Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

DSP blog hop take 2

Earlier this month I took part in a designer series paper (DSP) blog hop where we showcased DSP in scrapbook layouts. Today, I am blog hopping again with the same theme but this time the DSP is not being used in just scrapbook layouts but also in cards and maybe even some off the page creations.

My neighbour made me a lovely homemade apple and blueberry pie as a thank you for rescuing her dogs when they escaped her backyard. It was delicious and the pastry was to die for. I made today's card as a thank you for her and to be cheeky and ask if I can have the pastry recipe...

Click here to visit Di Dunk's blog and see the lovely creations she has made.

A list of all ladies blog hopping today.

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- Me!

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Christine Blain www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Amanda Hill http://amandasscrapandcraft.blogspot.com.au

Alisha Watson http://www.ratherbstamping.blogspot.com.au

Sue Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

Kathryn Mangelsdorf http://klm55.blogspot.com.au/

Materials list:

Stamps: Just believe

Inkpads: Pool party, daffodil delight, poppy parade, basic black

Cardstock: Whisper white, pool party, daffodil delight

Designer series paper: Attic bouquet, just add cake

Punches: Jewellery tag

Acccessories: Big shot, petal cone die, beautiful butterflies die, beautiful wings embosslits die, white bakers twine

DSP blog hop

Stampin' Up! have a fabulous DSP (designer series paper) special this month which is especially perfect as May 1 (today) is National Scrapbooking Day!

Throughout May, purchase three packs of DSP* and get a fourth one FREE!

Or join as a demonstrator and get FREE DSP every month for the rest of 2012 including yet to be released packs!

With such an amazing paper special, I have joined with some lovely ladies as part of the Art with Heart Stampin Up Team and we have put together a scrapbooking blog hop to showcase the DSP packs.

My layout today is of course showcasing one of my kiddos. Note to self, must do some my layouts of myself/hubby/us...

Have you ever wanted to join a team of stampers and scrapbookers who communicate and share online and in person at stamping events? I am a member of a team that is spread far and wide all over Australia and we love having new people join our team. Beginning today, it is only $169 to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and you can now choose anything you like to go in your kit! Feel free to contact me anytime and I am more than happy to answer any questions you have.

To see the next layout in the blog hop, click here to visit Amanda Hill's blog.

Other ladies blog hopping today;

Claire Daly

Tina Gillespie 

Nikki Sadler 

Ros Davidson <-- Me

Amanda Hill

Kathryn Manglesdorf  

Di Dunk

Alisha Watson

Sue Madex

Kathryn Ruddick 

Deborah Raymer

 

Materials list:

Stamps: Happiest birthday wishes (hostess), party this way

Cardstock: Whisper white, wild wasabi, basic black

Inkpads: Basic black, wild wasabi, poppy parade, so saffron

Punches: Scallop trim border

Designer Series Paper: Just add cake

Accessories: Big shot, timeless type sizzlets dies, crystal effects, on board merry medley

*Offer does not include Specialty Designer Series Paper

Autumn/Winter mini catalogue blog hop

Today I am blog hopping with friends again and our theme is the current autumn/winter mini catalogue.If you are unfamiliar with what a blog hop is, it's a circle of creations on a specific theme and has no beginning or end, you can start from anywhere.

If you haven't seen it the mini catalogue, click here and check it out. It's a stunning mini catalogue and has so many inspiring products in it.

My nephew Mitchell was born earlier this month (isn't he cute?)

To congratulate my brother and sister in law, I made this tri fold pram shaped card using loads of product from the current mini catalogue.

Card fully open

Click here to drop by and see what stunning creations Christine Blain has made to share today.

A list of who else is blog hopping today:

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- Me!

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Amanda Hill http://amandasscrapandcraft.blogspot.com.au

Tina Gillespie http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Alisha Watson http://www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com

Kathryn Mangelsdorf http://klm55.blogspot.com/

Sue Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

 

Materials list:

Stamps: A word for you, baby prints (autumn/winter mini catalogue)

Inkpads: Baja breeze, basic grey, pink pirouette, marina mist, crumb cake

Cardstock: Basic grey, pink pirouette, marina mist, crumb cake, whisper white, vellum

Punches: 1/2" circle, 1 3/8" circle, 1" circle, owl, boho blossoms

Accessories: Twitterpated designer series paper (autumn/winter mini catalogue), baja breeze 3/8" pleated satin ribbon (autumn/winter mini catalogue), twitterpated designer buttons (autumn/winter mini catalogue), scallop circle die, big shot machine

Other: Google eyes, toothpick

Sketch blog hop

Welcome back for the monthly blog hop. Our theme this month is a sketch by Becky Fleck of Page Maps. As a blog hop is a round robin, it doesn't matter where you have started. Just follow the links on each blog until you get to where you started again and you will have visited us all.

I have used the sketch and teamed it with the very masculine the open sea stamp set and some other lovely products from the summer mini catalogue (ending March 31st!)

Inside card

Click here to visit Sue Madex's blog.

Other ladies bog hoping today

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- Me!

Sue Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Amanda Hill http://amandasscrapandcraft.blogspot.com.au/

Materials list:

Stamps: The open sea (summer mini catalogue), on your birthday, french foliage

Cardstock: Soft suede, cherry cobbler, very vanilla

Inkpads: Soft suede, cherry cobbler, early espresso, not quite navy, sahara sand

Accessories: Early espresso bakers twine (summer mini catalogue), nautical expedition designer series paper (summer mini catalogue)

Sale-a-bration blog hop

It's time for the sale-a-bration blog hop. This month I have made a couple of cards. I was blog surfing on fellow team member Christine Blain's blog recently and found a tip that she read on Dawn Olchefske's blog. I love that the blossom bouquet triple layer punch co-ordinates with a FREE stamp in the fresh vintage stamp set from the sale-a-bration brochure. I've used the tip today on one of my cards. It's such a great idea isn't it?

I've also used the curly label punch to punch out the middle of a stamp from the "Elementary elegance" stamp set. Did you know that in all Stampin' Up! catalogues if there is an outlined image around a stamp it means it coordinates with a punch? Stampin' Up! make it so easy for us!

The two cards together

Card using the blossom bouquet triple layer punch

Card using the curly label punch

Side view of the curly label punched shape. See how I've popped it up using stampin' dimensionals to create a shadow box look.

Click here to visit Nikki Sadler's blog and continue on with the blog hop.

Other ladies blog hopping today:

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- me!

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Tina Gillespie http://www.scissorspapercard.blogspot.com/

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Kathryn Ruddick http://www.katlodesigns.com

Sux Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

Materials used:

Stamps: Fresh vintage (sale-a-bration catalogue), elementary elegance (sale-a-bration catalogue), short and sweet

Inkpads: Basic black, pool party, lucky limeade, crumb cake

Cardstock: Whisper white, lucky limeade, pool party, old olive, lucky limeade

Punches: Blossom bouquet triple layer, curly label, word window, owl punch

Accessories: Everyday enchantment designer series paper (sale-a-bration catalogue)

Christmas theme blog hop

This is the final blog hop I am participating in for the year. Our theme this month is Christmas. Using the pillow box die (10% off this month with the "A sale to die for") I made this super cute box. Perfect for homemade goodies for a neighbour. Now, I just need to know what to fill mine with. Good thing there is still a few weeks left for cooking.

 
Click through the links of each and everbody to see what wonderful Christmas creations we are showcasing today.

Click here to visit Tina's blog

Other ladies blog hoping today:

Tina Gillespie: http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com/

Nikki Sadler: http://www.inkyart.com.au

Sue Madex: http://www.madexcreations.com

Di Dunk: http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Judy May: http://www.judymay.typepad.com

Kathryn Mangelsdorf: http://klm55.blogspot.com

Alisha Watson: http://www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com

Christine Blain: www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Ros Davidson: www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- Me

Materials list:

Cardstock: Real red, basic black, whisper white, gold metallic

Punches: Curly label, scallop edge border

Accessories: Big shot, pillow box die, buttons #5, basic black grosgrain ribbon (retired),

Big shot blog hopping

Our October blog hop theme this month is the big shot. The big shot, is an amazing tool and can cut through so many different materials. Paper, cork, fabric and metal just to name a few. I've used the mini milk carton die (found on page 160, $59.95) and expanded it. I simply die cut a second milk carton and cut off the extra two panels (sides) I didn't need. Sticky strip works great for joining the two mini milk cartons together!

View of the top of the milk carton

Click here to see Tina's creations.

Other ladies blog hopping today are

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- me

Tina Gillespie http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com/

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Sue Madex http://www.madexcreations.com

Kathryn Ruddick http://www.katlodesigns.com

Judy May http://www.judymay.typepad.com

Materials list:

Stamps: Perfect punches

Inkpads: Real red, old olive

Cardstock: Old olive, whisper white

Big shot items: Mini milk carton die

Punches: Scallop circle, 1 38/" circle, 2 1/2" circle

Accessories: Real red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, multi purpose adhesive sheets

New catalogue blog hop

Welcome welcome to another blog hop. My blog hop creation today was inspired by a project we were shown at convention (does anyone remember who by?) I've used the Tags till Christmas stamp set to create a bundle of adhesive stickers for Christmas presents. My lucky workshop hostesses this month will be receiving their own set of adhesive stickers to keep as a thank you for inviting me to teach a workshop in their homes.

Close up of the tags

Click here to see what Christine Blain is sharing this month for our blog hop.

Complete blog hop list in case you get lost!

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- me!

Christine Blain www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Alisha Watson http://www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com

Di Dunk www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Nikki Sadler www.inkyart.com.au

Judy May http://www.judymay.typepad.com

Kathryn Ruddick http://www.katlodesigns.com

Kathryn Mangelsdorf http://klm55.blogspot.com/

Tina Gillespie http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com/

Materials list:

Stamps: Tags till Christmas

Cardstock: Whisper white, real red, basic black, crumb cake, old olive, marina mist

Inkpads: Cherry cobbler, marina mist, real red

Punches: Ornament, 1 3/4" circle, 1 1/4" circle, 1 3/8" circle, decorative label, small and large tag

Accessories: Tasteful trim big shot die, 5/8" satin old olive ribbon, stampin' write markers, top note big shot die, big shot machine, 3/8" pink pirouette taffeta ribbon

Other: Clear card bag

Retiring items blog hop

I'm blog hopping again. Our theme for the month is retiring products. If you haven't seen the retiring list, click here and get your order in snappy as there is only days till the product listed is gone forever!

I've made a birthday card this month that I think is masculine but would suit any age. When I begun making it I was going to give it to my soon to be 6 year old, but seeing as how well it would work for an older male, I am thinking of making him another card.

Close up

Click here to see Nikki's work

Other ladies blog hopping today:

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com <-- me

Nikki Sadler http://www.inkyart.com.au

Kathryn Ruddick http://www.katlodesigns.com

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Judy May http://www.judymay.typepad.com

Alisha Watson http://www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

 

Materials list:

Stamps: Afterthoughts (hostess)

Inkpads: Bashful blue, crumb cake, versamark

Cardstock: Bashful blue, real red, crumb cake

Punches: 1 3/4', decorative label

Accessories: Celebrations designer series paper, white embossing powder, mat pack

Ribbon blog hop

It's blog hop time with friends (the fourth Saturday of each month). This month our theme is ribbon.

Here's what I churned out this month using the big shot and the box #2 die.

Do you like the touch of woven ribbon in the bottom left corner?

Don't forgot to visit all the links and see what all the other ladies have made using ribbon. Click here to what Judy has made.

Ros Davidson <-- ME!
http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com

Judy May
http://www.judymay.typepad.com

Tina Gillespie
http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com

Nikki Sadler
http://www.inkyart.com.au

Di Dunk
http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Alisha Watson
http://www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com

Kathryn Ruddick
http://www.katlodesigns.com

Materials list:

Accessories: Big shot, box #2 die, newsprint designer series paper, 1/8" taffeta ribbon - real red, daffodil delight, pumpkin pie