JAI #280: STAMPIN' UP! BIRTHDAY BLOSSOMS WITH BLACK GLIMMER

Nikki has set us the challenge to "Just Add Glimmer" to our papercraft projects, at Just Add Ink this week.

I am all over the gorgeous new Black Glimmer Paper, in the Holiday Catalogue.  My photography leaves a bit to be desired, in that you can't see how beautiful the glimmery details are on my card - but I'll follow up the main pic with a couple of close-ups.  When it came time to make my card for this week's challenge, I settled on my favourite pairing of the Birthday Blossoms stamp set, and Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper.

I die-cut the "happy", and punched the circles for flower centres, from Black Glimmer Paper.  I finished the flowers with some now-retired black glimmer brads, to "up" the glimmer factor!

Here's a slightly better angle to see some of the glimmer on the die-cut sentiment:

... and the glimmery flower centres:

I have listed below all the current Stampin' Up! products used to make my card.  If you would like to buy any of the products, just click on a thumbnail image below, and you'll be taken to my online store.

Make sure you check out the rest of the beautiful creations of the Just Add Ink Design Team.  We hope you are inspired to play along with us!

Product List

Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139471] $33.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $12.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $12.25	Watercolor Paper [122959] $8.75
Black Glimmer Paper [139605] $8.75	Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack [138442] $14.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $11.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50
Big Shot [113439] $169.00	Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363] $41.00	Bitty Banners Big Shot Die Framelits [129267] $25.00	Pansy Punch [130698] $28.00	1/2" Circle Punch [119869] $10.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00

JAI #279 : STAMPIN' UP!'S JOYFUL SEASON

We have a great sketch challenge, courtesy of Narelle, at Just Add Ink this week.

I have inked up, for the first time, my new Joyful Season stamp set.  I have long been a fan of cardinals - birds we don't see in Australia - so this was a must-have set for me.  Being photopolymer, it is super-easy to line up the solid images and line images.  Once I'd stamped the bird, branch and berries on Very Vanilla card, I used my Circles framelits to cut the main piece.  While the card was still inside the circle die, I sponged Crumb Cake ink inside the edge of the die; once lifted, it left a thin border of uninked Very Vanilla card. 

Take a look at the GORGEOUS new Home For Christmas enamel dots in our range!!  I've always had a weakness for enamel dots, so I'm thrilled we have these Christmassy ones to craft with.

Listed below are all the lovely Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.  If you'd like to purchase them from my online store, you can click on any of the thumbnail images.

Make sure you check out the beautiful creations of the rest of the talented Just Add Ink Design Team.  We would love to see you playing along with our challenge this week!

Product List

Joyful Season Photopolymer Stamp Set [139770] $37.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $12.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $11.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Neutrals Stampin' Write Marker [131261] $40.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $12.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $12.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.00	Home For Christmas Designer Series Paper [139592] $19.25
Home For Christmas Enamel Dots [140536] $7.00	Big Shot [113439] $169.00	Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911] $45.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00

STAMPIN' UP! A WHOLE LOT OF LOVELY FOR #GDP001

There's a new challenge blog, involving a few of my stampy friends, so I thought I'd take a break from the endless rounds of washing, drying and folding clothes that has taken up so much of my week, to play along!  (Phew, that was a bit of a wordy opening sentence, wasn't it?!)

This is the colour combination that makes up the first challenge over at Global Design Project:

So Saffron is one of my least favourite colours, so I've included only a touch of it, on a couple of tiny flowers.  I love how Smoky Slate and Pink Pirouette look together; for my card, I've gone all flowery and girly.

It's a bit hard to see, but I stamped tiny flowers on the Pink Pirouette die cut.  The sentiment and surrounding flowers were all coloured, direct to rubber, with my Stampin' Write markers, which gives a more subtle colour intensity than if I had used inkpads.

Listed below are all the current Stampin' Up! products used to make this card; you'll be taken direct to my online store, if you click on any of the thumbnail images.  NB:  The stamp set I used may be earned for free with Stampin' Rewards, with a qualifying order, only (so the price is just indicative).

 

Product List

A Whole Lot Of Lovely Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139456] $14.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Many Marvelous Markers [131264] $190.00	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $12.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.00
Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock [116203] $12.25	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad [126956] $11.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $11.50	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435] $38.50	Big Shot [113439] $169.00
Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911] $45.00	Deco Labels Framelits Die [130102] $41.00	Pink Pirouette 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134574] $12.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $8.75	Glue Dots [103683] $9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00