ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

I used a combination of SU star and circle punches, Martha Stewart butterfly punches, Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies (Flower Pot), SU Stamp Set, Aviary for #2 and some Basic Rhinestones to quickly whip up these last minute Christmas Cards. Colour palette: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Old Olive Have a lovely Christmas Eve. I'm about to go and start the food preparation for tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by,

Just Add Ink have a Black and White Challenge this week brought to us by the lovely and talented, Paula Dobson , to make a papercraft project using black and white ONLY. Here's my submission which has a mix of something old and something new. Black and White JAI 71 Project Recipe: Stamps: Creative Elements (Sneak Peak), Aviary (Spring/Summer Mini), Vintage Labels (retired SAB set) Ink: Basic Black Cardstock: Basic Black and Whisper White Accessories: Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack, Corner Rounder Punch Non-SU: Silhouette Die Cut Out (Girl with Bird) I hope you get the chance to join in with the challenge this week. You really should pop on over to the Just Add Ink Blog and check out all the stunning examples from the other girls on the DT. Happy crafting,

JAI 69 - Fussy Cutting This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is to add some Fussy Cutting . So why don't you get out the paper snips and see what intricate detail you can add to your paper craft project. The team have gone all out to provide some amazing inspiration so I hope you can find the time to play along. My 'Vintage Style' Frame was made for our DD who just recently turned 18. She thought that I had actually bought it like this, so I guess I'll take that as a compliment ... I think? Here are the details: Stamp Sets: Clearly for You, Artistic Etchings, Easter Blossoms, Aviary Ink: Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Basic Black Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory Accessories: Regals DSP (Cajun Craze), Newsprint DSP (18), Victoria Crochet Trim, Vintage Trinkets, Antique Brad, Dimensionals Non SU: Oval and Tag Nesties, Crochet Flower (hand made by yours truly) Happy crafting,

Aviary Make 'n' Take A recent hostess request was to feature the stamp set, Aviary from the Summer Mini Catalogue, as well as the Big Shot ! So this is the design I came up with for a simple Make 'n' Take. All of the ladies were keen stampers so I encouraged them to let their creative juices flow and the variety that came from the same kit was amazing! (more of that in a later post) Here's the 'Recipe' - Stamp Sets: Aviary, Teeny Tiny Sentiments Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla Accessories: Basic Pearls, Lattice Embossing Folder, Top Note Die, Modern Label Punch, Early Espresso Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Stamping Sponges Happy Crafting!