JAI #222: Just Add Colour

Hi!

It's Friday so I'm here with the new Just Add Ink Challenge.  This week we have a gorgeous colour combination for you courtesy of Mae.

It took me a little while to think of what to do with this card, but once I got an idea it came together pretty quickly.  I used a lot of retired product on this card - some recently retired, some has been retired for a while.

I started with the DSP on the base.  It's from the long retired Twitterpated DSP - a favourite of mine.  I didn't have enough to cover the entire front so I trimmed it into four pieces.  To soften the gaps I covered the bottom one with the retired Flower Trim and the top ones with the leaf die cuts.

I was a little worried that the Bermuda Bay would be too strong a colour for the rest of the card so I stamped it off once before I stamped on the card.

I liked the leaves so I added a few more to the inside to finish it off.

I hope you can play along with us at Just Add Ink this week - it's a great colour combination.

Bye for now,

Tina

Heartfelt Event LOVE Layout

Hi!

As promised I'm back with the first of the layouts I was asked by Stampin' Up! to create for the scrapbooking display boards at the Heartfelt Events to be held around Australia and New Zealand.

Thanks to my very good friend Christine for taking this photo for me. This was the first layout I made for the Heartfelt Event.  You may notice that it uses some of the Twitterpated DSP, which is making a return in the upcoming Annual Catalogue.  Yay!

A few sneak peeks of new products in this layout.  The stamp set is a gorgeous set that I got at Convention.  Such a pretty set, called Daydream Medallions.  The diecut alphas are also new for the Big Shot.

You may notice that the photo is a mix of colour and black and white.  This is my "photoshop when you don't have photoshop trick".  I print the same photo twice, once in colour and once n B&W.  I then trim the colour photo and pop it over the B&W photo using dimensionals.  It's such a lovely effect and so easy to achieve - a great way to highlight part of the photo.  Here's a view of the side showing the photos popped up.

The big butterfly was die cut using the Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Bigz Die.  The smaller butterflies are another sneak peek of the new butterfly punch.  We were able to play with it at Convention and I punched out some extras while I had the punch.  Lucky I did so I could use them on the layout!  I stamped all the butterflies using the Creative Elements Stamp set, curled their wings and popped them up on dimensionals.

You'll notice another sneak peek on the butterflies - the gorgeous vintage faceted buttons.  They are so pretty and sparkly!  These were meant to be used on my Make and Takes from Convention but I hadn't gotten around to completing them so fortunately I was able to use them on the layout.

For a bit of extra sparkle I spritzed the butterflies with some Isocol/Champagne Mist shimmer paint mix.

Stamps: Daydream Medallions (upcoming), Creative Elements

Ink: Basic Grey, Baja Breeze

DSP/Cardstock: Twitterpated DSP, Basic Grey, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Other: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies (upcoming), Elegant Butterfly Punch (upcoming), Vintage Faceted Buttons (upcoming), White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Isocol (non SU)

Bye for now,

Tina

Bordering On Romance

Hi!

One of my favourite stamp sets from the current Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue is the Bordering On Romance set.  Such a pretty set!  Here are a couple of cards I made as samples for my stamping ladies.

The ladies got a choice of either the Twitterpated DSP above, or the Flirtatious DSP below.  You may notice that the ribbon is a little different in each sample too.

I used Confetti White cardstock for the main parts of the card.  It's a lovely weight and look for clean and simple cards like these ones.

The flowers were stamped in Stazon ink and coloured directly with the markers that coordinated with the selected DSP.  They were then fussy cut and mounted on dimensionals, with Rhinestones added as a final touch.

A little more stamping and colouring to finish off the inside.  I used the Field Flowers Stamp set for the sentiments on the inside and front. Such sweet sentiments.

Finally, a little reminder about our male themed blog hop on Saturday.  It's sure to be inspiring!

Bye for now,

Tina

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

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

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

Festive Friday #16: Mother's Day

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Yay!  It's Friday, which means it's Festive Friday time!  This week Nicole has challenged her Design Team to inspire you with cards for Mother's Day using punched flowers on them.  I decided to use a wonderful Joanne Leddy designed flower on mine.  I make lots of these flowers - they are so pretty!

Don't you love how this gorgeous flower takes centre stage?  It sits on a base of Twitterpated DSP.  Love that DSP!  I used more of it on the inside of my card:

I hope you can find time to play along with us this week at Festive Friday Challenges.  Remember, you need to make a Mother's Day card using punched flowers.

Stamps: Field Flowers, Cottage Garden, Well Scripted (retired)
Ink: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz
DSP/Cardstock: Twitterpated DSP, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Other: Fancy Flower Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Pear Pizzazz Glimmer Brad, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Paper Snips

Bye for now,

Tina