September 2024 – Tinstar Designs

AAA Cards #275 – Anything CAS goes – opt Autumn colours

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

I used some old Stampin Up DSP (Beauty of the Earth) and dies (Beauty of Friendship)for my card along with a sentiment from ‘Charming Sentiments’.

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, 12th October to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #721 – Photo Inspiration

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

I was inspired by the cups in the photo (I know they probably have hot chocolate in them but I prefer coffee!). I printed the coffee cup on 3 different DSPs and fussy cut them out to ake 1 take=away cup. I did some ink smoosing for the background with Early Espresso and Soft Suede inks. I made the sentiment on my PC.

I’ll probably give this card to a friend of mine who loves coffee more than I do!

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 October at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

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Sketch Saturday #760 – Opt twist – Make it masculine

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

As you can see, I didn’t go with the optional twist! I decided to make a Christmas card using up some DSP I had in my stash. The sentiment is 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, 4th October (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

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AAA Cards #274 Sketch

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

The sketch inspired me to do some bokeh sponging. I used a variety of yellow and orange inks from Altenew then added some butterflies I’d previously coloured and fussy cut out. I wasn’t planning on having a coloured cardbase, but I accidentally sponged my bokeh background with the card fold upside down – LOL.

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Just Add Ink #719 – Colour Challenge

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

I love these colours together – it screamed flowers and ink smooshing! I used a die from Paper Roses called ‘Blooming Flowers’ which I overlaid on the watercolour card stock before I did the ink smooshing so that I could get the colours roughly in the right area before I used the die.

I really likehow this came out and the grey carbase really makes the colours pop.

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, 18th September at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

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Sketch Saturday #759 opt twist feature a sentiment

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

I thought this sketch would work well with some old DSP I had, a die cut Sanat and his sleigh plus a sentiment from Stampin Up ‘Whimsical trees’. I super quick and easy Christmas card!

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, 20th September (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

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AAA Birthday #65 – Background Focus

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

I love how broad this theme is, all you have to do is make it a birthday card! I used some Stampin Up DSP ‘Rock & Roll’ which I coloured with my Stampin Blends and then popped up the sentiment over some bronze twine and a couple of die cut pics.

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 Monday 30th September to link up your project.

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AAA Cards #273 – ATG CAS opt Get Well

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

After the month she’s had, I think I need to give this card to my daughter. She’s been diagnosed with chronic glandula fever, which has seen her one week on, one week off school depending on how tired and unwell she feels. Not the best situation to be in with her in her final year of high school. Only 6 more weeks to go before study break and exams., so hopefully we’ve seen the worst of it.

For my card I used a stamp set from Purple Onion Stamps called ‘Elliot & Marcel – Hugs & Feeling Blue’. These are the cutest images which were perfect for this challenge. I stamped, coloured with my Stampin Blends and fussy cut out the flat elephant. I added a brick background die cut behind and the sentiment from the same stamp set and my card was done.