CHRISTMAS STAMPATHON 2019 - Stamp a Background

Welcome to the second Christmas Stampathon for 2019.

This months' theme is - STAMP A BACKGROUND

We love to make the most of our stamp sets, after all that's what we buy them. One fun way of using your stamps is to create a fun background for your projects. So in that spirit, we bring you this months theme of "stamp a background".

Using the Star of Light stamp set I have created these 4 fun fold cards. I have used images from this set on Whisper White card to create a background and used it the same way we would Designer Series Paper.

I made these cards a little different by cutting the card stock on the diagonal. For more details on how to create this fold, take a look at my YouTube video.

The die cut star is from the Starlight thinlits, which I have then added some sparkle with the clear Wink of Stella brush.

The Christmas Stampathon is a collaboration between four international Stampin' Up! demonstrator friends. Ruth Trice from the UK, Denise Garrison from the US, Ellen Woodbridge and myself, Rosalie Desmond from Australia. The challenge is set on the 25th of each month (January- October) and entries are accepted until11pm on the 24th of the following month, either via the group Face Book page or directly to one of the demonstrators. Everyone is welcome to join the challenge.

I hope you choose to join us this month. I can't wait to see all the amazing projects.

Until next time. Happy crafting,

CHRISTMAS STAMPATHON 2019 - Frugal Crafting

Welcome to the first Christmas Stampathon for 2019.

This months' theme is - FRUGAL CRAFTING

Frugal crafting means keeping the cost of the project low. This can be done in a variety of ways including recycling, up-cycling, using scraps or keeping product use to a minimum. For my project this month, I choose the last option of using very little supplies to create my cards.

To create the card I used a masking technique with a sticky note to provide some white space on the card front for the sentiment.

It is amazing what you can achieve by simply using stamp, inks and paper.
#simplestamping

To see just how easy these cards are to make, take a look at the video.

The Christmas Stampathon 2019 is a collaboration between four international Stampin' Up! demonstrator friends. Ruth Trice from the UK, Denise Garrison from the US, Ellen Woodbridge and myself, Rosalie Desmond from Australia. The challenge is set on the 25th of each month (January- October) and entries are accepted until 11pm on the 24th of the following month, either via the group Face Book page or directly to one of the demonstrators. Everyone is welcome to join the challenge.

Until next time. Happy crafting,

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMPATON 2018 - TEXTURE

Welcome to the latest Christmas Challenge Stamp-a-thon.  This is a collaboration between four Stampin' Up! Demonstrators friends. Ruth Trice 'Artful Stampin' from the UK, Denise Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin' from USA, Ellen Woodbridge from Australia and myself. . The Challenge is set on the 25th of the month, each month has a different theme. The challenge this month is to make at least 4 Christmas Cards or projects using the current theme - TEXTURE .

This month I was inspired to create these cards. 

Sometimes it is nice to use a non occasion specific stamp sets for Christmas. I had fun playing with the Bubble Over stamp set and the sentiment is from Itty Bitty Greetings set. 

For the "texture" in my creations I have used Shimmery White embossing paste, using a bubble template that I created using the bubble component of the matching dies. To add further texture and to finish off the card I added some Silver metallic thread. 

Be inspired every month with our Christmas Challenge and come and join along. 
Be in the draw by participating and gain tickets each month you join in. Prizes to be won in each region. 

PRODUCTS USED:

Bubble Over 145868

Bottles & Bubbles Framelits 145663

Itty Bitty Greetings 146667

SPARKLE AND SHINE - CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMPATHON 2018

Welcome to the forth Christmas Challenge Stampathon. This month the theme is "Sparkle and Shine". Use foil, embossing or any other form of sparkle or shine to your Christmas crafting project.

This months challenge runs from 25th May until the 24th June.

This time I decided to make some corner fold cards using the Star of Light stamp set and the Starlight thinlits. 

Corner cards look very effective but are actually very easy to make. I have made a YouTube video to show you how simple they are. 

For added sparkle and shine I used silver foil paper and silver heat embossing to add that extra Christmas glitz to the cards. 

Christmas Challenge Stampathon

with 

Ruth Trice 'Artful Stampin' from the United Kingdom

Denise Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from the US

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia

Be inspired on the 25th of every month with our Christmas Challenge.

Our aim is to make Christmas crafting less stressful by doing a little each month throughout the year. If you choose to join in, not only will you be ahead on your Christmas craft but you will also be in the running to win a prize towards the end of the year. All crafting levels are encouraged to apply. Winners are chosen at random. There will be one major winner from each market. The more months you complete the challenge, the more entries you will have!

If you would like to join us in the challenge or would like some inspiration from other people's entries, you will find the Christmas Challenge Stampaton 2018 on facebook.

BLACK, WHITE AND A POP OF COLOUR - CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMPATHON 2018

Welcome to the forth Christmas Challenge Stampathon. This month the challenge is to make at least 4 cards using the theme "Black, White and a Pop of Colour".

This challenge is right up my alley, I love using black and white in my projects. As soon as the theme was chosen I had it in my head that I wanted to have a silhouette. So I pulled out one of my favourite set of Christmas framelits, Santa's Sleigh (which will not be carrying over to the next Annual Catalogue) and Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and got to work.  Well as it goes with papercraft, sometimes the idea that is in your head doesn't always work in practice. So my idea was simplified, but I am still happy with how these turned out.

My design is simple and clean. This means that if you are needing to make multiples or are wanting to gift Christmas cards sets, then this may be a design for you.

The Petal Passion DSP is not designed as Christmas paper, but many of the designs are universal. Sometimes it is good to think outside the box and use products in a different way than they were intended.


I chose real red for my "pop of colour" but any colour would work.

Remember that these framelits will not be in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue, so they are only available until stocks last. If you wish to  purchase the Santa's Sleigh framelits or any other Stampin' Up! products and live in Australia, go to my Shop via the Shop now button on the side.

If you would like to join us in the challenge or would like some inspiration from other people's entries, you will find the Christmas Challenge Stampaton 2018 on facebook.

Happy crafting,

Rosalie

Santa's Sleigh Framelits 140278

Petal Passion DSP 145589

FOLDABLE GIFT BAG - CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMPATON 2018

Welcome to the third Christmas Challenge. The challenge this month is to make at least 1 (hopefully more) foldable Christmas gift bags.

Christmas Challenge Stampathon

with 

Ruth Trice 'Artful Stampin' from the United Kingdom

Denise Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from the US

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia

Be inspired on the 25th of every month with our Christmas Challenge.

Our aim is to make Christmas crafting less stressful by doing a little each month throughout the year. If you choose to join in, not only will you be ahead on your Christmas craft but you will also be in the running to win a prize towards the end of the year. All crafting levels are encouraged to apply. Winners are chosen at random. There will be one major winner from each market. The more months you complete the challenge, the more entries you will have!

This month's theme is Foldable Christmas Gift Bags. You may wonder why have we specifically said "foldable". The answer is easy - to make it easier for you to store them for the next 8 months. While we are all trying to get ahead on our crafting, we also want our projects to fit in a small box or container until we need them in December. 

These foldable gift bags are so easy to make and use one piece of designer series paper 8.5" X 12" to make and then you decorate them.

MEASUREMENTS:

1 piece of 8.5" x 12" designer series paper

Score at 1/2", 4 1/2", 5 3/8", 6 1/4", 10 1/4" and 11 1/8"

Turn and score at 1 1/2" 

The bags are decorated using the detailed star from the Starlight thinlits cut from gold foil paper, the sentiment is from the Star Light stamp set, embossed in gold, the oval is cut from Very Vanilla cardstock and the strip is a 2" x 4" piece of Fresh Fig card. For both of these bags I used DSP from the Eastern Palace pack.

If you would like to join us in the challenge or would like some inspiration from other people's entries, you will find the Christmas Challenge Stampaton 2018 on facebook.

Happy crafting,

Rosalie

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMPATHON - CARDS USING NON TRADITIONAL COLOURS

Welcome to the second Christmas Card Challenge. The challenge this month is to make at least 4 Christmas Cards using non-traditional colours.

Christmas Challenge Stampathon

with 

Ruth Trice 'Artful Stampin' from the United Kingdom
Denise Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from the US

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia

Be inspired every month with our Christmas Challenge.

Using non-traditional colours is so much fun. You can colour co-ordinate with your home décor, with your Christmas colour theme, or do as I have, and choose colours you think will work nicely together. The choices are endless.

This month I was inspired to create these cards.






On this card I used Daffodil Delight, Berry Burst and Tangerine Tango. 

This card I sponged Tempting Turquoise, Lemon Lime Twist and Bermuda Bay.

I hope you choose to join us in the Challenge.

Challenge Details

Come over to the Christmas Challenge Stampathon 2018 and get ahead on your Christmas crafting supplies. I know I need the kick long in this department every year I have never done enough preparation. You will have 4 inspirational project videos on the 25th of each month. You will have till the 24th of the next month to make your projects. We have prizes for each market for those who participate - You get 1 ticket for the first challenge, 2 for the second challenge and so on and so forth. First Prize AU$88 prize pack of product, second prize is a sample of each of the items the organiser/s from your respective country makes.
Want more information or inspiration?? Come and check out the Christmas Challenge Stampathon Facebook Group

To order any of the products used to make my project, go to my SHOP NOW button on the side bar which will take you to my online store.

I run regular classes from the Western suburbs of Melbourne. I can show you how to make this, or any other project at your own party, which can either be held online via Facebook or in person. Contact me to arrange a time and to learn more about the benefits of being a hostess at your own party.

Happy crafting,

Rosalie

CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE STAMPATHON - 10 TAGS

Every year the same thing happens in my crafty life. Every Christmas I have the last minute rush to create Christmas cards, gifts, tags and decorations. This rush often takes the joy of crafting away, so to help assist to prevent this chaos we created the Christmas Challenge Stampathon.

Welcome to the...

Christmas Challenge Stampathon

with 

Denise Kepple Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from America

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia

Ruth Trice 'Artful Stampin' from the United Kingdom

Be inspired every month with a Christmas Challenge.

The first challenge has been set by Ruth, and its to make 10 tags. 

To see her launch video click here, and to see Denise's launch video click here.

• Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge.
• The Challenge will be set on the 25th of the month on each of the organisers Facebook pages and will then have followup information on their blogs and YouTube channels.
• The deadline for submission is 11pm on the 24th of the following month in your respective time zone.
• To be entered into the Prize Draw in November you need to participate in all 10 challenges, photos of your projects need to be posted on the Facebook group or emailed to one of the organising demonstrators to be shared, please state your country of residency.  
• To be eligible to win a prize you need to live in the USA, UK or Australia.
• All entries must use at least one Stampin' Up! product.
• The winners will be randomly selected by an online generator from all the eligible participants.
• By submitting a photo you give the organisers permission to use the photo on their blog and social media.
• There are prizes available for each country.  The first prize is US $60, UK £50, AUS $88 of product that the organisers will choose and ship free of charge.  The second prize is a sample of each of the items the organiser/s from your respective country makes.
• Everyone who participates are will be allowed to use our specially designed badge that can be displayed on your blog.
• Please use the hashtag #christmaschallengestampathon2018 in any social media you post your entries too.

Click below to head to the Facebook Group

Christmas doesn’t need to be always serious, fun is also part of the season, so in that spirit I pulled out the Cookie-cutter Christmas Stamp set. 

Tags come in all shapes and sizes. My normal go-to is using the tag topper punch, but this time I decided to use a slightly different shape using window box thinlits dies. 

I used the Pom Pom stamp to create a little interest on the tag base, and built the tag from there. 

A little vellum, some card stock and then some colouring with Blends (Stampin’ Up! alcohol makers).

CLICK HERE TO SEE ME MAKE THIS ON FACEBOOK LIVE

I do love the feeling that I will be on top of Christmas crafting. I hope you join us. 

Rosalie