Tinstar Designs

AAA Christmas #1 – Traditional Christmas

Hello there! I’m VERY excited to share something brand new with you today – welcome to the very first AAA Christmas Challenge!

If you love making Christmas cards (and really, is there such a thing as having too many ready for December?), then this is the challenge for you.

And because Christmas Day falls on the 25th, that’s exactly when you’ll find a brand new AAA Christmas Challenge going live each month.

That means a little dose of Christmas creativity ALL YEAR ROUND!

I made a Dutch door fold card using traditional Christmas colours on my card. The die is one I’ve had for ever so unfortunately I can’t remember where it’s from but the DSP (Timeless Christmas) and card stock (Black and Peaceful Pine) are from Stampin Up.

Here’s how the Dutch door came together:

Basic Black
14.9 x 10.5cm – fold in half for card base
Cut down the fold line 8.9cm – leave 6cm at the bottom
Cut a piece 8 x 12cm to die cut the tree outline
Peaceful Pine
Cut a piece 8 x 10cm for the die cut sentiment on the front panel
Whisper White
Cut a piece 8 x 12cm for the tree outline inside the card
DSP
14.4 x 10cm for the inside of the card
5.5 x 10cm for the front bottom panel

Now it’s your turn! Come and join us for our very first challenge. Check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the AAA Christmas Design Team, get those Christmas supplies out and show us how the challenge inspires you.

New challenge. Every month. On the 25th. Just like Christmas Day!

We’d absolutely love to have you join us and, bonus, you’ll be building that Christmas card stash long before December rolls around!

Thanks for stopping by for a look, and I can’t wait to see what you create.

Happy Christmas crafting!

AAA Cards #326 – Sketc Challenge

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

I used all Stampin Up products on my card – Boutisue Blossoms stamp set, Fabulous Sayings stamp set and Blends in Polished pink and Granny Apple Green. I die cut some outlined squares in Basic Beige and Crumb Cake to form the highlight base for my flower.

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 7th Novemberto link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #797 – Just Choose Two or More

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

I went with numbers and stripes on my card. For the stripes I used the Stampin Up corrugated embossing folder on my card base. I then die cut my numbers from various scraps of Stampin Up cardstock. I popped them around a die cut circle and added a snarky sentiment (sorry no manufacturer details).

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, 4th November at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #325 – Colour Challenge

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

I used a new to me die from Spellbinders called ‘ugh’ which I die cut in all the challenge colours (Stampin Up – Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock, Merry merlot and Flirty Flamingo). The ‘seriously’ sentiment is from the matching stamp set.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #796 – Just Add Paper Piecing

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

TBH I struggled with this theme and then remembered I’d seen some people doing paper quilting on cards and thought I could give it a go. I pieced together a star shape using some DSP from Craft Consortium called ‘It’s Smome Time’. I then embossed the star and my card base with the Stampin Up Hexagons embossing folder to give it that quilt feel. The sentiment is from Uniquely Creative.

I’m pretty please with how this card has turned 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, 21st October at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Birthday #90 – Big & Bold

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

For my big and bold element, I used a floral stamp from Concord & 9th called ‘Hello Lovely’ coloured with my SU Blends in Soft Seafoam and Flirty Flamingo. The bold ‘A’ is from Altenew “Layered Letters’ inked with SU Marina Mist popped up on a card base from SU in Marina Mist.

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 Saturday 31st October to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #324 – Follow My Lead

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you! Today we’re following the lead of Helen Nile.

I was inspired by Helen’s sponged circle with her image in the centre and the sentiment along the base. I changed up the positioning of my sponged circle and had my image slightly to the side. I coloured and fussy cut one of the cats from the Cats Pajamas N7874 set and popped him on a Stampin Up Soft Sky spomged circle.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #795 – Just Add Stencils, Dies or Both for Kids

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

I decided to keep my card clean and simple. I sponged a stencil on a die cut circle, popped my sihouette skateboarder on the edge and added a sentiment lfrom Stampin Up ‘Pedal to the Metal’ stamp set.

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, 7th October at 7pm (ADST) Australian Daylight Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #323 – M is for …………

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

I chose – Masculine!

This was a very simple card to make, yet I think it’s pretty cool looking. I used a couple of my square dies, and die cut a series of whole and outlined squares from Stampin Up cardstock in Old Olive and Night of Navy. I then arranged them in a stacked diamond sort of shape and popped up the sentiment from Stampin Up ‘Not 29 Anymore’ on top and I was done.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #794 – Just Add a Sketch

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

I used all Stampin Up products for my card. Cardstock and inks – Flirty Flamingo, Crisp Cantelope and Garden Green. Stamp sets – Boutique Blossoms and Fabulous Sayings. Embossing folder – Old World Paper. I’ve used my two overlapping flowers in place of the circles in the sketch.

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, 23rd September at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.