Just Add A Sketch

In Melbourne it feels more like Winter than Autumn today - there's even been some snow on the Victorian Alps - at this rate there will be an early opening for the Ski fields! Hopefully the rain will clear as forecast and the weekend will be a little warmer :-)

And as it's Friday it is also time for another challenge at Just Add Ink. This week we have a lovely sketch for you from Tina :-)  I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and see all the wonderful cards that the Team have created to inspire you this week!

So here is the sketch:

And here is my card :-)

I decided to go with a typeset theme and keep this a little clean and simple  - and let the little Epoxy heart do its's best to shine :-) This was made with another friend in hospital in mind - and seeing there seems to be a few of them lately I decided to make another one in slightly softer shades - just changing the base to Lost Lagoon but otherwise the same :-)

Card stock: Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Vellum Silver Foil Specialty

Inks: Coastal Cabana,

Stamps: Tap Tap Tap, Dictionary

Accessories: Big Shot, Starburst Framelits, Alphabet EF, Angled Tag Topper Punch, PL Corner Rounder Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, White Organza Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Epoxy Stickers

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and see all the wonderful creations the Team have made to inspire you this week and I look forward to seeing what you too create with this sketch.

And don't forget to watch the Cricket this Sunday - dream Final of the Cricket World Cup - Australia vs New Zealand. I usually sit on the fence unless it's rugby these days…..but no, Go NEW ZEALAND!!! :-0

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Pink thoughts

Welcome to another beautiful Spring Melbourne Day - although it feels more like Summer already with a warm 30 degrees today! Today's card is for this week's sketch at The Paper Craft Crew. The team have so many great cards to inspire you I do hope you have a moment to check them out.

So without further ado, here is this week's sketch:

And here is my card:

So is a picture of pink of white with a few touches of silver :-)

Card stock: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Silver Glimmer

Inks: Strawberry Slush, Silver Encore, Momento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Tap Tap Tap, Dictionary

Accessories: Large Polka Dots EF, Big Shot, Starburst Framelits, Strawberry Slush Twine, Frosted Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I do hope you have time to drop by The Paper Craft Crew and check out all the great inspiration from the Team - and maybe you will be inspired to be the next to enter too :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

# Socially @

Good evening and what a lovely day it has been here in Melbourne! This morning started with grey skies as Sally and I went for a walk in the Park - she is doing so well these days and we managed our usual 11/2 laps of the Park ( 2 football fields make up one lap ). Before her surgery we were down to only half a lap so it is so encouraging to see her doing so much better and enjoying life again!  And then this afternoon the sun came out and we had a warm 24 degrees (Celsisu) which was perfect timing as I had a friend come over to help with the annual steam clean of the carpets….so always good to have warm weather for drying :-)

And of course, being Wednesday, it is time for a new sketch from The Paper Craft Crew :-) I do hope you have time to check out all the great creations by the Design Team this week.

This was one of those sketches that I knew exactly what I wanted to make as soon as I saw it :-)

I hope you like it!

Yes, indeed - time to get with @ for all of the socially connected….and no, sorry, I haven't quite found the need for Twitter yet - of Face Book for that matter but doesn't the @ in this stamp look so intriguing?! One day, I may well learn the in's and out's of Tweeting, but in the meantime there will always be stamping LOL :-)

Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Gold Foil Specialty

Inks: Versamark, Momento Tuxedo Black, Encore Gold

Stamps: #Hello, Dictionary, Gorgeous Grunge

Accessories: Big Shot, On Film Framelits, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Circle Framelits, 13/8" Circle Punch, Gold EP, Heat tool,  Gold Sequin Trim

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have time to check out all the great cards the Design Team have made to inspire you at The Paper Craft Crew and I look forward to seeing what you will create with this sketch too!

Happy stamping unit next time,'

Jan

Summer birthdays

Summer temperatures are expected to return tomorrow so in anticipation here is today's card - inspired by the Challenge at The Paper Players this week. 

This theme seemed perfect for the intended recipient as she is an Ex- teacher - in the days when they still used Chalk and Black boards :-) And being such a young and active person at heart, bright and  fresh colours- including her favourite Pink - were called for too!

And the Dictionary background stamp also seemed entirely appropriate for the Teacher !! Which brought to mind the cards in the front of the current Idea Book and Catalogue which I have CASED here with several changes -so I won't be entering this card in the Paper Players challenge.

The frame is made using the wonderful Square Framelits and is added with dimensionals. Both the butterflies are first punched and then the white Polka dots are drawn on using the White Gel pen. The little pink button is made using the versatile Simply Pressed Clay and later coloured with a Marker. I find the easiest way to get these out of the moulds is to first apply glitter into the empty moulds before inserting  the clay and then to put in the freezer for about 15 minutes. This hardens and dries the Clay sufficiently to be able to be popped out without damaging the shape of the button but it still pays to be gentle. Then a little of the same gentleness while colouring will give a great result.  And the numbers are die cut and then had Crystal Effects applied  for a little extra depth and shine.

Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Basic Black, Coastal Cabana

Ink: Melon Mambo and marker, Versamark, White Craft ink (sponged), White Gel pen

Stamps: Dictionary, Sassy Salutations, Hello Lovely (the arrow)

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Framelits, Timeless Type Alphabet Dies (retired) Elegant and Bitty butterfly punches, Simply Pressed Clay, White Bakers Twine, Crystal Effects, Basic Rhinestones

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Christmas Card Gift Boxes

Last week I shared with you some boxes I made to hold 4 or more cards and envelopes. You can read more about that here. Today I have some cards to go inside the boxes. These are for a couple of teenage girls so wanted to keep the colours bright and more clean or grunge rather than vintage for this project. I do hope they like them. Of course, a Westfield voucher tucked inside too will go down well am sure, but we are looking at the cards!

Some cards - such as the shoe from Fabulous You and the Rev Up the Fun cards aren't new so I won't give details on them today. You can see more of the male cards here.

This card and the next are Cases of cards found on page three of the current SU Idea Book and Catalogue . I have added some Dimensionals and different embellishments but its otherwise pretty close to the original. I like the fresh look of these.

The Calypso coral frame is cut using the Square Framelits and then layered onto the Whisper White card stamped with Dictionary. The greeting from the Hello Lovely set is stamped onto a piece of Strawberry Slush Card and the arrow onto white and then added with dimensionals too.

And the Polka dot Butterfly is simply plain Calypso coral card punched with the Elegant Butterfly punch and the dots added with the Signo Gel pen. A Simply pressed Clay button is under the White Bakers Twine

Card stock: Calypso Coral, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White

Ink: Calypso Coral, Signo Gel Pen

Stamps: Dictionary, Hello Lovely

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Framelits, Elegant Butterfly punch, White Bakers Twine, Hung Up Cute  Clips

And very similar here just a change of colours, greeting and accessories.

Card Stock: Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink: Calypso Coral, White Signo Gel Pen

Stamps: Dictionary, Hello Lovely

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Framelits, elegant Butterfly punch, White Bakers Twine, hung up Cute Clips

This one is inspired by Dr Who as I seem to remember one of the girls is a fan. Note the embossing folder is loads of clocks!(Thanks so much Katerina for letting me borrow this!)  Whilst not a SU EF, it is certainly a good one!!

The Phone Box is initially inked in Pacific Point and then I simply used a Midnight Muse Marker directly on the stamp to emphasise the outlines before stamping. Its then cut out with the Circle Framelits to fit in with all the clocks.

Card stock: Pacific Point, Smokey Slate, Whisper White

Ink: Pacific Point, Midnight Muse ( Marker), Smoky Slate

Stamps: Feeling Sentimental (Saleabration 2013), Itty Bitty Banners, Gorgeous Grunge

Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Corner Rounder punch, Miscellaneous Clocks EF, Hung Up Cute Clips.

Well, I had better go and take the dogs for a walk as it's going to be a hot one - 40 degrees Celsius today. If you have time, do come back later to see what else was part of the Collection for the boxes:-)

Happy stamping until net time.

Jan

Butterfly Bling

Before I show you today's card here are a couple of pictures taken of the hail storm we had here on Thursday.

This is a quick shot of the front porch taken during the brief storm - it only lasted 10 mins or so and we were lucky that the stones were really small.

And a couple of HOURS later, when it was time for the doggie walk we came out to find this ice block still intact!!

Oops! I see now I could've removed the twig :-0

At least we were tucked up inside ( after a quick dash to put the car safely in the garage!!) so had the best excuse to make another card :-)

This card is a case of a card by last weeks Just Add Ink's winner, Amy White.  You can check Amy's card out here.

It was the red frame that caught my attention as I "recently" acquired the Square Framelits from SU so it was time to get them out!

The base of the card is Whisper White and the DSP is from the Epic Day This and That pack. The Gold glimmer paper is cut with Bigz die and the next layer is Pool Party card stock using the Elegant Butterfly punch . The top layer is punched from the DSP with the Bitty Butterfly punch.

And the Raspberry Ripple frame was made by first stamping with the Dictionary stamp using Black Stazon ink and then cutting it with the Square Framelits to create the frame.

The Hello Lovely greeting was stamped using a marker to ink the words only part  of the stamp.

And, as always, lots of dimensionals were used in the making of this card ( but no animals :-))

Card stock: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple, Pool Party, Gold Glimmer

Designer Series Paper: Epic Day This & That

Stamps: Hello Lovely, Dictionary 

Access: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz, Square Framelits, Elegant and Bitty Butterfly punches, Basic Rhinestones, White Bakers Twine

Happy Stamping until next time,

Jan