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Just Add Ink #638

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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.

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.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #557

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It’s time for a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Judy Rozema.

The card I created features leaf-y mages from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set. Each of the leaves have been coloured with the Parakeet Party Blends. After I was happy with the shading, I then fussy cut each of them out.

I then shaded the background Basic White Cardstock with Parakeet Party Ink and a Blending Brush. On this shaded background, I added a strip of black and white striped DSP. This DSP is from the Perfectly Penciled DSP pack.

After I stuck this DSP down, I felt my card needed something, so I coloured up some White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon with a Parakeet Party Blend and added a bow across the card. I then cut up a Basic Black Cardstock pot from the Splendid Stems Dies and arranged my leaves until I was happy with them.

I fussy cut a sentiment out and raised it up with Dimensionals amongst the leaves and added three Black Matt Dots to the card. Basic Black Cardstock adhered between the Basic White Cardstock and the Parakeet Party card base make this combo a new fav of mine.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Z Fold Card for World Card Making Day

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I created the following card for World Card Making Day. I’m not much of a crafter who makes cards with special folds, but I had need for a card with a gift card holder, so I created the following:

My stamp set of choice was the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set. I’ve combined the images with die cuts from the matching Splendid Stems Dies.

The leafy image was stamped and coloured with my Crumb Cakes Blends. I then fussy cut the image out. I cut up a variety of die cuts and layered them behind the die cut pot. Around this pot I tied some linen thread and underneath it, I took my Ivory Blend and gave the cardstock a watercolour type background.

The designer series paper I’ve used is from the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper. I love the colours in this pack as well as the ledger type paper. I placed this ledger type piece on the right side of the card so you can see it when it’s open and when it’s closed.

The inside of the card has pocket that I created for the gift card as well as a piece of cardstock where you can write your wishes. The little bee is strategically placed to hold the card from slipping out.

A Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon has been added to each side to allow it to be tied together.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Global Design Project #362

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Happy Sunday! I’ve created this card for the sketch challenge at Global Design Project. Have a look at their fab sketch:

After looking at the sketch for a sec, I decided to fill the background space with leafy images from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set. These images have been stamped and lightly coloured with my Pool Party and Crumb Cake Blends. All of the images have been fussy cut out and raised up on the embossed background with Dimensionals.

The background was given colour with with Pool Party Ink and a Blending Brush. I then took the cardstock and ran it thru the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder to add a textured background.

The sentiment I added is also from the Splendid Thoughts Stamp Set. I added a Gold & Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon bow under the sentiment and three Basic Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Here’s what I created:

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle