Every Moment.

I'm really pleased with how this card turned out. Sophie Zadeh from Stampin' Up! gave us an excellent water colouring class at the Regional training event. She showed us how to get depth and shadow when water colouring. And a few other tips and tricks. I've used the very lovely Every Moment stamp set that we received. Added a Scallop Trim Border, a satin bow and a bit of bling to finish it off. It did take quite a while to make but I think it was worth it.

Recipe

Stamp Set: Every Moment

Card:Water Colour paper, Early Espresso, Cheery Cobbler, Whisper White

Ink: StazOn Black, Garden Green, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede,

Tools: Big Shot-Scallop Circle die, Circle Scissor Plus, Aqua Painter, Dauber

Punch: Scallop Trim Border

Accessories: Satin ribbon-Early Espresso, Jewels-Rhinestones, Clear Rhinestone Brad

Sharing my Passion
Leah

More Swaps.

Here are a few more amazing swaps I received at Regionals.

Bev Watt - Stampinovation

Lyanna George

Deb McLean

Leanne Coghlan

Gwen Bloomfield

Have a great day.

Sharing my Passion

Leah

Unscripted Sketches #74.

A sketch challenge from Unscripted Sketches, a great site I found through Gardenia at A Little Less Useless, who is on the design team. I went with a Christmas theme, I've been wanting to play with Dasher since I got him and hadn't had a chance, until now. Isn't he gorgeous! I have heat embossed him in gold and inked around all the edges. The lower panel is the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder that I ran through the Big Shot. The centre panel is the Jolly Holiday DSP.

Iv'e added a tiny bit of Champagne Shimmer paint, new in the Stampin' Up! catalogue, to the lower panel and 3 pearls. Hard to see in the photo's. This shimmer paint is so cool!

Recipe

Stamp sets: Dasher, Tiny Tags

Card: Early espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

DSP: Jolly Holidays

Ink : VersaMark, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Punch: Jewellery Tag Medium

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Big Shot-Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, mat pack & tool, dauber, heat gun, buddy

Accessories: Early Espresso taffeta ribbon, Jewels-Pearls, Gold embossing powder

Sharing my Passion

Leah

Sunday Scrap.

Happy Sunday Stampers, hope your all having a great weekend. This weeks page is of my very cute little man, Zach when he was 18months old. I have used the new colour Cherry Cobbler, it's a very deep red, I quite like it. Zach has a bit of red and an elephant on his outfit, the Cherry Cobbler coordinates well. There are even Cherry Cobbler brads now. I really enjoyed making this page. It came together well and I got to use my new Scallop Trim Border punch again.

Recipe
Stamp Set : Animal Stories
Card: textured Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray
DSP: Urban Oasis (retired)
Ink: Basic Gray
Punches: scallop trim border
Tools: Big Shot - Buttons #5 die, Top Note die, Timeless Type Alphabet Jnr, mat pack & tool
Accessories: brads Cherry Cobbler, Gray taffeta ribbon (retired)

Hope you get some stampin' in today.

Sharing my Passion.
Leah

Stamp A Stack.

Hi, where has the week gone? When it's school holidays the days just seem to fly by.

Mark your calander, I'm have a Stamp A Stack on Saturday 9th October 1.00pm at my house Calamvale Brisbane. We will be making 10 All Occasion cards . Cost $20.

Check the Events page for all the details then contact me Stampin.with.leah@live.com.au to book your seat. Numbers are limited.

Thanks.

Sharing my Passion
Leah

Swaps - Brisbane Regionals.

Look at all these swaps I received at the Brisbane Regionals. There are so many talented people out there and to spend a whole day with them was just awesome.

Here a a few swaps that really stood out.

Christine Cretan - no blog yet.

Julie Hansen - Stampin Up Jewels

Kirsty Brown - Kirstys Cards 'n' Scrap

( It was so wonderful to see you again Kirsty)

Karen Barnes Barnsie Creations

Michelle O'Neil

And there is more but I'll leave them for another time.

Sharing my Passion

Leah

Sunday Scrap.

Hi, hope you are having a wonderful Sunday. Today Sunday Scrap page is of my Wonderful Mother. I have been playing with some new Stampin' Up! products on this page. I left a lot of blank space on the page to show off the beautiful DSP Elegant Soiree and I have used the Scallop Trim corner punch to make fancy corners and I really love the Pearls.

Here are a few close ups.

Recipe

Stamp Set: Wonderful Favorites

Card: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Baja breeze

DSP: Elegant Soriee

Ink: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

Punches: 1" circle, full heart, fancey flower, trio flower (retired), scallop trim border, scallop trim corner, word window, corner rounder

Tools: Big Shot-perfect polka dots embossing folder, scallop circle die, timeless type jnr alphabet die

Accessories: jewels-pearls, 1/8" taffeta ribbon very vanills,

Sharing my Passion

Leah

Swaps.

Hi, I am currently at Brisbane Stampin' Up! Regional's. I really love attending Stampin' Up! events where I get to meet and catch up with other demonstrator friends, learn new techniques and have lots of fun. I also love to swap cards and ideas with other demonstrators. I made three different cards to swap all using the same technique, Shadow Dancing, but with different stamp sets.

Shadow Dancing is where you first stamp an image in Craft Whisper White ink, let dry, then using a stamp a ma jig stamp again but slightly over to one side, in the same colour ink as the card. It gives a really cool 3D effect.

On my Friends card I have used the Friends Never Fade stamp set in Melon Mambo, Basic Black and Whisper White. Adding a couple of black brads, black ribbon and Black scallop square punched out shapes. I have also ruffed up the Melon Mambo edges with the cutter kit. Hard to see in this photo but I have added a bit of dazzling diamonds to the centre of the flower.

On my Merry Christmas card I have used the Contempo Christmas stamp set in Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White. Adding silver brads and Old Olive ribbon. The greeting is on a die shape from the Lots of Tags die then layered on a wide oval punched out shape. Again I have ruffed up the Real Red edges with the cutter kit.


My Party card is great for teenage boys. Using the Extreme Guitar and Extreme Elements stamp sets on Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White card. The greeting and Party this way arrow are from the Party this Way stamp set.

I'll have lots of great swaps to show you next week.

Sharing my Passion

Leah