Hi!
Merry Christmas!
I hope you're having a wonderful Christmas period - I certainly am!
I'm having a little break from blogging right now while I spend some time with my family, but I'll be back soon with some fabulous new stuff from the Sale-A-Bration and Occasions Catalogues.
Bye for now,
Tina
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
JAI #342: Just Add N
Hi!
Welcome to the last Just Add Ink challenge for 2016!
This week it's one of my letter challenges, which just happens to be the letter N. What inspires you that starts with the letter N?
I decided to use Night Of Navy, as blue is one of my favourite colours. I paired it with the Number of Years stamp set.
I had been making some ATCs for a swap and I had the Number Of Years stamps out on my desk, so it was easy enough to keep them out and get to work on this card.
I love the sweet pop of colour in the flowers - ooh, Nature! there's another N for my card!
I stamped the flowers again to complete the inside. I love the sentiments on this card, from Bunch Of Blossoms stamp set. Did you notice that they aren't necessarily specific to a birthday? In fact you could use this card for a range of special days, including an engagement or a wedding, or even just to tell someone you think they are amazing.
This Just Add Ink challenge will run for two weeks, so you have plenty of time to get inky and link up your creations.
Bye for now,
Tina
Welcome to the last Just Add Ink challenge for 2016!
This week it's one of my letter challenges, which just happens to be the letter N. What inspires you that starts with the letter N?
I decided to use Night Of Navy, as blue is one of my favourite colours. I paired it with the Number of Years stamp set.
I had been making some ATCs for a swap and I had the Number Of Years stamps out on my desk, so it was easy enough to keep them out and get to work on this card.
I love the sweet pop of colour in the flowers - ooh, Nature! there's another N for my card!
I stamped the flowers again to complete the inside. I love the sentiments on this card, from Bunch Of Blossoms stamp set. Did you notice that they aren't necessarily specific to a birthday? In fact you could use this card for a range of special days, including an engagement or a wedding, or even just to tell someone you think they are amazing.
This Just Add Ink challenge will run for two weeks, so you have plenty of time to get inky and link up your creations.
Bye for now,
Tina
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Red Foil Santa's Sleigh Christmas Card
Hi!
I have one last Christmas card for you for 2016. This was one I made as a class sample using the Santa's Sleigh bundle.
The card base is just half of an A4 sheet of cardstock, scored and folded in half, and then one half is scored and folded in half again. You can probably see it better in the second photo. A smaller, matted piece is then attached to the front so that it over laps the inside of the card.
The DSP on the front is from the Pop Of Pink SDSP pack. The foil design ties in nicely with the foil sleigh and 'merry'.
Bye for now,
Tina
I have one last Christmas card for you for 2016. This was one I made as a class sample using the Santa's Sleigh bundle.
The card base is just half of an A4 sheet of cardstock, scored and folded in half, and then one half is scored and folded in half again. You can probably see it better in the second photo. A smaller, matted piece is then attached to the front so that it over laps the inside of the card.
The DSP on the front is from the Pop Of Pink SDSP pack. The foil design ties in nicely with the foil sleigh and 'merry'.
Bye for now,
Tina
Monday, December 19, 2016
Jar of Love Wreath Card
Hi!
I've decided to break away from the Christmas cards for today, to show you a pretty card we made in classes a couple of months ago. I wanted to use the Jar Of Love stamp set, but without the jar. I've noticed a lot of wreath cards around, so I decided to give it a go with the floral stamps from the set.
What do you think? I quite like it! I used the colour combination from the Blooms and Bliss DSP and just started stamping! I eyeballed my circle, but some of my class ladies drew a faint pencil line, which they erased later.
I find it best to start with the biggest stamp and work my way down to the smallest, filling the gaps as you go.
Of course, there's a few extra little flowers and fronds to finish of the inside.
Bye for now,
Tina
I've decided to break away from the Christmas cards for today, to show you a pretty card we made in classes a couple of months ago. I wanted to use the Jar Of Love stamp set, but without the jar. I've noticed a lot of wreath cards around, so I decided to give it a go with the floral stamps from the set.
What do you think? I quite like it! I used the colour combination from the Blooms and Bliss DSP and just started stamping! I eyeballed my circle, but some of my class ladies drew a faint pencil line, which they erased later.
I find it best to start with the biggest stamp and work my way down to the smallest, filling the gaps as you go.
Of course, there's a few extra little flowers and fronds to finish of the inside.
Bye for now,
Tina
Friday, December 16, 2016
JAI #341: Just Add Colour
Hi!
Not many Fridays left in the year now!
It's a tricky one this time, but that's half the fun of doing a challenge! I still haven't sent out my Christmas cards, so I took the opportunity to make one more for the stash.
I used Shimmery White cardstock for the base of my CAS card, as I love the subtle shimmer it gives. The circle was masked, sponged in Basic Grey, double masked using the stars mask, inked with Versamark and then heat embossed using white embossing powder.
I added this die cut tree from the Santa's Sleigh Framelits. It's funny, when I purchased the set, the tree was my least favourite. I've ended up using it a lot more than any of the other framelits in the set though!
Are you like me and squeezing in just a few more Christmas cards at the last minute? Pop over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the rest of the DT have made and to add your own creation.
Bye for now,
Tina
Not many Fridays left in the year now!
It's our second last challenge for the year at Just Add Ink. This week Kim has put together a colour combination for inspire creativity.
It's a tricky one this time, but that's half the fun of doing a challenge! I still haven't sent out my Christmas cards, so I took the opportunity to make one more for the stash.
I used Shimmery White cardstock for the base of my CAS card, as I love the subtle shimmer it gives. The circle was masked, sponged in Basic Grey, double masked using the stars mask, inked with Versamark and then heat embossed using white embossing powder.
I added this die cut tree from the Santa's Sleigh Framelits. It's funny, when I purchased the set, the tree was my least favourite. I've ended up using it a lot more than any of the other framelits in the set though!
Are you like me and squeezing in just a few more Christmas cards at the last minute? Pop over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the rest of the DT have made and to add your own creation.
Bye for now,
Tina
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
End Of Year Teacher Gifts
Hi!
Yay! School is nearly out for the year! One of mine has two days to go, and the other two have three days. We've all been so busy with end of year and Christmas activities, but I found time to sit last night and create these cute little gift bags for Ada's teachers.
I used the Gift Bag Punch Board to create the little bags. They are actually made from Real Red cardstock, despite them looking orange in the photos. I used a few scraps of Candy Cane Lane DSP to decorate the front and the flap.
The tags were made using the Stitched Shapes Thinlits, Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and Endless Thanks stamp set. I made three of these bags, so I wanted a quick and easy tag for the bag. Inside the bag is a Christmas ornament and a handful of chocolates. I forgot to photograph it before I closed the bag. Oh well!
Bye for now,
Tina
Yay! School is nearly out for the year! One of mine has two days to go, and the other two have three days. We've all been so busy with end of year and Christmas activities, but I found time to sit last night and create these cute little gift bags for Ada's teachers.
I used the Gift Bag Punch Board to create the little bags. They are actually made from Real Red cardstock, despite them looking orange in the photos. I used a few scraps of Candy Cane Lane DSP to decorate the front and the flap.
The tags were made using the Stitched Shapes Thinlits, Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and Endless Thanks stamp set. I made three of these bags, so I wanted a quick and easy tag for the bag. Inside the bag is a Christmas ornament and a handful of chocolates. I forgot to photograph it before I closed the bag. Oh well!
Bye for now,
Tina
Monday, December 12, 2016
Diagonal Cookie Cutter Christmas
Hi!
Do you sometimes like to mix things up a bit in your card making? I know I do! When I was designing today's card I decided to have a bit of fun.
I had originally intended that the Candy Cane Lane DSP would be a straight piece, but at the last minute I decided to cut it on the diagonal. What do you think?
You can see that I stamped the Gingerbread Man over the base of the card, along with the bow.
The placement of the bow is the difference between a Gingerbread Man and a Gingerbread Lady. So cute!
Bye for now,
Tina
Do you sometimes like to mix things up a bit in your card making? I know I do! When I was designing today's card I decided to have a bit of fun.
I had originally intended that the Candy Cane Lane DSP would be a straight piece, but at the last minute I decided to cut it on the diagonal. What do you think?
You can see that I stamped the Gingerbread Man over the base of the card, along with the bow.
The placement of the bow is the difference between a Gingerbread Man and a Gingerbread Lady. So cute!
Bye for now,
Tina
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