Just Add Ink Challenge #165 - Just Add Woodgrain

This past week has flown by me in a haze of sickness. I was knocked down by a bad head cold combined with a horrid sinus infection so not much has been done this week! I am only just starting to feel better and am hoping to be 100% before I head off to Brisbane next Friday.

Thankfully I managed to get this card done for the Just Add Ink challenge before I became too unwell. This week the challenge is to 'Just Add Woodgrain'. This means you could use woodgrain stamps, embossing folders, paper .. anything that includes a woodgrain type pattern. Have fun with it!

I chose to use a woodgrain paper by Kaiser, which I also embossed with a woodgrain embossing folder from Sizzix. Here is my card.

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things

Cardstock: Stampin' Up, Patterned Paper by Kaiser

Other: Bow dienamic by My Favorite Things, Copic Markers, stitching

Bizzy Becs May Challenge

Hi Everyone! It't time for another Bizzy Bec's Challenge.

This month we have the challenge  theme of  "PURPLE"and add some BLING to your creation

(theme by DT girl Sally)

We also have a Fantastic prize on offer once again donated by Bec from Bizzy Bec's Online Store.

Tri Boss Embossing folder -  Ticket Stubs.

If you would like the chance to win this fantastic prize then get your entry in.

And here is my card.  I have used a cute Magnolia image, coloured with Copic Markers.

Supplies:

Magnolia Stamp - Bizzy Becs, 

Paper/Cardstock: Purple and yellow cardstock, DSP is from my stash and is several years old (don't know who makes it!)

Other: Yellow ribbon, Kaiser Rhinestones , Copic Markers

Just Add Ink Challenge #164 - Sketch Challenge

Hello friends!

I hope you have all had a good week and have a fun weekend planned!  I have been knocked down by a bad head cold and sinus infection so now I have to miss out on a few fun things we had planned for this weekend. Especially bummed since hubby just got back from a month overseas for work on Wednesday night.

But I realise that there are people that have it far worse than me out there, so I am just going to put on my big girl panties and get on with it ;)

Starting with sharing my card for this week's great sketch challenge over at Just Add Ink.  This was such a fun one! Here is the sketch.

And here is my card.

Supplies:

Stamp: Penny Black

Cardstock/DSP: All from Stampin' Up!

Other: Nestabilities, sewing machine, 1.5" square punch, lace from Kaiser.

I hope you are feeling inspired to play along this week, I would love to see what you can create with this great sketch. And it would be perfect for a Scrapbooking layout too, don't you think?

Happy stamping.

Just Add Ink Challenge #163 - Just Add A Fun Background!

Hello friends!

I hope that you are all having a great week.  I had a birthday on Wednesday so have been having a lovely time with my girls. We spent my birthday at the Zoo, followed by dinner out at one of our favourite pizza places by the water and ice cream cake. It doesn't get much better than that right?

We are also just into our first week of the school holidays here, which is great because it's not such a rushed routine in the morning (or early starts) although I have yet to find time to play in my craft room in between the girls' social events and me being the Taxi driver.

Anyway, the reason I am here is to share my card for this week's challenge over at Just Add Ink. And this week the challenge is ...

                    Just Add...a FUN background!                

For my card this week I have used a border stamp from My Favorite Things called Mod Borders and inked it up in all the colours of the rainbow to create my background. Which actually ended up being the focal point of my card!  I then added a matching colour sequin to each of the rows just to add a little sparkle to my card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Mod Border by My Favorite Things, sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Cardstock: Office works (black and white), SU! for the Riding Hood Red.

Other: Riding Hood Red ribbon from SU!, sequins from Riot Craft.

Thanks for visiting this week and I hope I have motivated you to play along, I would love to see your creations!

Happy Stamping.

Chalkboard Birthday

Here is a card I made using the chalkboard technique. I decided not to emboss the white pigment ink because I wanted a more chalky look than an embossed one and I really like the effect.

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Cool Caribbean and Melon Mambo. Black CS from Officeworks

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Memento black

Other: White gel pen, string

Clean & Simple Stamping #237

Here is another challenge card, this time for the sketch over at Clean & Simple Stamping. And this is the sketch:

Here is my card:

Supplies:

Dies: Sunflower by My Favorite Things, alphabet impressions plate and sentiment stamp from Papertrey Ink.

Cardstock from Stampin' Up!, Paper from Bo Bunny.

Freshly Made Sketches #82

It's been a while since I played along with Freshly Made Sketches, so I thought I would give this week's sketch a try with one of my new Pure Innocence images.  This is the sketch this week.

And here is my card. I have extended my top panel down a little more, but otherwise stuck pretty true to the sketch.

Supplies:

Stamp: Pure Innocence Little Gardener by My Favorite Things, sentiment by Papertrey Ink.

Cardstock/Paper: Patterned paper from Bo Bunny, cardstock in crushed curry 

and black by Stampin' Up!

Other: Banner die by PTI, button from SU!, Copic Markers, nestabilities.