TRR Challenge #38 'Damask Delight'

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge at The Ribbon Reel!  It's Debbie's turn to host this week and she has chosen this beautiful inspiration photo .....

and ask that you create a card/project inspired by the NEUTRAL PALETTE in the photo
and include A DAMASK PATTERN, LACE / RIBBONS

Here is my card...

I wanted to have a go at creating a card without patterned paper and dug through my stamps to find this beautiful damask background stamp from Darkroom Door. 

The damask stamp was inked with Versamagic Sahara Sand on to white cardstock.  I used my trusty tape gun to stick it onto a kraft card.  The central label was created with my nesties with kraft and white cardstock.  The sentiment is from WMS also inked with Sahara Sand.  I sprayed Crushed Shell Glimmer Mist on to some Cameo Beige seam binding and tied a double bow and added a couple of mocha beige cherry blossom and an ivory tea rose.  Oh and a few pearls!

Yesterday I spent the day putting together a few gift bag sets to sell in my NOTHS shop so I had gift bags on the brain.  There were a few sweets left over which were used as props so I decided to create a little gift bag for them.  I used a large glassine bag and inked up the same damask stamp.  I've not stamped on a glassine bag before so wasn't sure if it would work.  It took a little while to dry but created a great look.  The sentiment label is also from WMS. 

Challenges:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #117

That Crafty Place - Create Background

Crafty Calendar - September, Browns & Creams

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:

Cardstock - Kraft and White Cardstock

Stamps - Damask Background from Darkroom Door from The Ribbon Reel, Rescue Remedies and Say It Loud from WMS

Ribbon - Cameo Beige Seam Binding from The Ribbon Reel

Flowers - Mocha Beige Cherry Blossoms, Ivory Tea Roses from The Ribbon Reel

Ink - PTI Fresh Snow, Versamagic Sahara Sand

Other - 3mm Snow White Self Adhesive Pearls from The Ribbon Reel, Nesties and Glassine Bag

TRR Challenge #29 Die Cuts

Welcome friends to another fun fortnightly challenge at The Ribbon Reel!
Helen is our lovely host this week and she has chosen this fab inspiration photo.....

...and ask that you create a card /project using the colour from the inspiration photo
(CORAL, BRIGHT/CHARTREUSE GREEN & BLUE)
plus use a DIE CUT/PUNCH plus RIBBON & FLOWERS!

Here is my card...

This was such a fun challenge and one I found it much easier than I thought I would to use this colour combo.  I started by creating my card from coral bazzill cardstock, layered with Basic Grey kraft paper, followed by this beautiful green patten paper from Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two paper set.

The central die cut shape is from the Tea for Two Element Deck from Cosmo Cricket which matches the paper perfectly.  The circular and label die cut are from Fancy Pants.  I layered the die cuts over a paper doily, stamping a 'feel better soon' sentiment from WMS's Afternoon Tea set, one of my many favourite WMS sets.  At the last minute I stuck a coral button from my stash to the sentiment.

To finish the card, I added a beautiful cornflower blue gardenia blossom, 3 small blue roses and not forgetting...the watermelon crochet lace (although this looks quite like coral) and a strip of celery loop trim.

Challenges:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #99
Moxie Fab World - Doilies & Lace
Flourishes #170 Flowers

Supplies:

Cardstock - Bazzill, Basic Grey Kraft paper, Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two paper from The Ribbon Reel

Ribbons - Watermelon Crochet Lace and Celery Loop trim from The Ribbon Reel

Flowers - Cornflower Blue Gardenia from The Ribbon Reel, small blue roses from stash

Die Cuts - Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two Element Deck from The Ribbon Reel, Fancy Pants

Sentiment - WMS Afternoon Tea Sentiments

Other - Paper Doily from The Ribbon Reel, coral button from stash

TFL!

DYSU #63 Favourite Colour

So what's your favourite colour? That's the challenge on Do You Stack Up this week. I don't have just one, but my favourite would be pink, teal and aqua.

Here is my card....

Some of the DT were able to use images from our sponsors this week, I have used this beautiful 'Ballerina' image from Little Darlings. Pink seemed the perfect colour for this card.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and added some sweet prima flowers. I layered kraft cardstock, MME paper and pink silky crush ribbon from The Ribbon Reel, and added a WMS sentiment. Quite a simple card but love how it turned out!

This week we have three sponsors:

Winner's Choice of 3 Digis

$10 gift certificate

Petal Point Options Pad

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT cards this week!

Supplies used:
Cardstock - Kraft, MME Paper
Image - Ballerinas from Little Darlings
Ribbon - Pink Silky Crush from The Ribbon Reel
Flower - Prima Delightful 'Glory'
Other - Promarkers, Nesties

TFL!

TRR Challenge #18 Happy New Year

Well, its the final challenge of this year and Fran is our host at The Ribbon Reel. Fran has chosen this stunning inspiration photo for us all .....

...and ask that you create a card /project inspired by the photo, have a
NEW YEAR THEME and use WHITE, CREAM, GREY or SILVER and BLACK.

Here is my card...

Keilly Mulvihill


Don't forget to check out the gorgeous cards from the rest of the design team.

Challenges:
Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #78

Supplies used:
Cardstock: EP Victoria Garden
Ribbon: Pewter Silky Crush ribbon, 25mm Bridal White Satin
Stamps: WMS Seasons of Love set
Other: Doily from stash

TFL!

Top Mouse

A huge thank you to the design team girls over at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog for choosing my tag for a 'Top Mouse Award', its really made my week!

Peace Tag WMS

I just love this colour combo and decided to make a little tag for a special gift. I used the Waltzingmouse Sketch this week and colours are from The Ribbon Reel challenge.

I handcut the tag from kraft cardstock and layered with papers from MME. The peace sentiment is from the WMS set. The small white rose trim and button is Tim Holtz and the silky crush and ivory button twine is May Arts from the ribbon reel.

Challenges:
WMS Sketch Challenge #77
The Ribbon Reel # 17 Shabby Holiday Winter
DYSU #50 Winter
Play Date Cafe #PDCC111

TFL!

Christmas Stockings TSTR & WMS

I'm so behind with my Christmas cards at the moment, decided to make another quick one tonight and take part in a few challenges that I've not found time for recently.

I love this cute little dog, all snuggled up in his Christmas stocking! I know exactly who will receive this card.


I put this card together really quickly and based it on the sketch over at WMS this week. It also ties in with TSTR challenge too!

The Shabby Tea Room - #92 Stockings + photo
Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #77
Cupcake Inspirations #140

Supplies used:
Cardstock - MME Lost & Found Rosy
Ribbons - Celery Organic Cotton ribbon from the ribbon reel
Stamps - Image: Stocking Stuffer mini stamp, Sentiment: WMS 2011 Holiday Ornaments
Other - Pins, Distress Ink

TFL!

TRR #16 Anything Goes!

Can you believe that it less than a month until Christmas!! Oh my, I am so not ready for Christmas yet and have lots still to do. So I kept it simple for my turn to host over at The Ribbon Reel this fortnight and I chose the theme

'ANYTHING GOES'

...and ask that you create a card /project and use RIBBON.

Here's my card...

Sorry for the dark photo, will attempt to replace with a lighter one in the morning, weather depending!

As I have lots of Christmas cards still to make, I decided to add another to the small pile that I've managed to make to date.

Don't forget to pop over to the TRR Blog and check out our DT card creations.

Challenges:
Sparkles Forum Challenges - #25 Vintage Christmas
Crazy Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #48 Vintage or Distressed
Stamp Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Red,Green,Kraft,White or Cream
Totally Papercrafts - #94 Christmas

Supplies used:
Cardstock - Teresa Collins Christmas Home
Stamps - WMS Holiday Ornaments
Ribbon - Rancho Red Seam Binding from the ribbon reel
Other - Heirloom Ornatments 2011 from the ribbon reel, Glimmer Mist, Jingle Bells, Crackle Paint

TFL!