JAC-INKS CHALLENGE #13 - MONOTONE

The current challenge from the Jac-inks team is to make a papercraft project in monotone.  I further challenged myself to use yellow (not one of my most-used colours, and only a few shades available in Stampin' Up!'s range).

Do you have your sunglasses at the ready?  I thought of Hawaii when I made this!

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Perfect Punches, Daisy Dash jumbo wheel

Card: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Ink: So Saffron stampin' pad and marker, More Mustard stampin' pad, Daffodil Delight stampin' pad

Other: Color Spritzer tool, Curly Label punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Daffodil Delight brad, sponge daubers, Daffodil Delight pompom trim, stampin' dimensionals

JUST ADD INK #59

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is to base a papercraft project around this sketch:

I decided to use my Greenhouse Garden stamp set, to make a "thank you" card for one of my lovely customers who has just ordered the same set.  I've used an oval sentiment panel, in place of the circle on the sketch, but other than that have stayed pretty true to the sketch.  Here's my entry for this week's challenge:

Stamps: Very Vintage jumbo Stampin' Around wheel, Greenhouse Garden, Oval All

Card: Bashful Blue, Peach Parfait, Very Vanilla

Ink: Versamark inkpad, Bashful Blue and Peach Parfait stampin' pads

Other: Very Vanilla satin ribbon, Scallop Trim border punch, 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval punch large, Scallop Oval punch XL, sponge daubers, Stamp-a-ma-jig, mini glue dots, stampin' dimensionals

I'm unable to watermark my photos at the moment, thanks to a virus that has infected our home computer (all my important files are on there, of course!).  Thankfully I have my cute pink laptop for emergencies, like blogging, LOL.  (This'll teach me to save files like watermarks, and photos of my cards, on my laptop, won't it?).  On a brighter note, can you see the beautiful off-white handrails in the background of my photo?  For the past 10 years, the exterior trim on our house has been dark green (the Mission Brown of the '90s).  It's had a big freshen-up, and been painted off-white, which I just LOVE.  Will share photos of our newly-painted house when it is all finished; I am inordinately excited!

CURTAIN CALL #71 - GREENHOUSE GARDEN GET WELL CARD

I've had lots of stamping time this week (bliss!), but have been hopelessly disorganised with all the challenges I'd intended to take part in!

Thankfully, I haven't missed the cut-off for the Curtain Call Color Challenge {Act 71}.  This is the colour combination Stacey challenged us all to use on our papercraft project this week:

It is now officially Autumn in Melbourne, although it feels a bit more like winter today!  These are gorgeous autumn-y (or should I say "autumnal") colours, aren't they?  I do have flora, but not foliage, on my card! 

This is the first time I've inked up my new Greenhouse Garden stamp set.  Love, love, LOVE this set, and I've been hankering after it for a long time; I finally treated myself recently, and think the flowers (gerberas?) look fabulous stamped in So Saffron, with More Mustard detail.  What do you think?

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

DSP: More Mustard Patterns Designer Series Paper

Ink: Crumb Cake, So Saffron, More Mustard and Cherry Cobbler stampin' pads

Other: Word Window punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Cherry Cobbler and More Mustard brads (from Regals assortment), So Saffron brad (from Subtles assortment), Mat pack and paper piercing tool, sponge dauber

JUST ADD INK #42

This week at Just Add Ink, the challenge is to make a card / project using this sketch as a starting point:





The thing that first caught my eye was the flower with a button centre, so I've gone with that.

Here is the card I made using my favourite colour (red), favourite card base (Crumb Cake), and my favourite new embossing folder!

Stamps: Friendly Words jumbo wheel, Occasional Greetings, Greenhouse Garden

Card: Crumb cake, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Crumb Cake stampin' pad, Real Red stampin' pad and marker, Basic Black stampin' pad

Other: Real Red polka dot ribbon, Basic Black satin ribbon, Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, sponge dauber, paper snips, Basic Black button (from Neutrals assortment), Basic Rhinestones, mini glue dots, stampin' dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Square Lattice embossing folder (available in Australia from 1st December!)

"GREENHOUSE GARDEN" Get Well card

My dear friend Kerry let me borrow her  "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set, that is not available in Australia.  It is such a gorgeous set, and I have been hanging on to it for weeks; I thought I'd better make something with it, before I give it back to Kerry tomorrow!

One type of card that I (thankfully) don't have much need for, but which I'd like to have in my stash 'just in case' is Get Well cards.  I have a couple of creations in the pipeline ... I'll share the Greenhouse Garden one with you today, and will post the other tomorrow.

The oranges that I've used in this card are Apricot Appeal (LOVE the softness of that colour), and the much bolder Pumpkin Pie.  To soften the solid background card, I have stamped it in Very Vanilla using the Sanded background stamp, then have sponged around the card edges with Very Vanilla ink.

Even though this beautiful stamp set is not in our current Stampin' Up! range, I wanted to share my card with you, because I really like it - hope you do too!





Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Sanded, Sincere Salutations, Vintage Vogue

Card: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla

Ink: Very Vanilla craft stampin' pad, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive stampin' pads

Other: Top Note die, orange rhinestone brads, Wide Oval Punch, sponge daubers, Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Apricot Appeal 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals