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

Felted cardstock class

One of the cards made in my felted cardstock class that was held earlier this month.

 

Sale-a-bration blog hop

Blog hopping time again with some fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators. This month our "theme" is to create using the FREE sale-a-bration stamp sets that you earn each time you spend $100 on merchandise from the idea book and catalogue or the summer mini catalogue.

 
 

and on the inside

 

Click here to see what lovely things Nikki Sadler has made.

The lovely ladies I am blog hopping with today in case you get lost are:
Nikki Sadler www.inkyart.com.au
Christine Blain www.christineblain.blogspot.com
Sue Madex www.madexcreations.com
Di Dunk www.stampartbydi.typepad.com
Tina Gillespie http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com/
Kathryn Mangelsdorf http://klm55.blogspot.com/
Judy May http://www.judymay.typepad.com
Amy Buchanan www.fashioninggreatimpressions.com
Kathryn Ruddick www.katlodesigns.com
Alisha Watson www.ratherbstampin.typepad.com

Materials list:
Stamps: Sweet summer (sale-a-bration), perfect punches
Inkpads: Basic black
Cardstock: Daffodil delight, more mustard, pear pizazz, watercolour paper
Punches: Wide oval, curly label, scallop trim corner, scallop edge border
Accessories: Daffodil delight 1/8" taffeta ribbon, island oasis designer series paper (summer mini catalogue)

Sketch Friday Frenzy 022511 meets Just Add Ink

I took today’s sketch (designed by Tammy Fite) 

  

and mashed it with Just Add Ink #57 colour combo

 
 

How did I do? Do you think it works? If nothing else, it's another boy card to add to my collection ready for birthdays and parties.

Did you know we have a Sketch Friday Frenzy blog? Each week the card sketch is uploaded and it's also a place for everyone to upload their own take on the current sketch. To see the next card on the round robin list, visit Sharon Field's blog.

Materials list
Stamps: Grunge rock (summer mini catalogue), extreme elements, extreme guitar
Inkpads: Cherry cobbler, daffodil delight, river rock, versamark
Cardstock: Cherry cobbler, daffodil delight, river rock, whisper white
Punches: 1/2" circle
Accessories: Circle scissors plus, clear and black embossing powder

Inkspirations colour challenge #58

I had a play with the inkspirations colour challenge (#58) this week.

 

I struggled heaps with getting the colours to show up properly in the photo. The tangerine tango background piece is stamped with tangerine tango ink using the wonderfully worn background and the early espresso circle is stamped with the diamond pattern from grunge rock stamp set (but they are so hard to see in the photo!)

 

More december daily

Just uploading some more of my december daily layouts. I am slowly getting through posting what I have finished.

December 2nd

 

December 3

 

Australia Flood Appeal Update

Last month I blogged about the Australia Flood Appeal where Stampin' Up! were donating $2 from the sale of each stamp set over the value of $30. Well, I am pleased to share with you that $11,862 was raised during January 15 - February 15. All proceeds have been donated to Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal. 

Sketch Friday Frenzy, 021811

Today's sketch is designed by Tammy Baldwin.

 

My sample is absent as I spent a portion of the arfternoon and evening in bed with a nasty headache and didn't get to my craft desk to finish my card. My apologises to those arriving here looking for it.

Did you know we have a Sketch Friday Frenzy blog? Each week the card sketch is uploaded and it's also a place for everyone to upload their own take on the current sketch. To see the next card on the round robin list, visit Sharon Field's blog.

New layout

I've uploaded a new layout over at Stampamemory.

 

Drop by to see what is new over there.

December daily album

I've been playing with fabric in such a non sewing way... I used some Christmas fabric from my stash and covered a previously boring burgundy 6 x 8 album.

 

Close up

 

What do you think? Certainly an improvement on a bland cover? (Take my word for it as I forgot to take a photo of it before I got creative.

I've used the scallop circle die and circle scissors plus to create the album heading along with a crumb cake tag and bakers twine (which I am carrying through most of the album.) Some timeless type numerals and a full calendar month stamp and my album heading is complete.

I also whipped up an intro page

 

Real red, old olive and whisper white cardstock (and inks), square scallop die and non Stampin' Up! scrapbook paper from my stash to complete the super quick intro page.

Eeyore punch art

This past week I caught up with some girls I know from high school. Not only after having a fun time catching up we all got to have cuddles with my friend's beautiful 12 week old baby. As I hadn't seen Kelly since she had given birth, I made a little punch art creation for her daughter's nursery (that is decorated with Winnie the Pooh accessories.)

The punch art piece was actually in a frame but I removed it for the photo as I couldn't get a decent picture without my reflection in the glass! (Eeyore punch art instructions were provided by Ellen Kemper.)

 

I also made this pretty bow using the sweet and sour speciality papers to decorate the wrapped gift.

 

Materials list:
Inkpads: Ballet blue (retired), blush blossom (retired)
Cardstock: Ballet blue (retired), blush blossom (retired), rich razzleberry, whisper white, basic black
Punches: Itty bitty shapes, wide oval, large oval, small oval, heart to heart, modern label, 1 3/4" circle, owl punch
Accessories: Big shot alphabet