April, 2014 | Nikki Stalker Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

Fancy Marci Birthday Wishes

Cards

It’s time for a new challenge at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog and this week we have a Photo Inspiration for you.

Our sponsor for this challenge is….

For my card today I’ve chosen to use some of the colours from the Photo Inspiration.

Here’s what I came up with.

I have stamped my image (Fancy Marci from La-La Land Crafts) onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured with my Copic Markers. I have layered my card with some colour coordinated papers, some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and a satin bow.

Here’s another picture…

And a close up of the image…

If you haven’t already stopped by the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog then pop over now and check out what the rest of the DT have created for this week’s challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps: Fancy Marci (La-La Land Crafts), Petite Pairs (Stampin’ Up)
Card: Rich Razzleberry (Stampin’ Up), X-Press It Blending Card, Papers – Stampin’ Up (retired & current)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry (Stampin’ Up), Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:Large Oval & Scallop Oval Punches (Stampin’ Up), Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbin (retired Stampin’ Up), Flowers – Wild Orchid Crafts, Copic Markers.

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:

Color Me Creative Challenge – #91 Birthdays

Challenges 4 Everybody – #40 Anything Goes

That Craft Place – Anything Goes

Best Friends

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Cards

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration this week as always. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop’s Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher! We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

You may have arrived from Indah’s blog but if not you can start here and work your way around by following the Hop List included in each of our posts.

Now for my creation for this week.

I’ve used another new Magnolia stamp from the ‘Animal of the Year’ collection this week and this one is called Edwin with Teo the Dragon. The sentiment is also from this collection. This has been teamed with some lovely Magnolia papers from the ‘Once Upon A Time’ collection and the ‘Prince & Princess’ collection. My image has been cut out using the Large Classic & Scallop Circle Nestabilities and the sentiment with the Large Mega Oval Classic & Scallop Nestabilities. I’ve edged my main card using a Martha Stewart ‘Around the Page’ Punch set called Cherish. The corner dies is from La La Land Dies and is called Decorative Corner. Some gorgeous Wild Orchid Craft flowers, a bow and some lace from my stash finish off my card.

My image was stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with Copic Markers.

The colours I’ve used are: Skin – E11, E00, E000, E0000, R20; Hair – E44, E42, E40; Pants – BG72, BG70; Top – N2, N0; Teo – BG78, BG75, BG72, BG70, BG0000, V25, V22, V20, V0000; Ground – N2, N0.

Here’s another photo.

And another….

And a close up….

Your next stop for the hop is Lydia.

Now visit each of the Design Team Ladies to see their amazing projects…leave comments along the way for more chances to be our blog candy winner!

In case you get lost, here is the full line-up:

Laura – Loves Rubberstamps Blog

Nikki – You are here.

Lydia

Blankina

I’m entering my card into the following challenges:

Kitty Bee Designs – #22 Animals

Tilda’s Town – #102 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenges – #91 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz – #228 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge – #54 Anything Goes

Cool Rider

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Cards

It’s time for a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog and this time the challenge is…..

‘For the Boys’.

This week, as always, we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter and Veronica & Pedro are offering a fabulous prize of $30 to spend at their site.

Challenge prize badge

If you use a TPS image in your creation you will receive the full $30 to spend on their gorgeous designs, and if you haven’t used a TPS image then you will win 3 Digis of your choice from their site.

I’m don’t often make male cards as I really don’t have a big need for them and because of this I usually struggle with them, however I had lots of fun with this challenge.

I’ve had the gorgeous Cockatoo Rules image from The Paper Shelter for some time but had yet to use it, so this was my chance.

I decided to use the Pre-Coloured image, print it up a few times and create a layered image.

I attempted to create a scenery in the background of the base image (my first attempt so even though it’s not fabulous I’m still happy with it).

The image made me think of the song from the movie ‘Grease 2’ called ‘Cool Rider’. This is where my words were inspired from.

Here’s another photo…

And another…

Supplies:
Stamps: Cockatoo Rules (The Paper Shelter)
Card: Basic Grey & Pumpkin Pie (Stampin’ Up), X-Press It Blending Card, Paper – Boys Only (Doodlebug Design)
Accessories: Copic Markers, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Silhouette Cameo.

If you haven’t already stopped by The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog then please do so you can check out the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have come up with.

I’m entering my card into the following challenges:

Come and Get It Challenges – Where the boys are

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge – #4 Make It For The Boys

Eclectic Ellapu – ‘Pinkies’ – One For The Boys

Robyn’s Fetish – #208 Square Cards