JAI 607: Just Choose Two

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Ahh, I always get to this part of the week with a big sigh. It's Friday, and it's a long weekend, and I'm looking forward to the downtime! What better way to start the weekend with the new Just Add Ink challenge?

This week it's a Choose Two, between coffee, tea and friend. Di suggested this challenge, and the Design Team have certainly had fun with it! After much thought and flicking through my stamp collection, I decided to go with coffee and a Friend.

Hehe, I couldn't resist pulling out my Kindred Stamps set, The One With The Friend. Perfect for this challenge, don't you think? The waitress was the only choice of Friend for my card that could possibly be made.

I paired her with some Ink Road Stamps (The One Where It's Your Birthday) for the background, and framed her with the Friendly Frame diecut, also from Ink Road. I created the background by putting the coffee cup and sentiment on the one block and then stamping them all over the cardstock using Versamark ink. I mostly eyeballed it, but to keep it even, I lined up the coffee cup under the word 'your'. It worked out pretty well!

The coffee mug is from the Kindred Stamps set, and I used it again on the inside. It was coloured with my Copic markers, as was the Friend on the front.

That's all from me for this week's challenge, but your job is just starting. Pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll find the rest of this week's Design Team cards. Then you can link up your card, after you've made the difficult choice - which two of tea, coffee or friend will you select?

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Balmy Blue

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Thanks for stopping by for our Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are looking at Balmy Blue this week, a lovely, light blue. It's a blue that I really like and use a lot.

I've once again chosen to use a Brian King colour combo for my card. I thought it suited a masculine card, so I pulled out my On The Horizon bundle. I'm so sad that it is retiring at the end of the month!

I had fun playing with the Horizon Dies to create a scene on my card front. The Navy hill is actually in reverse - I felt it suited the layout better to have the bigger hill on the left. I had to creatively trim the piece so that it would fit across the card - it's more suited to a landscape card. 

I messed up the stamping on the front of the card - I forgot to stamp the Happy Birthday until after I'd put the Dimensionals on the back. I gave it a try, but as you can see, I had to cover the mess with a stamped banner instead!

Nice and simple on the inside. I really like the combo of the die cut trees and the stamped birds.

That's all from me for tonight - short and sweet! Next stop along the way is my lovely friend, Rachel Palmieri.

Catherine can help if you get stuck. She has a list of all participants on her blog, so jump on over there is you find a link that isn't working.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 372: CASE The All Occasions Section

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I hope yo've had a wonderful weekend. It's been wet and miserable here in Adelaide, but that generally means more crafting time for me! I managed to complete one QAYG block and two cards. What better way to finish it off than with the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop?

This week we are asking you to CASE the All Occasions section from the Annual Catalogue. It covers pages 12-45, so there's plenty of cards and projects to inspire you.

I found this sweet Christmas card towards the back of the All Occasions section. I liked the colours and the simple stamping. I'm a big fan of red and pink together, so this card ticked a few boxes for me!

Despite not having several of the key products in the catalogue sample, I kept my card very similar to the original. I used Poppy Parade ink to stamps the Forever Ferm images on the Blushing Bride cardstock. I added some more using Mossy Meadow ink, and some splatters in Blushing Bride.

Tailor Made Tags was a fabulous substitute for the dies that I don't own. I stamped a few more leaves in Soft Sea Foam, and the sentiment from Christmas To Remember in Poppy Parade. I think that twine is Mossy Meadow - it was a scrap that I found floating on my desk and thought it looked to be the right colour!

I used Forever Fern again to do some coordinating stamping on the inside of my card, with another Christmas To Remember sentiment. I loved this stamp set last Christmas, so I was pleased that it carried over to the new Annual Catalogue. 

Wow, my first Christmas card for 2022 is done! Will you choose a Christmas card to CASE from the All Occasions section, or will you go for something different? Post a photo of your card in our Facebook group when you've decided.

The next stop along with way in our Blog Hop is Peta Stephen, who has CASEd a gorgeous card from page 27. Her version is equally as gorgeous - you won't want to miss it!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 606: Just Add A Sketch

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Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. Are you ready? It's a fun sketch, designed by Lou.

What do you think? There's lots of different ways to play with this one, I think! I decided to use some goodies from my new purchase, the Game On Limited Edition box from Kindred Stamps.

I started by creating my background. The brick wall paper is from the 8-Bit Game paper pack, which came in the Game On Box. The cloud paper was from an older Kindred LE box, Justice Is Served.

I used Green and Red Foil and the Game Scene Dies to create my feature element. I think that once I know the age of the child that I will give this to, I will add a Gold Foil number above the flower. The sentiment is from the Game On stamp set.

I couldn't resist stamping and colouring a character from the stamp set on the inside. I can just imagine him leaping into the air and calling out 'Lets-a party'!

It's time for you to join the party by playing along with our challenge. First, pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll find the rest of the Design Team's cards. When you've made your card using our sketch, you can also link it up there. I can't wait to see what you make!

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Tahitian Tide

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It's time once again for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are looking at the last of the new In Colours, Tahitian Tide. It's a very bright blue that I think fits nicely into the colour range.

Brian King once again provided a lovely colour combo featuring Tahitian Tide. I wanted a colour scheme that would work for a set of cards aimed at children, and I think this fits the bill. I paired the five Sheetload Of Cards templates with the Penguin Place bundle. This bundle isn't currently available, but it will return in the upcoming Mini Catalogue. I kept with the Silver Foil feature by using my retired Balloon Punch to crop the foil.

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Here's my Tahitian Tide cards all together. Aren't they a bright, happy bunch?

In case you're interested, here's the whole group of cards. To recap - I've made the same five cards using each of the five new In Colours to create a gift set for someone special. Now I just need to make a box to put them all in!

That's all from for for tonight, but please do continue your way around our blog hop. There's plenty more Tahitian Tide yumminess to be seen, starting off with my lovely friend, Sharon Davern. She's usually got a pretty awesome fancy fold for us.

Another lovely friend is Cathy Proctor - and she's the one who will get you back on track if you find a broken link. Just pop on over to her blog, where she has a list of all participants.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 605: Just Add Inspiration

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Woo Hoo! Friday once again, which means that it's Just Add Ink time! This week we have a gorgeous Inspiration Photo as the basis of our challenge, which was suggested by Kim.

Hmm, what do you see in this photo? I straight away thought of the Expressions In Ink SDSP and Waves Of The Ocean DSP. Both have now retired, but I thought that I could use the different colours and papers to make an abstract version of the scene.

I was quite please with how it turned out! I used the stitched rectangle die in the Ornate Layers dies to crop the papers - the top three are the Expressions papers, and the lower three are from the Waves pack. I tried to match up with the Inspiration Photo, but wasn't strict with placement.

The mermaid is from an Ink Road stamp set, she's Inked Girl Samantha. I quickly coloured her with Stampin' Blends in colours taken from the DSP packs. The Gold Foil 'dream' die cut is from a long-retired set, called Chase Your Dreams Framelits.

A left over strip of DSP and a sentiment from Light The Candles finished off the inside. 

I can't wait to see what you make from the Inspiration Photo. The Design team have had a lot of fun with it. You can see their cards over on the Just Add Ink blog, where you can also link up your card in our challenge. See you there!

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Sweet Sorbet

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Hooray for a new Colour Creations Blog Hop! This week we are looking at another new In Colour - Sweet Sorbet. It's a lovely, deep pink that is definitely growing on me.

Once again I looked to Brian King for a stunning colour combo. I love the mix of pinks, and the addition of Crumb Cake is perfection. I think this is my favourite combo of the four In Colour gift card sets that I have made so far.

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Here is the group together. Aren't they pretty and feminine? I thought that the die from Penned Flowers would be perfect for my Silver Foil accent piece.

Thanks for joining me, but please do continue your way around our blog hop tonight. There's plenty more Sweet Sorbet inspiration to be found, starting with Amie McIlroy.

As ever, the lovely Catherine Proctor keeps us all organised and the blog hop ticking over. If you do happen to find a broken link, just jump on over to her blog, where you'll find a list of all participants.

Bye for now,

Tina