Stamp With Us Recipe Challenge & DT position

Morning everyone and welcome to another week with Stamp With Us.

A few changes to announce today, firstly we will be changing the challenge to fortnightly challenge instead of a weekly one. This is to give everyone more time to join in and the DT to get there creations together. This will start from this week, so the next challenge and the Top Spot from this challenge will be on announced on Sunday 6th December.

The next change is we are dropping the RECIPE challenge, we will now rotate SKETCH, THEME and COLOUR challenges every 6 weeks. Everyone has found this challenge the trickiest so in the bin it goes lol!

Last announcement, as you know Steph has now left us and so we are looking for a new member of the DT, so if you would like to be considered all you need to do is join in with this challenge and pop a DT after your name in Mr Linky, we will be announcing the new DT member on December 6th.

Now for the winner of the coveted:

This weeks winner is:

ALI

Congratulations Ali please feel free to grab the blinkie, you will find it on the right hand side. Ali has created a beautiful Christmas card, pop over to her blog and have a peep it is stunning!

Right finally onto business, this is the last RECIPE challenge and the Recipe is as folloew:

2 x Patterned Papers
3 x Brads
1 x Stamp

Here are this weeks DT creations:

ZOE

Supplies:
Stamps: Season Of Joy & Everyday Occasions
Card: Chocolate Chip & Whisper White
DSP: Merry Moments
Other: Silver brads, Circle punches
Non SU: QK Revolution die
(Please ignore the additional stamp used and the bad picture! I am having a bad week! LOL)

JULES

Supplies:
Kraft card stock
Bella Bleu papers
Occasional Greetings stamp set
Boho Blossoms punch
Earth Elements brads
Eyelet punch

KATE

Supplies:
Stamps - Scandinavian Season
Ink - Real Red
Card - Very Vanilla/Old Olive/Chocolate Chip
Paper - Merry Moments
Other - Real Red ribbon/Real Red brads/square nestabilities/crafter's tool kit/scallop edge punch

BEKKA

Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Bella Bleu, Bridesmaid Speciality Papers

Ink: Not Quite Navy

Stamp: Garden Dreams

Brads: Ice Rhinestone Brads

Other: Eyelet Border Punch

SARA

Supplies

Stamp: Season of Joy

Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Real Red, Craft White

DSP: Old Olive Patterns

Punches: Scallop Edge, 1/2" Circle

Other: Rich Regal Brads, Crop-a-dile, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool

KIM

Supplies:
Stamps:Spotlight On Christmas
Ink:Chocolate Chip
Ribbon: Red Gingham
DSP: Merry Moments
Card: Kraft & Very Vanilla
Greeting: Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' set
Other: Gold brads

Thank you so much for joining in last week, we hope that you like the extended challenge time and hope you all have a go at joining the DT!!!!

See you on the 6th December with the DT member announcement and your next challenge.

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Stamp With Us Colour Challenge and Sad News!

WOW what an amazing amount of entrants this week (well 2 weeks really) thank you so much to everyone who has joined in.
Firstly we have some really sad news, we're afraid that this week will be the last week that STEPH will be designing for us, she has had to give up the design team and this weeks project will be her last week. We just wanted to thank her for all her hard work and hope she will have a spare few minutes here and there to join in with some of the future challenges.

Now time for this weeks "TOP SPOT" I have really enjoyed looking at all your blogs and beautiful projects and after a lot of deliberation this weeks "TOP SPOT" goes to:

CAROL

Congratulations Carol please feel free to grab the blinkie, you will find it on the right hand side. Carol has created a beautiful Christmas ornament using the Medallion stamp, pop over to her blog and have a peep it is beautiful!

Right onto the challenge, this week it is a colour challenge and we would like you to use the following pictures for your inspiration:

Here are our DT examples:

ZOE

Supplies:
Stamps: Tree Trimmings
Ink: Real Red & Close to Cocoa
Card: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Close To Cocoa, Very Vanilla
DSP: Retired Holiday Treasures
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip

KIM

Supplies:

Stamps: Tree Trimings & Basic Phrases

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Card: Kraft, Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip

Ribbon: Kraft Taffeta & Linen Thread

Other: Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' kit

BECCA

Supplies:
Stamps: Medallion
Ink: Chocolate Chip
DSP: Bella Bleu
Other: Clear embossing powders and cosmo glitters

SARA

Supplies:
Stamps: Flight Of The Butterfly
Card: Barley Banana, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White & White Vellum
DSP: Tea & Crumpets
Ink: Chocolate Chip & Ruby Red
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle & Butterfly
Other: Gold elastic cord

STEPH

Supplies:
Stamp: Live Your Dream & Woodgrain Background
Inks: Black, Close To Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron & Rose Red
Card: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron & Whisper White
Other: So Saffron brads, clip & linen thread

I hope you like the DT examples and we can't wait to see what you come up with!

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Stamp With Us Theme Challenge

Good morning fellow Stampin' Up! addicts, it's that time of week where we ask you to Stamp With Us!!!!!

First things first it's time to announce the winner of the coveted:

the top spot goes to:

ALI

Congratulations Ali, feel free to grab the blinkie, you will find it on the right hand side of the blog! You must all go and check out Ali'c card it is beautiful!

There is a little change this week, you may or may not know that next week is the Stampin' Up! convention being held in Germany and quite a few of the DT will be attending so this weeks challenge will run for two weeks, after this things will return to normal.

Now onto business and this weeks challenge is a theme challenge and the theme is:

CHRISTMAS

Here are the DT cards and creations for this week!

MONICA

Supplies:

Silent night stamp set

Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Kraft card stock

Satin ribbon

Heat and stick, Versamark and Dazzling Diamonds

Image coloured with ink pads and and whisper white craft ink

ZOE

Supplies:
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Season of Joy
Papers: Merry Moments
Card:Night Of Navy, Very Vanilla
Ink:Real Red & Night of Navy
Other:Very Vanilla ribbon & Oval punches

KIM

Supplies:

Christmas Jingle

Merry Moments Designer papers

Eyelet Border

5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

JULIE

Supplies:
Merry moments paper
Sparkly & Bright Stamp set
Tag punches 1 3/8 circle punch
Scallop Circle punch
Choc Chip ribbon
Old Olive ribbon
Real Red ribbon
Schoolbook serif Alphabet
Real red brad

SARA

Supplies

Stamp Sets: Tree Trimmings, Occasional Greetings

Cardstock: Real Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla

Ink: Real Red

DSP: Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit

Punches: Eyelet Border, Scallop Circle, 5-petal flower, Boho Blossoms

Narrow Grosgrain Ribbon: Real Red

Other: Gold Elastic Cord, Gold Brads

BECCA

Supplies:

Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin Kit

Merry Moments designer Series Papers

Real Red Grosgrain, Real Red Striped Grosgrain and Red Gingham Ribbons

KATE

Recipe: Stamps - Scandinavian Season Ink - Night of Navy Card - Very Vanilla/Bashful Blue/Night of Navy Other - Oval Nestabilities/Silver cord/adhesive gem/Cuttlebug embossing folder

JO

Stamps - Tree Trimmings/Seasonal Wishes (retired)

Inks & cardstock - Basic Black/Bashful Blue/Lavender Lace/Whisper White

Accessories - Dazzling Diamonds/Silver Brads/Filigree Brads/Bashful Blue Stitched Ribbon/Bashful Blue DSP

Tools - Scallop Border Punch/Stamp-a-ma-jig

Other: Nesties

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in this week we have loved seeing all of your creations.

See you in two weeks.

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Stamp With Us Sketch Challenge

Wow what a week we have had! We have just finished week one of Stamp With Us online and although we love love love every minute of it, it is jolly hard work! We have more exciting things to come this week and although we are half way through it's still not to late to join in if you would like to as you will have access to all Stamp With Us Winter classes.

Onto this weeks very important:

The winner this week is:

LINDA

Congratulations Linda, if you would like to grab the blinkie from the right hand side and display it with pride then please feel free to do so! Everyone please pop over and check out Linda's card it is FAB!

Now onto this weeks challenge, this week it is a Sketch challenge and this is the sketch that we would like you to draw your inspiration from:

Here are the DT's cards this week:

MONICA

SUPLIES

Loads of Love and accessories, Happy Everything stamp set

Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Real Red and Krfat card stock

1 3/4", 1 3/8", 1 1/4" circle punches and Heart to Heart punch

Mat pack and Crystal Effects

ZOE

Supplies:

Stamps: Season of Joy
Papers: Merry Moments
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Card: Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla
Other: Circle Punches

NATALIE

Supplies:

Stamps: Loads of Love, Loads of love Accessories

Cardstock: Real read, Old Olive, Kraft

Colouring Meduim: Watercolour Crayons, Stampin write markers

Ribbon : 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain

Brads

Puches: Oval standard, Scallop Oval

KIM

Supples:

Stamps: Winter Post , Punches all (Hostess gift)

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Reall Red.

Papers: Merry Moments

Inls Pads: Old Olive, Real Red:

Linen Thread, Brads

Piercing Tool

JULIE

Supplies:
Cardstock - Basic Black, Lavender Lace and Pumpkin Pie
Scallop Edge punch
Scallop Circle Punch
1 3/8 punch
Occasional Greetings
Word Window punch
All in the Family accessories
Striped grosgrain ribbon

BEKKA

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: A Rose is A Rose, Seeing Spots

Card: Very Vanilla, Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Mellow Moss

Ink: Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke

DSP: Bella Bleu

Ribbon: Mellow Moss Taffeta

STEPH

Supplies:
Stamps = Say It With Scallops
Card = Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun & Rose Red
Inks = Black & Rose Red
Papers = Pink Flamingo
Other = Red Glitter Glue & Circle Punches

We can't wait to see your creations.

The Stamp With Us team xxx

Stamp with Us Recipe Challenge & Online Classes

Morning stampers!

I can't believe the week has gone by so fast! Where does the time go...........

Firstly a reminder.......

Stamp with us winter starts TODAY!!!! (which is why the 3 of us haven't had a chance to join in with the challenge this week!SORRY) We have been busy creating and as we all LOVE Christmas we are extra excited about this round of classes. Hopefully see you tonight at the launch chat & challenge!

Back to this weeks challenge, firstly thank you so much to everyone who has joined in this week we are really excited to announce that the second winner of:

The winner is:

CAROLYNNE

Congratulations Carolynne, 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.

This weeks challenge is a Recipe challenge the recipe is:

3 patterned papers, 3 brads, 3 coloured cards and 3 different stamps

Here are the wonderful creations that out FABULOUS design team have come up with this week!

JULIE

Supplies:
Merry Moments papers
Sparkly and Bright stamp set
1 3/8 circle punch
Scallop Circle punch
Scallop Oval punch
Real Red brads x 3
Eyelet Border punch

BEKKA

Supplies:

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly

Card: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Cameo Coral

DSP all from Pink Flamingo DSP

Brads Rhinestone Circle Ice

JO

Supplies:

Stamps - Trendy Trees

Inks & c/s - Real Red/Summer Sun/Tempting Turquoise/whisper white/Choc Chip

Accessories - Silver Brads

Tools - Scallop Border Punch/Mat Pack/ 1/4" circle punch/ Word Window Punch/ SAMJ

DSP - Pink Flamingo

STEPH

Supplies:
Stamps = Autumn Days & French Filigree Background
Card = Creamy Caramel, Apricot Appeal & Bashful Blue (die cut flower)
Papers = More Mustard, Spiced Cider & So Saffron
Inks = Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, More, Mustard & Creamy Caramel
Other = Three for You & Plain Oval Punch, Earth Brads & Butterfly Chipboard Shape

SARA

Supplies

Stamp sets: Flight of the Butterfly, Fresh Cuts

Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Green Galore, Blush Blossom

Ink: Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise

DSP: Kaleidoscope

Brads: Earth Elements

Punches: Butterfly

KIM

Supplies:
Stamps: Trendy Trees

Cardstock: Kraft, Not Quiet Navy, Very Vanilla

Patterned Papers: Bella Bleu

Ink pads: Creamy Caramel, Not Quiet Navy

Window Punch

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in last week, if you are joining in with the online classes then we will see you tonight at the launch chat!

The Stamp With Us team xxx

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