Lift Me Up With Colour Theory

Hi!

Today's card is a quick and easy one that I made to show off the gorgeous ombre papers in the Colour Theory DSP Stack. I love the ombre look, and while it's not difficult to achieve the look yourself with some cardstock and a sponge brayer, there are times when it's easier to just grab for the DSP.

I was after a bit of a sunrise effect with the background, so I arranged my Crushed Curry DSP so that the darker section was at the top, rather than at the bottom like I usually do. I think I stamped my sentiment too close to the bottom, but that's because I completely forgot to stamp it until I'd adhered the Crushed Curry DSP to the base using Dimensionals. Those little suckers really grip! Rather than trying to remove the whole lot, I just removed the one under the sentiment and replaced it with a new one after I'd stamped.

I kept the rest of the card nice and simple - just the little scattering of balloons and clouds.

I think this would be a great card for those times where you need to whip up a card in a rush. What do you think?

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #376: Just Add D

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And hello to you too, Friday! You are most welcome in this house this week! I'm certainly looking for ward to the weekend.

How about you? Will you create something for our new Just Add Ink challenge this weekend? I'd better tell you what it is then! It's one of my alphabet challenges, and we are challenging you to Just Add D to your card. You can choose anything D related - a stamp set, theme, embellishment, technique - as long as it starts with a D.

I decided to stamp a card that uses my favourite set for little boys - No Bones About It. Dinosaurs are always popular with little lads.

The dinosaurs were stamped using Pacific Point/Night Of Navy, and Pumpkin Pie/Cajun Craze. Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip were used for the leaves and footprints. I love the bright, fun colours - perfect for a young child.

I think I had most fun stamping the inside. I love the way that the triceratops is chasing the T-Rex. Probably not very factually accurate, but let's not let that get in the way of a fun card!

What 'D' element will you add to your card? Sometimes I compete with myself to get as many as I can on my card, but this time I only had the Dinosaurs. Just link your project up over at Just Add Ink to join in the fun.

Bye for now,

Tina

AWH HOC Week 15

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Welcome to this week's Heart Of Christmas with the Art With Heart team.

This week I have the pleasure of hosting The Heart Of Christmas. Claire has some family commitments, and so I volunteered to be a temporary home for the Bog Share until she is able to resume.

This week's card came about as I had an extra sample Embossing Paste/Glitter panel left over from a card class last month. I didn't want to waste it, so I decided to make it up into a card that was different to the card the classes made. I'd stuffed up the panel a little by getting some paste where it wasn't wanted, so I had to trim it a little to hide my whoopsie.

The word 'Joy' comes from the new Hearts Come Home stamp set. The whole sentiment is actually Joy To The World, but I only wanted(/had room for) the word Joy.

I do love a bit of glimmer on a Christmas card, so I added a strip to the inside to finish it off.

Here are the links to the rest of the Art With Heart ladies who are sharing their gorgeous Christmas projects this week:

Kate Morgan

Sharon Davern

Caroline Manwaring

Rachel Palmieri

Rachel Woollard

Ros Davidson

Claire Daly

Monika O'Neill

Catherine Proctor

I'm sure they'd love it if you left them a comment.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #375: Just Add A Sketch

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Wow, these Fridays are flying by!

This week at Just Add Ink, Kim has designed this fabulous sketch for us to use.

I think this is a fun sketch, with lots of possibilities. The Design Team have come up with some fabulous cards this week. I recently purchased a few new stamp sets (non SU!!) so I decided to use some of the stamps to make my card.

I think I've said many times before that my family are all Harry Potter mad, so these stamps just *had* to be purchased! I made this card for my husband for Father's Day on Sunday, so I decided to use the Dumbledore stamp on the card. Our kids often tease him by calling him grey beard, so I think this was the perfect stamp to use!

The sentiment actually says 'Have a magical birthday', so I used my Pacific Point marker to just ink up the sections I wanted. I coloured Dumbledore with my Copic markers, but I think I grabbed the wrong cardstock, as the colour bled a little bit.

I'm trying to push Rob out of his comfort zone a little, so this sentiment was perfect for the inside of his card.

The rest of the Design Team have done amazing things with the sketch this week. You can check it all out over at the Just Add Ink blog, which is where you can also link your card.

Bye for now,

Tina

AWH HOC Week 14

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Welcome to week 14 of The Heart Of Christmas.

This week I made a card using some pieces I stamped during a team meeting I held a few weeks ago. One of the ladies I'd invited brought along a stamp set I didn't own, so I stamped a few images using the set. It can be tricky stamping without a plan, but I think I did alright with it this time.

The stamp set is from the about to be released Holiday Catalogue, and it is called Labels To Love. It's a great set that includes a lot of sentiments for a range of holidays. I used a Santa from Cookie Cutter Christmas to finish off the front of the card.

I thought the "Ho Ho Ho" stamp would look great as a background, so I stamped it over and over again in Crumb Cake ink on the Crumb Cake cardstock.

The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the same set, but is part of a larger stamp. I simply used my Cherry Cobbler marker to ink up the part that I wanted. It's a great technique to remember!

You can pop on over to Claire's blog to see lots more Heart Of Christmas inspiration. I hope you've been enjoying it each week.

Bye for now,

Tina

Traditional Scrapbooking with Memories and More

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A couple of weeks ago I had a little burst of scrapbooking inspiration. Today I have the second of the layouts that I made. It's a traditional page, but I've used our new pocket scrapbooking products for it. In this case, I've used the Perfect Days Memories and More pack, which coordinates beautifully with the Naturally Eclectic DSP.

This layout records the day that my daughter and her BFF spent the afternoon not just horse riding, but doing everything horse related - they fed them, cleaned the tack, groomed the horses and learned how to lead a horse. That's why I called it "The Whole Shebang". The girls had only ever rode a horse before, but are very horse obsessed, so this was a bit of a treat for Ada's birthday. We kept it a huge surprise - they only found out where they were going as we were about to walk out the door.

I cropped one of the Memories and More cards to fit my gap. I wanted it to match the card I'd used on the other page of the layout, but it didn't have any Emerald Envy on it. I they realised that the burlap stamp in Jar Of Love nearly matched the pattern in the Emerald Envy on the other side. Perfect! I've also used some of the stickers from the Memories and More pack. I'd sanded around the photos to give them the look of having a matt, so I did the same with the stickers.

To give a bit more of a country feel to the page, I laid some of SU's long retired Hemp Twine across the page and stapled it down. Most of the loops are placed randomly (however the twine wanted to naturally lie), but in this case I used the loop  to frame Ada leading the horse. It's the only photo on the layout that's not a close up, so I felt it needed something special.

This layout was a lot of fun to create. I love pocket scrapping for the speed and convenience, but traditional scrapping will always be my favourite. How about you?

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #374: Just Add Inspiration

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Here I am, back with another card!

This week we have an Inspiration Challenge at Just Add Ink. Jan found the picture for us, and it's a different one - no flowers! It's a great one for a male card, or even a 'let's catch up for a cuppa' card. Does anyone send those? LOL

When I looked at the picture, I straight away thought of Text Ya Later and Coffee Break DSP, so using the KISS principle, that's what I used!

I really like the coffee ring pattern, but I'd been yet to find a reason to use it on a project. I thought that this one was perfect! I added some coffee pots and mugs, just to tie in the coffee mug in the Inspiration Photo.

I punched the circle from vellum, and then sponged around it with Early Espresso ink, just so that it kind of mimics the look of the coffee rings on the DSP.

I always laugh at this pair of sentiments, but I do acknowledge that not everyone would. The person I have in mind for this card would probably laugh too, so I'm sure they will be OK.

What will you create this week? The Design Team have made a stunning range of cards, as usual. You can see them over at Just Add Ink, where you can also link your card for the challenge.

Bye for now,

Tina