Blended Framed Poppies...

Hello!

Check out the latest challenge from ColourQ...

I was hoping my new goodies would arrive in time to play with this week's fun combo but alas no - they arrived yesterday but I needed to have this project done by then so I used some of the preorder products as well as the lovely Pleasant Poppies background stamp..

I coloured the poppies using Blendabilities - the lightest Cherry Cobbler marker, with the lightest Daffodil Delight marker over the top to give a slightly more orange tone to the red. The sentiment is from Something to Say and the dsp in the background is from the Moonlight stack. I used the fab On Film framelits die to cut the poppies and the frame around them - love this die collection! Finally, the button is one of the Very Vintage designer buttons with a Coastal Cabana Blendabilities marker.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Something to Say, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Memento black, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Blendabilities
Paper: Moonlight dsp, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Accessories: Very Vintage designer button, Silver baker's twine
Tools: Bitty Banners die,  On Film framelits

Make sure you stop by the rest of the Royal Court to see their fab creations this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Fresh Coastal Silhouette...

Hi there!

I had fun playing along with a couple of challenges the other day: the Freshly Made Sketch and the colour combo from Create with Connie & Mary...

I had a multi-coloured image stamped out from Gifts of Kindness that had been inked with Real Red, Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake using the baby wipe inkpad technique at a training day a while ago so I decided to use that as my focal point...

I couldn't resist using a few new goodies from the new catty one this: the greeting from Something to Say, the Decorative Dots embossing folder (a returning item from Sale-a-Bration) and the fabulous Blendabilities,,, which I used to colour the rhinestones in the middle of the butteflies - love!

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Gifts of Kindness, Something to Say
Ink: Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana Blendabilities
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Whisper White, vellum
Accessories: Real Red ribbon, rhinestones, Retro Fresh washi tape
Tools: Bitty Butterfly punch, Bitty Banners framelits, circle framelits, Decorative Dots EF

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Change the World...

Hiya!

I'm preparing for an SU event next weekend where I'll be demonstrating how to create some altered notebooks/journals and I wanted to make a few samples to display... so I combined a couple of challenges to help me: the Mojo Monday sketch and the colour combo from PPA...

I know the sketch is tall & skinny but I kinda took it to an extreme with this one though...!

I wanted to make a notepad suitable for a guy so chose the combination of Traveller and World Map stamps, with sentiments from the new Something to Say. The star was embossed with Pool Party EP on Basic Grey card and cut out. I showed this one to my husband when I finished and asked him if it was suitable for a guy... he replied "yeah, if you lose the star and button"... I tried to explain that stars and silver buttons are great embellishments for guys but he wasn't convinced... lol!

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Traveller, World Map, Something to Say, Perfect Pennants
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Black, Basic Grey marker
Paper: Basic Grey, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: silver button, Pool Party EP
Tools: circles framelits, circle punches

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Nautical Dad...

Hiya!


It's time for another fun ColourQ challenge and this week's colours could be patriotic, nautical, or anything else you'd like to make them!

I went with a nautical theme as I wanted to use the new Traveller set as well as the Metro Type photopolymer alphabet set...

Most of the time making this went into making that porthole - created using Circle framelits and mini silver brads. It's actually pretty easy to do, but makes for a great effect!


Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Traveller, Metro Type alphabet, Hardwood
Ink: Sahara Sand, Night of Navy, Marina Mist
Paper: Marina Mist, Real Red, Night of Navy, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Accessories: Mini silver brads
Tools: Top note bigz die, Circles framelits


I used the PPA sketch this week for my layout...

Make sure you check out the rest of the Royal Court's fabulous creations - there are lots of different themes used with these colours so lots of inspiration!


Thanks for stopping by...


x Amy x

Wisteria Baby Concept...

Hi there!

I had a fun evening last night when a fellow SU demo popped round with some of her pre-ordered goodies and we each used the other's stash to make some cards for our display boards. One of her sets that I don't have is the Something for Baby set, so I stamped and die-cut a few images to make some samples, one of which was for a combination of challenges: the Create with Connie & Mary sketch, Colour Throwdown colour combo and the Paper Players Tic Tac Toe challenge...

 And here's what I came up with...

The colouring on the photo isn't perfect as the light was not as good as I would have liked, but you get the idea - it's softer IRL...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Something for Baby, Petite Pairs
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette
Paper: Moonlight dsp, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Pearls
Tools: Baby's First Framelits, Finishing Touches edgelits, 2 1/2 circle punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Hello In-Colour Vases...

Hiya!

I had some time the other day to play with some new goodies and thought the Fab Friday colour challenge would be the perfect opportunity to play with the new In Colours coming in the brand new catty next week. I combined them with the FAB sketch from Retro Sketches this week...

I used the Vivid Vases individual stamp that is coming back in the annual catalogue and did some paper piecing and colouring....

Oh how I love lots of layers lol! I've used a few prints from the Moonlight dsp stack that we were able to pre-order, and used Blackberry Bliss card to layer everything on. The vases were stamped on Naturals White card - I paper pieced the vases with more Moonlight dsp and coloured the flowers with the In Colour markers. The sentiment is from Regarding Dahlias.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Vivid Vases, Regarding Dahlias
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Memento black, Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey & Mossy Meadow markers
Paper: Moonlight dsp, Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Naturals White
Accessories: Blackberry Bliss ribbon
Tools: 1 3/4" circle punch, Project Life corner punch

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

The Power of Two...

Hiya!

It's time for another ColourQ challenge and this week's combo is a pretty one...

I decided to make an anniversary card, creating a subtle background with a couple of new goodies...

The background was created by spritzing some Blushing Bride ink over the Hexagon Hive die, then I stamped some different heart images in the hexagons, from the Project Life Point & Click clear set and from Something to Say. The 'power of two' sentiment was embossed on Real Red card with white EP, the cut into a banner. I added some embossed hearts, a little arrow stamp from Point & Click, and some Real Red ribbon and Pool Party button as a little cluster.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Point & Click, Yippee Skippee, Something to Say, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink: Real Red, Blushing Bride, Versamark
Paper: Real Red, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Accessories: Real Red 1/8" ribbon, Pool Party button, White embossing powder
Tools: Hexagon Hive thinlit die, On Film framelits (arrow), Fashionable Hearts embosslits, honeycomb embossing folder

I used the sketch from Pals Paper Arts this week...

Make sure you checkout the fabulous designs from the rest of the Royal Court this week - we'd love to see you play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x