Royally Unscripted Clockworks

Hi!

I haven't had a lot of time lately for entering challenges, but with the slower pace of summer holidays I thought I'd enter a few.  The two that jumped out at me were the sketch at Unscripted Sketches and the colour combo at Stampin' Royalty. I combined them to create this card.

 

I thought the two challenges combined were a great masculine card. The bottom layer was some DSP from the Comfort Cafe pack. I collage stamped the Crumb Cake layer with stamps from the Clockworks stamp set. I then spritzed over the whole lot with my Colour Spritzer and Soft Suede marker.

 

 

I stamped the inside in a similar manner to the front of the card. The sentiment is from the retired Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set.

 

 

Well, that's it. I'm hoping to find a bit more time to enter some more challenges this year.

 

Bye for now,

 

Tina

More CAS Butterflies

Hi!

On Friday I blogged a CAS Birthday card that I had CASEd from Mary Fish.  You can see that card here. I also mentioned I'd made two in the one sitting.  Today's card is the second card I made, which was a get well soon card for a friend who was recovering from surgery on her arm.

 

The cards are identical, only the sentiments are different. It's a handy trick to make two cards at once, a great time saver, and a god way to boost your stash of 'just in case' cards.

 

 

Bye for now,

 

Tina

JAI Scrap #13: 2012 In Review

Hi!

It's the first Sunday of the month so it's time for another Just Add Ink Scrap Challenge!

 

This month Delys has challenged us to create a Year in Review layout for 2012.  It's a great idea to reflect on the past year, especially if you're making New Year's Resolutions.

 

 

I kept my layout very Clean and Simple, as I wanted the focus to stay on the photo. Funny how Delys and I chose the same piece of DSP to use.  It's a sneak peek of the DSP pack available during Sale-A-Bration and it's called Sycamore Street DSP.

 

 

Again, to keep the focus on the photo I used journalling strips that were the same colour as the main page - Island Indigo. I also used my Island Indigo Marker to write on them. I journalled some of the things we'd done or achieved during the year.

 

 

To create the title I covered chipboard numbers cut using the Typeset Alphabet Die with Summer Starfruit cardstock. I then coated them with a layer of Crystal Effects for a bit of added effect.

 

What will your Year In Review layout look like? Can't wait to see! Don't forget to upload it at Just Add Ink this month.

 

Bye for now,

 

Tina

Clean and Simple Butterflies

Hi!

A quick card today, at 44 degrees in Adelaide it's too hot for much else!

 

I love the clean look of the white on white layering. I think I CASED this card from Mary Fish as it's very much in her CAS style, but I didn't save a link and I'm too hot to be bothered going looking for it.

 

EDIT: The temperature has cooled off and so while the kids were watching a movie I went hunting for the card I CASEd.  You can find it here.

 

 

I made a second similar card at the same time, but I'm saving that one for another day!

 

Bye for now,

 

Tina

Happy New Year!

Hi!

Welcome back! It seemed fitting to make my first post back on the first day of 2013. I had a wonderful, restful Christmas break and I hope you did too.  I'm back at my craft desk and ready to create up a storm.  I have got my hands on some of the upcoming Sale-A-Bration products and can't wait to have a play with them.  I've also seen the soon to be released Seasonal Catalogue, and it's fantastic! Lots of exciting things from Stampin' Up! this year as it's their 25th Anniversary.

This was the photo I gave to my family at Christmas.  I was thrilled to take such a gorgeous photo of my gorgeous children (with a bit of editing help from Photoshop!) My photography skills are certainly improving as a result of doing the Camera Creche course. I highly recommend doing it if you live in Adelaide.

Bye for now,

Tina

Merry Christmas!

Hi!

A bit sad to say that this will be my last post for 2012. I'm taking the rest of the year off to spend some quality time with my family. I'll be right back into blogging in 2013 though, so don't forget me while I'm gone!

I thought I'd share with you the treats I made for my children to give to their classmates on the last day of school. Then my friend asked me if I'd make some for her daughter's class too. I ended up making around a hundred of them! Thankfully my friend helped me, or I'd probably still be putting them together!

Aren't they cute! Not so much after making 100 of them!

I took this photo about half way though.  I got the m&m's from Coles - they sold them in red and green Christmas packs! A tip for filling the plastic bags - use a funnel made of paper or cardstock, they just slide right down into the bag.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic New Year.  I look forward to crafting with you again in 2013.

Bye for now,

Tina

Another Masculine Birthday Card

Hi!

Today I have another birthday card for you.  It was made at the same time as this card, and as I had my Distressing Essentials Kit out I decided to use it on this card too.

I've used the Clockworks stamp set to stamp a collage type design on the front of the card. I also used the retired Happiest Birthday Wishes for the sentiment, which is stamped on some Cotton Ribbon.

I continued the collage stamping on the inside too. I'm quite liking this stamp set now that I've had a play with it!

Bye for now,

Tina