Tinstar Designs

Just Add Ink #699 – Colour Challenge

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great color challenge for you!

Can I say that I struggled with this combination? I thought it was going to be easy but I tried 3 times before I was happy. I wanted to give even balance to each colour but just couldn’t get it working till I inked smooshed a piece of water colour cardstock and then patted off some of the colour to tone the saturation down. I then added a die cut panel using a coverplate from Paper Rose ‘Blooming Flowers’. I added some diamonte gems to the flower buds and a sentiment from Uniquely Creative. I’m so happy with how this version came out.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 30th April at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Sketch Saturday #749 – Opt use a trio of something

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I thought this sketch was another good one to make a Christmas card using some fab DSP from Stampin Up ‘Boughs of Holly’. I used a sentiment embossing folder for my dark green panel and then add 3 holly berry leaves I had in my stash and 3 green enamel dots.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Friday, 3rd May (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #263 – Opt twist Wedding/Anniversary

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you!

I decided to use the optional twist on my card and made an Anniversary card. I did a bit of scoring on my background panel, then added a series of die cut hearts and leaves from some scrap cardstock and popped up my sentiment from Uniquely Creative.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Cards have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Saturday, 27th April to link up your project.

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Just Add Ink #697 – sketch

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I thought our sketch lent itself to a quick and easy Christmas card. I used a few different sized circle punchs, some retired DSP from Stampin Up ‘Trimming the town’ and an inked up embossing folder ‘Expossed brick’, a sentiment made on my PC and a few glitter dots and my card was done. I love the effect you get when you ink up an embossing folder and then run the paper through your embossing machine.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 16th April at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Sketch Saturday #748 opt use a food or drink theme

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I chose not to go with the optional theme of food or drink on my card and felt the sketch lent itself to a simple Christmas card. I used some DSP from Stampin Up ‘Joy of Christmas’ for the panel and then die cut ‘ho ho ho’ and added them to some layered circles and added a sentiment from Uniquely Creative.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Friday, 19th April (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #60 – Shaker

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I love a good shaker card, so was super happy with this challenge suggestion! I used a new stamp set from Stampin Up called ‘Simply Sparkling’ and turned the soft drink can into my shaker element. I made a simple z-fold style card and kept the focus on the front panel and my shaker can.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Tuesday, 30th April to link up your project.

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AAA Cards #262 – Sketch

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great sketch for you!

I used some fussy cut flowers from Stampin Up DSP ‘True Love’ and placed them where the two rectangles where. I then added some die cut letters to form my sentiment. I love how soft and feminine this card is.

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Just Add Ink #695 – Just Add Chocolate

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great theme for you!

I found this a VERY broad theme and it stumped me for a bit, but then my daughter had me buy her a block of chocolate at the supermarket which lead to my inspiration.

To make my block I cut a series of squares and popped up the smaller ones to look like chocolate block squares. I added some crystal lacquer to make it shiny, wrapped it in foil, added an embossed outside wrapper and a belly band using a die cut with a sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays ‘Coffee talk’ and my card was done.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 2nd April at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

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Sketch Saturday #747 – Opt Black and White

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I love a good black and white card – they’re very classy! For my card I used some diagonal stripe DSP and fussy cut flowers from the Stampin Up ‘True Love’ DSP along with a sentiment from Uniquely Creative. I added a couple of chrome pearls and my card was done.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us. You have until Friday, 5th April (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

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AAA Cards #261 – Spring/Spring Colours

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you!

It’s Autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere so it’s nice to think about sunny colours and warmer weather! I used a retired Stampin Up stamp set for my card – ‘Inspired by Nature’ inked up in Old Olive and Lemon Lime Twist and paired with Sizzix embosslit ‘Beautiful wings’ using some scrap cardstock. I added some little pearls to the centres of some of the butterflies and a sentiment from Uniquely Creative.