Teneale Williams

Last week I found this GREAT challenge website called clean & simple and I suggest bookmaking this site, I struggle big time with “less is more” simple cards and I have class customers who want me to do more of this style card, SO I need to step out of my comfit zone and challenge myself. This week I took up the clean and simple sketch challenge and had a great time making the following cards, I made 2 of each colour and then put a big bow around them and gave them away as a gift. They were super quick to make and I made 6 in the time it normally takes me to make one card. I have used Stampin’ Up! Kindred Spirits Stamp in VersaMark on all the cards, for the Very Vanilla Cardstock I scored lines on the cardstock to add a little texture and used a mix of different greetings.

Here is the sketch I used:

First up I used Mellow Moss CS and Always Artichoke ink.

Then I pulled out So Saffron CS and More Mustard ink.

And finally Pale Plum CS with Perfect Plum ink for the greeting.

Thanks for stopping by.

I think I am the luckiest Cardmaking tutor in the world because I have the best groups that take my classes, they are always happy with any card I give them, They are excited every class/everyweek and they all have hearts of gold, But I must admit it I do play favourites and it is public knowledge to ALL my groups that I have a favourite group they are “My little old ladies” who I have on a Friday Morning, Well actually I had not had this group since May because I had taken some time off from classes for personal reasons however when I returned for a the first time last week they are cards and flowers for me, I was “Bloom Away” and may of had a little tear in my eye because they are just SO sweet to me and I just LOVE them to pieces. I hope when I get to their experience level in life of “80″ I am still stamping with friends and living life to the full like they do.

Here are the flowers I received from them, They are the most beautiful Waratah’s and the colours are just amazing. They inspired me to pull out my Bloom Away Stamps from Stampin’ Up! and make a card.

Here is the card I made, The colour combo of Old Olive, Riding Hood Red and Choc Chip came from the flowers.

Materials Used:
Stamps: Bloom Away and Thank You Kindly
Ink: StazOn, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red and Choc Chip
Paper: Retired Old Olive DSP, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red and Choc Chip
Other: Riding Hood Red Ribbon and Blender Pen
Spellbinders: Label 8, Small Oval and Small Oval Scallop

Hey Hey, Look two days in a row…. Don’t get too excited it wont happen everyday kids Part of my absence from my blog over the past while has been because I have been sick with nothing serious but I just needed to rest and get better, I am now feeling much better and truly on the mend. While I was sick I was truly touched by the many get well cards and gifts I received from customers, Friends and fellow Stampin’ Up Demonstrators, It is amazing how much a card can help heal someone’s spirit. I have made up a bunch of these cards to say thank you to all the wonderful ladies who took the time to make a card for me.

I always find Watercolouring so relaxing and I always enjoy it, Which is funny because I am not normally happy with my outcome, but I was really happy with these cards {maybe because each card was made with lots of love}. I Stamped the image onto SU Watercolour Paper which I do believe is the best Watercolor paper around, I coloured the image with So Saffron and Tangerine Tango on the flower, Old Olive on the leafs and Choc Chip on the branch. I always watercolour with a blender pen and normally I squeeze my closed ink pad and then pick up the ink from the inside lid.

Here are more of the cards…

Materials Used: Mostly Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Thank You Kindly and Eastern Influences {see full sets below}
Ink: Old Olive, Choc Chip, Going Grey, So Saffron and Tangerine Tango
Paper: SU Watercolour, So Saffron, Very Vanilla and Haiku Designer Series Papers
Other: Blender
Non-Stampin’ Up!: Spellbinders Die and Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon.

Eastern Influences. Set of 4. $33.95

Thank You Kindly. Set of 4. $24.95

Email Me to place you’re order. mail@tenealewilliams.com.au or phone 0416 000 955

As soon as I saw this stamp set in the Demonstrator preview before the Idea Book and Catalogue came out in April, I just knew I had to get it, I love that Stampin’ Up! have designed this set for the Australian Market. It is a fun image to watercolour as it has so much detail in each image it takes the guess work out of watercolouring the light and shade. At Convention My Marvellous Downline Maree received a swap that someone had stamped in just in Choc Chip on Very Vanilla and made a lovely Monochromatic card, so it is a set that can be used in many ways, This set is a Classic set that I have already marked as a “keeper” when SU retire it.

As I have said before I don’t think I am a great Water Colourer but at Convention I had one of those “Are you Crazy Moments” ….. I was at dinner with fellow INKling demonstrators {which is the downline family of Jayne Mercer} and I was asked by a one of the girls if I did water colouring classes? as she thinks I watercolour well {I think it was the compliment that got me in} I told her that I don’t have a water colouring class planned for a while but I could do a watercolour session at one of Jayne Mercer’s INKling training sessions {WHAT} At the time I thought it was a great idea that we all share our water colouring tips with each other…..Yeah…..Only problem……I don’t have tips besides….. use SU watercolour paper!!!! So I am on a mission to improve and practice my water colouring before the session so get ready for a few more water colouring cards.

Materials used: ALL Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Bloom Away and Thank You Kindly
Ink: VersaMark, StazOn, Going Gray, So Saffron, More Mustard, a little Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa and Choc Chip
Paper: So Saffron DSP & Cardstock, Old Olive, Choc Chip, Very Vanilla and SU Watercolour
Other: Blender pen and daubers