INKspired Sketch Blog Hop 41 -

Hello everyone 

and welcome to my blog.We are having a miserable day 
in the mountains - rain and cool -no sunshine here today!
You may have landed here or
hopped across from the delightful Allison
and I can't wait to see what she has made this 
fortnight.

Here is the sketch for this fortnight that Teneale 

has designed for us

Am loving the new In Colors - so started with 

Sweet Sugarplum cardstock as my main card base.

Then a piece of Whisper White which I attached a piece of

Sweet Sugarplum DSP to.

I then used the Bunch of Blossoms stampset and stamped some flower petals

using Peekaboo Peach and Calypso Coral ink

Old Olive ink for the leaves.

  Used the Blossom Builder Punch to cut out 

the petals and leaves.

Thank you for stopping by.

Now it is onto the lovely Louise

and I am very sure there will be pink in

her card (She looves pink!)

Below is a list of what I have used

List Of Products:

Stamps:

Bunch of Blossoms stampset, Rose Wonder stampset

Cardstock:

Sweet Sugarplum cardstock, Whisper White cardstock

Ink:

Peekaboo Peach ink, Calypso Coral ink,Old Olive ink.

Other odds and ends required:

Blossom Builder Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Thanks and bye for now

Maree xx

WWYS Challenge #80 // Swirly Bird.

Hi and welcome to my blog

I love the Swirly Bird stampset and the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits that coordinates.

I noticed that What Will You Stamp was using the stampset

Swirly Bird - I just had to join in

Do go across to WWYS#80 Swirly Bird and see 
the creations that have been uploaded.

For my card 

I wanted to use some spring colours

 with  flowers (handcut them) and boats 

sailing on a lake with dragonflies buzzing around.

Hope you enjoyed another way of using
 Swirly Bird stampset.

Bye for now
Maree

INKspired Sketch Blog Hop 40 -

Hi everyone and welcome.

Thanks for joining us on this 40th INKspired sketch
 blog hop.
You may have hopped across from

the delightful Allison 
Grab a cuppa or a glass of something smooth 
and enjoy the journey with us

Now here is the sketch that Teneale has given us 
this fortnight

Love it,  now what to use for this card

I wanted to use the Floral Affection Embossing Folders.

Started with Dapper Denim as the main card.

Used the Dapper Denim DSP  to have behind 

the vanilla cardstock that I had embossed.

Used both embossing folders from the Floral Affection embossing folders

I did have single pics of these two cards but the gremlins .....

Now here are the single pics of the two cards

Love how the Happy Birthday fitted in between the embossing! 

The Happy Birthday stamp came from the stampset 

below called Cottage Greetings

Thanks for stopping by

Now it is onto the gorgeous Barb

and I love the cards she makes

If you would like any further 

information ring me or send an e-mail

to mareescards@gmail.com

ESAD 2016 Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop -

Welcome to the ESAD Holiday hop. 

You may have hopped across from the 

delightful Andrea Buckland.

It is so exciting wondering what everyone will

be using from the Holiday Catalogue

Now onto what I have used...

The Stitched with Cheer Project Kit

and used the Stitched with Cheer stampset.

If you love stitching this is the kit for you to get.

I had fun making the cards.

Stitched the trees onto the card and then added a piece of extra card inside
so you don't see the messy threads!

So here are the other pics 

 Wanted to show you a close up of the stitching - so easy to do

The stars are stamped with Emerald Envy - one of this years new In Colors.

Some handy hints when making the cards:

1. When I started  the stitching I stuck the end of the thread down on the card with a piece of sticky tape.

2. As I threaded through  the holes I made sure that I had firm tension by pressing my finger onto the thread after I had pulled it through the hole.

3. The needle threader was great which I used with the gold baker's twine on two of the cards.

4. With the Peace and Happiness card had to use the white and gold bakers twine - I wetted the end so that it would feed through the eye of the needle - I found it too thick to use with the needle threader.

There are some great tips on the inside of the instruction sheet together with instructions for all three cards.

What extra product do you need to make these cards:

- Stitched with Cheer stamp set

- Emerald Envy Classic Ink pad

- Basic Black Archival Ink pad

- Mini Glue Dots

- Stampin' Dimensionals

 -Tear & Tape adhesive

Now on the hop is Renee Lynch and I am wondering if 

crumbcake cardstock is involved in the making of her card...

You can either click on the names 

or on the arrows below which will take you on. 

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Lou Kitzelman

2. Libby Dyson

3. Nicole Wilson

4. Rachael Lewsley

5. Cathy Pinchbeck

6. Kelly Kent

7. Leonie Schroder

8. Delys Cram

9. Monique Fielder  

10. Richelle Fletcher  

11. Barbara Williams

12. PapillonPapercraft 

13. Kathryn Ruddick

14. Michele Jutrisa

15. Carolina Evans  

16. Liv Ingle

17. Rochelle Blok

18. Emily Campbell

19. Samantha White

20. Andrea Buckland

21. Maree McIntosh - You are Here

22. Renee Lynch

23. Peta Stephen

24. Jackie Noble

25. Alisa Tilsner

Special Offers happening from 1-21 September 2016

Hi everyone

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Each week they will change

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