ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

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 my blog.  Today I'm entering a challenge over at Seize the Birthday . They always have an 'anything goes' challenge for birthdays in general or you can choose to go along with a 'topping' , which this week is to use the colours, red and white . I've spent a few sessions over the last 3 days putting this card together for my sister's birthday which is on January 1st.  I always think it's pretty cool that every year the whole world waits up for her birthday to happen! My sister's town house has an oriental theme and all her decor is in red, white, black and silver.  She doesn't understand why I spend so long making cards as they only get 'thrown away' (gasp!) and she always tells me I should put my energy into making home decor pieces or practical items that last.  Well, I have made sure this one won't end up in the bin (I hope) as I have made a card/home decor piece/gift card holder all in one! Stampin...

Hi there and welcome to addINKtive designs .  Over the weekend I made a few acceptance cards and this is my favourite one of the three. The gorgeous colour palette at Create with Connie and Mary provided me with a great starting point.   The arty process involved some heat embossing with white embossing powder, some masking, watercolouring a background with aquapainters, some collage stamping then adding the embellishments. It's not my usual style but I had a lot of fun putting this one together.   Thanks so much! -  http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com/create-with-connie-and-mary/2015/11/ccmc382-top-3.html Thanks for taking a peek,

Welcome to addINKtive designs.  I recently entered a watercolouring challenge at Just Us Girls and made a Small Flowerpot Easel Card for my mum's upcoming birthday.  The card was inspired by a recent trip we had to the Tulip Farm at Table Cape .  There were so many photos that I wanted to share on my blog that I decided to write another post. This easel card is made with SU's Envelope Liners Framelits smallest die and the beautiful tulips stamp is from a retired set called, Blessed Easter .  For more details about the card please see my last post here - http://addinktivedesigns.blogspot.com/2015/11/just-us-girls-watercolouring-challenge.html If you would like to purchase my tutorial you can shop here - http://addinktivedesigns.blogspot.com.au/p/tutorials-for-sale.html I really appreciate the many crafters all over the globe that purchase my tutorials; the sales help to keep me in SU supplies so I can continue to create and share my ideas with yo...

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls and it's all about using watercolouring on your card or project.  What perfect timing!  I recently purchased a retired stamp set called, Blessed Easter and it only just arrived in the mail on Friday.  The tulips are perfect for watercolouring so I chose a variety of inks and used an Aqua Painter to colour the flowers.    A Birthday Card for Mum   Just Us Girls Challenge #319 - Watercolouring   The tulips were stamped five times onto Shimmery White Card Stock and each set was painted a different colour - Delightful Dijon and Daffodil Delight Melon Mambo Real Red and Daffodil Delight Cherry Cobbler Wisteria Wonder  Leaves - Garden Green Inspiration came from a recent trip to the Tulip Farm at Table Cape .   Project Recipe: Stamp Sets:   Blessed Easter, Butterfly Basics, Gift From the Garden, Papillon Potpourri Ink:   As above and Smoky Slate (sponged around edges of...

Hi there.  It's been a while since I have had the opportunity to make some cards as life has been a little hectic lately.  I needed a sympathy card for a friend of mine who recently lost her mum and decided to CASE a design that I discovered through Pinterest.   You can view Brandy's Cards Tutorial on You Tube - Butterfly Basics, 10 cards in 20 minutes .   I love Brandy's design but made a few subtle changes and chose one of my Colour Tree colour combinations.   The next card is a CASE of the above using a different stamp set, Awesomely Artistic and another one of my Colour Tree colour palettes.   Thanks for stopping by,