JAI 775: Just Add A Celebration

 Hi!

Welcome to the new Just Add Ink challenge! Are you loving the new fortnightly schedule? I sure am!

This fortnight, Lou has challenged us to add a Celebration to our cards. That was an easy choice for me, as I recently attended a very special event to celebrate a book launch. You may know that my youngest son, Hudson, has severe disabilities. One of his classmates, Tahlyiah, wrote a book called The Monster And The Vet. That deserved an extra special card, don't you think?

I purchased this stamp set, Friends Forever from My Favourite Things, several years ago. I know lots of young people who are wheelchair users, so it was a great addition to my stash. The imaged was cropped with a Stitched Shapes oval die, and the DSP is from the Full Of Life pack. The book is illustrated with bright, watercoloured images, so this paper was the perfect choice! The sentiments are from Amazing Phrasing, a SAB set from a few years ago.

I thought that this sentiment, from Here Comes The Sun, was fabulous for the inside of the card. Miss T has severe disabilities too, but has persevered to have her creative voice heard and published! She's so amazing.

We'd love to see which Celebration you add to your card. There are so many choices! You can see what the rest of the Design Team have made over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also enter your card in our challenge. We'd love to see what you make. Oh, and if you'd like to see and order Tahlyiah's book, you can find it here.

Bye for now,

Tina

Tranquil Dreams

Hi!

Sob! It's officially the last Colour Creations Blog Share! I think we've managed to convince Catherine to keep going for the 5 new In Colours, so you may well see us back next Tuesday night though! In the meantime, this week we are stamping with Tranquil Tide. It's a lovely, deep earthy green that I've come to love.

Once again, I made a pair of cards using punched shapes and the Floating Frames technique. I used a sheet of Tranquil Tide DSP from the Classic Garage DSP pack and a retired arrow punch for my shapes. Apologies for using a retired punch, but it was just so perfect for the theme of my card that I couldn't resist!

The dreams sentiment is from the Follow Your Dreams stamp set, and the rays are from a soon to retire Hostess set called Here Comes The Sun. I think they work pretty well together, along with the arrows.

Here Comes The Sun also had the perfect sentiment for the inside of the card too! I think I'll give this card to Ada, as she's dancing in a charity performance on Saturday night.

Now, I know I said a pair of cards, and I've only shown you one. Silly me grabbed Shaded Spruce cardstock instead of Tranquil Tide for the other card, and I was too far gone with it before I realised. Oops! I will have to show you that one another time.

Catherine's blog is where you'll find the rest of this week's cards, which are always well worth the look! Hopefully I'll see you next week with a new In Colour.

Bye for now,

Tina