ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

Hi and welcome to my blog.  Today I have a butterfly easel card to share with you.  It was made using Beautiful Butterfly Shapes ' digital punches from Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio and cut out using an electronic cutter (Silhouette Cameo).  Did you know that you can trial MDS for FREE for 30 days!       Once you're familiar with MDS and e-cutters, you're bound to want to know how to make your very own Butterfly Easel Card like the Marina Mist one that I have shared with you today! ... or maybe you don't have a clue about where to start in this 'digital world' because it's all just a bit high tech???  No problem!  I've written a tutorial that will show you, step by step, how you can download digital punches to make fun shaped cards -   Tutorial BJE 8 SUO Challenges also have a Birds, Bees and Butterflies Theme happening at the moment, so hop on over and join in the fun! Thanks so much for stopping by, ...

Hi.  Welcome to addINKtive designs . I'm enjoying spending some extra time in my craft room and a couple of days ago I finally got around to making a Scalloped Tag Topper Punch card with a matching mini gift box.  I love how they turned out and wanted to make another 'set' using By the Tide . The latest challenge at Just Add Ink provided me with a gorgeous colour combo and a very good reason to leave the housework for another day.    JAI 212   The Colour Combo           Card and Gift Box Project Recipe: Stamp Sets:  By the Tide, Gorgeous Grunge, Happy Watercolour, Six-Sided Sampler, Label Love Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake Card Stock:  Natural Composition Specialty DSP, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla Accessories:   Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Artisan Label Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Bitty Banners Die, Tea Lace Doily, BBB Ruffle Stretch Trim, ...

It's time for another Stampin' Up! ® Only Challenge (SUO) and this week we're asking you to create a one-layer card .  The idea is to use just a single card base and embellishments are allowed. I actually made a set of tags.  They certainly have only one layer of card stock but there are many 'layers' of ink - I think the technical term is 'collage stamping'. SUO 89 - One-Layer Challenge These litttle beauties were made using a brand new product (only just released TODAY in Australia) called the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch .  You just cut your card stock 2" wide and it slides through the punch and cuts the scallop bit at the top.  This allows you to cut the tag to the length you need - brilliant! My one-layer tags were made using a variety of stamp sets (please refer to the 'Labels' below) and stamped with Metallic Gold, Crumb Cake, White StazOn, Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Soft Sky and Marina Mist inks onto Soft Sky Core'...