Stampin' Up! has extended the Stampin Write Markers Promotion. You can now order your markers singly until the 14th December.

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Mel's Weekly Challenge #1

Mel's challenge this week is to make a Christmas card using non traditional colours. So I thought I'd challenge myself even more by using a non Christmas Stamp set. I call this card Aussie Bush Christmas, I really it. What can be more non traditional than Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise! The branch image looks a bit like a Gum Tree...Kinda!

Recipe
Stamp Sets: Embrace Life(coming soon), Family Favourites(balls), Short & Sweet
Ink: Choc Chip, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise
Card: Very Vanilla, Choc Chip
Accessories: blender pen, buttons earth elements, grosgrain ribbon tempting turquoise, stamp a ma jig

That's all from me today, I'm doing Christmas Craft with my daughter's class at school next week so must get it all ready.

Thanks for looking.

Makeesha's Sketch Challenge

Makeesha's challenge is this great sketch. I made another Christmas card so now my pile is growing and hopefully I have enough to send out in December.

The tree is stamped onto vellum and layered over very vanilla card stamped with River Rock ink.

Recipe

Stamp Sets : Season of Joy, So Swirly wheel

Ink : River Rock, Real Red, Old Olive

Card : Real Red, River Rock, Very Vanilla, Vellum

DSP: Dashing

Punches: scallop edge, 1/2" circle

Accessories : grosgrain ribbon Always Artichoke, Gold brads, dimensionals

K Werner Design Colour Inspiration #32

Kristina's challenge this week is a good one. I love this colour combination. Riding hood red/real red, sahara sand/metallic, very vanilla and whisper white. I've been wanting to made a circle card for a while and thought it fitted well with the challenge.

I've used DSP Dashing, red grosgrain ribbon, On Board lot of Letters inked with silver Encore ink,scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch and the scallop edge punch. The silver cord is retired.

The silver Encore ink is really sparkly. Love it.

Did you check out my monthly challenge winner and entries yet?

Have a great day.

Leah's Monthly Challenge #2 Entries & Winner

I'm just thrilled at the response to my second challenge, thank you everyone, I hope you had fun playing and will play again next month. I've been sitting here for a while now and I can't pick a winner I love them all. Maybe it's hard because their all special birthday cards for me. So I'm going to let random org pick for me....

The winner is # 7 that's you Angie. Congratulations. Here's her winning card.

(I numbered each card in the order I received them.)

Angie

Dannette

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Kelly

Mandy (my daughter's favorite)
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DizzelNoodle
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Mel

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Julie

Kristy

Kathy

If you want a closer look double click the picture.

I'll be posting Leah's Monthly Challenge # 3 next week so check back to see what it is.

Thanks for playing.

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge # 67

This is the sketch for Beate's WSC # 67. I like this sketch it could work well with any theme. I choose a Christmas theme and my favorite Spring Mini Stamp set Season of Joy, combined with DSP Holiday Harmony and the gorgeous satin ribbon Purely Pomegranate. Love it.

Here it is.

Hope your like it.

Exploding Box.

I saw this Exploding Box on Splitcost Stampers. I thought I'd make one for my Mum with photo's of the kids. Mine is a bit different the base is just like Mekeesha's love note box without the ribbon. It took me way longer to pick which photo's to use than to make the box. giggle It was quite easy and lots of fun to make. I used the DSP Holiday Harmony, the words "love you" are from the Outlined for Fun stamp set, coloured with Stampin Write Markers.

Mum was a bit scared to open it when I told her it was an exploding box, she thought something would jump out at her. And something did, photo's of her grandchildren. She loved it.

Just got back from seeing the new Bond movie with Alex. It was great very full on, I'm exhausted just from watching it.

Hope your enjoying your weekend.

I received this blog candy in the mail yesterday from the lovely Karen, just for leaving a comment on her blog. Aren't I lucky. She's very creative. Check out her blog here. Thanks Karen.

I think Santa is very cute and quite clever.

Have a fantastic Friday.