JAI #280: Just Add Glimmer

Hi!

What a fun challenge at Just Add Ink this week - to Just Add Glimmer to your projects!  Who doesn't love a bit of bling?

I decided to go for a CAS to try to make the Glimmer Paper the star of the card.  I love the new, thicker Whisper White cardstock for plain white card bases.

I used a pair of Labels Framelits from the Tags and Labels set to frame my sentiment.  I also used a few Old Olive sequins as a highlight, finished with a dot of Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details.

I really love the holly stamp as a feature stamp on Christmas cards.

What glimmer will you add to your project this week? Why don't you pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have done?

Bye for now,

Tina

AWH Blog Hop: Holiday Catalogue

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Today some of the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! team girls are sharing some fun and fabulous ideas to inspire you from our brand new Holiday Catalogue available now until 4th January 2016.  I decided to go with the Home For Christmas DSP as the basis for my card.  I love the retro images in the paper!

As you can see, I paired the DSP with the Embellished Ornaments stamp set and Delicate Ornaments Thinlits Dies.  The dies are a great way to add instant Christmas to any card.

Everyone loves a bit of 'shiny' when it comes to Christmas, so I die cut my bauble from the new Red Foil Sheets.  It's so pretty - and I love how easy the intricate bauble is to cut using my Precision Plate in my Big Shot.

The holly leaves are stamped in Mint Macaroon that has been stamped off once.  I really like how it adds a subtle 'oomph' to the sentiment on the inside of the card.

The next blog in the hop belongs to my fellow South Australian, Kathryn Mangelsdorf.  She's bound to have some Holiday gorgeousness on her blog!

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:

1. Rachel Woollard
2. Ros Davidson
3. Kate Morgan
4. Judy May
5. Claire Daly
6. Jenny van Dijk
7. Kathryn Ruddick
8. Tina Gillespie
9. Kathryn Mangelsdorf

Bye for now,


Tina

JAI #279: Just Add A Sketch

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Can you believe it's September already? I won't give a countdown until Christmas - that just seems too mean, as it's sneaking up on us ever so quickly!  Anyway, it's a sketch challenge this week at Just Add Ink, and this one was designed by Narelle.

It's an awesome sketch, with heaps of scope for interpretation.  I had fully intended to make a Christmas card, in fact I had the card planned out in my head. However, when I sat down to make it I found myself reaching for the very non-Christmassy Bohemian DSP.

Funny how things turn out like that sometimes!

I chose the 'I Think You're Great' stamp set based totally on the fact that it has this circular sentiment - I thought it was a great way to use the circular element in the sketch.  I added a couple of Crushed Curry Candy Dots to jazz it up a little.  The two strips were just scraps I had lying around that I thought worked really well with the sketch.

I got really stumped on what to do on the inside, so in the end I stamped the Way To Go stamp.  I think it's the first time I've used the stamp!

What do you see in the sketch?  Why don't you head on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have created?

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #277: Just Add Colour

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This week at Just Add Ink we have a colour combination put together by Kim.

My first thought was that the combo would make a great baby card, but in the end I went for something totally different

I went for a tone on tone Mint Macaron base.  It's a great option when you want to add a layer to your card without making it really obvious.  I embossed the layer with the Fluttering TIEF.  I love that this one is a square so that you can emboss in either direction.

The butterfly from Watercolour Wings is stamped in two layers of So Saffron and a top layer of Calypso Coral. Just don't look too closely at how badly I lined it all up!

I did a much better job of lining it up on the inside!

I hope you can find the time to play along with us this week at Just Add Ink.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #276: Just Add Male Cards

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Oh gosh, it's been a hugely busy week!  Thank goodness it's nearly the weekend, which means it's time for the new Just Add Ink Challenge.

As it's zooming ever closer to Father's Day Jan has challenged us to make a male card.  Silly me didn't even twig onto the Father's Day connection, but my card would be super easy to change to be a Father's Day card.

Do you remember me telling you I was in love with the Corrugated Paper/Leaves Framelits combo for male cards? I think that was in my JAI post last week! Such a winning combination for masculine cards. Chuck in a bit of splatter from Gorgeous Grunge and you're getting close to perfection, LOL!

Isn't it just begging you to reach out and run your fingers over the corrugations?

Super easy inside - you could easily whip up one or a few of these cards in no time!

Here's the link to the Just Add Ink blog so you can see the rest of the Design Team's masculine fabulousness this week.

Bye for now,

Tina

AWH Blog Hop: Father's Day

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Today some of the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! team girls are presenting some fabulous Father's Day ideas to inspire you. We also have our brand new 2015 Holiday Catalogue available from 1 September, with some amazing Christmas inspiration for you. Be sure to request a catalogue today!

The Schoolhouse DSP was one of the DSP packs that first caught my eye in the new Annual Catalogue.  I've used my two favourite sheets on my card for today's Blog Hop.

Don't you just love the bikes?  They are so much fun! And I'm a real sucker for scattered polka dots. This card is a real departure from my usual masculine cards. It's so light and airy!  I usually go for neutrals with a splash of colour, but this card turns that 'rule' on it's head.

I really love the bold black matts, they add a cool touch of drama to the card.

The next stop in the Blog Hop is the fabulous Genna Gifford. She's bound to amaze and inspire you with her awesome talent.

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:

1. Tina Gillespie
2. Genna Gifford
3. Kate Morgan 
4. Jenny Van Dijk
5. Claire Daly
6. Judy May
7. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
8. Rachel Woollard
9. Ros Davidson
10. Kathryn Ruddick
11. Kayleen McLean

Bye for now,

Tina

Birthday Blossoms Catalogue CASE

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Today's card is one I CASEd from page 8 of the Annual Catalogue. I had been browsing online for inspiration for a card made using the Birthday Blossoms stamp set and lots of different variations of the same card kept popping up.  I quite liked it so decided to CASE the card.  It wasn't until a few weeks later when I was flicking through the catalogue that I realised that everyone had been CASEing the card in the catalogue!

I made a few changes, most obvious is that I changed the colour scheme.  I used one of my favourite combos: Always Artichoke, Rose Red and Very Vanilla. The large flowers are stamped on Blushing Bride cardstock. I also used the Decorative Label punch to finish off the banner piece instead of the Lots Of Labels Framelits.

I also tied my Linen Thread a little higher and used Dazzling Diamonds on the centre of the flowers.  Such a lovely, subtle shimmer.

I love the stamp with the smaller flowers - it's pretty much the reason I bought the set! It's a great way to finish off the inside of the card, don't you think?

Bye for now,

Tina