was inspired by a card made by Claire Daly. The flowers are coloured with the Blendabilities (new alcohol markers.)

Other products used are Bakers Twine, Washi tape Modern Label punch, Circles Collection framlits, Embossing Folders, Moonlight DSP, Essential Paper Piercing pk and the tiny heart is from the Builder Owl punch.

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Leah

Scrap Page - Love

A beautiful Scrap Page just using left over strips of Sweet Sorbet DSP and bits & pieces laying around on my messy desk. 

Background stamps used are Off the Grid (about to retire) and Gorgeous Grunge.

Colours are Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana and Summer Starfruit (about to retire).

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Leah

Ink Blowing.

Morning, hope your having a great week. I had a great time catching up with some crafty friends this week, we didn't get to play this time but we shared lots of ideas. Today I'm sharing another Ink Blowing card with you. I had lots of fun making these.

On this card I've used the colours Calypso Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe with the stamp set Six Sided Sampler. This technique works much better on watercolour paper. When using the Crisp Cantaloupe card (or other colours) the ink soaks through and tears. I have covered up the tear with the hexagons so you can't see the mess. I think I'll sick with using the watercolour paper for this technique in future.

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Leah

Cute Scrapbook Page.

Good Morning, today's project is a very cute Scrapbook Page. I love this photo of my daughter when she was two and so cute which is why I titled this page "cuteness". 

Using the Gingham Garden DSP, it's so bright and fun and just right for this project. 

With a cluster of hearts from the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and a cluster of flowers with the "You make me Happy" sentiment from the Hello Lovely stamp set. Did you notice the Melon Mambo flowers? I used the Simply Pressed Clay and molds to make these, so fun. I'm really loving the Banner trend right now and using the Hearts a Flutter Frame Lits dies makes for a quick and easy banner. Added a bit of Washi Tape here and there just because it looks great, I am fast becoming addicted to Washi Tape.

Have a great day.

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Leah

Case - Ink Blowing Technique.

Hi, last week I found a really cool technique on Printrest by Debbie at Debbie's Designs  that I just had to try, Ink Blowing. This is so fun, I'm sure my kids have done this at school in the past. Basically it's just using a straw to blow ink around the card to make amazing backgrounds.

As Debbie suggests I used watercolour paper putting a drop of each colour from the re-inker onto the paper then just blow with a straw. I did try using basic card but the ink soaks in very quickly making it hard to spread when you blow.

I've used Strawberry Slush and Wisteria Wonder ink refills, as you can see the ink dries really dark. Stamp set is Perfectly You (Hostess) in the new Holiday Catalogue cut out with Hearts a Flutter Frame Lits. 

This is really fun for little kids too.  Thank you Debbie for your inspiration. You can check out Debbie's Designs here.

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Leah

Scrap Club Sept - Sun Burst Page.

Happy Fun Friday, as my little man's teacher calls it. He is back at school after being home sick for over a week. I have so much to catch up on. 

This is the Sun Burst Scrap Page we had lots of fun making at this months Scrap Club. Yep, I really like this technique. 

 This technique is really easy when you know how and it makes a stunning scrap page. Colours used are Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate and Whisper White. The stamp sets are Feel Goods and Papillon Potpourri. 

 Other products are Framelits Circle Collections, Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly punches, flower from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack, Grey ribbon, Rhinestones and a bit of Dazzling Diamonds on the butterfly's. 

This page makes me smile every time I look it.

Don't forget these beautiful butterfly's in the Papillon Potpourri stamp set and the Bitty Butterfly punch are 15% off when bought in a bundle this month. Check details here.

Hope you have a fun Friday.

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Leah

Tag It Birthday card.

Hi, today's card I made back over a month ago for my second  son's 12th Birthday. It's a Rubik's Cube card. I had given him a Rubik's Cube for Christmas, he had wanted one for a while and he mastered it in less than 24 hours. I can't even get one side completed before I become frustrated. Apparently the secret is to do with maths algorithms. No wonder I don't get it..... Anyway here is his Rubik's Cube card.

                                         And the inside.                            

It's a quick and easy card using the Tag It stamp set, square punch and Basic Black,  Real Red, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight markers. That chameleon  is so cute.

Have a great day.

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Leah

Chalk Board technique.

Hi, here is the second card we made at the Launch Party. Using the Chalk  Board technique that is very popular at the moment and that I just love and is really fun. 

Using the new set Feel Goods with the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and the Hearts a Flutter frame lits dies. New colours are Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding and Coastal Cabana. Other products used are White embossing powder, small butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri set and the Bitty butterfly punch.

Hope your having a great day.

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Leah.

Mosaic Madness.

I really like the Mosaic Madness stamp set and I really, really like that there is a coordinating punch and embossing folder. We had fun playing around with these at the Launch Party.  

 New colours used are Burnt Brown Sugar and Crisp Cantaloupe.

There were  some very creative and interesting cards made using these two cards as inspiration. 

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Leah.

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This weeks sketch over at Sunny Challenges & Creations,  came together really well for me. It was a great sketch to work with and I can see it working well for a Christmas card. As well as the sketch this weeks theme is "For the Girls" so this card will be going to a special friend.

 

The cute rubber boot stamp is from the Happy You hostess stamp set, DSP Floral Distric. Colours used are Rich Razzelberry, Baja Brezze, Daffdil Delight and Whisper White.

 I used my Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score the lines on the Baja Breeze card. This is now my favorite thing to do, it's so quick and easy to add a couple of score line to a card to add a bit something extra.

 

So i hope you can join in with the Challenge this week.

 

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Leah

 

 

3 Cute Owls.

 I love these cute owl boxes aren't they just adorable, I found them on printrest by Miri D and I just  had to make them. Here is the link to the template and instructions on Miri blog, just in case want to make some too.

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Leah

A birthday card.

Hi, today I have to show you the birthday card I made for my niece for her 22nd birthday. It's a fun, quick card using punched out circles to make funky flowers. The stamp set used is Apple Blossoms (level 2 hostess set) retiring soon. The base is Confetti White card, it's just a bit stronger to hold the weight with the buttons. The DSP is Greenhouse Gala also retiring at the end of August.

Hopeing to do a challenge or two tonight, we'll see.

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Leah