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Friday, 15 April 2016

Feel Better JAI #307

Happy Friday to you friends! Today, I have some great news - Sally (the Lab) was due to have a big operation this week to again try and fix her dislocating knee (third attempt). But after review, and noting just how much she has improved over the last couple of months it has been put on hold! It is so encouraging that it is not needed - hopefully ever - as its not easy watching our fur babies suffer - they can't understand of course that the surgeons that hurt them are really doing their best to help them in the long run...

So talking of feeling better....we have a great new challenge at Just Add Ink this week! Nikki has suggested a fabulous colour combo for us all to use. It has a mixture of bold and neutrals and the design team have used it to create stunning creations this week so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and take a look.

Here are the colours:

And here is my card:

Yes, it's a bit different isn't it ?! I must admit, I did find this one a little tricky - the Dijon is not a colour I've used before but that is what makes it a challenge and they all help us stretch and grow as card makers.

The balloons are of course from the Balloons Celebrations set - the Dijon are stamped off once for the background and the grey uses a Smoky Slate and Basic Grey Combo. The cute animals are from a Simon Says Stamp set called Stacking Animals and are coloured with Copics.

Card stock: Basic Grey, Delightful Dijon, Whisper White

Ink: Delightful Dijon, Smoky Slate, Basic Grey, Momento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Balloon Celebrations, Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Big Shot, Brick Wall EF, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Silver Cording Trim (retired), Basic Rhinestones

Non SU: Stacking Animals and matching Dies (SSS)

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and see all the lovely cards our team have made to inspire you and I look forward to seeing what you will make with these bold colours too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Saturday, 13 June 2015

Birthday Feathers

Once again we had another chilly morning that turned into a beautiful sunny day - absolutely perfect Winter weather and I sure hope it continues. It's not long to wait now until the Shortest Day - June 21 and although the days and nights are usually colder after that I don't mind - with the days lengthening again it is much easier to believe that Spring is coming :-)

Today's card is one I made before all the new goodies arrived. I am so sad that Four Feathers is being retired and so I will hold onto it for now at least! This card is a lot more shimmery in real life of course too.

I wanted to keep it relatively clean - but it didn't quite end up that way with the Grunge Splotches. The feathers are all different, One gold embossed on Strawberry Slush, one stamped in SS on White and one embossed in White on Vellum.

Card stock: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Vellum

Designer Series Paper: Back to Black

Inks: Pink Pirouette, Encore Gold, Momento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Four Feathers (retired), Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Big Shot, Feathers Framelits, White and Gold EP, Strawberry Slush twine, Gold sequin trim

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope are having a great weekend with some crafting time featuring :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Friday, 10 April 2015

Just Add a Colour Challenge - JAI #258

This week I am sure I am not the only one waking up in the morning thinking I must've slept through my alarm only to discover there is at least half an hour before it is due to go off - Daylight Savings finished just under a week ago. And while the added daylight in the morning is lovely the opposite is also sadly true of the evenings of course - winter is a coming!

And so its perfect timing that Rochelle has suggested a bright and beautiful Colour Challenge for us all at Just Add Ink :-) The Team have come up with a great array of beautiful creations with these colours to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and have a look :-)

Such a lot of potential girly loveliness don't you think?

This came out a little brighter than I expected but it still is very "girly" :-)

The Bokeh background uses all three colours sponged onto Whisper White and once dry I used a home made stencil (created by using the circle framelits on some Window Sheet) to help with positioning the white inked circles. And after again giving it time to dry added the details and sentiment - in this case on some Vellum :-)

Card stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Vellum Card stock, Window sheet

Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Melon Mambo, Smoky Slate, Craft White

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Big Shot, Butterfly Framelits, Circle Framelits, Basic rhinestones, PL Corner Rounder punch, Blackberry Bliss cotton twine (Saleabration)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and take a look at all the wonderful creations the Team have made to inspire you this week and I look forward to seeing what you will create with these gorgeous colours too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Friday, 20 February 2015

Just Add "Thank You"

Welcome to another fabulous Friday :-) Today the heat returns so the tomatoes in the garden will be happy but the doggie best mates won't be so impressed at no evening Park meeting. So we might have to take Sally over to visit earlier. We are pretty spoilt to have a key to Monty's yard and now as Sally is regaining her strength after several rounds (and $$$$!!) of surgery they are now able to enjoy a "play date" again.
Over the last four years they would play/ tease each other all day if they could and it has been a long time coming but to see them both so happy again - after 10 months - it is what we dared to hope for. Their vigorous play "like the old days"as Monty's Mum observed is so heartwarming to watch! These are two best friends that when parted for more than a day or so get depressed and so it has been a hard road for both of them - they've had to get by with kisses through the gate :-) So we are so grateful to the many people involved in getting Sally back on her feet quite literally.

So how appropriate is the Theme Challenge this week at Just Add Ink? Patrice has suggested to "Just AddThank You" and the Team have created a wonderful variety of cards to inspire you so do take a moment to pop on over and check them out won't you :-)

Here is my card:

It uses a new technique for me thanks to a card class that aims to make a repeated die cut the feature of a Clean and Simple card. So for this I used the Scallop Border Die from the Adorning Accents pack and then when I had them held in place with some Post it Notes, sponged a light ombre-ish panel to highlight part them a little more and try and give a water / sky effect for the little pink butterfly to flutter above. I'm not sure that it doesn't look a bit like a blue building here but that was the aim ;-)

The butterfly was stamped and then coloured with Melon Mambo Blendie markers…a few random pieces of bling and all done!

Card stock: Whisper White

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Momento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo Blendabilities Markers

Stamps: Sassy Salutations, Papillon Potpourri

Accessories: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Dies (Retired), Basic Rhinestones

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop over to Just Add Ink and be ready to be inspired by all the wonderful creations from the Team this week and I look forward to seeing what you will create for this challenge too :-)

And just in case there is any doubt -Sally (black Lab) is still the boss too :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Feel Better Flowers

Good afternoon and welcome! Today has so far been much nicer than the weather forecast…but the clouds are now starting to roll in so maybe the rain is coming after all? Not that we really need it right now but we might be glad of it in the weeks to come.

Today's card is for my favourite Sister-in-law ( ok she is the only SIL but still the fave! ) who has just been released from hospital after a nasty illness and is now continuing to recover at home. For inspiration I used the wonderful sketch at Just Add Ink - always a favourite challenge for me and the sketch by Tina this week is fabulous as usual and so open to interpretation.

And as my SIL is an avid gardener there were always going to be flowers and greenery :-)

So with the sketch and theme decided this card did come together quite quickly :-)

I used the largest flower from the Flower Patch set in the two colours and fussy cut the images so as to be able to layer them with dimensionals under each layer. And the fabulous framelits meant the leaves were cut quickly and easily too!

Card stock: Calypso Coral, Whisper White

Inks: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizazz

Stamps: Flower Patch, Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelits, Large Polka Dots EF, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I do hope you have a moment to check out the great inspiration at Just Add Ink this week and maybe you might be next to enter :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Monday, 17 November 2014

Thank You Again

Today has been one of "those" days when I felt a little behind most of the time…our Sally (black Lab) was not impressed to find she got no breakfast this morning and straight away she knew that meant a trip to the Vet (Specialist) And she was absolutely right! A couple of months ago she was diagnosed with a "most likely benign"mass behind her Right knee. There was no need at the time to hurry removal because it was benign, was cutback during Biopsy and she stopped limping. But lately the limp has returned so she is having a CT scan today and the Specialist and staff are so patient and good with her - she is not an easy patient, due to her former life prior to adoption she gets very scared and has been known to snap at Vets in the past - but not here which is testament to their good care.
So today's card is for the Vet hospital staff. I needed some inspiration….and in a hurry, so I turned to Freshly Made Sketches as I have already used this sketch this week and it has inspired me again!

This time I changed the Twine and button to a ribbon and bow…

And yes, it features the long retired "D is for Dog" stamp set but as dear Sally is a black Lab and wears a red collar there really was nothing else more suitable :-)

So to "update"this card, I added the new Polka Dots EF, the wonderful Back to Black DSP, black Satin ribbon AND some sequins of course :-)

The main dog image is embossed in Black with the collar coloured with a Red Marker. The greeting is embossed using Clear EP over the Red ink to give it a lovely shine and textural feel also.

Card stock: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Back to Black

Inks: Versamark, Momento Tuxedo black, Real Red

Stamps: D is For Dog (Retired) Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Big Shot, Polka Dot EF, Black Satin Ribbon, Black and Clear EP, Silver Sequins (non SU)

Thanks so much for stopping by today - for those wondering, Sally is happy and home although of course we are still waiting on the Scan results for now.

I do hope you have time to check out all the great inspiration at Freshly Made Sketches and maybe you too might be inspired to enter the challenge this week!!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Sunday, 7 September 2014

Upcoming Special Wedding

Good afternoon! I hope you are having a relaxing afternoon wherever you are in the world today? Here in Melbourne it is Father's Day and a gorgeous sunny Spring Day it is too - 21 degrees Celsius with a slightly cool wind….so not quite Summer yet :-)
In our family there is another special day coming up soon - my baby sister (Ok, she's obviously not a baby anymore…) is getting married to her partner of almost 10 years.

So of course I want to make her and her lovely husband to be a special card. I know she doesn't have time to check out the blog so it is quite safe - if I thought for a moment she might then this post wouldn't be here :-) But two weeks out from her wedding…..well, you get the picture!!

And I also wanted to update a card I made some months back that actually won a challenge at Just Add Ink - and meant I had an exciting opportunity to be a Guest Designer for them for a challenge too! So you can see that post here but here is the original card:

So whilst I still like a lot about the card the flower stamp has now retired and I wanted to update it with a current one and less sponging on the chevrons.

So here is the new version:

Quite similar isn't it? So how many differences can you see?

There are only four :-) Firstly the flower has been changed,; also the card base is now Pink Pirouette; and there is an addition of a Brushed gold card layer - and now NO sponging on the chevrons :-)

Card stock: Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Brushed Gold, Gold Foil Specialty, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Gold Vellum specialty

Inks: Versamark, Strawberry Slush, Pink Pirouette

Stamps: Sassy Salutations, Flower Patch

Accessories: Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelits, Oval Framelits,Beautiful Wings Embossilits, Gold EP, Gold Sequin Trim, Chevron border punch, Heat Tool, Hemp Twine (Retired)

This is one of those cards I have been meaning to update for some time and so it feels good to get it done especially with some time to spare! As you can see there were lots of elements of the original I kept but just a few little changes can make a big impact.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Spring is Early!

Yes, that's right! Here in Australia it is still officially Winter - but with another gorgeous day over 20 degrees Celsius and all the Wattle out to disturb those allergy conscious eyes and noses….it must be Spring already :-) And I for one am not complaining!! (Despite the Sinusitis!) Spring is my favourite Season of them all - for it is full of the hope of a wonderful Summer :-)
But one thing that is not early is the day - it's Wednesday so that means it is time for another Sketch from the Paper Craft Crew. A few Team members are taking a break this week it seems but there is still plenty of inspiration for you :-). Here is this week's sketch:

I was needing a boy's card so this quite feminine looking sketch initially seemed like it might be tricky but in the end it worked out ok I think :-)

So I changed the oval to a circle to fit the fun little Octopus and decided to make it a Shaker Card too. To do this I used my Circle Framelits to create the frame and then also cut the bottom layers and some acetate too. For the adhesive I used the Shaker Frames and cut through the largest of one of the Frames so I could shape it how I wanted it - and then also used a small adhesive frame and placed them so there were no gaps. Inside the Shaker window is a mixture of Silver and Blue sequins and some Silver Foil card stock stars punched with the Confetti Stars punch. And I replaced the layers of Scallops with some banners punched from the Sea Street DSP and topped this with some Coastal Cabana Twine:-)

Card stock: Real Red, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Maritime

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Midnight Muse (Retired)

Stamps: Sea Street, Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Framelits, Banner Punch, Shaker Frames, Confetti Stars Border punch, Coastal Cabana Twine, Silver and Blue Sequins (Non-SU)

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I do hope you have time to check out the rest of the cards by the Design Team at The Paper Craft Crew this week and hopefully you will be inspired to join us :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Saturday, 2 August 2014

Graduation for JAI #225

Good afternoon! I hope your weekend is off to a great start and that you are keeping warm - or cool - whatever the weather is in your part of the world today :-) Here in Melbourne the sun is shining after yesterday which was the coldest day so far this winter - and the coldest in 33 years for some!

Today's card is for the colour challenge at Just Add Ink this week. I hope you have time to go and check out all the great cards from their Design Team :-)

I chose to go rather Clean and Simple as it is for a male graduation - I hope he likes it!

The background is created by stamping with one of my all time favourite stamp sets - Gorgeous Grunge :-) And then the Film strip and the punch art Cap are added on dimensionals.

To create the tassel I pulled apart two lengths of Whisper White bakers twine and then when all threads were separated I joined it back together and coloured it with the Middle of the Daffodil Delight Blendabilities marker.

Card stock: So Saffron, Whisper White, Basic Black

Inks: Smoky Slate, Momento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight Blendabilities Markers

Stamps: Sassy Salutations, Gorgeous Grunge

Accessories: Big Shot, Film Framlelits Dies, 1" Square and 1" Circle punches, Silver Sequins ( Non - SU!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have time to check out all the great inspiration from the Team at Just Add Ink this week - and maybe you too might be encouraged to enter too!

EDITED to add that I am so honoured that my card was chosen for an Honourable Mention by the great team at Just Add Ink! Thank you all so much for choosing my card and for the encouraging comments you have made too :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Monday, 21 July 2014

Hawthorn Footy for the Paper Players

Good afternoon and welcome to Winter in Melbourne! The biggest sport here this time of year is Australian Rules Football - or Footy for short. And the Grand Final of the National competition is held each September so we are nearing the end of the Season and the games are becoming serious for some. I am not a fan myself….whilst I moved to Australia from New Zealand many years ago I have never really got into it…still preferring Rugby Union and the mighty All Blacks :-)

But I do have plenty of friends who are and this card is for one of them - a Hawthorn fan he is :-)
And this card also fits the brief for this week's fun challenge at the Paper Players!

Such a great challenge and their Design Team have come up with great samples to inspire you so I do hope you can go and check them out.

Here is my card:

The wonderful Work of Art stamp is used to create the stripes that are seen on the Footy Jerseys - not great colours to wear I reckon but hey, I didn't choose them LOL!! ( and I have to admit, these look mighty like the real colours...)

I've used my Oval punch to create the ball and stepped it up with some faux stitching using a marker. And I decided to colour the Basic Rhinestones on the stars - with my new Skin toned Blendabilities markers - who would of thought, brown rhinestones!!

Card stock: Chocolate Chip, Hello Honey, Whisper White

Inks: Hello Honey, Chocolate Chip, Skin Tone Assortment Blendabilites markers, Black Stampin Write marker

Stamps: Work of Art, Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Oval Punch, Small star punch (retired) Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today - and I promise the next card will have not one sign of footy or sport about it LOL :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Thursday, 10 July 2014

Thank you eclectic

Welcome to another grey day in Melbourne - well, not grey all day, thankfully there was the moment of sunshine in between the freezing showers :-) At one point we had the lounge doors open to let the sun in and young Sally was able to sun herself whilst my good friend Bernie and I worked on some cards. And yes….work we did!! I had been asked to make a card to say "thank you" to our local Priest who is leaving us for even colder pastures….on behalf of a group of the Parish. So we had a couple of ideas and set to work. We decided to make two cards for the ladies to choose between. I think I know which one they will choose tomorrow….can you guess?

Here is card one:

It features some current and one long retired stamp set - Good Neighbors - which Bernie used to make a pretty good looking Church….and some slivers of Gold Foil card stock for the steeple :-)

To colour the background I used a water colour wash and then added the suitcases and fun On Film framelit once it was dry.

Card stock: Whisper White, Island Indigo, Gold Foil, Smoky Slate, Basic Black

Designer Series Paper: I Am Me

Inks: Island Indigo, Gumball Geen (retired), Smoky Slate, Real Red

Stamps: All Around the World, Starburst Sayings, Good Neighbors ( Retired )

Accessories: Big Shot, On Film Framelits, Starburst Framelits, Paint brush, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Basic Rhinestones

Now while this card explains the circumstances….I don't expect it will be the one the Ladies will choose…..Maybe Card 2 will be more popular?

This card is a CASE of Debbie Currier and you can see her creation here. I used the same colours and reversed the Sun image from the bottom of the card to the top… changed the greeting and added some bling. I hope the ladies will like this one :-) So lovely of Bernie to pop by and visit and bring this lovely set too!

Card stock: Whisper White, Lost Lagoon

Inks: Meadow Moss, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon

Stamps: Kinda Eclectic, Sassy Salutstions

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, dimensionals

So which is your choice of card? I think they will choose card 2 :-)

In the meantime, a little update on Sally….she had a check up yesterday and all is going well. She is allowed to jump into the car occasionally so we can go for some long drives at least - as not to walk currently more than 15 mins twice a day - though she is keen to do more. And it seems the Specialist may have found the cause of her original Right leg lameness - not hip or back as once thought - but her knee cap is dislocating frequently. And of course she gives little to no indication of pain….makes it so hard for the Vets to diagnose her problems but it seems we might have the answer to her lameness of the past four months. Time will tell if surgery needed and what might be done so one day at a time for now. But much better news than we were previously expecting :-)

EDITED TO ADD: Ok, I was totally wrong - the ladies chose Card 1 !!!!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Monday, 23 June 2014

Work of Footy and Sally update

Well it has definitely been a full on few days since my last post!! With Sally having surgery on Thursday and ending up having to stay overnight. Life got seriously busy when she came home Friday not being able to walk at all well and there has been a lot of whimpering, cuddling, cajoling, sleepless nights etc since….She had a complicated operation on her Left hind leg that involved cutting the tibia bone and fixing with pins and plates (TPLO) as her anterior cruciate ligament had ruptured…and a scope of her Right knee which was clear of injury. Worryingly, she was walking worse on her Right leg than her left - until yesterday. So in 8 weeks, when she has largely recovered from the Left knee surgery, there will be more investigations happening for her Right leg limp. In the meantime, we have been very blessed with lots of help from our wonderful neighbours and friends to lift and shop, help out etc etc.

And today, in between cries from attention from "the patient" my lovely friend Katerina came over bringing some supplies and we managed to make some cards. Ok, Katerina managed to make some cards…it wasn't easy today to concentrate for either of us and thankfully Sally settled later in the afternoon so I did just one card:-) for a young, female Essendon footy fan…and no, I am still not a watcher of footy or AFL (Australian Football League) but sometimes you just have to go with the flow….

Anyway, here's the card - and apologies for all the shadows, it was taken quickly and a big thanks to Katerina for taking this to post too :-)

This card came together really quickly - and honestly, as Sally was wanting almost constant attention, possibly due to the unsettled weather - it needed to :-)

I used the long image from Work of Art and stamped with the Essendon Red and black colours and then punched out an oval for the ball. And to give this almost one layer card a little lift, stamped the hearts in the set too and added with the Hemp twine and a scattering of rhinestones. And I am loving the new Memento Tuxedo Black ink - it scrubs clean with Stampin' Mist and gives a lovely strong image.

Card stock: Real Red, Whisper White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Stamps: Work of Art, Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Hemp Twine, Basic rhinestones, Oval punch, Black marker, dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by today and thanks also for the many well wishers for Sally too :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Water coloured background

Hello everyone I hope you are having a wonderful Saturday? Mine has been a little busier than I'd planned but it's now time to relax! We have had almost a week of unseasonably warm weather and I must say I've loved it :-) Temperatures in the early 20's (Centigrade) and sunny days towards the end of Autumn are just wonderful for both humans and their veggie gardens LOL!

For todays' card I decided to try something new. During the week I enrolled for a week of classes - videos you can take at your own pace etc. and NOT a marked class :-) So do check them out. Seeing as I purchased the Tutorial and the teachers went to a lot of trouble, I won't be sharing details on the techniques - you can find more information by following the button link.

So I decided to try a technique by Jennifer Rzasa to create a soft wash background. Then I had to come up with the rest of the card while not taking away from the background - not always as easy as you think! THIS is what took me the time - I tried multiple images…before deciding on this:

And yes, I used ink to create the background - some Pool Party, and Pacific Point. For the Butterfly I stamped him first in Versamark and then Pacific Point ink before heat embossing. then I used the same wash technique to colour him before cutting out and layering over a Die cut Vellum butterfly. I also added a layer of Whisper White card under the Watercolour paper to help it lie flat and because I wanted to raise it on dimensionals

To colour the greeting I inked the stamp first in Pool Party and then rolled the edges of the stamp in the Pacific Point - its called the "Rock and Roll" technique and details can be found.here. Now as for card stock I actually used Island Indigo for the base and behind the tag - because I created the colour of the back ground and it is a bluey- green, the Indigo seemed the way to go!

Card stock: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Watercolour paper, Vellum

Inks: Pacific Point, Pool Party

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Sassy Salutations

Access: Paint brush, Big Shot, Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Basic Rhinestones, Hand held hole punch ( NON- SU),

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Saturday, 3 May 2014

Congratulations with Flowers

Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are having a great afternoon at your place today - here in Melbourne it feels like Winter has arrived already - we have some heavy rain and freezing wind to keep us inside!! I had hoped to go into the City this afternoon to the Dog Lover's Show that's on this weekend but hopefully the weather is kinder tomorrow and we can go then instead. Of course an afternoon inside has its bonuses and so here is a card for the Inspiration photo challenge at Just Add Ink this week - a little earlier than expected :-)

Isn't that so pretty? Pink, gold, blue and white and chevrons :-) And one of those cushions on the sofa has gold Polka dots….which reminded me of the Fancy Foil Gold Vellum :-)

The only problem for me was the flowers - I don't have that many of them currently as am waiting to see what's in the new Catalogue ...but after much ado trying to make some scalloped punch ones and Clay ones …..I decided to go with a slightly different style of layered flower :-)

The card base is the retired Pretty In Pink and next is a layer of Whisper White underneath the Vellum. Frames are something I am loving at the moment and so used the Oval Framelits to create one here for the Gold embossed greeting.

So the flower is from the Happy Watercolor stamp set and here is stamped and embossed in Gold three times and coloured and layered with a Gold sequin from the Sequin Trim used as a centre. To colour the flower I used a Blender pen - though am looking forward to being able to try the Blendabilities markers soon!! Some Strawberry Slush ink around the edges and lighter toward the centre.

The punched chevrons have a little gold ink sponged onto them before being added with some dimensionals and the twine is 3 circles - each put together like a figure of 8 with glue dots .

Card stock: Pretty in Pink (retired) Pool Party, Whisper White, Gold Foil Specialty

Designer Series Paper: Gold Fancy Foil Vellum

Inks: Versamark, Encore Gold, Strawberry Slush, Pretty in Pink

Stamps: Sassy Salutations, Happy Watercolor

Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Framelits, Chevron Punch, Hemp Twine (retired), Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Embossing powder, Beautiful Wings Embossilits

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you can check out the wonderful samples by the Design Team at Just Add Ink and be inspired to have a go to!

And seeing as we missed the Dog Lover's Show in the City today here are a couple of photos of our Sally (black Lab) playing with her best friend Monty - Sal's had a sprained hock ( ankle) - prob due to their rough play! - and has been resting this last week so it was a very happy reunion for the two besties yesterday!

Monty's smile here is obvious - but if you look closely, Sal too is smiling and oh so relaxed!

But she's not off her feet for long - let the teasing begin, who will make the first move??

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Records and stars for the Paper Players

Its another gorgeous day In Melbourne, with clear blue skies and warm enough still for short sleeves. And so after taking Sally for a walk and play with her friend Monty….

It was time to make a card - inspired by the sketch at the Paper Players this week.

When I saw the sketch and the circles I decided to make this a masculine card for some friends whose musician friends' Anniversary is later this week. Hence my theme of records and stars.

To make the striped edging, I masked off most of the White card - actually with Masking tape! - as I wanted a straight line to stamp the Positively Chevron against. Then I added another piece of White card stock on dimensionals and stamped with some Gorgeous Grunge.

The black and gold records were created using the Circle Framelits altogether inside each other - and the black has a layer of Modge Podge applied to it as well in order to make it a little shiny like a real LP :-)

The fun Sassy Salutations forms the greeting here and also is cut and layered using the Circle Framelits and dimensionals. And the large star is first punched and then embossed with the Chevron EF before the finishing touches of the sequin and Bakers Twine bow were added for a bit of softness :-)

Card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Gold Foil Specialty

Inks: Rich Razzleberry

Stamps: Positively Chevron, Gorgeous Grunge, Sassy Salutaions

Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Framelits, Large Star punch (Retired), Whisper White Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Non SU sequin

Thanks so much for dropping by and I hope you feel inspired to check out the great sketch this week at the Paper Players and maybe have a go too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Happy Birthday Cupcake

Well if anyone had thought that Summer was over we can all think again! A hot 34 in Melbourne today and it was 30 degrees (Celsiuis) by 10am so it was a short walk and playtime for the dogs. And so it is also a good time to stay indoors and make a card using the sketch at Just Add Ink this week :-)

I decided to use the Chalk Talk Framelits for the tags - can you see them?

Yes, that's right :-) The large tag detail is hiding under the white tag layer!

The card base is Island Indigo and the White and Indigo layer is added with dimensionals onto another white layer with some White Bakers Twine to cover the card join and add another texture. Next the Chevron DSP is cut using the largest Chalk Talk tag framelit and it too is layered onto a White version to give it some strength so it can sit up on dimensionals :-) For the greeting, the Sassy Salutation is stamped and cut with another of the Chalk Talk framelits. Silver Foil card stock is added with more Chevron embossing and some silver brads. And finally, the happy little cupcake with its little cherry on top :-)

Card stock: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Foil

Designer Series Paper: Watercolor Wonder

Inks: Island Indigo, Real Red, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamps: Sassy Salutations. Create a Cupcake

Accessories: Big Shot, Chalk Talk Framelits, Chevron EF, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Create a Cupcake punch, Silver Brads (retired), Earth Element brads (long retired!)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Happy Watercolor

I hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday wherever you are today! Here we are enjoying a short break from the hot weather of earlier in the month and are expecting our first decent rain of the year - hopefully!

Today's card is for the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. The Design Team have created some lovely and fun cards to inspire you so I hope you are encouraged to join us in the challenge this week!

I decided to use a new set from the Occasions Catalogue - Happy Watercolor - and for those Australians and NZ'rs no, its not a spelling mistake its just the stamp uses the American spelling :-)

The base of the card is Coastal Cabana and has been stamped with the Positively Chevron background stamp in Versamark ink and then embossed with White EP.

The next layer is actually a Calypso Coral Frame cut with the Square Framelits - yes , I know it is a rectangle frame!! It is easy to turn the square into a rectangle and I will do a tutorial in my next post:-) I did leave the frame plain but it does sit over the white layer which is also backed on the same sized piece of Calypso Coral card.

The three background colours are all stamped off once onto scrap paper before stamped onto the white card. The flower image is stamped 3 times - once onto the card and twice where it is coloured using a Blender pen and cut and layered with Dimensionals.

The little Banner is made from the gorgeous Watercolor Wonder designer series paper and have added some Non SU sequins and also to the centre of the card. Yes! I have been converted :-) Sequins are definitely the IN thing!!

The greeting is from the Sassy Salutaions stamp set and is also stamped in Baked Brown Sugar onto Coastal Cabana card stock and cut out with the fabulous Word Bubble Framelits.

Card Stock: Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Whisper White

Designer Series paper: Watercolor Wonder

Inks: Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Baked Brown Sugar, Versamark

Stamps: Happy Watercolor, Sassy Salutations, Positively Chevron

Accessories: Big Shot, Word Bubble Framelits, White Embossing Powder, Blender Pens Non SU Sequins,

I hope you feel inspired to join us over at the Paper Craft Crew this week!

In the meantime here is a fun photo taken during the dog friends play this morning - for those who aren't familiar, Sally is my black Labrador and she is 9 1/2years and Monty her young playmate is a 4 year old Golden Retriever. They met at the park three years ago and quickly became best mates and now if they don't see each other for play every day or so they get very depressed. They push and prod and jump all over each other and then follow it up with hugs and kisses :-)