Just Add Ink Challenge #8 - Chocolate Easter Bunny

Hello Stamping Friends,
Today's post is for the Just Add Ink Challenge this week Just Add Easter.  I decided to do a Milk Carton that I redesigned and enlarged to fit an A4 piece of card.  The size is more like a 600ml  milk carton that you buy in the shops.  It was a lot fun, the front and  back are the same and the sides are slightly different without the Hollyhock flower.  Hope you like it.

Supplies:

Stamps: Chocolate Bunny, Inspired by Nature,

Card & Paper: Barely Banana, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Berry Bliss DP (R)

Ink: Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Pretty In Pink, Brocade Blue, Old Olive,

Embellishments: Flower Brads, Ribbon, Silver Pearl Liquid Pearls,

Tools: Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, MS Fence Border Punch, Carl Punch Vinca and Ume (M), Embossing Tool, Mouse Pad, Bow Easy, Sponges, Glue, Large Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Ms Hole Punch, Fiskars Cutter and Embossing Tool, Mini Glue Dots

Thanks for visiting today and stop by again soon.

Hugs,

SC271 - Dreamin'

Hi there,
My cards for today are for the Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge for this week. I made these scenes some time ago, found them again recently and decided to use them for the challenge.  They have been designed in Kittie Caracciolo (Kittie747 on Splitcoast Stampers) style using the Watercolour Mini Stamp Set, masking, stamping, sponging, watercolouring and some creative doodling. Kittie has a tutorial on Splitcoast in the Resource Section.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's And Everything Nice (R), Simple Pleasures (R), Watercolour Minis (R), Vintage Labels

Card: Black, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Black, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Regal Rose, Baroque Burgundy, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Lovely Lilac, Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss

Embellishments: None

Tools: Round Tab Punch, Dimensionals, Sponges, Aqua painter, Eclipse Masking Paper, Crafty Kids Cloud Template

                       

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's And Everything Nice (R),Watercolour Minis (R), Simple Pleasures (R), Vintage Labels

Card: Basic Grey, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White

Ink:  Stazon Black, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Mellow Moss, Going Grey, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue

Embellishments: None

Tools: Aqua painter, Round Tab Punch, Dimensionals, Eclipse Masking Paper, Sponges Crafty Kids Cloud Template

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Kaitlyn - You Rock

Hello everyone,
For today's post I have made a birthday card for my Great Niece who is eleven.  Hope she likes it.

I have added this lollipop holder that I made to match the card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Just Jawing

Card: Pink Passion, Whisper White, Black

Ink: Stazon Black, Pink Passion,

Embellishments: Ribbon, Crystal, Dazzling Diamonds

Tools: 1 3/8" Square Punch, Glue, Dimensionals, Black Marker, Crop-a-dile, Jewel Picker
Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs,

Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #19 - Golden Elegance

Hi there,
Todays post is for Makeesha's Sketch challenge this week.  I used the FREE Stampin' Up! Sale-A-bration set Happy Moments for the challenge. Don't forget to get your order in before the 31st March if you would like this image: I love this little bird cage and embossed the image in Gold, and brayed the Jamara EB Folder strip with Encore Gold Pigment Ink to give it more definition.

Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Moments

Card: Black, Whisper White, Metallic Gold

Ink: Versarmark, Encore Gold Pigment Ink

Embellishments: Brads, Gold Cord, Ribbon

Tools: Cuttlebug, Jamara EB Folder, Birds and Swirls EB Folder, Dimensionals, Small Brayer, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, S/U 1/4" Round Punch (R), Gold Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Just Add Ink Challenge #7 - Easter Chicks

Hello everyone,

Today's post is for the Just Add Ink Challenge #7.  I love the colours, beautiful, bright and lots of fun and I just had to make an Easter card with them.

Challenge colours:

Supplies:

Stamps: A Good Egg

Card: So Saffron, Green Galore, Pink Passion, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Stazon Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion

Embellishments: Prima Flowers, Brads, So Saffron Grossgrain Ribbon

Tools: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Crimper, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dimensionals, Crafty Kids 1751 Journal Wizard - Grass, Dazzling Diamonds, Gelly Roll Pen, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots and Tiny Bubbles EB Folders, Fine Black Pen, Sponge, Scalloped Circle Punch for Template to make Clouds, Pinking Scissors

Thanks for taking a peek, hope to see you back soon.

Hugs.

 

Just Add Ink Challenge #6 - Handbags

Hello everyone,
I made another card for the JAI #6 Challenge this week.  I have wanted to use my punches to make the Handbags I have noticed on a lot of blogs but never got around to it.  They were a lot of  fun to make and I love the finished result.

Supplies:

Stamps: None

Card and Designer Paper: Patterns DSP, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White

Ink: None

Embellishments: Ribbon, Mini Brads

Tools: Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Scallop Edge Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Scalloped Square Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for taking a peek,

Hugs,

Sympathy Cards - Brian Leslie Tripp 27/4/1937 - 23/2/2010

Hi there.
For today's post I have made a couple of sympathy cards.  Unfortunately our Brother In Law passed away last week after a short battle with cancer and these are for his family.  He was such a fit and healthy man, 72 years old and worked hard physically all his life and only retired in the last twelve months.  He was a Volunteer for the Fire Brigade and Saint John Ambulance for all the time I have known him and he still played a very active roll in both organisations. His family and the people of our small country town will miss his dedication to us all.
I printed off a card by Karen Thomas some time ago when she was on the design team  for Inkspirations with the intention of casing it, so this is my version.

Supplies:

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Flight of the Butterfly, Warmest Regards (R)

Card: Kraft, Whisper White, Mellow Moss

Ink: Mellow Moss, Sahara Sand

Embellishments: Ribbon, Linen Thread

Tools: S/U's Butterfly Punch, Cuttlebug, Trio Tags Nestabilities, Sponge, Dimensionals

My second card  was cased from Marelle Taylor with a couple of minor changes.

Supplies:

Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers

Card: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Urban Garden DP

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Embellishments: Chocolate Stitched Ribbon, Brads, Accents & Elements Felt Flowers

Tools: Small and Large Oval Punches, Needle and Thread, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Computer and Printer for Sentiment.

Hope you like them and thanks for stopping by today.

Stamping Hugs,

Just Add Ink Challenge #6 - Butterflies

Hi there,
Today's post is for the Just Add Ink Challenge this week. I love the challenge of a sketch and enjoyed using this butterfly set called Butterfly Prints and the matching Butterfly punch that makes it so easy to cut them out.

Supplies:

Stamps: Butterfly Prints, On Your Birthday

Card and Designer Paper: Basic Grey, Kiwi Kiss, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Urban Garden DP

Ink: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Night of Navy, Basic Grey

Embellishments: Hemp, Pearls, Ribbon

Tools: 1 3/8" Square Punch, Butterfly Punch, Mini Dots, Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Monthly Calendar Challenge - March 2010

Hello Everyone,
Time for another Monthly Calendar Challenge. The 1st of March is the beginning of Autumn in the southern hemisphere. The leaves are changing colour on the deciduous trees and begin to fall, the paddocks turn green after some much needed rain and the weather is a lot milder. 
So the theme for March is Autumn.
My calendar's are very traditionaly Autumn, so I will be very interest to see how you interpret this month's challenge.  For my first calendar I have used one of my cute cat images from Whipper Snapper Designs. I stamped the image three times and coloured them with my markers and aqua painter. The heap of leaves was cut out and raised on dimsensionals for a 3D effect, then a few leaves here and there were cut out and layered on top . I embossed the Provo Craft Leafy Branch down one side of the calendar and coloured it with Stampin' Pastels.  I used the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Border punch  for a border on the designer paper then applied it with the ribbon and brads. After creating the calendar in Publisher I attached it with dimensionals.

Supplies:
Stamps: Whipper Snapper Designs Fall Fun Kitty 
Card and Designer Paper: Very Vanilla, Holiday Treasures DP, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Stazon Black, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Really Rust, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Basic Grey, Pretty In Pink Markers, Stampin' Pastels
Embellishments: Ribbon, Brads
Tools: Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch, Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, Cuttlebug, Leafy Branch EB Folder, Computer and Printer
I was only going to do one calendar for March until I saw the cover of the new Stampin' Up! Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue. I love the colours used so I based this calendar on the cover. It would have been wonderful to have the new products to make this one, but I had to improvise with some retired stamp sets.  I found the quote on the Internet and reproduced it on a tag. I wanted to highlight the A of Autumn so I used my Cuttlebug and Olivia Alphabet, cut two in different colours one lighter than the other and layered them which made the A pop.  Some of the leaves were inked up with Versamark and dusted with clear embossing powder and then heat set.  Others were inked on the versarmark stamp pad and then inked on coloured stamp pads to create a more autumn effect, dusted with embossing powder and heat set.  I used the air brush (spritzer) and markers to dirty the tag and calendar up a bit and the cutter tool and some scissors to make the edges rustic. The background was embossed with Provo Crafts Forest Branches EB Folder. I curled the leaves with a pencil and attached them with dimensionals.

Supplies:
Stamps: Fantastic Foliage (R), Botanicals (R)
Card and Designer Paper:  Ruby Red, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Ruby Red Markers
Ink: Versamark, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa
Embellishments: Jumbo Button Latte, Chocolate Stitched Ribbon
Tools: Crop-a-dile, Dimensionals, Cutter Tool, Scissors, Pinking Shears, Computer and Printer, Colour Spritzer Tool
I would love you to join in my Monthly Calendar Challenge, so c'mon and have a go and let me know which one you like most.
Thanks for stopping by today,
Hugs.

February Monthly Calendar Challenge Winner

Hi there,
Thanks' so much to the Ladies that entered the challenge this month. I love how each person has interpreted the challenge theme diferently  from the other.  I have chosen  a Winner this month, but the other two both deserve an Honourable Mention. Check out the other entries here.
The Winner  is Genelle Little with her very cute calendar. Genelle has captured the Love and Romance theme perfectly.



Hugs,

JAI#5 and ESAD - SU Challenge #4 - Baby Overalls

Hi Everyone,
I have made another two baby cards for the ESAD - SU Baby Card Challenge #4 this week.  The challenge is to make a Baby Girl card and then make a Baby Boy card to match.  These overall cards are a lot of fun to make and so cute.
Edited to Add: I have realised that this post could also be part of the Challenge at Just Add Ink for this week which is to add dimension to your cards, LO etc.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cute and Curly

Card and Papers: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou (R), Spring Break (R), Patterns Pack II Hostess Level 1

Ink: Blue Bayou (R), Regal Rose, Rose Red and Chocolate Chip Markers

Embellishments: Heart and Star Brads

Tools: Small Tag Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Star Punch, Carl Heart Punch, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Sponge, Ruler

Thanks for taking a peek.

Hugs,

 

For You

For today's post I have made a couple of similar cards to send to some friends.  The image is from the Happy Moments stamp set featured in the Sale-a-bration Catalogue (one of four sets available FREE until the 31st of March 2010,) if you make a purchase of $100 of other Stampin' Up! product. Let me know if you would like to participate in this offer at sjoyce3954@bigpond.com.  My cards are very quick and easy to make and you could embellish them more if you needed to.

Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Moments, Vintage Labels

Card and Paper:  Regal Rose, SU Pattern Papers (R), Watercolour Paper

Ink: Stazon Black, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Bashful Blue Markers

Embellishments:  SU Regal Rose Ribbon

Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Circles & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Glue Dot

Hope you like them,

Happy Stamping,

Hugs,

Blog Candy Winner!!!

Good Afternoon,
Thanks so much to the people that left a comment on my Valentine's Day post and helped me celebrate my 10,000 blog hits and 150 posts.

The Winner is:  Tui Nathan. 

Tui could you please email me at sjoyce3954@bigpond.com and advise your address.

PS.  Don't forget to enter my Monthly Calendar Challenge for February, closing date is 25th February, 2010 Midnight.

Hugs,

ESAD - SU Challenge #4 - Welcome Baby

I made these cards for the ESAD - SU Group challenge this week to make a Baby Girl card and then make a Baby Boy card to match.

Supplies:

Stamps: Wild About You, Warm Words, Classic Alphabet Upper (R)

Card and Paper: Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Barely Banana

Ink: Pretty In Pink, Stazon Black, Barely Banana, Regal Rose and Certainly Celery Markers

Embellishments: Brad, Pearl, Joggly Eyes, Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds

Tools: Cuttlebug, Number Collage EB Folder, Dimensionals, Sponges, Glue Dots, Glue, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool

Thanks for taking a stopping by today, let me know if you like them.

Hugs,

Just Add Ink Challenge #5 - Office Tidy

Hello friends,

Today's post is for the JAI #5 Challenge, adding Dimension to you project. This project has been sitting on my desk unfinished so it was a good challenge to inspire me to finish if off. I designed it with an easel top, added a calendar as the stopper and divided the draw into four sections.

Edited to add the link for the Desktop Calendar Box Tutorial by Tammy Maxwell found here. I found that I had to change the Box Wrapper scoring line 10 3/4" to 10 1/2" to make the box square (it is the last measurement for that piece of card.  I made the draw insert by measuring the area, adding the amount for the upright piece in the centre and scoring. You need to cut the top piece to the upright section on both sides where you want the sections and then cut the upright section on the other piece only, there being two pieces of card one on top of the other.  If you went to Stampin' Up' regionals they showed how to do it for the little tag box.  Hope these directions makes sense.

Supplies:
Stamps: Click a Bella
Card and Paper:  Real Red, Whisper White, Dashing DP (R)
Ink: Stazon Black, Basic Grey, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Real Red and Certainly Celery Markers, Gelly Roll Pen
Embellishments: Brads, Clips, Flower Brads, Real Red and White Grossgrain Ribbon
Tools: Cuttlebug, Provo Craft Harmony Alphabet, Classic Square Scalloped Rectangle Nestability, Computer and Printer for calendar, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, Fiskars Cutter and Scoring Tool, Glue
Hope you like it.
Hugs,

Inkspiration Colour Challenge #18 - Cruisin...

Hi there,
I decided to use this boat from Seaworthy for the first time. I don't think it has been used very much by anyone, I could only find a couple of cards that have used the image on Splitcoast. I feel it has worked with the colour challenge although I found I needed to use Very Vanilla to give it a lift between each layer. I used liquid applique on the surf and sprinkled it with hologram sparkle embossing powder.

Supplies:

Stamps: SU's Seaworthy, Vintage Labels

Card and Papers: Brocade Blue, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Patterns Pack II Hostess Level 1

Ink: Stazon Black, Brocade Blue, Ruby Red, Mellow Moss

Embellishments: Brads

Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Circles Nestabilities, Photo Corner Punch, Word Window Punch, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Liquid Applique, Hologram Sparkle EB Powder, Sponge, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Aqua Painter

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,

Just Add Ink 4 - Let's Party..

Hi there,

Today's post is for the JAI Challenge this week.  It was a lot of fun although the colours are challenging, I think I nailed it. LOL.  I used markers on the rubber and huffed and puffed a lot to get a good mix of  the challenge colours.  I was going to add some bling, and then decided I liked it without.  These are the colours for the challenge:

Supplies:

Stamps: Party Hearty

Card: Rose Red, Kraft, Sage Shadow, Whisper White

Ink: Rose Red, More Mustard, Sage Shadow, Sahara Sand

Embellishments: Kraft Ribbon

Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Rectangles Plain and Scalloped Nestabilities, Swiss Dots EB Folder, Scoring Tool Friskers Cutter, Scallop Edge Punch, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dimensionals

Let me know if you like it.

Hugs,

Happy Valentine's Day - Time to Celebrate - BLOG CANDY

Today's post is for Valentine's Day. I made a card, 3D box with belly band which holds some chocolate and decorated the caramel Dove Promises as we don't have the mint patties here in Australia. The hearts on the card are ribbon pieced.

Supplies:

Stamps: I (Heart) Hearts, More Great Greetings (R)

Card and Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Patterns Designer Series Papers Riding Hood Red

Ink: Real Red, Versarmark

Embellishments: Ribbon, Dove Promises Chocolates

Tools: Heart to Heart Punch, Full Heart Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Fiskars Apron Border Punch, Carl CP-2 Heart Punch, Computer and Printer, Cutter Tool, Scoring Tool on Paper Cutter, Sticky Strip Martha Stewart Embossed Scallop Border Punch, White EB Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy

IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE

So today I have reached my 150th post on my blog and nearly 10,000 hits in just over 12 months.  It is truly amazing, and I thank all of you for visiting to see my designs.  I love creating and sharing my work and have enjoyed the journey and hope to continue to inspire you all.  I would love it if more of you would leave a comment, so hopefully you will do so on this post and be in the running for some BLOG CANDY to celebrate.  I will pick a winner on Sunday the 21st of February 2010. 

Happy crafting,

Hugs,

We Welcome Jenna Rochelle

Hello Everyone,
We are delighted to introduce the latest addition to our Family. We welcome Jenna Rochelle. Thank you Fiona and Craig for blessing us with another little Grande.  Jenna arrived on Tuesday the 9th at 8.41am and she is the smallest addition we have had at 5lb 8oz and 46cm long.  She is such a little cutie, with the tiniest little hands and feet, perfect in every way and look at all that hair.

Hugs,