Hello stampers!
I totally overlooked announcing last month's winners! Better get to it!
Here are all the entries in all their inky glory:
Fabulous effort everyone!
We had 14 entries all up, and of those 14, 9 were from Australia, and 5 were international.
To refresh your memory of the prizes on offer, see this post here.
Congratulations to the following winners:
MAJOR PRIZE (AUS RESIDENT ONLY):
JENNY RODDA!! I just loved Jenny's card - the colours, the elements, everything! Gorgeous! You have won the Tim Holtz "Photostudio" stamp set, courtesy of The Stamping Queen!
INKURABLE NEWBIE PRIZE (AUS RESIDENT ONLY):
Can you believe - we had not one but two newbies in April! Was very hard to choose between them - I wish I had a prize for both of you! But alas I had to pick only one of you, so thanks to "eeny meeny miney moe" congratulations goes to KIM MILLS!! You have won the gorgeous ATC set courtesy of Tarisota Collections!
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE:
Ooooh this was a close one!! But I just couldn't go past the awesome "to-do-list" holder that was created by LAURENCE SCHMITZ FROM BELGIUM!! So vibrant and gorgeous and different - definitely thinking outside the box! You have won the fabulous paper products prize pack, courtesy of Darkroom Door!
Well done ladies! Enjoy your new goodies!
~Sarah~
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Who's feeling hungry?
.....because I have lots of scrumptious food entries to share today!
First we have this card that was sent in by Gerda Weiland from The Netherlands:
Gerda says:
"The background is made with alcohol inks, then I sanded the paper. I stamped the pear with Stazon Forest Green and the lyrics with Stazon Rusty Brown. I added some circles with Gesso on the side. I attached the letters 'pear' with brads and finished with Brown & Yellow cardstock".
"After the stamping I sponged, stamped a text, added some gesso, sponged again, until I was satisfied.
I also added a piece from a dictionary, the part that says "erwt", which means "pea" in Dutch".
"I stamped the pear image (Sunshine Designs) and embossed in gold, coloured with Tombow markers, and accented with stickles. It's matted on various textured cardstocks and the background stamp is pear words (A Stamp in the Hand)".
Lynne says:
First we have this card that was sent in by Gerda Weiland from The Netherlands:
Gerda says:
"The background is made with alcohol inks, then I sanded the paper. I stamped the pear with Stazon Forest Green and the lyrics with Stazon Rusty Brown. I added some circles with Gesso on the side. I attached the letters 'pear' with brads and finished with Brown & Yellow cardstock".
Lovely work Gerda!
Next we have an ATC that was created by Ellie Knoll from The Netherlands:
Ellie says:
"I stamped the image with distress inks. You start by adding various colors distress inks to your craft sheet. Then put your stamp in it, make a twist, and stamp it on your cardstock".
"After the stamping I sponged, stamped a text, added some gesso, sponged again, until I was satisfied.
I also added a piece from a dictionary, the part that says "erwt", which means "pea" in Dutch".
Terrific work Ellie!
Next we have a card that was created by Karen Daley from Canada:
Karen says:
"I stamped the pear image (Sunshine Designs) and embossed in gold, coloured with Tombow markers, and accented with stickles. It's matted on various textured cardstocks and the background stamp is pear words (A Stamp in the Hand)".
Gorgeous work Karen!
And last but most certainly not least is this exploding box card that was created by Lynne Quinn:
When you open it up you find this inside:
Lynne says:
"Paper used is Kaiser cupcakes. Ink is Stampin' up 'Really Rust' and 'Groovy Guava'. Happy Birthday and Flourish stamps are from Kaszazz. Bling is Kaszazz and Kindyglitz. Rosette on Lid is a Tim Holtz alterations cutter. Music notes and rolled roses cutters from My Favourite Things".
Fabulous work Lynne!
All this food is making me hungry! Or perhaps it's the smell of Greek Stew simmering on my stove. Either way, I'm off to spend a cozy night on the couch in front of the TV with the family! :)
Stay inky!
~Sarah~
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Cupcakes, Cake, and Coffee Cups!
Say that ten times fast! LOL!
I'm back today with some more yummy entries!
First we have this card that was created by Mim:
Mim says:
"I started with the plaid background stamp (Darkroom Door) using Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Fired Brick) and then stamped the cupcake (Basic Grey) in Distress Inks (peeled Paint and Scattered Straw). I used a blender pen to add a little more depth to the cake and also added a line from a Faber Castell marker pen across the top edge of the table to ground the cupcake a little more. I used a touch of glossy accents on the icing and stamped the sentiment with Distress Ink (Faded Jeans). To finish off, I drew a few cheeky little ants marching along towards the cupcake - all the more reason to eat dessert first eh?!".
"I went for the Vintage look. Lots of brown, green, and charcoal distress inks, lots of sponging, cut up an old book & added the gesso after I'd stamped the background. Layered on the sentiment [charcoal ink], which is a Stampin' Up stamp, & cake [brown ink - stamp from K-Mart, I think!], then distressed my photos [taken when we were in Paris drinking coffee last year - sigh!] & added green & brown ink around the edges. Found a button that matched [a miracle!]. The background flourish stamp I've had for ages, can't remember who it's by.... sorry! Oh - & I've embossed a little, too, with a mix of gold & black powder, to add some 'light' to the card".
I'm back today with some more yummy entries!
First we have this card that was created by Mim:
Mim says:
"I started with the plaid background stamp (Darkroom Door) using Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Fired Brick) and then stamped the cupcake (Basic Grey) in Distress Inks (peeled Paint and Scattered Straw). I used a blender pen to add a little more depth to the cake and also added a line from a Faber Castell marker pen across the top edge of the table to ground the cupcake a little more. I used a touch of glossy accents on the icing and stamped the sentiment with Distress Ink (Faded Jeans). To finish off, I drew a few cheeky little ants marching along towards the cupcake - all the more reason to eat dessert first eh?!".
Great work Mim!
Next we have this card that was created by Lizzy Hill:
Lizzy says:
"I went for the Vintage look. Lots of brown, green, and charcoal distress inks, lots of sponging, cut up an old book & added the gesso after I'd stamped the background. Layered on the sentiment [charcoal ink], which is a Stampin' Up stamp, & cake [brown ink - stamp from K-Mart, I think!], then distressed my photos [taken when we were in Paris drinking coffee last year - sigh!] & added green & brown ink around the edges. Found a button that matched [a miracle!]. The background flourish stamp I've had for ages, can't remember who it's by.... sorry! Oh - & I've embossed a little, too, with a mix of gold & black powder, to add some 'light' to the card".
Gorgeous work Lizzy!
Well that's it from me for today! Keep those entries coming!
~Sarah~
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A FEAST for the eyes!
Hellooooooo stampers!!!
Have I got a treat for you! My inbox went from being very empty to overflowing with scrumptious goodness very quickly! So I have lots of new entries to share with you today!
First up we have this mini canvas that was created by Jenene Evans:
Jenene says:
"I have titled my 12.5cm x 18cm canvas ‘Pear-shaped’. First I gave the canvas a quick coat of acrylic paint, then glued ‘Basic Grey’ Vintage floral paper. I randomly rubbed some ‘Golden’ iridescent gold paint over the paper".
"I've stamped images from Darkroom Door's 'Champs Elysee' stamp set on coffee stained card using VersaFine Onyx Black and Vintage Sepia ink to create the background. I then affixed two chocolate images from Darkroom Door's Sweet Treats Montage with a scrap of lace and machine stitching. Finally I stamped a section of the postcard address stamp over part of the larger chocolate image with Onyx Black ink and added a section of black German scrap along bottom edge of ATC as the finishing touch".
"I started with a large manila tag. Covered most of the front with paper from 6x6 S.E.I paper pad called "Happy Day". The top of the front of the tag and all the back was coloured with Wild Honey Distress Stain".
"The 5 and 'celebrate' from Purple Onion stamps, stamped in black on white card and cut out. Edged in Wild Honey ink. Other three words were printed from computer".
"I started by cutting out my own template for an ATC-sized box, and covering it with some plain white tissue paper which I had stamped using StaZon ink, I then added some Distress ink (Vintage photo) and cut the postage shape out with a Cuttlebug die, and the closure edge was cut with an Alterations die. I then added magnet strips for the closure".
Chloe has used the Kaisercraft Candy Lane range of papers and stamps with VersaColor ink.
Have I got a treat for you! My inbox went from being very empty to overflowing with scrumptious goodness very quickly! So I have lots of new entries to share with you today!
First up we have this mini canvas that was created by Jenene Evans:
Jenene says:
"I have titled my 12.5cm x 18cm canvas ‘Pear-shaped’. First I gave the canvas a quick coat of acrylic paint, then glued ‘Basic Grey’ Vintage floral paper. I randomly rubbed some ‘Golden’ iridescent gold paint over the paper".
"I used ‘Jo Sonjas’ texture paste to stamp the pear stamp, & rubbed a little red ‘sennelier’ oil pastel over the dried paste. I stamped in black ‘Staz On’, butterfly’s by ‘Pinkpaislee’, and text. Meanwhile I stamped the pear stamp into Jovi modelling paste, and cut out the shape (took a while to dry), rubbed gold paint into the text on one of the pears, then painted the pears with acrylic paint. I finished my piece by gluing the pears onto canvas, wrapping black wool around and gluing on letters by ‘Scrapex’".
Lovely work Jenene!
Next we have an ATC that was created by Sue Smith:
Sue says:
Scrumptious work Sue!!
Next we have this tag that was created by Shirley Henry:
Shirley says:
"I started with a large manila tag. Covered most of the front with paper from 6x6 S.E.I paper pad called "Happy Day". The top of the front of the tag and all the back was coloured with Wild Honey Distress Stain".
"I used the same paper to die cut two circle tabs for the front and back of tag. The yummy cocktail is from a paper napkin. I cut it out and adhered to double sided jac paper. I did not remove the back layer of the jac paper. Adhered to tag using small foam squares under the fruit to add dimension. Some stickles added to fruit. I attached a charm to the stem of the wine glass".
"The 5 and 'celebrate' from Purple Onion stamps, stamped in black on white card and cut out. Edged in Wild Honey ink. Other three words were printed from computer".
"Back of tag stamped 'happy birthday' as a border in black ink. "Make a Wish", "Cake Time" and "to: from:" stamps from Purple Onion. "Party" is a word strip from Darkroom Door Sweet Treats collection.
Two small cupcakes cut from the same paper pad as on the front. Orange ribbon to finish. The Happy Birthday stamp is from the String Sentiments Set (Darkroom Door)".
Two small cupcakes cut from the same paper pad as on the front. Orange ribbon to finish. The Happy Birthday stamp is from the String Sentiments Set (Darkroom Door)".
Fabulous work Shirley!
Next we have a recipe card box that was created by Vicky Fernando:
Vicky says:
"I started by cutting out my own template for an ATC-sized box, and covering it with some plain white tissue paper which I had stamped using StaZon ink, I then added some Distress ink (Vintage photo) and cut the postage shape out with a Cuttlebug die, and the closure edge was cut with an Alterations die. I then added magnet strips for the closure".
"I stamped the "top secret" image onto a piece of acetate using StaZon ink (royal purple) and stamped the teapot (Oxford Impressions Classic Alice) onto the box before assembling. I then stamped various images from the Darkroom DOor Mail Art stamp set onto some white cardstock, cutting them & adding them to the assembled box. I then remembered I own a fork and knife clear stamp (an old set from Studio Astarte) so I used some Versamark ink and some pewter embossing powder, and added these to my finished box".
Terrific work Vicky!
Next we have this card that was created by Chloe Nielsen:
Lovely work Chloe!
OK - I think 5 entries is enough for one day! Check back tomorrow because I still have more yummy entries to share!
Until then.....
~Sarah~
Saturday, May 21, 2011
A new entry!
Hello stampers!
Seems I've scared you all off with this month's challenge! And here I was thinking it would be an easy one! I bet every one of you has a stamp with a cupcake, or an apple, or some other piece of food or drink! Come on stampers, blow the dust off them and let's get inky!
Belinda Achatz has been brave enough to give this challenge a go with this great scrapbooking layout:
Belinda says:
"I made an 8.5 x 11" layout (in landscape position) & made the background from an Inkadinkado circular stamp that always reminds me of coffee spills. I inked it in 3 distress colours - pumice stone, rusty hinge & brushed corduroy. I clustered some older Creative Imaginations stickers around the photo of the coffee & used some older alpha stickers for the title "Maxi Skinny Flat White".
Seems I've scared you all off with this month's challenge! And here I was thinking it would be an easy one! I bet every one of you has a stamp with a cupcake, or an apple, or some other piece of food or drink! Come on stampers, blow the dust off them and let's get inky!
Belinda Achatz has been brave enough to give this challenge a go with this great scrapbooking layout:
Belinda says:
"I made an 8.5 x 11" layout (in landscape position) & made the background from an Inkadinkado circular stamp that always reminds me of coffee spills. I inked it in 3 distress colours - pumice stone, rusty hinge & brushed corduroy. I clustered some older Creative Imaginations stickers around the photo of the coffee & used some older alpha stickers for the title "Maxi Skinny Flat White".
Fabulous work Belinda!
ATC Swap update: - Last week I thought I had all the ATC's in, but I was one person short. Those ATC's have now arrived, so hopefully I will get a chance this weekend to get them swapped out and returned to those of you who played along. I can't wait to share the slideshow with you all - such fabulous creations to be seen! I will email those of you that are participating once the ATC's are in the mail. :)
Have a great weekend everyone!
~Sarah~
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Our first Food entry!
Hello stampers!
Now that blogger is up and running again, I can finally pop in and share our very first Food challenge entry!
This card was created by Alison from the UK:
Alison says:
"I used PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paints and crackle for my background. All the stamps are by Oxford Impressions, stamped with coffee archival ink, and I added colour with spun sugar distress stain. I finished my card off with a little teapot charm".
Lovely work Alison!
I'll be swapping out all the ATC's from our Orange, Black, and White ATC swap this weekend - and OMG they are all amazing! Such awesome work was done by all! I'll share a slideshow of them all once the swaps have been received. :)
Have a great weekend everyone!
~Sarah~
Now that blogger is up and running again, I can finally pop in and share our very first Food challenge entry!
This card was created by Alison from the UK:
Alison says:
"I used PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paints and crackle for my background. All the stamps are by Oxford Impressions, stamped with coffee archival ink, and I added colour with spun sugar distress stain. I finished my card off with a little teapot charm".
Lovely work Alison!
I'll be swapping out all the ATC's from our Orange, Black, and White ATC swap this weekend - and OMG they are all amazing! Such awesome work was done by all! I'll share a slideshow of them all once the swaps have been received. :)
Have a great weekend everyone!
~Sarah~
Thursday, May 5, 2011
THE THEME FOR MAY 2011 IS.....
FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!
Your task this month is to create a stamped project featuring food!
For the purpose of this challenge, "Food" includes everything edible (like fruit, vegetables, lollies, cakes, meat, pasta, etc) as well as drinks (eg milk, coffee, tea, cocktails, champagne, lemonade etc).
Your stamps don't necessarily have to feature the food, as long as food is the theme for your project (eg you might create an art journal page with a quote about food, or your favourite food, or you might create a recipe card etc).
I created some wrapping paper using a cupcake stamp from the Darkroom Door "Sweet Treats Vol 1" stamp set:
I stamped the images onto brown packaging paper. The cupcake was stamped with Timber Brown Stazon ink, and the words and stars were stamped with different coloured distress inks.
(Click here to see some more projects using the same stamp set!).
Fun to do (and fun for the kids to get involved in too!), and a great way to further personalise your gift giving!
Ok stampers - now it's your turn!
Entries are due by Midnight May 31st (Sydney, Australia time). Entries must comply with the challenge details and the participation guidelines set out in the sidebar to the right. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Your task this month is to create a stamped project featuring food!
For the purpose of this challenge, "Food" includes everything edible (like fruit, vegetables, lollies, cakes, meat, pasta, etc) as well as drinks (eg milk, coffee, tea, cocktails, champagne, lemonade etc).
Your stamps don't necessarily have to feature the food, as long as food is the theme for your project (eg you might create an art journal page with a quote about food, or your favourite food, or you might create a recipe card etc).
I created some wrapping paper using a cupcake stamp from the Darkroom Door "Sweet Treats Vol 1" stamp set:
I stamped the images onto brown packaging paper. The cupcake was stamped with Timber Brown Stazon ink, and the words and stars were stamped with different coloured distress inks.
(Click here to see some more projects using the same stamp set!).
Fun to do (and fun for the kids to get involved in too!), and a great way to further personalise your gift giving!
Ok stampers - now it's your turn!
Entries are due by Midnight May 31st (Sydney, Australia time). Entries must comply with the challenge details and the participation guidelines set out in the sidebar to the right. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Yum yum yum! I can't wait to see what you create!
~Sarah~
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Our last THREE challenge entries.
Hi stampers!
Our THREE challenge is officially over! I can't believe it's May already!
I have a few more gorgeous entries to share that came in before deadline, so get comfy! :)
First we have this awesome "to-do list" holder that was created by Laurence Schmitz from Belgium (click pics to enlarge):
Laurence says:
"The number 3 is included at the bottom, my 3 colors are white, black and red and I used 3 stamps (frame by LG Brush, figures by Infinimentscrap, doodle by Artjourney)".
"Thanks to the tiny clothes pin, I can move the tasks of one day to the other or simply replace the paper with another one".
"Three colours: purple, sand and black. Three stamps: dress form, textile and spool (all Tim Holtz).
Number three: a section of dressmaking tissue found in the background".
"I created the background on purple card, swiping it roughly with gesso (fingers are the best paint brush), affixing dressmaking tissue, another light layer of gesso and two sections of sand coloured washi tape. I then sprayed it all with Sand glimmer mist and heat set. The textile stamp was used at the bottom of panel using purple inks, the dress form was inked in both purple and black inks and stamped directly onto the background. I stamped the spool image on a scrap of sand card and trimmed it to size, roughening the edges a little with scissors. Some of the work has been highlighted further with purple ink and charcoal pencil. A couple of black decorative rub ons, a scrap of purple trim and three buttons were added to complete the work".
"The typewriter (Cornish Heritage Farms) is embossed in Topiary green, trimmed and popped up with dimensional tape. The second stamp, "missing you" (also CHF), is embossed on black linen paper, and the third stamp (Stampers Anonymous) is stamped in Archival Library Green on cream cardstock and the dark green card base. The three colours are cream, black and green. The number 3 is on the letter/numeral stamp and repeats in various places on the card".
"This was a tricky challenge and took all month to percolate in my mind. I like how this turned out, crisp and clean and beautiful colours. Tricky challenges are always the most fun!".
Our THREE challenge is officially over! I can't believe it's May already!
I have a few more gorgeous entries to share that came in before deadline, so get comfy! :)
First we have this awesome "to-do list" holder that was created by Laurence Schmitz from Belgium (click pics to enlarge):
Laurence says:
"I made this to keep my "to do" list and wrote on each frame (which were stamped on a separate sheet of paper and cut out) the day of the week".
Here's the other side:
"Thanks to the tiny clothes pin, I can move the tasks of one day to the other or simply replace the paper with another one".
Fabulous work Laury!
Next we have this lovely piece of art that was sent in by Sue Smith:
Sue says:
"Three colours: purple, sand and black. Three stamps: dress form, textile and spool (all Tim Holtz).
Number three: a section of dressmaking tissue found in the background".
"I created the background on purple card, swiping it roughly with gesso (fingers are the best paint brush), affixing dressmaking tissue, another light layer of gesso and two sections of sand coloured washi tape. I then sprayed it all with Sand glimmer mist and heat set. The textile stamp was used at the bottom of panel using purple inks, the dress form was inked in both purple and black inks and stamped directly onto the background. I stamped the spool image on a scrap of sand card and trimmed it to size, roughening the edges a little with scissors. Some of the work has been highlighted further with purple ink and charcoal pencil. A couple of black decorative rub ons, a scrap of purple trim and three buttons were added to complete the work".
Lovely work Sue!
And last but most certainly not least is a card that was created by Karen Daley of Canada:
Karen says:
"The typewriter (Cornish Heritage Farms) is embossed in Topiary green, trimmed and popped up with dimensional tape. The second stamp, "missing you" (also CHF), is embossed on black linen paper, and the third stamp (Stampers Anonymous) is stamped in Archival Library Green on cream cardstock and the dark green card base. The three colours are cream, black and green. The number 3 is on the letter/numeral stamp and repeats in various places on the card".
"This was a tricky challenge and took all month to percolate in my mind. I like how this turned out, crisp and clean and beautiful colours. Tricky challenges are always the most fun!".
Great work Karen!
Well, I think we can all agree that the entries this month have all been very clever! I love how everyone stuck to the challenge even though they found it difficult, and created awesome works of art!
Stay tuned for the next challenge! :)
~Sarah~
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