Merry Christmas and last week for Challenge#118: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 Welcome Peeps!

So sorry this is late - I was taking some time off.

I hope you all had a great Christmas and that Santa arrived with the goodies required. We as usual ate too much but for once I was good with the champers.

Woke up yesterday all bright eyed and bushy tailed!

We had family and friends over plus a few on Skype due to COVID tests - but we got around it and the food left over was well distributed to all of them so that my fridge was not left full of too many left-overs and I will not be racking my brains in how to use them up. 

Remember the challenge is about 

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 and the TWIST is to keep it simple

My card is simple and yet looks amazing. 

I saw it on Pinterest so it is a copy of someone else's great thinking

Made with another background - looks just as good.

You can go to my page to see how it was done

You have five days left to enter. 

Challenge#118: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year TWIST KIS please

 

Hi Peeps

Getting closer to Christmas!

Keep safe out there folks - hunker down and stay close to family and friends.

Remember the theme for this challenge is: 

  #118: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!  

TWIST:  Keep it simple please

We are midway through the challenge and you have two more weeks to add to the great entries we already have.  You have to be in it to win it as they say!

Remember, there is a random number draw for $15 Australian gift voucher and a DT favourite or two to be decided

Here is a beautiful card to get you going from the amazing DT member

Vicki

Challenge #118: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! TWIST is KISS plus November winners

  #118: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!  

TWIST:  Keep it simple please

Well Hello Peeps - Wow, you like this challenge, eh?

Lots of gorgeous entries already

Remember there is a prize each month and there is also a DT Favorite drawn, and it is time to do that for November's winners

Random Lucky Number is

20 Lia

Lia, send me an email to suhoganatgmaildotcomedotau and I will get back to you about the prize

There are two DT Favorites this week

15 Carole

and 

8 Jane

Congratulations to all three

Now, I have some inspirational tags for you to get the creatives moving (by Susan)

Christmas tags for all those parcels!

Simple and easy to construct - go to my blog for details.

See you next week. 

Remember: NO STAMPS please

Challenge#118: To the most Wonderful Time of the Year with a TWIST of KIS

  #118: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!  

TWIST:  Keep it simple please

Yes, it is that time of the year again - Christmas!

I cannot believe (truly, this time) that another year has flown bye.... and we are well into the month already. There are officially 19 days to go until the big red jolly man climbs down the chimney (sounds a bit creepy, doesn't it) and delivers presents under the tree. 

But only if you have been good all year!

Dale as usual has produced a fabulous piece to start us off so what can you come up with to fit this theme?  The TWIST is to keep it all simple - and when making Christmas cards that is what I know I try to do. Remember, it can be anything that is paper based except for using stamps. NO STAMPS PLEASE.

Oh, and sorry for the ear worm with the theme

Dale

You have four weeks to enter

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

New Challenge next week

 Hi Peeps... remember, new challenges start on the first Monday of a month. 

See you next week. 

Last week for our November Challenge: #117 Colour My World Twist make it colourful

 

#117: November: Colour my World 

TWIST: make it colourful

It's our last week for the November Challenge

We have five days to go, so get those entries in folks!

I have had a busy week - but still managed early on to

make these two cards

Susan

Isa that colourful enough?

Go on, you can create something in time to enter the competition!

November: Challenge#117: Colour My World

 Week Three

Hello Fellow Crafters.....here's hoping that all is well with you and yours. We are surviving OK but Spring seems to have lost its job description and is confused with Autumn. It's cold and wet today and they are talking of snow later on today! The the sun comes out and the plants think it is summer already and sprint off! My tomatoes have flowers and that is not supposed to happen for another 2-3 weeks....

COVID is still disrupting life everywhere I note. Please get your vaccinations and if needed, the booster. Hubby and I will be boosting early in 2022. Until then we can only hope to stay away from anyone with the virus atm.

Now, this month we are celebrating colour

#117: November: Colour my World 

TWIST: make it colourful

As it is close to Christmas, there is no surprise that Christmas cards etc feature  - like for the DT inspirations - but you don't have to make a Christmas card. You can create anything paper based as long as there is colour in it - however much colour is up to you too....

Vicki went for lots of colour

Vicki

Susan

Mine is a bit more muted - red/blue/green

Let's see what you can create with using stamps....

there are some very yummy entries to date!

Week 2 in November: Challenge#117: Colour My World TWIST make it colourful!

 

#117: November: Colour my World 

TWIST: make it colourful

This is quite an open theme - it can be about someone colouring your world, or about something colourful in your world or about colour -what is your favorite?

Before we have the DT Inspiration piece, the winners for October are to be announced:

Random Number Winner

11. Wendy at Paper Whims!

DT Favorite

10 Karen

Congratulations Ladies. Wendy, shoot me an email please

I have a card for you today for this challenge

A Christmas card for the stash - up to 16 done now out of 80+ needed....

You can go to my blog to see how it was made. 

Some non-traditional colours for Christmas this year.....

What can you come up with?

Three weeks to go....

#117 Colour My World November Challenge

 Hello Peeps

Welcome to November

The challenge this month is.......

#117: November: Colour my World 

TWIST: make it colourful

This is quite an open theme - it can be about someone colouring your world, or about something colourful in your world or about colour -what is your favorite?

My favorite colour would have to be green but red is a close one behind: then I think I like all the other colours equally but I sure do like a world in colour rather than black and white or worse, multiple shades of grey

What is your favorite?

Remember, your entry can be anything paper related but cannot have a stamp - people sometimes think sentiment stamps don't count but they do......NO STAMPS at all please.

Dale created a beautiful pair of cards for this month's theme and TWIST

Dale

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Last week for October Challenge#116: Everyone has a Story...with a TWIST of using a page from a book

 Hello Peeps. 

I love reading...but lately I find I am too tired to really read a lot. The trouble is, if it is a ripping yarn, I will read it from cover to cover regardless of the time, meaning I often will still be up reading at 4.00 am. So I have to ration what I read. Currently I have about five books on the go - ones I can pickup, read a chapter (ie Soil by Matthew Evans - its about dirt) and put back down. I like some autobiographiy styles too for this (Julia Gillard's book on Women and Power is great). Others I have to concentrate to get the characters back into my head and often I will only read for a bit - it gets too desperate or horrible or I am bored I put it back into the pile and go to bed.  Some however,  I devour - and these are the dangerous stories, because I pay for the loss of sleep and the story will often resonate in my head for days too. 

At one stage I thought I might write a story too but that is much harder than I anticipated.

However, people all have personal stories too. I have found in art journalling that I tend to want to tell a story, usually my own. I also belong to a few art journalling websites  and that seems to be the theme of the majority of the layouts presented on these sites. Some stories are secret and covered up - some are all out there for all to see. This story telling aspect has also affected my card making lately too...hence the theme of October

#116: Everyone has a Story             

        

TWIST: use a page from a book somewhere in your piece

(This use of a page is problematic also - the idea of tearing out a page horrifies me so I go for old books and try not to wince when I rip. I find one way of doing it is to photocopy and then tear or cut that page up - doesn't hurt nearly as much!)

I saw this idea on that great data base Pinterest

(Thanks Birgit)

Susan

This is what I would like to do more of when the great pandemic is over and we can all emerge blinking into the daylight......exploring not sailing. (I am too old now to sail anymore. Loved it when I was younger but my balance and strength do not make it pleasant any more. Still like to see boats on the water though......)  It is about being able to explore at home too thought, through the pages of a good yarn! The page is from the dictionary again - this time about travelling.

What is your story?

You have a week to enter.........

Challenge #116: Everyone has a Story TWIST use a page from a book

Hello Peeps

Welcome to week 3 in October's challenge 

#116: Everyone has a Story             

        

TWIST: use a page from a book somewhere in your piece

I hope you are all OK?

It has finally happened and Tasmania (Southern Tasmania) is in Covid lockdown because we had a low life who entered Tassie illegally and had Delta.

He has been uncooperative - apparently there is suspicion of drug dealing - and so no-one really has any idea of his comings and goings, and we all had to lockdown for 3 days at least. So far we are showing no infection in the community but the type of people who would have had dealings with him are unlikely to come forward for testing and probably are not vaccinated either. It is now a wait and see situation.

We have 24 hours at least to go and if there are some signs of Delta I guess the snap down 3 days will be extended. You should have seen the rush to the supermarkets for toilet paper and frozen foods! Ridiculous!

I on the other hand went and got a pedicure!

Back to the challenge.....

You have two weeks to get and entry in for this - remember, no stamps please. It is a good one for journals and for scrapbooking but you can make a card too - that is what Vicki has done for your inspiration.....

Vicki

Nothing like the story of how you acquired your home to suit this challenge!

What have you thought about creating for this challenge?

Winner's from September and latest Challenge#116: Everyone has a Story

 Hello Peeps

Welcome to week two of the October challenge

#116: Everyone has a Story             

        

TWIST: use a page from a book somewhere in your piece

This bit of inspiration (a journal page) is a bit of cheat on the TWIST because firstly I photocopied a

page out of my dictionary and then only used a bit of that page.....but I did use that bit of a page from a book and

put it into a page in a book!

I copied the image (of course) from a piece found on Pinterest

You can go HERE to see how it was constructed

Before I go, the winner's of the September Challenge need to be published

(see below)

Random Number draw: 2 Pam

DT Favorite: 8 Ann

Congratulations to the winners 

If you are the random number winner, send me an email at

suhoganatgmaildotcomdotau regarding your prize. 

Both can email me for a blinkie too if you would like one. 

(Remember, where it says dot you type a dot; and use the 'at' sign for at)

Guess who turned four in this house earlier this week...

Happy Birthday Mr Weasley

October's Challenge: #116: Every One has a Story....TWIST: use a book page somewhere in piece

 

Hello Peeps!

October has snuck up and so we have a new challenge

#116: Everyone has a Story                     

TWIST: use a page from a book somewhere in your piece

This challenge is quite open to interpretation - it can be about birthdays, adventures, events or even a 'just because' or perhaps even a sympathy card. You can make a scrap page or pages, a journal page or a card, or make a 3D object that reflects a story. Just remember, no stamps please and if you want to be in the running for DT favourite or the $15 random number draw you should also have a go at the twist.

My story this week - we had to get a new printer (old one was 10 + years and just refused to work)

This is Bingo while I was setting it up and putting it through the test print....

Always have to have an office manager......

Hope you are having a safe and happy time and that there is a positive story going on for you....

Dale opens the DT inspiration each month and does not disappoint yet again

Dale

What are you going to do for this challenge?

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Final week for September's Challenge: Greetings and Salutations

 The TWIST of course is to have a stencilled background

The inspiration for this week is a vintage feel Christmas card

You can see how it was made here

This week we are knee deep in spring - with snow and sun and rain and blue skies and wind.....

Mount Wellington (kunanyi) covered with snow

from the Eastern Shore (Rosny) 

(photographer unknown)

Orchid spike from my collection - I currently have about 14 spikes out....

Cheers, and you have five days to enter!

Challenge #115: Salutations and Greetings with a TWIST of stencilled backgrounds

Salutations and Greetings 

with a 

TWIST of stencils in background

This month it is a bit open to interpretation and will suit all mediums. 

Either make your greeting the centre of your piece or perhaps do whatever comes to mind to suit the theme - just remember, no stamps please. 

The TWIST of a stencilled background is to get you using those stencils laying around in some form or other - or you can make your own stencil and use that to create a background. We must see the stencilling clearly to make sure it is not a stamp. Some stencils and stamps look so alike. 

This week the inspiration is from

Vicki

 

One of those cards we all hate to make but which are so much needed 

This one is so beautiful

Love the paste through the stencil!

What idea are you brewing?

Hopefully it will become a great vintage - you have two weeks left 

Challenge #115: Salutations and Greetings TWIST stencils in background plus August Winners!

 Hello Peeps....

Welcome to Week 2 of Challenge #115

Salutations and Greetings 

with a 

TWIST of stencils in background

This month it is a bit open to interpretation and will suit all mediums. You can either make your greeting the centre of your piece or perhaps refer to different greetings in different languages perhaps, or create a piece that is all greetings, or just greet someone,  or.......or......or do whatever comes to mind to suit the theme - just remember, no stamps please. 

The TWIST of a stencilled background is to get you using those stencils laying around in some form or other - or you can make your own stencil and use that to create a background. The background can be in chalk, paint, ink, whatever (might draw the line at blood and other bodily fluids)  but we must see the stencilling clearly to make sure it is not a stamp. Some stencils and stamps look so alike. 

A 3D object made from card that has been stencilled or a scrapbook page or a journal piece....or a card! Whatever direction your creative juices can take you with this is fine. 

Talking of Greetings, Weasley say's Hello!

Well, perhaps he was saying "Don't take a photo of me or I will bite you!"

Anyway, he is a big handsome boy.

Before we show you the inspiration for this week, it's time to announce the winners for the August Challenge

Random Number Winner

No 7: Repolainen

Congratulations

send me an email with your PayPal address at

suhoganatgmaildotcomdotau

(obviously unscramble this first)

DT Favorite

No 5: Karen B

Congratulations to both 

Now, let us see some inspiration for the challenge!

Susan

Two cards using similar techniques

What can you do with this theme and the TWIST?

Challenge #115: Salutations and Greetings TWIST stencils in background

 

September's Challenge is : Salutations and Greetings 

TWIST stencils in background

Hello Peeps!

Welcome to another challenge here at Unstampabelles. This month it is a bit open to interpretation and will suit all mediums. You can either make your greeting the centre of your piece or refer to different greetings in different languages perhaps, or create a piece that is all greetings, or just greet someone,  or.......or......or do whatever comes to mind to suit the theme - just remember, no stamps please. 

The TWIST of a stencilled background is to get you using those stencils laying around in some form or other - or you can make your own stencil and use that to create a background. The background can be in chalk, paint, ink, whatever (might draw the line at blood and other bodily fluids)  but we must see the stencilling clearly to make sure it is not a stamp. Some stencils and stamps look so alike. 

A 3D object made from card that has been stencilled or a scrapbook page or a journal piece....or a card! Whatever direction your creative juices can take you with this is fine. 

Dale introduces her piece to you as inspiration - a scrap page......and its a beauty! Subtle stencilling behind the image makes the photo grounded in the page. 

Dale

What can you come up with I wonder?

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

No challenge yet!

 Remember..   we start our challenge on the first Monday of each month, so see you next week with the new challenge for September.

Keep safe.

Last Week for Challenge #113: It's all about Me! Twist - a self portrait?

 

113: It's all about Me! Twist - a self portrait?

Hello Peeps

Welcome to another week of creativity.

Last five days to create a self-portrait or to create something reflecting self.....

I used a piece from my journal for inspiration this week

Gel plate and stencil work, with lots of mark making

That is of course me......ahem, as I imagine my internal me to look like ......obviously she is young and vibrant and her hair is NOT curly!

I found a lot of joy creating her and the page

and it was a beautiful day outside too....

Let's see what you can make in these next few days

Cheers!

Week 3 of Challenge#113: It's all about Me! Twist - a self portrait?

 Hello Peeps - thanks for being patient with me

I had a big birthday at the start of the month, and a bigger party next weekend

Thenlife intervened and avery time I started to do the post and create for it, I ran into an obstacle - the phone rang, a visitor arrived, or we had an appointment

Sooo, I decided to just miss last week and announce the winners of the prizes this week instead!

DT Favorite

Number 1 Wendy

Random Number Draw 

Number  14 Chris

Congratulations to you both - please contact me at 

suhoganatgmaildotcomdotau

for the prize (Random Number) and/or a blinkie for the DT Favorite and the RN Prize

While I was waiting to do this post, I made a small album to contain the photo's about last weekend.....

Susan

I based my album on one I made at a workshop last year but swapped out the paper bag cover for DT papers and made it to suit the size of my large photos. It doesn't close - I wasted several vital minutes looking for the magnets I know I have somewhere until I finally gave up and left it!

(That's me on the left - the big girl with the red curls and the green jacket!)

and Vicki made this gorgeous folder cover

Vicki

We already have some lovely pieces for the new challenge

ALL ABOUT ME!

with the TWIST of  using a self portrait
BUT the portrait does not have to be a photo!

What can you make of that?

Remember, it an be a card, a tag, a scrap page, a journal page or a 3D paper thingy!

BUT no stamps please!