ESAD 2019 Holiday Catalogue Sneak Peek blog hop -

Welcome and thanks for joining us for the ESAD 2019 Holiday Catalogue hop showing you a sneak peek. You may have hopped across from Monique Fielder and I can't wait to see what she has made for the hop.

 Just hop to the bottom of the page for a detailed understanding of what ESAD stands for. For a quick overview it is the Australian and New Zealand facebook page for Stampin' Up! demonstrators who love and share stamps, ink & paper creations.

If you get lost the list of participants is at the bottom that will let you click and hop around.

I am using the Perfectly Plaid stampset that has a Pine Tree Punch that goes with it.

For my first card I used non traditional colours of Pool Party and Melon Mambo for my trees. (It is difficult to see the writing in Pool Party that is above the words -  Christmas Cheer)

I have also teamed the stampset with the Wrapped in Plaid 6" by 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper that is so beautiful that has gold foil accents on some of the paper

 Used a fancy fold that I love in Night of Navy cardstock with the tree stamped in Shaded Spruce and using the punch below.

Used Pool Party as main card and Melon Mambo for the words - stands out so much better.

Love the different types of trees in the stampset - one is in Cherry Cobbler and one in Night of Navy and middle tree is in Granny Apple Green.

Sample of the Wrapped in Plaid Speciality Designer Series Paper

All three cards together - hope you enjoyed them.

Thank you for stopping by.

Now it is onto Melissa Gifford and I can't wait to see what she has made.

Blog hop participant list:

1. Sharon Dalton

2. Cathy Pinchbeck

3. Tanya Rees

4. Sandra Mastello

5. Shannon Kissane

6. Rochelle Blok

7. Lou Kitzelman

8. Nicole Wilson

9. Bronwyn Eastley

10. Peta Stephen

11. Siobhan Fitzsimmons

12. Libby Dyson

13. Jo Weedon

14. Cheryl Algie

15. Rochelle Laird-Smith

16. Denise Buetler

17. Rebecca Scurr

18. Kelly Kent

19. Monique Fielder

20. Maree McIntosh – You are here

21. Melissa Gifford

22. Barbara Williams

23. Angela Meiritz-Reid

24. Jackie Aitken

25. Lauren Meiklejohn

Until next time

Happy stamping

Maree xxx

INKspired Sketch blog hop 104 -

Well hello and welcome to our sunday night hop. You may have come across from the lovely Julie Martin and I can't wait to see what she has made for us tonght.

As you can see below Teneale has done another amazing sketch for us but I failed to go back to check the picture and forgot to put a sentiment on - too late now!

Well I went a bit grunge tonight by sponging my crumbcake card base, the Flirty Flamingo and the piece of crumbcake that I had embossed with Scripty 3D all with Gray Granite ink. Love this Fanciful Fragrance stamp set below.



 The perfume bottles were stamped in Granny Apple Green and came from the Fanciful Fragrance stampset. The words came from Very Versailles stamped in Gray Granite ink with sponging in that colour ink as well.

I used the leaves from Very Versailles (above stamp set)  stamped in Granny Apple Green. Used some pearls and linen thread to complete my card.
Thank you to my friend Di for inspiring this card today.

Thank you for stopping by - now it is onto 
Allison McLeod and I can't wait to see her card for tonight

Until next time

Happy stamping

Maree xxx

INKspired Combo Colour Challenge 103 -

Well hello everyone it is the sunday night INKspired blog hop again. You might have hopped across from the lovely Julie Martin and I can't wait to see what she has made.

Love the colours that Teneale has given us for this fortnight they are so pretty - can't wait to see what everyone makes - so please don't forget to check all the hoppers out.

Looked at the colours that we had to use and decided upon a no layers stamping and used the lovely Beautiful Friendship stampset that is photopolymer. So I pulled out my Stamparatus for assistance. 



Started with a card base of Sahara Sand than a layer of Soft Sea Foam and than the Whisper White. I used the Sahara Sand ink for the words and reinked and layered them four times to get a deeper depth to the colour - so easy to do with the Stamparatus.

With the flowers I used the Seaside Spray and reinked twice. I also used the small rose shape and stamped it on top of the flowers. The leaves were done in the Soft Sea Foam ink.

A simple one layer top to my card - I resisted adding more to it and I just couldn't fit the Mint Macaron ink in. 

Thank you for stopping by

Now it is onto 

Allison McLeod 

Until next time

Happy stamping

Maree xxx