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s.a. # 2 It's time for another Sketch and Colour Challenge at still addINKtive.   A different 'twist' to our challenges is that you can use both parts of the challenge or you can choose either our sketch or the colour combo to get you started.  It's entirely up to you! The sketch this week is for a square card or project featuring an image in the centre square.  I've chosen some bright summery colours, Tempting Turquoise and  Summer Starfruit to team up with one of my all time favourite colours, Chocolate Chip.   I hope you will hop on over to our challenge blog, check out the beautiful cards by the rest of the DT and be inspired to play along with us this week. Here's the sketch and colour combo - s.a. # 2 I made a Desk Top Calendar Box and used a step by step downloadable tutorial by Connie Babbert from Inkspired Treasures. Here's My Project Recipe: Stamp Sets:  Tea Shoppe, Flock Together Card Stock:  Whis...

JAI 128 - Flower Box It's Friday and that means another awesome challenge at Just Add Ink .   This week we have the following gorgeous inspiration pic for you.  JAI 128 - Inspiration Make sure you check out all the other beautiful projects from the DT over at the JAI blog.  I decided to use a combination of Poppy Stamp Dies and the little birds from a Cottage Cutz die to create a Window Box Scene. Bizzy Becs have a Flower Power Challenge on for the month of July, so I have decided to combine and enter my project into that challenge too. Thanks for stopping by. PS:  Thank you Bizzy Becs for selecting this as a Top 3 Pick.

Here's another instalment of projects that I shared at a recent demo entitled, 'Totally Tags' .  I won't go into detail about each one as I have a zillion things I need to do today.  If you have any questions, please feel free to shoot me an email. 1.  Tag Gift Set (Martha Stewart Birds on a Wire Punch) 2. Doily Tag (with Kaiser Flowers) 3. Doily Tag This gorgeous card made by my friend, Amanda , inspired the following card that I made for a challenge at Annabelle Stamps.  I incorporated a tag for the demo and showed the ladies how to make a paper rose. 4. Tags on Cards Here's a link to a tutorial on Rolled Roses that my friend, Tania, put together - http://taniagould.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/rolled-rose-tutorial.html 5.  Tags on Cards I hope you enjoyed having a peek at my doily inspired tags and cards.  There's still a few days worth of posts to go so make sure you visit every day this week. T...

I decided to combine my two favourite types of cards to make this Circle Butterfly Easel Card , then two more butterfly cards soon followed to form this little trio - Precious Butterflies The following colours were chosen as I loved the 'Summery' combination - ... No, I'm not starting up my own colour challenges but I was itching to create a colour swatch. What do you think? Spellbinders Nestabilities have a gorgeous product called Butterflies Circles and from the moment I spotted it, I knew I was destined to make an easel card with it :) So, here's a new little creation from me that I have dubbed the Circle Butterfly Easel Card - Combine the following tutorials to make one of your own - http://addinktivedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/10/scallop-circle-easel-card-tutorial.html http://addinktivedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/butterfly-easel-card-tutorial.html Side Views Back View Matching Cards A tutorial for the larger butterfl...

Here's a card I made especially for the latest challenge at Freshly Made Sketches - Freshly Made Spice Cake I hope the leaf flourish is okay for the 'square' section of the sketch as I did not want to cover up the woven panel. Here's the sketch - It's been so nice to take some time out to craft before the rush to write end of year reports, go to presentations nights, son's graduation, organise the finer details for daughter's leaver's dinner, all of which are fast approaching! So I'm crafting while I still have a small window of opportunity. Project Recipe: Stamps: Spiced Paisley (SU December Release), It's Your Day Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard Card Stock: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Pear Pizzazz Accessories: Blossom Party Die, Spice Cake DSP (SU December Release), 1/2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Victoria Crochet Trim, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Leaf Flourish Die (Marieanne Creatables) and ...

JAI 93 - Mum's Birthday Card We have the most beautiful colour combination for the Just Add Ink Challenge this week, brought to us by our talented DT Member, Kim . If you'd like to play along, all you have to do is make a paper craft project using the gorgeous colours below (or similar), post it on your blog and link it up to the JAI challenge site. My 'project' was affectionately dubbed the ' Rocking Horse ' card by some of the DT on our JAI Ning Site because of its unusual shape as you can see from the back view - Back View I got the idea for this style of card from the latest free Kaiser Craft Workshop Magazine, November 2011 . It features on the front cover and on page 8. I stuck pretty much to the layout and used a variety of stuff that was in my stash (long project recipe to follow). It's a tad more tizzy than the norm for me but I enjoyed using lots of different accessories. Project Recipe - Stamps: Forever Young, Happiest Birthday Wishes Ink...

Hi. Thanks for visiting my blog. I made another card today from my 'To Do List' using the colours from the latest challenge at Inkspirations . I only have 3 baby boy cards to do and I'm all caught up :) Inkspirations Blossom Party Isn't the combination so bright and funky? I love it! Project Recipe: (SU) Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Sentiments Ink: Melon Mambo Card Stock: Glossy White, Melon Mambo Accessories: Blossom Party Die, Word Window and Scallop Trim Border Punches, Melon Mambo Pom Pom Trim, Old Olive Brads (Brights), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Brights and Regals DSP Patterns Stack, Sizzlits Little Leaves, Dimensionals, Non-SU Corner Rounder Punch PS: Thanks to Nancy Riley for choosing this card as one of her iPICKS #154 and for the Honourable Mention at Inkspirations.

Pocket Silhouettes It's a long weekend here in Northern Tasmania so I'm enjoying making some cards that are on my 'To Do List'. I've looked at some of the current challenges to get me inspired and have combined a colour challenge at the Play Date Cafe with a sketch challenge at Mojo Monday. The Play Date Cafe #106 - Gray Yellow Pink (I used SU's Basic Gray, So Saffron and Pink Pirouette) Mojo Monday #213 - Round Sketch Thanks for stopping by,