Just Add Ink - Just Add A Tag or Bookmark

Hello again!  Here is this weeks card for Just Add Ink challenge #92 which is "Just Add A Tag Or Bookmark" - thanks again to Bronwyn for coming up with this cool idea!

I was inspired by this card and managed to get it right first go!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams creations and hopefully we'll see you enter this weeks challenge too!

I used:
paper: SU Raspberry Tart DSP, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss
stamps: SU Afterthoughts, Kimono Kids
Dimensionals, Versa Mark, Clear Embossing Powder, Hole Punch, Sparklets, Kiwi Kiss Satin ribbon

Just Add Ink #80

Sketch time over at Just Add Ink!

You may have already seen a similar flower on my previous post, but as I warned, I LOVE THEM! So so so easy to make and so so so pretty!!!!!
You can see how I made mine here.
Oh - and I would tell you what I stamped on the tag, but I unfortunately don't have the card here at the moment and I can't remember what I stamped on it!!!! How professional is that!
But I can tell you that I painted the tag with Crackle Paint - and then rubbed some Night Of Navy ink into the cracks, to give it an "aged effect".

Just Add Ink # 79 - Just Add Tearing

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is actually on my 'off week', but I made this card recently for a special person and realised it had some tearing so I thought "why not!" (apologies, Blogger is playing up and I can't link to JAI - but you can easily pop by by going to www.just-add-ink.blogspot.com).

FLOWER
1. I made the flower by tearing 3 circles of cardstock (3 x sizes).....I crumbled up the pieces so they were really soft and pliable. (I used Red Riding Hood Red)
2. Next, I cut 4-5 slits into them to make petals.
3. Using a sponge dauber, I inked the edges in a darker shade.
4. I then used a skewer (or something similar) to roll the edges.
5. Misting with silver glimmermist, gives a nice silvery shine as well as helping hold the flower in shape.
6. I adhered each layer with a strip of good old sticky strip.

Too easy!!!! You can't go wrong I reckon!

Heads up - you may be seeing these flowers appear regularly on my creations for a while - I just LOVE them!

Just Add Ink #56 - Sketch

Sketch time at Just Add Ink and I'm loving the colours I used on this one - Kraft, Bravo Burgundy, Pear Pizzazz and Very Vanilla...yum yum!
Enjoyed using my latest SU set - Love Definied - and this time I embossed the tree with versamark and Pear Pizzazz ink and of course clear embossing powder. Before stamping, I used the Blender Pen to pull some ink away from some of the hearts on the tree and re-coloured them with Real Red Marker.

Would this pass for "Vintage"?

Here's another attempt of mine at "Vintage"....Vintage has so many different styles, so hard to know if it fits or not? What do you think?
This card absolutely did my head in trying to photograph it. My camera and I are at logger-heads lately. Focus focus focus!
I'd really love to know what you think....Vintage or not?

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cardstock: pink pirouette, confetti white, crumb cake, early espresso, neutrals DSP
ink: sahara sand, early espresso, versamark
stamps: en francais, vintage vogue, Papertrey
white taffeta ribbon, 2-step owl extra large punch, bird punch, pearls, clear embossing powder

Jenn's Card & Gift

I have made this card for a special friend Jenn, who is very unwell at the moment and I wanted something to brighten her day - so BRIGHT I made! You may have seen this design before? I CASE'd myself here! I have made my own little tutorial on how this flower was made - there are plenty of variations, but you can see what I whipped up here. And....the little goody bag! You can find the tutorial I used here. This one is filled with choccies - I really hope she likes them!Any questions, please drop me a line!

cardstock: melon mambo, peach parfait, confetti white,
stamps: en francais, friends 24-7,

Just Add Ink #33 - Sketch Challenge

What a crazy week! What a crazy time of the year!!! Just Add Ink have the above sketch challenge ready to go for this next week.....check out all the other Design Teams items - they are nothing short of amazing!

Here is my card. Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette and Confetti White - yummy!!! This card we made at Bronwyn's Birthday Workshop this week - HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRONWYN!!! Jump over to her blog and wish her a happy day!

Bronwyn and I are presenting a 5minute WOW tomorrow at the Regionals here in Launceston. Along with a couple other SU Demonstrator friends, Rochelle and Sharnee! It's gonna be a great day - but I'm SUPER nervous about speaking in front of so many people - aagghh!!!!

Here is a tutorial for how to make the fan-fold flower. I chose to not have the scalloped edge on the outside for mine. Thanks for coming to look! Let me know what you think!

stamps: three little words, baroque motifs
cardstock: confetti white, baja breeze, pink pirouette
dsp: baja breeze patterns
ink: night of navy, baja breeze, versamark
marker: night of navy
clear rhinestone, spritzer, sponge dauber, clear embossing powder, sticky strip, pink pirouette ribbon, 3/8" circle puch, stamp-a-ma-jig

Annabelle and Kitty's Birthday Cards

Last night, my daughter Charlotte was invited to a very special birthday party for two little friends, Annabelle and Kitty. It was a "Princess Dinner Party" and Charlotte (and the other little girls by the looks of it) had a wonderfully special time!

Here she is all dress & ready to go! She's holding a jug that her old-poppy had just given her and it's very precious to her - so cute).

...and here she is with her "make-up" on....she looks so grown-up in this pic *sigh*.

The 1st card here was for Anna, who was turning 7...


...and this card was for Kitty, who was turning 5. I really enjoyed making these two cards - pretty cards are often more "fun"!
Thank you to Amanda Aitken for creating special memories for these beautiful little girls! I know that Charlotte will remember that night forever!

Just Add Ink #23 - Designer Paper

What a crazy week...it all started to go bad on Saturday when I had alot of pain in my jaw - by Monday I was in agony - realising I was experiencing my 2nd toothache in my life. Last time I had this much pain I had a back molar taken out via a dentist who had no bedside manners and didnt care that the woman in his chair was crying her eyes out while the dental nurse had my head in a headlock - 1.5hrs later and 1 stitch later I was less one tooth!!! I dreded the thought of going back to a dentist, especially him, so chose to go the opposite and go Public but was so very blessed to get an emergency appointment and a wonderful, kind-hearted dentist who explained every step of the way. I was just so encouraged by him, so much it has restored my faith in dentists. So again, I left the dentist another tooth gone but no more pain from the absess that had found a home in my mouth - ewwww. I'm such a sook but I dont recommend it at all!!!

Anyway, back to what we're here for....I bought this Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper and thought I'd love it, but when it comes down to using it, I find it soooo hard to use - but this week at Just Add Ink the challenge was "Just Add Designer Paper" so I pulled the papers out and the set that goes with it, Cottage Garden, and tried and tried to make it all work. It's been a slight distraction for me the last few days trying to figure it all out!

I used Crystal Effects on some of the flowers and was surprised to see the colour change so much - turned into a real burgundy....weird...but good I guess.

cardstock: glossy white, old olive, rich razzleberry
ink: rich razzleberry, basic black, orchid opulence
stamps: cottage garden, pocket silhouettes
- rich razzleberry 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon, white gel pen, crystal effects, dimensionals

Just Add Stitching

What a cool challenge....Just Add STITCHING!!!! This is one of my 1st cards that I've done stitching on - hang on - um...I think its my 1st one! Either way it was fun to do!

I cut the 5 strips of beautiful Bella Rose DSP - stuck them onto a piece of card - making sure I only used Adhesive in the middle of each strip so that the sewing needle doesn't go through any sticky adhesive. I then sewed with machine down each strip and around the edges.

Next, I put my paneled piece onto a piece of Basic Black and attached that to a Glossy White card with Dimensionals.

The ribbon - Whisper White Taffeta - has a running stitch through the middle of it (done on machine too) and then pulled to gather it up. I fiddled until I had the look I wanted. I adhered it with Sticky Strip.

And of course I LOVE HODGEHODGE!!!!!!

I actually only had one of the bird punched out and a few of the leaves but they were in the wrong colour.....never fear - I sponged over the So Saffron with Basic Black and Kiwi Kiss!

I love the colours of this card and I'm really happy with how it turned out! I'd love to know what you think of it too! Thanks for popping by!

Check out the other Design Teams projects over at Just Add Ink.

cardstock: glossy white, whisper white and basic black
ink: basic black (kiwi kiss for emergency cover-up!)
paper: bella rose
taffeta ribbon, crystal effects, hodgepodge hardeware, extra large two-step bird punch, cotton,

Just Add Ink # 14 - VINTAGE

JUST ADD.....VINTAGE!!!
My inspiration came from reading lots of old-fashioned books and tried to replicate a ladies "Hat Box".......I'm really happy with what I've done this week.

I couldn't get the flower colours right until I stumbled across a little technique that I'm super happy with.
- I stamped the rose in Pale Plum but wasn't happy with how pale and plain it looked, so instead of using a marker to add colour to the edges or edging the stamp in another colour, I inked a Sponge with Rich Razzleberry and inked the outer edges of the rose with that and then stamped. The effect was amazing - I wasn't expecting it. The two colours seemed to blend perfectly and gave a real soft effect. The top layer of the rose is Rich Razzleberry but stamped off once on scrap paper (versamark first then Heat and Stick powder then Dazzling Diamonds). Anyway, super happy with the effect I made with the two colours and using a sponge to do an effect similar to "rock'n'roll".

The Naturals Ivory cardstock got severely crumpled up into a ball several times and rubbed between my fingers to age it "100 years"! I then straightened it all out and was impressed how it actually looked like calico material in the end! I also aged the ribbon by soaking in Parisian Essense (then coffee cos I ran out of Parisian!)

PAPERS/CARDSTOCK: Bella Bleu DSP, Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla

STAMPS: A Rose Is A Rose, All A Flutter (Autumn/Winter Mini)

INKPADS: Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry,

Eyelet Border Punch, Sanding Block, Whisper White Taffeta ribbon

Just Add Ink Challenge #10 "Live Laugh and Love Bday Card"

Just Add Ink Challenge #10
When I 1st saw these colours I wasn't overly excited, but thats what I love about doing different challenges, it makes you use things/colours that you wouldn't normally! So I'm excited!!!
I chose to keep one of my least favourite colours to a minimum in this challenge and used it "subtley" - is that even a word!!!?

Thanks for coming to take a peek!

cardstock: whipser white, close to cocoa, cameo coral and blush blossom textured
ink: close to cocoa, basic black, versa mark, blush blossom
stamps: trendy trees, on your birthdayembrace life, happy moments
- sponge daubers, crystal effects, clear embossing powder, aqua painter, bone folder, stampin' dimensionals

Just Add Ink Challenge #9 'Be Happy Notebook"

This weeks challenge over at Just Add Ink was a "Layout Challenge" using the above layout.
I have had this little Stampin' Up On Board Art 5x5 Journal ($13.50) for quite a while now and had already covered it in the Bella Bleu (16.95) DPS - but just couldn't get motivated to what to do next - until this week!
The rose/flower is my 1st attempt at this style using the Scallop Circle Punch ($30.95) and Bella Rose DPS. I'm quite happy with it!

stamps: so many sayings, always

cardstock: kraft, whisper white
dsp: bella bleu, bella rose
ink: rose red, mellow moss, whisper white, versamark
-scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" circle sunch, spiral punch, hodge podge stylised silver, clear embossing powder, whisper white taffeta ribbon

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GUILTY: I jumped the gun a little early and made this card for this weeks JAI#9 Challenge several weeks ago, so I thought I may as well put both on my blog to share!
Thanks for coming to look!

stamps: great friend
cardstock: basic black, baja breeze, whisper white
ink: baja breeze, pink pirouette, versamark, basic black
dsp: urban garden
-scallop edge punch, flower fusion 2, hodge podge stylised silver, 1/4" whisper white grograin, clear embossing powder

Razzle Dazzle in Baja Breeze & Pink Pirouette!

Need I say, another "Grandpa" card!!! LOL
Gee, I'm wishing I bought more of the DPS "Parisian Breeze"...I'm going through it like nothing it but its sooooo pretty! Teamed up with Pink Pirouette makes a strikingly pretty combo I reckon!
I have made a "shadow" with the Razzle Dazzle stamp by using Going Grey just next to the Baja Breeze. It really changes the look and gives it a dimension.

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Going Grey, Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette
DPS: Parisian Breeze
Stamps: Razzle Dazzle and On Your Birthday
Word Window Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Cystal Effects, Flower Fusion Too and non-SU Pearl & black ribbon.

PS. Can anyone help? I want to change the way my comments are done - so they are "embedded below post" but its saying that embedding cannot be used while "post pages is disabled".
I'm not sure where to go to enable post pages????? Can anyone help?

Bella Rose Birthday

Another card I "whipped" up for my Grandfathers stock
- a pretty, feminine card I think.

I got the inspiration for the centre part from a card a wonderful friend, Samantha Denman, gave me for Christmas a while back - where she had embossed the quote and then sponged the centre part of the card only - as the ink doesnt stick to the embossed words. Its really pretty and great effect for something different I think. Hope you like!

Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White and Rose Red
Bella Rose DSP
Stamps: On Your Birthday
Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, White Embossing Powder and Stamping Sponges

Mojo Monday Week 120

Here is my card for the Mojo Monday 120 Contest.
I regretfully admit that this is not a SU card this time.....I just couldnt go past this beautiful black and white floral paper that I've been hoarding for some time now, but today was the day to put it to good use! It has a metallic/pearl look, so I chose the same for the white cardstock.

The quote is a rub-on that I found in the bottom of the pile! It feels good, tho, to use up some things that have been unused for so long! Any questions, just ask!

I am off to Melbourne this week for girls few days with my daughter, Charlotte. When I get back, it's going to be time to start thinking about packing and moving into my new home in town and unfortunately, I've been telling myself that will be the time to DE-SIZE with the old craft stock - aggghhh!!!!!! Anyway, hope you like my card!

Grandfathers Emergency Supply

I've started making some cards to give to my Grandfather to have "on stock" for Emergency's. I'm really happy with the 1st two cards - love them if I do say so myself!!!

Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers, On Your Birthday

Naomi's Birthday Card and Liz's Thank You Card

Ssshhh...this is to be my friend Naomi's Birthday card, but I will give it to her in person when I visit her in a few weeks time in Melbourne.

I have had Pick-A-Petal for a few monthsnow and have wanted it so much but havent even used it yet...so last night was the night! I cased the idea from here. I really love this card - I think it has a real fresh, happy feeling about it. The top leaves are acetate and the stitching is my "fake-stitching" (shh dont tell). The quote is a rub-on that I found amongst my supplies as well as the purple. The green is Certainly Celery. Hope you like!

This one is a Thank You card for my friend Liz with a home-made button courtesy of Danielle Daws fabulous tutorial - you can find that here.

Mojo Monday Week 119

The sketch below is this weeks challenge:
I woke this morning feeling a bit yucky - recovering from the flu and feeling the effects of being a woman...happy happy joy joy!!!! I buried myself in my craft desk and this is what I surfaced with about 2hrs later!

I'm happy with it. I did wonder if paper I should've softened it a bit more with less Chocolate Chip or maybe not the Kraft, but sometimes I think life just isnt always pretty and I think the verse sums that up! Hope you like!

Stamps: Words of Wisdom and Organic Grace
Cardstock: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Whisper White (embossed courtesy of Browny again!) and Chocolate Chip
Designer Paper Series:Parisian Breeze (OMG I love these papers)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa

Sponge daubers, "Valet" Ribbon, Flower Fusion Too, non-SU pearl.

Mojo Monday Week 113

Here is my card for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch

using the layout on the right. I couldnt help but use last years Designer Paper "Dashing" along with my newest set "Snow Swirled" ($45.95).

I love the look of the "Faux Metal" tag done with Silver Embossing Powder.

Cardstock: Ruby Red, Confetti Cream, Old Olive and Silver
Designer Papers: Dashing
Ink: Versamark
Some of my all-time fav silver string.