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

JAI #171: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

The weeks are sneaking past so quickly!  The Winter Solstice occurred last week, which means we are on the downhill run to Summer.  Yay!

But let's not wish the year away too quickly, first it's time for a new Just Add Ink Challenge.  This week Mae has designed a fab sketch to use.

I flipped the sketch sideways for my card as I wanted to use some more bits of the Artisan Embellishments Kit that I have been hoarding using.  Papercrafters never hoard, do they?!? lol

The tags from the Kit are just gorgeous!  I used the Crumb Cake side on this card and popped the whole tag up using dimensionals.

The Primrose Petals Seam Binding Ribbon is also from the Artisan Embellishment Kit, which is retiring at the end of the month.

After cutting the Print Poetry DSP for the front of the card there were a few strips left over, so I used one of them on the inside of the card, and the other on the envelope.  A great way to use up those scraps!

I also had a scrap of the Seam Binding left that I couldn't bring myself to throw out so it got used on the inside too.

Stamps: Make A Wish, Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired)
Ink: Raspberry Ripple
DSP/Cardstock: Print Poetry DSP Stack, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Other: Artisan Embellishment Kit Tag and Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Corner Rounder Punch, Dimensionals

The Just Add Ink Design Team have used this sketch in a heap of different ways - how will you use it?

Bye for now,

Tina

Farewell Print Poetry Stack

Hi!

Another farewell - this time to one of my favourite new products from Stampin' Up!, the smaller sized paper stacks. Perfect for cardmakers, the stacks are an ideal size for covering the fronts of cards with a few strips left over to decorate the inside with.

This card was a larger size - 5 inches square.  I used four different patterns from the masculine papers in the stack to cut the squares for the front of the card. 

The inside sentiment is from the Make A Wish Stamp Set from the current Seasonal Catalogue.  I was so excited to discover that it has carried over to the upcoming Annual Catalogue as it is one I have been using a lot lately.

Can't wait to see the new DSP stacks in the next Occasions Catalogue - I'll be waiting a while though as it's not until September!!

Stamps: Sassy Salutations, Make A Wish
Ink: Midnight Muse
DSP/Cardstock: Print Poetry DSP Stack, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Other: Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

Farewell First Edition

Hi!

For the rest of the month I'm going to be doing some farewell posts, saying goodbye to some of my favourite retiring products and stamps.  First off the ranks is the First Edition Specialty DSP.  I guess I was a little lucky with this DSP as it was current for two years rather than the typical one year.

I loved the versatility of the DSP as a background paper for both male and female cards.  This post should also include the Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon, for sadly it too is being retired. Thankfully there will still be other colours of Seam Binding available.

The butterfly was stamped with Papillion Potpourri and then punched using the Elegant Butterfly punch.  I also used some Dazzling Details on the body of the butterfly for some subtle shimmer.

Some more butterflies to finish off the inside.

So farewell to First Edition SDSP (and Rose Red Seam Binding) but as I still have nearly a whole pack of it I'm sure you'll see bits of it here and there on my blog.

Stamps: Papillion Potpourri, Field Flowers, Creative Elements
Ink: Rose Red, Wisteria Wonder
DSP/Cardstock: First Edition SDSP, Rose Red, Very Vanilla
Other: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon, Dazzling Details, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #170: Just Add Leaves

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Time for another Just Add Ink challenge!

This week Christine has challenged us to add leaves to our projects. I had a bit of a brain fart and panicked about not having any leaf stamps, quite forgetting about French Foliage and Lovely As A Tree sitting on my shelf! Ooops!  I ended up using the leaf punchies from my Bird Builder Punch on my card.

In the end I was quite pleased with my forgetfulness as I really like this card!  To get the perfect circle I punched a circle from Very Vanilla with my 2 1/2 Circle punch and then adhered the leaves around the edge.

It looked a little plain so I used my Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details to add some berryish looking highlights to the wreath.  I loved the final effect,

I had a few leaves left over so I used them on the inside of the card.

Stamps: Snow Swirled, Sassy Salutations
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Other: Bird Builder Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details

So what leaves do you have hiding in your stash that you could use on a project?  See you over at Just Add Ink.

Bye for now,

Tina

Butterfly Frame Art

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A year ago I made a sweet butterfly frame for my daughter when she turned 7. You can see that frame here. Well, a few weeks ago I was in another Op Shop and I found a nearly identical frame.  I couldn't believe my luck!  Ada's best friend, who had always admired Ada's frame, had a birthday coming up so I bought the frame to make one for her too.

As the new frame was pink and not purple like Ada's I switched the colours in the top row of butterflies, but other wise everything else is the same.

The birthday girl loved her frame, and now the two girls are excited to have matching art works in their bedrooms.

Stamps: Creative Elements
Ink: Peach Parfait (retired), Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum
Cardstock: Peach Parfait (retired), Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, Whisper White Textured (retired)
Other: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Timeless Type Alpha Dies (retired), Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals, Platinum Shimmer Paint, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Glue Dots, Op Shop Frame

Bye for now,

Tina

Tidy Desk Treasures

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I finally got around to tidying my craft desk last week.  It's really one of those kinds of jobs  - you know, the ones you put off for ages and then when you do it, it's not nearly as bad (or take as long) as you expected it to be! While tidying I came across some leftover bits from other cards that were of the "don't throw it away because it might be useful" variety.  So I decided that I would make a card using one of the pieces.

In this case the leftover piece is the Primrose Petals Coredinations panel, which was leftover from this card.   Much too pretty to throw it away! It was already embossed and sanded so all I needed to do was to stamp the flowers, tie the twine and assemble the card.  Easy!

Usually when I use this stamp set I stamp the full flower on each of the stems.  This time I thought I'd give the other 'bit' a go too.  I don't even know what that bit is called!  I'm still not sure if I like it or if I prefer the full flower.  What do you think?

Stamps: Field Flowers
Ink: Primrose Petals, Old Olive
Cardstock: Primrose Petals Coredinations, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Other: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Ovals Collection Framelits, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Sanding Block, Stamp-a-ma-Jig

Bye for now,

Tina