INKspired #148 Christmas Challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation

Teneale has given us the following Christmas Challenge:

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

How about you have a go with this Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

Here's my card:

I started my card with a Mint Macaron card base. For my first layer, I have used Blushing Bride, followed by Basic White Cardstock and a Blending Brush with Blushing Bride Ink, I have also used the Whimsical Trees dotted christmas tree stamped in Blushing Bride as a background.

I cut a piece of Window Sheet the size of the card front and adhered strips of Whimsy & Wonder DSP with Tear n Tape Adhesive. I used the Picture This Dies to cut various sized circles to use as Baubles, these have been stood up on dimensionals. The tops of the baubles are die cut using the small stitched triangle dies from silver foil and adhered with multipurpose glue. My strings have been free handed with a basic black stamp n write marker.

 My Sentiment comes from the Heartfelt Wishes Stamp set, has been stamped with Mint Macaron Ink. 

The inside is layered with Blushing Bride and then Basic White Cardstock to carry on from the front of the card, I have again used a Blending Brush with Blushing Bride. The image comes from Whimsical Trees and has been embossed with silver embossing powder. The Sentiment has been stamped from the Heartfelt Wishes stamp set. I have stamped it with Mint Macaron.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Allison McLeod

I look forward to seeing Allison's creations

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INKspired #141 Sketch

 

Hi everyone.

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation

This week is based upon the Sketch Challenge below, designed by Teneale Williams:

How about you have a go with this Sketch Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

My card began with a Soft Succulent card base. I then cut a smaller layer from Soft Succulent Card and embossed it using the Greenery Embossing Folder. My strips are cut from the Hand Penned DSP and I also included a strip of Vellum which I embossed with the Greenery Embossing Folder. I topped the strips off with Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon.

My focal point of the card began with a scalloped circle in Daffodil Delight cut using a Scalloped Circle Die and a Basic White Circle also cut from the Layering Circle dies. My image has been stamped using Momento Ink and the image is from the Hand Penned Petals stamp set. The image is coloured using Blends in Daffodil Delight and Soft Succulent. My first attempt using the Gold Gilded Leafing proved that this will take some practice. My card has been finished with some Gold Metallic Pearls.

The inside is layered with Basic White Cardstock, a smaller scalloped circle cut from Daffodil Delight and a part of the flower, as on the front of the card, was stamped in Momento ink and coloured using Daffodil Delight and Soft Succulent Blends and a little Gilded Leafing added. A few splatters of Daffodil Delight were added using a Blend. 

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Maree McIntosh

I look forward to seeing Maree's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx

INKspired #137 Colour Challenge

 

Hi everyone,

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Julie Martin, please hop back and check out her creation

Teneale has given us the following Colour Combo Challenge below:

Make sure you hop all the way around to check out the wonderful and talented creations everyone has contributed this time round!

It has been a while since we have had a colour challenge.

How about you have a go with this Colour Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

When I seen these colours, I showed my husband and he said straight away, it has to be Camouflage!!

I made a card for a friend recently with Camo and he loved it!

There is more to Stampin Up! then just making cards, it opens up to many different crafts using top quality products such as Paper Crafts, Gift Boxes, Scrapbooking - the possibilities are endless with the skill level from beginner to advanced, fun for all!!

If you would like to shop with me, please click my Shop Online button and you will be directed straight to the Stampin Up! store, or send me an email, enquiries are always welcome.

I managed to use all the colours adding Basic Black and Basic White (as permitted) Here's my card:

I started my card with a Soft Sea Foam card base. My first layer was some Crumb Cake Cardstock. This was  followed by a layer of Basic White which I cut a half oval from the layered Oval Dies for the impression of a T-Shirt. The next layer (cut the same size) was Crumb Cake in which I used the Hyrdranger Haven Stampset background images to give the camouflage image stamping in Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Just Jade and Pear Pizzazz Inks. The example of this is below:

I used the Suit & Tie Dies to cut the V in the Jacket, the lapel, buttons and pocket all from the camouflage printed Card stock. The pocket and Lapel was popped up with dimensionals and a piece  of Basic White Card scrap was placed behind the pocket to imitate a note or a letter.

The Sentiment is from the Handsomely Suited Stamp Set and was stamped in Just Jade also on the camouflage card stock. This was die cut using the Rectangle Dies. A piece of Basic Black Cardstock was also cut from the Rectangle Dies and placed behind, popped up on dimensionals and 2 Matte Black Dots were added.

The inside is layered with Crumb Cake Cardstock to carry on from the front of the card, then Basic White. The Sentiment has been stamped from the Handsomely Suited stamp set. I have stamped it with Just Jade. The additions to the top and bottom of the layer were cut from the camouflage cardstock and basic black using the rectangle dies and buttons are cut in basic black from the Suit & Die Dies.

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Narelle Macey

I love seeing Narelle's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx

INKspired #136 Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone.

Welcome to this fortnight's INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, please hop back and check out her creation

This weeks challenge is based upon the Sketch Challenge below, designed by Teneale Williams:

How about you have a go with this Sketch Challenge?

I would love to see what you come up with!

I started my card with a Basic White card base. My first layer was some True Love Designer Series Paper. This was  followed by a strip of Basic Black, then a slightly smaller strip of Silver Foil Sheet and then slightly smaller Basic White strip. 

A background swipe of colour on the strip of Basic White was created from a swipe of Versamark which was heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.

"Always" was die cut from the Always Dies set in Rococo Rose Cardstock.

I then added a little bling with with a Heart Charm and Matte Black Dots.

A bow finished the card off made from Linen Thread.

The inside is layered with Rococo Rose Cardstock to carry on from the front of the card, then Basic White with a strip of True Love DSP and Rococo Rose. A few flowers were coloured with a Rococo Rose Marker and Rococo Rose Ink applied with a Blending Brush, They are so easy to use!

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Allison McLeod

I look forward to seeing Allison's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx

INKspired #135 Dandy Garden Showcase

 

Hi everyone.

Welcome to the INKspired Blog Hop!

Before me on the hop was Teresa Irwin, if you did not hop over from her blog, please make sure you check out her contribution, Always wonderful to see what she has created.

This weeks challenge is showcasing Dandy Garden from Stampin' Up!

The only product I have from the Dandy Garden Suite is the DSP and 1 dragonfly, this combined with some Cardstock, Inks and embellishments, I decided to create "Items other than Cards"

Gift box, perhaps for Mother's Day:

Tissue packet covers:

Gift box:

Small Gift bag, perhaps for a ring??:

Gift Bag:

Thank you for stopping by, next up is Allison McLeod

I love seeing Allison's creations, always so beautiful

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Have a Wonderful Day, KATRINA xx