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Just Add Ink #650

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There’s a new challenge for you to play along with over at Just Add Ink. This week is the following challenge:

For this challenge I searched for the biggest sentiment I have in my craft room. The dies I’ve used are called the Love For You Dies. I’ve paired them with flowers and leaves from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. The pretty DSP I’ve added to my card is from the Abigail Rose DSP pack.

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

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #580

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It’s time for anew challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is Jen Mitchell. Jen creates the most gorgeous clean cards that you will want to check out.

The card I created features flowers from the Two-Tone Flora Stamp Set. The flowers are a two-step stamp. The base colours I’ve used for each are Highland Heather and Powder Pink. The top (more defined) stamps have been inked up with Gorgeous Grape and Blushing Bride. Each flower was then fussy cut out.

The leaves are from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set that I had inked up and coloured one night when I was sitting in front of the TV. I stamped up a whole piece of Basic White Cardstock just to have them coloured and ready to fussy cut when I needed them.

The background Kraft Cardstock was embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and cut to size. I added a sentiment from the Something Fancy Stamp Set that could easily be swapped out for a birthday sentiment if needed.

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #579

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I almost had my card ready for this weeks challenge at Freshly Made Sketches, but I ran out of time to photograph it. This weeks sketch has been designed by the incredibly talented Jen Timko. Make sure you head over to her blog and check out her gorgeous creations.

The card I created features flowers from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. The flowers have been coloured with a combination of all of my yellow blends with a touch of the Light Pumpkin Pie Blend. The leaves were coloured with my Granny Apple Green Blends.

The diecuts I’ve used in the background were leftovers from other projects. These diecuts are from the Chic Dies and Forever Flourishing Dies. Love it when I can use up bits of stuff from my desk!

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Narelle

Just Add Ink #640

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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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Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project #379

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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

Freshly Made Sketches #570

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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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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.

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Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #625

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

How pretty is this inspiration pic?

Stampin’ Up! have given me the perfect DSP to colour and fussy cut out for this challenge. This DSP is from a pack called Abigail Rose. The ledger print DSP is also from this pack. I roughed up the edges of this DSP as well as added Crumb Cake Ink around the edges to give it a worn look. The Basic White Cardstock piece behind the DSP has been embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and also given the worn and torn edges.

Under the flower images, I added diecuts that I had sitting on my desk and a bow made with the Gold and Satin Edged Ribbon. My favourite sentiment from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set was added to finish off the card.

The team have created awesome cards for this challenge, so make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

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Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #621

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We have a new challenge for you to play along with at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is a sketch challenge. Here’s our sketch:

I saw the sketch and instantly thought of hippos! The hippos I’ve used are from the Hippest Hippos Stamp Set. I’ve coloured them with a variety of colours – Pool Party, Pale Papaya and Highland Heather Blends. Each hippo is layered over a circle punch in the same colour they were coloured with.

The circles sit on a Basic White Cardstock base that has been shaded with Pool Party Ink over an Artistic Mix Decorative Mask.

Once I adhered everything down, I felt the card needed a little something extra, so I stamped some leaves and flowers from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set. The leaves were coloured with my Pool Party Blends and the flowers with a combination of Flirty Flamingo and So Saffron Blends. Each of these leaves and flowers were fussy cut out and placed around the hippos.

Three Basic Rhinestone Jewels were added for that bit of bling I like.

The team have created awesome cards with this weeks sketch. Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

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Cheers

Narelle

Seize The Birthday #246 & Colour Hues Challenge #48

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I made a card last week and forgot to post it for the combined challenges at Seize The Birthday and Colour Hues Challenges

The challenge is to create a card with the colour combo of Navy and Lime. I went with an interesting layout that allows the flowers from the Cottage Rose Stamp Set to really shine. The roses have been stamped with Black Stazon Ink and watercoloured with Night of Navy Ink. The leaves were coloured with my Parakeet Party Blends. These images have been fussy cut out and raised with Dimensionals.

The navy designer series paper strips I’ve added to my card are from the Sun Prints DSP pack. I added thin strips of Parakeet Party Cardstock to the DSP strips to tie in the colour from the leaves to the overall design.

A banner strip of Starry Sky Cardstock and a strip of striped Sun Prints DSP were added under the layers to add a bit of balance to the left side of the card. Three Basic Rhinestones were added to finish off the card.

Here’s my card:

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Narelle