Festival Of Trees in Lost Lagoon

Hi!

Here's another Christmas card for you.  I'm really loving the new stamp set, Festival Of Trees.  The stamp and the matching punch make Christmas cards a breeze!

The Lucky Stars Embossing Folder is a fantastic addition to most Christmas cards, adding a lovely textural element to the card.

The new Lost Lagoon ribbon is gorgeous - so soft and pretty

I really love the sentiments in the Festival of Trees set, perfect for both the inside and outside of the card!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #238: Just Add A Sketch

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Happy Halloween, for those that celebrate the holiday. I don't really, but Rob and the kids do, so celebrate it I must!  Anyway, it's time for another Just Add Ink challenge, and this time Kim has designed a great sketch to inspire our creativity.

I had lots of fun with this sketch.  I cut quite a few Word Bubbles and played around with the positioning of them on the card.  None of it looked right though until I added the On Film film strip underneath.

The Tangello Twist background was created using the zig zag stamp out of Work Of Art, just stamped repeatedly.  I was quite impressed with how well I was able to line it up without the use of my Stamp-a-ma-Jig!

I was able to use the Word Bubbles I'd cut for the front and not used on the inside.  I hate to waste things, so it was a great solution!

I hope you have time to play along with us this week. The Design Team has had a lot of fun with the sketch.  Why don't you pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to have a look?

Bye for now,

Tina

Happy Wonderful Christmas

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Today I have another Christmas card for you in Gold and Purple.  I used the lovely, rich Blackberry Bliss with Rich Razzleberry and Brushed Gold for this card.  I'm not usually a gold person, but I love this combination for a luxurious looking Christmas card.

This card is a CASE of one I found on Splitcoast Stampers.  You can see the original card here.  While the original creator went for more traditional colours I wanted to try the richer colour combination to see how it worked.  I was pleased with the result.

I also changed the main sentiment - I really love the Happy Wonderful Christmas saying. It's very cheerful and perfect for Christmas!  I used Crumb Cake ink to stamp the background stars.  It's a lovely subtle colour and it echoes the Brushed Gold nicely.

I hope this has given you a bit of inspiration for your Christmas cards this year.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #237: Just Add Clear Block Stamping

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Are you ready for another Just Add Ink challenge?  This week Paula has challenged us to try some Clear Block Stamping.  Never heard of it? It's pretty much just what it sounds like - you ink up your clear block and stamp with it.  Easy peasy!

I decided to use my clear block stamping to create a background for a masculine card.  I used one of the smaller clear blocks and inked it in Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight (not at the same time!) before stamping the tree over the top in Memento ink.

I was originally going to use the stamped strip to create a banner for my card, but at the last minute I cut a small section off the bottom to create the piece for the sentiment.  The space in between looked a little bare so I added the Linen Thread and attached it with some staples.  It's a great way to embellish a male card without it getting too girly.

The Design Team have come up with some wonderful samples of Clear Block Stamping to inspire you this week.  Why don't you pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see for yourself? You're bound to come away inspired to stamp!

Bye for now,

Tina

A File Folder Card

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Today I have a card for you that I CASEd from another Demonstator, Paula Stringer.  You can see her original card here.  I had wanted to make a file folder card and her's was the cutest sample I could find in a quick Google images search.

I used the same DSP, Maritime, but changed up a few of the elements to suit my purposes a little better.

I love the cute File Tab Edgelits  to create an interesting little feature on the card.  If you don't have the Edgelits, you could use the Envelope Punch Board to create a similar look.

Here's the insert I created for the card.  I love the look of the rounded corners on the card, and I carried the Maritime theme through by using the row of flags across the top of the insert.

Bye for now,

Tina.

JAI #236: Just Add Inspiration

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Woo hoo, it's time for another Just Add Ink Challenge!  We are doing an inspiration challenge this week, selected by the lovely Nikki.  I have been itching to do this challenge ever since I knew it was coming up - it's so pretty!

Isn't it a fabulous inspiration photo?  There are so many possibilities, and the Design Team have come up with some majorly stunning samples to inspire you.

I decided to attempt a stylised peacock tail, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. I used the retired Scribbles Swirls Sizzlit to cut a heap of shapes and arranged them on my card to replicate the tail feathers.

It was such a fiddly card to make, but I was really pleased with how it turned out, so I didn't mind the fiddliness so much!  I thought the sequins were a nice finishing touch too.

I used some of the offcut pieces to finish the inside.  I had thought I was finished with them when I completed the front, so I had to rescue them from my bin to do the inside!

What do you see in the inspiration photos?  Why don't you join in the fun over at Just Add Ink?

Bye for now,

Tina

Memory Keeping with PLxSU: About Me

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Today I have for you a 6x8 PLxSU layout that I completed as a part of a worldwide team of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators and Project Life By Stampin' Up! devotees.  We have started a Facebook group and have decided to run a monthly PLxSU Challenge for you to participate in.

For this first month Delys suggested an "All About Me" theme so that you could get to know us and we could get to know you.  Great idea!

So, I could have gone the whole "My name is Tina, I live in Adelaide, Australia with my husband and 3 children. I'm a qualified high school social sciences teacher but I've chosen to be a full time mum for now.  I learned the piano and clarinet when I was younger and I love to read, sew and papercraft" road, but I chose to do something a little different.

The 3x4 inch card on the bottom left really struck me as I was looking through my PLxSU supplies. You really do need to live in the moment sometimes and appreciate what you have rather than push on for what you want.  It's a lesson that is sometimes learned the hard way, don't you think?

I am what I am, and that's good enough for me.

We'd love to know All About You now.  Head on over to the Facebook group to participate in the challenge. Here are the blogs of the other ladies in the MKPLxSU team so you can see what they've created this month too.

Claire Daly

Delys Cram

Constanze Wirtz

Julie Kettlewell

Janet Wakeland

Bye for now,

Tina