Monday, May 30, 2016

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:

Monday, May 23, 2016

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:
Jane Riches --- YOU ARE HERE

Monday, May 16, 2016

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:

Monday, May 9, 2016

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.


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:

Monday, May 2, 2016

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:

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: