INKspired Colour Combo Challenge 131-

Hello and welcome to the INKspired colour combo challenge this sunday night. Teneale has given us some lovely colours to work with. You may have hopped across from Allison McLeod.

For my card tonight I decided to use the Art Gallery Bundle which starts on page 32 of the mini catalogue.

Started with a Whisper White cardbase (I still have some left but will order Basic White soon).

I was looking at the Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper and it has Pumpkin Pie in it - so I used the plain side as I wanted my flower to shine.

I embossed a piece of vellum with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder and placed it over the DSP. 

Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper - it is so pretty.

Next I stamped the flower using Pumpkin Pie and then Daffodil Delight. I stamped the leaves in Granny Apple Green. Stamped the Happy Birthday in Memento ink and cut out using the die in the bundle.

Added three pearls to my card. Just couldn't add the Just Jade to my card - I tried but no luck.

Thank you for visiting and now it is onto Kozue Smith

 

Until next time

Happy stamping, stay safe and 
be kind to one another.

Maree xxx

INKspired Sketch Challenge 107 -

Hello and welcome to the INKspired sketch  hop tonight. I cannot believe  that September is nearly over....
You may have hopped across from Julie Martin so welcome and I can't wait to see what she has made. Now below is the sketch that Teneale has given us tonight - I looked at it but didn't realise the thread/ribbon went across the card....

I have been loving using a lot of Designer Series Paper this month due to the great special - Buy 3 get 1 free.

I started with the Magnolia Designer Series paper and added it to Basic Black cardstock.

I then flipped the sameDSP over and added it to another piece of Basic Black cardstock and added a linen thread bow. Some pearls finished it off.

Stamped the small Magnolia flowers from the Magnolia Bundle and then cut them out with the dies - so easy. Coloured with the Blends using So Saffron and Light Flirty Flamingo for the flower and Mossy Meadow with a touch of Granny Apple Green for the leaves. 

Used the word Congratulations from the New Wonders stampset that you can get only as a Host and embossed it with the Shimmer White Stampin' Emboss powder.

Hope you enjoyed my card - thank you for stopping by.

Now it is onto Kozue Smith and I look forward to seeing what she has made.

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 Sketch Blog Hop 60 -

Hello and welcome to our 

INKspired hop tonight. You may have come from 

Allison and I love seeing what she makes (those pigs were so cute) last fortnight!

Now here is the sketch Teneale has given us

to play with.

I have been loving the Window Box Thinlits

and how the designs make lovely boxes

but are also great on cards.

Just need to add a colour behind the design.

Chose the Powder Pink from the Fresh Floral DSP stack.

I stamped the words at the bottom

so couldn't add the string and bow.

Thank you for coming by

Now it is onto the 

lovely Barbara

and I can't wait to see what she makes

List Of Products:

Stamps and Dies:   Beautiful You stampset, Window Box Thinlits, Timeless Textures stampset

Cardstock & DSP:   Crumbcake cardstock, Berry Burst cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Powder Pink from Fresh Florals DSP

Ink:  Crumbcake ink, Sweet Sugarplum ink

Other odds and ends required:  Stampin' Trimmer, Clear Blocks, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Stamping Sponges, Snail Adhesive, Pearls Basic Jewels, Layering Ovals Framelits 

INKspired Sketch Blog Hop 55 -

Hi and welcome to our blog hop.
Saying farewell to some retiring products - Mint Macaron
ink
and a lovely stampset from the 
Occasions catalogue - Oh So Succulent
You may see more of these two before the month of May ends....

Now you may have hopped across from Allison

and I can't wait to see what she has made to share with us all 
tonight.

Now onto the sketch Teneale has given us this fortnight...

Well I started with maincard of Peekaboo Peach
and placed Whisper White on top.
I then inked some succulents in Peekaboo Peach - to have 
them just peeking out.....

Attached the strip of DSP to the Peekaboo Peach
and stamped the words onto the Whisper White
together with some Mint Macaron succulents
at each end.
Some Pearls to complete it - trying to keep 
lots of white space.

Thank you for stopping in

Now it is onto Barbara

and I can't wait to see

what she has made...

Will she be using something new OR

something that is retiring...

can't wait

List Of Products:

Stamps and Dies:  Oh So Succulent stampset

Cardstock & DSP:  Peekaboo Peach cardstock,Whisper White cardstock, 2016 - 2018 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack,

Ink:  Archival Basic Black ink, Peekaboo Peach  ink, Mint Macaron ink

Other odds and ends required:  Snail Adhesive,  Stampin' Trimmer, Jewels Basic Pearls

Once again

thanks for popping in!

INKspired Sketch Blog Hop 51 -

Hello and welcome to my blog.You may have arrived from the delightful Allison 

and I can't wait to see what she has made...

Every fortnight Teneale Williams gives us a sketch that

we use and here is the one we are using
tonight

For my card tonight I started with Crumbcake as the base and used a strip of Dapper Denim that I embossed using the Petal Burst textured Impressions embossing folder

I wanted to use all the 2016-18 In Colors but the Emerald Envy seemed a bit over powering for the flowers.

So I settled on using the softer Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

I forgot to go back and look at the sketch until

I had finished my card and then I realised

I had forgotten to add a sentiment.....No room now for a

sentiment. Oh well next time I will check the sketch..again  

 I used the versamark and stamped the little bunch of flowers from the stampset onto the

crumbcake so it didn't look so empty!

Added the Pearls and I was finished.

Thank you for stopping by

Now it is onto the amazing Barbara

If you would like to order any of the products I have used

or ask me a question 

on my card you 

can contact me on

mareescards@gmail.com

Until next time

Bye for now

Maree

xxx

List Of Products:

Stamps and Dies:  Botanical Blooms stampset, Botanical Builder Framelits

Cardstock & DSP: Crumb Cake cardstock, Flirty Flamingo cardstock, Dapper Denim cardstock, Peekaboo Peach cardstock, Sweet Sugarplum cardstock, Pear Pizzazz cardstock, Basic Black cardstock 

Ink: Versamark

Other odds and ends required: Snail Adhesive, Big Shot Die-Cutting machine, Stampin' Trimmer, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Pearl Basic Jewels

INKspired Sketch Blog Hop 45 -

Welcome to our INKspired blog hop - still recovering from a great OnStage Live event in Brisbane 

(I will put up some pics later in week as only got home

last night - been visiting!) 

Please take a moment to enjoy all the creations that have been made.

You may have hopped across from the delightful

Allison and I can't wait to see what she has made.

Every two weeks Teneale Williams gives us a sketch that we all have to use. 

 I had to use the Merry Mice Stampset - they are so cute.

Started with Dapper Denim as the main cardstock and then applied the Very Vanilla cardstock and roughed the edges of the top layer with my fingernail. Cut out Merry from the Dapper Denim. Stamped the mouse in Archival Basic Gray as mice are a gray colour and then coloured in using the Neutrals and Brights markers with the Blender pen.

Adhered some Basic Pearl Jewels to the card. I  cut the top layer of Very Vanilla into  two pieces before roughing the edges.

Thank you for stopping by

Now it is onto Artisan Louise Sharp.

Congratulations Lou on being chosen as one of the

Artisans for the 2017 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team - what an honour!

Maree

XX

List Of Products:

Stamps:

Merry Mice Stampset

Cardstock & DSP:

Dapper Denim cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock 

Ink:

Archival Basic Gray, Brights Stampin' Write Markers, Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers 

Other odds and ends required:

Snail Adhesive, Pearl Basic Jewels, Snail Adhesive, Christmas Greetings Thinlits Dies,

INKspired Sketch Blog Hop 44 -

Hi and welcome to our INKspired blog hop.

You may have arrived directly here or 
come across from the delightful

Allison who creates such cute cards.

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

I had an idea but I had to change the oval from

 laying across the card.....

The base card and layer was Flirty Flamingo.
The layer was embossed 
with Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing folder and then sponged around the edge
with Flirty Flamingo ink.

I stamped the oval with flowers from the
Number of Years Stampset (love that set).
Placed the lovely Flirty Flamingo Ruched 
ribbon across the card and then another 
piece over the top and two pearls beside
the oval.

Thank you for stopping by

Now it is onto 

Louise to see what lovely creation 
she has made.

Maree
xx

List Of Products:

Stamps:

Number of Years stampset

Cardstock & DSP:

Flirty Flamingo cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock 

Ink:

Flirty Flamingo Ink, Pear Pizzazz ink, Sweet Sugarplum ink, Peekaboo Peach ink

Other odds and ends required:

Snail Adhesive, Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing folder, Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon, Stampin' Sponges, Pearl Basic Jewels, Snail Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Oval Collection Framelits die 

Global Design Project #GDP006 -Wonderland

Been wanting to join in since Global Design Project commenced (Congratulations everyone) - but never enough time...

Today I made it and what an interesting sketch ...

just my luck it was this one...

thinking, struggling,thinking....

creating a mess ,stamp sets everywhere and which DSP to use??

Global Design Project #GDP006

Switched the design to the top. Used the lovely Softly Falling EF and the words from the Wonderland stamp set. Punch some Real red c/s with the Petite Petals Punch. scrunched them up and stuck them together with a pearl in the middle. Base card is crumbcake.

Thank you for stopping by.

Maree

Will post what I used later.