Tuesday, April 4, 2023

JAI#646 - Inspiration Pic Challenge

The challenge at Just Add Ink this week is to use the photo below as inspiration to create a project.


 I don't send Easter cards but I do love making Easter treats so that's what I went with for this challenge.


The only Easter themed stamp set I have is Fable Friends which, although retired, still gets used a lot for baby cards, baby shower treats and of course Easter treats. In fact all the stamp sets I used for this box were from my 'retired' stash.


Stamp Sets used:
Fable Friends
Tin Of Tags (Surprise)
Sweet Little Something (Happy Easter)
Hey Chick (Tone-on-Tone stamped eggs on egg insert)
Thoughtful Blooms

I used Flirty Flamingo Cardstock and DSP

The measurements and instructions for making this project can be found in the PDF below.


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Friday, March 31, 2023

TGIF Challenge #413 - Product Challenge

This week's TGIF challenge is to use Vellum as an overlay.


For this challenge I decided to use a technique called Double-Stamped Vellum.


This technique gives the illusion of the Vellum being overlaid on a piece of stamped cardstock.

In actual fact, it is just one piece of Vellum stamped on both sides which is then adhered to the white background.



The images are first heat embossed with white embossing powder on the top side of the Vellum which is then flipped over and stamped with coloured ink on the reverse side.

Once the ink had dried, I attached the Vellum to a frame which I die cut from Basic White cardstock using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.


To finish, I adhered the rectangle frame to the Thick Basic White card base using  Foam Adhesive Strips.


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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

JAI#645 - No Stamping Challenge

The challenge at Just Add Ink this week is to create a project without using stamps.



I recently had a request to re-create an Octonaut birthday card which I made quite a while ago.

It's been ages since I've done any Punch Art so this week's challenge was a great motivation to get all my long retired (but still always well used) punches out and make the card.

I had no word dies small enough to fit the card, so I created the sentiment on my computer and printed it out using the RGB code for Pacific Point (R0 G117 B181) to match the Stampin' Write Marker I had used on the collars.

I used a multitude of punches and dies to create Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso. 

After I had downloaded the Octonaut Logo, I printed it out and then punched/die cut it out for the hats.

Once I had created my characters, I cut a piece of Whale Done Designer Series Paper and layered it onto a piece of Pool Party cardstock.

I then die cut three circles and adhered the piece to the front of my Pool Party card base.
The characters were mounted on Dimensionals and adhered inside the die-cut circles.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

JAI#641 - Inspiration Challenge

The challenge at Just Add Ink this week is to use the photo below as inspiration to create a project.


I love creating scenes using ink and blending brushes so I created a beach scene with the two little girls  taking a walk along the beach looking for seashells.


I first stamped the image of the little girls from the Beautiful Moments stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White cardstock. I then masked the images and used my Blending Brushes and ink pads to create the ocean and beach.

 For the sky I used Balmy Blue ink, for the distant ocean I used Pacific Point ink and a stamp from High Tide for the waves, for the shallow water I used Coastal Cabana ink and for the sand I used Crumb Cake ink with a stamp from Sending Sunshine for the speckles in the sand. I used Whisper White Pigment ink to create the breaking waves along the beach.

Once I had finished blending, I removed the masking from the stamped image and coloured the little girls using my Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. To finish, I stamped some seagulls from thye Beautiful Moments stamp set and the sentiment from the Fabled Friends stamp set.

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Sunday, February 19, 2023

Saleabration 2023 Ending Soon


Today I have joined  up with a group of fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators to showcase products from the 2023 Sale-A-Bration offering which is available from the 4th January until the 28th February. For every $90 AUD you spend during the Sale-A-Bration promotion period, you get to choose from fabulous free products.

If you haven't already got yours yet and live in Australia, contact me for your free copy of the brochure.

You may have arrived from seeing my lovely friend and fellow West Australian Nicole's  gorgeous creation but if you started here, click the 'Next' Button at the bottom of this post to continue hopping. Make sure you visit everyone - there are lots of great projects and you won't want to miss any!


There are now so many free items which can be earned during Sale-A-Bration, it was quite difficult to decide which one to showcase.

I chose the lovely Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper which you can receive free with an order of A$90.00. The paper coordinates with the Dainty Delight Bundle in the Mini catalogue so if you purchase the bundle, you can get the paper free!

I absolutely love the beautiful floral designs of this paper and thought it would make perfect wrapping for gifting flowers so I decided to make a paper vase . The idea was inspired by a project from Anna Sposato which I modified to suit.


To hold the water, I used an empty 400g can of diced tomatoes which fits the vase perfectly!


The template can also be used as a gift box by simply folding the top rim instead of turning it into the middle of the vase.

Another use for the template is a desktop pencil holder

The template shows the dimensions if you are using cardstock. I wanted to use the gorgeous Designer Series Paper (DSP) but decided it would not be sturdy enough for a vase, so I lined it with Basic White cardstock. I didn't want the folded rim to be too bulky so I only lined the DSP up to the top scoreline.
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I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock 17cm x 29cm and scored it at 5cm from the lower edge (base of the vase).

As I wanted to have as much of the pattern showing as possible, I cut the DSP 17.5cm x 29cm and scored it at 4cms from the top edge and 1.5cms from the lower edge.

I then adhered the cardstock to the DSP just below the top score line. This meant that the DSP did not cover the Basic White cardstock all the way to the lower edge. However, once the bottom flaps had been glued together, I cut a piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock 6.8cm x 6.8cms to cover the entire base of the vase

All products used are available to purchase in my Online Shop here.

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I hope you have enjoyed seeing my project and have lots of fun creating your own!

Next up is the very talented Cheryl who I'm sure has an inspiring project for you.

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us today. If you get lost or if there's a broken link, you can find a link to the next blog in the list of participants below.


Blog Participant List

  Lou Kitzelman

2.       Nicole Wilson

3.       Denise Buetler    (you are currently here)

4.       Cheryl Algie

5.       Bronwyn Eastley

6.       Tracy Held

7.       Sharon Dalton