STAMPIN' UP!'S "SENT WITH LOVE" PROMOTION

Stampin' Up! has a great new promotion for us, in the Australian/NZ market.  Until 15th June, we are able to purchase a couple of very cool limited-time-only products.  Take a look:

 

 

As pictured above, the Sent With Love stamp set (8 images, available only in clear mount) is $33.95.  The GORGEOUS Sent With Love Designer Series Paper is $18.95 if bought on its own.

 

Or, if you love a discounted bundle (who doesn't?!), you can get both the stamp set and Designer Series Paper, along with a packet of Calypso Coral baker's twine, for only $46.25 - that's 20% below retail!

 

 

I have had great fun playing with the bundle that I was able to pre-order (one of the many perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!).  Over the coming week I will share some projects with you.  To start off, here are a couple of cards I have made with the Sent With Love products:

 

 

 

Stamps: Sent With Love

Card: Calypso Coral, Whisper White

DSP: Sent With Love Designer Series Paper

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Sahara Sand stampin' pads

Other: In Color Designer brads, Bitty Banners framelits, White Tea Lace doily, Pool Party ruffled ribbon, 2 1/2" Circle punch, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, stampin' dimensionals, glue dots, sponge dauber

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Sent With Love, Delightful Dozen

Card: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Pool Party Core'dinations

DSP: Sent With Love Designer Series Paper

Ink: Sahara Sand and Calypso Coral stampin' pads, Island Indigo stampin' pad and marker

Other: Postage Stamp punch, XL Oval punch, Chevron embossing folder, Tasteful Trim XL Bigz die, sanding block, paper snips, Natural Trim ribbon, stampin' dimensionals, sponge dauber, glue dots

 

 

Come back tomorrow, and I'll have another Sent With Love project to share with you!

 

 

 

 

 

 



SC 58/12: A BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE

This week at Sunny Challenges & Creations, we have a sketch AND colour challenge for you.

I have never felt very comfortable making cards in just Black and White - I am always tempted to inject some colour.  However, I've stuck with the brief, and found that it's not quite as difficult as I'd made it in my own mind!

I have had a play with a gorgeous new stamp set from Stampin' Up! - it's called Serene Silhouettes.  I white-embossed, on Basic Black card, the circular image.  A second stamp from the set was used to stamp on the striped paper, in Basic Black ink.

Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card: Basic Black, Whisper White

DSP: Basic Black Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Versamark inkpad, Basic Black stampin' pad, Jet Black Staz-On inkpad

Other: White embossing powder, 1 3/4" Circle punch, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, Beautiful Wings embosslits die, Basic Black scallop dots ribbon, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, sponge dauber, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

 

 

Please visit the Sunny Challenges & Creations site, to be inspired by the rest of the Design Team's samples, and to join in the fun!

 

 

 



JUST ADD INK #117 : A COLOUR CHALLENGE

Delys has set us a very challenging challenge at Just Add Ink this week!!    The idea is to make a card or scrapbook page using the following colours only:

I so wanted to stamp a sentiment in black, but as it turned out I had a lot of fun making a card in monochromatic tones!  Here's what I came up with:

Stamps: My Friend, Tagtastic

Card: So Saffron textured and smooth, Whisper White

Ink: So Saffron and Daffodil Delight stampin' pads, Versamark inkpad

Other: White embossing powder, sponge daubers, So Saffron 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Whisper White 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Itty Bitty shapes punch, Basic Pearls, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Perfect Pennants die, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, mini glue dots

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's yellow creations!  We hope to inspire you to play along with us this week at Just Add Ink.

STAMPIN' UP! DOMESTIC GODDESS DSP

I really LOVE the cute, quirky, Domestic Goddess Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!  Not least of all because it makes me feel slightly virtuous to own something with that title (seriously, I should employ a cleaning lady, because I am far from a goddess in that department!).

I encourage you to check out the 'flip-side' of all the papers in Stampin' Up!'s range, because the variety is fabulous, and patterns are often quite unexpected.  Even though this paper pack is quite whimsical, and "kitcheny", I came up with a card for a friend, that has a bit more of an elegant feel, I think.  I just love the yellow and grey (sorry, Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray) combination.  The colours are a bit 'off' in my photo, but you get the general idea :)

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes

Card: Very Vanilla, Basic Gray

DSP: Domestic Goddess Designer Series Paper

Ink: Basic Gray and Daffodil Delight stampin' pads

Other: Silver Glimmer Paper, Basic Gray satin ribbon, Basics Glimmer Brad, Fancy Flower punch, 5-Petal Flower punch, Boho Blossoms punch, 2 1/2 " Circle punch, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, Itty Bitty Shapes punch, Basic Pearls, Fun Flowers Bigz die, sponge dauber, sticky strip, Tombow multi liquid glue