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gossamer blue | january | blog hop

New Year, new blog hop time for Gossamer Blue.  I love this time of month when the creative team come together to share the latest and greatest from this months release at Gossamer Blue.

Today I'm sharing a layout using the main kit release for January, here.  I personally thought I would struggle with this kit, with all the hearts and glitter, as I'm not much of a bling, bling person but I was wrong and once I got started I couldn't stop and made 6 layouts with the ONE kit, yes the ONE kit!  How awesome is that, enough to make not 3 but double that and honestly I could still make more or at least cards, use in my pocket pages or planner.  More on that soon, today I'm sharing a photo of my girls on Christmas day jumping for JOY!

Now that I've gone and shared my layout,  go and check out the talented creative team links below : 

Alex Hunter

Anabelle O’Malley

Andrea Gray

Brenda Weaver

Chantal Philippe

Diane Payne

Emily Spahn

Eyoung Lee

France Wisniewski

Heather Leopard

Jill Keller

Joy Taylor

Kasia “Antilight” Petrus

Kathleen Graumüller

Kellie Winnell

Kelly Xenos

Michelle Wedertz

Olatz Garaiyurrebaso

Sandra Dietrich

Sian Fair

gossamer blue november blog hop

Today the Gossamer Blue team and I are back to sharing our monthly blog hop inspiration!  I'm sharing a layout I made with the main November kit sharing my other current favourite thing beside crafting, which is oils.  I had a bunch of off cuts from making the other layouts and so I was trying to figure out what to actually do with them all.

Now that I've gone and shared my layouts using the November kits from Gossamer Blue...  Go and check out the amazing creative team : 

Amy Challis | Andrea Gray | Diane Payne | Emily Spahn | Eunyoung Lee | France Wisniewski | Jill Keller | Kasia Przybyt | Kellie Winnell | Kelly Xenos | Michelle Wedertz | Olatz Garaiyurrebaso | Sandra Dietrich |  Stephanie Buice

gossamer blue july blog hop

 I'm really excited to be taking part in my first blog hop with Gossamer Blue as a design team member!  This layout I made with the main kit from July and I've actually used the kraft cardstock that was in the kit to keep it secure, nothing like recycling right?  I've cut it down to 9 x 12.

 

 After adding a little zig zag stitching I got to work.  I really love the mini little stamp set that came with the kit, and could use it over and over.

I think on almost all my layouts for July or close to, I use the little Gossamer Blue hearts from the paper collection tabs.  I can't help it, they are so sweet and I just couldn't throw them out.

And the final result.  I loved how this turned out and the mixture of silver and gold foil.

NOW check out the rest of the amazing design team for a bucket load of inspiration!

Alex Hunter

Andrea Gray

Brenda Smith

Brenda Weaver

Caylee Grey

Chantal Philippe

Diane Payne

Emily Spahn

Erin Taylor

Eunyoung Lee

Felicitas Mayer

Heather Leopard

Jill Keller

Joy Taylor

Katarzyna Przybyt

Kathleen Graumüller

Katie Ehmann

Kellie Winnell

Kelly Xenos

Michelle Wedertz

Patricia Roebuck

Rebecca Luminarias

Sandra Dietrich

Sian Fair

Stephanie Buice

Yana Smakula

kellie stamps national scrapbook day blog hop/challenge

Welcome to Kellie Stamps National Scrapbook Day blog hop and stamp challenge.  YES we are mixing the two together for even more scrapbooking FUN.

The Kellie Stamps design team and Jessica from Color Cast Designs, have gotten together and thought it would be fun to share some stamping techniques with you all. BEST of all we are having a BUNCH of stamp giveaways, and I mean a BUNCH.

HOW TO WIN?  We are giving you three chances to try at winning yourself a stamp set!  Here is how :

1. Take part in the blog hop.  To do this, hop along to each blog on the list below, leave a comment on each, Kellie Stamps National Scrapbook Day blog post.
2. Join in with our challenge by copying one of the stamping techniques shared by a design team member.  Projects must be NEW, no linking to old blog posts.  Then add your link to the linky at the end of the blog post.  Links can be to blog posts or images from IG.
3. ALL of the above.

 You have until Midnight Monday, my time AEST, to take part in both the blog hop and the challenge.

EXCITING NEWS : Today I've started a pre-order for the May stamp release.  Click here to check out the new stamp sets, Today and Outline It.  Today is designed with my girl Jodie from Polka Dot Creative.  There is more, for this weekend ONLY you can use the code : NSDAY2015 for 10% OFF your order, until Monday at midnight.

My stamp technique is, stamping on fabric!  I recently made a pencil case where I stamped on fabric with A Beautiful Mess emoji stamps, here.  I loved the process and so when I was trying to think of my idea for this challenge, I knew I wanted to making something similar, but while trying something new at the same time.

Don't know how to sew?  Or don't have a sewing machine?  Then this tutorial is for you, here.  I used this but instead of glue I did use my sewing machine.  The only reason I didn't use glue was because I didn't have it, otherwise I so would of just used glue.  My sewing machine and I always get into a fight, haha, I'm not kidding.

MATERIALS USED :

• White fabric
• Mark It - permanent markers
• Rubbing Alcohol
• Sewing Machine
• Zipper
• Stamp Set - Outline It

STEP ONE : watch this tutorial, here.

STEP TWO : once you have your colours picked, colour onto fabric.  Always use a scrap bit of fabric first.

STEP THREE : I put my fabric ontop of another bit of fabric.  I did this because I noticed when I did my tester the ink soaked through.  I also placed both pieces of fabric on plastic, then sprayed a lot of alcohol rubbing.

STEP FOUR : I left mine over night to dry and do it's thing, but I wanted more, so I sprayed again and left for most of the day to dry.  Instead of using the top piece of fabric, i used the one underneath.  I felt it had more a water colour ink affect.  I still plan to use the other for another project at a later date.

STEP FIVE : It's best to iron for a good 5 minutes to set the ink in.

STEP SIX : I then stamped onto the fabric using stazon and the new OUTLINE IT, stamp set.

STEP SEVEN : Since I ironed to set the marker ink, I thought best to iron again, to be safe and set the stazon.

STEP EIGHT : I followed one of these tutorials mentioned above, here.

RESULT :

NOW the fun part!  Check out all the ladies taking part with their blog links here.  Then go and stamp your own and link up to the linky below.  Have an awesome National Scrapbook Day :

Amelia | Blog | @ameliawritesblog

Awbree | Blog | @awbreecaton

Debra | Blog | @dptuffy

Jen | Blog | @jecarl

Jennifer | Blog | @sunlightandair

Jodie | Blog | @polkadotcreative

Juli | Blog | @julimakesthings

Pepper| Blog | @pepper_creations

Rachel| Blog | @scrappinlove

Jessica | Blog | Shop | @colorcastdesigns

ME | Blog | Shop | @giveagirlablog

 

Paper Cut Labs 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Today I'm here to share information on an amazing blog hop and a crop, hosted by Papercut Labs. I'm lucky to be one of the companies involved.  All of the details can be found here.

This is the list of all the companies taking part and what day, so be SURE to copy it down, you wont want to miss this.

Monday, 8 December 2014: Papercut Labs
Tuesday, 9 December 2014: A Piece of Cake Designs 
Wednesday, 10 December 2014: Kellie Stamps < YOU ARE HERE
Thursday, 11 December 2014: Heidi Swapp
Friday, 12 December 2014: The Scrappery
Saturday, 13 December 2014: Seriously Scrapbooking
Sunday, 14 December 2014: Maya Road
Monday, 15 December 2014: Stampin’ Up!
Tuesday, 16 December 2014: Scrapmatts
Wednesday, 17 December 2014: D-lish Scraps
Thursday, 18 December 2014: Studio Calico
Friday, 19 December 2014: Papercut Labs

I'm donating 2 prizes for this event. 1 being the very sort after stamp set I released that I made sure to put aside one for this very giveaway, CHEER :

The next prize is :

?  I'm not telling, it's a surprise, what I can tell you is it'll be NEW.

Want to know what you need to do to go into the draw to win one of these prizes or a prize from any of the other sponsors?  Course you do, stupid question.  Here is all the information :

 

DETAILS

*All the below details are from the Papercut Labs site and can be found here*

Everyone who joins the crop party event on Facebook goes into the draw to win one of twenty-four prizes (two from each sponsor, and four from us).

However, to improve your chances of winning one of the giveaways, you can:

a. Create a project (card, layout, OTP, something paper-y) inspired by the challenges and upload it to the event page. Doing this, you’ll receive SIX entries into the giveaway draw. (Make sure you tell us which challenges you used!)
b. Comment on a project on the event page, and you’ll receive another one entry into the giveaway draw.

 

To see the challenges visit here

The hop and crop are open until December 20 so you have plenty of time to join in.

QUICK AND EASY CARDS WITH KELLIE STAMPS

 

When asked to take part in this even, I was asked if we could share something handmade and maybe with a tutorial.  I'll be the first to admit, I sort of suck at tutorials.  Don't ever ask me for road directions, for 1. I most likely have no idea where the place is and 2. I'll confuse you SO much, you'll get lost.  

 

Now that you know that bit of useless information, and you've been pre-warned, I'll share some quick and simple little cards I made, that took next to NO time at all.


SUPPLIES :

• Ranger archival ink.
• Studio Calico star veneers.
• CHEER Kellie Stamps stamp set.
• Color Cast Designs Christmas baubles.
• Becky Higgins white 4x6 project life cards.

See they really are tiny, but this is how I decided to make my Christmas cards this year.  All the cards I've shared are around this size.  Even my water colouring cards.  I find that the normal size is just too big for me, I like designing simple, when it's bigger I almost feel I need to add more and that's not what I want.

I really hope that it was picked up the middle card is aiming to be a Christmas tree, haha.

Be sure to check out Heidi Swapp tomorrow, you know without a doubt you wont want to miss anything Heidi and her team create, it'll be amazing.

my details blog hop

Sorry my post is late, I came down with a stomach bug and was completely out of action.

I'm really excited to not only be taking part in this here blog hop with all the talented and creative ladies.  But to be taking part in the, my details workshop, hosted by Kristen and Megan.  The class has already got me thinking outside of the box and inspired me.

When Megan told me the theme behind the blog hop at first I was a little nervous and then the ideas started coming and I did't know where to start or where to finish.  If you have come from the one of the girls themselves, Kristen then your heading the right way.

I had planned to pop the typewriting all over the layout itself and then thought how awesome it looked over the photo instead and so I went with it.  The photo is taken on my walk back home one sunny afternoon.  This is a view I see so often and I absolutely love where we live.

You can register here and use code KELLIEDETAILS to get $2 off.  

Be sure to visit all of the other talented ladies on the blog hop -

• Megan @ The Nerd Nest
• Kristin @ rukristin
• Kellie @ Give a Girl a Blog
• Manda @ Mandalika Designs
• Kristin @ My Life as a Teacup
• Elizabeth @ Handmade Modern
• Katie @ Punk Projects
• Laura @ Mac Girl’s Adventures
• Glee
• Fibi @ Fibi Scraps
• Michelle @ Table for Five
• Christy @ My Scrapbook Evolution
• Amanda @ Amanda Rose Blog
• Whitney @ Modern Whit
• Trina @ Feed the Birdies

A little bit more about the class: 

Megan and Kristin have teamed up to help you document your details. With amazing pre-classroom materials that will help you get comfortable documenting yourself and 10 detailed prompts to help you record the important areas of your life, you’ll be inspired to document yourself in a meaningful way.

Upon registering, you’ll have immediate access to pre-classroom materials, including:

• 10 posts waiting for you in a self-paced format to aid you in preparing for the prompts

• Bonus posts before class starts

• Introduction to the class concept and instructors

• Ideas for different methods of tackling the class prompts with blogging, mini books, pocket albums, and traditional scrapbooking pages to help you decide how you’d like to contain your details
• Access to the private My Details Facebook Community
• Instructions on how to participate with the class community via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and comments
• Tips for taking better selfies
• Tips for writing about yourself
• Tips for remembering past details
• Tips for translating the prompts to document others
• Exclusive discount to Freckled Fawn’s Online Embellishment Shop
• Links to resources from instructor blog archives
• Exclusive Giveaway of a 3-Month Subscription (April/May/June) to the Freckled Fawn OhDeerMe Embellishment Kit,

Beginning April 14, you’ll have access to:

• A new prompt each weekday over the duration of the class–10 in all
• Detailed suggestions for interpretations of each prompt, making each prompt something you can return to for inspiration again and again
• Two interpretations of each prompt from each instructor
• 40+ exclusive takes on the prompts from instructors Megan and Kristin
• Design and documentation tips with each project
• Saturday Share days in which inspiration from the community members is shared
• Supply lists with links to resources used in the workshop examples
• E-mail access to instructors
• Access to classroom indefinitely

kellie stamps and scrap this blog hop

This blog hop has been in the works for a long time and not because it was hard to put together but because of little old me.  Thankful to finally be doing it and grateful the gorgeous Agnus put up with me!

To say that I love the new release Agnus has coming is just an understatement!  Gold, triangles and more gold?  What is not to love?

I am FIRST on the blog hop list, YAY!  Agnus and I both have prizes from both our stores that ONE lucky person will win.  To be in to win, you have to stop off to everyone in the hop and leave a comment, and your entered, pretty easy when you get to be inspired by all the creations from the ladies, really?

I've created a scrapbook layout, inspired by Aimee to get back to doing a little of everything I love.

 

SUPPLIES : White cardstock.  Type writer.  Black sewing. Gold triangle from Scrap This! coming soon, here.  Archival black ink pad.  Wooden veneer and gold heart from Studio Calico.  AHA clear stamp set, here. 

KELLIE STAMPS :  Love Life and Like a Boss wood mount stamps, from my store KELLIE STAMPS

THE PRIZES FOR LUCKY PERSON ARE :

 

The blog hop order is >

Kellie - http://kelliewinnell.typepad.com/blog/ [HERE]
Agnus - http://a-place-in-my-dreams.blogspot.com.au/
Karyn - http://karynscraftingobsession.blogspot.com.au/
Aimee - http://www.betwixtandbetween.com.au/
Sue - http://themakingtable.blogspot.com.au/

This hop is open to everyone worldwide and you have till Tuesday the 8th.

kellie stamps new release blog hop with week 48

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.  I hope you have all had a wonderful time bringing in 2014 and for those of you that haven't just yet.  I am excited as today is the new release at my store Kellie Stamps.  Not only do I have stamp sets being released but flair and wood veneer flair AND more wood mount stamps.  To kick of all the excitement the girls and I are getting together for a BLOG HOP to showcase the new stamp sets.  I am first off the hop list....  OF course there is a blog hop prize, just wouldn't be the same without one.  More information further down.

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SUPPLIES : Becky Higgins 4x6 and 3x4 grid cards. Archival black ink pad.  4x6 Studio Calico card.  Studio Calico wood veneers.  

KELLIE STAMPS : I used Nom Nom, Week, You and Me and You are Amazing wood mount stamps.  Monday - Friday 4x6 stamp set.  Summer 2014 4x6 stamp set. Elf on the shelf 2013 4x3 stamp set and Flair Wood Veneers from my store KELLIE STAMPS

NEXT on the hop is the amazing Natalie at http://onescrappydoctor.blogspot.com.au/

FULL BLOG HOP LIST : 

Kellie Winnell  http://kelliewinnell.typepad.com/  << YOU ARE HERE.
Natalie Elphinstone http://onescrappydoctor.blogspot.com.au/  
Aimee Dow http://www.betwixtandbetween.com.au/
Jodie Allan York http://www.polkadotcreative.com.au/blog/
Karyn Schultz http://karynscraftingobsession.blogspot.com.au/
Sue Ko http://themakingtable.blogspot.com.au/

PRIZE?  Yup there is a prize.  Hop along and leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win all of this...

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the twinery with ruby rock-it

 

Welcome to The Twinery and Ruby Rock-It blog hop.  How exciting to have two amazing companies together for a hop that you WONT forget.  Of course there are great prizes up for grabs, but let me share what I made first, and I'll share how you can win and where to get started shortly.

 

I had not scrapbooked in a long while till the other day and I knew right away I wanted to do a page with the Carnival Queen and Twine.  The photo of Kira just seemed to perfect.  You will also get a peek at my coming July stamp release.

 The Twinery is offering our new 'Solid Twine Sampler' to a lucky winner drawn at random

Ruby Rock-It is also offering an amazing prize package to another lucky winner

Here's how you can win:

** Visit each participating designer's blog each day on the hop & leave a comment. 

For additional chances to win:

* Become a follower here at The Twinery

* Head over to Facebook and *LIKE* us and leave a message telling us you came from the blog hop

* Deadline to leave comments for prizes 11:59EDT, Friday, July 12th.  Winners will be announced on Monday, July 15th.  If you get lost along the way, you will be able to find a complete list of participating blogs each day here at The Twinery and over at Ruby Rock-It.

Participants:

The Twinery
Ruby Rock-It
Jessica Fick
Pamela Young
Stacy Rodriguez

Carrie Walz
Kathy Skou

Ro Philippsen
Tifany DeGough

Linda Kretz
Sarah Andreotti

Alicia Barry
Kellie Winnell

Cindy Stevens

 

Winners from Origrami Giveaway and HOP...

Well let me first off start by saying that I was meant to post this yesterday, but had to go and work for the day, so that put a spanner in the works right there and I went to bed that early [for me], hubby asked me this morning if I had a headache... Haha, nope, just buggered, still catching up from lack of sleep with Kristy.  

ORIGRAMI WINNERS :

I just wanted to thank Origrami so much for being such an amazing sponsor.  Origrami sponsored 4 sets of retro prints [amazing], and the lucky winners are...

• - Mlinda Sweetman
• - Kayla Foister
• - Louisembeerens
• - Aimee Maddern

CONGRATULATIONS ladies.  Please email me on kelliewinnell AT gmail.com and we can get you organised to get your set sent.

GIVE A GIRL A... AND SATURATED CANARY GET TOGETHER BLOG HOP WINNERS:

I loved getting my team that are wonderful, together with Krista and her amazing team.  I loved hoping along and think each girl is amazing.  I was so stoked by the response to the hop, so thank you all so much for taking part and a BIG thank you to my girls, Krista and her team for making it possible.  

NOW my MAJOR prize was a 3 month subscription to my stamp sets.  DRUM ROLL.......  SAMMI B.  You are the lucky WINNER.

Also all my girls were giving away one stamp from each of their blogs, so be sure to keep an eye out for their announcements.  BUT I also was giving away a stamp set for one lucky hopper and that lucky girl is..... *Joni.  CONGRATULATIONS!

Could both winners please contact me kelliewinnell AT gmail.com with your mailing addresses and we can get your prizes rolling out the door.

NAME YOUR THEME...  Have you all seen my new competition or giveaway of sorts?  Ever had an idea for a stamp theme and would love to see it be made?  Want to also win 3 months of stamps?  How about being a guest for Give a Girl a... as well?  YEAH?  Well then check it all out HERE  I am so excited and loved reading all the ideas so far and even more excited that some are already in production which means people are going to LOVE them!

Give a Girl a... and Saturated Canary Get Together Blog Hop...

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Are both getting together today for a blog hop with showcases of using Saturated Canary images with Give a Girl a... stamp sets.  Amazing inspiration from the teams coming together, and of course we have fabulous giveaways.  Both Krista and I love a good giveaway, so as you can imagine we have gone all out.

I am first one on the hop list, eeeek lucky me, but then not haha, not always fun having to go up first, espeicallly when your teamed with a bunch of talented crafters.  In case you need it the hop list is....

Kellie at Give a Girl a… - kelliewinnell.typepad.com YOU ARE HERE
Krista at Saturated Canary - saturatedcanary.blogspot.com/
Karyn at Crafting Obsession - karynscraftingobsession.blogspot.com.au/
Maria - mscrapping.blogspot.com/
Jodie at Polka Dot Creative -  www.polkadotcreative.com.au/blog/ 
Lou -  loopylousloopythoughts.blogspot.com/
Damaris - http://www.atstudiod.blogspot.com.au/
Alyce - http://kitandclowder.blogspot.com/

I decided to work in with my Project Life, heck I am behind enough now as it is, I needed that extra push to get things moving along.  I did skip week 4 and more right onto week 5.  Something about all the blue from Australia day.  I know not very Australian like?  But then I have 3 girls, no boys, blue is just not something I am used to working with haha, my excuse...

I hadn't coloured an image in some time and then I got an idea to leave her un coloured and I really like the way it turned out.  And I decided to mix too as The Twinery are having a challenge...  YES how amazing is that, from now on The Twinery are going to start hosting their very own challenges.  And this time it's polka dots.  OF course I had 101 ideas, sit and blank.........  Then I decided to try something a little different....

Sorry not the best of photographs above, I do have a new camera coming my way VERY soon, talk about EXCITED.  Only then I will have to learn to use the darn thing.  You know how they say men don't read instructions....... Yeah well, that goes for me too, haha.

I used a range of stamp sets from my store above from Keen as Mustard and Best Friends.  Both in store for PRE-ORDER and coming SOON.  And the arrows that I just LOVE are by Agnus from {scrAp this!} HERE

On the above I have also featured a few little peeks....  I know, what a darn tease, geez! 

I am also having a GUEST DESIGN TEAM CALL and you can find out all about it HERE

Next on the hop is the gorgeous Krista herself, HERE

I wanted to send out a thank you, to Krista from Saturated Canary for doing this with me and the girls from her team and their amazing work.  THANK YOU ladies xx

Be sure to leave comments through out the blog hop, as their are stamps to be won from everyone in the hop, yes that's right EVERYONE in the hop is giving away a stamp from either myself or Krista! 

I am giving away a 3 MONTH SUBSCRIPTION to a randomly chosen comment on this post. Check back Wednesday for a winner!