Cards made by Imogen

Just a quick post, I just wanted to show you 2 of the cards that Imogen made yesterday.

The first card Imogen plans to send to her nanny. I think I will be casing this one.

The second card she has given to her BF as she lost her dog this week. Leave Imogen a comment and she will be tickled pink.

Just Add Ink #25

Check out the colour combo that the Just Add Ink DT have chosen this week. This week is the first time for some new talented crafters that have joined the team, check there creations while your there.

Would you believe it that I haven't used vintage vogue for a while. For the flowers I stamped them using rose red and elegant eggplant ink and then clear embossed over the top.

Card Recipe:
SU Cardstock: Very Vanilla
SU Stamps: Vintage Vogue and Teeny Tiny sentiments
SU Inks: Soft Suede, Rose Red and Elegant Eggplant
SU Other: Clear rhinestone brads, clear embossing powder, mat pack.

Close up photo of the flowers that I have mounted with dimensionals.

INKlings Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to The INKlings’ Team’s Christmas in July blog hop. You may have arrived here from Divya Rao blog or just be visiting my blog, whichever way once you’ve checked out my creations you can continue the hop through the link at the end of this post to the next team member. How quick is this year going! Have you started to think about your Christmas cards and projects yet? The INKlings team has and we thought that this month was the perfect time to host a Christmas in July blog hop. You'll find lots of great ideas provided by 19 team members’ fantastic blogs. Want to win some Blog Candy? Simply leave a comment on each blog and then email Christies_stamps@yahoo.com.au and let her know you’ve done so and you’ll be in the running for a fantastic prize of 17 handmade cards plus other goodies. Sorry Blog Candy prize not available to SU! demonstrators but you're more than welcome to leave us a comment!


I have gone for a non traditional card using the yummy Sweet Slumber Specialty papers which are not Christmas papers. I love papers that are versatile! for the image I have used Holiday lineup, I have stamped in Chocolate Chip ink and clear embossed over the top using my Stamp-m-jig for positioning. For the first time I have tried bleaching, I filled my aqua brush with bleach and selected parts of the image to colour.

Card Recipe:
Su Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Kraft.
Su Stamps: Holiday Lineup, Occasional Greetings
Su Inks: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Versa Mark
Su Other: Baja Breeze Ribbon, Top Note die, lots of tags die, big shot, aqua painter, bleach.

Tag Box is a perfect gift for a teacher or friend. I have used Baja Breeze again with ivory and kraft cardstock, thank goodness Baja Breeze is one of the colours that is staying for good. If you would like to make a tag box or a couple, here is the tutorial.


The box is covered with Acetate that slides off with the Baja Breeze Ribbon with the tiny tag.

I have added assorted Christmas tags to the box.

Tag Recipe:
Su Stamps: Punch Pals, Punches three (hostess set), Short and Sweet.
Su Inks: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip.
Su Other: Twine, scallop circle punch, scallop square punch, small and large tag punch, assorted circle punch and lots of tag die.

Another gift idea for the girls, I have popped some markers in the pillow box but come Christmas or even for birthdays you could also use gel pens (my girls love them). I have made the pillow box using acetate which has been double over to extend the lenght.

Sorry about the photo! it was hard to get a good photo using the acetate.

Recipe:
Pillow box die, acetate and I have raped a piece of sweet slumber specialty paper around with some real red ribbon. Again I have added a tiny tag using ivory and real red cardstock. (you can get the tiny tag stamp set on special this month for 20% off)

Well that’s all from me. Next stop on the INKlings’ Team Blog Hop is Christie Wallace. Have fun and don't forget to leave a comment on each blog to win some great Blog Candy.

Tonight at 7:30pm is INKlings Christmas blog hop.

Inspirations Colour Challenge #30

I'm currently child free so I need to keep it short. Look at these yummy colours from Makeesha this week. If you would like to play along click HERE

I have used my brand new stamp Eastern Blooms. What do you think? I have embossing the main image and flowers.

SU Cardstock: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper Shite and Kraft.
SU Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Sanded BG, Tiny Tags.
SU Inks: Rich Razzleberry and Versa Mark
SU Other: Rich Razzleberry, Medium Jewelery punch, scallop border punch.

Thanks for Looking
Rachel

Off to do the house work.

Just add Ink #24

This week is a super cool sketch challenge and check it out and play along HERE

I want to keep my card simple using my flower fancy stamp set.

Card Recipe:
SU Cardstock: Ivory
SU Stamps: Flower Fancy, sentiment from bird on the branch.
SU Inks: Black Staz On, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss and Rich Razzleberry.
SU Other: bone scorer for the border, water colouring paper, pearls non-SU.

Two-Step Stampin' Sale

From Now till 31 July, you'll get 20% off select Two-Step Stampin' sets from our current catalogues.

Choose from any of the stamp sets listed below:

Item 116386 Page 39 Loads of Love was $39.95 now $31.96
Item 116342 Page 42 Big Bold Birthday** was $53.95 now $43.16

Item 115860 Page 78 A Rose Is a Rose** was $66.95 now $53.56
Item 116332 Page 86 Playful Petals** was $52.95 now $42.36
Item 115770 Page 98 Cheep Talk was $47.95 now $38.36
Item 115946 Page 115 Wonderful Favourites was $39.95 now $31.96
Item 119187 Page 14* Tiny Tags (wood-mount) was $38.95 now $31.16
Item 118592 Page 14* Tiny Tags (clear-mount) was $28.95 now $23.16
Item 119163 Page 31* Cottage Garden (wood-mount) was $32.95 now $26.36
Item 120003 Page 31* Cottage Garden (clear-mount) was $24.95 now $19.96

*From 2010 Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue
**Retiring stamp sets!