Farewell I Am Me DSP

Hi!

Today is the final day of the 2013-14 Annual Catalogue, so it's my final "farewell" post.  The I Am Me DSP was one of my favourites from the catalogue.  I loved the colour combinations and patterns in the paper.

This card was a CASE of one I saw at the recent Stampin' Up! Convention in Melbourne.  I really loved it, especially as we were shown a few different versions that showed how the same design could be male, female, baby, whatever you want!  I just can't remember who the card was demonstrated by.

The hexagon that outlines the sentiment was punched from the cardstock, and then a few of the hexagons surrounding it are popped up on Dimensionals.

Nice and simple on the inside, following the hexagon theme.

I'll be back soon with some new stuff from the 2014-15 Annual Catalogue!

Bye for now,

Tina

Simply Stars Card In A Box

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Last month I ran a Card In A Box class and today's card is one of the samples I made to inspire the ladies who attended.  It uses the retiring Simply Stars stamp set and I Am Me DSP.  Both are favourites of mine that I have enjoyed crafting with over the past year.

It's such a cool concept for a card. I love the fact that it folds flat for posting but pops up into this fabulous 3D card to delight the recipient.  Did you notice the sneak peek stamp on the front?  I really like the Dymo label look of this stamp.

You can see that I used thin strips of Window Sheet to support the stars.  They wave around a little, which adds to the cool effect of the card.

Plenty of room on the back for writing your sentiment.

The most difficult part of making this card is to make sure that your stars (or what ever else you use) don't hang out the sides when the card is folded flat, which isn't really difficult at all!

I will be making another one of these sometime this week - my daughter's BFF is having her birthday party this weekend and Ada has put in an order for a butterfly card after seeing this one on my craft desk!

Bye for now,

Tina

Quick and Easy Happy Birthday with Simply Stars

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Today I have a quick and easy Birthday card for you featuring the Simply Stars stamp set and Retro Fresh Washi Tape.  The two in combination are fabulous for bright, cheerful cards.

I stamped on the base card first using the small splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge.  I love the way it adds some extra interest tot he card without being too out there.

I kept the inside fairly simple, but I think I added a few stamped stars before I mailed it for a bit of extra oomph.

Bye for now,

Tina

Cheerful Hip Hip Hooray Card

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Today I have a lovely, bright and cheerful birthday card for you, made using the Scallop Tag Topper Punch to create a fancy opening.

These cards are so much fun to make - and easy once you get the hang of it!

I used one of the Hip Hip Hooray stamps that come with the Hip Hip Hooray kit.  It's a fabulous little set of stamps and the kit is pretty awesome too.

With a bit of careful planning the inside was stamped so that the sentiment would not be visible when the card is closed, but the two right hand stars are.  Very cute!

Bye for now,

Tina

Simply Stars Christmas Card

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Just a quick post today, as I forgot to schedule it last night and I'm about to head off to the hospital with my eldest boy for day surgery.  Nothing major, just a small procedure.

This is a card I made with a few different groups a couple of months ago. It's a great card for showing that you don't need a Christmas specific stamp set to create a fabulous Christmas card.

I used the Simply Stars stamp set, with Teeny Tiny Sentiments on the outside and Sweet Essentials on the inside. The colours are Wild Wasabi, Real Red and Whisper White.

So quick and easy!  You could whip 10 of these a night and have your Christmas cards made in a few evenings.

Bye for now,

Tina

Get Well Swing Card

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When I sat down at my craft desk to have a bit of a play I didn't really have a card in mind, other than I wanted to use my Circles Thinlits Card Die.  I then spied an image I'd made for another card but ended up not using.  It was already circular, so it fit with the Thinlits Card perfectly!

As the image I'd watercoloured was an ambulance I decided to go with a Get Well card.  The card base is Garden Green, despite it looking more like Wild Wasabi in the photo!

Some random stamping over the card base to jazz up the card.

So quick and easy to put this card together, and it was good to use up a leftover piece that had been floating around on my desk!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #190: Just Add Masking

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Time for another Just Add Ink challenge.

This time it's my turn to set the challenge, and I chose masking.  For my card I chose reverse masking to achieve a 3 dimensional look.  You can find a tutorial on reverse masking here.

I chose three different shades of teal, from memory they were Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay.  I started with Pool Party and sponged from the edges into the centre, leaving a small section in the middle unsponged.  I followed this with a layer of Coastal Cabana that was thinner than the Pool Party layer, and finally Bermuda Bay around the very edge.

Hopefully it makes the bauble look a bit rounded!  I then stamped the star in Bermuda Bay while the mask was still in place.

I really love this card - it's going to be hard to part with it a Christmas time!

What will you create for this challenge at Just Add Ink?

Bye for now,

Tina

Gorgeous Grunge Frame Card

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Today's card was a 'reject' for a recent Just Add Ink challenge.  A few weeks ago we challenged you to add a frame to your creation.  This was the card I made first, but I decided the frame wasn't enough of a feature so I didn't submit it for the challenge.  I thought I'd show you anyway.

I was inspired to make my card after seeing this card by Andrea Walford.

You can see I was playing with the Polaroid style frame that I used on the card I submitted for the Just Add Ink challenge.  You can see my card here.

Stamps: Dictionary, Gorgeous Grunge, Sweet Essentials, Simply Stars, Express Yourself (Hostess)
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Other: Big Shot, Squares Collection Framelits, Linen Thread, Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Simply Stars Father's Day Card

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On Monday I posted a grungy Father's Day card that I'd made.  Today I have a very different Father's Day card that was made as a sample for another workshop I ran on the same weekend.  The request there was also for a Father's Day card.

The colour combination for this card came from the Colour Coach.  Not a combo I would have thought of myself, but I really love it! Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango, Smoky Slate and Whisper White.

Once again I used My Digital Studio for the sentiment, but this time I used my Bermuda Bay inkpad and a Blender Pen to colour it to match my card.

It's such a happy, cheerful card.  I used stars because I think that our Dads are stars.

Stamps: Simply Stars, Sassy Salutations
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Other: Dimensionals, Blender Pen, My Digital Studio

Bye for now,

Tina