Retro Rubber 84 - Design Team Card

Retro Rubber's challenge this week is exciting: it's an inspiration challenge. Let this lovely picture inspire you any way you like. Colour, subject matter, style... whatever inspires you.

The only other thing you need to keep in mind is, that since this is Retro Rubber, you need to use at least one stamp that's older than a year and tell us what roughly how old it is. To be considered for our top pick, please don't enter more than ten challenges, including ours.

What I like about the picture is the colours. I've used various pinks and green for this card.

Butterfly Basics is an old favourite of mine. It came out in the 2015 Occasions Catalogue.

Pop over to the Retro Rubber Challenge site and see what the rest of the team have done. Then play along with us and show us your take on the inspiration photo.

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 if you'd like to know more.

If you live in New Zealand and you would like to join my Stampin' Up team, message me for a chat. And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking the SHOP NOW icon in the sidebar or from my Facebook page.

Other: Retired brad base and candy dot.

Product List

Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Stamp Set

[137154]

$50.00

Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies

[138135]

$35.00

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

[141421]

$17.00

Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock

[116203]

$17.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$19.25

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[141397]

$14.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

$14.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[126981]

$11.95

Old Olive Baker's Twine

[134579]

$6.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

The Paper Players 388 - Design Team Card

Today, LeAnne has a colour challenge for The Paper Players. Isn't it pretty? With that gorgeous graphic, I couldn't help but think of lavender and the lovely lavender set that was available during Sale-a-bration. Then I got the stubborns and decided that I wouldn't use it!

Even so, I couldn't get away from the idea of flowers and got out a long neglected set, Wild About Flowers. I really like this set because the stems and heads are different stamps, so that it's really very easy to create colourful garden scenes - or do both in a dark colour and make a silhouette.

I used Sheet Music to create a background in Wisteria Wonder and the other two colours for the flowers. Even though the colours are so pretty, there was something elegiac about them, so I made this a sympathy card. I think not all sympathy cards need to be heavy and black.

We'd love to see what you do with LeAnne's pretty colours. Pop over and see what the rest of the team has done with them here.

Here's a quick reminder of the rules at The Paper Players.

1. Create a NEW paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, total. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

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 the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or by clicking on any of the products listed below.

Product List

Wild About Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set

[138728]

$44.00

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

$31.00

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141736]

$78.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$19.25

Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

[108614]

$17.00

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad

[126969]

$14.00

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

[126985]

$14.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[144085]

$14.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143741]

$15.75

As You See It 173 - Design Team Card

Welcome to the new challenge at As You See It. Our last serene colour challenge brought out your creativity and there were wonderful entries in the gallery. I hope this super sketch brings on your mojo as well. I chose to use the design on a portrait oriented card front rather than a landscape one, because that was how I saw it.

When I saw this sketch, the first thing I thought of was resist embossing. Despite the current popularity of Brusho, I wanted a more subtle background. I used watered down inks from my ink pads to create the wash over the white embossed flower. Butterfly Basics remains one of my favourite sets. I wonder whether it will make the cut into next year's catalogue? As you read this, I will be at On Stage and will know the answer!

Once the ink background was dry, I painted in some of the outlines of the flower and stamped in some of the other images from the set. I also added more colour to create shadows around the flower and stem.

We'd love to see what you do with this challenge. You can join us up until Wednesday 18 April. 

Pop over to As You See It Challenge and see what the rest of the team have done with this recipe.

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. We're in the days of Sale-a-bration and your chance to earn free stamping products when you make a qualifying order - so your moneygoes further - or the chance to earn two free stamp sets on top of the normal starter kit if you join my team. 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. Just click on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog.

Product List

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

[138816]

$76.00

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

$38.00

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

$17.00

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

[141421]

$17.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$17.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$19.25

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$10.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$18.25

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[141397]

$14.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

$14.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

$14.00

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

$10.75

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$24.00

Twine Baker's Whisper White

[124262]

$6.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.75

The Paper Players 387 - Design Team Card

This week at The Paper Players, Laurie has a musical theme challenge for us. Once again, last week's gallery was amazing and you showed us some fabulous interpretations of Claire's sketch.

I got out of my comfort zone for this challenge, opting for a more grungy look than normal. Blame the Brusho! I had an experimental piece of Brusho on my desk and the card grew around it. Brusho seems to work like that. It is unpredictable in what it does so you end up looking at it and deciding which colours will work well with the result. I started off with the Mossy Green and Gamboge powders but have ended up working with Crushed Curry and Elegant Eggplant.

After choosing which plain colours I'd use, I built up a cluster of embellishments using some dies and stamps and tape.

Where will Laurie's Music theme take you? We'd love to see what you do.

Here's a reminder of the rules.

1. Create a NEW paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, total. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

Pop over to The Paper Players to see the creations of the rest of the Design Team.

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 the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or on any of the supplies in the list below.

Retired and Non-Stampin' Up Supplies

Crazy for You (retired Stampin' Up)
Marianne Music Clef dies
Washi Tape of unknown origin

Product List

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

$31.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$63.00

Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

[108614]

$17.00

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

[131288]

$17.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$10.75

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

[141707]

$69.00

Regals Enamel Shapes

[141681]

$19.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$6.00