Work of Art - Screen Card.

Another Screen Card using the Work of Art stamp set this time.

I really like these Screen Cards for a card that is a bit different.

Using the new 2014-2016 In Colours, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey.

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Leah

Blended Blooms - Blendabilities.

I'm really loving playing with the Stampin' Blendabilities, Stampin' Up!'s new line of alcohol markers.

So easy to use with fabulous results.

On this card I've used Daffodil Delight and Coastal Cabana.

Greeting from the Perfect Pennants stamp set.

Embossing folder is Arrows.

Do you see the shine on the Bloom, I covered the whole flower with  Crystal Effects.

Added a bit of spritzing and bakers twine to finish off.

Have a great day.

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Leah

Mothers Day Card.

Hope you all have a wonderful Mothers Day tomorrow.

 Here is the card I made for my Mum.

This card was inspired by a couple of cards I saw on Pintrest, combined together, changed the colours and it really came to life. I love the use of the gold sequin's and the bakers twine. And you know how I love the spritzing behind the Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die making a fun background. The colours are Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana. This card can be used for any occasion, just switch the greeting. I hope this inspires you.

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Leah

Hello Friend card.

Playing with two challengers today. A sketch from Sunday Stamps and the colours from Fab Friday. Here's my card, I love how this turned out, but it was a bit of a challenge getting the Smoky Slate in there.

Fab Friday 40 colours.

 

Sunday Stamps Challenge 74 sketch.

 

Products: Peachy Keen stamp set, Paper flowers, DSP Sweet Sorbet, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Punches: Banner, 7/8" Scallop circle, 3/4" circle. Jumbo Rhinestone and bakers twine.

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Leah

Sun Burst Card.

It's Friday already, this week is going really fast and having my little man home sick slows me down a bit. But I do love all the extra cuddles I get when his sick. So today's card is one I pulled out of the file, it's been sitting waiting for me to post and today is the day. 

Another Sun Burst card using the new colour Crisp Cantaloupe with the Chalk Talk stamp set. The "For You" has been heat embossed with white embossing powder. Added a bit of Ruffled ribbon and Rhinestones to finish off. I might give this card to my Sister in-law, it's birthday today.

Have a great day.

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Leah

Secret Garden Easel Card.

I needed a very special card for a very special person, my sister, as I can't be with her to share her birthday this year. Using the beautiful Secret Garden stamp set and Frame Lit dies in an Easel Card made famous by the very talented  Bronwyn Easterly addINKtive designs. Thank you Bronwyn.

There is a lot going on with this card so I won't list it all, but the Strawberry Slush flowers were heat embossed with white embossing powder then coloured with a dauber. I love how this looks. 

Wish you all a fabulous day.

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Leah

Hello, Lovely.

Hi, today's card I made for a special person that I have been friends with for a long time, I'm not going to give away my age here, lets just say we have been friends since grade 8. 

This was a Printrest  inspired card made by Natasha Schweche, which links back to Stampin Connection.  I am so hooked on Printrest. I water coloured the beautiful flower from the hostess set Simply Sketched straight onto the doily  being careful not to use too much water so I didn't tear the doily. Greeting is from the Hello, Lovely set.  

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Leah

Simply Sketched.

I really like this Hostess set in the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue. I think this my favorite flower image in the whole catalogue. So fun to watercolour.

Products used Simply Sketched Hostess set, greeting from Apothecary Art set, Modern Mosaic embossing folder, 2-1/2" circle punch, white seam binding ribbon.

Have a great day.
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Leah

JAI #166

Hi, the challenge over at Just Add Ink this week is a colour challenge using the colours Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade and Midnight Muse.  I had never used this colour combination before and I quite like how it turned out. Head over to JAI to see what the design team came up with.

 

I've used the Vintage Verses stamp set with some scoring on the bottom using my Score Pal to a add a bit of extra dimension and of course a bit of spritzing on the flower and the background.

 

I'm so excited, I'll be at the Stampin' Up! convention for the next few days. It's in Brisbane this year, lucky for me I live in Brisbane.  I'll let you know all about it.

 

Have a great day.

 

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Leah 

Cas(E) this Sketch.

Hi, I had time to have a play on the weekend, I was banned from the kitchen while the kids made a fantastic dinner for me. Three deserts! I'm so spoilt. So I made this card for the Cas(E) this Sketch #27 challenge. CAS meaning clean and simple. I love this style of card. Thanks Chrissy for a great sketch.

I have used the Happy You Hostess stamp set with DSP Twitterpated.

 

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Leah

 



Card for my niece.

Morning, this is the card I made for my beautiful niece. The  sketch I used is  The Deconstructing Sketch #100 . Lots of pretty pink again in this card. Stamp set used is Owl Occasions.

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Leah

Signature Board.

 

 Hi my beautiful niece turned 21 this week , oh to be 21 again, this is the signature board i made for her party so everyone could  write something special. She loved it. I've used lots of bits and pieces in different pinks, her favorite colour, with spritzing on the back ground.

 

Here is some close ups.

Have a great day.

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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

 

 

I am grateful for...

Good morning everyone, all the kids are now  settled in their new classes and I've caught up with things around the house so now I have some time for blogging again.

So today I have a gratitude book/journal  I made to show you. I started with a 5x5 On Board Journal inked the edgers with early Espresso ink then covered with the beautiful new DSP Everyday Enchantment (one of the sale.a.bration products). Then I embellished the cover to make it look pretty. I've used the bird Builder punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, both Tag punches, Scallop Circle #2 Big shot die, Fun Flowers die, Beautiful Wings Embosslits die, Ribbon & brad from Everyday Enchantment Pack ( sale.a.bration product), Rhinestones and the stamp sets used are Occasions Alphabet & Fresh Vintage ( sale.a.bration set).

 Here is a close up.

And here is the inside. Stamp sets used are You are Loved ( Summer Mini) and Number It.

That's it from me for now, hope you have a great week.

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Leah

Thank you.

It was my birthday a week ago and I received some gorgeous birthday cards so I thought I'd share them with you.

From my Mum.

From Julie - 9 2 Midnight

And from Maree

Thank you so much I really appreciate the work you all put into making these amazing cards.

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Leah

Sunny Challenges & Creations.

Good morning, yesterday I discovered Sunny Challenges & Creations, a fun new challenge blog started by 3 lovely ladies in Queensland. Every Sunday they set a challenge with a sketch and with a fun technique to try.   This weeks challenge with the sketch is the Emboss Resist technique. The challenge is open to anyone and everyone so why not play along too. Click here to see the designs teams creations and details about the challenge.

 As I needed a card for a friends birthday so I thought I play along. I have changed the sketch just a bit, hope that's ok.

I have used the Parlor Prints background stamp, heat embossed with a mixture of clear embossing powder and dazzling diamonds. it's a bit hard to see the sparkle in this photo but it looks great. Then using a dauber I inked over the card base with Cherry Cobbler ink gradually getting darker as I went along. I loved how this turned out. The other stamp set used is Friends Never Fade. For the stemmed flower I inked with Cherry Cobbler Stampin Write Marker then stamped off on scrap paper then inked only part of the stamp with the marker again creating the two tone look. The other flower has been cut out and raised with dimensionals with a bit of dazzling diamonds. To finish off I added Victoria crochet Trim with antique brad.

Thanks for visiting.

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Leah

Block background.

Hi, today I have a card I made recently to show you. This card came about by my Mum having a line stamp that she was tired of colouring all the time and wanted another way of using it. I showed her that by stamping blocks of a light colour on the background then stamping in a darker colour over the top that she could create a stunning card using the same stamp. And it's quick too. On this card I've used the Stampin' Up! Clear Mount Blocks C & D, just put the ink directly onto the block then stamp. I really like this effect as it turns out a bit different every time. The stamp set used is Nature Walk and the colours used are Baja Breeze and Early Espresso.

Thanks for visiting today.

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Leah

Vintage....

..... I really like vintage style and admire all those talented people who are so great at this style. I'm not so great but I am getting better. My Vintage style card uses DSP with inking, beautiful ribbons and pearls. 

The lovely doily is from the Flirtatious Specialty paper, just cut out then turned over and ink with a dauber. I also used Timeless Type DSP. Colours used are Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Very Vanilla. So what do you think?

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Leah

Launch Party.

We had a great time playing with some of the new Stampin' Up! products at the Launch Party on Saturday. It was really good to catch up with some people I hadn't seen for a while. Thank you ladies for coming along and making the afternoon really fun.

This first card we made using the Delicate Doilies stamp set in the new In colours, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo and Pool Party. We used the Lace Ribbon Border Punch and the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die with a few Rhinestone jewels for a bit of bling.

 This next card is using the Forever Young stamp set and the Parlor Prints background stamp on the new In Colour Wisteria Wonder and last years in Colour Concord Crush. With the Top Note Bigz die and the Decorative label punch.

 This one is the same card stamped in Island Indigo with the Parlor Prints background clear heat embossed. Hard to see in this photo, but this background stamp is beautiful  embossed.

So that's all from me today, thanks for visiting.

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Leah

Happy Birthday Mum.

Hi, hope you all had a great weekend. It's my Mum's birthday so we had a big party for her on the weekend. Everyone came and we had lots of yummy food and lots and lots of delicious cake. I decorated a canvas board for everyone to write a special message for her, which she loved.

 The colour combo was taken from the napkins we had and the cake and house were decorated in the same colour theme, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, River Rock and Black. I've used the Pennant Parade stamp set with the Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Big Shot dies -Blossom Party, Hearts & Brackets and Beautiful Wings, Pearl and Rhinestone Jewels and little bits of ribbon.
Here are a couple of close ups.

And here is the matching  Birthday card I made for her.

Thanks for visiting today.

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Leah