Mushy Gushy Valentine

The Pink Elephant Challenge #53

Here is a Happy Valentine's Day Card. I saw This idea in Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft Magazine by Greg Sukendro. I loved the cut paper that has been twisted. So I have made mine white and gold.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT white and gold cardstock

Cuttlebug and folder-little hearts.

Ribbon and best wishes unknown source.

Sizzix Christmas Set #2

The Pink Elephant Challenge #46

Once again I used my new Sizzix Christmas set for the tree. These little embossing folders are so handy. I have lightly inked the embossed tree.

I used my Martha Stewart border punch to do the lacework.

The ribbon is sitting on patterned paper that has been pleated.

PRODUCTS USED

SALT cardstock

Basic Grey paper

Versa Color Ink

Candy Cane embossing folder

Cuttlebug

Red, White, Blue,Green

I still love the red, white, blue and green combo for Christmas. Just call me a traditional girl.

I bugged the white and then bugged the patterned paper the opposite way.
The flowers are 3 layers and the middle one is curled on all the petals and popped up.

The Pink Elephant Challenge #44

Circular Card

Here is the card I made for The Pink Elephant Challenge. I love the circular sketch.

PRODUCTS USED

Spellbinders Scalloped Circles and Circles Dies

Cuttlebug

Holly Ribbons Folder

Winter Borders Folder

Cuttlebug.

SALT Cardstock

Chrystallina Kindy Glitz

Foam stamp, brad and sentiment-source unknown.
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/11/pink-elephant-challenge-41.html

Origami Christmas Tree

The Pink Elephant Challenge #39

I have wanted to make this tree for a long time now and decided to do it for this challenge.

The colour combo is brown, cream,neutral, yellow and my choice is green.

PRODUCTS USED

Season's Greetings Cuttlebug Folder

Cuttlebug

Scrapbooking Australia patterned Paper for the tree

Cream cardstock from SALT

Brown Versa Color Ink

Kindy Glitz for the star.

HINTS

The star has been stamped with a foam stamp and cut out a little wider than the stamped image. Crystallina Kindy Glitz has been spread over it.

The tree trunk is a triangular shape.

The whole embossed card has been inked with Brown ink.

Winter Borders Scrapbook Page

This is a layout I did based on the Pink Elephant Challenge Blog The Pink Elephant Challenge #37.

Products Used.

SALT coloured cardstock

Green Versa Colour Ink

Tattered Straw Distress Ink

Cuttlebug

Winter Borders Embossing Folders

Dragonfly Letters Stencil

Yellow Pen

Kaisercraft Wooden Stamp

3 embellishments source unknown

Fiskars Border Punch

Borderabilities-Rose Border

Here is the card I have made for The Pink Elephant Challenge-The Pink Elephant Challenge #35

The theme is black, orange, purple and white.

This isn't a colour scheme I would usually use but I like them together.

Products Used

SALT black, purple, white and orange cardstock

Kaisercraft wooden stamp

Black Versa Color Ink

Fiskars Border Punch

Spellbinders Borderabilities-12" Rose Border

Cuttlebug

The sandwich I used for the Rose Border was 12"Border Plate from Spellbinders, magnetic strip with metal Rose Border attached and facing upwards, Dampened cardstock,!" Spellbinders Silicone mat, 12" Spellbinders Plate, 3 strips of cardboard from the long lengths of the spines of a cereal box ( these are just made for these borders. LOL.)

Tag,Dots and Punch card

The Pink Elephant Challenge #34 This is the card I made for The Pink Elephant Challenge. I have not been in the challenge mood of late because I have had too much to do for school, family and other activities. Here are the products I have used for this challenge.

PRODUCTS USED

Bazzill Swiss Dots

Fiskars hearts Border Punch

Flower Punch

Kaisercraft Bling

Foam Stamp unknown

Purple Versa Color Ink

Ribbon unknown

Basic Grey Patterned Paper

ribbon,squares and glitter

The Pink Elephant Challenge # 30

This is the page I have done for my mini album I am putting together based on some of the challenges. All the pages are based on my family and will also have other inserts in it that I am working on atm. I will share it all when it is done.

Products Used

SALT chipboard

Bazzill cardstock

FTI ribbon

Sparkle chipboard heart source unknown

SU Finial press Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug

Crimson Versa Color Ink

Turquoise, Brown and Neutral

The Pink Elephant Challenge # 27

This is on the back of the other challenge I for a challenge the other day. it is going to be a series of pages for a mini album based on the challenges from various blogs. I thought I would do something different from cards.

Products Used

Neutral Coloured Chipboard

SALT Brown cardstock and Neutral

Ribbon unknown source

Kaisercraft Pearls

Heart Unknown source

Brown Zig Pen

Turquoise Ink

Victoria Cuttlebug Folder

Cuttlebug

Challenge 26

Here is the card I made for the Pink Elephant Challenge. You had to use a flower, 3 brads and designer paper.

PRODUCTS USED

1.SALT green cardsrock

2.Designer paper-Rosie's Flowers using Rosie's Embossing Plates ie own design.

3.Sizzix Flower  and Cordinations cardstock

4.Making Memories Brads

5.Martha Stewart Border Punch

6.Chrystallina Kindy Glitz

7.EK Success foam stamp

8.Foam tape

Kaisercraft goes with anything.

Products Used

SALT cardstock

GinX patterned paper

Fiskars Punch

Cuttlebug border embossing folder

Kaisercraft bling

Ribbon unknown source

Versa Color Inks-Lapis lazuli, sky blue and yellow to colour the flower

Versafine Ink-Vintage Sepia

Hero Arts Flower Stamp

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/wow-what-awesome-turn-out-you-all-gave.html

SALT chipboard Card

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/pink-elephant-challenge-24.html

The word animal congered up a few connotations. LOL. I thought of putting a photo of my husband on the card LOL. Only joking. He is a good husband to me-most of the time.

This card would be good for a child either a boy or girl. It can be given to an older male also.

Products Used

SALT red cardstock

Bazzill Blue cardstock

SALT chipboard Dinosaur

Kaisercraft bling for eye

Ribbon and sentiment stamp source unknown

White Chinagraph pencil

Blue Versafine Ink

Red, Dark Blue and Light Blue Card challenge.

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/pink-elephant-challenge-23.html

This was a fun card to do especially since blue and red are my 2 favourite colours.

Products Used:

SALT Red and Light Blue cardstock

Basic Grey Patterned paper

Spellbinders Borderabilities-Classic Lace Border

EK Succes Foam Stamp

Ribbon Unknown Source

Blue Versa Color Ink

Method:

The edge of the card was embossed first and then cut. So it took 2 steps to do the edge. I then inked the embossed parts.

I like this edge so will be doing it again.

Stars and Stripes

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/07/pink-elephant-challenge-22.html

We don't celebrate 4th July here in Australia and the words stars and stripes don't have the same meaning as they do in USA. So I took the Aussie approach and made a card using stars and stripes. I decided to do the stipes with the Cuttlebug and then inked the stripes created by the Bug. The stars are a mix of foam and Hero Art Stamped ones.The ribbon and sentiment are an unknown source and the patterned paper. The cardstock is from SALT.

Red and Black Colour Combo

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/06/pink-elephant-challenge-21.html

The challenge at Pink Elephant this week is a colour combo of your choice. I am in a red mood at the moment. Red is one of my favourite colours along with blue. However, red and black it is. Now if I was a female teacher way back I would not be allowed to wear red, black or red and black to school to teach in. it was supposed to turn the young boys on. However, I often wear these 2 colours and I doubt it has had any effect. LOL.

Products Used:

Red and black cardstock by SALT

Basic Grey Patterned paper

Charcoal Versa Color inks

Spellbinders Labels Four

Cuttlebug and folders

Martha Stewart border punch

Kaisercraft Pearls

Flower punch

Kaisercraft Pop dots

Stamp sentiment and ribbon unknown

Sanding block

NOTE

The patterned paper has been sanded after it has been bugged.

The flower has been inked after it has been bugged.

Kaisercraft,Cuttlebugand Sizzix Card.

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/06/tpe-challenge-20.html

Here is a card I have made for the Pink Elephant Challenge which is a card sketch. This is the first challenge I have been able to go in in the last few weeks. So hopefully I am back on track.

Products Used:

The patterned paper is Kaisercraft

The flower has been cut with the Sizzix and is on Coredinations cardstock. It has been pinched for dimension and some sanding.

The plain cardstock has been bugged and the sentiment is a border folder from Cuttlebug.

The ink is Sepia from Versa Inks.

Nestabilities Flower Card

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/05/tpe-challenge-16.html

Here is a card I made the other night while baby sitting. It follows the sketch for The Pink Elephant Challenge. I have used 2 different shades of orange. The bugged paper is Scrapbooking Australia and has a blue tint through it hence the blue semi -circle and flower etc.The flower has been made from the Spellbinders Nestabilities called Peony. I used the 3 smallest dies to create this 3D flower. I cut half way up one side and then overlapped the flower along the sides and glued back into the original shape but smaller. Hence it curves.The flower centre has a Kaisercraft pearl and the sentiment is a Making Memories rub on. I have had the lace for ages.

Kaisercraft stamp and Monogram SON card

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/05/tpe-challenge-15.html

Here is another card I made for the Monogram card challenge at Pink Elephant Challenges. Before you comment I know the S is upside down but then again it looks normal in my opinion. LOL.

Once again I used scraps from my pile. The sentiment is a wooden Kaisercraft stamp.

Monogram DAD card

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/05/tpe-challenge-15.html

Here is a male card for your special DAD. I have used staz-on ink to stamp DAD onto these lovely Italian tiles. The rest are scraps from my pile.