Twitterpated Flower

Hi!

Today I have another card I made as a sample for my stamping ladies.  They wanted to have a go at making a Joanne Leddy flower, so of course I showed them how.

It's such a lovely flower!  I had only made it in softer colours before this one so I decided to see how it would look in a bolder colour.  I love it in the Island Indigo, but a word of warning - the cardstock bleeds and you'll end up with blue fingers!

Still, the gorgeous flower is worth looking like you're turning into a Smurf lol.

Stamps: Creative Elements, Trendy Trees
Ink: Blushing Bride, Island Indigo
DSP/Cardstock: Twitterpated DSP, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Other: Designer Printed Brad, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, 5 Petal Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch

Bye for now,

Tina

February Customer Thank You Cards

Hi!

A quick post today of the little gift cards I made to thank my wonderful customers who ordered from me in the month.

I used some of the gorgeous Sale-A-Bration DSP, Everyday Enchantment.  I simply punched a heart, drew the little stitching lines around it with my white gel pen and the popped it up on some Dimensionals over the top of the base card which had been stamped using a stamp from the Fresh Vintage Sale-A-Bration stamp set.

You can see in the photo above how it's popped up with Dimensionals.

I used the punchie from the front to decotate the inside.  I also used some faux stitching on the punchie.

Stamps: Fresh Vintage (SAB), Trendy Trees
Ink: Lucky Limeade, White Signo Gel Pen
DSP/Cardstock: Everyday Enchantment DSP, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade
Other: Full Heart Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Trendy Trees Birthday Card

Hi!

Today I have a masculine card for you.  They are usually some of the hardest cards to make.  This one was made using some of the Frightful Sight DSP, and it was sent to Rob's mate for his birthday.

Here's a closer look at the focal panel on the card.  Most of the card was made using scraps I had on my craft desk after making a layout.

It's been a while since I used the Trendy Trees stamp set.  I don;t know why - it's such a cute set.

I really love the Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess stamp set.  I can almost always find a sentiment that's suitable for the card I'm making among the many in the set.

Stamps: Trendy Trees, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess), It's Your Day
Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso
DSP/Cardstock: Frightful Sight DSP, Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White
Other: Corner Rounder Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Circle Cutter, Stamp Positioner, Paper Snips, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

December Thank You Tags

Hi!

I always like to make a little thank you for my customers who place an order.  Last month I decided to make a little tag using the Designer Frames Embossing Folders.

I trimmed the Island Indigo cardstock into a tag shape and then ran it through the Big Shot in the Embossing folder.   I then cut an insert to size and attached the butterfly.

I didn't photograph the back as I'd already written on all the tags.  I adhered a Decorative Label punchie with just a little bit of adhesive so that the customer could remove the punchie and reuse the tag.

Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Island Indigo
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Pattern Stack DSP, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight
Other: Big Shot, Designer Frames Embossing Folders, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, White Baker's Twine

Bye for now,

Tina

Just Believe in Island Indigo

Hi!

This week at Just Add Ink we were challenged to use a sketch to inspire our creations.  I needed to make a get well card so I decided to use the sketch.

The oval panel was brayered using Island Indigo, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade inks.  It was actually a leftover piece from another project but I thought it would work pretty well with the card I wanted to make.

The inside I made fairly simple.

And of course I didn't realise until AFTER I'd written on the card and sealed it that I hadn't stamped the greeting completely.  That fact got discovered in the editing process.  Oh well... it is hand stamped and unique I guess!

Stamps: Just Believe, Trendy Trees, Thoughts and Prayers

Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black

DSP/Cardstock: 2011-2013 In Colour Patterns DSP, Basic Black, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Other: In Colour Ruffled Ribbon, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Brayer, Oval Cutter (non SU)

Catch you later,

Tina

Just Add Ink #66: Just Add Flowers

Hi!

I'm a little sad with this post, as it is my last as a Guest Designer for Just Add Ink.  I've had a great time designing for the blog though, and want to thank the team for having me!

So.  The last challenge for April is with Mother's Day in mind: Just Add Flowers.  Here's the card I came up with:

My mum is a sewer, and taught me how to sew, so I immediately thought of the Sew Suite stamp set and Sweet Stitches DSP.  The card is a larger size than I would normally make, but I didn't want to lose any of the stitching detail on the DSP so I had to go a bit bigger.  The finished card is 5 1/4" square.

I stamped the dressmaking form in Stazon ink on a scrap of Window Sheet to give more of a 'true' wire framed look.  Then I just clustered the rest of the embellishments on top of the large flower.  The smaller flower was coloured using my Melon Mambo marker.  I love the way it all turned out.

Stamps: Sew Suite, Trendy Trees
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Stazon.
DSP/Cardstock: Sweet Stitches DSP, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, So Saffron
Other: Big Shot, Sweet Buttons Embosslit, Paper Daisies, Basic Rhinestones, Window Sheet Medium, Word Window L Punch, Modern Label XL Punch, Slot Punch (retired), Paper Snips.

Catch you later,

Tina

A Birthday Card and an Unusual Visitor

Hi!

Today's card is a birthday card for my Uncle.  It's a pretty simple card as I was trying to make it while watching Packed To The Rafters.  If you watched last night's episode you can understand why I was a little distracted while making the card!

My uncle is quite a gardener, so I went with that theme for his card.  I got stumped though in regards to a sentiment - does it need one and if so where do I put it????

I also had a special visitor yesterday.  A little panic at first, because I though he was a snake when he popped his head out.  Then he climbed all the way out of his hidey-hole and I relaxed that it was only a Blue Tongue Lizard.

He most kindly obliged me by stopping still so I could take a few photos.  I took them through the window as I didn't want to scare him by going outside.  The kids were very disappointed that he was long gone by the time they got home from school.  Hopefully he'll come wandering back on the weekend so they can see him too.

Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso
Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Other: Dimensionals, Stamp Positioner

Catch you later,

Tina

Greenhouse Gala Scrapbooking

Hi!

I managed to squeeze in some scrapping over the past few days, but I only completed 1 layout.  I had an idea of how I wanted it to work, but it just didn't quite come together in the way I'd hoped.  I still love the finished layout though.  In the end I decided that the DSP was busy enough and I didn't really need to add the embellishments.  Here it is.

The photo was taken on the last day of my mum's recent visit.  She lives in NSW so I only get to see her a few times a year.  She flew over for a week to help me celebrate my birthday.  Here's a close up of the journaling:

It reads: We all love it when Grandma comes to visit.  The kids love getting spoilt when she buys them little gifts and treats.  Rob and I get spoilt too - she does the dishes and ironing!  I kept mum so busy that I think she went home to have a break!

Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker
DSP/Card Stock: Greenhouse Gala DSP, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie
Other: 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Clear Embossing Powder, 1" Circle M Punch, Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Die, Paper Snips

Catch you later,

Tina

Trendy Trees

Hi!

I was quite keen to have a go at the latest sketch challenge at Card Patterns. It's quite a challenging sketch:



See what I mean? Those wavy lines are a doozy! I decided to go for a fairly literal interpretation.



Nice and simple! I really love the Garden Green/Chocolate Chip colour combination. I think it works well with the Trendy Trees stamp set.

Card Stock/Paper: Garden Green Hostess Patterns Pack II DSP, Kraft, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green
Other: 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercer, 1 1/4" and 1" Circle punches, Circle Cutter and Wavy Trimmer (both non SU)

Don't forget the Art With Heart Blog Hop on the 31st!

Catch you later,

Tina

Trendy Trees Nature Card

Hi!

This week the challenge over at Swap Sisters was to make a card that used both a nature image and a 3D object from nature. Hmmm. I tried leaves and grasses, but I wasn't producing anything I was really happy with. Then I thought I'd try some little twigs.



Straight edges on the stamped panel didn't look right so I tore them instead - much better!

Card Stock: Whisper White, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green
Other: Black cotton

Catch you later,

Tina

PS - Don't forget the Art With Heart Easter Blog Hop. It's this Sunday from 6am.

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