Festive Flurry Christmas

Good morning! Hope you are all well.

I created a Christmas Card last night. I used my Festive Flurry stamps and dies (SU) for the first time this year. 

With the colour challenge at ShowCASe your Style in mind, this is what I came up with -

LOVE this colour combo!! The sentiment is from Greetings of the Seasons (SU).

Here are the challenges I am playing along with today -

Christmas Cards All Year Long - No patterned paper

Dies R Us - Christmas

Thanks so much for looking xx

ATCAS Challenge #52

Hi everyone! Well, even though it is still spring here in Australia we are experiencing some very hot weather at the moment. Our top today is expected to get to 34 degrees celcius. Blah! I'm writing this post while sitting in front of a fan trying not to melt!

I am a very proud blogger today as it marks ATCAS' 2nd birthday! Wow, where has the time gone? I am so grateful to my DT for all their support and inspiration and also all the followers of ATCAS. Thank you!!

Our new challenge at ATCAS is being hosted by the lovely Karen has chosen this code word for you -

Yes, we have a sketch for you!! Now, with the birthday celebrations you would think I would have made a birthday card.... Nope, still trying to get my Xmas card collection going.

Here is my DT card -

I used a small Lil' Inker Stitched Rectangle die to mount my gold embossed ornament (from SU Delight Ornaments set). The sentiment is also gold embossed and from the SU Greetings of the Season set. Oh! I scored the lines first :)

We still have Linda L as our Guest Designer joining in the fun at ATCAS so please don't forget to stop by and say hi.

Our sponsor this week is 

and they will be giving away 3 images to our winner.

AND because it is a birthday celebration, I would like to also offer our winner a personalised watermark to use for your creations valued at $25US

Speaking of the personalised watermarks, I had a little competition over my blog post HERE where a randomly drawn commenter would win a free watermark and blog signature.

Chosen by Random.org is BONNIE!

Bonnie, please email me at kyliepurtell@gmail.com within 5 days to claim your prize.

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I woud like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Frosted Designs - White Space

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Decorations

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes

Casology - Festive

and

Red Rubber Inspiration - Stitching Real or Faux

And lastly I thought I would share with you some photos of my daily visitors -

First up are a pair of beautiful Rainbow Lorikeets -

Next is a Cockatoo. These birds are sitting on a structure that we made for them which includes a bird feeder.

Last but not least are my little resident ducks. They really appreciate the old boat that we have filled with water. Water is a little hard to find at the moment as we are in desperate need of rain.

At the time of taking this photo there were about 8 cockatoos, 10 ducks and the pair of lorikeets.

Thanks so much for looking xx

ATSM Challenge #121 - Anything Goes

Hi everyone! Another week flown by and it is time again for a new challenge at ATSM.

This week we have our ANYTHING GOES challenge. I hope you will play along!

Here is my DT card -

I have used an image from our sponsor (Stitchy Bear Outlet) called Santa n Rudolph by Lil Diva Stamps. 

I have coloured the image with my Spectrum Noir markers

Rudolph - 

TN3, TN5, TN7, TN9

TN4, EB4, FS8

DR1, DR2, DR4, DR6

Santa -

DR1, DR2, DR4, DR6

GB3

FS8

Sleigh and Sack

GB3, GB5, GB6

LG4, LG5, JG1

It didn't photograph well but Rudolphs nose was covered it in glossy accents.

The sentiment is an old wood stamp and I have no idea where from!!

I am not completely happy with this card as I rushed it. I had it all coloured in about 20 minutes. It usually takes me a lot longer! I'm so unorganised lately lol lol

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Inkspirational - Shine (courtesy of Rudolphs nose)

Spectrum Noir - Christmas/Winter

Without Words - Preparing for Christmas 

Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas

I hope you will join us in our challenge this week. Can't wait to see you there!

Thanks so much for looking xx

CAS Christmas using Inspired by Stamping

Hi everyone - today I am showing you a very, very quick and easy CAS card to make. This would be perfect to have a 'production line' going to get a lot done at the one time.

I have used the candy canes from the Build A Stocking set from Inspired by Stamping.

I drew a very faint line across the bottom of my card so I could stamp my candy canes straight.

The sentiment is from the Big Holidays set.

This card took no time at all!!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

ShowCASe your style - Tic Tac Toe (White, Red, Black)



Creative Corner Challenge - Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Christmas

Thanks so much for looking xx

Christmas Window

Happy Sunday everyone. I spent about an hour in my craft room yesterday having the Festive Friday inspiration photo in mind. I hadn't used a lot of my Christmas Dies for some time and decided to get them out and play.

I have created a Christmas Window (inspired by Kittie). I made a few of these last year and they are a lot of fun to make. Time consuming but fun :)

Here is my card -

I created the wreath using the Impression Obsession Twig Wreath Die (only the holly and berries) and the Pine Sprig Cluster Die. 

I stamped the background with the SU Serene Silhouettes stamp. I haven't used this one before so it was nice to use it in this little scene.

The window is the Grand Madison die from Memory Box. 

The cat is a die from Impression Obsession and I have added Baked Brown Sugar ink and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink to make him look like my siamese cat, Gadget. I had a few sparkly berries left over so I gave him a cute collar. This is exactly what Gadget does when there are birds out in the backyard.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

Festive Friday (photo - the wreath and the house)

Crafty Calendar Challenge - It's all about Christmas

Alphabet Challenge - T for Traditional Christmas

Thanks so much for looking xx

STAMPlorations Monthly Challenge

Hi dear followers!

We have a brand new challenge over at STAMPlorations and we want you to create something using

Layers aren't my 'thang'. But this is why we call a challenge a challenge!

Instead of trying to layer lots of papers, I decided to layer inks and stamps to create a vintage looking Christmas Tag.

I used a Tim Holtz tag die and sponged Antique Linen, Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed around the edges. Then I used another piece of the plasterboard tape as a little stencil. I stamped the Christmas Block with Gathered Twigs and added some die cut snowflakes popped up on foam squares.

I have to say that the colours in this photo aren't exactly flattering. The yellows are much deeper.

I have been totally inspired to make Tags thanks to Loll. The only thing I hate about them taking a photo. Blah!

For this challenge we are welcoming Lee-Anne as our Guest Designer - here is a little bit about her:

“I’ve been married to my wonderful husband, Bryan, for 39 years. He is so supportive of my stamping and a major enabler (thank heavens!). We have one awesome son, Geoff, who’s a computer guru. I rely on him a lot for keeping my computer system in tip top shape! And, we have a beautiful Border Collie, named Kizzy, who is my constant companion. We make Regina, Saskatchewan our home. The stamping bug bit me about 30 years ago (yes I know...that’s a long time ago...gasp!). A family friend owned a commercial stamp business and started carrying some basic stamping supplies. He provided a demo on heat embossing and I was hooked! I continually experiment with different types of designs and products and love to design CAS designs. However, there are lots of other styles I dabble in. Thanks so much, Shery and the rest of the DT, for this awesome opportunity! I am so honored.”

The STAMPlorations team are very excited about the upcoming release where we will be showcasing all the new stamps via a blog hop. Pencil it in, ladies, you don't want to miss it!

I would like to enter my tag into

Time Out photo inspiration - I made this tag very last minute and this photo was very inspiring with the warm colours that I tried to duplicate on my tag.

Loll's Christmas Tag event (sponsored by STAMPlorations!)

Craft Ribbons Challenge - Christmas Creation with Ribbon

Thanks so much for looking xx

ATCAS {TAG} & 500th Post Celebrations

Hi everyone, I hope I have found you well today!

I have a couple of things to share with you today. First, the challenge over at ATCAS has been going for nearly a week now but I have only just been able to post my DT project.

Second, this is my 500th Post! That has to be a reason to celebrate and give away a prize!

Let me show you what I have come up with for ATCAS and then we will come back to how you can win something ;)

Here is the code word that was chosen by the super talented Vicki

I created a card and tag combination -

I inked up a Hero Arts set that I have never used before. Hmm, I think it is called Reindeers. It has these cute trees which I have embossed with blue powder. The sentiment is from STAMPlorations and is called Sentiment Builders: Christmas & New Year. 

I was completely inspired by Loll's tag using Drywall tape (we call it plasterboard here) that I popped into the hardware store and bought some! Thanks Loll!

Here is my matching tag.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Less Is More - Non Traditional Colour Christmas Card

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with optional Holiday Thanks

I would like to enter my tag into the following challenges -

Loll's Mixed Media Christmas Tag Challenge (my entry is just for fun)

Aud Sentiments - put your sentiment on a tag

Red rubber Inspirationals - Tag You're it

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Now, onto the prize for joining in the celebrations for my 500th post.

Some of you may be aware that I am now creating personal watermarks and signatures. To win both a personal watermark for your projects and signature for your blog, just display my business card on your blog and comment below to let me know you have done it! Easy!

This prize is worth $40 US.

Thanks so much for looking today xx

Christmas Wreath and Big Holidays - IBS

Hi everyone! Today I am using two new releases from Inspired by Stamping - Christmas Wreath and Big Holidays.

Here is the stamp set that I worked with -

To start, I used a circle die to lightly trace around in pencil. Any size die is fine. It just depends on how big you would like your wreath.

I use a dark green ink and place my stamp on the line of the circle

Then just keep moving the stamp around following the line

I go over the circle a couple of times to make the wreath nice and full

Then I use a lighter green to give it even more coverage. Stamp just above and below the dark green

Here is my finished wreath

I stamped the bow onto red card stock, embossed with white powder and fussy cut it out. It is adhered with some foam squares.

Look at that beautiful big sentiment!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

Just Us Girls - Wreaths

Thanks so much for looking xx

Twelve Tags of Christmas

Hello! Well, the big day is getting closer - have you got all your Christmas cards/tags ready to go?

If you need more tags then you definitely need to check out what is going on over at Loll's blog. 

Loll contacted me quite some time ago and asked if I would participate in her 

and of course I said YES!!!

The challenge run until the 17th of November and there are daily Guest Designers joining Loll with creating tags to inspire you.

I had only made one tag before in my life prior to making this one so it was really fun to do this and especially for Christmas.

Here is my tag

I used a Tim Holtz tag die and started by embossing a script stamp with white powder. Then I went to town using different Distress Inks to blend over the top.

I used a spellbinder label die and SU sentiment embossed in white and continued with sponging ink over this.

The little holly and berries are from Impression Obsession.

A little bakers twine finished this off.

I hope I have inspired you to join along in Loll's tag event. It will be great to see you there. A huge thank you to Loll for organising this fun event and for asking me to be one of her designers!

Thanks so much for looking xx

STAMPlorations Sketch #23

Hi everyone, I hope you are well.

I'm back today to share with you the brand new sketch we have at STAMPlorations.

I had a number of things in mind for this one - stamping the design etc. but I ended up using a stencil (thanks to my good pal Loll)

Here is my DT card -

I used three different Distress Inks to create the background colour.

The sentiments are from the Sentiment Builders: Celebrate and Vignette: Celebrate Artsy sets. 

A very masculine card!

We have Ingrid joining us as a guest designer for this challenge. Don't forget to visit her to check out what she has come up with.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

Allsorts - Masculine

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes (using a sentiment)

Thanks so much for looking xx

Christmas is coming with Inspired by Stamping

Well the new release for Inspired by Stamping has kicked off with a bang. These new Christmas sets are awesome!

Today I have a card to share with you using the Christmas Wreath and Big Holiday sets.

I have stamped the sentiment and then used the Fancy Label Dies 1 to create a frame. From the Christmas Wreath set, I stamped the holly and fussy cut it out. The berries are homemade enamel dots.

Here are the stamp sets used -

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

52CC Throwdown - Enamel Dots
Completely Christmas - Anything Goes + Sentiment

Updated to Edit -

Thanks to Ardyth I would love to enter this over at Festive Friday as well! (I can't believe I missed it hehe)

Thanks so much for looking xx