ADDINKTIVE DESIGNS

Hi crafty peeps, AddINKtive Designs has moved to a new home.  I've upgraded to a Wordpress website/blog; it still needs some tweaking but has now gone live!  Make sure you check out the new space and subscribe to addinktivedesigns.com so you don't miss any posts. I'm unsure at this stage whether I will transfer everything over or just keep this blogger site as is.  I'll keep posting here to keep you up to date. To launch my new site, I have written a tutorial for my Botanical Birdcage , a project that I shared in my last post for The Stamp Review Crew .  See you there! Thanks for stopping by,

Hi there and welcome to addINKtive designs!   SUO - Favourite New Papers I am so excited about sharing my latest 'card in a box' style card; it's a crate full of fresh fruit inspired by the Fruit Stand Suite on page 148 of the new SU Catalogue - When I first clapped eyes on those cute 3D paper crates, I was itching to tweak the design a little and make a card instead. With that idea in mind and having already eyed off the beautiful Pool Party 'wood grain' sheets of DSP from the gorgeous, NEW, Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack, the combination was inevitable! My Favourite New Papers - Serene Scenery DSP It just so happens that the latest challenge at Stampin' Up! Only Challenges is all about making a project using your favourite new papers.     After playing with my new Fresh Fruit Stamps, I can pretty much guarantee that they will see a lot of ink over the coming months; love how the stamps 'shade' and the fact...

I love making 3D cards, I love a fun Card Challenge and I love the fact that my craft area has moved to a spare room inside the house. I've set up a comfortable, clean and tidy, organized space where it's warm and cozy and I have left the mess of the converted garage/rumpus room behind.  My mojo is back and I have spent some of Mother's Day in my 'happy place' making a birthday card for a friend. Freestyle Collage for the Card Concept #54     The Card Concept Challenge Blog has a Spring Flowers' Theme , my new Flower Patch stamps needed to see some ink, my friend loves purple and I wanted to try out a new idea for a card in a box base ... so here's the finished project -     Mini Tutorial A Card in a Box made from Stampin' Up!'s ® Gift Card Envelope Thinlits ...     ... and embellished with Flower Patch Photopolymer Bundle .   1.  Die cut two gift card envelopes and trim off the wider flaps at ...

Hi there and welcome to addINKtive designs.  Today I have a Planter Box Card to share with you.  After a bit of a craft 'slump' three challenges finally got me motivated and back into my craft room ... so a big thank you to all the DT members for their inspiration. This card is similar to the one that I made for mum for Mother's Day but I changed the measurements slightly so it's a little shorter and have included a mini tutorial at the end of this post if you would like to make one too. 1.  Colour Challenge - Global Design Project #005   The colour challenge at the Global Design Project is just perfect for spring and I really, really love the combo!  I have included some Kraft Card Stock as a neutral for the construction of the planter box.  2.  SUO Challenge - #132 Punch It Up     The second challenge that I have entered is at SU Only where the theme is to feature PUNCHES.  Here's my list of Stampin' Up! punc...