Just Add Ink #368

Hey Everyone

There’s a new challenge waiting for you at Just Add Ink. This weeks challenge is for you to:

When you’ve had no sleep after babysitting a 1yo and a 3yo you really should read the challenge before you make a card…… With my tired eyes and fuzzy mind I thought the challenge was something like create a Christmas card using a non-traditional stamp set. So I came up with this card using Oh So Succulent:

I then went to load my card and realised it was supposed to be a Christmas card using a birthday set. Even though Oh So Succulent has a birthday sentiment in it, I wasn’t sure it fit the challenge 100%, so I scrambled and made the following card using Happy Birthday Gorgeous. I created a wreath with the leaves from this set and stamped the little flowers in red to make them look like poinsettias.

The girls at Just Add Ink have created wonderful inspiration for you – so head over to Just Add Ink and take a look. We would love it if you could play along.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Colour INKspiration Challenge #7

Posted in By Stamp Set - Oh So Succulent, By Stamp Set - Painted & Penned, By Stamp Set - Picture Perfect, By Theme - Female Cards by stamplicious

Hey Everyone

The card I’m sharing today is for the newest colour challenge and at Colour INKspiration Challenge.

Colour INKspiration is found on Facebook – we would love it if you could play along. Link up a project to our Facebook page. You have two weeks create a project. I can’t wait to see what you create with this very pretty colour combo below:

I’ve been away on our yearly holiday for the past 10 days and made this card while I was away. I try and fit as many Stampin’ Up! products as I can into the boat to take along, but when it comes down to making a card, I always find I never have exactly what I need. When all else fails, Penned and Painted is my fallback stamp set. For some extra interest I added some pink accents from Oh So Succulent and some leaves from Picture Perfect – quite a combination of sets!

Here’s my card:

The next hop along the way is the wonderfully talented (and fellow Melbournian) Rachel Palmieri. You’re going to love Rachel’s project as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

5Apr2017

Freshly Made Sketches #282

Posted in By Stamp Set - Balloon Adventures, By Stamp Set - Oh So Succulent, By Theme - Female Cards, Challenge - Freshly Made Sketches by stamplicious

Hey Everyone

There’s a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the fabulously talented Cecile Ribon. I fell in love with this sketch as soon as I saw it. It’s such a cool design that made making my card easy and come together in no time. A no time card was what I needed as I’m on hols and sunning it up by the beach until next week. Take a look at the friends I made while I was putting my card together on Monday. These cheeky birds have me wrapped around their little fingers (if they had any) and have me feeding them 3 times a day.

Now on to Cecile’s cool sketch:

You probably know by now about my love of flower stamp sets. The stamp set I have used is from Stampin’ Up!s Oh So Succulent. The flowers I have stamped are quite possibly supposed to be made into succulents, but I decided to colour mine and make a Dahlia out of it. I have paired them with some leaves from Stylish Stems Framelit Dies. The squares in the background are from Urban Underground Speciality Designer Series Paper – which I LOVE! The sentiments I’ve used are from Balloon Adventures. There are so many of the sentiments that I use from this versatile set.

Here’s my card:

As always, the Design Team at Freshly Made Sketches has nailed it and created gorgeous cards to inspire you. Head over to the challenge and take a look. While you’re there, we would love it if you could play along.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle