Blushing Cherry Ornament

This week at Just Add Ink we have a colour challenge for you.

I have never used this colour combo before and it is just so pretty.

I decided to make another Christmas card to add to my slowly growing collection.
You can’t see it very well in the photo but the cherry cobbler panel that the ribbon is on is embossed with the polka dot embossing folder.  It gives the card more dimension and ties in with the dots on the ornament and the pearls on the elegant bouquet embossed panel.
I used the organza ribbon in a new way on this card.  I had decided that I wanted the ribbon as a band behind the ornament but I wanted to also tie some ribbon to the ornament to kind of “hang it” to the branch.  I tried so many different ribbons, thread and cord, but nothing looked right.  Then I had the idea to cut off the edging of the organza ribbon and try that.  Well it tied beautifully and worked perfectly with the rest of the card.  So I was very pleased with that discovery and I will definitely be using organza that way again  :)

Ingredients :
Stamps : Contempo christmas
Card : white, cherry, in colour dsp hostess stack (ret.)
Ink : cherry
Other : big shot, polka dot ef, elegant bouquet ef, pearls, organza

Please take a look at what the rest of the JAI design team have come up with this week and give these colours a try yourself.

Kathy

Ornament Stack

These are some more of the cards the ladies made at my Christmas stamp-a-stack a few weeks ago.
They are basically the same except one uses the ornament from Contempo Christmas and the other ornament is from Tags til Christmas.



The outer ornaments are all stamped with pretty in pink.  The blue card uses marina mist dsp from the subtles pack and the centre ornament is stamped in this colour too.
The other card uses razzleberry dsp from the brights stack and the ornament is also stamped in that colour.




The ladies really liked these cards a lot.

Ingredients :
Stamps : Contempo Christmas, Tags til Christmas
Card : espresso, white, subtles and brights dsp stack
Ink : espresso, pip, razzleberry, marina mist
Other : ornament punch, rhinestone, organza ribbon


I am holding another Stamp-a-stack at my place on Saturday Nov. 5.
A stamp-a-stack is making a number of cards which are quick and easy, but still beautiful.
In this stamp-a-stack we will be making 8 great cards (2 of 4 designs) and they will all be Christmas cards so you will have made a start on your list :)
You will need to bring your own adhesives and scissors with you.
At the stamp-a-stack I will also have both new and used retired stamp sets for sale at great prices and any purchase of $50 or more from my stamp collection or from the Stampin up catalogue will receive one ticket into the draw to win a stamp set. Any booking for a party made on the day will also receive a ticket in the draw.
Details
Date : Saturday Nov.5  Time : 2 – 4:30
Place : My place. When you rsvp by email I will send you the address :)
Cost :$20
You MUST rsvp by Sunday Oct. 30.
Places are limited, because so is the size of my house :)
stampingstill@gmail.com
Kathy

Lovely wisteria trees

 

This is another one of the cards we made at the Christmas stamp-a-stack I held.

 

It is using my new Lovely as a Tree set again and this tree is gorgeous too.

This is not an original idea.  I always have a look at the stampin up galleries on splitcoaststampers when I buy a new set to get some inspiration and to see different ways people have used it. Well this general idea has been done by a lot of people so I’m not sure who originally thought of it to give them credit but I’m pretty sure I’m the only person to have made this card in wisteria wonder at least!

Ingredients :

Stamps : lovely as a tree, occasional greetings

Card : black, white, wisteria wonder

Ink : wisteria, stazon

Other : wisteria ribbon, wide oval punch, big shot, lots of tags

 

This card is very easy to make but still looks beautiful.  The ladies at the stamp-a-stack really liked this one and they liked the colour a lot too.

 

Kathy

Tidings of joy

At Just Add Ink this week we have a wonderful sketch challenge from Bronwyn to inspire us.




I decided to make a Christmas card using my new Tidings of Joy set.
I did change the sketch a little to make it work.




I bought this nativity set because I didn’t have anything else like it (plus it’s cute) and I thought my girls and I would find it fun to colour some Christmas cards together.
I stamped the image using stazon onto shimmery white card and used my crayons and aquapainter to colour.
It was relaxing and fun!


Ingredients:
Stamps : Tidings of Joy, woodgrain
Card : vanilla, baja, crumb cake, shimmery white, daffodil delight
Ink : stazon, suede, white
Other : baja seam binding, crayons, aquapainter, nesties

Please have a look at what the rest of the design team came up with this week and give this sketch a try yourself.

Kathy

Christmas stamp-a-stack

 

I held my first stamp-a-stack on Saturday.

8 ladies attended and it was a great afternoon.  I had christmas carols softly playing in the background (Boney M christmas cd – the best christmas cd there is in my opinion) although we didn’t actually notice the songs much over all the chatter :)

We made 8 cards (2 each of 4 designs).  I asked the ladies which card was their favourite and the answers were pretty mixed actually, so I guess that means there was something for everyone.

This was a little gift card holder that we made.

 

 

I was inspired by one I saw on splitcoaststampers by Kelly Acheson.  I just altered it a little.

The ladies loved it!  I did have a few other sentiments for them to use too, just in case they didn’t like this one, but most of them used it, it’s so cute!

Ingredients :

Stamps : Tags til christmas

Card : white, olive, espresso, crumb cake, in colour dsp (ret)

Ink : real red

Other : big shot, two tags die, polka dot ef., tasteful trim, square punch, square scallop punch, owl punch, pearls, celery ribbon (ret.)

 

For the owl eyes I coloured pearls with a black permanent marker.  They look really great on the owl and are easier to stick on than a tiny black circle of card is.

I will show you the other cards we made over the next week.

After making all the cards we had a few Christmas treats for afternoon tea and chatted some more.  I also had a little Christmas raffle and Chantel was the winner. 

It was a really great day!  Thanks ladies :)

 

Kathy 

Reindeer Tag

This week at Just Add Ink we have a wonderful photo to inspire us.


I took inspiration from the gorgeous colours and the trees to create this Christmas card.



For the tag, I brayered on more mustard and then cherry cobbler at the top and baja at the bottom. 
I then used Not Quite Navy to sponge around the edges.
The deer is stamped in stazon and I white embossed the snowflakes from the Confetti set.
The ribbon for the tag is Cherry cobbler seam binding which has been frayed a bit at the top.  It looks gorgeous, I think that is my favourite of all my ribbons at the moment (Oh and I have a lot to choose from! :)  The bow for the button is linen thread which I have coloured with NQN ink.
Can you believe this is my first card using Lovely as a Tree?  I got it for my birthday and now that I’ve used it I don’t know why I didn’t buy it years ago. It is a really beautiful set!

Ingredients :
Stamps : Lovely as a Tree, Winter Post, Occasional Greetings, Confetti
Card : white, NQN, black
Ink : stazon, versamark, baja, NQN, mustard, cherry
Other : big shot, wallpaper ef, subtles button, linen thread, white embossing powder, cherry seam binding

The design team have created some really gorgeous cards this week.  Please take a look and let this photo inspire you to make a beautiful card too.

Kathy

Merry Pine

 

I wanted to work on making some more Christmas cards today and I found a great sketch to inspire me at Inkspirations.

I wanted to make a clean and simple Christmas card that could be easily mass produced and this is what I came up with.

I used choc chip and artichoke markers on a stamp from Tags til Christmas and placed artichoke dsp on the bottom half of it and punched it out.  Then I used  Teeny tiny sentiments and punched it out using the window punch.

Ingredients :

Stamps : tags til christmas, teeny tiny sentiments

Card : artichoke, white, regal dsp stack

Ink : choc chip, choc chip and artichoke markers

Other : big shot, petals a plenty, word window punch, decorative label punch

 

And so I now have another Christmas card to add to my stash :)

 

Kathy

Joyful lights

 

The challenge at Just Add Ink this week is to Just Add a Die Cut.

I have taken this challenge seriously and have used nothing BUT the Big Shot on this card.

 

I thought I would make another Christmas card for my stash (actually it’s a very small stash at the moment but you’ve got to start somewhere!) :)

I decided to use the Island Floral die to make some Christmas tree lights.  After cutting them out of real red card, I used crystal effects on them to make them “glass-like”.  They are very shiny and a bit hard to photograph well. I then cut 3 more using glossy white and cut them just for the top bit of the light. I also used some black wire (that I had bought for some crafty something years ago and had never used) to string the lights together.

Then I used my new Tasteful Trim die (you guessed it another birthday present :) I cut 2 scalloped pieces from the subtles dsp stack to represent the Christmas tree the lights are hanging from.

Then I used my Timeless type junior alphabet and cut the word “Joy” from glossy white card. 

 

Ingredients :

Stamps : none

Card : olive, white, red, glossy white, subtles dsp stack

Ink : real red (sponged on edge of lights)

Other : big shot, polka dot ef, island floral, tasteful trim, timeless type alpha, crystal effects, black wire

 

Please take a look at what the rest of the JAI team have created this week and take up the challenge to use a die cut on a card yourself. 

 

Kathy

Christmas Stamp-a-stack

I am holding a Stamp-a-stack at my place on Saturday Oct. 15.
A stamp-a-stack is making a number of cards which are quick and easy, but still beautiful.
In this stamp-a-stack we will be making 8 great cards (2 of 4 designs) and they will all be Christmas cards so you will have made a start on your list :)
You will need to bring your own adhesives and scissors with you.
At the stamp-a-stack I will also have both new and used retired stamp sets for sale at great prices and any purchase of $50 or more from my stamp collection or from the Stampin up catalogue will receive one ticket into the draw to win a stamp set. Any booking for a party made on the day will also receive a ticket in the draw.
Details
Date : Saturday Oct 15
Time : 2 – 4:30
Place : My place. When you rsvp by email I will send you the address :)
Cost :$20
You MUST rsvp by Sunday Oct. 9.
Places are limited, because so is the size of my house :)
 stampingstill@gmail.com

Kathy

Simply stockings

Stampin Up are having a wonderful promotion this month.

During October, purchase this pair of coordinating Christmas products early--before the debut of the 2011 Summer Mini Catalogue:

• Stitched Stocking Set
• Stocking Tag Punch

* It gets even better. Get them both for FREE when you host a $450 workshop!
There is a link in my sidebar for more information.

Why not get some friends together and hold a workshop.  With a $450 party you would receive $60 to spend on anything you like out of the catalogue plus during October you also get the stitched stocking set and punch valued at over $80.
Please email me if you’d like to hold a workshop or place an order.
Kathy