Unstampabelles #102…

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The days sure are zooming past!

Playing with 3 x 3 …

Hello

Today marks the first day everyone is back at school/work/uni for the year.  I know it is March.

So what did I do?  I played  helped out  in the art room for Ms A.  We went outside for about an hour and sketched what we could see then returned to the art room to add tones and colours.  Some of these kids can draw and clearly it isn’t for some of the others. I picked up a tip or two from the art teacher – you know there is a reason I like stamps, dies and punches! I really can’t draw.

Anyway I am back home now and thought I would share a few things I put together over the weekend.

I am linking up to the following challenges

NBUS #6 – Never before used schtuff here – today mine are SU No Bones about it, IBS Small Fancy Labels 1 (sentiment) and SU Flowering Fields

Seize the birthday here – most of the 3 x 3 cards I created are good for a birthday

All cards are 3 x 3.  I plan to make them into little sets.

In this group I have used NBUS SU No Bones about it, sentiment from Jane’s Doodles Doodle Flowers II, PTI World’s Greatest plus SU word window & modern label punches.

In this group I have used PTI birthday tags and Tremendous treats stamp sets.  I coloured the hot air balloon with alcohol markers and the balloons with intense pencils. I have also used circle punches.

In the final grouping I have used Mama Elephant Waterblooms and IBS NBUS Small Fancy labels 1 sentiment. The other stamps used are from PTI Tremendous treats, NBUS SU Flowering Fields and the “a little something for a little someone” is also SU but I don’t know where from! I again used circle punches, SU Itty bitty accents punch, ME Sew fancy dies and SU Tags & Labels framelits.  The cake is coloured with alcohol markers and has a wink of stella on the candles. Whilst the Flowers were stamped by colouring the stamp with a marker and then adding colour from the ink pad with a water brush.

I also used some pattern paper by adding a layered sentiment.  I must make up some normal size cards to use some of the pattern paper I have been holding on to.

Thanks for stopping

Cheers

Vicki

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Nautical Treasures…

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Today’s card I am linking up to the following challenges

Uniko – Masculine here

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Through the craftroom door – Anything goes here

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Loves Rubber stamps here – Use a die cut

And here is my card

I created my own patterned paper using Uniko Nautical Treasures in SU River Rock and Smoky Slate inks. The main image from Uniko Nautical Treasures is stamped with SU Smoky slate ink. I mounted with SU night of navy cardstock. I used Mama Elephant Sew Fancy Dies to create waves, pattern beside the main image and the stitching around the sentiment panel. I also used Inspired by Stamping Fancy Label dies 3 and a 2″ circle punch for the sentiment panel. The sentiment is from PTI Star prints stamped in SU night of Navy ink. The sentiment panel was attached to some double sided adhesive paper I have had for ages and attached to some fun foam to give dimension. The twine is from Annabelle Stamps.

Thanks for stopping

Cheers

Vicki

Anyone for Chocolate?

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Before I get really into the swing of silly season I have several birthdays to celebrate.

This one is for one of the Walking group/Book club friends.

We have chipped in and bought her a couple of vouchers for a Chocolate tour of Melbourne so of course the only appropriate card would have to look like a block of chocolate.

After a little web searching I pinned a few ideas and this was my inspiration from Frances Byrne.

Here is my version

I have used Kraft cardstock as my base. The chocolate brown is from stash (brand unknown) layered with 1″ squares, silver paper from my kitchen and spotty Tangerine tango from SU. The sentiment is from SU Hey You stamped in Chocolate chip ink.

I have just arrived back from spending the day eating, drinking and a little window shopping in Fitzroy with the birthday girl and friends. These days are so much fun.

Thanks for stopping

Cheers

Vicki

Fancy Circles…

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Happy Friday

I am using the sketch from Inspired by Stamping to create my card

IBSIC #87

Here is my card

I used Fawn coloured paper I picked up from a craft show and layered with Vintage floral designer paper from IBS. I stamped images from IBS Fancy circles in SU Pink Pirouette and Baked Brown Sugar and punched using 2″ and 2.25″ circle punches. I stamped a greeting from IBS Creative tags and punched into a tag using SU banner punch. I finished with some IBS pink ribbon.

I am also linking to the IBS monthly challenge and Pinterest challenge.

http://www.inspiredbystamping.com/pages/customer-gallery-contest

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Thanks for stopping by

Cheers

Vicki