Celebrate! STS#25 SUO#102

I love having a session colouring with the new Blendabilities, and I prefer it to be in daylight hours when I can see more clearly, especially using this stamp set. In This Together has a lot of very small parts to colour - think: lips,arms, shoes etc. I haven't ever used Copics, but in the past I have loved using Stampin' Write Markers with Blender Pens and Aqua Painters.(and still do). Blendabilities are quite different, and practice certainly improves results.

What a clean design this sketch by Seize The Sketch and Mona Pendleton is. I have my mother's Creative Memories curvy cutter and because I am a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I don't use it very often. This time I used the subtle curve and it hardly shows on this photograph, but it looks great IRL. I had been cutting gold sparkly stars on the Big Shot already, and two made their way onto this card, surrounding a Celebrate from Starburst Sayings. The lovely lass with the glass of champagne has been cut with Apothecary Accents Framelits. SUO Challenges challenged us to use our favourite new toys, and I think Blendabilities are 'it' for me! go take a look at the DT samples.

Cheers!

Rachel

If you live in Australia, you can purchase any of these items through me. Don't forget to check the Weekly Deals and Clearance Rack.

In This Together Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$39.95

In This Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$28.95

Starburst Sayings Wood Stamp Set

$44.95

Starburst Sayings Clear Stamp Set

$35.95

Starburst Framelits Die

$45.95

Apothecary Accents Framelits Die

$42.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Rich Razzleberry Assortment

$20.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Skin Tone Assortment

$39.95

Gold Glimmer Paper

$8.95

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

$11.95

Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock

$11.95

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

$11.95

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

$11.95

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$14.95

Celebrate Your Birthday

I think this Just Add Ink challenge was designed especially for me so I can add the piece I had left over from the last time I entered into their challenge -LOL!!!!
It was a few weeks ago when they had a Nautical But Nice Challenge and I made this card. So if you check it out, you'll see I cut a piece off the side of my water-coloured panel, and there it was lying on my craft table.

Setting The Scene: I need to get tidied up here for my Catalogue Launch next Friday, but I am distracted by my computer. Next I spy some of the design team entries popping up on FB and click on over to JAI to view the sketch. WOW! that's perfect for my left-over scrap. So the tidying goes to the back-burner AGAIN, while I throw together this card.

Maybe I'm being a bit silly and light-headed because I have just begun two weeks of school holidays but... do you like this card?

I embosssed Strawberry Slush card with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder from SALE-A-BRATION. What a surprise that something from SALE-A-BRATION has gone into our new catalogue, but I'm VERY happy about it. I think the dots from Happy Watercolor looks very similar, so I stamped then with the Gold Encore stamp pad. The young lady, champagne glass in hand, has been very roughly watercolored, using Stampin' Write Markers and an Aquapainter. There are three images in this stamp set, In This Together and you can purchase from July 1st. Amazing Birthday has the Happy, Happy Happy, Happy birthday to you, so I stamped in gold and then scattered a few rhinestones about, cos you can't have too much sparkle, can you?

It's so windy in Melbourne at the moment, quite worried that a big tree doesn't fall on the house...
enjoy your weekend
Rachel

NEW! -Amazing Birthday

NEW!- In This Together

Retiring June 30 - Happy Watercolor

Australian readers - You can shop for supplies in my online shop, there's only 2 days till the mini Occasions catalogue (time to order Happy Watercolor w 133188/c 133191) and main catalogue finish. Lots of retiring bargains and weekly specials too.
After July 1st you can order Amazing Birthday w134225/c134228 and In This Together w133866/c133869
Just a little hint, in this upcoming catalogue you will find the clear stamp sets and photopolymer stamp sets VERY affordable. My preference, wood mount, are still about the same price point as previous years.