UStamp Swap Cards

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share with you my UStamp Swap Cards that I sent to the very talented Kim Warne from the United States of America. (I will share Kims cards that I received today at a later date.)

Card 1
Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral, Short and Sweet
Ink: Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red
Card: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Kraft
Accessories: Pacific Point 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch

Card 2
Stamp Set: Eastern Bloom
Ink: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
Card: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Pink Pirouette 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

UStamp Wild Rose Cards

Here are the lovely Wild Rose Cards that I completed with the help of the wonderful team at UStamp with Dawn and Friends. They used the current A Rose is a Rose stamp set but I don't have this one so I used a similar one that I have.

Stamp Set: Wild Rose, Bodiacous Bouquet
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive,
Card: Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, So Saffron Designer Series Paper, Holiday Harmony Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Apricot Appeal Brads, Gold Brads, Circle Scallop Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Paper-Piercing Tool

UStamp Origami Box & Card

Another day another UStamp project completed, I finished the card on Saturday night but only finished the origami box today. The box was a little confusing as the instructions used a scor-pal which I had never even heard of before UStamp but I was able to use my Fiskars Cutter with the scoring attachment.

Stamp Set: Bodiacous Bouquet, Eastern Blooms, Upsy Daisy
Ink: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue
Card: Whisper White, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Summer Picnic Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Real Red Striped Ribbon, 1/4" White Grosgrain Ribbon, Blue Rhinestone Brad, Paper Piercing Tool

UStamp Stationery Purse

I today completed the UStamp Stationery Purse after completing the cards over a couple of evenings after work. I have made a few items now but have forgot to put them on here as I upload them to show the other participates. They also offered a swap so I can't wait to receive mine in the post hopefully sometime this week coming. (My swap partner is Kim from the United States.) I have really loved chatting and leaving messages for stamping friends all around the world. Well back to the project..

Stamp Set: Wanted
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Card: Old Olive, Apricot Appeal, Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Orange Brads, Certainly Celery Brads, Brass Brads

Kristina Werner Colour Inspiration #56

I have made three cards today, but I can not show you the best two as they are part of the UStamp Swap so I had to quickly complete one so I could post something on here. I decided to do Kristina Werner's Colour Challenge which I have not done for quite some time due to her deadlines don't normally fit within my stamping time.

Stamp Set: Tart and Tangy
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery
Card: Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Ballet Blue, Whisper White, So Saffron Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, 1 1/4" Cirle Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch

Christmas is Coming - Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #10

It's been a wet and dark day in Woodside (in the Adelaide Hills for those of you from interstate or overseas) but the rain has been so welcome as we have been in draught for the last three years. Finally I have completed this card as I had planned to start it alot earlier in the day but my dad came to visit and then my good friend Lynette popped in so it took alot longer than I anticipated. I decided to make my first Christmas card for 2009 as time is ticking away and it will not be long and Christmas will be on our door. Thanks Keesha for the sketch challenge this week and hopefully I will get to make another creation tomorrow.

Stamp Set: Merry Merry, Seasons of Joy
Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Card: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Sage Shadow, Wintergreen Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Inspirations Challenge #9

I finally was able to use my aqua painter on Makeesh Byl's Inspirations Challenge, I think my colouring turned out well (with the image white embossed and then coloured with purely pomegranate reinker), however the colour does change and does not really match my the purely pomegrante background and ribbon.

Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Flower
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Purely Pomegranate
Card: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Holiday Harmony Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon, White Embossing Powder