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The challenge at Just Add Ink this week is an inspiration picture. Take a look at the pic:
My card is made up of images from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set. I coloured the images and fussy cut them out. I then created grass by trimming Garden Green Cardstock into strips and adhered it around the bunnies.
The team have created wonderful cards using the inspiration pic. Head over to the challenge and see what hey’ve created.
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Narelle
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This weeks challenge at Just Add Ink has been exactly that for me – a challenge. Mainly because I wanted to try something different for me and once I had the idea of doing it, I HAD to follow through until I was finished. Not 100% sure it’s a favourite of mine, but it will do.
I started searching around Pinterest for a card with a surprise detail and came across this really cool video by Laura Volpes.
My idea for my card was born.
I added flowers from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set that have been coloured with Petal Pink and Real Red Blends. The leaves were coloured with both of my Granny Apple Green Blends and fussy cut out.
For the surprise feature, I added a stamped sentiment and flowers from the same stamp set and quickly coloured the flowers in with the Petal Pink Blends.
A die cut sentiment from the Love For You Dies was cut with Basic Black and Basic White Cardstock and added to the top flower because I love details and a certain fullness to my cards.
You can see more of the detail of the flowers and sentiment when the panel is lifted higher. I also took the Light Basic Black Blend and flicked ink across the cardstock as I feel it needed more. I couldn’t stop there – I had to add pearls, a ribbon for the pull tab that has been tied together with a Linen Thread Bow.
Make sure you visit Just Add Ink and check out what the team have created, Their projects are amazing.
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Narelle
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There’s a new sketch challenge to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our fab sketch has been designed by the wonderfully talented Kim Singdahlsen.
I’ve gone with a neutral toned masculine card using the Lighthouse Dies from Stampin Up!. I cut out the lighthouse with a combination of Basic White and Kraft Cardstock.
The background, and pretty much all of my card, was made up with strips of cardstock that I had laying on my desk. It feels so good to be able to use up pieces of discarded strips.
To add interest to the background I flicked ink to the white cardstock with the Light Black Blend. I added a torn piece of ribbon to the lighthouse and some cloud die cuts. These were added because I like to add details to all of my cards.
The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.
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Narelle
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There’s a new sketch to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Linda Callahan.
I haven’t made a baby card in a while so I used this weeks sketch to add to my stash. The cute little bunny image is from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set.
I started with DSP for this card for once, rather than the stamp set. I wanted to use the pretty Petal Pink DSP from the Dandy Designs DSP pack. I then layered my card with the bunny that has been watercoloured with Crumb Cake and Petal Pink Inks. I fussy cut this little cutie out and adhered it to the circle punches and a leaf that was cut with the Forever Flourishing Dies.
The little flower and leaf cluster image is also from the Easter Bunny Stamp Set. I quickly watercoloured it with Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Inks. This arrangement was also fussy cut out.
I had a sentiment already stamped up that was sitting on my desk, so I added it to this card. Baby card complete!
The team have created awesome cards to inspire you. Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.
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Narelle
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I managed to find some time this weekend to play along with the latest challenge at Global Design Project. This week their project with the theme – love.
I chose to use the word love with my die cut sentiments from the Love For You Dies. I cut them in Basic Black Cardstock and matted them with Basic White Cardstock. I love all colour combinations paired with Basic Black Cardstock as I think any colour pops against it.
I stamped these gorgeous flowers from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set and watercoloured them with a combination of Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay Inks. The centre off the flowers were coloured with the Light Pumpkin Pie Blend. The leaves were watercoloured with Granny Apple Green Ink and fussy cut out.
The two of the three strips of paper in the background are from the Dandy Designs DSP pack and one strip is Coastal Cabana Cardstock.
The background Basic White Cardstock was shaded with Coastal Cabana Ink and a Blending Brush. I flicked ink on to the cardstock also with the Light Bermuda Bay Blend. A single Basic Pearl Rhinestone was added as a final touch.
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Narelle
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We have a new challenge for you to play along with over at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is to:
When I went looking For a stamp set with candles, I realised I don’t have many… Or maybe I do, but I have too many stamp sets to look through. They’re shoved in so many different places that I gave up after about 1/2 hr.
So I decided to make my own candles. I took some DSP from the Dandy Design DSP pack and rolled them up to create my own candles. To create the flames, I took my blends and drew shapes that I hope resemble flame tips.
I embossed a piece of Basic White Cardstock with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and cut it in to three pieces. I layered then on another piece of patterned DSP from the Dandy Designs pack.
Once I adhered my layers together, I wanted a little bit of something else, so I stamped a leaf from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set and coloured it with my Fresh Freesia Blends. A added a “Celebrate” sentiment and a bow to finish off my card.
The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.
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Narelle
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The newest sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches has been designed by the wonderfully talented Jen Mitchell. Make sure you head over to Jen’s blog and see her gorgeous creations.
The card I created features leaves from the Soft Seedling Stamp Set. I know, I’ve used this stamp set again, but I am loving it!
I stamped the leaves twice – once in Garden Green Ink and once in Pear Pizzazz Ink. I took my Water Painter and moved the ink around to the edges to create more light and shade. Once the leaves were dry, I fussy cut them and scrunched them in my hand for a more realistic look.
The background Basic White Cardstock was shaded with Crumb Cake Ink and a Blending Brush. As I always do, I took a Soft Suede Blend and flicked ink on to the shading.
I had a torn piece of Garden Green Cardstock on my desk so I layered this under a piece of Kraft Cardstock I had also discarded from another project. The ribbon I added was an off-cut that I stapled on one end and ruched on the other end. A sentiment was added and three Basic Pearl Rhinestones.
The Clean Team have created awesome cards that will no doubt inspire you. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.
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Narelle
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The challenge at Global Design Project is a sketch challenge. I love the simplicity of this clean sketch.
To fill up the space on the background, I stamped leaves from the Soft Seedlings Stamp Set. The leaves were stamped with Garden Green, Cajun Craze and Mango Melody Inks. Once I stamped them in the three colours, I took a Water Painter and moved the ink around on the leaf. I took a bit of Mango Melody Ink and added it to the centre of the Garden Green leaf. I then did the same with the Cajun Craze leaf. Once I had some Cajun Craze Ink on the Water Painter, I then added it to the centre of the Mango Melody leaf. All images were then fussy cut out.
I had a strip of Crumb Cake Cardstock that the edge had been diecut with the spiral book type edge. I added this to a strip of Pool Party Cardstock. The background Basic was shaded with Balmy Blue Ink and a Blending Brush. I then flicked the nib of the Light Black Blend on the lid of the blend on to the cardstock to add splatters. The ledger type stamp from the Ranunculus Romance Stamp Set was then stamped in Crumb Cake Ink over the top.
I layered all the images together and added a sentiment from the Ranunculus Romance Stamp Set and added a strip of torn ribbon that I had sitting on my desk.
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Narelle
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The newest sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches has been designed by the wonderfully talented Jennifer Timko. Jen’s cards are always just divine so make sure you head over to her blog and see her creations.
As soon as I saw her sketch I knew I wanted to use a flower as the flower point for my card. The flowers and leaves I’ve coloured up are from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set.
The flowers were stamped in Black Memento Ink and coloured with the Blackberry Bliss Blends and Highland Heather Blends. The leaves were given colour with my Granny Apple Green Blends. All images were fussy cut out and raised up with Dimensionals.
The strip of DSP I’ve added to my card is from the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper Pack. I had a torn strip of cardstock sitting on my desk that I can’t remember the name of, so I tucked it under the DSP.
The background cardstock was shaded with Balmy Blue Ink and a Blending Brush. I then stamped the sentiment from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. I love the size and fonts of this sentiment.
One Adhesive Backed Milky Dot was added as I feel my cards are a little naked without a bit of bling!
The girls at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards that will inspire you to create one for yourself. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.
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Narelle
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There’s a new colour challenge over at Global Design Project. Take a look at their fab colour combo:
This combo is one I’ve never tried before. Some of the papers from the Dandy Designs DSP work perfectly for this challenge as they have both Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green in them. I’ve layered two together at angles to the base of my card.
I then kinda threw lots of bits and pieces to the centre in a combination of the colours from the challenge.
I have added diecut shapes made with the Stylish Shapes Dies and added a leafy diecut cut with the Forever Flourishing Dies.
For my images, I had a owl from the Adorably Owls Stamp Set sitting on my desk, so I quickly coloured it in with my yellow watercolour pencil, Water Painter and fussy cut it out. I also had some stamped flowery images that I had discarded from another project just sitting there. I coloured them up with So Saffron and Granny Apple Green Blends and fussy cut them out.
I then set about layering and added a sentiment from a retired set called Sweet As A Peach. After scrunching up the corners of my cardstock, I decided the card was finished.
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Narelle