Some Retired Products

Hi!
I showed a card in my last post that I'd made almost a year ago as a sample for a group that I do card making with once or twice a term.  Today's card was made at the same time for the same group.  Even though most of the products on it a retired I thought I'd show it to you anyway.

I loved the Motorcycle stamp and was sad when it retired, however the Need For Speed set filled the gap it left behind rather nicely, so I wasn't sad for long.  I loved the paper too, it was perfect for male cards!

Stamps: Motorcycle (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

DSP/Cardstock: Travel Journal DSP (retired), Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Other: Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Layout 25: Play

Hi!

Today's layout was a bit of a struggle for me.  The photo of Hudson in the ball pit he got for Christmas is chock a block full of bright colours.  At first I decided to go with bright colours on the layout, but no matter what I tried nothing worked.  Frustrated, I put the photo aside for a while.

When I came back to the photo I had one of those 'der' moments.  The bright colours I was trying to use were competing with the photo instead of highlighting it.  I went straight for the neutrals and the Travel Journal DSP.  Perfect!

I used Crumb Cake cardstock as the base.  I sprayed it a couple of times with my Silver Foil Smooch Spritz.  I then had a bit of a disaster that ended up working out nicely.  I shook my Smooch Spritz as there was still a bit of silver on the bottom.  It splattered everywhere, including on my favourite white tshirt.  While I wasn't happy about the tshirt, the splatters on my cardstock were fantastic!  The layout turned out quite grungy, which is very different to my usual style.

Ink: Basic Black Marker
DSP/Cardstock: Travel Journal DSP, Crumb Cake
Other: Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, Jumbo Eyelets, Hemp Twine, Dimensionals, Non SU Rubons.

Catch you later,

Tina

Just Add Ink #60

Hi!

Here's my entry in the latest Just Add Ink challenge.  This week the girls set a colour challenge, selecting the colours Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White and Crumb Cake.  This is what I came up with:

I used a small scrap of Crumb Cake DSP from the Travel Journal pack and some of the brads I have been hoarding.  I really need to start using some of these pretty things!

Stamps: Curly Cute
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
DSP/Cardstock: Travel Journal DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White
Other: Flower Brads, Brads, Stamp Positioner, Dimensionals

Catch you later,

Tina

Layout 17:

Hi!

I'm back with some more scrapbooking.  This layout uses some photos of Hudson on the first day he had his KidWalk.

I included some inspirational quotes about journeys on the layout.  The first one reads : The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.  The second one reads: To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.  Very appropriate for my little man Hudson.

Stamps: Sentimental Journey
Ink: Crumb Cake, Night Of Navy
DSP/Cardstock: Travel Journey DSP, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Night of Navy
Other: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alpha Die, Stamp Positioner, Night Of Navy brads

Catch you later,

Tina

A Male Birthday Card

Hi!

Today I'm back with another birthday card.  The person who will receive this card is very much into cars, so I decided to use the Travel Journal DSP with the car image on it.

And how convenient that there is a matching stamp in the Sentimental Journey set for decorating the inside of the card!

Stamps: Sentimental Journey, A Word For You
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
DSP/Cardstock: Travel Journal DSP, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake
Other: Stamp Positioner, Sponge Dauber

Catch you later,

Tina

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Hi!

Welcome back to another blog hop.  Today's hop showcases some of the products you can find in the new Summer Mini Catalogue.  I have chosen some of the products in the Travel Suite range, which you can find on pages 16 and 17 on the Mini.  The blog before mine is the wonderful Nikki Sadler's.  Just keep hopping til you get back to where you started.

I have made two very similar cards that would be suitable for an older male's birthday.  This can be a tricky age group to make cards for!

 All that's really different is the placement of the DSP behind the main panel of the card.  Here's each card individually:

A closer look at the side.  I raised three sections of the cards on dimensionals: the first layer, the main panel and the plane image.

Finally, a look at the inside of the cards.  As the base card was Night of Navy card stock it was essential to add something to the middle so that the card could be written on.  I love the tone on tone Crumb Cake effect.

And that's all from me.  Now you're off to see what fabulous creations Amy Buchanan has come up with.  Happy Hopping!

Stamps: Sentimental Journey, Curly Cute, A Word For You
Ink: Night Of Navy, Crumb Cake
DSP/Card Stock: Travel Journal DSP, Night Of Navy, Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue
Other: Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Hemp Twine, Stamp Positioner

Catch you later,

Tina