Just Add Ink & Inspire Create Challenges JAI744 & #189

 

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These two challenges work together quite well as I did make a card that was Spring (flower) and has shimmer (although it is hard to photograph)

Adding wink of stella as the shimmer on the flowers and I love that it has a spring feel to the card.

Adding dimension to the white top panel makes this card look 3D.

This card is one of the cards my class ladies will be making at the next class.

• Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Elements of Text and Arched Wishes
• Ink: Memento Black, Whisper White, Versamark
• Card: Basic White, Summer Spash, vellum and Basic Black 
• Tools: Sketched Butterflies & Everyday Arches Dies with a Sampin' Cut n Emboss Machine, White Embossing Powder and heat tool, Melon Mambo and Summer Splash Stampin Blends
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals, wink of stella 
• #JAI744 & Inspire Create 189

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2025/03/just-add-ink-744choose-two.html

https://inspirecreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/inspirecreatechallenge-189-springeaster.html

Colour INKspiration 183 #CI183

 

Welcome to Colour Inkspiration!

What is Colour INKspiraton? – a Facebook based bi-monthly colour challenge.

Anyone with Facebook can join in.  You don’t need a blog and you don’t need to be a demonstrator.

I have joined in these challenges and love them as Colour challenges for me are actually a real challenge.

 Click here to join the Facebook page which now has over 3000 members and see what it’s all about.

Here’s some of the basic details about the challenge –

The Colour INKspiration Crew! consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a post on their blogs.

Then you have a 12 day period to upload your own creations using the colours provided.

If you have a blog, feel free to link back to it, but all entries will be via Facebook.  The design team will select 5 projects to be ‘design team picks’ and then the Facebook group will select an overall winner from this shortlist.

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Better late than never......

So, it's been a really crappy couple of weeks in our household!

We have had 3 deaths (including my husband's beautiful nana) and we were really let down by our local basketball association.... the association that we have given to (volunteering) for the past few years. (and it hurt my 12-year-old son the most which has been the hardest part)

Anyway, as they say one door closes and another door opens, my son has been offered a spot back playing footy for his old club. 

I believe in what goes around comes around.........

Anyway, one of our gorgeous families that has stuck by us has been so wonderful in getting my son to some of his basketball domestic games/ trainings and they have just been, well awesome! Very Loyal! I decided to make this card for them to show how much I really appreciate them and everything they have done for us!

If you are interested in joining in on this great challenge.

Remember to upload your cards to our facebook group here!

• Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies & Elements of Text
• Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel, Crushed Curry and Balmy Blue
• Card: Basic White and Basic Black
• Tools:  Blending Brushes, Beautiful Butterfly Dies with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, White Wow Embossing powder with versamark ink
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals and Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix
• #CI183

Paper Craft Crew #PCC610

This challenge is Case the Mini Catty with a Twist... 

So I actually made this card for my class last night and it looked very similar to the card that is on the top left of page 58... my twist is that I added another layer and turned it into a Diagonal Tri- Fold Card.

I am loving this new bundle that will be an online exclusive next month. (March 2025)

I love it so much that I made the same card in another colour. 

There's so many possibilities with this set!

One of my work buddies is leaving us on Friday which I am so sad about as she is an awesome support worker but she has been offered an awesome job, school hours with school holidays off! She would be an asset to any employer and she will be sorely missed by our participants and staff (Especially Me!). 

• Stamps: Thankful Garden and sentiment for pink card (Happy Hibiscus)
• Ink: Boho Blue, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock, Memento and Versamark (pink card used Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink and Berry Burst)
• Card: Whisper White, Basic Black, Boho Blue, Fresh Freesia (pink card - Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White and Basic Black)
• Tools: Thankful Garden Dies with a Cut Stampin' Emboss Machine, Thankful Garden Decorative Stencils, Blending Brushes, White Embossing Powder with a heat tool
• Embellishments: Wink of Stella, Dimensionals & Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix
• #PCC610

for more projects in this challenge visit

https://papercraftcrew.com/pcc610-theme-challenge/

The Paper Players PP724 & Inspire Create Challenges #186

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So lucky to jag these two challenges together as the colours are exactly the same

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Some people would argue that Summer Splash is a green but I think it is closer to an Aqua Blue.

Its valentines day tomorrow so I made my hubby a quick card.

I think this bee set is one of the cutest sets available in the catalogue.

• Stamps: Bee My Valentine
• Ink: Memento Black, Daffodil Delight
• Card: Basic White, Summer Spash, Flirty Flamingo and Bee Mine 12 x 12 DSP
• Tools: Esposed Brick Embossing Folder, Everyday Arches Dies with a Sampin' Cut n Emboss Machine and Bee Punch
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals, wink of stella & Tiny Bee Trinkets
• #PP724 & Inspire Create 186

https://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2025/02/pp724-color-challenge-from-leanne.html

https://inspirecreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/inspirecreatechallenge-186-colour.html

*this card was the winner of Inspire Create 186*

Colour INKspiration 181 #CI181

 

Welcome to Colour Inkspiration!

What is Colour INKspiraton? – a Facebook based bi-monthly colour challenge.

Anyone with Facebook can join in.  You don’t need a blog and you don’t need to be a demonstrator.

I have joined in these challenges and love them as Colour challenges for me are actually a real challenge.

 Click here to join the Facebook page which now has over 3000 members and see what it’s all about.

Here’s some of the basic details about the challenge –

The Colour INKspiration Crew! consists of a team of talented Aussie and NZ Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators that create projects based on Pinterest inspired colour swatches.

Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm (AEDT), a new colour swatch will be uploaded to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group and the Colour INKspiration Crew will get the ball rolling by providing inspiration for each challenge with a post on their blogs.

Then you have a 12 day period to upload your own creations using the colours provided.

If you have a blog, feel free to link back to it, but all entries will be via Facebook.  The design team will select 5 projects to be ‘design team picks’ and then the Facebook group will select an overall winner from this shortlist.

Colour INKspiration 181

One of my favourite colours is Blue and these are just gorgeous!

So I still went with a beach style theme....

Using the saleabration set Friendly seagulls (available only till the end of this month!) I made this card. I had the idea to put a bit of a funny card into this card challenge using a line from finding nemo where there is food and the seagulls all say "mine" mine" mine" If you haven't seen the movie I suggest you do.

The background was made with the die cuts from the Hot Air Balloon Dies as a mask and the 4 different shades of blue blended over the top with blending brushes. The seagulls were stamped onto the background as well as onto white cardstock, fussy cut out and glued onto the background. Its a simple but effective card.

If you are interested in joining in on this great challenge.

Remember to upload your cards to our facebook group here!

• Stamps: Friendly Seagulls and sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies
• Ink: Memento Black, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Summer Splash, Azure Afternoon and Basic Beige
• Card: Basic White and Basic Beige
• Tools: Light Smoky Slate and colour lifter Stampin Blends, Blending Brushes, Hot Air Balloon and Beach Day Dies with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals and Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix
• #CI181

Fab N Funky Challenges #609

 

I was just checking out some new challenges online and came across this gorgeous one!

The Challenge on this page at the moment is include a Stamped Image, it can be a "real" stamp or a digital one but there must be an image not just a sentiment. Perfect I have just made a card for my work "besties" daughter who has just turned two! 

It is super cute and simple but the colours were so gorgeous together and she loved it!

• Stamps: Darling Dinos
• Ink: Memento Black
• Card: Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue and Beautiful Bokeh 6 x 6 DSP
• Tools: Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia Stampin Blends, Starstruck Embossing Folder (SAB), Darling Dino & Around it All Dies with a Sampin' Cut n Emboss Machine
• Embellishments: - Dimensionals & Itty Bitty Bokeh Mix
• #609

To enter or to check out the cards in this challenge head on over to - https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-609-include-stamped-image.html

ESAD Jan- May mini and Saleabration 2025 Blog Hop

 

Welcome to another ESAD blog hop!

I am so lucky to be in this group of talented demonstrators (friends) and I hope that you enjoy all our projects using products from the New January - May Mini and Saleabration 2025 Catalogues

You have either started with myself or come around from Denise's page

How quickly do these catalogues come around??? Too quickly!

 I thought I would showcase a few things from the new mini and saleabration.

First, I will show you what I made from the Mini...

This bright cheery set is called Ocean Friends

There was quite a lot of fussy cutting in this particular card so that is not for everyone! The designer series paper is so colourful and a piece of it was embossed for the background of this card.

Stamps: Ocean Friends

Ink:  Memento Black

Card: Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Splash, Lemon Lime Twist, Friends of the Ocean DSP

Tools: Ocean Friends Dies and Soft Waves embossing folder with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine

Embellishments: -Sunny Day Iridecent dots and Stampin' Dimensionals

I made a second card using products from the mini as well.

 This card was using Birthday Celebrations. Most cards I have seen with this suite have been using the pastels from the papers. I decided to be a bit more bold with my card.

Stamps: Birthday Celebration

Ink:  Blueberry Bushel

Card: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel and Wildflower Birthday Specialty DSP

Tools:  Perennial Postage Dies and Distressed Tile Embossing folder with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine.

Embellishments: - Tiny Bee Trinkets and Stampin' Dimensionals

Now to show you what you can get if you spend $100... There are two levels of saleabration freebies 

Level 1 is when you spend $100 and Level 2 is when you spend $200.

The items I will show you are level 1 saleabration freebies.

I have used a couple of saleabration products on this card. Can you spot them?

There was so much fussy cutting on this card.... Lots! all of the fruit was cut from the Fruit Salad DSP to make this card. The only stamping was the sentiment.

• Stamps: Ocean Friends (sentiment)
• Ink:  Real Red
• Card: Basic White, Pumpkin Pie and Fruit Salad 6x6 DSP stack. (saleabration freebie)
• Tools: Starstruck embossing folder (saleabration freebie) with a Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine. 
• Embellishments: - Stampin' Dimensionals

I actually have a fourth card on the go but didn't finish it in time for the hop. It is using another saleabration item called Toadstool Gardens... but you will just have to wait and see...

Next Up is my lovely friend Lou

Blog Participant List

 

1.       Kayla MacAulay

2.       Denise Buetler

3.       Nicole Wilson - YOU ARE HERE!

4.       Lou Kitzelman

5.       Rochelle Laird-Smith

6.       Tracy Held

7.       Lisa Whitehead

8.       Sharon Dalton

9.       Jenny Hayward

10.   Odette Kermode