Butterfly Floral Birthday

Happy Tuesday to you! I hope you are having a good week :-)
Today's card is for a young Cousin's recent birthday. Her favourite colour is "purple" and so I used some Blackberry Bliss and had my first play with the Floral Wings Hostess stamp set. Yay - it is a lovely elegant set and I can see it quickly becoming a favourite - especially as it goes with the Bold Butterfly framelits too :-)
Recently Alison Barclay made this gorgeous card for a sketch challenge which she won at  Just Add Ink with this set and I just loved her design so this is a CASE of Alison's card :-)

So what did I change apart from the colours? Not much at all as it was a fabulous design :-) I did change the base card to coloured and added a layer of gold glimmer paper under the raised white panel. Oh and I also raised the roses on top of the butterfly with dimensionals for some added drama. It's just a shame that the Blackberry doesn't look as good in the photos as in real life as this is a colour combo and layout I am sure to use again :-)

Card stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Gold Glimmer

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Melon Mambo, Meadow Moss

Stamps: Floral Wings

Accessories: Big Shot, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are enjoying the first week of the school holidays. One thing we are noticing is the great amount of families having fun at the Park where we have our dog walks - so nice to see! And it often results in requests for photos of our Sally (Black Lab) with them which she is only too happy to oblige of course - she sure loves the kids, the smaller the better. Maybe because she had pups she is particularly fond of toddlers - or maybe its just that they often have biscuits in their hands…:-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Just Add a Sketch JAI #268

Such a beautiful day today - blue sky and sun and we're expecting a warm 16 degrees (Celsius)  - quite amazing for the end of June in Melbourne! But we will definitely enjoy it whilst it lasts :-)

Also ready for enjoyment is this week's challenge at Just Add Ink :-) The lovely Narelle has suggested a fabulous sketch for us to use. As always, the Team have created some incredibly amazing creations to inspire you so I do hope you can take a moment to pop on over and see them.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Yes, I surprised myself with the colouring here too Lol!  For those who don't know,  colouring is something I am still trying to learn!!  And having returned my Blendies to get some new stamps, it was time to get out my Aqua Painter and water colour paper and go in search of a tutorial. I didn't have far to go - there are many wonderful colourists including several of our Just Add Ink Team :-) As I was looking for this image I came across a version by our Australian Artisan Teneale Williams and tried to emulate her shading. And having gone to the trouble of colouring the leaves I decided to cut them out and use them too :-)

Card stock: Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Basic Black, Water Colour Paper

Designer Series Paper: English Garden

Inks: Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry,Versamark 

Stamps: You've Got This, Flower Patch

Accessories: Big Shot, Boho Chick EF, Black EP, Gold Metallic thread, Metallic Sequins pack, Triple Banner Punch, PL Corner Rounder Punch

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to stop by Just Add Ink and see all the wonderful cards the Team have made with this sketch and I look forward to seeing what you will create this week too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Garden Wall PCCCSC #150

Such a mild and sunny morning today before the cloud started to build. We are due for some rain tonight I think and the garden will be glad.

We have a new sketch for you at The Paper Craft Crew this week - and it's a big one #150!! The Team have created a great variety of cards to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to have a look. :-)

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

This is my first play with this stamp set and I can see it soon becoming a favourite :-) The flower almost looks a little shiny  - although it's not actually  - but the shading in the stamp gives a lovely effect. And to highlight the brick wall background I added some white "mortar" with a white gel pen - I like the look the realistic look the gel adds with its slightly uneven texture and shine. 

Card stock: Smoky Slate, Silver Foil, Whisper White, Melon Mambo

Ink: Melon Mambo, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Versamark

Stamps: Garden In Bloom

Accessories: Big Shot, On Film Framelits, Project Life Framelits, Metallic Sequin pack, Silver Twine, White Gel Pen

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop on over to The Paper Craft Crew and see all the inspiration the Team have made for our 150th sketch challenge and I look forward to seeing what you will create with this sketch too! For those entering from the USA there is some Blog Candy on offer for those entering from the USA too so some extra inspiration :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Driving Licence Celebrations

Today I have a card and a little treat sized gift box to show you that I made for a friend who recently passed her Drivers Licence test. This was definitely an opportunity to get out my favourite retired Stamp set - Rev Up The Fun although also a challenge to make a female card with this set.  Inge Groot's Artisan post this week really inspired me - I loved her colour palate and all the elements she used. So this card is a CASE - apart from the white panel, all the layering is Inge's design as was too fabulous to change:-)

The DSP is from the fun Cherry On Top Stack and the 3D card elements are all made using the Mini Treat Bag Framelit. I really love that it can be used for cards as well as treats!!

The Silver Congrats is made by using Silver Embossing Powder on the new Wooden essential words - and I repeated the embossing process just to make sure there was a good covering of silver too. My fellow Just Add Ink Design Team member Rochelle gives a great demonstration on how you can do this here.

Card stock: Pool Party, Tip Top Taupe, Bermuda Bay, Vellum

DSP: Cherry On Top

Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Tip Top Taupe, Versamark

Stamps: Rev Up The Fun

Access: BS, Mini Treat Bag Framelit, Wooden Essentials, White Bakers Twine, Silver Metallic Thread, Blossom Accents, Silver EP, 

To go with the card is this cute little box from the All Boxed Up Kit - truth be known, one of the main reasons I got this kit was the gorgeous Pool Party Pom Pom Trim after falling in love with the Calypso Coral version in the Summer Mini catalogue :-) So is really good we have found it so useful already ;-)

The Kit comes with all you need for decoration and I stamped the greeting from Work of Art on the main circle. The box fits 5x Treat Size Caramel Koalas quite easily!! So I can see them coming in very handy for treats and surprises over the next while - a good thing there are 11 left boxes that is, not sure about how many Caramel Koalas are left though :-)

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are enjoying the rest of your weekend!

Happy stamping until next time, 

Jan

Just Add Typography JAI #267

This week has really flown and we are just two days away now from the Shortest Day, Yay!! I am so looking forward to the days slowly getting longer again as it is one sign that Spring IS coming :-)

And this week at Just Add Ink we have another fabulous challenge for you - this time from the lovely Di who has suggested we just add "Typography".  I had to go and look this up too :-)

Typography =  ( as per Google ) " using font or type to create print."
And the Team have created a fabulous variety of cards to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment and pop on over and have a look.

So while I was thinking that the words or script should be the focal point,  I decided that I wanted to make a Crossword related card….eek!! And how that could be a fun Fathers Day card :-)  I had that fun childhood joke of "what's black and white and read all over?" (=Newspaper) in my head and could picture Dad relaxing with one :-) It took a little bit of figuring out but as soon as I remembered the Alphabet Rotary stamp it all came together.

Firstly, I die cut the happy from the Hello You thinlits x3 and covered them with some Crystal Effects for some shine. Then used the 1cm squares on the Grid Paper to help line up and keep the hand ruled lines straight. Next, the stamping one letter at a time using the Alphabet Rotary stamp inside the squares - which was easier than it sounds :-) And finally, fussy cutting them out.  The little Epoxy heart has some red card stock punched beneath it and adds to the shiny details.

Card stock: Island Indigo, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Black Stampin Write Marker

Stamps: Alphabet Rotary Stamp

Accessories: Big Shot, Hello You Thinlits, Epoxy Stickers, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, PL Corner Rounder Punch, Crystal Effects

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope that you can take a moment and stop by Just Add Ink and see all the wonderful designs the talented Team made with this theme and I can't wait to see what you will create too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

You've got this - SIP #1

And for my second post for today (yes, quite unusual I know!) is a card I made recently for a new friend's birthday and uses another new stamps set - You've Got This :-) Now I'm not the best colourist by any stretch but I decided to have a go on this set with an Aqua Painter onto some water colour paper and the colour ended up quite a lot brighter than I expected :-)

And I've found a new Challenge Blog! Stamps Ink Paper is hosting it's very first challenge and is the creation of Justin Krieger. Justin, is a fellow that I am indeed grateful to - as it was he that suggested some time ago  (maybe 2 years ago??) that I should enter some challenges. Of course I didn't think I would be good enough but ran the idea past a couple of my local stamping friends and they were very encouraging too and so I created this Blog - challenges are fabulous for pushing you to create a little outside of your usual "box' and help you grow and that certainly has been the case for me. As they say, the rest is history lol - and now honoured to be on two Design Teams, here I am at over 250 blog posts!! So I am excited for Justin and his Team of talented Designers in their new venture and wish them all the best of success!  And I encourage you to pop on over and check them out :-) 

They are beginning with this week's challenge : 

I have many favourite stamp sets that I can't choose between yet - so I chose the newest one with one of my favourite colours lately - Calypso Coral and lots of white space. My favourite style is I think Clean and Layered with Bling :-)

And so I couldn't go past the new Metallic Sequins pack and try out some white sequins! And lately i am also loving the trend of using stamped words like they are Dymo labels as you can "scatter" them a little too!

Card stock: Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Basic Black, Water Colour Paper,

Designer Series Paper: Go Wild Stack

Ink: Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Black Stazon, Versamark

Stamps: You've Got This, Floral Wings (Hostess)

Accessories: Big Shot, Hello You Thinlits, White EP, Aqua Painter, Metallic Sequin Assortment

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop on over to Stamp Ink Paper and maybe you too will be inspire to enter :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Watercolor Wings for PCCCSC #149

It is Wednesday already and apparently the big news here is a big Rugby League game in town tonight - State of Origin. It is between Queensland and New South Wales and the teams are decided by where the players originally hail from. It is a big North vs South kind of competition and I think its the best of three… NSW wear blue and the Queenslanders Maroon…..I don't mind the colours although I won't be watching the game tonight lol :-)

And we have a new sketch for you today at The Paper Craft Crew! The Team have created a great variety of cards to inspire you this week so I hope you can take a moment to check them out. Here is the sketch:

Here is my card - using a new stamp set :-)

Actually, this card uses three stamp sets :-) Watercolor Wings  (and yes, the stamp has an American "Origin"  so is spelt accordingly lol!) It is a 3 step stamp set and has a delicate water coloured look to it. The roses and leaves and greeting are both from different butterfly related sets too! I am loving this colour combo and will definitely use it again :-) For the butterfly colours I used Pool Party and Tip Top Taupe - to get two tones of the Pool Party, I stamped off onto scrap paper before stamping the solid image. And if you look closely you may see the little coils of the new Silver Metallic Thread peeking out from under the Blossom :-)

Card stock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Silver Glimmer

Designer Series Paper: Cherry On Top

Inks: Pool Party, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder

Stamps: Watercolor Wings, Butterfly Basics, Floral Wings (Hostess),

Accessories: Big Shot, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Banner Framelits, Corner Rounder Punch, Silver Twine, Silver Metallic Thread, Blossom Accents

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment and head over to The Paper Craft Crew and see all the creations the Team have made to inspire you and I look forward to seeing what you create with this sketch this week.

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan