JAI Scrap Challenge # 11

Merry Christmas everyone.  Now that christmas has been and the gifts given I can now blog and enter this in to the JAI Scrapbooking Challenge #11 which is Just Add a mini album or a Scrapbooking gift for Christmas.  I created this scrap page on a canvas of my adorable little friend Ella (aged 3) and gave it to her and her mum for christmas.

I sponged the background and stamped and sponged/stenciled using a dollies cutout.  Have used stickers that have a 3D effect so the the Butterflies and Dragonflies wings can be positioned off the page. Did Ella's name by cutting out the letters in chipboard with the big shot and sponging ink onto them and them applying Crystal Effects and Dazzling diamonds. 

Am really pleased with how it turned out and the recipients were thrilled with it too.

JAI # 108 - Colour Challenge

Hi, over at Just Add Ink this week the lovely ladies have set us a Colour Challenge to use these colours.

This is the card I have made using the chosen colours with organza ribbon, basic pearls, and a brad from the In Color Designer Printed set to finish it all off.

And the inside

Happy Birthday Sweet Ella

This is a birthday card I have made for a sweet little girl who has just turned three, Happy Birthday Ella.
I have used  DSP from Nursery Nest with Pink Pirouette and Marina Mist card stock.  The brads are from the brights collection and the ribbon is white organza.  The stamp is from the Tagtastic hostess set from the current Ideas Book and Catalogue. 

I have decided to enter this into this weeks challenge at Just add Ink, JAI # 106 which is a Sketch challenge and also in the SUO challenge # 39 which is to make a Birthday Card.

JAI # 104 Back to School

 The challenge/theme over at Just Add Ink this week is BACK TO SCHOOL.  Well this year I don't have any one going back to school but thought that this notebook will be very useful for my daughter to keep track of things she should be going.

I will be forever hopeful that she might actually tick off chores 2 and 3 but I know she won't have a problem with the first one (neither would I).

Challenge Time

Found some time the other day to make a card for the Just Add Ink challenge for this week which is a colour challenge to use only Red and White.  I also decided to use the sketch from the challenge at Try Stamping on Tuesday.

I used Riding Hood Red, Whisper White and Confetti White card stock but I have also added a touch of Pink Pirouette (that is of course red and white together).  I stamped on the top Whisper White piece and them smudge it with a sponge and on the Whisper White mat I have spritzed it with the colour spritzer tool and a marker.  All the edges have been distressed  and I have painted some of the butterflies with Champagne Mist shimmer paint.  I have used a White Organza ribbon with some basic pearls and rhinestones to finish it off.

JAI 71 Just Add Black and White.

This week at Just Add Ink  the challenge is a colour one. To just use Black and White  so I thought why not give it a go and this is what I came up with.

I was quite happy with the way this turned out.  The vase has been heat embossed with clear embossing powder that has some dazzling diamonds in it using a stamp from the French Foliage stamp set and the black pearls are Stampin' Up Basic Pearls that have been coloured with permanent marker. The sentiment is from the Thanks For Caring  stamp set. The flowers are from the Punch Potpourri stamp set punched with the Boho Blossom punch.

Sketch Challenge JAI # 56

Over at Just Add Ink this week there is a sketch challenge for us.

Sketches are quite good when you need some inspiration as they can kick start your mind in the right direction (hopefully) when you don't know where to start.

This is my take on the sketch








I started off with a Pear Pizzazz card base and have matted with Confetti White, then I stamped on Whisper White with Concord Crush a two step flower from the Fast & Fabulous Hostess Set, I have also sponged the edges of the Whisper White with some Pear Pizzazz ink.







The Happy Birthday from the Curly Cute set was stamped in Versa mark and heat embossed with white embossing powder on Basic Black card stock which is part of a top note. Of course I have added a rhinestone.  Then I added a strip of Pear Pizzazz card stock that had been scalloped along one edge and a ribbon.


I also stamped on the inside of the card

This time I used the birthday wishes from the Occasional Quotes hostess set and the same flower  (or part of) as I had used on the front.












I hope you go and have a look at what the design team have done this week and check out all the other entries too.  Feel free to give it ago yourself.

Just add Christmas JAI 43

This weeks challenge over at Just Add Ink is to Just Add Christmas.

I made some of these gift bags for a team swap last week and thought that 

as this meets this weeks challenge why not use it.

I made the bag topper with a top note cut out of Pear Pizzazz card stock and then
layered it with another top note that had been turned sideways and cut again in the Red Flocked paper from the Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP, available in the Welcome Christmas Bundle of the Dress Up Christmas Promotion.

The greeting is from the Welcome Christmas set and had been stamped with 

Real Red and Versamark inks and heat embossed with clear embossing powder mixed with Dazzling Diamonds.  It has then been cut out and attached with metalic brads and tied together with Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon.

Of course as it's Christmas the candy canes were just the thing to go in the bags.

Just Add Ink 41

This weeks challenge over at Just Add Ink is Birthdays which is timely because November is birthday month in our family and so I thought I could make a start and see what I could come up with.

I made this card and teamed it up with a little bag of bath salts.  So I'm sure the lucky recipient will enjoy it.

I used
Stamps:  Curly Cute,Occasional Quotes,Fun & Fast Notes and So Swirly Wheel
Cards:    Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black and Whisper White
Inks:       Black Stazon, Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red and Night of Navy.
Other:    Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Night of Navy Taffeta Ribbon,
              Dazzling Diamonds and some Basic Pearls.