A CASE of a CASE

Hi!

Today's card features a few retiring products.  Is is based on a card I CASED a few months ago from Judy May.  You can see Judy's original card here, and my first CASE here.  I love this card for the males in our lives.  The colour scheme and textures are just great.

So on the outside the retiring products are the Large Star punch and the Celebrations DSP.  The star punch has already sold out, but you can still get your hands on the Celebrations DSP if you're quick!  The Brushed Silver cardstock is being reconfigured.  Currently you can only purchase it in the Brushed Metallics pack, but come September 1st you'll be able to purchase it in a pack of it's own.

On the inside I have used the Classic Stars Jumbo wheel which is also retiring at the end of the month.  Get in quick!

Stamps: Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel (retiring), A Word For You
Ink: Pacific Point, Real Red
DSP/Cardstock: Celebrations DSP, Brushed Silver, Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Die, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Large Star Punch (retiring), Silver Brads

Catch you later,

Tina

JAI #63 - Inspiration Photo

Hi!

This week at Just Add Ink the girls have chosen a bright and cheerful photo to inspire your creativity.

Doesn't it make you just want to get up and dance?  The girls at the front look like they are having so much fun!

I looked a bit closer at the photo and noticed that the men dancing behind the girls all have their hands painted green.  I decided to use this as the main inspiration behind my project for the challenge.  So I painted Alex, Ada and Hudson's hands green and stamped them onto some cardstock.

The rest of the colours came from the picture.  I added Marina Mist ribbon to represent the sash around the women's waists and the handprint panel is matted on Daffodil Delight cardstock.

I did a quick search of the internet for one of those handprint poems to use as my journalling.  Most were a bit too babyish, or were only suitable for one child's handprint.  I ended up modifying a poem I found:

Here's three special handprints

Just so you can say

This is how our fingers looked

When we placed them here today

I used the Circle Circus stamps behind the journalling as they reminded me of the headpieces the ladies are wearing.  Wow, I managed to find a lot of inspiration from the photo.  I hope you can too - I'd love to see what you come up with for the challenge!

Stamps: Circle Circus

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist Marker

DSP/Cardstock: Celebrations DSP, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Other: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Timeless Type Alpha Die, Marina Mist Satin Ribbon, Green Paint

Catch you later,

Tina

Layout 21: February

Hi!

Today's layout is the second in my monthly summary layouts.  I'm really pleased with how they're turning out.  This one has 17 photos, but definitely does not look cluttered.  I've blurred the faces of my children's friends for their privacy.

I used the Celebrations DSP.  I love how cheerful the DSP is - I find myself drawn to the paper pack a lot.

I kept the embellishments simple - just 5 die cut buttons and a row of Pear Pizzazz ribbon above and below the photo blocks.

I used Platinum Shimmer paint to paint the chipboard letters.  Here's a close up of the buttons:

Ink: Pacific Point Marker
DSP/Cardstock: Celebrations DSP, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Other: 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Stitched Poly ribbon, Big Shot, Buttons #5 Sizzlits Die, Platinum Shimmer Paint, White Cotton, Chipboard Alphabet

Catch you later,

Tina

Punch Bunch Birthday

Hi!

Today's card is a birthday card for a very special boy who turned 3 recently.  Liam's favourite colour is Murray red (from the Wiggles), so I just had to make red the feature colour of the card!

I used Platinum Shimmer paint to paint the chipboard 3.  It dries so quickly that's it's wonderful for cards you need to whip up in a hurry (yes - I will admit I made this card on the morning of the party)!

Stamps: Punch Bunch

Ink: Pacific Point, Pear Pizzazz

DSP/Cardstock: Celebrations DSP, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red

Other: Two Step Bird XL Punch, Two Step Owl XL Punch, Scallop Square XL Punch, Platinum Shimmer Paint, Chipboard number

Happy Birthday Liam!

Catch you later,

Tina

Celebrations Birthday Card

Hi!

Today's card is one I whipped up in a bit of a rush for a birthday party Ada was going to that afternoon.  Don't you hate it when you have all the time in the world to do something, and then promptly forget about getting it done until the last minute?

It was quite lucky that the boy who the card was for was turning 6 and the piece of DSP I selected just happened to have a 6 in the bottom right corner.  Couldn't have planned it better if I'd tried!  I punched a ring using 2 circle punches and popped it up on dimensionals to highlight the 6.  A banner also popped up on dimensionals and the card was done!

Stamps: Curly Cute
Ink: Real Red
DSP/ Card Stock: Celebrations DSP, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Other: Dimensionals, Circle Punches, Paper Snips

Catch you later,

Tina

Layout #1 - School Photos

Hi!

I was on Facebook earlier today and noticed that my granny upline, Claire Daly, was musing about challenging herself to complete 100 layouts this year.  I thought - yeah, that sounds like a good plan - and decided I would try it too.  Then it hit me - that's at least 2 layouts a week.  Yikes!  And I'm already 2 weeks behind as I haven't scrapped yet this year.  Double yikes!

So I sat at my desk and the first photos I thought of were my eldest children's school photos from 2010.

 I kept the page very simple as I think the photos say it all.  I laugh every time I look at the photo of Alex and Ada together as it reminds me of the Cadbury ad.  Do you remember the one with the two kids who moved their eyebrows in time with the music?  Cracks me up!

DSP/Card Stock: Celebrations DSP, Pear Pizzazz 12 x 12 Textured, Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Die, Real Red Designer Buttons

Catch you later,

Tina

A Couple of Christmas Cards

Hi!

Today I thought I'd share with you two Christmas cards I made recently.  Both were pretty easy to mass produce and I ended up making 5 of each.  I needed to make a dent in my Christmas card list!  The first card uses the lovely Dasher stamp paired with the new Jolly Holiday DSP.

 

Next I decided to try something a little different.  This striped paper from the Celebrations DSP pack reminded me of Candy Cane so I used it as the basis of my card.  I paired it with one of the free ribbons you can earn with a purchase of Christmas themed products.  Click on the Dress Up Christmas flyer in my sidebar to find out more.

I hope these cards inspire you with some ideas for your Christmas cards.

Card 1
Stamps: Dasher, Curly Cute
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
DSP/Card Stock: Jolly Holiday DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Other: Scallop Edge Border Punch

Card 2
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Ink: Real Red
DSP/Card Stock: Celebrations DSP, Real Red, Whisper White
Other: Red Circle Rhinestone Brad, Rhinestones, Real Red 3/4" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

Catch you later,

Tina

Anyone for Icecream?

Hi!

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is a colour challenge.  It was a colour combination I found particularly challenging.

When I do a colour challenge I usually pull out the supplies I have in the colours and just play around with them until I am inspired.  I reckon this time I sat there for a full hour before I was inspired.  Here's what I eventually came up with:

I used the technique where you turn the inkpad upside down and bang it on your cardstock on the Sahara Sand cone.  It gave it a nice visual texture that made it look like a waffle cone.  Sorry - I can't remember the name of the technique.  I used Crystal Effects and glitter on the icecream to give it a bit of texture too.

Stamps: Curly Cute
Ink: Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand
DSP/Card Stock: Celebrations DSP, Bashful Blue, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 1 3/4" Circle XL Punch, Crystal Effects, Glitter, Dimensionals, 1/4" Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon (retired)

Catch you later,

Tina

Pun Fun You're A Blast

Hi!

I'm back with another male card.  This time I went with the sketch at Unscripted Sketches.  They are doing a Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop this week as well as their challenge, so why not pop on over and have a look?  Here's their sketch this week:

Here's the card I came up with, once again using the bright and cheerful Celebrations DSP.

I love the combination of spots and stripes in the DSP!

Stamps: Pun Fun, Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel
Ink: Real Red
DSP/Card Stock: Celebrations DSP, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Other: Paper Snips, Real Red Brad

Catch you later - hopefully on our mini blog hop tomorrow!

Tina

Curly Cute Birthday

Hi!

I sat down to craft last night determined to make some male cards.  My creations lately have been very girly so I need to build up my male stock to balance it out a bit.  I used the latest sketch at Card Patterns for inspiration.

Here's my card.  I used the new Celebrations DSP, which is bright and bold - perfect for a male card.

I didn't have enough brads to use as embellishments on the card, so I used my Crop-a-Dile to punch out some small circles and covered them with Crystal Effects.  They look fantastic as faux brads.

Stamps: Curly Cute
Ink: Real Red
DSP/Card Stock: Celebrations DSP, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Other: 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Crop-a-Dile, Crystal Effects

Catch you later,

Tina

Kindy Boy

Hi!

I managed to get a couple of layouts finished over the weekend.  Do you ever get into moods for creating?  I tend to go through periods where I just want to make cards and others when I just want to scrap.  Lately I've been in a real scrapping mood and have managed to get some pages completed.  I've also been trying to try new things with my layouts.  This one has lots of layered paper and lots of tilted bits - things I don't do very often! 

It also has lots of blue, so I thought I'd enter it in Just Add Ink's latest challenge, which is to Just Add Blue.  JAI are raising awareness of the effects of depression and mental illness in the community, which is a fantastic cause to get behind.  I know a few people who battle with these issues every day - and it often is a battle for them.

This layout celebrates Hudson's first day at Kindy (preschool).  He's only 3 but he was eligible for early entry, and the Kindy insisted they wanted him to start.  He loves going there and the Kindy have made everything so easy for him and for me.

I included his bag in these photos of his first day as it is a bit special to me.  It is the same bag that Alex used when he went to Kindy.  It's a cute little Bob the Builder suitcase and it's unique - I've never seen another like it so it never gets mixed up with the other bags.

Ink: Basic Black Stampin' Write Journaler
DSP/Card Stock: Celebrations DSP, Hostess DSP, Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Other: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Dies, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Bashful Blue 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Corner Rounder Punch

Catch you later,

Tina