Blossom Designs

Friends

Yay, I finally got around to doing a sketch challenge!!  Woo hoo.  This one is from Taylored Expressions TECC73.  I love doing Taylor's sketches, they are always so fun.

I finally opened my Bella Rose DSP (pg 134 Idea Book & Catalogue).  How nice are these papers - I just love them.  I teamed them up with the Friends 24-7 stamp set that I received FREE during this years Convention in Canberra.

Below is Taylor's sketch, why not play along.

Happy Stamping,

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P.S. - today is the start of the pre-order period for demonstrators for the new Spring Mini due out on the 1st August - I have already placed my order and cannot wait for it to arrive.  It is jammed packed full of really lovely products.  I just know you will love it!

Supplies
Stamps: Friends 24-7.
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red.
Paper: Bella Rose DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White.
Accessories: 5/8" Striped Kiwi Kiss Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals.

Too Many Late Nights!

I made this on Friday for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge but after having a number of late nights in a row, my brain lost itself (I know, you are asking if I had it in the first place!) and I forgot to post my card.

Anyway, here is my card.

I am really happy with how this turned out.  Taylor had a great sketch to start with so it wasn't hard.

How nice is the DSP!  It is from the Brocade Background set.  I used river rock and very vanilla cardstock and stamped the image in blue bayou with a bit of dazzling diamonds.  A girl's gotta have some bling!!  LOL

After getting the pretties kit a while ago, I finally used the hat pin and beads.  I also used the flat backed pearls.  Shame on my for taking so long to do so.

I got my nestabilities out to cut the squares in very vanilla.

Happy Stamping,

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Supplies
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday.
Ink: Blue Bayou.
Paper:Very Vanilla, River Rock, Brocade Background DSP.
Accessories: Pretties Kit, 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon.

I Created Today!

I just haven't been able to sit down and create for about a week!  Truly!  I was so glad my swap cards arrived plus I wanted to show them to you anyway, but they arrived in time to save me from not posting anything at all!!

So, onto my project for today.  I sooooo wanted to do Taylor's Cupcake Challenge and after thinking we were supposed to be away visiting friends this weekend (I got the dates wrong!), I was pleased and sat down to create my card.

My lovely fellow demonstrator and friend, Kari, stamped these images for me from the Tart & Tangy set in the Spring Mini Catalogue.  Read more about it tomorrow.  Thanks Kari!  Mwah.

Just a close up shot of the sketch.  See how the ribbon has two knots in it - before you say anything, I did mean to do that.  I just wanted something different. LOL

I lifted the sentiment off the page with dimensionals.  Hard to see in the images above.

Happy Stamping,

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Make A Wish Double Challenge

I decided to do two challenges today, Taylor's Cupcake Challengeand also my very first Colour Inspiration Challenge by Kristina Werner.  So, I put the two of them together and came up with this card!

           

So, here is my card.  The card base is Very Vanilla but I think it is a little hard to see.

I wasn't sure I was liking this at first but it has quickly grown on me.

I love the scheme and the sketch is something different for me as I would not normally put circles on the card like this so thanks girls.  I don't know why I haven't as it looks great.  All these great sketches that I will use again and again.

Here is a close up of the parcels with a bit of dazzling diamonds on the middle one.

I just liked the artistic shot of this so I thought I would include it !  LOL

Happy Crafting,

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Supplies:
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday.
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery.
Paper:Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie DSP.
Accessories: 3/4" + 1" + 1 3/8" Circle Punch.

TECC #24 - Make A Wish

Well I didn't think I would get much stamping done this weekend but in the quiet times, I have managed to sneak away.

This is for Taylor's Sketch Challenge.  I didn't know what colours to use today so I opened up my Idea Book & Catalogueto find some inspiration.  Page 42 was where it opened and these were the colours used.  Not my normal colours but I thought 'what the heck' and went with the flow.  I had originally thought to use Taken With Teal as my base card but changed my mind half way through and went with Old Olive instead.

I don't have the 1 1/4" circle punch so my punches go from 1" to 1 3/8" and quite frankly, I'm liking it.  I will order the 1 1/4" punch - don't worry!

I also seem to be favouring dazzling diamonds too.  I love to use glitter but I hate it that it goes everywhere!  Since finding Stampin' Up!® I don't seem to have that problem.  The Heat & Stick Powder along with Dazzling Diamonds work really well together.  I had no idea how to use them at first and didn't bother asking anyone either.  I had seen projects that used them and one day I just had to ask!  Thank goodness I did.  It really is simple.  If you don't know and are curious, please ask me and I will be only too happy to tell you.  I'm guessing that those of you who look at my blog already know!!

Here is Taylor's sketch to follow.  Give it a go.

Happy Crafting,

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Supplies
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday.
Ink: Old Olive, Basic Black, Taken With Teal (+ marker).
Paper:Old Olive, Summer Sun, Taken With Teal, Whisper White, Old Olive DSP.
Accessories: 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Punch, 1" + 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Brads.

TECC #21

I thought I would have a go at Taylor's challenge today.  I really enjoyed last week's one and she didn't disappoint me this week!  Yay Taylor!

So what do you think?!?!  I looked at my colour chart and thought, what colours do I use today!  I do believe that I haven't used Wild Wasabi yet and my colour chart gave me a few options and this was one of them.  Now that the card is finished, I am really happy with it but while making it, I didn't know where I was going with the colours and was hoping for the best.  I just thought 'I can always start again'.

LOL....I used a paint tin to cut out my circle in the Pumpkin Pie DSP as well as Real Red cardstock.  It was the only thing big enough I had to hand!

You may also that my 3/4" stripped circles with the brads are going in different directions but I like it.  I did actually do that on purpose, before you ask!  LOL

I used my markers to colour in the image from the Simply Sent set.

This is Taylor's sketch, so go and play along and have some fun on the way!

Happy Crafting,

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Supplies
Stamps: Simply Said, Circle of Friendship.
Ink: Real Red, Versamark, Black Stazon, Markers - Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery.
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie DSP.
Accessories: 5/8" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Bashful Blue Brads, 3/4" + 1" + 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Rectangle Nestabilities.

A New Sketch Challenge

.....well, it is for me!  But it is Taylor's Cupcake Challenge!!  I'm pretty sure most of you stampers know or at least have heard of Taylor!  If not, go and check out her blog.

So, what do you think?

I had so much fun with my cupcakes and BTW - you don't have to use cupcake stamps to play along with the challenge.  Silly me - I thought you did, so I just kept looking to Taylor's cards and liking the sketches.  Then I went back to her first challenge and read her post properly, only to find out you didn't.  Well, it was too late to link my card on her blog for the latest challenge, so I will have to remember this Friday.  I forgot I had these stamps until I moved things into my new studio and found them.  This is my cupcake 3 tier cake!  LOL  The top tier has had a bite taken out of it and the candle has fallen off too!  ha ha ha.

I again used some of the new in-colours (Blue Bayou), similar to Sunday's card.  The DSP is Wintergreen too but a different sheet.

Here are my cupcakes up close!  I ever so slightly coloured in the icing of the cake in Certainly Celery ink.  I'm not very good at this colouring business so forgive me and if you think it is awful, that's ok.  You can give me some tips!!  For some reason, I just didn't want toooo much colour on the cakes.

Here is Taylor's sketch for you to play along with.  She posts the challenge every Friday so play along if you can.

Happy Crafting,

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Supplies
Stamps: Sanded, Hero Arts - Clear Design Cupcakes.
Ink: Black Stazon, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue (on candles).
Paper: Blue Bayou, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Wintergreen DSP.
Accessories: 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Diamond Stickles, Horizontal Punch.