Wonderful Mother

Hi!

Today I have another Mother's Day card to show you.  This one was made for my father-in-law to give to my mother-in-law on Mother's Day.  I decided to use the colour from the latest Inkspirations Challenge: Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.  It's such a gorgeous colour combination!

I used DSP from the Subtles Patterns Stack for both the card front and the scrunched scallop flower.  It's such pretty patterned paper.

A few rhinestones as a finishing touch.  The sentiment Wonderful Mother is from the Well Scripted set from the Summer Mini catalogue.  I hope it reappears in the next IB&C as it is a fantastic sentiment set.

Stamps: Well Scripted (Summer Mini)
Ink: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
DSP/Cardstock: Subtles Patterns DSP Stack, Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Other: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle XL Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Certainly Celery Twill Ribbon (retired), Certainly Celery Flower Brad

Catch you later,

Tina

Peachy Monkey

Hi!

Today's card was made using the sketch challenge at the Inkspirations Challenges blog.  It was a cute little sketch and I enjoyed putting the card together.

The card is a birthday card for a 2 year old boy - I love Fox and Friends stamps for cards for children about this age.

Stamps: Fox and Friends, Well Scripted (Summer Mini)

Ink: Peach Parfait

DSP/Cardstock: Hostess In Colour DSP Pack, Peach Parfait, Whisper White

Other:  1/2" Peach Parfait Stitched Poly Twill Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, 1 3/4" Circle XL Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch

Catch you later,

Tina

Playing Dress Up

Hi!

In my last post I showed you a card I'd made for the latest Inkspirations challenge.  Today I have a layout that I made using the same colours.  Well, almost the same colours!  I didn't have any Pretty In Pink 12 x 12 card stock so I had to substitute that for Regal Rose.

A lot of my layout was made using non SU stuff.  I was just in one of those spring cleaning type moods and decided to use up some of my stash that has been untouched since I became a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  I based the embellishments on the colours in the girl's dress ups.  Lots of pink and sea blue with just a hint of yellow.

Here's a close up of the bottom left corner.  I coloured some chipboard swirls with Sahara Sand ink and then some Crystal Effects.  I then adhered lots of tiny rhinestones around the swirls and lots of layered flowers over the top.  Two little bows add just an extra little touch.  It's not my usual style for layouts, but I quite enjoyed creating this one.

Here's the Stampin' Up! products I used:

Ink: Sahara Sand, Marina Mist, Regal Rose Stampin' Write Marker
Card Stock: Regal Rose textured, Marina Mist, Whisper White
Other: Sponge Dauber, Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots, Crystal Effects

Catch you later,

Tina

For Everything

Hi!

I haven't had time to play along with the Inkspirations challenges for a while, but the latest colour combination is so cute I just had to give it a go.

I love the dusty blue that is Marina Mist and the cheerful Daffodil Delight.  Here's the card I came up with:

Stamps: For Everything, Whimsical Words (2010 SAB)
Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist
Card Stock: Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight
Other: Stamp Positioner, Blender Pen, White Brads, Pretty In Pink 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Catch you later,

Tina

Two Bella Rose Cards

Hi!

Last night I had a play with a parcel of goodies I'd won a few weeks ago for a challenge at Swap Sisters. The parcel was a whole lot of card stock, die cuts and Bella Rose DSP. I must admit, it's sat on my desk since I won it because I keep thinking it's too pretty to cut up. Occasionally I'd get it out and look through it all, but then it would go straight back into the envelope.

Finally last night I decided that it was too pretty to be tucked away, it had to be used! I made two cards using some of the goodies. One I love, the other I don't like as much as a whole, but I like some of the different elements of the card, so I will try them again at another time on another card.

The first card was made for the challenge over at Just Add Ink. It was a colour combo challenge:



Here's the card I came up with:



The bird from Always was stamped off once then stamped on some Bella Rose DSP and finally covered in Crystal Effects. I used the leaf image to stamp behind the bird. I used Versamark ink to give a subtle effect. I also stapled for the first time ever on a papercraft project. I'm not sure what I think about stapling - I don't think it's a very 'me' thing.

The second card I made was for Makeesha's Inkspiration's Sketch Challenge #21. I quite liked this sketch:



Here is the card I made:



I think I might just have to get myself a whole pack of the Bella Rose DSP - it's so beautiful!

Best Wishes Card:
Stamps: Always, Always in Bloom Wheel, Cute and Curly
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark
DSP/Card Stock: Bella Rose DSP, Barely Banana, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip
Other: Horizontal Slot Punch, Curly Label Punch, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Stapler

For You Card:
Stamps: Basic Phrases
Ink: Chocolate Chip
DSP/Card Stock: Bella Rose DSP, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Other: 1 1/4" Pink Pirouette Grosgrain Ribbon (retired from Summer Mini), Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Bird,Branch and Flower die cuts (from my prize pack), Sponge Dauber

Can you guess which of the two was my favourite card?

Catch you later,

Tina

Pun Fun New Baby

Hi!

When I became a Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator recently I got to choose some new stamp sets for my starter kit. Pun Fun was one that I chose. I kind of regretted it as soon as I did because it wasn't one that I thought I'd ever use. Boy was I wrong - it's a great set and I've used it HEAPS! This week I used it on a card for Makeesha's Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #19.



I decided to make a new baby card using the very adorable hippo stamp.



The Hippo, bow tie and balloon are all paper pieced. I stamped the image onto the Whisper White Card Stock using Stazon ink, and then again onto Going Grey and Pink Pirouette card stock, cut out the bits I needed and stuck it all together. You could easily do the same in boy colours.

Card Stock: Whisper White, Going Grey, Pink Pirouette
Stamp Set: Pun Fun, Best Yet (hostess set)
Ink: Stazon, Pretty In Pink
Other: Pink Pirouette 1 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Pink Velvet Ribbon(non SU) and white brads (non SU)

The very lush Pink Pirouette Ribbon is in the current Summer Mini catalogue which finishes at the end of March. Contact me if you'd like to buy some!

Catch you later,

Tina

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #18

Hi!

I'll show you my card for Makeesha's challenge soon - but first some big news. My youngest son Hudson, who's 2 1/2 and has multiple disabilities, took his first steps along the lounge (cruising) last night! It was only 2 steps, but for me that's just like Neil Armstrong's first steps onto the moon - a massive event! Just thought I'd share my 'proud mummy' moment.

Anyway, this week the Inkspirations challenge is a colour challenge:



Now, I don't know about you but these colours screamed male card to me.



This was the first time I've inked up Trendy Trees and Good Neighbor, but I'm sure they're going to become favourites.

Card stock/Paper: Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red, Brocade Blue Patterns Pack II DSP (Level 1 Hostess)
Stamps: Trendy Trees, Vintage Labels (SAB) and Good Neighbor(SAB)
Ink: Stazon, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red
Other: Paper Crimper, Blender Pen

Catch you later,

Tina

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #18

Hi!

I had lots of quiet time to get some crafting done today, as my older children were at school or preschool and my youngest was in occasional care for the morning then sleeping this afternoon. It was too hot to do too much, but I did manage to get a card done for Makeesha Byl's Inkspirations Challenge. This week it is a sketch:



Here is my card:



I'm still playing with last year's SAB stamps, as I just won them as blog candy. I'm loving this little flower from Botanical Blooms. I stamped the flower in Lovely Lilac, then I inked up the second step stamp with Lovely Lilac but stamped it off once before stamping it in place. I also sponged each of the panels.

Card stock: Lovely Lilac, Garden Green, Whisper White, Basic Black
Stamps: Botanical Blooms (retired SAB), Razzle Dazzle
Ink: Lovely Lilac, Garden Green
Other: Whisper White Taffeta ribbon, purple brads from my stash.

Catch you later,

Tina