Just Add Ink Challenge # 512 – Sketch

At Just Add Ink this week, we have a Sketch Challenge.  Here is the card I made for the Challenge.

As I looked at the Sketch, I wondered how I could make it more than just a card……so I came up with the idea of making it into a pocket card.

The products I have used all come from the Forever Greenery Suite.

• DSP = Forever Greenery
• Stamps = Forever Fern
• Dies = Forever Flourishing

To participate in this Challenge, follow the link to Just Add Ink.  You can also check out the other Design Team Sketch projects while you are there.

Social Stamping – Out of the Box

Hi everyone – Happy Saturday.

Kelly has set the theme for this weeks Social Stamping Blog Host as “Out of the Box”

Some of the ladies participating this week were wondering what the theme meant – including me!  So it will be fun to see the all projects in the Blog Host.

I debated what the theme meant – could it be something in a box, something made out of a box, new stamps that arrived in a box or maybe a diorama?

While I was pondering what I was going to make, I received a Birthday Gift in the post (delayed by the Post) from my lovely sister.

With it was the most wonderful handmade card (she never fails to Wow and surprise me).   The card was perfect for this theme so after some discussion I decided to make my version of it.

Here it is;

I used the Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp set, Flowers for Every Season DSP, Misty Moonlight Ribbon and the retired Window Box dies.

This was such a fun project to put together and I can see that I will make more of them in future.

I could not finish this post without showing you the card Nadine sent me.   I love it!

As I said before, I think this Blog Host is going to be great, with lots of different fun  projects.   I encourage you to visit everyone’s blog and enjoy the projects that we are sharing.    

Next in the Blog Host is Lou Kitzelman.  Click on the Next button below to go to Lou’s Blog.

Alternatively, you could go to the list of all everyone participating here.

Enjoy!!

Social Stamping – Thinking of You

Hi everyone,
The Social Stamping Blog Host project has been put together by my friend and fellow Stampin Up Demonstrator Kelly Kent.   Each week for the past few months, Kelly  has put together a group to talented crafters from around the world.  We have been sharing our cards and paper projects, while social distancing and experiencing isolation. It’s been a lot of fun.  I have really enjoyed being part of it – whilst also seeing what other paper craft lovers have made.

This weeks Social Stamping theme is, Thinking of you!

If you saw my last Blog post, you will know that I have had my Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set close at hand.

I have also been making Tri-fold cards……so put the two together and what do you have?

This card was inspired by my friend Lotte.   Lotte lives in Rotterdam and I went stamping with her, when I was working over there last year.

The glitter was Nadine’s idea…..we were craft via Skype this morning, when I made this card.
I must say – I managed to glitter everything in sight when doing this!

Did you see that I also cut the envelope down to fit the card?   Another of Nadine’s wonderful ideas.

To make sure you see everyone’s “Thinking of You” Social Stamping projects – you can  click here to see the list of names or click on the next button below to go to Andrea Sargent’s project.

Happy Stamping!!

Just Add Ink Challenge # 510 – Fancy Fold

This is a great Challenge – Fancy Folds.   I love Fancy Folds – there are so many interesting and different card types to create and I like trying new ideas.

For my card this week, I decided to make a Dutch Door card (or some people call it a Double Dutch Door).

I didn’t really know what a Dutch Door was, but after looking it up, I found out it’s what I call a Stable Door or Horse Door.

I used the Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set and Dies.  The DSP is  a new one too, called Flowers for Every Season.   It’s a 6 x 6″ pack filled with lovely bright floral papers.

I used a bit of Gold foil card to make the Sunflower shine.

Funny how moving it to where I could stand it up , looks like the colours have changed, but it’s just the light.

So follow this link to Just Add Ink – where you can check out the other Design Team projects and participate in the Challenge, sharing your creations with us.

Social Stamping – Travel

Guess where I am?

I’m at home actually……but these pics were taken on at the beginning of June last year.   We were on the most wonderful European trip.  We had the best time ever – and have reflected on it a lot during the past few months.

Even though we travelled all over Europe, I used our time in Paris as inspiration for my Social Stamping Travel based card today.

Social Stamping is organised by Kelly Kent.   Kelly organised a Blog Host each week, to keep her Stamping and Papercraft friends connected and crafting during Covid-19 and lock down. I have been participating in Social Stamping with Kelly, since she started it in March.

The theme changes each week and Travel is the Theme this week.  I’m sure many of us have had our travel affected by Covid-19 over the past few months – whether that be in your local area, state or territory, nationally or even internationally.

For my card this week I used the Parisian dies, Forever Blossoms Stamp Set and a DSP from a few years ago.

To discover other Travel themed projects, you can click on the button below.  That will take you to Sheila Pybuses blog and you can see what Sheila has created.

Alternatively, you can follow this link to the complete Social Stamping – Travel listing.

 

 

 

Just Add Ink Challenge # 508 – Just Add ‘F’

Hello,  I have been crafting with some new stamps this week.   The Just Add Ink Challenge is Just Add F – perfect for a new Floral Stamp Set!

The stamp set I have used is called Celebrate Sunflowers – and you can guarantee you that this is the first of many cards to come using this stamp set.
The set has a couple of Sunflowers in it and the one I have used here, is the smaller one.

My card was inspired by a card that I received from my friend Helen.   Helen’s card sits up on a shelf where I see it every day.  It’s so bright and cheerful.

Helen and I first met in Telford, UK last year when we attended On Stage. We discovered that not only do share the same love of paper craft but we both live in WA, Australia. Funny huh? 

It would be great if you joined us for this Challenge too.

There are loads of ways to Just Add F to your projects.  Some ideas are: Floral, Flowers, Friends, Furry Friends or Ferns.

So follow this link to Just Add Ink, where you can check out the other Design Team projects and participate in the Challenge, sharing your creations with us.

Social Stamping – Hearts

Hi ya, hope you have had a nice week?

I have, it was my Birthday this week, so I got spoilt with a few things, which was nice.   And also got a few sweet cards in the mail.

Hearts is the theme for Social Stamping this week.   I don’t use Hearts in my craft very often, but I thought I would give it a go.

The whole lock down thing is starting to ease – so this morning I was able to meet a friend for coffee at a local café in the Swan Valley.   We went to the Cottage Tea Rooms.   It’s a sweet old house converted into a café, with local arts and crafts for sale inside.   And would you believe they had loads of Heart elements on display.
Even the path outside had a Heart shaped crack in it!!!

 

I made a card using the new Flower for Every Season DSP on a Just Jade base.  

The Just Jade Twill ribbon is lovely and soft and has a nice shine to it too.

This week at work we Celebrated our CPU day (Computershare Day), which is a yearly Celebration.  This year they had a Talent Competition running and one of the categories was Arts and Craft.  So I decorated a Canvas for the Perth Office.

To see some more Social Stamping – Heart projects, you can click on the Next button above to visit Siobhan Fitzsimmons Blog or follow this link to the main Social Stamping Blog post.

Social Stamping – Sunshine

Hello,  here in WA (where I am) it’s a glorious sunny day today, with clear blue skies.   Just lovely!    The Social Stamping “Sunshine” Theme, fits today perfectly.

For my Sunshine card, I gathered together an array of Yellow papers and made a Sunburst panel.

The sentiment I used comes from the Share Sunshine digital stamp set.  It’s a one-off PDF download that Stampin’ Up! has designed to raise money to support Covid-19 related charities.

It has HEAPS of fun sentiments (appropriate for our current situation) that can be used on cards or scrap book pages that you are creating.

Things like “Sending love & Paper Hugs” or “There’s No Place Like Home (for now) or the one I have used on my card today….. Sending joy and sunshine, not germs.

You can get your version here:
https://covid19.stampinup.com/products/giving-back-intl-en

The PDF is $12 US dollars which is converted into your local currency.  When purchasing, make sure you select the correct language version for you!   I don’t receive any commission from the sale of this PDF all the money will go to the relevant charities

While hanging at home recently, I have really enjoyed being part of the Social Stamping Blog Hosts that have been put together by my friend Kelly.  Click on the linked words to check out other Social Stampers projects.

The next Social Stamper on the list is another lovely friend of mine,   Jan McQueen. To see what Jan has made you can click the next button below.

Here’s another Sunburst style card I made recently in a Class.

Just Add Ink Challenge # 504 – Colour Combo

It’s the time of Year when Stampin Up retires some Products to make way for new upcoming products.  One of the Stamp Sets retiring this year is called This Little Piggy.  It’s a cute little set, with fun sentiments and Piggy images.

I used “This Little Piggy” for my Just Add Ink card this week.  We have a colour challenge and the pink – Rococo Rose is perfect for This Little Piggy.

The layout I used is also for another challenge – so I will be sharing this card with the ladies in the 2020 Card Swap group too.

This little piggy looks a little be cheeky to me and makes me smile too.

There are so many things that you can do with these colours.  The Just Add Ink Design Team have come up with quite a variety of cards – follow this link and go check them out.

Just Add Ink # 502 – Sketch Challenge

Hi ya, here comes Friday and here comes the next Just Add Ink Challenge.   This week we have a Sketch Challenge.

For my card I used the Beautiful Moments stamp set.   It’s so lovely.

I used quite bold colours but kept the design simple.  I stamped onto Peaceful Poppies DSP and then cut the dresses out.  This is a fun and fast way to colour the images.

So follow this link to Just Add Ink – where you can check out the other Design Team Sketch projects and participate in the Challenge, sharing your creations with us.