Fresh Cuts Quilt - Inkspirations Challenge #42

Yes people....stay in the upright position please.....I did a CHALLENGE!!!!!!

I have been a keen follower of Makeesha's Blog. for more than a couple of years now. I once use to comment quite often, but I now more marvel at the amazing talent that she is and those that enter her challenges. Challenge #42 was a colour challenge......

Firstly, these are all colours I have in my possession, so I was already thinking!! I went to sets, layouts etc, then slept on it for a night. About 3AM...it came to me (as most good things do....LOL)!!! I have DP in these colours too....and then the cogs started again......a quilt card!!! This was the result...

This is the first time I have attempted one of these cards and I must say I was surprised at how quickly it came together. The DP strips are cut at 1/2" x 4" (and you need 4 of them). The centre piece of Vanilla is 1 1/2" square. The piece that the quilt is secured to is 4" square. The total dimension of the card is 5"square. I was shown how to do this by Tia Routledge who was one of my Swap Sisters (which sadly is not running at present).

Because I needed 4 different types of DP...and I only had 3 that were true to the colours needed....I made the 4th one myself by stamping the vine from Fresh Cuts onto the VV card and them crossing back the other way, but stamping it off first to add a bit of interest. I then stamped off the border of the card in the colours and matted the quilt square onto it. Here's a close up of the self made DP and border.

        

                          

Finally, the sentiment in the middle is from Great Friend and I did that with the markers. The leaves in the corners were again the vine and stamped off. I am so very happy with the result. Hope you like it too.

Thanks Keesh for setting a challenge to get the cogs turning. May have to try this challenge thing a bit more often....it's so much FUN!!!!

Stuff used:

Card: (SU) Very Vanilla, Bella Rose DP (ret) and Urban Garden DP (ret)

Ink: (SU) Ridinh Hood Red, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, markers in NQN and RHR.

Stamps: (SU) Fresh Cuts, Great Friend

Other Bits: Stamp-a-ma-jig (a must on this card), Xyron adhesive

Lynda xx

Just Jawing Double Take!!

Continuing the bevy of birthdays in September for me...my Son turned 10 on the 20th and my bestie's eldest turned 11 on the 21st. This age is always a tough group to do cards for, so I invested in the Just Jawing stamp set before it retired. Now I also know that this set is not for everyone, but I love a challenge. I saw this card in Steph Pike's blog some time ago and stored it away for such an occasion!! Now CASE'ing cards is fun, but you also have to know what sets things come from. I goofed up big time on the sentiment from this one (which is actually fm Party This Way), but it all worked out in the end. Anyhow, here's my son's card...

I love the way it turned out. I had never stamped on DP before, something so easy but sooooooooo effecticve!!!! The grungy feel is perfect for kids this age....the only thing it was a little too clean cut.

So the next one I did for my bestie's boy, I got the Cutter Kit out and did a whole lotta distressing!!! This is the end result!!

and a close up of the edges....

I think I like the distressed one slightly better. Best feed back though is that both boys liked their cards.....and didn't chuck them aside immediately to get to the presents!!!

Stuff Used:
CS: (SU) Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, DP - "artsy.licious" Fine Illustrated paper in Kohl (#31685)
Ink: (SU) Basic Black
Stamps: (SU) Just Jawing, Bitrhday Wish
Other bits: (SU) Dimensionals, Cutter Kit

Lynda xx

A Wonderful Surprise!!

I love to BLURF!! (blog surf). From it I am always inspired to try new colour combos, techniques, get the odd impulse buy stamp set....and along the way, make cherished and magical friendships. Kerry Bunting (KB Papercraft) is one such friend. She started as a blog buddy and then a year or so back we literally crossed paths at a Stitches and Craft Show at Rosehill. Sadly, the meeting resembled 2 teenage gals a a Zac Effron appearance (LOL)!! Anyhow, Kerry, who inspires me in so many other ways than crafting, bestowed an award upon myself and this blog!!!

The award is passed on to those who inspire. I was so chuffed and honoured....and now I get to pass it onto 5 people who inspire me!! They are..

Andrea Lowcock - EnchantINK

Debbie Pamment - Debbie P's Place

Deanne Wilkinson

Nicole Derendorf - Stamping Down Under

Stephanie Pike - Stamping with Steph.

I wouls also like to add to the list 2 non blog people who inspire me as well. They are..

Tracey (my bestie) and

Kathryn (the gal who is responsible for introducing me to SU!!!!)

If you have not visited any of these blogs before, pop on over and see the magical work that these gals put forward. They are inspirational, creative...and all round fabulous gals.

Thanks Kez for inspiring me as well as letting me inspire you in some small way.

ADDIT...... As of 5PM this arvo...Tracey surprised me and launched her own blog!!!! Check it out here....

Lynda xx

Just a Little Late!!!

This is what I gave the Dad's for Father's Day this year. It was all inspired by this card that I found on EnchantINK. She has used an old White Pages phone book for the background paper....how cool!!!!

This is my version.

Now you are not seeing double. I actually did 2 different versions. On the 2nd card...I sponged the edges of the tags and sentiments,,,the effect being a tad more vintage.

This is unsponged...

This is sponged....

I also put the strip with the sentiment on it through the crimper...again, just to bloke it up a bit. Sadly this is not really reflected in any of the pics I took!!!!

The old vintage dictionary paper was a bargain find at Alice's. Only 50 cents a sheet (12 x 12)...so I did my crafting patriotic right and stocked up!!! Sorry it took so long to post these, but it is a case of better late than never!!!

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Vintage Dictionary DP fm Alice's (non SU)

Ink:(SU) Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip Stamp and Write Marker

Stamps: (SU) Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Whimsical Lowercase Alphabet (ret.)

Punches: (SU) Word Window Punch, Small Tag Punch

Other bits: Pewter Brads, Crimper, Twine, SU Dimensionals

Lynda xx

Smile for the Birdie

One of the Doctors at my work was a bridesmaid at a wedding recently and wanted a clean and simple (CAS) card. There was no gift giving at the wedding, just cash, so the 'wrapping' had to be something special. I set to the task. I found this on SCS which filled the CAS criteria, however I did not like the colour combo. I ended up settling on Shimmer Ivory and Gold paper.

As most card makers will know though, in your mind you have a pretty good idea of the finished product, but when it appears, you are not QUITE there. This is the ORIGINAL, similar to the SCS one.

Although I was a little more than OK with it, I thought I could do better, so I did the next best thing.....I ripped off the bow and replaced it with a gold embossed sentiment....with this result....

The final result gave me a better sense of what I was after and I hope you share the same sentiment. The Doc was MORE than happy with her 'wrapping' and she also kindly passed on the kind words of the bride who theought the card was stunning (##blush##).

Thanks for stopping by.

Stuff used:

CS: Shimmer Ivory and Stardust Gold Paper and Cerice CS (fm Alice's)

Ink: Versamark (and Gold EP)

Stamps: (SU) Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Punches: (SU) Bird Punch XL, Carla Craft CP2 Heart

Oddments: White Organdy Ribbon (fm Big W), Dimensionals (SU)

Lynda xx

A Pea in a Pod!!

One of the gal's in my netball team recently had a beautiful baby girl (Meredith Lily) on July 26th. I wanted to do something a bit different for the card and I recalled seeing these beautiful "Sweet Pea" cards on Andrea Walford's blog here.

I based the card on the picture she had on the post. I used shimmering white card, which when stamped gave a slightly uneven texture, which I liked. I took the pics of this card at the netball courts, hence the not-so-fantastic lighting. Here's what I came up with.....

I have not really sponged much before and this little "Pea" definitely makes up for it!! I think I ended up sponging everything I could that was green at least. here is the pea pod close up and here sweet little face...and yes I even tied the ribbon!!!

I struggled with what to use for the flowers, but then I remembered a nice shape I had that would do the job. I sponged the edges og the flowers in Elegant Eggplant and then used a Leonie-M small sun punch for the centres to tie in the green/purple theme. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments, which I am LOVING at the moment. No occasion is forgotten with this set!!

 

It was so very nice to do a card for a baby girl that wasn't inundated with THAT colour (hee hee hee).

Thanks for stopping by. Catch you all soon.

Stuff used:

Card: (SU) Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossom, (Non SU) Shimmery White, Stardream Purple and Green

Ink - Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Pink Pirouette and Pretty in pink (sponging on face)

Stamps: (SU) Baroque Motifs, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Punches: (SU) Large oval Wide Oval and Word Window Punch, Leonie-M small Sun, Carla Craft CP1 Sakura and CP2 3/4" circle punches

Other bits: SU Basic Black Stamp and Write Marker, Hybrid Gel Grip White Gel Marker, 3mm pink satin ribbon fm Big W, SU Dimensionals and Glue Dots

Lynda xx

Thanks Coach!!

Today is the AFL AGM and Presentation Day. I volunteered to make the thank you card for my son's coach this year. The only real challenge was to make a masculine card from the team colours - Purple and White!!! The team's name is the North Ryde Dockers and the white jersey is emblazened with a purple anchor down the middle of it.

Now, an anchor, the size I needed it to be, is a hard thing to find and even harder in PURPLE!!! My bestie recently aquired a Circut "Cricket" and she boasted that nothing is impossible for this thing to cut. With this in mind, I gave her the dimensions of the anchor I required and the colour it had to be. She searched her files and VOILA!!!! I had the start of a card. A star here and a number there....and you have it.....a (hopefully) masculine looking purple and white card!!! I apologise for the not so great photography.

It was also the first time I had attempted a banner for the sentiment, and I think I need a tad more practice, but was happy with the way it turned out. It sat up a little off the card. The sentiment is from the "Just Jawing" set. Since the group of boys the card is from are 9-10yrs old, I thought it was appropriate. The numbers on the card represent the numbers worn by each of the team. They keep the number for the duration of their time at the club, which I think is lovely.

Thanks for stopping by. Would appreciate hearing your thoughts on the card.

Stuff used:

Card: (SU) Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: (SU) Elegant Eggplant

Stamps: (SU) Just Jawing

Punches: SU small star punch (ret), Carla Craft CP2 Star,  Square punch (to nip the corner of the banner).

Other bits: Upkit gold sticker Numbers from Alice's.

Lynda xx