JAI #330: STAMPIN' UP! MASCULINE 21st BIRTHDAY CARD

Kim has come up with a great sketch, at Just Add Ink this week.

The season of 21st birthdays has begun in earnest for us.  My eldest son and many of his friends turn 21 in the coming months; our calendars are booking up fast, up 'til Christmas!  I used Kim's sketch to make a card for a special young man whose birthday we celebrated last week.

I love that the Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Papers are ideal for masculine cards, as well as for Christmas.  The classic colour combination of Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black really appeals to me.  I paper-pieced the flagged ends of the sentiment banner, using small pieces of the tartan paper used for the big banner.

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.  If you would like to buy the products for yourself, just click on one of the thumbnail images, and you'll be taken direct to my online store.

Make sure you check out the rest of the gorgeous creations of the Just Add Ink Design Team.  We would love it if you created a card or scrapbook page, and linked it up on our challenge page, too!

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Product List

Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set [140653] $47.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00
Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.00	Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack [141991] $17.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622] $54.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00	5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $12.25	Handheld Stapler [EU, UK, AU] [135850] $16.95
Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00

JAI #329: STAMPIN' UP! TOTALLY TREES FRIENDSHIP CARD

At Just Add Ink this week, Di has come up with this beautiful picture, to inspire us in our papercrafting:

I was inspired by the colours of the flowers, which to my eye translate to these Stampin' Up! colours:

Daffodil Delight

Peekaboo Peach

Sweet Sugarplum

Melon Mambo

Rather than making a floral card, I inked up my Totally Trees stamp set, to make a cheerful card for a friend:

The rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team have made some beautiful cards this week; be sure to check them out here.

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! products used to make my card.  If you would like to buy them for yourself, from my online store, simply click on one of the thumbnail images.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  I hope you are inspired to play along with us at Just Add Ink this week!

Product List

Totally Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set [142198] $45.00	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141614] $37.00	Pop Of Paradise Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141581] $33.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $14.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $11.50	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861] $28.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Peekaboo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141427] $14.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00

JAI #328: STAMPIN' UP! VERTICAL GREETINGS

Tina is challenging us, at Just Add Ink this week, to "Just Add P" to a papercraft project.

My brainstorming efforts, for anything starting with P, resulted in a shortlist of pinks, purples, plants, and paper-piercing.  Here's the colour scheme I have used:

Whisper White

Sweet Sugarplum

Rich Razzleberry

Crumb Cake

This is the first card I have made with the awesome Vertical Greetings stamp set, that has the cutest topiaries as well as several vertical sentiments:

I grounded the plants by inking up, in Crumb Cake ink, a little swish stamp from Playful Backgrounds, stamping it off on scrap paper, then stamping onto the Whisper White card.  I then popped up the plant pots, using Stampin' Dimensionals.

I have laid two pieces of the gorgeous Sweet Sugarplum glitter ribbon across the DSP panel, as I wanted a wider band than one strip gave.  A knotted piece of the same ribbon has been adhered to the layered ribbon, as a finishing touch.

Make sure you check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's "P" creations.  We would love for you to make your own, and link it up over at the Just Add Ink site.

If you would like to buy any of the items I've used on today's card, just click on one of the thumbnail images below, and you'll be taken to my online store (for shopping in Australia only).

Thanks for visiting today, and, if you're in the southern hemisphere, I hope you are as happy as I am, that Spring is here!

Product List

Vertical Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141876] $33.00	Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141920] $28.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00
Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper [141654] $19.25	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $11.50
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [131261] $40.75	Brights Enamel Shapes [141680] $15.75	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] $9.00	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189] $7.00
3/8" (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack [142015] $10.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00