Teneale Williams

Its Friday again, this is my second post of the day….{crazy I know}….and time from another Inkspiration sketch Challenge, I must say Makeesha has out done herself with this sketch, I really love it and I know I will be using it again.

Here is her Sketch and I suggest making time to sit down and play along this week…..

This card is going to my bestie, Elise who is coming to Sydney from Brisbane this weekend for my birthday and to catch up with friends, last week we had one of our long chats on the phone…she has been single for a while {not sure why she is really beautiful but maybe a little too pickie} ….anyway….. she made a comment that she just wanted to find a “Stud”….. being the great friend that I am….. I whipped this up…not sure this is what she was hoping for but she will get a laugh.

Last week I did not do much stamping on my Inkspiration Challenge DT card, but I have made up for that this week….LOTS of stamping and so much fun to just get messy. I have stamped the Sanded background over Boarding Blue Cardstock in a mix of VersaMark and Choc Chip ink, I have then stamped Medallion {from the current Mini} in VersaMark and clear embossed the lot. I then got to the good part…. brayering Choc Chip ink over the surface. I just love the effect it has created. I have stitched the edges and roughened them up. I did cheat a little and moved the greeting down as you can tell from the sketch…. I hope that’s ok

Inside…. I say it all the time but I love doing inside my cards.

All Materials from Stampin’ Up!.
Stamps: Medallion, Wanted and Sanded
Ink: VersaMark, Choc Chip and Boarding Blue
Paper: Very Vanilla, Choc Chip and Boarding Blue
Other: Largest Circle Punch from Mini, Brayer, Vintage Brads and Clear Embossing Powder

Check out the other DT’s creations and be inspired!

Keesh

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Sarah-Jane

April DT Guest Louise

Don’t forget to link your card to Mr Linky on Keesh’s blog, so that we can all check out what you’ve created.

I just wanted to thank everyone for the Birthday wishes I have received, I am having a lovely birthday and truly touched…Thank you…. If you want to share in my birthday giveaway and maybe win a birthday gift go to this post and leave me a little comment love….

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by

Please don’t fall off your seat in shock that I have updated my blog twice in less then 24 hours {shocking I know} but I have actually made a second card using Makeesha’s sketch. This time around it’s a more masculine Birthday card and I totally love this one. I have used SO many stamp sets in this card and my craft desk looks like a bomb has hit it, so I better go clean that up because it is driving me crazy looking at it.

Here is the sketch again just to remind you:

And here is my card….

When you open the card Shooting Stars come at you and I was able to get a better photo of the inside this time around.

Materials used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Happy, Happy Birthday Jumbo Wheel, Starring You, A Little Birthday Cheer, A Good Egg and Spotlight on Christmas
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss
Papers: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss
Other: 35mm Circle Punch, Large Star, Small Star, 32mm Square Punch, Corner Rounder, Mat Pack and Silver Brads

Its SO hard making a card that is out of your comfort zone and this card is so far out its just not funny, I have not decided if I like it yet but I am giving it away tonight so I better get liking it. I needed to make a 60th Birthday card for a Male, I struggled to decide on a stamp set to use so I knew I was in trouble from the start, “normally” when I sit down to make a card I know exactly what I have in mind…. Not this time… You should SEE my desk OMG I have pulled out so much stuff . For the main image I stamped the ship onto White Card and coloured with Prismcolor pencils and blended with Gamsol, You can’t see very well in this photo put I have then gone over the top with Clear embossing powder multiple times so have a thick layer and popped it in the freezer, pulled it out after about 15 minutes and cracked the embossing powder giving it the Cracked glass look.

Here is the inside of the card, I love making the inside of my cards as pretty as the outside. Here I have printed my text onto Pattern Paper, I added a boarder of striped paper that I burnt the edge of for that “Old World look” and because this is a 60th Birthday card I added a die cut “60″ from Scrapware. I am happier with the inside then the outside.

Materials:
Stamps: Set Sail {Retired Stampin’ Up!}
Cardstock: More Mustard from Stampin’ Up!
Printed Paper: Old Word by KaiserCraft
Ink: VersaMark and Choc Chip from Stampin’ Up! used to lightly sponge the edges
Watercolouring Tools: Prisacolour Pencil and Gamsol
Other: Clear embossing Powder, “60″ die cut From Scrapware

Well if you live in Sydney or follow NRL you are going to know what this card is all about! It is Football Grand final time and Western Sydney has become a wash of Blue and Gold supporting the Parramatta Eels who are “playing” Melbourne Storm this Sunday the Grand final, When I say “playing” I mean going to “destroy” Melbourne Storm this Sunday lol. It is crazy how many cars are driving around with Blue and Gold Flags flying on top, Even I feel like more stores then normal are getting in the spirit this year, I felt like jumping on the band wagon…… and show my support of the team in the best way I know how, Making a card.

All together {Nice and Loud}……….

GO {front of the card}

Parramatta {Inside the card}

Stampin’ Up! Materials Used:
Paper: Good Morning Sunshine
Cardstock: Summer Sun, Whisper White and Pacific Point
Ink: Jet Black StazOn
Water Colour tools: Blender Pen and Pencils

The title of this post is very suitable for two reasons, Firstly for the most obvious reason of the Materials used. Kraft Cardstock & Kraft Pattern Papers and the “Totally Tool” Stamp Set. The second reason was I had to get “krafty” with my tools to create the circle. I LOVE all my Spellbinders dies and my stash of dies are only arms length away from my work station and most are always being used. I planned out this card and started making it then I reached for my Circle Spellbinders and then remembered I lent them to a friend that needed them for a class she was teaching……. WHY, I have not used my circle dies in a few weeks because I am loving the Label One and Four dies so I am using them for most projects but It always happens that way when you lend something that you have not used, You then want to use it yourself. SO I had to go old school and use a cutting knife and a coffee mug to cut my circle.

I was pretty happy with this card because Masculine cards are sometimes hard for me because I like “pretty”, But I must also say it helped because I love this stamp set and I see lost of options with the images and the text is a little funny and cute. Below are all the images in the 5 piece stamp set for $45.95. I have used all the tool images stamped in VersaMark for the background, Then the hammer image for the main image which I have stamped on DSP and Paper Pieced the image. The only thing I was not sure on was the ribbon…. I have this thing about ribbon on Masculine cards? I am just never sure if it is suitable? What do you think?

Materials Used: All Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Totally Tool {See below for all images}
Ink: VersaMark and Jet Black StazOn
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Kraft and Urban Oasis
Other: Kraft Ribbon and Vintage Brads

Here are all the images in the set I have used called “Totally Tools”.

If you would like to order this Set or anything else I have used in the card, Please email me at 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

I just love how new stamps and supplies can bring back your Mojo….I think it’s safe to say my “dry” spell is over, For the past few months I just feel like I had lost my Mojo, My “wow” factor….But I have been making a few cards this week using some of my new stamps and I feel like I have it back, This is just the start of the new cards….. I know they are good cards because My Sister {who does not really get the Cardmaking/stamping thing} said she liked them….. SHOCK.

Anyway, I have used Friends 24-7 and A Rose is a Rose to create this card. I must say these are my two Favourite sets from the new Catty…….SO MANY nice sets but…. AND the new papers…..OMG……… You will see over the next few posts I am loving the new papers. Just a couple of things on this card, I have used the new Build a Brad {which I loooooove} I attached a large Pearl from the Pretties kit in the centre and following the “flag” trend that is huge in Papercraft at the moment I cut a strip of paper then using my square punch I just create the V {SO much easier then just cutting it cut with paper snips}

Materials used:
Stamps: Friends 24-7 and A Rose is a Rose Both NEW
Ink: Choc Chip, Brown StazOn, Boarding Blue, Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel and Going Grey
Paper: SU Watercolour paper, Very Vanilla, Choc Chip CS & DD and Bella Bleu
Other: Blender Pen, Choc Ribbon, Build a Brad, Pearl from Pretties kit, Kaiser tiny pearl, Dauber, Large Square punch and Spellbinder Oval and Oval Scallop.