Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop for October.

This month we have a fun sketch challenge. I love a sketch challenge as it is one of the easiest ways to get started when creating. So many different stamp sets can be used too!

Below is an image of where the Around the World on Wednesday design team are from. The team is amazingly creative and are such a supportive community to be part of.

Here is the sketch for this months Blog Hop.

I have had the sweet Snowy Scenes Suite Collection for a while and this has been my first opportunity to create with it. I spent three wonderful weeks travelling through beautiful Europe with my husband. So I was very keen to get back into my creative space to play with these products.

I started by creating the snowy scene with the cure penguin. I punched a Basic White circle using the 

2 3/8" circle punch. I stamped the snowflakes in Versamark™ ink, then sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Tool. I then stamped the tree in Garden Green ink to the left of the circle. I used a small Blending Brush and Pool Party ink to create the sky. 

I die cut two smaller trees in Garden Green card stock and glued to the right hand side. After stamping the penguin in Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink  and the present and candy cane in Poppy Parade I die cut them using the coordinating dies. Then adhered them to the top of the circle using Dimensionals.

The card base is Poppy Parade and the mat layer is Basic White embossed using the new Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. I also embossed the other smaller white layer. Then cut the fun Pool Party Pompom Ribbon in half and glued the ribbon at the sides of this layer. The Pompoms are so cute! Then adhered to the card front using Dimensionals. The circle layer was adhered to the top using Dimensionals. 

The band is a piece of the gorgeous Snowy Scenes Designer series paper with some Poppy Parade card stock underneath. All glued down to the card front.  I have tied some Garden Green twine around this band and tied in a bow near the circle. 

Up next on this month's blog hop is my friend and team member Rochelle Laird-Smith.

Plrease click on the button below to keep hopping!

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Kelly Taranto - US

Chris Smith - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US

Lori Willcox - CA

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Many thanks for stopping by today. You are appreciated!

Product List

Snowy Wonder Bundle (English) [164125] $80.00	Snowy Scenes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper & Sticker Sheet (English) [166611] $29.75	Pool Party 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Pompom Ribbon [164129] $21.00	Natural Tones Linen Thread [164071] $15.75
Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder [164049] $21.00	2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch [161354] $41.00	Small Blending Brushes [160518] $25.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $20.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $15.75	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $15.75
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $15.75	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $19.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $19.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75
Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $25.00

Colour INKspiration #175

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #175!

This months sweet inspiration image was chosen by crew member Monica Formosa. Love those stairs and the fun yellow patterned risers!

Picture Credit - https://thedecorologist.com/take-a-chance-on-your-stairs/

I don't know if you have noticed but the beautiful Everyday Details Bundle is in the Online Store. This Bundle has been a favourite of mine for sometime. I love the pretty images and the fun and versatile dies that go with everything! So I pulled it out for this challenge.

The mat layer and the two die cut rectangles are Crushed Curry to give some depth and coordinate with the other elements. I used the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder for the Basic White background layer and the three top layers, two die cut circles and the rectangle.

The sweet cup was stamped and coloured in Crumb Cake ink and Stampin' Blends. Then the flower coloured with Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends and Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker before being fussy cut and mounted with Dimensionals. A small Brushed Brass Butterfly was adhered to the flower. The sentiment stamped in Crushed Curry on a die cut circle.

It was an easy card to create and the layout was easy to work with. I feel yellow tones always make happy cards. I hope to have inspired you today to create using our colour pallette for this challenge.

Have a great week!

Product List

Everyday Details Bundle [162865] $91.75	Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder [162189] $17.50	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $20.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $15.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161673] $19.25
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $19.25	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $52.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $19.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75	Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00
Cutting Plates [150815] $25.00