ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

Just Add Ink have a beautiful colour challenge this week.  I couldn't resist a little bit of 'time out' from the usual Saturday housework to ink up a new stamp set, Summer Silhouettes , and play around with Kim's gorgeous choice of colours. JAI 146 - Summer Silhouettes It's less than three weeks until Summer Holidays and I think this set will become one of my new favourites over the Christmas Break. The Scrumptious Colour Combo for JAI 146 Here's What I Used - Stamp Sets:   Summer Silhouettes, Just Believe Ink:   Pool Party, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake Accessories:  Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Antique Brad, Word Window Punch, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (retired) Why don't you hop on over to Just Add Ink and check out the wonderful inspiration from the DT? (PS: Congratulations! In the General Stamping forum, you're in the FAVORITES for th...

Leafy Easel I've been itching to get back into my craft room and actually make something after such a long break!   The CASology Challenges have always caught my attention but it has taken until Week 14 to finally get around to entering (sorry, Melissa).  I love the idea of a cue card with one word as the inspiration and this week the word is LEAF .   My leafy easel card ticks all the boxes for the challenge criteria.  However, my take on the CAS style is a little 'out of the box' as it is the background that actually provides the necessary 'white space'.  Anyway, technicalities aside ... I finally made something and that makes me happy!  :)  

Last month I ordered a few new dies and the Grand Madison Window (the one that I was really hanging out to play with) recently arrived in the post. I had a stamped photo sitting on my craft desk ready to make into a sympathy card, so I placed it behind a black cut out of the window and voila ... a very quick and easy card emerged. I have seen so many beautiful cards on Pinterest that have been created with this die and I can't wait to use some as further inspiration. Thanks for stopping by,

Caged Bird Here's a little card I made today which was inspired by Day 3 of the Clean and Simple Online Card Making Class . It was all about "using a technique or element and applying it to a clean and simple version or spin off ". Jennifer McGuire made a beautiful 'tone-on-tone' dimensional butterfly card. I applied the same technique to make a card in the shape of a bird cage. Supplies: Stamp: from Just Believe (SU) Ink: Calypso Coral (SU) Card Stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral (SU) Accessories: Caged Bird Die (Sizzix - Tim Holtz), Petal Cone Die (SU), Stamping Sponge You can probably tell I'm really enjoying the CAS style :) Thanks for stopping by,

Ever since my friend, Grace, made a cute icecream cone card from the Petal Cone Die , I've been meaning to make one for myself. I've been playing around with some new DSP called Spice Cake (December SU release) and came up with this idea to make a paisley inspired version. The 'scoops' were made using the 2 1/2" circle and 2 3/8" scallop circle punches. River Rock card stock was used for the cone and a Cuttlebug Paisley Embossing Folder. The cherry is from Button Buddies and embossed with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder for some extra shine. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you've had a great weekend.

Delys has given us a great inspiration photo for our 89th challenge at Just Add Ink . Here's what I was inspired to create - I wish I could say that I created the gorgeous background with my trusty brayer and inks but I 'cheated' and stamped over the top of a photo. It's a photo of a beautiful sunrise at Swansea, on the East Coast of Tasmania, with a stamp from Just Believe stamped over the top in Basic Black Ink. I did a series of similar cards a while back using different silhouette stamps which you can see HERE . The Inspiration So ... the challenge is to make a paper craft project using the above photo for inspiration. I hope you can join in with the fun and link up your own entry over at Just Add Ink . While you're there, don't forget to check out the beautiful projects from the rest of the Design Team. Happy stamping and enjoy your weekend,