ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

Hi there.  I've been eying off some great examples of Z-fold, pop-up cards on Pinterest and thought it would be fun to make one.  I tweaked the basic design a little by adding some inserts; the ones you use in card-in-a-box style cards.  So I've called my take on this fun fold, a Pop-Up, Z-Fold, Card in a Box! - It's a crate full of summer strawberries with some home-made strawberry jam sitting on the kitchen bench. Summer Strawberries   This card was made for a dear friend's birthday and I'm also entering it into two card challenges - JAI #318 - "Just Add S"    S is for ... strawberries, strawberry jam, straw and summer! Thanks, JAI!   and ...  JUGs #350 - Word Week   Here's a bird's eye view before I added all the stamped strawberries etc. -   Folds flat and fits inside a standard (C6) card size envelope -   Thanks for stopping by, Please note that...

Hi there.  Today's card is one that I have wanted to try for ages.  I've seen a few of these Swallowtail cut out cards on Pinterest and made this farewell card for a good friend and work colleague.  She loves purple and butterflies so I used a few complementary shades for the background and butterfly layers.  I love how it turned and decided to put the combo together for the latest challenge at The Colour Tree . #TCTC6         The Swallowtail background stamp was stamped onto the card front with Versa Mark Ink and embossed with Iridescent Ice Emboss Powder .   A watercolour wash of Rich Razzleberry Ink (in an Aquapainter ) was added for the emboss resist technique and then splotches were stamped with Blackberry Bliss Ink .  After the card front layer had dried, the shape of the butterfly was cut out and two die cuts added for extra dimension. I hope you can join in with the latest challenge by linking up yo...

Hi there and welcome back to the first CASEing the Catty Sunday Night Blog Hop for 2016.  After a few months break from CTC, I'm excited to be back with the crew as we CASE (Copy and Share Everything) our way through the new Stampin' Up! Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogues. We now have a brand new look thanks to our very talented Artisan, Jess Williams; also another huge thank you to Rebecca Scurr who now co-ordinates CTC and to the rest of the enormously talented crew who bring inspiration to our CTC readers every Sunday night. It's great to be back as I missed the camaraderie between the team; such a lovely group of ladies. To kick start the year we are bringing you a CASE of our favourite project from the brand new Occasions Catalogue .  Have you seen it yet?  Oh my! Just click on my side bar to download the PDF so you can see all the beautiful new SU stamps and accessories for the season as we head into Valentines Day and Easter.   The card th...

Hi there.  Welcome to addINKtive designs .  I have three questions for you - Do you love the range of Stampin' Up! Colours? Do you enjoy paper craft challenges? Do you love to receive FREE stuff?  If you answered yes to at least one of those questions you are going to enjoy The Colour Tree Challenges that will be posted here every Sunday (7pm AEDT) and the first one launches TONIGHT! (Just 15 minutes after this post goes live). Here's what I made for the first challenge at The Colour Tree -    #TCTC1   Do you love a challenge?     The flowers in this Spring Planter Box Card are made from the Bouquet Bigz Die and here's a handy tip to cutting them out quickly -  I have my good friend and down-line joining me at TCTC and here's a CAS card she made - Do you recognise the design?  Check out page 19 of the new Occasions Catty for more info! As a special than...