Just Add Ink #98 - Just Add Sparkle

Just Add Sparkle!  And that's just what I did!  Can you see it?!

This weeks challenge at Just Add Ink came from the very very talented and beautiful Patrice Easton, from Spring Blossom Musings.  I love pretty things, so this was right up my alley!

I needed to make a card for my gorgeous little daughter, Charlotte, who is turning 6 on Christmas Eve...and as mother like daughter, she loves pretty things too - and loves her "diamonds" and bling - hence, I had to make her this "loaded to the max" card!

I have used Stampin' Up's Pick-A-Petal stamp, then cut out the petal and covered it in Crystal Effects and then sprinkled Stampin' Up's Chunky Sprinkles over it.
The #6, I found in my stash and just used a sponge dauber to rub some Pear Pizzazz into it and then covered the #6 in Crystal Effects as well.

I even extended myself this week by blowing off the dust off my much-neglected sewing machine....after a trial run on some scrap paper, I was off and sewing - all going well....until for some reason it just stopped sewing halfway and then picked up again before I realised.  So....I decided to unpick it all, sew it all without cotton (so it made the dots for me) and then hand-sewed it all!  As you can see, there was a reason why there was so much dust on my machine!  But I'm really happy with the effect and it really does "make a card" in real life (IRL)!

So thanks for coming to have a look....make sure you do go and check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's work and leave them some love - cos they all do such an amazing job!

Just Add Ink Challenge 7 "Thank You Card"

This weeks Just Add Ink Challenge 7 is a Colour Challenge - using the following colours:

I have made this card for my special friend Naomi and her husband Billy, who were so generous and lent me their "new" car (they'd only had it for 1 week) so that I could drive out Traralgon, Vic, to see in-law family and friends - so thank you so much Naomi! Don't mind the extra dings and dents and scratches - it wasn't my fault - really it wasn't! ;)


Stamps: Pick A Petal, Sweet Little Sentiments, Hello Again, Circle Circus
Cardstock: Pink Passion, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Green Galore and Whisper White
Ink: Whisper White, Pink Passion, So Saffron, Green Galore, Basic Black
Accessories: Crystal Effects, Sponge Daubers, Hodge Podge, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

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.