Category Archives: Stampin Up

Just Add Ink #633

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There is a new challenge for you to play along with over at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is a colour challenge.

I decided to give these colours a try on a Christmas card. I actually like this combo for a festive card and may use it again!

The stamp set I’ve used on my card is called Christmas Season. The pine cones were stamped in Basic Gray Ink. The bottom stamp was inked up and stamped off on scrap paper to lighten the colour and then stamped on cardstock. I then used full strength Basic Gray Ink for the top stamp. The pine cones were then fussy cut out.

Both type of leaves were inked up with Bermuda Bay Ink and stamped on cardstock. I then a Bermuda Bay pencil and added shading to each leaf to add dimension. The berries were stamped in Sweet Sorbet Ink and fussy cut out.

The diecut I added under my sentiment was watercoloured with Bermuda Bay Ink and placed under the diecut sentiment so you could see it better.

I gave the background cardstock shading with a Blending Brush and Bermuda Bay Ink and Bermuda Bay Blend flicks.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they created.

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Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project #370

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Love a sketch challenge! I played along with the latest challenge at Global Design Project.

The Fond Of Autumn Stamp Set got a work out on my card today. After colouring the images, I trimmed the acorn/leaf image in half so that I could better layer it around my sentiment. The flower images were then placed around the leaves.

I wanted a die cut sentiment that was the focus on my card, so I reached for the Sending Smiles Bundle.

The background of my card was given colour with Crumb Cake Ink and a Blending Brush. I then created a mask on each side of the blending and flicked the Dark Soft Suede Blends nib against the lid to add splatters.

Here’s the card I created:

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Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #631

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It’s time for a new challenge over at Just Add Ink. This week is a sketch challenge week. Take a look at the sketch we have for you:

I took a break from Christmas cards and created a card for a bridal shower for a special girl in my family and her fiancé.

I love to colour. This time I got my colouring fix on with the pretty flower images from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. The flowers have been coloured with my Poppy Parade, Cherry Cobbler and Mango Melody Blends. The leaves were coloured with my Granny Apple Green Blends.

The background cardstock was shaded with Balmy Blue Ink and a Blending Brush. I then took a Decorative Artistic Mix Mask and Balmy Blue Ink. I shaded over the area I had blended with the brush only.

I added some gold ribbon, some Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels and added a sentiment from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #563

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The sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches is a great one! Take a look at the latest sketch designed by my wonderfully talented friend Jennifer Brum:

The card i created features the Leaves of Holly Stamp Set. Instead of green leaves, my leaves have been stamped in a combination of Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Inks. The berries were stamped in Real Red and Cherry Cobbler Ink. I added Soft Suede Cardstock die cuts made with the Holly Berry Dies. A sentiment, gold ribbon and pearls finished off my card.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project #368

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Had a bit of time today to play along with the latest challenge at Global Design Project. This week the challenge is a CASE challenge. The team are CASEing this gorgeous card below from the super talented Stesha Bloodhart.

I kept my card fairly neutral toned like Stesha’s and added pops of colours with the Cajun Craze ink I added to the Sunflowers. These sunflowers and leaves are from the Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set. I have more need for a birthday card so I added a sentiment from the You’re a Peach Stamp Set instead of one of the sentiments in the sunflowers set.

I added pieces of DSP from the Abigail Rose DSP pack. I roughed up the edges of both pieces of paper and used a dauber to add some Crumb Cake Ink also.

To add extra layers, I cut a square of Basic White Cardstock and some banner die cuts with the Stylish Shapes Dies. These die cuts were placed under the flowers and a Linen Thread bow was added.

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Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #629

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It’s new challenge time at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is to:

One of my fav “winged” stamp sets is a retired Stampin’ Up! set called Free As A Bird. These birds are perfect for colouring and I really love the artwork in them.

I’ve paired my birds with flowery and leafy images from the Blessings of Home Stamp Set. I lightly coloured the flowers and leaves so that the birds stood out against the foliage. The sentiment was one I had stamped and lay discarded on my desk. I have forgotten what set it was from at the time of typing this… The DSP I’ve used is also retired, it’s called Heart & Home DSP. I matted this with Pool Party Cardstock and layered it on a Basic White card base.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful projects. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #561

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It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed by our wonderfully creative team member, Linda Callahan!

Take a look at her fab sketch:

The card I created features striped DSP from the Perfectly Penciled DSP pack. I always love a black and white striped DSP. Any colour that you add to it just pops!

The images I’ve added to my are from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set. The leaves have been coloured with my Smoky Slate Blends. The leafy stems have been coloured with the Highland Heather Blends. I always take a Color Lifter to take away some of the colour to create a lighter shade as I get more definition between the light and dark blends. All images were fussy cut out and layered over rectangles of Basic White Cardstock shaded with the Light Pool Party Blend.

Three Matte Dots were added in an off centre triangle. The sentiment diecut I have used was cut with the Sending Dies and I’ve heat embossed a sentiment from the matching Sending Smiles Stamp Set on Basic Black Cardstock.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome projects that will no doubt inspire you. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

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Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #627

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It’s time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is to:

I chose night and silhouette for my card.

To create the background of my card I took a Blending Brush and the following ink colours:

  • – Tahitian Tide
  • Orchid Oasis
  • Starry Sky

After my background was blended, I took the White Craft Stampin’ Ink Refill bottle and added some ink to a block. I then took my Water Painter and flicked some ink onto the blended background. This created a starry background on the night scene.

The lighthouse I added to the card was cut with the Lighthouse Dies. The clouds were then cut from clouds dies in the Lighthouse Dies set. To create a more realistic scene, I added some trees cut with the Majestic Mountain Dies. Each of trees were daubed around the edges with Basic Gray Ink.

Some Linen Thread and a sentiment finished off the 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.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #559

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It’s time for a new sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully creative Jennifer Timko. Make sure you head over to her blog and see all the gorgeousness she creates.

The card I created features a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set that I will never part with. It’s called Dressed To Impress. I adore all of the images in this set. I coloured up the perfume bottle, lipstick and flowers with a combination of blends and fussy cut them out.

The background cardstock has been embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and layered over a piece of Basic Cardstock. These layers have been adhered to a Pool Party card base.

A circle die cut, cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies, was added and all of my images and Silver Foil leaves were adhered down once I was happy with the placement of them.

The Freshly Made Sketches team have created awesome cards with the sketch. Head over to the challenge to see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project #364

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I had a play in my craft room this afternoon and created a card to play along with the latest challenge at Global Design Project Challenge.

Their challenge this week is a CASE challenge. They’ve given us the challenge to cASE the following gorge card from Madeleine Mrotzek.

I absolutely adore her card! For my take on her card, I combined images and dies from the Sending Smiles Bundle. I’ve inked up flowers in the rainbow of colours and cut them out. I then inked up the stems and fussy cut them out also.

The diecut sentiment was already cut out and sitting on my desk. However, I lost the dot so instead of cutting up another one, I added a matt dot to add to the “I”. I chose a stamped sentiment that combines perfectly with the diecut and adhered them down.

To finish off my card, I added three Brushed Brass Butterflies to dance amongst the flowers.

Here’s my card:

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Cheers

Narelle