A CASE of Myself

Hi!

Today's card was, as my blog post title says, a CASE of myself. You can see my original card here.

The central panel of this card was a left over from my original card.  It was too pretty to throw out, so I decided to build another card around it.

I went for a prettier look this time, rather than the more aged, vintage look on the original.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #158: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

Apologies for the lack of posts lately - I have been madly preparing for my stall at a school fair on Saturday.

This week over at Just Add Ink the lovely Mae has designed a sketch challenge for your inspiration. Mae and I had a lovely day chatting and crafting recently as she passed through Adelaide on her big holiday.  I started the card for this challenge while she was here. Bur first, the sketch!

Isn't it great? I decided to go vintage and make a birthday card using some of the pretties I have been hoarding rather than using!

I really, really love the new flower trim! I also used some bits and pieces from the Artisan Embellishment Kit. To make the scalloped lace go further I cut it in half down the middle and used the seam binding ribbon to hide the cut.

I struggled with a sentiment on the front.  I tried a bigger sentiment but it just didn't work. In the end the cute little tag punchies worked beautifully.

A little more stamping to finish off the inside.

I hope you can play along this week with us at Just Add Ink. And if you're in the south of Adelaide tomorrow afternoon between 3 and 7pm and can come to the Emmaus Catholic School Earth Fair come and find me at my Stampin' Up! stall.

Bye for now,

Tina

Happy Birthday Ada!

Hi!

Last week it was my daughter's 7th Birthday.  She's a very pretty girly little girl so I wanted to make a card to match her personality.

She's not a big fan of the colour pink anymore so I made the blue more the focus of the card.  The background was stamped using the babywipe technique in Pretty In Pink, Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi.

I used the same stamping on the inside to finish off the card.

Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Pretty In Pink, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Pretty Ink Pink, Very Vanilla
Other: Marina Mist Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Pretty In Pink Designer Buttons, Pretty In Pink and Marina Mist Brads, White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals

I'm participating in a male themed blog hop on Saturday.  I hope you can check it out and find some inspiration for making some fabulous male projects - they can be soooo difficult!  EDIT: I'm a week early!  The blog hop is NEXT Saturday, the 28th July!

Bye for now,

Tina

Festive Friday #10

Hi!

It's Friday, which means it's time for another Festive Friday Challenge.  I had a lot of fun making this one, as it's a super cute little Easter card.

You can find this cute little stamp in the current Summer Mini Catalogue.  He was so much fun to colour!  Here's a closer look at the bunny.

I kept the flag motif going on the inside using some scraps left over from the front of the card.

Stamps: Hoppy Easter, Delicate Doilies
Ink: Ummm, I can't remember!  There's Marina Mist and Perfect Plum, the rest slip my mind!
DSP/Cardstock: Nursery Nest DSP, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Other: Perfect Plum Taffeta Ribbon, Oval Cutter (non SU), Blender Pen, Dimensionals

I hoe you can find time to play along at Festive Friday Challenges this week.  If there are more than 5 entries Nicole is offering a prize to the winner!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI # 106: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

Wow, aren't the weeks just flying by?  It's hard to believe it's almost the end of February already.  But it's Friday, which means it's time for the new Just Add Ink Challenge.  It's a cute sketch this week, which I had a lot of fun playing with.

Here's my take on the sketch.  I changed the shape to a square card - I'm a bit into square cards lately!

Here's a closer look at my embellishment cluster in the corner.  I had a few bits and pieces sitting on my desk that I hadn't put away from another project.  They worked beautifully on this card I think.  I had my sewing machine out altering some leggings for my daughter's ballet class, so I decided to add real stitching to the card while I had the chance.

Hmmmm, I think the tension needed adjusting on my machine!

A bit of stamping and another piece of DSP on the inside and I was done.  This card should be in the hands of a friend who had life altering surgery a couple of days ago.  I hope she loves it!

Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Thoughts and Prayers
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink
DSP/Cardstock: Flirtatious Specialty DSP, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Other: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Petal Cone Die, Paper Daisy, Rhinestone Brad, White Brads, Chit Chat Rub Ons (retired)

I hope the sketch inspires you to play along with us at Just Add Ink this week.

Bye for now,

Tina

Distressed Doilies

Hi!

I decided to kick start off the New Year with a few challenges.  One of the ones I looked at was Unscripted Sketches.  It's been a while since I've played along with them, life just gets too busy sometimes!

I quite liked the sketch this week, but I don't think I followed it completely.  Instead of a solid block at the bottom I chose to stamp my sentiment on vellum and fold it around the layer to attach it to the card.  For the stamped panel I took some Pink Pirouette, stamped it with the doilies in Soft Suede and then distressed the panel with Tea Stain ink from my new Distressing Essentials kit.  I think I need a little more practice with the distressing, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

More distressing on the inside, but more of a halo around the edges so there is plenty of room to write my message to the recipient.

Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Soft Suede, Tea Stain (from the Distressing Essentials kit)
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Vellum
Other: Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Jewels Pearls, Dimensionals, Distressing Ink Applicator, Paper Snips

Bye for now,

Tina

Joy Fold Berry Blossoms

Hi!

Today I have a Joy Fold card for you.  I made it for a very good friend for her birthday.  You can find a tutorial for making this type of card on SplitCoast Stampers.  It's pretty easy - you just make a right side opening card with a half front and then make a smaller left opening card and stick them together!

I fussy cut some of the flowers for the front of the card and adhered them to some Basic Black cardstock.  I  wanted to use something a bit stronger to hold the card closed so I used my 5 Petal Flower and Boho Blossoms punches to create another flower.  I also used a cute little Designer Printed Brad to finish it off.

Here's a look at the inside of the card.  You can see how it opens up.

I used some more fussy cut flowers to liven up the inside panel.

Stamps: Delicate Doilies
Ink: Calypso Coral
DSP/Cardstock: Berry Blossoms DSP, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Basic Black
Other: 5 Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Designer Printed Brad, Paper Snips, Dimensionals

I'm participating in another blog hop next Saturday (26th).  It's a Christmas themed hop, so if you're stuck for inspiration you should definitely take a look!

Catch you later,

Tina