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

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).

A Scrapbook Page

Well this is something new for me, I had a go at a scrapbook page on Saturday.  Have some photos of my children (not really children any more) and decided to use this photo of my son Todd who is 21.

It was taken at Castlepoint on the Wairarapa coast so I have made it a beach theme.  It has been kept very simple but I have used the sketch from the latest Just Add Ink Challenge to help me.

 I have brayered Marina Mist for the sky and Crumb Cake for the sand and then I found the crab from the It's the Thought set and decided to stamp that on the sand.  I have used the Silver Smooch Spritz and some Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint as well.  I have also used a stamp from the French Foliage set to make a background on the Sahara Sand card stock the photo is mounted on.  I used the computer for the the name and place.

JAI # 67 - A Sketch

Finally got time over the weekend to get this card done for the Just Add Ink challenge and this week it is a sketch challenge.

So I had a go and this is what I came up with.

Lots and lots of butterflies with some shimmer paint on them because I have just got some of that in my latest order. So with sparkly paint and sparkly rhinestones my card is done. Some of the butterflies are card stock and some vellum made using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die.

 I have even continued the butterfly theme on the inside and on the envelope.

JAI 65 - Just Add Mateship/Friendship for ANZAC DAY

Seeing as it is a wet day here in Upper Hutt and I didn't have to work (I usually work public holiday Monday's) I decide to get into my craft room and make a card for this weeks JAI challenge

This is what I came up with.

I have used Pear Pizzaz and Peach Parfait card stock and inks and the stamp sets are You're a Gem, Create a Cupcake and Strength and Hope (all stamp set from the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue).  I have sponged the edges and used a Stampin' Write marker to highlight some of the letters then with the addition of dazzling diamonds (on the 4 and the heart that is a bit hard to see), some pearls  and ribbon to finish it all off.

Then I made this one

Which used the same colours but I have highlighted the 4 ever using some hardware from the Hodgepodge Hardware kit and added rhinestones.

Just Add a Bag

This week over a Just Add Ink the challenge is a 3-D challenge.  It is to make a bag or a box.  I have decided to enter this tote bag which has been made with a paper bag.

I stamped a background with versamark onto the basic grey card stock and the flowers are cut out and stuck on with dimensionals. The bitti button has a thin piece of card thru the holes and is attached with a glue dot.  I have done a little bit of sponging in Blushing Bride on the Very Vanilla card.   I  threaded the ribbon thru holes at the top instead of making a handle.

Materials I have used are:

Vintage Vogue stamp set.

 Basic Black, Basic Grey, Old Olive and Very Vanilla card stock.

Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzaz, Blushing Bride and Versa mark inks.

Rhinestones, Pearls, Itti Bitti Button and Mistletoe ribbon.

Just Add Ink # 58

This week over at Just Add Ink we have been challenged to Just Add Amanda or Danielle.  These 2 amazing ladies are the co-founders of Just Add Ink and have decided to step down from the Design Team.  So this weeks challenge is a tribute to them.

I have CASEd a card of Amanda's which you can see Here and I also decided that as it is wear Red and Black day here in New Zealand in support of Christchurch I would use those colours for my card.

So I used Basic Black and Real Red card stock, Real Red satin ribbon, Newsprint and Real Red DSPs, Silver Smooch Spritz, a Rhinestone Brad and some Dazzling Diamonds to finish it off.  As you can see I haven't used any stamps but ink has been used is some subtle sponging and the flower was made using the Fancy Flower punch.

 Thanks Amanda and Danielle for you great inspiration.