Friday, March 24, 2023

Just Add Ink #645 | Just Add No Stamping Challenge

 Happy Friday! I'm sharing with you today my latest card for the design team for the new Just Add Ink Challenge - Just Add Ink #645 | Just Add No Stamping Challenge

Yep that's right, our challenge this week is No Stamping. I regularly make a card that has no stamping on it until I have to add a sentiment. This week I used some products that would help me to have no stamping at all.

I used the Stampin' Up! Texture Chic Memories and More Card Pack for today's card. The  pack comes with 50 pre-printed cards of various sizes and then coordinating sticker sheets that are of a similar design to the cards. These cards and stickers make it so quick an easy to put a card together with a coordinated look and design. The flower and leaf image I used on this card has been fussy card from one of the Memories & More cards as I wanted to use just the image but not the background colours that were printed with it. It is easy to make these card designs your own.

I also used some of the Chic Dies that coordinate with the Season of Chic stamp set. Both of thes products also belong to the Texture Chic Suite. Using products from a single suite really adds to a cohesive and put together look for you projects.

The hobnail-glass dots embossing folder is part of a range of products that you can only purchase online from Stampin' Up!. To see these online exclusive products check them out HERE.

I've then finished off the card with some of my favourites - Linen Thread and Pearl Basic Jewels. So pretty.

There are some fantastic creations from the JAI team this week for our No Stamping Challenge. Go to the JAI blog to be inspired and then while you are there you can see how you can enter your project. Can't wait to see what you create this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping! 

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Friday, March 10, 2023

Stampin' Fancy Friday | Birthday Challenge

 Hello stamping friends. It's so great to have you here today. Today I have a project for the Stampin' Fancy Friday Team. If you've not see us before we are a group of past and continuing Stampin’ Up! Artisans bringing our followers a fancy monthly challenge to inspire them to get creative! 

This month the challenge is Birthdays. Who doesn't love a handmade birthday card?


 The brief was to create a fancy project with a birthday theme! A card, decorations, scrapbook page, etc. Use any Stampin' Up! products. 

I've created a birthday card for you today using products from the Texture Chic Suite from the 22 - 23 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue - Pg.98 - 99.

This card was actually made for my mum who celebrated her birthday recently. She loves the colours pink and and aqua and her happy place is being at the beach especially collecting shells. I love that with a handmade card you can customise the card to what the recipient likes and is interested in. It really shows thought and consideration to the recipient.

I've used Basic White for the card base and then layered cardstock and DSP over that using Petal Pink cardstock and then the pink and gold DSP pattern from the Texture Chic Specialty DSP. I've contrasted those pink tones with the Pool Party pattern in the DSP and Pool Party in the stamping of the shells. The Gold and Soft Suede elements also make for a fabulous contrast to the Petal Pink and Pool Party elements.


 I've finished off the card with Linen Thread, Pearl Basic Jewels and an embossed sentiment.

 Make sure you visit the Stampin' Fancy Friday Instagram and Facebook pages for lots of ideas for this birthday challenge and we hope you'll join in the challenge with us. There are new projects posted nearly every day of the month so be sure to check back to either social media sites for more 'fancy' inspiration.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

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Just Add Ink #643 | Just Choose Two Challenge

 Hello stmping friends. Welcome, Welcome. Well its been a little minute since my last card but I'm here today for the new Just Add Ink Challenge - Just Add Ink #643 | Just Choose Two Challenge. Today for our Just Choose Two challenge (to choose two items to feature on your project) we are choosing between Blending, Embossing and White. Nice. Which two would you pick?


 I've chosen embossing and whiteand then even combined those two elements that I have chosen with White Embossing. I've gone for a very clean and simple (CAS) card with lots of layers. I do love me some layers.

With white being one of our Just Choose Two elements this week it was a given really that I would start the card with a white card base. I'm really loving using a white card base at the moment and then giving the card a little (or a lot) pop of colour.

It's a bit hard to see in the photo here but over the white base layers I added a layer of the spots pattern of the Vellum Basics Specialty DSP. It gives the card that little (albeit subtle) something extra. I love the look of the vellum when you see the card in real life.

I've used some of the floral images from the Stampin' Up! Happieness Abounds stamp set, stamped them with Whisper White Craft Ink and then embossed them with white embossing powder on Crumb Cake Cardstock. Normally I love these open images to colour but I think they look just as stiking stamped and embossed onto cardstock.

Under the Crumb Cake layers I've used the retired Purple Posy Scalloped Linen Ribbon. Of all the years that I've been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I would have to say that the Scalloped Linen Ribbon in the 5 colours that was offered would have to be my all time favourite. Just gorgeous. Layer the ribbon and you really add that something special to any project. Pity you can't purchase it anymore.

I've then finished the card off with some Crumb Cake splatters, linen thread, Basic Pearls and a sentiment from the retired stamp set Itty-Bitty Greetings.

 There are lots of AMAZING creations from the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team on the JAI Blog. Go and check out to see what 'two' elements they all used this week and then while you are there you can see how you can enter your project. Can't wait to see what 'two' you used. 

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

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Recreate this project at home using the following Stampin' Up! products.  Click on the images below to see the product information and to shop from my online store