INKspired Blog Hop #27

Well hellllllllooooooo everyone!!! It has been a long time since I blogged. I thought I better jump back on and join this week's INKspired Blog Hop. I always love seeing everyones creations. Well you may have started at my post or maybe you have hopped here from the unbelievably talented Lissa Carter's blog which I am sure you loved but either way hello and welcome!!!

Here is this week's sketch:

I decided to play around with this sketch this week. I have changed it up a little. Instead of using the star as a shape on the card I changed it to a dinosaur. I have been loving this stamp set so much.My daughter has been to so many little parties recently and the No Bones About It set has become really handy.  Here is my creation for this week.

I used quite a lot of layers on this card which is not my normal style but I like the effect that it has given. This set is so much fun. Don't you agree?! 

I love two-step stamping. I have used only the bones for the background paper on the card which I really like. The colours I have used here are Island Indigo, Smokey Slate and Crumbcake. 

I have made the inside of this card quite simple but I wanted to share because of the cute little sentiment that is also part of the No Bones About It stampset. 

Cute, hey?!

Here is another photo of the card. 

Well I hope you have enjoyed my card this week. I am glad that I finally managed to join this blog hop again. Look forward to seeing you all again soon at my next blog. 

Up next is the very creative Lisa Eaton. I am sure see will impress you with her beuatiful card this week. Make sure you go right around the blog hop to see all of the INKspired creations this week.

Thanks for dropping by,

Cherie xx

Another ESAD Blog Hop

 

Here we are again at another ESAD blog hop that I am participating in. I love blog hops because they are so fun to be a part of them and seeing everyone else's creations. You may have started with me or you may have come from the lovely Barbara Williams. If you haven't seen everyone's projects on this blog hop, remember to click on the next blog button at the end of each post to hop to the next person. If you get lost there is a list of participants at the end of each blogpost. Hope you enjoy!

  This time the ESAD blog hop is about showcasing a product from the new catalogue. Now the product I have chosen today is one that I have used a bit lately and it is the stampset that I received at the South Pacific Conference- I Think You're Great stampset.  Here is my card;

 My example is also showcasing one of the new 2015-2017 in-colours. The new colours I have used on this card is Delightful Dijon and I have paired it with Lost Lagoon from the 2014-2016 incolours. I really liked how these colours go together.  This is quite a different card for me as I wouldn't have chosen these colours and I wanted to try the kiss off technique which you will see behind the I think you're great wording on the middle circle. 

Well it is just a quick one from me today. Thanks for dropping by and I hope you enjoyed checking out my creation. Please make sure you click on the next blog button and you will be taken to Chloe Evans.

See you next time, 

Love Cherie

 

1. Rachael Lewsley
http://www.mystampinhaven.com.au/


2. Libby Dyson
http://libbystampz.com/


3. Keryn Campbell
http://kerynscards.com/

4. Rochelle Blok
http://rochelleblok.blogspot.com.au/


5. Liv Ingle
http://www.inkreations.com.au/blog/2015stampinupesadbloghop

6. Lou Kitzelman
http://withabowontopbylou.blogspot.com.au/


7. Jackie Noble 
 http://www.creativejax.co.nz/2015/07/esad-2015-2016-annual-catalogue-blog-hop

 8. Monique Fielder
http://stamping-with-moni-q.blogspot.com.au/

9. Ria Kaire
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/qraftyqueen/blog?directBlogUrl=/blog/4002418/entry/2015_annual_catalogue_blog_hop

10. Courtenay Heuston - 
http://bagsthatone.blogspot.com.au/

11. Richelle Fletcher
http://www.stampingwithrichelle.blogspot.com.au/

12. Kelly Kent
http://mypapercraftjourney.com/


13. Andrea Buckland
http://creatingcardswithandrea.blogspot.com.au/

14. Narelle Fasulo
http://www.simplystampingwithnarelle.com/


15. Leonie Schroder
http://www.stamp-a-latte.com/

16. Pauline Bennetts
http://www.paulinebennetts.com/stampede/

17. Kathryn Ruddick
http://www.katlodesigns.com/

18. Barbara Williams
https://stampingbarb.wordpress.com/

19.Cherie Davies
http://cheriedavies.blogspot.com.au/


20. Chloe Evans
http://chloscraftcloset.blogspot.com.au/

INKpired Blog Hop #19

Hello again,

It is time for another wonderful INKspired Blog Hop. I actually didn't play in the last one but couldn't wait to participate in this one. I have been awfully busy with classes and playing with all the wonderful new product that I have bought since the new catalogue launched at the beginnning of this month. You may have hopped here from the lovely and talented Barbara Williams ( wasn't her card great?!) or you may be starting with my blog, either way make sure you hop around everyone's blogs and see what they have been up to. Hope you enjoy our creations this week.

Here is today's sketch;

As you can see it is quite a simple sketch and open for alot of interpretation.SoI decided to flip my card and use a square instead of a circle. And this is what I came up with.

Firstly I must apologise for the bad photo. I didnt realise that there had been a shadow from the window frame cast on my card. Right through the centre. Anyway how cute is this set. As soon as I had one of the brand new Stampin' Up! catalogues in my hand this stampset was one that jumped out at me and said 'Please buy me?" ( One of many actually! ).
The No Bones About It photopolymer stampset uses the two-step stamping technique which makes it a fun stalmpset to use. I made it with a beautiful colour combination of Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay and Islandj Indigo. A gorgeous little friend of Izzy will be the recipient of this card at her 4th Birthday party today!!!Great colours for a little girl's card I think.
Well just a quick one from me today. Thanks for dropping by and checking out my card. Up next is the wonderfully talented Kabrina Piirlaid. Can't wait to see what beautiful work she has come up with this week.

Thanks,
Cherie

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Sneak Peek 2015 ESAD Blog Hop

This week I have decided to take part in another blog hop with ESAD. I have really enjoyed being part of these hops as it is great to see all the other projects that are created by a bunch of like minded Stampin' UP! demonstrators using great Stampin' UP! products. Well what is install for you this time? A sneak peek of new product that features in the upcoming catalogue that is released soon on 2nd June. Exciting huh? If you have travelled to me from Libby Dyson, welcome and I am sure you enjoyed seeing what she created this week. Make sure that you keep hopping through the blog hop to ensure that you get to see everyone's creations. 

This week I am showcasing the wonderful stampset I Think You're Great.

 I was lucky enough to receive this set at the 2015 Sounth Pacific Convention in the Gold Coast at the end of April. We got to play around with it a bit at convention and it is a really fun and versatile stampset. Here is my creation this week:-

I loved the way that the Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo worked so well together. And I love that patterned stamp. I think it can be used in many different ways. Maybe as a bush or splashes or just like I have used it here as a pattern.
 It has been really great being able to play with new product. I can't wait to show you more projects using other exciting things from the 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue. 

Would you like to see more projects using this stampset? Well I will show one of the make and takes that all the attendees of the convention did as a make and take. I really had fun making this project as it uses a little more of new product and one of the new In-colours.-Mint Macaron.

Well thank you for dropping by and hope you enjoyed seeing a couple of samples of the I Think You're Great stampset. Next up is Narelle Fasulo hope you have fun checking her creation out! Click on the next blog button to head on over. 

Love Cherie

BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS:

1.Rachael Lewsley


2Andrea Buckland

3.Kelly Kent


4.Nicole Wilson


5. Libby Dyson


6.Cherie Davies- You"re Here!



7. Narelle Fasulo



8. Lou Kitzelman


9.Bernice Collins

10.Monique Fielder

11.Courtenay Heuston

12.Donna Chapman


13.Amity Knight

INKspired Blog Hop #17

Hello again and welcome to the INKspired Artists Blog Hop #17. I have been having so much fun taking part in blog hops and challenges lately. So happy it is blog hop time again! You may have come to my page from the lovely Barbara Williams or you may have started this blog hop with me, well welcome and hope you enjoy seeing everyone's creations again using the sketch below. That is the best bit for me as well, I love seeing everyone's interpretation of the sketch that we get given each fornight. Here is the sketch:

This week I have set myself my own personal challenge. Trying to use stampsets that I have either not used before or had used very sparingly. So out came Kinda Ecletic and Flower Patch. I do like these stampsets but I haven't played with them much. Have you got one of those stampsets? I challenge you to get into it and design a card. Here is what I have done with this weeks sketch.

I enjoyed playing around with the placement of the flowers and butterflies and the colour combination. I actually really like the end result and is quite a different style of card for me. Here is a close up. Can you see how many stampsets I have used this week? There is a few!!!! See if you can pick them all before looking at my products used list at the end of my post.

Do you like the hearts? A little subtle border using the Heart Border Punch. It is a great little punch that not only creates a border of hearts with ease but also you can use the little hearts that get punched out. I even used it on the inside of the card.

It was great using the Flower Patch set as it is very effective with the 2 step stampin' technique as well as very easy to use with the matching framelits. And how cute is that saying?  Look out in the future for more cards using this great stampset.
Hope you enjoyed seeing my creation this week. Please leave a comment, I love hearing what you think. If you would like to see which products I have used for this project you will find those at the bottom of this blog. Next up the gorgeous and extremely talented Lissa Carter. Can't wait to see what she has been up too!

Thanks for dropping by,

Cherie x

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Up for a challenge? I was!

Well I took part in a challenge this week. I normally don't play in the challenges, well sometimes I do. I just don't enter them. Well this week I did. I have taken part in the Freshly Made Sketches #186. 

I am pretty excited in taking part in my first one!

Here is the sketch that was provided by Freshly Made Sketches:

I had a lot of fun with this one as I was dying to use a technique that I saw a fellow Australia demostrator showcase in the demo booths at the South Pacific Stampin' UP! convention in the Gold Coast last month. It was a fantastic demo and the use of washi tape with the Beautiful Butterfly Thinlits was really eyecatching. 

So this is my take on it using the above sketch as inspiration.

I really love the effect that is created by having a few layers of different coloured card behind the cut out of the butterfly. I also love the bright complimenting colours of Beach House washi tape. They are the Stampin' UP! colours Pool Party, Real Red and Crushed Curry. They are a lot of fun. Aren't they?!

The idea behind Freshly Made Sketches is to encourage the creation of a clean card which they describe as clean-lined creations that can include detail and embellishments as long as they maintain a "clean" look to the card and to create with lots of "white space" Well I hope I have satisfied the brief! 

There definitely is a lot of white space on my card which is quite the change for me.

I hope you have enjoyed dropping me in and seeing my first official challenge entry!!!

Thanks for dropping by,
Cherie x

Please feel free to leave a comment as I love hearing what people think.

If you would like to purchase any of these products that I have used in this sample or interested in classes please don't hestitate to Contact Me or shop with me by clicking on the link here!

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ESAD Retired Product Blog Hop

I decided to take part in another blog hop this week. This time it is with ESAD and with retired products. I have been making so many cards with retired product lately for my classes so this blog hop was perfect for me to take part in. You may have come from Donna Chapman or maybe you have started with me. So welcome and hope enjoy everybody's creations using products that are only available until the 1st June!  

At the bottom of my post and everyone's else post there will be a link to the next person so just keep going until you come back to where you started.

  Well with the excitement with a fantastic upcoming new catalogue and seeing terrific new products we also have the sadness of having to say goodbye to some of our favourites. And the one that I am going to miss alot and has always delivered the 'wow' factor is the stampset "Stippled Blossoms".

 If you have followed my blog or have been to my classes you will know how much I love this stampset.

 I have also included three of my favourite colours from the 2013-2015 In-Colour collection which also need to step aside to allow the 5 next exciting new colours that will make up the 2015-2017  In-Colour Collection. 

Here is my card showcasing Stippled Blossoms. This card has been made for a friend who had just been through a really tough patch and I hope to brighten up her day just a little.

The retired products that I have used are Strawberry Slush Ink, Pistachio Pudding Ink, Crisp Cantaloupe Ink and Cardstock, Crisp Cantaloupe In-Colour DSP and of course Stippled Blossoms stampset.Other products used are Wild Wasabi Ink, Whisper White Cardstock, Wetlands Stampset, Dazzling Diamonds and the Stampin' UP! glue pen.

 I fussy cut ( cut out by hand ) each flower and each leaf and then added Dazzling Diamonds with a glue pen to give the card some bling and dimension. I really do love how the darker colour makes the whole image pop. Here is a close up of the flowers:

And a simple flower inside the cards to continue the floral image throughout the card.

Thanks for checking out my creation. Feel free to leave a comment. I would love to know what you think! Next up is Amity Knight . I am sure you will enjoy seeing Amity's addition to the blog. Click here or on Amity's name to head over to her post. 

Thanks for dropping by,
Cherie x

The participants of this blog hop:

1.  Kelly Kent

2. Rachael Lewsley

3. Keryn Campbell

4. Rebecca O'Gorman

5. Nicole Wilson

6. Leonie Schroder

7. Donna Chapman

8.  Cherie Davies

9. Amity Knight

10. Narelle Fasulo