JAI Scrap #24: Just Add The Date

Hi!

Here we go with another Just Add Ink Scrapbooking Challenge.

This month Delys has challenged us to Just Add The Date.  This can mean what ever you like, as long as it's to do with a date.  As I'd been browsing Pinterest I'd seen some family word art designs, so this challenge seemed a perfect time to try my hand at making one.

I used My Digital Studio to create this print.  It's 6x8 and just printed as a photo and then framed.

It's a bit hard to photograph with the glass reflecting everything!  Here's the jpeg file I created.

Isn't it a neat idea?  The Established date is our wedding day, and then the kid's birthdays follow. I've wrapped this up for Rob and it's under our Christmas Tree.  I'm sure he will love it!  I already have an order for another one from my sister - thankfully MDS makes it easy to alter so it will take me no time at all to customise it for her.

I hope you can play along with us at Just Add Ink this month.  Which date will you choose?

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #194: Just Add Santa

Hi!

How many days until the man in the red suit visits good children?  I don't think I really want to know at this point in time! So let's think about something else instead, like the latest Just Add Ink challenge.

This week we are challenging you to Just Add Santa to your papercrafting projects.

I've made a few of the shirt front cards lately, so I decided to make a Santa version.

It was a pretty easy card to make, and I love how cute it looks!

I made the silver buckle from the Glimmer Paper.

I made this card with a few of my regular stamping groups, and it was quite a popular card.  A lot of the ladies added a few black buttons down the front of the shirt using a small circle punch to create the buttons.  Two of my ladies went a step (or more!) further and made these cards.

I loved how they turned my Santa Claus idea into Mrs Claus!  Fabulous idea!

I hope you can find some inspiration amongst the Design Team cards and also some time to play along with us at Just Add Ink this week.

Bye for now,

Tina

Washi Christmas Card

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In my last post I showed you a Christmas card I'd made using the Winter Frost DSP.  It was a really simple design, and one I really liked, so I decided to repeat it, but with different papers.  I went for the Season Of Style DSP Stack this time.

Isn't the Christmas tree cute?  I used the coordinating Season Of Style Washi Tape to create the tree.  I cut the Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler strips in half longways and layered them on a triangular piece of Whisper White cardstock.

I used some of the Crumb Cake tape to create the pot for the tree and popped both pieces up on Dimensionals.  A small rhinestone finishes the tree off nicely.

 

I used some more washi on the inside, just to tie it in with the outside.  This would be another card that would be easy to mass produce.  You could layer the washi on a long rectangular strip and then trim it into the triangles.  Easy!

 

Bye for now,

 

Tina

Winter Frost Christmas

Hi!

Well, December is finally upon us, and Christmas is creeping ever closer.  A little too quickly for my liking, but there's not much I can do about it!

This is another Christmas card I did with a few different class groups.  I really love the Bermuda Bay/Smoky Slate colour combination in the Winter Frost DSP stack.  I don't usually go for snowy Christmassy stuff, but I really loved the colours in the DSP.

For the classes I changed the Rhinestones to Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle.  It still adds the same bling but it's a little more cost effective.  I ended up making another 10 of these cards a few nights ago using the Dazzling Details also.

Both of the Smoky Slate ornaments were stamped off once before being stamped on my cardstock.  It gives a lighter shade of grey, allowing the Bermuda Bay to stand out more.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #193: Just Add Inspiration

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Boy - where did that week go? Apologies for not posting on Wednesday as usual - the week really ran away on me!  But now it's Friday, and time for another Just Add Ink Challenge.

This week Kim has found this gorgeous picture to inspire us.  Lots and lots of stars for all kinds of Christmassy (or not!) inspiration.

I had resisted buying the Christmas Star stamp for a long time, but while it was on special last month I gave up resisting and purchased it.  So glad I did, as it's fantastic!

Sequins are very on trend right now in papercraft, so I decided to add some to give the card a bit more sparkle.  It was in fact the sequins that dictated the use of Tempting Turquoise on the card, as they matched perfectly.

I used a Candy Dot and brad combination at the centre of the star, just for a little more emphasis.

Can't forget the inside of the card either!

And because I'd also purchased the Envelope Punch Board, and the card was 5 inches square, I just had to make a matching envelope too.  Any excuse!  I used Sahara Sand cardstock to match with the card.

Well, that's it for me.  Are you inspired to create?  I hope to see you over at Just Add Ink.

Bye for now,

Tina

Simply Stars Christmas Card

Hi!

Just a quick post today, as I forgot to schedule it last night and I'm about to head off to the hospital with my eldest boy for day surgery.  Nothing major, just a small procedure.

This is a card I made with a few different groups a couple of months ago. It's a great card for showing that you don't need a Christmas specific stamp set to create a fabulous Christmas card.

I used the Simply Stars stamp set, with Teeny Tiny Sentiments on the outside and Sweet Essentials on the inside. The colours are Wild Wasabi, Real Red and Whisper White.

So quick and easy!  You could whip 10 of these a night and have your Christmas cards made in a few evenings.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #192: Just Add Colour

Hi!

Time for another Just Add Ink challenge!

This week we have been given this fab colour combination to use.

I straight away thought of a male card so I decided to make a shirt card.

The card was made for my husband's great uncle's birthday.  I thought the shirt card really suited him as he's a bit of a gentleman.

The card front was embossed using the Lattice Embossing Folder and the tie was embossed with the Argyle Folder.

The base card was weakened a little by the embossing so I lined it with an extra piece of Tangerine Tango cardstock to give it strength.

How will this colour combination inspire you this week?  See you over at Just Add Ink!

Bye for now,

Tina