The Artful Stampers Blog Hop #87

Welcome from Anna’s blog.

Because our Annual Catalogue finishes up tomorrow 31st May 2016, we have been given the challenge of using as many retiring items as possible.

This is what I came up with:

CASE'd from Sandi MacIver

PROJECT RECIPE
(R) = retiring product

Stamps

- Floral Wings - 139169 - Hostess (R)

Cardstock & Ink

- Whisper White

- Mossy Meadow (R)

- English Garden DSP - 138440 (R)

- Farmers Market DSP - 138448 (R)

- Blackberry Bliss (R)

- Hello Honey (R)

- Perfect Plum

- Wild Wasabi

Stampin’ Up! Accessories

- Decorative Dots TIEF - 133520 (R)
- Bitty Butterfly Punch - 129406
- Metal Rimmed Pearls 138394

Next on the hop is Nicole, lets go see what creativity she has come up with this week.

The rest of the contributors are:

Annette Sullivan

Tamsin Adams

Nicole Wilson

Leah Andersson

Anna Foster

Jane Riches --- YOU ARE HERE

Nicole Nicholls

Kathryn Carr

Mercia Poree

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop #86

Welcome from Anna’s blog.

This week we have a Colour Challenge.

This is what we had to work with:

This is what I came up with:

CASE'd from Lisa Young

I really love this stamps set and how it can be used for any occasion. It is a three step stamp set and is great for double and triple stamping.
PROJECT RECIPE

Stamps

- Garden in Bloom - 139433
- Chalk Lines - 135005

Cardstock & Ink

- Bermuda Bay
- Perfect Plum
- Pool Party
- Whisper White
- Calypso Coral
- Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin’ Up! Accessories

- None used

Next on the hop is Mercia, lets go see what creativity she has come up with this week.

The rest of the contributors are:

Annette Sullivan

Tamsin Adams 

Nicole Wilson

Leah Andersson

Anna Foster

Jane Riches --- YOU ARE HERE

Mercia Poree

Nicole Nicholls

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop #85

Welcome from Nicole’s blog.

This week we have a Sketch Challenge.

This is what we had to work with:

This is what I came up with:

It took me a little while to come up with what I wanted, but once I got going it just all seemed to come together quite quickly. I am really loving this one.
I really like how you can shape Photopolymer stamps to fit a punched out shape, it really makes them even more versatile.

PROJECT RECIPE

Stamps

- Balloon Celebration - 140675

Cardstock & Ink

- Whisper White
- Watermelon Wonder
- Farmers Market DSP - 138448
- Sweet Li'l Things DSP - 138447
- Corrugated Paper - Kraft - 138317

Stampin’ Up! Accessories

- White Glitter Ribbon - 139614 (Sept15 - Jan16 OC Retired)

- Metallic Foil Doilies - 138392
- 2 1/2" Circle Punch - 120906 (am sad that this is retiring)
- Duet Banner Punch (NEW 2016-17AC) - 141483
- Little Numbers Thinlits - 138278 (am sad that these are retiring as well)
- Hello You Thinlits - 137363

Next on the hop is a newcomer to our blog hop Mercia, lets go see what creativity she has come up with this week and please give her a warm welcome.

The rest of the contributors are:

Annette Sullivan

Tamsin Adams

Nicole Wilson

Leah Andersson

Anna Foster

Nicole Nicholls

Jane Riches --- YOU ARE HERE

Mercia Poree

Alisa Tilsner

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop #84

Welcome from Leah’s blog.

This week we have a Watercolour Theme Challenge.

I decided to go Clean and Simple this week with a plain white background.

CASE'd from Rapport från ett skrivbord

I really think I needed to wait for the watercoloring to dry thoroughly before I took the photo though. It doesn't really have those brown looking blobs on it anymore and looks much better in real life.

PROJECT RECIPE

Stamps

- Sprinkles of Life - 139971
- Teeny Tiny Sentiments - 120024

Cardstock & Ink

- Whisper White
- Watercolour Paper
- Chocolate Chip
- Cucumber Crush
- Old Olive
- Mossy Meadow
- Marina Mist
- Smoky Slate

Stampin’ Up! Accessories

- Scalloped Tag Topper - 133324
- Aqua Painters - 103954
- 1/8" Striped Ribbon - Garden Green (OC Sept 15 - Jan 16 - Retired)

Next on the hop is Tamsin, lets go see what creativity she has come up with this week.

The rest of the contributors are:

Nicole Wilson

Annette Sullivan

Leah Andersson

Jane Riches--- YOU ARE HERE

Tamsin Adams

Kathryn Carr

Anna Foster

The Artful Stampers Blog Hop #83

Welcome from Leah’s blog.

This week we have a Colour Challenge.

This is what we had to work with:

This is what I did:

CASE'd from Connie Stewart @ Simply Simple Stamping

This was a really fun card to make. I love how the background stamping looks like something from a colouring in book and the little rhinestones just give a little bit of bling.

PROJECT RECIPE

Stamps

- Welcome Words - 140728 (OC Jan - May 16)

Cardstock & Ink

- Smoky Slate
- Whisper White
- Regals DSP - Rose Red - 138436
- Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
- Mint Macaron

Stampin’ Up! Accessories

- Aqua Painters - 103954
- 2 1/2" Circle Punch - 120906 (Retiring)
- 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch - 118874 (Retiring)
- 1 1/2" Circle Punch - 138299
- Rhinestone Basic Jewels - 119246

Next on the hop is Tamsin, lets go see what creativity she has come up with this week.

The rest of the contributors are:

Nicole Wilson

Annette Sullivan

Leah Andersson 

Jane Riches --- YOU ARE HERE

Tamsin Adams

Kathryn Carr

Anna Foster