tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85276038599733265182024-03-12T23:23:46.775-07:00Time to UnwindAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-29307359780416300392012-01-26T19:01:00.000-08:002012-01-26T19:02:17.343-08:00Sale-A-Bration!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stampinup.net/uploads/fckeditor/stampinup/File/NASAB2012/USPromo_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="119" src="http://www.stampinup.net/uploads/fckeditor/stampinup/File/NASAB2012/USPromo_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
This year Sale-a-Bration is even better. I am in love with all the new items! There are stamp sets, designer series paper, fabric, brads, buttons, ribbon, embossing folders etc.<br />
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For each $60 you spend you get to choose an item from the <a href="http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/feed/rss/promotions/annekenussbaum"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>Sale-A-Bration brochure</b></span></a> for FREE.($60 before tax and shipping)<br />
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If you place an order of $200 you get 3 free SAB items, plus $35 in hostess benefits and a Free Tote from Stampin' Up! (note: online orders are not qualified for the tote, so you'll need to contact me, so I can place your order).<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>To SHOP my online store click<a href="http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/annekenussbaum/"><span style="color: red;"> </span>HERE</a> </b></span>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-17540724784203097702011-12-03T10:00:00.000-08:002011-12-03T10:00:00.963-08:00Challenge: SUO #33 My Favourite Holiday ColoursWow, it's been a while since I last entered a challenge! It's so easy to let the Holiday Season take over! I looked back and the last <a href="http://suochallenges.com/?p=1017">Stampin' Up! Only</a> Challenge I entered was in the fall for "Fall Colours". It's very fitting that the one I am entering now is my favourite holiday colours :) When I think of Christmas I always think of snow and a rich red - of cranberries and cherries and red delicious apples... on pies and yummy Christmas treats. Snow rarely shows up as just white in my mind, there's always that tinge of ice blue. The final colours that join the medley are, of course, green because of the Christmas trees and evergreens in winter and then finally kraft. I love to wrap my gifts in kraft paper with a beautifully colourful ribbon because it always reminds me of the lyrics: "brown paper packages tied up with string, those are a few of my favourite things..." which is one of my favourite Christmas songs! I find Christmas is a mix of subtles and regals for me: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, and Crumb Cake!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, & Bashful Blue Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Winter Post, Season of Joy, & Jolly Bingo Bits Stamp Sets</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Marina Mist Craft Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;"> SU Cherry Cobbler Classic and Chocolate Chip Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Cherry Cobbler Striped Grosgrain Ribbon<br />
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Awesome deals at Stampin' Up! until the end of November! Be sure to check them out at my online store - stamp sets, ribbon bumdles, brads, and digital downloads galore!! Check out my <a href="http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/annekenussbaum/">online store</a>!Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-10076719239058599002011-10-03T08:36:00.000-07:002011-10-03T08:36:06.606-07:00Blog Hop Candy Winner!<div id="true-random-integer-generator"> <span id="true-random-integer-generator-title">Thanks everyone for all the lovely comments. It was great to see all the different projects everyone made and I sure was inspired by all the Canadian talent!!</span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-title"> </span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-title">Now, on to the winner of the travel themed stamps - drum roll please . . .</span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-title"> </span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-title">True Random Number Generator</span><span id="true-random-integer-generator-min-span"> </span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-min-span"> <label for="true-random-integer-generator-min">Min:</label> <input id="true-random-integer-generator-min" maxlength="9" name="true-random-integer-generator-min" type="text" value="1" /> </span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-min-span"> </span> <span id="true-random-integer-generator-max-span"> <label for="true-random-integer-generator-max">Max:</label> <input id="true-random-integer-generator-max" maxlength="9" name="true-random-integer-generator-max" type="text" value="100" /> </span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-max-span"> </span> <span id="true-random-integer-generator-max-button-span"> <input id="true-random-integer-generator-button" name="true-random-integer-generator-button" type="button" value="Generate" /> </span> <label for="true-random-integer-generator-result">Result:</label> <span id="true-random-integer-generator-result">10</span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-result"></span><span id="true-random-integer-generator-credits">Powered by <a href="http://www.random.org/" target="_blank">RANDOM.ORG</a></span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-credits"> </span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-credits">That'd be:</span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator" style="text-align: center;"><span id="true-random-integer-generator-credits"> </span></div><div id="true-random-integer-generator"><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/18002116687621247662" rel="nofollow">Nicole</a></span> said...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>WOW, such a pretty layout!!!!!!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Give me a shout with your addy and I'll ship your candy! </div><span id="true-random-integer-generator-credits"> </span> </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-8866756124075770972011-10-01T00:00:00.000-07:002011-10-01T00:00:07.431-07:00World Card Making Day ALL Canadian Blog HopWelcome Hoppers!! I hope you're all having a very happy World Card Making day :) I have to say I'm very excited as this is my very first blog hop and I'm honoured to be a part of such an inspirational network of Canadians!! If you've just arrived from <a href="http://yellowdoggreetings.blogspot.com/%20">Donna's Yellow Dog Greetings</a> then you are on the right track. If you've just visited me and would like to start the hop from the beginning, then head on over to visit Tara at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Tara%20http://creativeaccents.blogspot.com">Creative Accents</a> for the beginning of the hop (I have a list of all the bloggers in the first hop at the end of this post in case you got lost along the way). I hope you grabbed a cup of coffee because there are so many awesome Canadian crafters that we broke into TWO hops! If you still have some stamina and would like to check out the second hop, go see Nicole at <a href="http://www.canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/">Canadian Nickel's Scrapn</a>! <br />
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Now, on to my project. In honor of World Card Making Day I decided to create a card set. And, as fall is sweeping through the island I have been trying diligently to work on my Christmas cards!<br />
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This card set uses two different stamp sets: Jolly Bingo Bits and A Friend for all Seasons. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these new-to-me sets and how well they go together! <br />
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Each card is 3 1/4 x 3 1/4. The inner frame is 2 1/2 x 2 1/2. I paper pierced the inner frame to create a border and sponged both Crumb Cake pieces with Whisper White Craft Ink. I used the snowflake stamp from <i>A Friend for all Seasons</i> on the card base in Whisper White Craft Ink and then stamped the tree in Soft Sued. I stamped the candy cane, ornament and bell in Cherry Cobbler on both the tree and a separate piece of Whisper White card stock and then cut them out with my paper snippers. Then I adhered them to the card on top of where I'd originally stamped them with dimensionals!<br />
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I love how simple the cards are to make so I think I can reproduce 50 of them easily for all my friends and family this year.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) <i>A Season of Friendship</i> Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU <i>Jolly Bingo Bits</i> Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Whisper White and Crumb Cake Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Soft Sued and Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;"> SU Whisper White Craft Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Paper Piercer & Mat Pack</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Dimensionals </div><div style="text-align: center;">Paper Snips</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spronge</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
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I hope you enjoyed my project as much as I enjoyed making it!! Now, what's a hop without some candy? I have some travel stamps in photo polymer (pictured below). All you need to do is leave a comment and a way to contact you on this post by Sunday night. I will draw and announce the winner via Random.org on Monday morning!<br />
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Now you're ready for the last super crafty Canadian in the hop: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_123944486">Charmaine</a><a href="http://tweedcurtain.blogspot.com/">'s Tweed Curtain</a>. Don't forget that there's a second Canadian hop that starts with the <a href="http://www.canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/">Canadian Nickel</a>! Happy Hopping!<br />
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<b>First Hop</b><br />
<ol><li>Tara <a href="http://creativeaccents.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativeaccents.blogspot.com</a> </li>
<li>Gail <a href="http://jackpineridge.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://jackpineridge.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Rhonda <a href="http://www.quiltnutcreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.quiltnutcreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Carla <a href="http://scrappinrpnprn.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrappinrpnprn.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Lynn's Place <a href="http://stampinlynnb.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://stampinlynnb.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Tina <a href="http://gettincrafty.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://gettincrafty.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Roxy <a href="http://roxyrolla.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://roxyrolla.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Freya <a href="http://freyassimplecreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freyassimplecreations.blogspot.com/</a></li>
<li>Nancy <a href="http://nancyscreativemess.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nancyscreativemess.blogspot.com</a> </li>
<li>Kimberly <a href="http://www.justwordz.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.justwordz.ca/</a> </li>
<li>Tara Godfrey <a href="http://inkingontheedge.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://inkingontheedge.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
<li>Sarah M <a href="http://scrapsbysarah.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scrapsbysarah.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
<li>Tracy L <a href="http://tracystreasures-tracy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tracystreasures-tracy.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
<li>Dandy <a href="http://dandylicioushair.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dandylicioushair.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
<li>Cheri <a href="http://graphicatcreations.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://graphicatcreations.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
<li>Donna <a href="http://yellowdoggreetings.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yellowdoggreetings.blogspot.com/</a> </li>
<li><b>Annie http://creativeunwinding.blogspot.com <-- you are here<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394;"></span></b></li>
<li>Charmaine <a href="http://tweedcurtain.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tweedcurtain.blogspot.com/</a></li>
</ol>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-61606840855874249052011-09-28T15:02:00.000-07:002011-09-28T15:02:16.756-07:00World Card Making Day Blog Hop coming soonHi all! I am so excited for Saturday as it's World Card Making day! Not only will I get to spend the whole day doing what I love, I will also be spending the whole night with some girls friends making cards!!! PLUS - I will be participating in my very first BLOG HOP. This is an awesome hop as it is ALL CANADIAN and is so large that we broke into two groups for it!! I hope you can join us on Saturday, October 1st to celebrate World Card Making day!!<br />
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I am a self-declared paper hoarder, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to use some of the beautiful DSP I bought two months ago! I rarely use more than one patterned paper at a time so this definitely was a challenge for me!! My mother wanted me to make a card for a friend of her's who is in the hospital. She loves flowers and purple, so I thought the Pocketful of Posies (which is my absolute favourite paper right now) would be perfect. Thankfully she's recovering quickly :)<br />
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</div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-76001787035109451012011-09-21T21:24:00.000-07:002011-09-21T21:31:25.517-07:00Challenge: SUO #28 Fall ColoursBackpacks, pencils, rulers, chalkboards, falling leaves... yes these are the things I think of when I think of fall. It's hard to believe that it's already mid-September! It feels like only weeks ago it was spring and my darling little girl was born. This week the talented ladies at <a href="http://suochallenges.com/?p=851">SU-Only Challenges</a> what we think of when we're asked to make something with Fall Colors. The stamp that popped immediately into my head was the tree from the "Season of Freindship"set. I'd been eyeing this set for quite some time before I finally bought it, rationalizing that it would be perfect for my Christmas cards (which it will be :). I have to say, it's currently my favourite set! As for colours - the Regals collection came to mind as I dreamed of golden yellows and deep oranges. The perfect green is Old Olive as it seems like an aged green.<br />
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I love how soft these colours look together! Pink and brown are classically pretty. I have been patiently waiting for my order to come in the week with my Season of Friendship stamp set. I've been eager to play with this set for months now and finally purchased it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I can't wait to start my Christmas cards with this elegant tree! I think this is one of the most versatile sets in the catalogue!<br />
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It is the 100th challenge at <a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2011/08/colourq-challenge-100.html">ColourQ</a> this week. To celebrate we get to use a sketch from <b><a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2011/08/colour-q-challenge.html">Clean & Simple Stamping</a></b> (fall-to layout #155) along with our favourite past challege colour combination. I have been wanting to start my Christmas cards and have been looking for an excuse to breakout my new Stampin' Up! striped grosgrain ribbon! The Challenge over at <a href="http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-78-kraft-red-and-whitecream.html">Colour Create</a> this week is to use Kraft, Red, and White/Cream so I just had to combine these two challenges! I used a jumbo brad to create the center of the bow by wrapping a scrap piece of ribbon around it and adhering it with glue dots. I had lots of fun playing with my whisper white craft ink as well. It's not as messy as I thought it would be :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, and Crumb Cake Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Letters to Santa DSP </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Soft Sued Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Whisper White Craft Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Cherry Cobbler Striped Grosgrain Ribbon</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Jumbo Brad (covered in Ribbon)</div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-45443361884853185562011-08-05T19:42:00.000-07:002011-08-05T19:42:53.621-07:00Challenge: PPA #105 & SUO #24 Get Well CardsMy mojo sure has returned! I am having a great time playing with one of my newest stamp sets "I {Heart} Hearts". Although it's not new to the Stampin' Up! line, it's new to me and I {Heart} it. I created the card below to be entered into two different challenges - <a href="http://www.palspaperarts.com/2011/08/ppa105-celebrity-color-challenge.html">Pals Paper Arts</a>' current colour challenge is using the new in-colours Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade along with Daffodil Delight - a sweet combination, especially for summer. <br />
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This will be my first time entering a card at Pals Paper Arts as well as the <a href="http://suochallenges.com/?p=695">Stampin' Up! Only Challenge</a> blog. This week at SUO the challenge is to create a Get Well card - something that is always a good idea to have in one's card stash. I'd been wanting to use the stamp "You're in my thoughts; you're in my heart" with "I {Heart} Hearts" since I got it, so thought this would be a great opportunity to do it. Hope you like it!<br />
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The "cue" this week at <a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2011/08/colourq-challenge-95.html">ColourQ</a> is to use Tempting Turquois, Bashful Blue, Lucky Limeade, Basic Gray, and Whisper White inspired by this Trailing Vines Duvet Cover. These colours are bright and soft at the same time, reminding me of a wild flower field under a bright summer sky. So I decided butterflies (one of my faves) would be perfect for this combination. Hope you like it!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Bashful Blue, Tempting Turguois, Lucky Limeade, and Basic Gray Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whisper White DSP </div><div style="text-align: center;">Silver Foil Smooch Spritz</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Wings Embosslits</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Linen Thread</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Scallop Edge Border Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-83993077227286184362011-05-12T09:05:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:30:34.318-07:00Challenge: Wacky Wednesday 38 - Anything GoesThe current Wacky Wednesday challenge over at <a href="http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2011/05/wacky-wednesday-38-anything-goes.html">More Than Favors</a> is "Anything Goes." I thought for a while about what I should create for this challenge and decided something funny with my cricut since I haven't made a card with it for a while. I used Make The Cut and it's database to create the card shape and bra. Then I added ribbon for straps and sponged the "skin" in crmb cake to add depth and dimension. It will be perfect for my husband :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake (Kraft), Basic Black, and Regal Rose Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Basic Black and Crumb Cake Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Write Marker<br />
SU Love Rub-ons</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Short and Sweet Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Basic Black grosgrain ribbon</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink Offray Ribbon </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sponge </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-75570557938753537172011-05-11T15:30:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:30:34.475-07:00Challenge: ColourQ #84Wow, it sure has been a while since I posted last - I've really been missing my challenges. I do, however, have a good excuse as my little daughter was born 3 1/2 weeks ago :) So I've been a little preoccupied with oober cuteness! <br />
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The "cue" this week at <a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2011/05/colourq-challenge-84.html">ColourQ</a> is to use Kraft, Daffodil Delight, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, and Whisper White inspired by this Bull's Eye Pillow Cover from West Elm. I also decided to add Early Espresso that is also in the stripes on the pillow. I figured these colours would be perfect for a manly card - and modeled my card after one mt sister made for her brother in law. It,s great timing too, as a good friend of ours is celebrating his birthday this weekend.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake (Kraft), Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, and Early Espresso Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">DCWV DSP </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake Classic Ink<br />
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker<br />
SU White Embossing Powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Cheers To You Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU 1 3/4" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU 1 1/4" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU 1" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hemp Twine<br />
SU Heat Tool </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sponge </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-10062253991733908162011-04-12T13:30:00.000-07:002011-04-12T13:30:23.859-07:00Challenge: Clean & Simple 35<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKqsn1L39dT1v8fPfZo388NQB1geUGnlBbNqVAmimaNMu9m5SoOWEJS_PunyXybHNySYKmttZxGkVKFft1tn0xcffKGBSmBI-XxYzGnVfjx3vHMnbUwjqz11IzyncKUcjJX2tiRyH581R/s400/FTL135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKqsn1L39dT1v8fPfZo388NQB1geUGnlBbNqVAmimaNMu9m5SoOWEJS_PunyXybHNySYKmttZxGkVKFft1tn0xcffKGBSmBI-XxYzGnVfjx3vHMnbUwjqz11IzyncKUcjJX2tiRyH581R/s200/FTL135.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
The <a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2011/04/135.html">Clean and Simple</a> challenge this week is to create a card from a sketch (shown above). I've been wanting to play more with my Whisper White Craft ink, so I sponged the edges of the butterfly, early espresso and crumb cake to soften the edges. As you may have noticed from the other cards on my blog, I've been on a brown and pink kick lately (as well as butterflies :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Whisper White Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Crumb Cake Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Whisper White Craft Kink </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Bring on the Cake Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fiskars 2" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cricut & MTC for butterflies</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Perfect Polka Dots Dry Embossing Folder</div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby Pink Offray Ribbon</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sponge </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-6989669316486390672011-04-12T13:16:00.000-07:002011-04-12T13:16:46.595-07:00Challenge: ColourQ #80<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBcYky7gZRxyTJTz3jyzhsq6A-cDV5ZmTXC9YngJi4xINnYmKACHyUlKXPGx43CkJtq1wdpYdmtxcetVcFTHjWloMj60KvmeBzXrVdYgg70ecYF5hJBR1qU3WzJLf1a8oULMyBfHQzHr5/s400/cqc80.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBcYky7gZRxyTJTz3jyzhsq6A-cDV5ZmTXC9YngJi4xINnYmKACHyUlKXPGx43CkJtq1wdpYdmtxcetVcFTHjWloMj60KvmeBzXrVdYgg70ecYF5hJBR1qU3WzJLf1a8oULMyBfHQzHr5/s200/cqc80.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />
The "cue" this week at <a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2011/04/colourq-challenge-80.html">ColourQ</a> is to use Kraft, Cherry Cobbler, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, and Whisper White inspired by these cute reusable lunch bags. I found this challenge rather... er... challenging :) Having orange, red and green together was a bit out of my regular colour pallet - thankfully the designers really showed how beautiful these colours can be together. I drew my inspiration from them and the images on the lunch bag and am surprised by the outcome!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake (Kraft), Cherry Cobbler, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Bring on the Cake Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU 1 3/4" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU 1 1/4" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fiskars 2" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Martha Stewart Flower Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Misc. Brad from my collection </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sponge </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-6381612422004511352011-04-10T22:15:00.000-07:002011-04-10T22:16:36.400-07:00Challenge: Inkspirations Sketch #65<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FdTVT_reGpmKonAdluzsNKqFvKfMrC248aQ8wEidJJvvBKTOyZAISwnBJzpQ54Zfg9HHxeoh2K_yzKXDAjnBZjDUPUugu2ZO72DNe9rVCHGJQe2-4zlyyLYrWY02H1a5ZQ-jwQooCJnc/s320/Makeesha+Sketch+065-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FdTVT_reGpmKonAdluzsNKqFvKfMrC248aQ8wEidJJvvBKTOyZAISwnBJzpQ54Zfg9HHxeoh2K_yzKXDAjnBZjDUPUugu2ZO72DNe9rVCHGJQe2-4zlyyLYrWY02H1a5ZQ-jwQooCJnc/s200/Makeesha+Sketch+065-2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
This week at the <a href="http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/04/inkspirations-sketch-challenge-65.html">Inkspirations Challenge blog</a> we are to make a card based on the sketch above. I decided to make a 4 x 4 card and use more than just one circle. I used a number of different stamps and techniques and really liked how it turned out - sweet, pink and soft :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Whisper White Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Pretty in Pink and Crumb Cake Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">Versamark Watermark Ink </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Always Elegant Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Punch Bunch Stamp Set </div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Wings Embosslit Dies</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU 1 3/4" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU 1 1/4" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fiskars 2" Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Martha Stewart Flower Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Brown Offray Ribbon</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sponge </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-77860975343612243192011-04-09T16:52:00.000-07:002011-04-09T16:52:01.911-07:00Challenge: Just a TouchFor day 38 at <a href="http://365cards.blogspot.com/2011/04/day-38-just-touch.html">365 Days</a> the challenge is "just a touch" - <strong style="font-weight: normal;">we are to colour only two parts of a stamped image with different colours. Quite a few of my friends are expecting babies this month, so I thought it would be a sweet technique to use on a little rabbit stamp that is a recent addition to my collection. I coloured the rabbit's bow blue, heat embossed it, and then sponged green around the image.</strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Wild Wasabi and Whisper White Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy DP</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Wild Wasabi Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Markers </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Short & Sweet Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;"> SU So Cute Stamp Set </div><div style="text-align: center;">Versa Marker</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Clear Embossing Powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Heat Tool<br />
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</div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-49925541704681259062011-04-09T11:05:00.000-07:002011-04-09T11:06:29.362-07:00Challenge: Anything BirthdayRobyn over at <a href="http://www.mypinkstamper.com/2011/04/my-pinkalicious-blog-hop-friday-april.html">The Pink Stamper</a> is having her monthly Friday Blog Hop. This month the theme is anything birthday as it is her daughter's 13th! I made this cute little train card for my good friend's son's first birthday. I used MTC to trace and cut the train images (along with their shadows). There is also a stamp set similar to this available from Stampin' Up!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-66433049528559347192011-04-07T10:26:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:26:19.216-07:00Challenge: ColourQ #79<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFarV4Y8E6fl_RJlUPrUHAh41mNaJCRlK3Vpn2lunapueAqYsY4iEf55qRBdSYAD2uC7Cncb4hoc_Kx2sJh70HHIdu7WLZ-EgdbKNCf70Mp3CsogpFHymzkNEX3Dy_7SUlsYFYi3iYcAT/s1600/cqc79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFarV4Y8E6fl_RJlUPrUHAh41mNaJCRlK3Vpn2lunapueAqYsY4iEf55qRBdSYAD2uC7Cncb4hoc_Kx2sJh70HHIdu7WLZ-EgdbKNCf70Mp3CsogpFHymzkNEX3Dy_7SUlsYFYi3iYcAT/s200/cqc79.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />
The "cue" this week at <a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2011/04/colourq-challenge-79_05.html">ColourQ</a> is to use Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black and Whisper White inspired by cute dress. I love the combination of the blue, pink and green. I just received the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die and am in love with it :) I used the Old Olive to layer underneith the Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay and like the effect.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Basic Black, and Whisper White Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Bermuda Bay DSP </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Basic Black Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;"> SU Word Play Stamp Set </div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Wings Embosslits Dies</div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-64816013720141925702011-04-07T10:13:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:13:40.314-07:00Challenge: Mojo Monday 185The <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2011/04/mojo-monday-185-contest.html">Mojo Monday</a> Contest this week is sporting the following sketch:<br />
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There are quite a few babies coming this month so I thought I'd use the sketch to inspire a baby card. Here's what I did with it:<br />
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SU 1 3/4 Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;"> SU 2 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Button & Rhinestones</div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-29933142386650029652011-04-07T10:00:00.000-07:002011-04-07T10:02:32.774-07:00Challenge: Birthday ThemePaula over at <a href="http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2011/04/wacky-wednesday-33-birthday-theme.html">More Than Favors</a> is having a Birthday themed Challenge for this week's Wacky Wednesday #33. This is a perfect challenge for this time of year because there are so many birthdays in the Spring - all four of my nieces and nephews, my dad, my sister, and my husband (and myself!) - and that's just in the next few months - plus my own little one is only a few days away (due date of April 12th)! It's a great time of the year to come into the world :) I made this card yesterday for my little niece who is turning 3!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, and Whisper White Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Pumpkin Pie DSP </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Basic Black, Wild Wasabi, and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Dafodil Delight Stampin' Write Markers </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Fox & Friends Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Bring on the Cake Stamp Set<br />
SU So Cute Stamp Set </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Versa Marker</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Clear Embossing Powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Heat Tool<br />
SU 1 3/4 Circle Punch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buttons</div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527603859973326518.post-84789121247511671762011-03-31T20:18:00.000-07:002011-03-31T20:20:48.758-07:00Challenge: ColourQ #78<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyRe-HrH7kGt4DfDFxSscfWJGtkSF_cm_Amn9dFPrlvvQYmCnSt1IHJ0ZtHsSLHJm-gmfc2GYK3ZQcg-XFbMTds_0eCvqlZsiQD28J07eKmkyFcdOXmHo16aB98r2gx_4b4fxB-WGJ6gh/s1600/cqc78.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyRe-HrH7kGt4DfDFxSscfWJGtkSF_cm_Amn9dFPrlvvQYmCnSt1IHJ0ZtHsSLHJm-gmfc2GYK3ZQcg-XFbMTds_0eCvqlZsiQD28J07eKmkyFcdOXmHo16aB98r2gx_4b4fxB-WGJ6gh/s200/cqc78.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />
The "cue" this week at <a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2011/03/colourq-challenge-78.html">ColourQ</a> is to use Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Kraft, Early Espresso and Whisper White inspired by these "delicious" sweet treats. I love the combination of the pink, green and soft neutrals. Crumb Cake is my ultimate favourite kraft colour - it's soft and yummy :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ingredients</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stampin' Up! (SU) Crumb Cake and Whisper White Card Stock</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Pumpkin Pie DSP </div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette & Certainly Celery Classic Ink</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Punch Potpourri Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Bring on the Cake Stamp Set</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Dot, Dot, Dot Background Stamp</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sponge</div><div style="text-align: center;">Versa Mark Ink Pad & Versa Marker</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Clear Embossing Powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">SU Heat Tool<br />
SU Full Heart Extra Large Punch </div>Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215677889053156679noreply@blogger.com4