Friday, January 30, 2015

JAI #248: STAMPIN' UP! PETAL POTPOURRI

Kim has set an awesome colour challenge for us, at Just Add Ink this week.




I have inked up my new Petal Potpourri stamp set for the first time.  This set was a "must have" for me, as it co-ordinates with the new Flower Medallion punch.  I'm a sucker for any stamp set that goes with a punch or framelits!

Thanks to the release, in the Occasions Catalogue, of the gorgeous Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper, I have a new-found love for Sahara Sand.   How pretty is the paper that forms the backdrop for my lacy flowers?



The Night of Navy ink is rather dark, stamped onto the matching cardstock, but in real life the detail of the stamp is a bit clearer!  I wanted a dark navy button to anchor my sentiment, but the closest coloured button in the Regals assortment is Island Indigo.  I used my darkest Night of Navy Blendabilities marker to colour the button - yielding a really interesting result!  In certain light, the button does look navy, yet in other light it picks up the burgundy tones of the Rich Razzleberry flower it's against.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's creations using this beautiful colour combination.  We would love to see what you make, too, so don't forget to link up your project over at Just Add Ink!

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card. (It wasn't until I went to list them, that I realised Pool Party seam binding ribbon is retired ... you could substitute Soft Sky seam binding, as it is very close in colour.) You can purchase any of them from my online store, simply by clicking on an image below.



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Big Shot
[113439]
$149.95
Glue Dots
[103683]
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Friday, January 23, 2015

JAI #247: JUST ADD LOVE, WITH A TAG SKETCH



Yippee - our Just Add Ink challenges have returned, for another year of fun and inspiration!

We have three new team members, making their "debut" in our first challenge of the year.  We (13 of us in all) are taking part in a blog hop, to share our creations.   Our theme for this week's challenge is "Just Add Love", with a little added twist of using a tag, as per this sketch:





You may have come from Di's blog, but if not, you'll get to see her gorgeous creation as you make your way around the blog hop today.  We've each linked, at the bottom of our blog posts, to the next person in the 'loop', so you'll soon get to see what we all have to share with you.


The card I've made is a bit of "patterned paper overload", but I had a lot of fun with my new Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper stack.  Such cute patterns, I couldn't help but mix them up a bit!


 
 
At the very bottom of my post, I've listed all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card.
 
The next stop on today's blog hop is Chantell - make sure you check out what she has to share, then keep on hopping!  You can get to her blog by either clicking on her name (in the line above), or clicking on the graphic below:
 
 
 
https://inkeverywhere.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/just-add-ink-247-blog-hop/
 
 
Thanks for joining us today!  We hope to provide you with lots of inspiration for Valentine's Day, or any other occasion on which you wish to express your love to someone special.
 
 
 
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Big Shot
[113439]
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Glue Dots
[103683]
$8.95

Thursday, January 22, 2015

LOVE IS KINDNESS - WISTERIA WONDER AND WILD WASABI

Welcome to my final instalment in the "Love is Kindness" series, for January!  I hope you're enjoying seeing this lovely stamp used in different ways.

Today's card features the stamp embossed in silver ...  a lovely match for Wisteria Wonder. 


 
You can see below all the Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.  If you click on any of the images, you'll be taken direct to my online store.
 
 
 
 
 
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Big Shot
[113439]
$149.95