JAI #267: STAMPIN' UP! BABY CARD USING TYPOGRAPHY

This week at Just Add Ink, Di has set us the challenge to Just Add Typography.  Here's what I found on Wikipedia:

"Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language readable and appealing. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point size, line length, line-spacing (leading), letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space within letters pairs (kerning)."

I decided upon using a collection of different fonts, to create the focal point of my card.  I used so many stamp sets to make this card!!  I have listed them all at the bottom of my post ... it does make me laugh that I told my husband that this card-making caper would save so much money (rather than buying cards)!  I just went through my stamp collection, and used a variety of stamps that were relevant for a baby card.

 

Be sure to check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team creations; and we'd love to have you play along with us!

Product List

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $11.95	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $11.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $14.95	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $9.95	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $9.95
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957] $9.95	Something For Baby Clear-Mount Bundle [136791] $68.75	Big Shot [113439] $149.95	Groovy Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134243] $42.95	Crazy About You Wood Stamp Set [138856] $89.95
A Dozen Thoughts Clear Stamp Set [131059] $36.95	Celebrate Today Photopolymer Stamp Set [137138] $44.95	Bravo Photopolymer Stamp Set [135380] $44.95	Teeny Tiny Sentiments [130042] $63.95	Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135731] $49.95
Big News Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134018] $55.95	Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $4.95	Glue Dots [103683] $8.95	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.95

JAI #250: STAMPIN' UP! GROOVY LOVE BIRTHDAY CARD

Trish has come up with these sweet inspiration pics for this week's challenge at Just Add Ink:

 

 

No doubt lots of you have Valentine's Day on your mind, but I don't!  I'm a bit "Valentine's Schmalentine's" ... not for lack of trying on my part, it's a non-event in our household ( I do persist in giving all three of my boys cards).  So, I have used cute pink polka-dot hearts on a birthday card instead.

 

 

 

 

I am rather in love with the glossy black heart (close-up below), created by punching a little heart from Basic Black cardstock, and covering it with an epoxy sticker:

 

 

 

 

In the table below are all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card; you'll be taken direct to my online store if you click on an image.

 

Make sure you check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's creations, and link up your own project for us to see!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product List

Groovy Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134243] $42.95	Birthday Surprise Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134120] $30.95	Clear Block I [118488] $19.95	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $9.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $9.95
Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $11.95	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $11.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $14.95	Big Shot [113439] $149.95	Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [137364] $13.95
Sweetheart Punch [133786] $27.95	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $29.95	Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers [137856] $6.95	Melon Mambo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134566] $9.95	Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon [119261] $9.95
Strawberry Slush Thick Baker's Twine [135637] $5.95	Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack [126187] $13.95	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189] $6.95	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] $8.95	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.95
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $6.95

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:

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Product List

Tap Tap Tap Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134204] $32.95	Clear Block D [118485] $13.95	Groovy Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134243] $42.95	Brushed Silver A4 Card Stock [124918] $11.95	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $11.95
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $11.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $14.95	Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack [137779] $11.95	Angled Tag Topper Punch [133323] $39.95	Sweetheart Punch [133786] $27.95
Bitty Banners Big Shot Die Framelits [129267] $25.95	Big Shot [113439] $149.95	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $16.95	Silver Basic Metal Buttons [133319] $13.95	Silver 1/8" Ribbon [132137] $8.95
Glue Dots [103683] $8.95	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $9.95	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $9.95	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Cherry Cobbler Assortment [130995] $20.95	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Smoky Slate Assortment [131005] ...
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.95