Halloween!

 It's only a few days until the end of October so over at Sweet Stampin' we're taking Halloween as the inspiration for our next challenge, which starts today.  You can create something that is full-on Halloween, or a design inspired by Halloween colours.

If you're like me, Halloween isn't really a "thing" but I do love the Halloween images offered by MFT and Lili of the Valley.  I used a Lili of the Valley digi image for my DT project:

I kept everything very simple and straightforward so that I can choose a sentiment when I have a recipient in mind.  I coloured the image with Copics and added some glittery dots using a Sakura pen just to add a bit of sparkly.

I cut a thin mat from black cardstock and adhered everything onto another panel cut from Maja Designs paper before adding to my card base.

We hope you can play along with us this fortnight. You can find inspiration from the Team Susan Sweeties plus all the challenge details over on the Sweet Stampin' blog.

Have a brilliant weekend!

xx

Transport at Sweet Stampin'

 It's the end of September and the weeks are just flying by.  There's a new challenge today at Sweet Stampin' which will run for the next 2 weeks, taking me to the half-term holiday :) 

Our theme this fortnight is Transport and we'd love you to share your stamped designs with us.  Any form of transport will do, but I went for this ship that I found in a holiday-based stamped set.

I used a mask to create a circle on my cardstock, stamping the ship image inside it.  I coloured the image with Copics and added a little bit of white pen to the waves.  The stamped sentiment comes from the same set (wish I could remember the manufacturer).  I like the fact that it's quite a good size so it gives balance to the layout.

I  matted the image panel on some blue cardstock and adhered this to my card base.  Not quite a one-layer card, but simple enough and easy to post.

All of the challenge details, plus inspo from the Team Susan Sweeties, can be found on the challenge website here https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Have a great weekend!

xx

Beverages/Drinks of all kinds

 It's time for another fortnightly stamping challenge at Sweet Stampin'.  This time we'd like you to feature drinks of any kind on your projects.

Here's my take on the theme

I used a stamp and stencil set from Taylored Expressions to create the focal image on my card.  There are 3 stamps in the set, each featuring a row of drinks and you can use the stencil to colour in the contents of the glasses.  I added more colour to the garnishes with my Copics and a bit of shimmer using a glitter brush pen.  I then decided I wanted a bit more interest so I created some further shine with some Glossy Accents and popped on a few clear droplets.

I matted the image onto black cardstock and yellow DP  before adhering the panel onto my card base.

The sentiment is foiled and comes from a Simon Says Stamp pre-printed set - did you know that these are printed with toner so you can foil over them?

I hope you can join in with our challenge - we'd love to see what you make.

Cheers!

xxx

Summer Fun at Sweet Stampin'

 Our latest challenge at Sweet Stampin' starts today and our theme is Summer Fun.  We're having a typical Scottish summer with two glorious days of sunshine and (relative) heat at the beginning of this week.  That will no doubt have to keep us going until this time next year!

Here's my DT card

I combined a couple of Magnolia images to create my scene, which I coloured with Copics and shimmer pen for a bit of sparkle.  I made a deep frame using rectangle dies and added a stamped sentiment from an Avery Elle set.

Hope you can join in the Summer Fun this fortnight.  Do check out the inspiration makes that the Team Susan Sweeties have created at the challenge blog, where you'll also find the challenge details.

Hope you're having a great summer!

xxx

Things with Wings at Sweet Stampin'

 A new challenge at Sweet Stampin' starts today and our theme is Things with Wings.  This gives you quite a bit of scope as far as stamps are concerned (butterflies, birds, dragons, angels, insects - the list goes on!).

I chose birds because a) I love them and b) I also love the Concord & 9th stamps and stencils I used for my DT card.

The school holidays have just started but it appears someone has forgotten to tell the sky that it's the summer holidays and that we need to see the sun!  Hopefully these cheery ink colours will make someone's day a little brighter.

The set is simple to use: ink over the layering stencils then stamp over the top with the co-ordinating stamp to add the beaks, legs, eyes and patterns.  The greeting is also in the set.

We'd love you to take part in our challenge this fortnight. You'll find full details plus some fab inspiration from the Sweeties over on the Sweet Stampin' challenge blog.

Happy stamping!

xx

Father's Day/Special Man- Sweet Stampin' Challenge

 We're heading towards Father's Day in the UK so for this fortnight's challenge at Sweet Stampin' we'd like to see stamped projects for a special man in your life.

Here's my take on the theme

I combined 2 hAnglar & StAnglar stamps to create my image and coloured them with Copics.  I matted the image onto black cardstock and then cut co-ordinating papers from my stash (these are Basic Grey from way back when) to build up some layers on the front of the card.  A few enamel dots in the top corner and the card was done.

I hope you can play along with us - we love to see what you make.  You'll find all the challenge details as well as inspiration makes from the team over at the Sweet Stampin' challenge blog.

Enjoy your weekend!

xxx 

CAS at Sweet Stampin'

 I'm jumping in with Team Wends this week as our challenge theme at Sweet Stampin'   for the next fortnight is CAS - one of my favourites.

I took advantage of an offer and treated myself a wee while ago to this stamp from Simon Says Stamp. It's the perfect size for a CAS card

The stamp in question has 3 layers and I opted for warm yellows and greens for my design.  The sentiment is also part of the stamp set and is just the right size to accompany the image.

We'd love you to join in with us and share your CAS projects.  You can check out the inspiration makes my lovely teamies have created on the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog 

Have a fabulously crafty weekend!

xxx