Welcome High Hopes Guest Designer Jeanette

It is now time for High Hopes Blog Challenge #55, The other Guest Designer (along with me) is the super talented Jeanette, this week she is the Hostess with the Mostest.

Jeanette has designed a fantastic sketch for us to use. 

  Now for my card, It looks just like the sketch

I chose the adorable Wingin It Duck and the sentiment 'You Quack me up'.

I stamped the duck in Black Brilliance and then colored with my Prismacolor Pencils. The designer paper is called Citrus Spalsh by DCVW it comes in an 8"x8" paper pad. The solid cardstock is Bazzill.

The circles were cut out using nestabilities and the flowers were punched from the Bazzill teal cardstock using the Retro Flower in small, medium and large, some apricot brads were used for the centre. Last but not least some Kaisercraft rhinestones were used in the top right hand corner.

The High Hopes Blog Challenge is your chance to win a great stamp. To be part of the fun,  pull out your High Hopes Stamps and make a card using the sketch above then don't forget to link it to their blog, Just click Here to go to High Hopes.

Until Next Time

Inking of you All

Michelle

Annabelle Stamps- Challenge prize up for grabs

I can't believe a month has past since the Annabelle Stamps Bling and Sketch Challenge started.  We are now up to ABSC004. At the end of this month a prize will be won by one of our lucky sketch participants. So get out your thinking caps and create.  Here is this weeks sketch, I really like this one.

Now for my card.

This card is made using one of my all time favourite sets. It is so versatile.  I have used just 3  of the 12 stamps, but with the mix n match images the combinations you can come up with is enormous.

More about my card,  I have stamped in Brilliance black and then coloured with Prismacolor pencils. the red and yellow cardstock is Bazzill, the decorative paper is by Fancy Pants, This is the front and reverse side of 1 sheet. Great colours aren't they?

Now one of the most important aspects of a Sketch and Bling challenge is the BLING. I haved used Annabelle Stamps own brand of SPRINKLES, they are available in 24 different shades.

Here is a close up of just how good they look

Don't forget to check out what the other DT members are creating, their blogs are all listed on the right side bar

All Stamps and Sprinkles are available from Annabelle Stamps

a proud Australian Company

Until Next Time

Inking of you All

Michelle

Feeling Uninspired??

Hi Girls, Are you feeling uninspired, lost your mojo. Why not participate in a couple of Challenges.

The High Hopes Challenge Blog is giving away a great prize if you want to play. Just remember you need to use a High Hopes Stamp for you chance to win.

Next is Annabelle Stamps Bling and Sketch Challenge. Annabelle Stamps are quite a new company and we are looking for participants in our challenges.We would like to see creations with Annabelle Stamps but if you haven't got your Annabelle Stamps just yet, that's OK. You can still play, there will be a prize giveaway at the end of the month (that's next week).

You will see my cards at both these challenges of course being on the design team means I can't play.
Want to see what the other members are too. Check out their blogs all listed on the right
Until Next Time
Inking of you All
Michelle

Santa Claus is coming to town

Yes, Santa Claus is coming to Town. I am so excited and honoured to be this weeks High Hopes Challenge Hostess.
Challenge #54 over on the High Hopes Blog is all about Santa and boy oh boy are there some terrific cards. Click Here to take a look.
By participating in the challenge you are in for a chance to win this great stamp . All details are on the High Hopes Blog With a new prize and challenge every week.

(The stamp is a lot bigger than this;

here is just a sneak peek)

Now for my card. I just love this Santa, he is so nice to work with.

I stamped Santa in Black Stazon and coloured him with Prismacolor Pencils then blended with Odourless Mineral Spirits.

The base card and the lighter green layers are Bazzill Criss Cross and the designer paper is the 'Peppermint Christmas' range from S.E.I.  The printed paper is just beautiful, although you can't see the stripes have metallic foil, the snowflakes are embossed, just gorgeous.

The card was finished off with some Merry Christmas Ribbon and some emerald sprinkles.

Until Next Time

Inking of you All

Michelle

Give Thanks

Here is my card for this weeks Ways To Use It challenge #245 over on Splitcoast Stampers.

We simply had to make a card or gift showing Thanks. This special card was made for the nurses who looked after me during my stay in hospital.

I chose the daffodil from Flourishes it is one of my favorite stamps. The thank you stamp caomes from a mix n match set from See D's (I think)

The background on the base card and the white layered panel. was stamped with the swirl from the Siberian Iris set and the yellow ink I used is a colorbox Vivid inkpad

Until Next Time

Inking of you All

Michelle

Sketch and Bling

Here is this weeks Annabelle's Sketch and Bling Challenge (ABSC003)

It is a nice easy sketch to work with this.

I made a slight variation with mine, here it is

I have chosen the Holly Brach set (my fave) and used 4 stamps to create my stamped centrepiece. It is stamped and embossed with fine gold embossing powder. I have watercoloured today using Lyra watercolour crayons.

The green base card is from a 12 x 12" cardstock I had in my stash, the designer paper is a new release from WebstersPages, called Home for the Holidays. It has a very vintage feel to it.

What's a sketch and bling challenge with out the Bling. I have used 6mm Sprinkles in Lime

All Stamps and sprinkles can be found here at Annabelle Stamps.

Don't forget to look at the other DTs blogs to see what they came up with.

Until Next Time

Inking of you All

Michelle

Seeing Spots or are they CIRCLES

Wow week 6 already of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog challenge . I try to do a card each week because  it's a lot of fun and maybe one week I will actually win a prize. This week's theme is LOTS OF CIRCLES.
Here is my card with the fabulous and quirky Lilith

I stamped Lilith and {to you} (from Kraftin Kimmies Sentiments set) in Black Stazon ink. I coloured her in with Prismacolor Pencils blended with Odourless mineral spirits (gamsol).

I coloured in to match my designer paper from the 'Fun in the Sun' range by Kaisercraft, The base card is SU rose red, and the blue layer is the Bazzill embossed spots.

This was a very quick card for me to put together even with the colouring. It took from start to finish about 30 minutes.

For those of you just beginning to colour, remember PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. You will get faster as your skills improve.

Until Next Time

Inking of You All

Michelle