Friday, May 25, 2018

Sparkle & Shine Treat Box - Christmas Challenge Stampathon 2018

Today is May 25th, which means it's time for another Christmas Challenge Stampathon project.  This month's challenge is to create at least 4, if not more, projects that use sparkle and shine.  Why? Well this way you can create now, store for Christmas with out taking up too much room.


What is Christmas Callenge Stampathon?

Do you find yourself scrambling to get your Christmas cards out in December?  Make creative tags for your packages?  Gift and Treat bags? Home Decor?

Well, a group of talented demonstrators and myself have decided to collaborate to help,all of us, not to feel rushed in December.

It's called the Christmas Challenge Stampathon 2018!!!  There is even some prizes involved, yay!!!

Who can participate? What is it? How do I join?

Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge, including demonstrators.  You are encouraged to share with your customers.

This is a collaboration between Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in the US, UK and Australia.

Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge.

The Challenge will be set on the 25th of the month on each of the organizers Facebook pages and will then have followup information on their blogs and YouTube channels.


The deadline for submission is 11pm on the 24th of the following month in your respective time zone.

And don't worry if you don't have any Christmas stamp set's yet, you can use just about any stamp set.

This is my May submission, using one of my favorite sets in the annual catalog.  And using the retiring, Popcorn Thinlets.


Rules to Win Prizes:

1. Each Month you participate you will get a ticket, 1st month earn 1 ticket, 2nd month, earn 2 tickets, and so on.

2. Post your your projects on the Facebook Group, in the thread we have marked for that month. Please add your region (Austrailia, UK, or USA)

3. You must use at least one Stampin' Up! Product to be entered into the prize, preferably a stamp set.

To be eligible to win a prize you need to live in the USA, UK/Europe or Australia.

By submitting a photo you give the organizers permission to use the photo on their blog and social media.

Ok, what is the prize??  The first prize is US $60, UK £50, AUS $88 of product that the organizers will choose and ship free of charge.  The second prize is a sample of each of the items the organizer/s from your respective country makes.

The Facebook group is - Christmas Challenge Stampathon 2018

Please join to share your photo's in the designated post for that month's challenge.

We have even created a hashtag #christmaschallengestampathon2018 for you to use on all of your social media, including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and your blogs.

Sound exciting??!!!

It's that simple, and by November 24th you will be ready for Christmas.

Products Used in this project are at end of post.

Here is a video, on how I created the box


I hope you have enjoyed this project, and I look forward to creating more.  Let's see your versions, come over to Facebook, and post your projects.

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I hope all of you have a marvelous Memorial Weekend!!!
Product List
Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set
$35.00
Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies
$26.00
Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies
$33.00
Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm)
$15.00
2" Circle Punch
$18.00
Starburst Punch
$18.00
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$9.00
Gusseted Cellophane Bags
$4.50
Linen Thread
$4.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
$5.00
Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin' Blends Marker
$4.50
Big Shot
$110.00
Precision Base Plate
$25.00
Clear Block C
$7.00
Bone Folder
$7.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
$7.00
Stampin' Scrub
$17.00
Stampin' Mist
$4.50
Paper Snips Scissors
$10.00
Paper-Piercing Tool
$4.00
Big Shot Die Brush - New Configuration
$12.50
Tear & Tape Adhesive
$7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue
$4.00
Fast Fuse Adhesive
$10.00

Friday, May 11, 2018

Watercolor Flowers...Using Stamps


I love the look of watercolor flowers, don't you?  But unlike the great water colorist, I can not use a brush, water and color.  But what I can do is use images from my stamp collection.

Take a stamp set, some ink pads, and water...bam you can create a beautiful card that looks like you learned to paint from the greats.


The card I show today, is just that.  I took the retiring stamp set Blooms & Wishes, along with a couple of new ink colors, and created a lovely card.

I think this would be lovely on a scrapbook page too.  In the corners, with a black and white picture...ohhhhh I need to make that!!!

I ended up making 4 cards using this technique, and I plan on giving them out to co-workers for Mother's day.

If you love this stamp set, I suggest heading over to my online store to get yours before they are gone forever from the catalog.

Here are the dimensions for the card:

Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4...or the opposite like I did on the video.
Mat - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Watercolor Cardstock or Shimmery White - 5 1/4 x 4

I even put a little video together to show you how I created the area for the sentiment.


I hope you have enjoyed this card, and I look forward to creating more.  Let's see your versions, come over to Ladybug Stampin Spot on Facebook, and post your cards.

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I hope all of you have a marvelous Mothers Day!!!



Product List
Blooms & Wishes Photopolymer Stamps
$21.00
Just Add Text Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$18.00
Watercolor Paper
$5.00
Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.00
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad
$7.50
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad
$7.50
Aqua Painters
$17.00
Bone Folder
$7.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
$7.00
Stampin' Scrub
$17.00
Stampin' Mist
$4.50