Month: November 2025

AAA Cards #304 – Sketch

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

I sponged a scrap bit of white cardstock with Stampin Up Old Olive and pear Pizzaz inks to blend the colours for my trees. I then used a tree banner punch to cut the strip of trees out and added a sentiment from Clearly Besotted ‘Modern Christmas’ and my card was done. Love it when card making is this simple!

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 6th December to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #774 – Just Add Stencils – Dies or Both

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

I opted to only use stencils on my card. I have a fabulous one from Peper Roses called ‘Merry & Bright’ that has three different versions of a Christmas tree which I used Stampin Up Old Olive and Pear Pizzaz for two of the stencils and then added some glittery shine with Picket Fence’s Paper Glitz Sparkle for the third tree. I love how the different stencils and colours layered over each other provide some interesting depth on the tree.

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

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #303 – 1 plus 1 game

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you – use the centre prompt and add 1 or more from the outer circle!

I decided to make a masculine birthday card featuring a balloon. I die cut a balloon from the Avery Elle ‘Balloons’ matching stamp and die set and then spo9nged the underside with Altenew inks in Caribbean Sky, Persian Blue and Sapphire. The sentiment is from Stampin Up ‘Itty Bitty Sentiments’ which is retired. I added some twine for the balloon string and a few enamel dots 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 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 22nd November to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #773 – 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 decided to make a Christmas card with this sketch as I thought the background would be perfect for some DSP from Paper Roses ‘Poinsettia Garden’. I added a few layers (green and bronze cardstock) to my sentiment from PTI ‘Rustic Wreath’ and some white ribbon for my bow.

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

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Birthday #79 – Music

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

Quite sometime ago, I saw a card made that looked like a piano, so I decided to give it a go and luckily I had a 12×12 piece of glossy black cardstock so I could make my piano cardbase. There was lots of cutting happening to form the piano keys and to get the piano shape right but I’m really happy with how it looks. I used some paper and fabric flowers and leaves in my stash to decorate the top of the piano, along with some large gems and golden butterflies and added some birthday sheet music to the cutaway area.

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 30th November to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.