Enjoy Life for FMS 400(2) and Inspire Create 49

What better way to spend a miserable winter afternoon than in my craft room? Inspiration came from two places: the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, where they are into week 2 of celebrations for their 400th challenge, and the colours at Inspire. Create.

This card came together quickly. I masked off the top section of the white card front and sponged Pool Party and Mango Melody together. 

I put the whole thing, mask and all, into Stamparatus^TM  to stamp the grass. The mask was left in place as I just wanted the tips of the grass and not the whole width. Then I stamped in the boy on the bike using Basic Gray. Finally, I added in the 'Enjoy today' from Good Morning Magnolia. The bike and the grass is from Enjoy Life.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or clicking on any of products below.

Update: Delighted to be the Top Pick at Inspire.Create Challenge!

Product List

Enjoy Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148190]

$53.00

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set

[149298]

$76.00

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

$18.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

$15.75

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$15.75

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

[147093]

$15.75

Stamparatus

[148187]

$99.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$8.50

Colour Inkspiration 52 - Crew Card

Time's really flown and it's already time for a new challenge at Colour Inkspiration. If you haven't played with us before, we're a group of Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up demonstrators. You can play with us by joining in our Facebook group here which will let you play along, comment and vote for your favourite from the top 5 selected by the crew.

Here's the combination for this fortnight: Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam and Whisper White. Doesn't it look delicious?

Next month, my classes will be playing around with shaving foam so since all the gear was out, I made a background using shaving foam mixed with Granny Apple Green and Soft Sea Foam re-inkers. I liked the freshness and sense of movement in the piece so that lead me along to Enjoy Life, one of the sets from the 2018 Annual Catalogue. I find it's great for masculine cards - although there are pretty feminine options too.

Helpful hint: Stamparatus comes in handy when stamping silhouettes because you can re-stamp with accuracy if the coverage is a bit patchy.

You can see the lovely sense of movement in the background in this close-up. You can also see how the stitched rectangle dies really add a touch of class to an element, without stealing the show from the focal point.

The Subtle embossing folder adds another touch of texture to the card in a ...  well, subtle way, too.

I'd love to see what you make with these awesome colours.

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. Please message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below. 

And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking any of the products pictured below or the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or you can message me.

Next on the hop is the fabulous Rachel Palmieri who has some pretty plants for you to admire.

Product List

Enjoy Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148190]

$53.00

Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146667]

$76.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$17.75

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

[147012]

$17.75

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$17.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$15.75

Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147163]

$7.75

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147166]

$7.75

Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[148026]

$20.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$20.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$69.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$60.00

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$74.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50

Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker

[146877]

$9.50

Stamparatus

[148187]

$99.00

The Paper Players 410 - Design Team Card

Welcome to this week's challenge at The Paper Players. Claire has a sports theme for us to play with. Of course, this is also Clean and Simple week so we have to keep the style in mind too: lots of white space, minimal layers, minimal embellishments and an uncluttered design.

I really like the Enjoy Life set which includes this great image of a cyclist. Here he is, cycling his way into a new day full of new adventures and new ideas. 

I sponged the lower part of the panel with Grapefruit Grove and Pineapple Punch before stamping in the grass and the cyclist. I added a little strip of Grapefruit Grove DSP to one side and stamped the sentiment in sections and punched them out like little sign posts.

We'd love to see what you do with the sports theme and how your CAS creations turn out.

Why not see the rest of the team's creations over at The Paper Players then share your creation with us? Before you join up, here's a reminder of our few rules. 

1. Create a new paper project.
2. Upload your project to your blog with a link back to The Paper Players.
3. Provide a direct link to your blog post for your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than FOUR challenges (including ours).
5. Enjoy!

Please take note of these few rules as entries that do not comply will be deleted from the gallery. 

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. Please message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below. 

And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking any of the products pictured below or the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or you can message me.

Product List

Enjoy Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148190]

$53.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$17.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Grapefruit Grove A4 Cardstock

[146995]

$17.75

In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146963]

$23.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

$15.75

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

[147141]

$15.75

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$7.25

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$38.00