JAI#119 - Just Add a Sketch

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TGIF ~

Phew I've been looking forward to today for about two weeks now.  Work has been busy, home life has been busy, and I'm hoping this weekend is going to be catch up time for slowing down and chilling out.  It started raining here in Canberra yesterday so that's always a sign for a quieter weekend...well in our house at least.

Over at Just Add Ink this week we have a sketch for you.  When I first saw the sketch I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, so put it aside for a few weeks.  One night I was pottering in my craft room without thought and ended up making this card in next to no time - must have just been in the mood.

I've used a base of Early Espresso and layered Very Vanilla c/s on top with a couple of strips of designer paper (love that Lime Twist from MME) that I've stitched on my sewing machine.  If you look closely you can see that I've added a VV punched layer too, before 'popping' up a circle Nestie and the lovely flower image from Bordering on Romance - my latest stamp set.  I coloured with copics (that I tried to match to my dsp), gave a little spray of Champagne Shimmer Mist and finished with Pearls.  The flower image was stamped twice, with the 'pink blooms' fussy cut and 'popped' up on dimensionals.

I love that the Design Team have come up with a great variety of ideas using the same sketch.  Pop over to JAI and grab a little inspiration for yourself and join the Challenge fun.  I look forward to seeing all your entries.

Thanks for stopping by today, and as always I really do appreciate your kind comments.  Have a fabulous weekend!



PS:  Less than a week until Convention woohoo!

JAI#117...Just Add a Colour Challenge

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Happy Friday lovely friends ~

It's been a bit of a busy time here lately with visiting the various high school open nights.  I can't believe my Gorgeous Kid is off to a new BIGGER school next year...he's just so little compared to so many of the other Year 6 kids I've been seeing.  The big decision needs to be made soon.  Not easy...

This week over at Just Add Ink we have a lovely colour combo and rather than fiddle for ages I went straight to CAS, in fact I don't think you could get any more clean and simple than this one.

I used the Floral Fusion Sizzlit Die to cut my flowers in Daffodil Delight and layered some So Saffron flowers on top securing them with the cute Mini Brads.  Each flower is popped up on a dimensional and lightly sprayed with Champagne Shimmer Mist.  Sometimes less is more...in my opinion at least lol.

Pop over to JAI and check out our Colour Challenge this week.  The design team has some gorgeous inspiration to get you started.  Hope to see your entries linked up this week.

JAI#115...Just Add a Sketch

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Good Friday morning ~

Goodness it's been a longer absence here than I intended.  Life tends to get in the way from time to time and of course one of the first things to suffer is the fun stuff!  We've been on school holidays in the ACT and that's always a busy and fun time.  Picked up a shiny new iPad a couple of weeks ago too so I've been hooked on Draw Something ever since *smile*.  I'm really not that good at it but it's soooo much fun!

Over at Just Add Ink this week Mae has given us a sketch challenge.  I haven't been feeling very crafty lately so I knocked out a couple of lame cards earlier in the week in the hope the mojo would return in time for JAI.  I'll let you be the judge.

I busted out my yummy Lime Twist papers and some Rich Razzleberry for this one.  You can't see it in the pic but there is some lovely shimmer around the little felt roses.

Pop on over to JAI and check out the gorgeous design team inspiration.  I hope to see lots of gorgeous entries in our challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous weekend!

Remaining Contents of Gift Package

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Hello ~

It's turned a little chilly here in Canberra this afternoon. Once the sun starts going down you can really feel Autumn is here. Time to dig out my socks and slippers.

I'm just popping in quickly to show you the remaining cards from this post. I forgot to mention that the Crumb Cake layer on each of the cards has been stamped with Versamark using the (retired) Linen BG stamp.

Cherry Cobbler

Daffodil Delight with a Tangerine Tango sentiment (because DD didn't show up so well on the linen background)

Not Quite Navy

So there you go, all six cards from my gift package. Hope you like. Thanks for popping by today and as always thank you so much for taking the time to leave me such lovely comments - they really do make my day!

Some of the Contents

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Happy Easter Monday dear friends ~

We're back from our little beach break away! What fun we had...swimming in the ocean, walks to the lake with the dog, jet skiing at Callala Bay, dinner with friends and the highlight for me...visiting the fabulous little spot that is Jindyandy. Oh my goodness there are some terrific finds...antique furniture, toys, a lolly shop and best of all...a huge well stocked craft store. I spent several hours there over the course of two days and managed to pick up a few new bits and pieces.

I did promise I'd show you the contents of my little gift package posted here. I made six cards in all, three birthday and three thanks. I'll come back tomorrow to show you the thank you cards.

Basic Black

Rich Razzleberry

Old Olive

As you can see the cards are all the same but for the colour. Base is Black, Vanilla and Crumb Cake mats popped up with Dimensionals and the wide Striped Grosgrain Ribbon threaded behind. I've layered up the flower from Creative Elements and topped each with a pearl (hard to see in these pics) and a little spritz of Champagne Shimmer Mist. The insides were finished with a Vanilla mat and the flower image.

I hope you've all had a wonderful long weekend and indulged in plenty of sweet treats. It's the only time of the year we can really get away with a chocolate breakfast, and we did just that! Such fun.

Back tomorrow!

A sneak peek

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Hello!

I'm popping in briefly tonight to show you a little package of cards I recently made for a dear friend of mine. She is always so good to Gorgeous Kid and I really wanted to do something nice for her.

The cards are packaged in an acetate box and I've wrapped some of the lovely Black Satin ribbon around it, and added a Very Vanilla tag and some Hemp twine.

We're off to beautiful Culburra Beach for the long weekend. Hope the weather holds out. It has been lovely the past few days, really mild and warm.

Wishing you all a fabulous Easter, enjoy your days off and indulge in some yummy chocolate! I'll be back in a few days to show you the contents of my gift package above.

Just Roll With It

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Happy Monday lovelies ~

I recently received the gorgeous MME Lime Twist paper pad and couldn't wait to crack it open. Here's what eventuated...

So there you go, short and sweet. Thanks for popping by.

JAI#111...Just Add Easter

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Thank goodness it's Friday ~

I'm soooooo looking forward to a couple of days to just hang out with Gorgeous Kid. I've had a 'mare of a week.

With the bunny due next weekend it is timely for our Just Add Ink challenge to be all about Easter projects. Mine isn't too original due to lack of time this week, however, I think these punch art bunnies are super cute. You can find a load of variations in blogland.

I used my brand spanking new Fancy Favor box (part of a recent birthday gift from BFF) as the base and then an assortment of punches. Then using a dauber I inked the edges in Basic Grey. My bow is the lovely Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding - sooo easy to tie. If you'd like a list of the punches I used just shoot me an email.

Hop (pun intended) over to JAI and check out the awesome projects the design team have come up with. I look forward to checking out all your fabulous entries this week and hopefully grabbing some great ideas for my own Easter packaging.