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,

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.

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