JAI #191: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

Welcome to frustrated Friday! Why frustrated? My internet for the month has been sucked away by kids watching YouTube videos so I've been shaped back to ssssslllllooooowwwww internet.  Thankfully it's only 'til tomorrow. For now, I'll just post my Just Add Ink challenge card, I'll edit the post tomorrow with the full set of photos. My edits are in italics.

 

This week Delys has designed a super cute sketch for your inspiration.

Isn't it fabulous?  Lots of room for interpretation in this sketch.  Here's how I used it.

Crushed Curry is NOT a go-to colour for me.  In fact it's one of the colours I like least in the SU range.  However, I think it works really well with the Bermuda Bay on the rest of the card.  I took my colour scheme from the Eastern Elegance DSP pack.  I used a small strip of it on the card - a left over from another project that fit perfectly!

Really love the medallion stamp from Happy Day - such a pretty image.

I used it again on the inside, but I stamped it off once first to reduce the intensity of the colour and let the Crushed Curry sentiment stand out.

Thanks for understanding!

Bye for now,

Tina

Farewell Topsey Turvey Celebrations

Hi!

I thought I'd sneak in an extra farewell card before the new catalogue goes live on Tuesday. This card was made for a children's card class I taught this month.

I really love the sunburst on the top of the card - it's so pretty.  Ada ended up taking my first sample to give to her BFF for her birthday so I had to make another sample for the second class.

There's another farewelling product on this card - the Print Poetry DSP. I will miss this bright and cheerful DSP.

Thankfully Sassy Salutations is hanging around.  I really love that set!

Stamps: Topsey Turvey Celebration, Sassy Salutations
Ink: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple
DSP/Cardstock: Print Poetry DSP Stack, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Startfruit, Very Vanilla
Other: Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Bigz Die, 1 3/4"Circle Punch, Circle Cutter (non SU), Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Festive Friday #24

Hi!

Doing a happy dance today because it's FRIDAY!!!! One more week of school and then it's the holidays!  Yes, I'm one of those mums that love school holidays.  I love the slower pace and the lack of 'places to be'.  Just a wonderful chance to chill and recharge. And hopefully get lots of stamping time.  Speaking of which, it's Festive Friday time!

This week Nicole has challenged us to use fabric on our cards.  This one really had me stumped for a while - I guess that's why it's a challenge!  Here's the card I eventually came up with, and I think it was worth the wait.  I love it!

I used my Big Shot and Perfect Pennants Die to cut 4 doilies out of Deck The Halls Designer Fabric.  I then folded each doily in quarters and adhered them to a circle punched from a Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet.  An Antique Brad finishes off the embellishment quite nicely.

I embossed the base of my card with the new Adorning Accents embossing folder and then used my Simply Scored tool to score vertical lines from the embossed line to the bottom of the card.  Love the Classy touch this adds.

Some nice and simple stamping to finish off the inside of the card.  I'm loving having so many of my Christmas cards made already.  It will certainly avoid the November panic to get them done!  Join in with us each week at Festive Friday and you too can avoid that rush to get your cards made.  Don't forget that the challenge this week is to add fabric to your card.

Stamps: Season Of Joy, Snow Swirled, En Francais Background

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Versamark

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Other: Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Die, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Deck The Halls Designer Fabric, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon, Antique Brad, Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Dimensionals

I hope you can play along this week!

Bye for now,

Tina

A Beau Chateau Birthday Card

Hi!

I have another birthday card for you today, made with the Beau Chateau DSP.  This one was a commissioned card destined for an adult female.

All girls love a bit of bling, so I used just a few Rhinestones! I used my markers to colour this sentiment stamp as I wanted to omit the exclamation point.

Some more DSP for the inside, with plenty of room for writing a special message.

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Marina Mist
DSP/Cardstock: Beau Chateau DSP, Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Die, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Just Add Ink #114: Just Add Jodene

Hi!

Friday again - my favourite day of the week!  This week at Just Add Ink we are challenging you to CASE one of the Design Team again.  This time it's the very talented Jodene Tripp.  It was tough to pick just one of Jodene's cards to CASE, but I eventually chose this card of hers after quite a while feasting my eyes on the delights on Jodene's blog.

Here's my take on her card.

I had a little bit of fun making it using some new goodies that had arrived that day.  As usual I stamped the inside as well.

I hope you can play along with us again this week at Just Add Ink.  Which of Jodene's lovely cards will you choose to CASE?

Stamps: Field Flowers
Ink: Chocolate Chip
DSP/Cardstock: Neutrals Patterns DSP, Pretty In Pink, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Other: Big Shot, Perfect Pennants Bigz Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina