Stamp With Us Winter!!!!!

Just a reminder to let you know that Stamp With Us Winter online classes begin on Sunday 18th October! It will be packed to the rafters with Christmas & winter inspired projects!

Just click on the button on the top right to register straight away or click on the above "Online Classes" link for more information.

We are so excited about this round and can't wait to share our projects with you!

So what are you waiting for? come and STAMP WITH US!

Stamp With Us Colour Challenge

Good morning and welcome to another Stamp With Us challenge.

Firstly though I would like to announce the first ever winner of:

the winner is....................

DONNA

Congratulations Donna, if you would like to grab the blinkie from the right hand side and display it with pride! You have also won FREE entry into Stamp With Us Winter! Please email us at stampwithus@ymail.com and we will send you further details.

Right onto this weeks challenge, this week it is a colour challenge and we would like you to take your colour inspiration from the following picture:

Here are this weeks DT cards:

ZOE

Supplies:
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Best Yet
Inks: Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip & Black
Card: Taken With Teal and Whisper White
Paper: Old Olive DSP
Other:White Ribbon & Black pen

KATE

Supplies:
Stamps - In the Stars
Ink - Night of Navy/Old Olive
Card - Whisper White/Taken With Teal/Chocolate Chip/Old Olive
Other - white gel pen/scallop edge punch/corner rounder punch/Cuttlebug embossing folder/star punch/brads/sewing machine

JULIE

Supplies:

Night of Navy card blank and ink
Taken With Teal card and Ink
Old Olive ink
Chocolate Chip card
Bella Toile background
Flight of the Butterfly
Butterfly punch
White taffeta ribbon
Playground button

BEKKA

Supplies:

Stamps: Animal Stories

Card: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Certain Celery

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Certain Celery, Garden Green and Close to Cocoa

Eyelet Punch

SARA

Supplies

Stamp sets: Animal Stories, Oval All

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke

Ink: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, Taken with Teal

Punches: 5-petal flower, 1/2" Circle, Scallop Edge, Scallop Oval, Large Oval

Narrow Grosgrain Ribbon: Chocolate Chip

Other: Brads

JO

Supplies:

Stamps - Flight of the Butterfly

Inks & c/s - Ballet Blue/Bright Blue/Taken with Teal/Old Olive/Choc Chip/Whisper White

Accessories - Choc Chip Grosgrain Ribbon/Dazzling Diamonds

Tools - Mat Pack & Paper Piercer/Scallop Border Punch/ 1 3/8" & 1" circle punches

STEPH

Supplies:
Stamps = Itty Bitty Buds
Inks = Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Handsome Hunter, Night of Navy & Taken with Teal

Thank you so much to all who entered last week, we can't wait to see what you come up with this week.

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Stamp With Us Theme Challenge

Good morning, well what an exhausting week it has been! The launch of a new catalogue is always super exciting but super busy to!

Something else exciting! This week we are introducing the STAMP WITH US TOP SPOT this will be our favorite card/project of the week and comes with it's own new blinkie!

So do you want to be the first person to win this newly coveted prize????.......as a little something extra we will be giving the next 2 owners of the award a FREE entry to the STAMP WITH US WINTER online classes. So as they say........you have to be in it to win it!

Onto this weeks challenge, this week it is a theme challenge and the theme is:

ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

So have a look at the DT's entry's for some inspiration then get crafting!

ZOE

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Season of Joy & Seeing Spots
Card: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive
Punched: Circle Scallop, 1" Circle & 1 1/4" Circle
Non SU: Cocktail Stick and chocolate flake cupcake! YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KIM

Supplies:

Stamps: Petal Pizazz

Ink pads: Bashful Blue, Rose Red,Certainly Celery, Old Olive

Paper: Summer Picnic,

Cardstock: Whisper white, Real Red

Ribbon: Old Olive Grosgrain

SARA

Supplies:

Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Punches: Scallop Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1/2" Circle, 1/8" Circle, Large Oval, Boho Blossoms, Corner Rounder

Non-SU: Small pack of tissues

STEPH

Supplies:
Stamps = Nursery Necessities
Card = Bashful Blue
Inks = Bashful Blue, Real Red & Black
Other = White Gel Pen, Bashful Blue Stripped Grosgrain Ribbon

JULIE

Supplies:
Lavender Lace card
Elegant Eggplant card, ink and ribbon
FLight of the Butterfly stamp set
Scallop Edge punch
Clear bag
Tag punches
Best Yet set
LOTS OF CADBURYS TO MATCH!!!!

KATE

Supplies:
Stamps - Tags for All
Ink - Real Read/Sage Shadow/Old Olive/Night of Navy
Card - Real Red/Old Olive/Sage Shadow/Close to Cocoa/Chocolate Chip/Night of Navy

I hope you have enjoyed our projects this week, it makes a nice change from cards!

See you next week!

The Stamp With Us team xxx

NEW CATALOGUE LAUNCH

Just to let you all know that today is launch day for the 2009-2010 idea book and catalogue. Just click the book to have a look!!!!

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Stamp With Us Sketch Challenge!

I am so sorry that we are so late posting the challenge this week, my internet has died and I have had to drive to my Mum and Dads whose internet is slower than king slow from slowvilles slowest computer!

I'm really fed up as well as we had something new to announce today which will also have to wait till next week now! I never knew how much I depended on the internet!

Right onto the challenge, this week we are doing a sketch challenge and here is the sketch that we would like you to follow:
Here are the cards by out DT this week, if you look closely you may see a little preview of some new products!

ZOE

Supplies:

Love Simply Scrappin' kit

Chocolate Chip & Whisper White Card

Pearl from Pretties Kit

STEPH

Supplies:

Stamps = Animal Stories, Best Yet & Circle Circus

Inks = Creamy Caramel, Black, Summer Sun, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive & Ruby Red

Card = Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Summer Sun & Whisper White

Other = Animal Stories DP, Night of Navy Grosgrain Ribbon

SARA

Supplies
Stamp set: Fresh Cuts
Cardstock: So Saffron, More Mustard
DSP: Haiku
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Rub-ons: Hidden Garden Blossoms
Other: Pretties Kit, Crafters toolkit
Non-SU: Cuttlebug embossing folder

BEKKA

Supplies:
Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' kit
Schoolbook Serif Alphabet Stamp Set
Chocolate Chip Ink
Chocolate Chip Double Stitched Ribbon

KATE

Supplies:

Stamps - Old Fashioned Christmas

Card/Paper - Whisper White/Read Red/Old Olive/Holiday Treasures DSP

Other - Copic Sketch Markers/Adhesive Pearls/Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing folder

JO

Supplies:

Stamps - Fresh Cuts
Inks & C/S - Regal Rose/Whisper White/Choc Chip/Pretty in Pink/Certainly Celery
DSP - Sweet Always
Accessories - Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon/Scallop Border Punch/ Large Oval & Scallop Oval Punches,
Other - Acetate

JULIE

Supplies:

Sweet Always papers

Crazy For Cupcakes Stamps
Oval punches

KIM

Supplies:
Stamps sets: Best wishes and more & Fresh cuts
Cardstock: Kraft, Always Artichoke,More Mustard, Very Vanilla
Ink Pads: More Mustard, Always Artichoke
Ribbon: Always Artichoke
Buttons: Earth Elements
Oval Punch

Thank you for stopping by and we look forward to seeing your creations.

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Stamp with Us Recipe Challenge

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Stamp With Us challenge!

Thank you so much to all of you that joined in last week, be sure to have a go this week as next week we have a new little something going on!

This weeks challenge is a RECIPE challenge, here's the recipe:

NO PATTERNED PAPER

2 x RIBBONS

2 x STAMPS

Good luck we can't wait to see what you come up with!

MONICA

Supplies

Taken With Teal, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip card stock

Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, and Chocolate Chip double stitched ribbon

Soft Summer stamp set

Latte chocolate button, pearls from the Pretties Kit

NATALIE

Supplies:
Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White and Kraft Cardstock
In The Stars Stamp Set
Bashful Blue stitched Ribbon
Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon
Paper Piercer
Versamark ink
Martha Stewart scallop punch

STEPH

Supplies:
Stamps = Circle Circus & Sincere Salutations
Card = Apricot Appeal
Inks = Cameo Coral & Black
Ribbons = Certainly Celery Grosgrain & Linen Thread

JULIE

Supplies
Mr & Mrs Stamp set
Basic Black Ink
Ribbon and buckle from stash
Oval Punch
Scallop Oval Punch
(the second stamp is hiding inside......I have seen photographic evidence! lol)

SARA

Supplies

Stamp sets: Mr & Mrs, Forever Flowers

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Ink: Regal Rose, Mellow Moss, Versamark

Punches: Scallop Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1/8" Circle

Gingham Ribbon: Light Pink, Moss

Other: White EP, Pewter Jumbo Eyelet

BEKKA

Supplies:

Stamps: Cheers to You

Card: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust

Ink: More Mustard, So Saffron

Assorted Watercolour Wonder Crayons

Ribbons: Chocolate Chip Double Stitched Ribbon, More Mustard

Silver Brads and On Board Chipboard

KATE

Supplies:
Stamps - Seeing Spots/Cheer and Wishes
Ink - Tempting Turquoise/Elegant Eggplant
Card - Tempting Turquoise/Elegant Eggplant/Whisper White
Other - Turquoise and Elegant Eggplant ribbons/punches - scallop edge, corner rounder, circles/Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder

JO

Supplies:

Stamps - Live Your Dream

Ink & c/s - Regal Rose/Certainly Celery/ Barely Banana/ Whisper White

Ribbon - Whisper White & Pretty in Pink Taffeta

Accessories - Scallop Border Punch/ 1/4" circle punch

Other - Pearls

KIM

Supplies:

Stamps: Lovely as Tree, Wow Flowers

Ink Pads: Certianly Celery, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue,

Taken with Teal, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa

Ribbon Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke

Cardstock: Whisper white, Kraft, Chocolate Chip.

Stamp-a-majig

Round Tab Punch

As usual we can't wait to see what you come up with.

If you would like to see more of the DT's creations then just click on their pictures on the right hand side and you will be taken to their blogs!

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Sunday Challenge and a Happy Birthday

Good morning everyone!

Today is Zoe's birthday - Happy Birthday Zoe!

So she gets the day off and you get me updating the blog instead which is why it's a little later than normal - I'm not an early bird like Zoe :)

This week is the Colour challenge and we have a great picture to inspire you this week:

Here is what the DT came up with:

MONICA:

Supplies:

Cause for Celebration level 2 hostess stamp set, Best Yet level 1 hostess stamp set
Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red and Pumpkin Pie card stock
White embossing powder
Tempting Turquoise narrow grosgrain ribbon
Scallop square punch

NATALIE:

Supplies:

Birthday Wishes stamp from Wow Flower Stamp Set
Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Whisper White cardstock
Washing Apple Designer Series Patterned Papers
Certainly Celery ink
Pumpkin Pie Marker Pen
Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon
Large oval punch
Scallop oval punch

STEPH:

Supplies:

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Canvas Background
Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Whisper White
Inks: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Other: Whisper White Embossing Powder, Tempting Turquoise Ribbon

SARAH:

Supplies

Stamp sets: Soft Summer, Best Yet
Cardstock: Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Green Galore, Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Green Galore, Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise, Versamark, Signo White Gel Pen
Other: White EP, Crafter's toolkit

KATE:

Supplies:

Stamps - Queue Up, Wonderful Words

Card - Whisper White /Rose Red / Pumpkin Pie

Other - SU markers/Tempting Turquoise ribbon

JULIE:

Supplies:

Circle Circus Stamp Set

Only orange cardTempting Turquoise card and ribbon

Ink colours - Tempting turquoise, Only Orange, Gable Green, Pixie PinkCircle of Friendship

JO:

Supplies:

Stamps - Playful Petals / Sincere Salutations / Polka Dot Background
Cardstock & Ink - Only Orange/ Tempting Turquoise / Gable Green / Pixie Pink / Close to Cocoa / Whisper White
Accessories - Scallop Edge Punch / 1/16" Handheld Punch / Scallop Circle Punch / Bold Brights Brads / Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon / Dimensionals

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Creating!

The Stamp With Us Team!