Sweet Sorbet Card Box

Hi!

As I mentioned on Monday, I found 2 Sale-A-Bration projects that I hadn't blogged yet, so I decided to blog them this week.  Are you missing the Sweet Sorbet DSP as much as I am?  I have stashed away a few packs for a future project!

This box was my monthly class project in March.  The ladies got to construct the box using the Envelope Punch Board and then made some cards to go inside.

It was a fabulous project.  I ended up making a few more cards (it easily fit 5) and gave it as a gift to my mum.  Now she has a small stash of cards to use for a variety of occasions.

Here are the two cards we made in class.  I used some more of the Sweet Sorbet DSP on them, as well as the Papillion Potpourri stamp set.

I deliberately kept the cards nice and flat with no embellishments to stick out so that they slide in and out of the box easily.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #134: Just Add Polka Dots

Hi!

Yes, it's Friday, and another JAI challenge.  This week Trish has put forward a challenge to Just Add Polka Dots to our projects.  I needed to make a baby card, and I though the polka dots were a cute touch.

I made this card a little while ago, so it has a mix of old and new products.  A sad farewell to the Fox And Friends stamp set, and also the satin ribbon.  The colour I have used are two of the gorgeous new In Colours - Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals.  Does Raspberry Ripple make you think about a huge ice cream cone?  Mmmmm, yum!

I stamped the frame and sentiment in Raspberry Ripple and the turtle in Primrose Petals.  They are such lovely, complimentary colours.

Some more retired stamping on the inside!  Oops, I should think a bit more when choosing my products for projects!

Stamps: Happy Moments, A Word For You, Fox And Friends (retired), Well Scripted (retired)
Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals
Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Labels Collections Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Whisper White Satin Ribbon (retired), Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Dimensionals

As usual, I hope you can play along with us this week at Just Add Ink.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI Scrapbooking Challenge #8: Just Add Buttons and Bows

Hi!

Yay!  It's the first Sunday of the month, and that means it's time for the newest Just Add Ink Scrapbooking Challenge.  This time Ruthy has challenged us to add buttons and/or bows to your layout.  I loved this challenge so much I added both!

I have always loved these photos of my daughter Ada.  They were taken to record her first ponytail, but you can't actually see the ponytail unless you look really carefully. She was just 8 months old in these photos - she's 7 now! I just love how her t-shirt says it all.

I used Baker's Twine to make cute little bows in each of the Perfect Plum buttons I used.  And what better title for a layout featuring buttons?

The above photo is of the journalling box.  If you look at the title photo you can see a die cut Labels Framelit poking out from the bottom of the photo.  If you pull down on it you reveal the hidden journalling.

Do you love the scroll work on the layout?  It took me a long time and many cranks of the Big Shot handle, but the effect is certainly worth it.  If you like the look and want to replicate it but don't have the die, you'd better get in quick - the Scribbles Swirls die is on the Retirement List :(

Stamps: Creative Elements, Apothecary Art
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, GArden Green
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alpha Dies (retiring), Scribbles Swirls Die (retiring), Labels Collection Framelits, Perfect Plum Designer Buttons, White Baker's Twine, Glue Dots, Blender Pen

I hope you can play along this month at Just Add Ink, can't wait to see your layouts!

Bye for now,

Tina

Attic Boutique Card

Hi!

There's not long left to purchase items from the current Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue, as it finishes at the end of the month.  There's some things I'll really miss from it, but I won't find out for a little while yet if they will find their way into the next Annual Catalogue.  If you don't want to miss out, you'd best get in quick!  Today's card uses quite a few products from the Mini Catalogue.

This was a card I made as a sample for my monthly ladies when the Mini first came out.  There are quite a few runs through the Big Shot with this one!

I quite like the doily paper in the pack, and it provided a pretty background for the sentiment panel.

Stamps: Perfect Punches
Ink: Pool Party
DSP/Cardstock: Attic Boutique DSP, Pool Party, Very Vanilla
Other: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, Victorian Crochet Trim, Basic Jewels Pearls, Dimensionals

Don't forget our masculine themed blog hop on Saturday, you're sure to be inspired!

Bye for now,

Tina

Making Evil Cards

Hi!

Yes, you did read the post title correctly - this post is about making evil cards!  Well, not really!  I recently headed back to McLaren Vale to deliver a bunch of fabulous Stampin' Up! goodies to a lovely group of ladies and stayed to show them how to make Easel cards using their new Labels Framelits.  One of the ladies misheard what I said and thought I was showing them how to make evil cards!  Oh boy, did we get a laugh out of that one!

Here's the evil card that I demonstrated for them:

Not so evil after all!  The ladies found the easel cards quite easy to make once they got the hang of it.  Lots of Framelits were cut in lots of lovely colour combinations.  Can't wait 'til I see the group again to see the cards they made using the technique.

Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla
Other: Big Shot, Labels Framelits, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon

Don't forget our male themed blog hop on Saturday! EDIT: I'm a week early!  The blog hop will be NEXT Saturday, 28th July!

Bye for now,

Tina

Just Add Ink #126: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

Yes, it's Friday again!

Time for another Just Add Ink challenge.  This time the lovely Mae has designed a sketch for us.

I was a bit lateral with my interpretation of the shapes in the sketch, but I think I was still quite true to the original.

I love how the Cheerful Treat hostess DSP provides a bright, happy background to the flowers.  I love the Field Flowers stamp set and I think it worked really well on this card.

I just had to use some more on the inside of the card to brighten it up.  I sent the card to my Aunt and Uncle as a Thank You for all the hard work they put into organising my Grandma's 100th birthday recently.

I hope you can play along this week with us at Just Add Ink.

Stamps: Field Flowers, Curly Cute
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo
DSP/Cardstock: Cheerful Treat DSP (hostess), Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Labels Framelits Dies, Scallop Border Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Paper Snips, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Baker's Twine Blog Hop

Hi!

Well, this blog hop snuck up on me very quickly and quietly!  Funny how some months are like that...   A small but talented group of friends are hosting a blog hop today to showcase one of our fabulous newish products  -Baker's Twine.  The blog before mine on the hop was Kathryn Ruddick's, but you can stop and start wherever you'd like.  What a lovely way to spend a wintry, rainy Saturday morning.

If you haven't had a chance to play with our Baker's Twine you seriously need to get some.  It is so cheap and there are dozens of ways you can use it on your projects.  I have made 2 mini albums using twine as a feature on both.

The first album is made using the Flirtatious DSP.  It's unfinished for now, and is for my daughter.  We've been having lots of "mummy/daughter" dates lately and this records some of them. We playing on my iPhone and taking 'selfies' while we're out.  I have mostly used the Baker's Twine in a single strand in this album as I wanted a light, soft look to compliment the pretty papers.

A great way to use up some smaller pieces of Baker's Twine is to tie knots or bows around other ribbons, like I have in the photos above and below.

The second album features the Cherry Cobbler/White Baker's Twine.  I mostly used it in three strands throughout this album as I felt it suited the darker, more distressed look of this album.

This album is also unfinished, as I haven't even decided what to do with it!  I think it may end up being an album of my husband and I.

There was a lot going on on this page, so I used the Baker's Twine in a single strand.  I used a couple of scraps of the Twine to tie on the tags.

Here I've just used a triple strand as a bow feature on the side of the die cut window.  I've only adhered the top of the panel to the page so I can slip a photo in underneath when I decide which photo to use.

I thought I"d shake it up a bit with the page below and do a triple strand with a single bow.  Not sure if I like it as much as the triple bow but it may grow on me! Again, only the top is adhered so I can slip a photo in later.

Well, that's it for me, now you're off to see the wonderful creations of Ros Davidson.

Bye for now,

Tina

Blog Hop Participants:

Ros Davidson http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com

Christine Blain http://www.christineblain.blogspot.com

Alisha Watson http://www.ratherbstamping.blogspot.com.au

Di Dunk http://www.stampartbydi.typepad.com

Kathryn Ruddick http://www.katlodesigns.com

Festive Friday #22

Hi!

It's sneaking up on being half way through the year.  Oh, that's a little scary to type!  This year is flying past so quickly.  Will you play along with us at Festive Friday Challenges and get your Christmas Cards done nice and early?  Nicole has given us a cute little sketch to work with this week.

Here's my take on the sketch.  I used the gorgeous Twitterpated DSP.  Doesn't it work well on a Christmas card?

I used a touch more on the inside of the card too.

It's such a great sketch.  You don't need to use a Framelits Lable shape - you could use whatever shape you like!  I hope you can play along.

Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Snow Swirled
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Versamark
DSP/Cardstock: Twitterpated DSP, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Labels Framelits, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Festive Friday #20

Hi!

Here we go again with another Festive Friday Challenge. This week Nicole has selected an absolutely gorgeous inspiration photo for us to work with.

Wouldn't an arrangement like that look just stunning on your table on Christmas Day?  I took my inspiration from the roses and used the largest image from Apothecary Art on my card.

Don't you love it when you can find an unexpected use for an image from a stamp set? I never would have thought that this image would work on a Christmas card, but here it is!

I gave a little nod to the candy canes on the inside of my card by stamping some red and white striped baubles.

I hope you can play along this week at Festive Friday Challenges.  I'd love to see how this picture inspires you.

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Perfect Punches, Snow Swirled, Tree Trimmings
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive
DSP/Cardstock: Letters To Santa DSP, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Lables Framelits, Circle Punches, Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Paper Snips

Bye for now,

Tina

A Timeless Birthday Card

Hi!

Today I have for you a birthday card I made using some of the new Edgelits in the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue.  I love how much elegance they can add to a card.

I used the Edgelits to create a lovely edge on the DSP and cardstock.  I also used a matching embossing folder to emboss the base cardstock.  Here's a closer look.

Just a hint: you need to emboss the base cardstock BEFORE you adhere the layers.  It won't fit through your Big Shot if you adhere the layers first.  I discovered this the hard way, but fortunately I didn't break my Big Shot!  Aren't the pearls a lovely little touch to highlight the embossing?

I also used one of the new Framelits as a panel for the sentiment and some Basic Black satin ribbon to finish it off.

Gotta do the inside too!

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Island Indigo, Versamark
DSP/Cardstock: Timeless Portrait DSP, Basic Black, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Framelits, Edgelits, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Basic Jewels Pearls, Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Silver Embossing Powder

Bye for now,

Tina

Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Hi!

Welcome back to another blog hop.  This month my friends and I are concentrating on the new products in the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue.  You can view a copy of the catalogue online by clicking on the picture of the catalogue in my sidebar.

You may have hopped to my blog from the talented Amanda Hill's blog.  It doesn't really matter where you start, just keep on hoppin' 'til you get back to where you started.  You're bound to find lots of creative inspiration to feast your eyes on! 

I have two cards for your viewing pleasure today. The first was made using some of the new products for the Big Shot - Framelits and Edgelits.  They are fantastic, wafer thin dies that open up a whole lot of new possibilities for papercrafting.

It's little tricky to see, but I have embossed the Whisper Whiter layer with the coordinating Adorning Accents Embossing Folder.  The framelit acts beautifully as a feature panel.

A scrap of the Pocketful of Posies DSP left over from the front and a piece of Baker's Twine finish off the inside of the card.

I made the second card after viewing a video on Bee Divine Designs on water colouring with markers and a blender pen.  I love the control it gives, so I think I'll be using this technique a lot more in the future.  I used the gorgeous new stamp set, Bordering On Romance.  It's such a pretty set, and perfect for colouring.  I also used some of the new Twitterpated DSP which coordinates beautifully with the Bordering On Romance stamp set.

Here's a closer look at the water colouring.  Did you notice the seam binding?  I coloured some Very Vanilla ribbon with my Island Indigo reinker to achieve this look.

I finished this card the same way as the first, with the addition of another water coloured bunch of flowers.  it was my 'practice run' and I didn't want to waste the effort!

Pocketful of Posies Card
Stamps: Simply Soft (hostess), Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
DSP/Cardstock: Pocketful of Posies, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Lables Collection Framelits Dies, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Bordering On Romance Card
Stamps: Bordering On Romance, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Ink: Stazon, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz
DSP/Cardstock: Twitterpated DSP, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Watercolour Paper
Other: Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Island Indigo Baker's Twine, Paper Snips, Blender Pen, Dimensionals, Rhinestone Brad

So that's it for me for now. Please continue on the hop by jumping over to the lovely Nikki Sadler's blog.

Bye for now,

Tina


Nikki Sadler

Di Dunk

Alisha Watson

Kathryn Mangelsdorf

Sue Madex

Ros Davidson

Christine Blain

Amanda Hill

Apothecary Art Birthday Card

Hi!

I have a few family birthdays in April, one of them being one of my sisters. I decided to have a play with my new Framelits Labels dies.  They are so fantastic, and easy to use.

I coloured the Apothecary Art image with my Stampin' Write Markers using a few shades of each colour to add highlights.  I then trimmed the image with my paper snips and layered it on a die cut panel.  I like the narrower matt achieved this way.

In hindsight I probably should have used some more Framelits die cuts on the inside.  Oh well!  I still like it the way it is. A thought for next time though!

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive
DSP/Cardstock: Lucky Limeade Patterns DSP, Rose Red, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Framelits Labels Dies, Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon, Paper Snips, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina