Andrea's Stampin' Moments

Freebie Friday Goodies

  Happy Friday to you all, and Happy Halloween to our US ladies!

Todays giveaway has little to do with Halloween, and very much to do with Christmas.  Included is two sheets of Silver, 2 sheets Jupiter Red and 2 sheets Fairway A4 Metallic Cardstock. This cardstock is a sturdy 285gsm and the shimmer look is beautiful - hard to tell in the photo.

Also are two new products that joined the catalogue this week from Buttons Galore (you can check out the range we have in store). The first pack is called Sugarplum and includes 8 gorgeous ornaments to decorate your cards.  They are flat on the back so they are not too lumpy. 

The second is the Micro Button Christmas Mix, and they are just adorable.

Remember that anyone can enter, if you are in Australia, and all you need do is leave a comment and say "Hi" across this weekend.  A name will be drawn at random and posted on Monday, so don't froget to pop back then.

I will be back tomorrow with the sketch challenges I am taking part in this weekend, and hope you can join in as well.

See you then,

JustRite Box

The Splitcoast Stampers site is an incredible place for inspiration, and the ladies always have fabulous ways to do different things.  Today they have posted a tutorial on a triangle box that will make a great idea for gift giving this year, and I can see it in all different sizes! Here is the link for you to give this a go for yourself - Triangle Box.

Mine looks a little like a Christmas tree, doesn't it!?

I have made mine a little bigger, but I think that next time I will go smaller.  The JustRite Christmas Ensemble certainly filled the front though, and I have added some Liquid Pearls to jazz it up a little.

All of the creases and around the Spellbinders scallop and circles have been sponged, and the centre front ornament has been raised with foam squares.

The cardstock is from Stampin' Up!, Wild Wasabi and Ruby Red, with Copic markers used to colour the holly in.

Don't forget tomorrow is Freebie Friday, and I will be posting in the afternoon with the details of the goodies.  Tell your neighbors, tell your friends to come along and join in the fun.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping,

Tutorial Tuesday - Christmas Decoration

When I first saw this decoration on the JustRite web site, I knew I had to make it.  So when my long awaited order arrived yesterday this was the first thing I did....well after I unpacked and put aside other peoples orders and found room on my floor to spread the stock out...then I made this.

This beautiful ornament was designed by Kellie at Polished to Perfection.  People amaze me with their creativity, and Kellie has made some incredible things using the JustRite products.  Pop on over and take a look for yourself!

A decoration is not the easiest of things to take a picture of when you don't have a Christmas tree out to hang it on, but I hope you can get the effect of what has been done.

 

This is the Harmony Classic Circle Stamper III and one of the borders from the Christmas Stamp Ensemble.  I have inserted the border in to the stamper and then stamped the image twice in Moulin Rouge Palette Ink.  I have repeated this process with a different border and stamped the image twice with Jardin Moss Palette Ink.

 

To cut the circles I have used my Cuttlebug and Spellbinders, and rather than facing the cutting surface up as they suggest, I have turned everything around, with the cutting mat on the bottom, then my paper, the spellbinders and lastly the 'C' placemat.  This gives me a better view of where the cut will be made.

Repeat this with all of the stamped borders.

 

For the centre I used my new complete Brayton Font  (25pt) to make the words and personlise it.  I stamped this image twice and cut out the circle that is one step down in size from the centre so that it will hang freely.  Decorate as you like and then taking a length of fishing line or gold/silver thread fol in half and secure in the centre.

I have used a bead at the top and bottom to help hold it in place.

If you are using double sided designer paper like I have used here from Stampin' Up!, you need only cut two scallop pieces and the same sized centre as the borders, but if you are using single sided then cut four.

Taking two of the same borders adhere them to the designer paper and fold in half.  Fold the single borders in half also.  Hopefully from this photo you will see how it all comes together - had a bit of bother taking photos and holding the circles in place!  Adhere half the green border to the back of the half red border, and move around till you have all four pieces in place, but do not fix off the last section until you have inserted the centre pieces.

I hope this all makes sense, and I am off to make two more for the others!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Thirteen

  There isn't a lot of stamping in this one, but boys don't like it too fussy do they!   This is the second sketch from the weekend and using the numbers from the Kitchen Sink Stamps set, it made it very easy, and quick.  A numbers set is always handy to have, and I have a couple of different ones here, in stock.

The designer paper from Stampin' Up! made this very easy to pull together, along with the little cupcake from Papertrey Inks ' Limitless Labels', I was finished in no time.

Have a great Monday!

Triple Treat - TECC39

I thought I would give this sketch another go, and included once again these cute little cupcakes from Inque Boutiques 'Party Cupcakes'.

Starting with a piece of Sage Shadow 14cm x 28cm I have folded this in half to form the base card.  The designer paper from Inques 'Isn't it Romantic' was then cut to 13.6cm x 13.6cm and adhered to the card front with double sided tape.

Using co-ordinating designer paper I cut three pieces 3.5cm x 10.8cm and cut a 3/4" circle out of one end.  Using Pretty in Pink I cut three pieces of 3cm x 10.5cm and cut a 1" circle from each end to line up with the designer paper.

These three sections were spaced evenly on the card front, and raised using foam tape squares.  Before securing them down I wrapped the polka dot ribbon around and placed a small piece of white cardstock under the hole, flat on the card, to help show up the raised cupcakes.

  I then secured three brads in place and wrapped the silver thread around and tied off.

The sentiment and ribbon are both from Papertrey Ink.

I hope you have had time this weekend to stamp and relax.  See you tomorrow.

Birthday Wishes - TECC39

                                                                                            

A very quick and easy card for this first challenge today.  I received a new toy in the mail yesterday and I wanted to give it a go.  It's called the Ka-Jinker, and it attaches embellishments like these flowers with ease, but more on that a little later.

The paper is from AED, and the sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to be back tomorrow with my version of the other challenge.

Weekend Sketches

  I was trying to complete a card before I posted the sketches, but with one thing and another I am a little behind.  I hope you can join in! 

See you a little later in the day,

Andrea

Getting started....

  Hi everyone!  I thought I would share with you today a few of the 'quicker' cards for this years season.  I mean they can't all be like the 'O Holy Night' card, I would never get them finished!  These are some of the ready made cards from TLOCS, and I hope you like some of them for your own projects.

This first card is made using a Cuttlebug embossing and cutting duo.  I have finished it off by rubbing the ink pad over the embossed surface and then added some Dimensional Pearls.  The sentiment is from the SU! set Occasional Greetings, and the circles used the petite Spellbinders. The bottom edge is simply using my Scor-Pal to make the embossed lines.

The next card is an idea I saw on the Hero Arts site, and I simply introduced the stamps I had to make it up.

The wording on the Kraft cardstock is the SU! wheel 'All About Christmas' and I have used Versamark on this.

The Christmas tree is from Kitchen Sink Stamps, and the words from Papertrey Ink, and the ribbon is available here.

I achieved the wavy edge using a cutter from CM...easy

This cute little tree is from the SU! 'Celebrate Everyday' set and is stamped on circles from the Petite Spellbinders.  The main white cardstock was embossed with the Cuttlebug embossing folder.

This next little card is using Kraft cardstock once again and I have stamped the main tree image with ink and then the patterned image over the top with the Tsukineko Glue Pad and then added the AED Blue Ice Superfine Glitter.  I wasn't sure how I would like the glue pad for glitter because I have mostly used the Hot Set Powder, but it is great, especially for these quick projects.

I hope you have enjoyed a little look at some new Christmas cards today.  Don't forget to tell everyone about next weeks 'Freebie Friday' and tell them to sign up with Feedblitz (on the left) so they will be reminded to leave a comment when it's on!

Happy stamping,

Birthday Girl - WSC62

  Sorry for the look of this picture, a DL card just doesn't seem to fit in my little photo area!

This is some more designer paper from the Inque Boutique 'Isn't it Romantic', and it's so much prettier IRL, and I have used the little cupcakes from the Party Cupcakes mini set.  They were coloured using Copic markers and punched out with a 3/4" circle punch.

The dotted satin ribbon is from Papertrey Ink, and the organza fromStampin' Up!

I hope you have enjoyed taking part in the sketch challenges, and I would love you to email me with links to your uploaded photos on Splitcoast.

Have a great day,

It's Your Day - TECC38

  I thought I would share this with you before we headed off for Mass this morning - just sneaking it in, I really should be finishing the ironing!

This stamp is another of my Penny Black collection and I just think these little characters are so cute.  I coloured them using my Copics and the word 'celebrate' underneath is from the SU! set Celebrate Everyday.  The main words I printed out.

This gorgeous paper is from Inque Boutique's Isn't It Romantic Mini Papers set, and the brads from the Funky Flowers collection.  I have topped the brads with some gold Liquid Pearls.

Thanks for stopping by today, and have a great Sunday.

Join in the Fun!

Here are the Sketch challenges I hope to do this weekend, and I hope you can play along as well.  The rules are pretty simple and you can upload your cards directly to Splitcoaststampers when you are finished.

The first is from Taylored Expressions (check for the full details) :

  

The second is the Weekend Sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers, and you can check out the details at Fresh and Fun WSC62:

I will be back later with my versions, and after we have finished the Saturday morning run around!

O Holy Night

  Didn't I say this stamp set from Lizzie Anne Designs would make a lovely brayered scene?  The set, 'Silent Night'  is the one I will mostly use this year for my Christmas cards, which I still have not started!

I began with a piece of white cardstock 10.3cm x 10.3cm, which I rubbed the 'Stop Static' over before stamping my image with Versamark and then applying black AED ep powder and heat setting. 

Using a post-it-note to cover the bottom half of my image, as well as the inside of the manger, I brayered a soft plum, then blue, and sponged the edges with a darker blue.  Turning the p-i-n around I did the same for the bottom but with River Rock by SU!, then sponged with brown and highlighted a few spots with my Copic markers, including the inside of the manger. 

The star was stamped with Versamark and embossed with Silver AED ep.

The designer paper is from last years SU! catalogue and is matted on True Thyme.

I hope you have a great day,

Tutorial Tuesday - Bandana Technique

Sorry for the lateness of this post, we have had visitors and all sorts of things going on this week - and it's only Tuesday!

When I first saw this technique I thought of so many applications you could use to make it different.  Today I have done it in the traditional way (as far as I know), but the same could be applied to a plain sponged background, a brayered background, or using glossy cardstock.

The stamped image is from the Inque Boutique set 'French Quarter' and the words from Papertrey Ink.

The cardstock is Old Olive from Stampin' Up!

Starting with a plain piece of light cardstock tap your piece of sponge on your stamp pad to pick up some colour, and using a circular motion apply the ink to your cardstock.

 

Work randomly across the cardstock selecting different co-ordinating colours, until the cardstock is completely covered.

 

Next, selecting a solid stamp andblack ink, stamp the images across the cardstock.

 

Now all you need to do is decorate the stamped image with a white gel pen to give the 'bandana' look.

See you tomorrow with another look at Christmas.

Birthday Star

  Today is our eldests birthday, and he is 'Sweet Sixteen'.  I just cannot believe that 16 years have passed so quickly!

This is the second of the weekend challenges that I have participated in, and what fun it was!  It made very easy to put this card together with a 'map' to follow.  You can check the challenge out here, and other cards here for further inspiration.

Once again my Spellbinders Petite Circles were used, as well as the Spellbinders Star nestabilities.  The card base is 14cm x 28cm folded in half, which fits very neatly in the 15cm x 15 cm envelopes.  The designer paper is from Stampin' Up! - 'Outlaw' - along with the cardstock.  The stamps used today are from Papertrey Ink 'Limitless Labels', including the very cute little cupcake, which tied it all in very well as this is the Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge!

I used my paper piercer to make a border around the top panel, and everything was sponged.

Have a great day today,

Birthday Brother - WSC61

  I have two cards to make this weekend for birthdays this week, one of which is tomorrow!  But which one did I complete first - not tomorrows, that would be too easy.

Using the Weekend Sketch as a guide I put together this one for my brother.  I have used designer paper and cardstock from last years SU! catalogue.

I didn't have the word 'brother' anywhere so I made it up using the Small letters for the Monogram Stamper.  I am very excited because all of the new JustRite Monogram Stampers products are on their way, and I can't wait to start using them.  If you would like to be notified when they arrive and are in store just sign up for The little Online Card Shops newsletter!

All the circles were cut using the Spellbinders Petite circles.  I don't think I have cut so many for the one card!  The sentiment and apttern circle stamp are from Papertrey Ink.

Have a great Sunday,