Sense Of Time

Hi!

Once again I had some unexpected crafting time today as Rob took the kids out for the afternoon.  They were making the most of the last day of school holidays by going to see Despicable Me.

I decided to use the latest sketch at Unscripted Sketches for inspiration.

Tilted panels are a bit out of my comfort zone, but I gave it my best shot.  I decided to make a masculine card using some stamped images I've had sitting on my desk for a while.  I have a limited stash of DSP at the moment so I had to use some of my retired DSP for the card.  Here it is:

It's a little hard to see in the photo, but I sponged Chocolate Chip ink lightly over the Very Vanilla sections to give them a bit of an aged look.
Stamps: Sense Of Time
Ink: Chocolate Chip
DSP/Card Stock: Chocolate Chip Patterns DSP (retired), Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Other: Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Brown Brads

Catch you later,

Tina

Dreams De Jour Slider Card

Hi!

Well I'm back as promised, just a little later than I expected.  The card I'm showing you tonight was designed by Gardenia for the current UStamp round.  She designed a cute little baby card, but I decided to make mine a birthday card.

Here's the card with the slider section all the way in:

And here it is with the slider section pulled out:

And finally, the inside of the card.  I hope you can see the butterflies stamped in Blushing Bride along the left side of the insert.

I used two of the new In Colours Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz and paired them with Basic Grey.  Such a pretty combination.

Stamps: Dreams De Jour, Best Yet (retired hostess)

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Black Stazon

DSP/Card Stock: Blushing Bride Hostess DSP, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Grey, Whisper White

Other: Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/4" Circle XL Punch, Rhinestone Brad, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Slot Punch (retired)

Catch you later,

Tina

Bling for a Cause

Hi!

I'm back again - two posts in a day!  I unexpectedly got some quiet time this afternoon as Rob took Alex and Ada out for the afternoon  and Hudson went down for a sleep.  Naturally I headed for my craft table and set to work on Just Add Ink's new challenge.  Their challenge is to Just Add Bling... and Pink in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness.  Now when I think pink my mind automatically jumps to the Pink Ladies, but I have a little secret to confess.  I love Grease 2 more than the original Grease.  In fact, Grease 2 is one of my all time favourite movies!  So I put on the DVD and started creating.

I was after a soft, feminine feel for the card so I used Blushing Bride rather than one of the brighter pinks.  Here's a side view showing the raised bird panel.

I used the Scallop Square punch to create the sentiment panel by cutting a strip of cardstock 11/16" or 1.7cm wide and inserted the ends into the corner of the square from the bottom of the punch.  Nice and easy!

Stamps: En Francais
Ink: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz
DSP/ Card Stock: Blushing Bride Hostess DSP, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Other: Rhinestones, Two Step Bird Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals, Certainly Celery Twill Ribbon (2010 SAB), Chit Chat Rub Ons (retired)

Catch you later with the next Cool Moves card I promised for tomorrow,

Tina

Swinging Stampin' Royalty

Hi

I'm back again with another card from the latest UStamp round.  The swing card was designed by Kathryn Mangelsdorf for Ustamp and I used the colour combination from the latest Stampin' Royalty challenge.  Here's the colour combo:

Here's the card I came up with:

Another view, this time open and from the front:

And finally open, but from the back, which is where you write your message:

Isn't it a cute little card?  I quite like the swing card, and can see myself making lots more!

Stamps: Razzle Dazzle, Perfect Punches, Baroque Motifs
Ink: Concord Crush, So Saffron
Card Stock: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Concord Crush, Whisper White
Other: Rhinestones, 1/4" Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Scallop Edge Border Punch, 2" x 1 3/8" (Wide) Oval XL Punch, Stamp Positioner, Glue Dots

Catch you later - I'll be back tomorrow with another super cute UStamp card.

Tina

Pop Up Dasher

Hi!

I was lucky enough to win a free pass to the current UStamp with Dawn round, which was about cards with cool moves.  Thanks so much to Kathryn Mangelsdorf for the chance for the free pass.  She currently has another free pass up for grabs on her blog for the next round - Get a Jump Start on your Jingle - so pop on over for your chance to win.

The first card I tried is a free standing pop up card by Gilda Fellows.  I've always wanted to try one of these, so this was the perfect opportunity!

I think I cut the slot for the pop up section a bit too wide, but otherwise I was pretty happy with how this turned out.

 The new satin ribbon is perfect for the front of the base, and I'm totally loving the new Jolly Holiday DSP.

Stamps: Dasher, Snow Swirled
Ink: Old Olive
DSP/Card Stock: Jolly Holiday DSP, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Old Olive
Other: Scallop Oval XL Punch, 2" x 1 3/8" (Wide) Oval XL Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 5/8" Old Olive Satin Ribbon

Catch you later,

Tina.

I'm A Lucky Girl!

Hi!

I just thought I'd show you what I got today.  I've been wanting one of these for a while, but wasn't too keen on the price tags attached.  Then I had a brainwave - a friend's dad is very handy and always on the lookout for little projects.  He was only too happy to build it for me, and his wife was very happy that he was able to use up some of the scraps in his shed to build it!

So what is 'it'?

A set of pigeon hole type shelves to hold my inkpads!  Here it is with my growing collection of inkpads:

That's Hudson in the top right corner coming over to check it out.  Now I just need to give it a lick of white paint and it will be perfect!

Catch you later,

Tina

Jolly Dasher, or A Dashing Holiday?

Hi!

I must admit, it's been a while, but I'm having a go at the latest Stampin' Royalty Challenge.  But before I show you my card, congratulations to Gardenia at A Little Less Useless for becoming the first Australian to have a place on the Design Team!

This week the challenge is to use this sketch:

Here's what I came up with:

I couldn't get the flowers in the top left of the sketch to work, so I replaced them with rhinestones.

I crimped a straight section of DSP to get the scalloped border around the oval panel - a handy little trick to know!

Stamps: Dasher, Perfect Punches
Ink: Old Olive
DSP/Card Stock: Jolly Holiday DSP, Very Vanilla, Old Olive
Other: Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punches, Paper Crimper, Sponge Daubers, 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Oval Cutter, Dimensionals, Rhinestones

Catch you later,

Tina