Challenges on hold

Hi all not sure why but May's challenge was a flop & it was a fabulous project Helen & I'm going to do it one day - I even promised a wee prize hoping some more would join in to no avail but I've had the draw using www.random org & congratulations Roz Begbie you're it - click the big blue envelope & send me your address & I'll get it in the post for you.

I'll do a bit of hopping & find us some more inspiration soon.

In the interim I'll share this video LINK that Keryn Campbell found on how to make a whole bird family using the 2 step bird punch - it's fabulous thanks Keryn

Helen inspires again!

UPDATE: I've extended the closing time for this as I know I've been too busy making swaps for the SU! convention & the whole of May is National scrapbooking month - so I do hope more people can enter the challenge.

I must admit I've not been the best-est blog hopper lately as life is a bit frantic but every time I need to find some inspiration Helen Williams seems to blog an amazing project & provide a link - this time she's created a one page mini scrapbook - now as some of us know May is International Scrap-booking Month so her inspiration is timed to perfection.

Here's the link to the rest of Helen's fabulous scrapbooks & the link to how to make your own.

Please do join in, if nothing else we'll all get to see some family photos. Please link your creation using Mr Linky below (close off Sunday May 30th at 9pm - so no excuses!). PLUS I'll offer a 6x6" mixed pack of Cottage Wall DSP (new release in the Autumn mini catalogue)  with a bit of matching ribbon & cardstock as well to one lucky participant  - the winner to be drawn by Random.org - I'll enter Helen as no. 1!

Inspiration from Anna Sutherland

It's great to see her back blogging - she really does exquisite work & has created a gorgeous box with lots of links on how to - click HERE to view.

So our challenge for the next 2 weeks (so we all have time to have a go) is to make "the box" it's certainly looks different than one I've ever made before, hope you can play along & this is open to all - it's just for fun. If you can link below with Mr Linky and we'll have close off Sunday 25th April at 9pm.



Happy stampin' in the interim.

Project Tuesday

 Congratulations Sarah Gough she's on the design team of Project Tuesday this week's challenge is to make a flower pot card - you can click HERE to download a template from the very talented Andrea Walford.

So let's join Sarah at Project Tuesday & also link below with Mr Linky so we can all see what we've KReated. I must admit Sarah has used my first SU! stamp set which has retired & I sold mine this year (regretfully looking at her awesome card).

We'll have close of here next Tuesday night at 9pm - so hope this inspires you to have a go - I'm sure our mum's would love this for mother's day!

Anne Brignall

Anne is this week's inspiration - looks like she's been having fun playing with some secret sisters but we'll just have to play amongst ourselves and the laundry bleach.

There is a tutorial on SCS which you can check out HERE if you've never used bleach before.

So our challenge this week is to create something using bleach.  Entries closing at Sunday around 8pm - happy stampin' in the interim.

Please link the blog post or your entry at a public forum like SCS or PCP using Mr Linky below:

Megan McDonald

Megan is this week's inspiration with her lovely tutorial on making paper flowers - so do check out how to create them & say hi whilst you're there as she's new to the world of blogging.

Your challenge this week is to make some & use them on a card or a box etc. So I'll leave Mr Linky open until next Sunday at 8pm.

Looking forward to seeing what fabulous projects you all come up with this week.



Happy stampin' in the meantime!

Janine Pearce

Janine is this week's inspiration she's created a lovely punch art teddy bear card using punches.

Anyone that knows me knows I hate punch art but I will make an exception this week as Janine's card is so adorable.

So your challenge this week is to KReate a card using punch art & link below using Mr Linky. Close off normal time next Sunday at 8pm.

Happy stampin'

Patrice gets moving

Patrice Halliday-Larsen has moved from a blogger blog to a website & maybe I'll be able to work out how to link her here but in the interim go check out her new website Create with Stamps as she has the most adorable moving card with a link on how to create one - so this will be this week's inspiration to create a moving card.

Please link your lovely creations using Mr Linky below with cutoff on Monday 1st February at 6pm as hopefully most of us have the day off work.

Welcome back Sarah Gough

It's great to see Sarah Gough back blogging & she's already posted a very cool project a beautiful wee box decorated beautifully with a clear lid - so this will be our challenge this week to all have a go at using acetate or such on a box.

She's got instructions on the blog post how to recreate hers if you need them too.

Post below using Mr Linky with close off at 9pm on Friday 22nd, if you don't have a blog you can post on Split Coast Stampers or the like - have fun & can't wait to see what we all create this coming week.

Happy New Year

Finally someone has inspired me to blog about them Paula Woods has posted a stunning collage of butterflies and made a gorgeous scrapbook cover - your challenge should you chose to accept it to create something with a butterfly on it - now how easy is that.

Link with Mr Linky below - as it's nearly the weekend we'll have the close off on Tuesday 12th at 8pm approximately.



Happy creating all.

Jenny Humphreys

Jenny is this week's inspiration with her 12 days of Christmas gifts. She has some cool projects but I love her bit late fold out-scrapbook - especially as I'm a bit late with posting this as my sister has been working on my PC lately.

So this week's challenge is to link below your gift ideas.



Update: Click on Mr Linky 3 & 4 to see Dely's take on this mini-album - gorgeous

Sweet Treat Ideas?

Well I hate to say this but I haven't been able to find anyone this week that has shared or linked to somewhere else or provided a tutorial apart from ME and my link to the snow globe video - so I'm going to nominate myself for this week's inspiration - my card for my downline was cased from one of my favourite Aussie bloggers Kirsty Brown & she has done something amazing today with the sweet treat cups & butterflies - stunning!

So this week's challenge is to link all those ideas for Sweet Treat Cups; which should be easy as I can see there's plenty appearing already.

Please link your blog post or SCS or PCP post using Mr Linky below:

Kristine McNickle

is this week's inspiration - she's got a real web page & it doesn't link with blogger so she sits on the RHS all by her lonesome - but do check her out - she has some really cool projects to see. I just adored this stamped candle using Just Beachy which after tomorrow will no longer be available from your SU! Demonstrator as the Spring Mini is making way for the new Summer Mini on December 1st.

So this week's challenge is to post a  picture of your candles, if you don't know how to stamp on a candle check out the tutorial on Split Coast stampers HERE. My only advice is to look out for nice white candles - there seems to be yellowish ones at a lot of the $2 shops/TWH lately.

Remember to link using Mr Linky so we can all ohh & ahh

Rachael & Kerry do Christmas ornaments

It was a toss this week between Rachael Knight's & Keryn Campbell's lovely ornaments but as there's no rules here let's have BOTH for inspiration!

So any Christmas ornament made using designer series paper is the challenge this week.

Remember to link using Mr Linky so we can all ohh & ahh

Debbie Airey

Debbie is this week's inspiration - she's made some really cute triangle boxes & has really clear instructions on how to create them - so hope you can join in this week as these are easy too. Cut off for entries next Sunday at 9.00pm.

Please link your blog post or SCS or PCP post using Mr Linky below:

Donna Calley

Donna is this week's inspiration with her Just Beachy wee treat bag holder, it will be hard to top hers but let's all have a go - cut off next Sunday at 9.30pm - giving us all week & the weekend. She has a link on her blog to the tutorial on how to create it.

Again you can link to Mr Linky using a public site like SCS or PCP if you don't have a blog.

Inspiration - how to make a window frame in a card

Hi all it's been a 3 day weekend in NZ (BLISS) so to finish the weekend off I thought I'd point out the cute video Jacque Pedersen has created on her blog on how to make a window frame - it's so easy.

This would be a really cool Christmas card as it's quick and easy but has a bit of WOW & I love that CHUNKY glitter! Contact your demonstrator on how to earn the Window Dressing stamp set (which is a level 3 hostess set).

So how about the first NZSU blog challenge (since I've been one of the administrators)?

The challenge is to create a card using the window frame technique. I'll have a random draw this coming Saturday at approximately 8pm. The winner will receive a roll of Certainly Celery Twill & So Saffron grosgrain ribbon (~$35 value) from me.

The winner was no. 7 congratulations Delys I'll be in touch.

If you don't have a blog, load your card photo to a site like SCS or PCP & link back to Mr Linky below:



Happy crafting & I've changed the date (24 hours later) as so many cool cards & ideas & I want to enter too!
KarenR