ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

Hi and welcome to addINKtive designs!  It's time to announce the Top Pick for the twelfth challenge at The Colour Tree .  A big thank you to everyone that linked up during the month of March. Congratulations to Helen from Crafty Helen who has made this very arty Get Well Card - I love the watercoloured pennant, the collage stamping in the background and how she has combined the colours from the latest combo - such a gorgeous card. Helen, here's a Top Pick Badge for your blog -   Just letting my blog readers know that I will be taking a break from hosting The Colour Tree Challenges ; I don't seem to get a lot of time to craft these days and have opted out from all my regular Design Team commitments for now.  When holidays rock around I'm hoping to focus my attention on writing some more paper craft tutorials as I have quite a few ideas that haven't been published yet.   If you're looking for some more colour inspiration this w...

Hi and welcome to the twelfth challenge at The Colour Tree .  This week I have an earthy colour combo to inspire you in your paper craft projects.  A huge big thank you to Liz Gross who joined TCT for the month of March as a Guest Designer and kept the inspiration flowing with her beautiful projects. #TCTC12 After a bit of a break from paper crafting due to the busyness of work, I actually managed to make a card to share with you today.  I think I'll save this one for my brother-in-law's birthday as the colour palette works well for a masculine card.  Bronwyn Eastley March has been a quiet month for TCT but I hope you have more time over the Easter Break to get 'inky' and link up your project/s in the gallery. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Challenge Guidelines - Now it's your turn.  If you would like to enter the challenge, please follow these instructions, have fun and inspire other s - Crea...

Yay!  I actually made a card today.  Due to the busyness of work, I hadn't ventured into my craft room for two months!  I am very thankful for the Easter break because I finally had a chance to start tidying up my very messy craft room and 'christen' a new Kaisercraft Die called Gumnuts .   This card has a split front panel and incorporates the colours from the latest challenge at The Colour Tree .  The leaves and gum nuts were sponged with Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede Ink to add more depth.  The Lost Lagoon DSP panel is from a retired SU DSP stack.  Kaisercraft Gumnuts - DD 359    March has been a bit of a quiet month at TCT but hopefully this earthy colour palette and some extra crafting time will inspire you to join in with this week's colour challenge. Hope to see your project in the link up. Thanks for stopping by,

Welcome back to another challenge at The Colour Tree.  It's Easter week and with all the challenges around that theme, I've tried to find colours that could be used for any type of paper craft project and strayed away from pinks and purples and other 'Easter' colours; that's not to say that these TCT colours wouldn't look great together for an Easter project, I just wanted to allow for more diversity.   I've just come back from a week in Sydney where I attended a Principal's conference so no time to craft for me.  Fortunately, my lovely Guest Designer, Liz, has an absolutely stunning card to share with us today. Don't you just love the beautiful water colour background that she has created?  We hope it inspires you to join in with this week's challenge. Elizabeth Gross About The Colour Tree Challenges - Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEDT) I host a weekly colour challenge where you can ink up and link up for a chance to be ...

Hi there.  I'm so glad you have stopped by TCT Challenges .  If you love neutral shades you're going to love this week's colour combo at The Colour Tree .  Sadly I don't have a project to share with you today as my day job is all consuming at the moment and my craft room is in chaos.  These two factors combined equals zero 'mojo' for me :(  My stash of cards that I made over the summer break for TCTC have run out and I will need to wait until after Easter before I can find the time to craft again. Thankfully, Liz, my March Guest Designer has a project to share with you.  Make sure you hop by her blog and leave some comment love - Elizabeth Gross Tomorrow I'm off to Sydney for a Principal's Conference so I will check in next weekend to see what projects have been linked up.  Until then ... Happy crafting! About The Colour Tree Challenges - Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEDT) I host a weekly colour challenge where you can ink...

Hello and welcome to the latest challenge at The Colour Tree .  I think this colour combo is my personal favourite so far and I make no apologies for 'Gold' making an appearance again!   About The Colour Tree Challenges - Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEDT) I host a weekly colour challenge where you can ink up and link up for a chance to be in TCTC Top 3 Picks (only one Top Pick if there are less than 7 entries and more than 2).  At the end of each month a Winner will be chosen from one of the weekly Top Three Picks and will be invited as a Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge. A big welcome to Elizabeth Gross from Lilly Loves Paper who joins me today as TCT's March Guest Designer - Here's our projects to highlight this week's challenge colours -  Elizabeth Gross Bronwyn Eastley Every participant this week will receive a PDF file that features the graphics of the first 9 challenges at The Colour Tree . We'd love...

Hi there.  Today's card is the fourth colour combo from a set of cards I made a few months ago.  This was my favourite colour palette so I saved it especially for Challenge #9 at The Colour Tree .     I hope you'll join me for the latest challenge at TCT. You can view the original post HERE (Cards inspired by Jenny Hayward). Thanks for stopping by,

Hi and welcome to The Colour Tree .  It's time to announce the Top Pick for #TCTC8.  Congrats to Gloria from Stamping and Creating who submitted this very cute card - That gold Koala just made me smile and I love the embossed panel of flowers.   Gloria, make sure you grab the Top Pick Badge for your blog! It's also time to announce the monthly winner for TCT's February Challenges - Monthly Winner  I have chosen Elizabeth Gross as The Colour Tree's Monthly Winner with three of her entries making it into the weekly Top Picks ; but to really top it off, Liz has linked up for every challenge in February!  Wow! that's dedication! Congratulations, Liz.  Here's the Monthly Winner Badge for your blog - Liz's February TCT Projects -    #TCTC5 - Top 3    #TCTC6 - Top Pick   #TCTC7 - Top Pick   #TCTC8 - Entry Liz will be joining me as a Guest Designer for the month of M...

Hi there.  Welcome to the eighth challenge at The Colour Tree . This week's colour combo features two In-Colours and Gold is back again! :)  Love a bit of bling. About The Colour Tree Challenges - Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEDT) I host a weekly colour challenge where you can ink up and link up for a chance to be in TCTC Top 3 Picks (only one Top Pick if there are less than 7 entries).  At the end of each month a Winner will be chosen from one of the weekly Top Three Picks and will be invited as a Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge. A big welcome back to Heidi Weaver from Stampin Along with Heidi who joins me today as TCT's February Guest Designer - Here's our projects to highlight this week's challenge colours - Heidi Weaver Bronwyn Eastley We'd love to see what project you will make with this week's colour combo.  Happy stamping! Challenge Guidelines - Now it's your turn.  If you would like to enter th...

We're up to the eighth challenge at The Colour Tree and I'm sharing another card that I made during my summer break.  Work has been all consuming lately and I haven't made a single paper craft project this month.  I will run out of my stash next week so here's hoping I can get back into my craft room soon. A big thanks to my friend and down-line, De Arn, who lent me Birthday Blooms and Rose Garden Thinlits (among other stamps) for a week during my holidays.  It was only fitting that I saved this one for her birthday.   There's two new In-Colours in this week's colour combo at TCT and Gold has made it into the mix again!  I hope you will join me for the latest challenge.   Thanks for stopping by,

Welcome back!  It's time to reveal this week's Top Pick at The Colour Tree .  Once again, Liz has wowed me with her latest project.  I love her cute little gift bag, the new SAB stamp and the tiny bit of bling. Liz Gross from Lilly Loves Paper Congratulations! Here's the Top Pick Badge for your Blog -   Don't forget that one Winner will be chosen out of all the Top Picks for the month of February and they will be invited to be a Guest Designer in March . See you later in the day for the launch of #TCTC8. PS:  Did you know that everyone who enters a challenge at The Colour Tree has their projects pinned on my TCTC Pinterest Board?   You can check it out HERE .

Hi and welcome to the 7th challenge at The Colour Tree .  I hope this week's bright, metallic and neutral combo will inspire you to link up your paper craft project in the gallery. #TCTC7 About The Colour Tree Challenges - Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEDT) I host a weekly colour challenge where you can ink up and link up for a chance to be in TCTC Top 3 Picks (only one Top Pick if there are less than 7 entries).  At the end of each month a Winner will be chosen from one of the weekly Top Three Picks and will be invited as a Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge. A big welcome back to Heidi Weaver from Stampin Along with Heidi who joins me today as TCT's February Guest Designer - Here's our projects to highlight this week's challenge colours - Heidi Weaver Bronwyn Eastley Challenge Guidelines - Now it's your turn.  If you would like to enter the challenge, please follow these instructions, have fun and inspire other ...