The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Colour Challenge #39

Gorgeousness colours for this challenge.

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Colour Challenge #39

You may have come from the lovely
Artful Stamper Jane Riches

gorgeous flower stamped in real red, close to rose red..... and love the way this card turned out in the end. have fun hopping along to the next one.

AND now hop onto the lovely 
Artful Stamper Annette Sullivan 

Cheers Tamsin AdamsIndependent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

Cupcake beanie

The yarn  A purple Sirdar snuggly kisses delicate stripe effect DK. 

The tension 22st 28 rows with 4 mm needles. With a pink Sirdar snuggly double knitting yarn of different stripe effect and same label tension.

The Pattern

I've used 4.5mm needles with the 2 yarns mentioned above:

Cast on 35

Row  1. Knit row
Row  2. Purl 2 tog, purl to last stitch, purl into front and knit into front of same stitch, (or increase as you desire)Row  3. KnitRow  4. Purl 2 tog, purl to last stitch, purl into front and knit into front of same stitchRow  5. KnitRow  6. Purl 2 tog, purl to last stitch, purl into front and knit into front of same stitch.

Change colourRow  7. PurlRow  8. Knit 2 tog knit to last stitch, knit into front and knit into back of same stitchRow  9.Purl
Row 10. Knit 2 tog knit to last stitch, knit into front and knit into back of same stitch.

Change colour
Continue in pattern changing colour every 6 rows or 4 rows for 7 more times per colour change or until it measures around 36 cm or so. End on a row 10. Sew up diagonals together. You dont have to be perfect here, as long it goes around your babe's head. (I don't have a babe anymore so it was a bit of a guess for me, sadly they have all grown up.)

Pick up 4 stitches per rib around 140 stitches in my case on one edge and rib knit for 7cm. Cast off neatly. Thread yarn through other end of most stitches and pull in tight and secure end. Add large pompom.

The Pictures

I'm loving this layout for my pictures. Playing with my phone and pics...AGAIN...forever changing likes.

Just tooo cute.

Download your easy printable pattern here


Here is a blue one I knitted later- updated

Email me for any queries, or check into my online shop for Stampin' Up goodies.Cheers Tamsin Adams Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge #38

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge #38

You may have come from the lovely
Artful Stamper Anna Foster

And here is my take:

I love the way the flag pops out from behind the circle. Have a lovely week.

AND now hop onto the lovely 
Artful Stamper Jane Riches

Cheers Tamsin Adams
Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Colour Challenge #37

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Colour Challenge #37

You may have come from the lovely
Artful Stamper Nicole Wilson

And here is my take, join in and take the challenge for yourself, the colours haven't shown real well today...but you get my drift. Can you spot the differences?

AND now hop onto the lovely 
Artful Stamper Kathryn Carr

Cheers Tamsin Adams
Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge #36

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge #36

Here is my take. I am in love with new colour Mint Macaron.

Gorgeous colour Mint Macaron teamed with Bermuda Bay.

You may have come from the previous Artful Stamper Nicole Wilson

AND now hop onto the next lovely Artful Stamper Jane Riches

Cheers Tamsin AdamsIndependent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Colour Challenge #35

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Colour Challenge #33

You may have come from the previous
Artful Stamper Jane Riches Stitches

Here is my take, sooo lovely, the new In Colours for this Stampin' Up! NEW year. yay...

This is my Stampin' Up! styled card. I had so much fun making this and it didn't take that long either, surprisingly. Stamps and matching punches are quick and easy to use.
Love it... I hope you like my new trial of a collage display...
This style of card is called "Cascade" and I have been wanting to try for awhile. So last weekend I had that opportunity in Rosebery, Tassie. A lovely lady showed us how to make a similar card and we had such a fun day and hope to do it again soon. There are plenty of tutorials and templates in the wide world web, if you search "Cascade Card".

and here is another quickie. Punch a couple of flagsand stamp away in matching colours...by eye,cause I'm too lazy to use the Stamp-a-ma-jighave fun looking at the rest of the hop

AND now hop onto the next lovely 
Artful Stamper Alisa Tilsner

Cheers Tamsin Adams
Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

Chunky beanie slouchy style

Here's another beanie pattern. Its so cold outside. It's winter again already.Cheer me up, show me what you have been up to...

The yarn I have used here is called Moda vera KALD

The tension on the ball band suggests 10mm needles 8 stitches x 12 rows for a 4 inch square.


The Pattern
Using 12 mm needles.
This one fits my head size of medium at 56cm comfortably. I regularly use a larger needle size for a more drapier knit. If there is such a word? :)

Cast on 36 stitches not too tight.
Knit 4 rows of rib. 2 knit, 2 purl, etc.
Work in stocking stitch, knit one row, purl the next row etc, until work measures 20cm. This should leave enough yarn to decrease and sew together.
Knit 3, knit 2 together repeat.
Purl.Knit 2, knit 2 together repeat.
Purl.Knit 1, knit 2 together repeat.
Purl.Knit 2 together.
Pull end through and sew up seams.
Place on head and pull back down and poke point into back of beanie.
Hopefully you'll have enough yarn in one ball. I found some short balls which made for a normal size beanie.

The Pictures

The short ball in green


The slouchy style beanie is a lovely fit. I'm upto making another one in purple and will post pics when I am finished..

Cheers Tamsin AdamsIndependent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

Scarf infinity soft and nude

Gorgeous soft and a little bit fluffy.
The yarn I have used here is moda vera IONE with a little less wool in the mix, makes for a less scratchy scarf.

The tension on the ball band suggests 4mm needles and 23 stitches x 30 rows over a 4 inch square. And 315m. 50 grams. Grab some large needles I've used 8mm.

The PatternCast on 30 stitch loosely and knit knit knit...
Join at end of ball or when you have reached your desired length.Join with a twist in your scarf to drape nicely around your neck.


The Pictures

Cheers Tamsin AdamsIndependent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge #34

The Artful Stampers -Team Challenge Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge #34

AND just another quickie to keep up in the garden on these beautiful wintery days.
I love this DSP and use it sparingly. I've kept this card blank for something different.
It could be used for lots of occasions. 

You may have come from the previous Artful Stamper Jane Riches

AND now hop onto the next lovely Artful Stamper Alisa Tilsner

Cheers Tamsin Adams
Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

Black beanie

The yarn I have used here is called moda vera AMBRUNI

The tension on the ball band suggests 6.5mm needles at 14 stitches x 19 rows for a 10 inch square. 

So I have used 7.0mm circ needles.

This fits 60cm plus head snug or a loosely fit slouchy beanie for any size (pictured is 56cm - my sized head, no model in my vicinty at time of picture taking)

The Pattern:
Cast on 80 stitch loosely plus 1 to join in the round.
Rib 4 x 4 x 12 rows. ie knit 4 purl 4, etc.
Stocking stitch 8 inches from beginning, which is knit every row in the round on circular needles.
Decrease rows
Knit 8 knit 2 together, repeat
Knit row
Knit 7, knit 2 together repeat
Etc
Until 8 stitches remain
Pull end through all and fasten off.
Sew in ends and block if you want too. I generally don't.

The Pictures:

Sunshiny day towards the front of beanie, hair down.

Same beanie, hair up, piccy towards the back of beanie.

Cheers Tamsin Adams
Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...

Mini cards and envies

I love these. Mini cards and their own matching envelopes. 

The envelope punch board is an excellent tool to play with, and using 6 x 6 inch square DSP makes for a perfect sized envelope to fit a mini card of 3 x 4 inches. 

DSP is gorgeousness is so many ways and especially inspiration in designing your matching card.

You can cut 3, 3 inch wide cards from an A4 cardstock with a perfect amount leftover to mount the front to your base, if you wish for a lift.

You can also cut 4 envelopes from one 12 x 12 DSP paper. 6 x 6 squares makes for a sized envelope to fit card size of 3 x 4 inches.

Here are a few samples of cards I've made. There are endless inspirational possibilities.

Baby card.

A little background with matching anchor

Mounted onto white on white with simple colour to match the DSP.

Hopefully you'll feel inspired to give this a go...

Email me for any queries, or check into my online shop for Stampin' Up goodies.

Cheers Tamsin Adams
Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator and lover of all crafty things...