June 2026 – Tinstar Designs

AAA Cards #317 – Sketch challenge

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

I was inspired by the fireworks in the skecth and went straight for the Ton ‘Pyrotechinics’ stamp set and my gold and silver heat embossing powder! The sentiment is from Stampin Up ‘Occassionaly Funny’. A simple but elegant card I think.

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 Monday 4th July to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #788 – Colour & Inspiration

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

I loved the grey/blue colour scheme and decided to do a bit of masking on my card. I used the Stmapin Up ‘Delicate Dahlias’ stamp set inked up in Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue and Marina Mist. I then stampe the sentiment from “Fabulous Sayings’ in the centre panel and added some super light splatter. The twine I think just finished off what could have been a rather flat card.

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, 1st July at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #316 – 1 + 1 challenge

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

For my 1 + 1, I chose Summer and Sun. For me that meant summer/sun colours so I went to my cardstock scrap stash for all the yellows and oranges that I feel make up a sunshine colour scheme. I layed them onto my cardbase in a radiating outwards pattern, both up and down and then added a sentiment cerated on my laptop with some yeloow and white twine and my card was done.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #787 – Choose Two or More

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

For my card, I chose Patterned Paper and Animals. I use some Styampin Up DSP from the Boho Vibes pack along with one of the cats from Tim Holtz ‘Crazy Cats’ tamp set. I heat embossed and loosely water coloured the cat and then fussy cut him out. I added a mscellaneous snarky snentiment along the right hand edge.

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, 17th June at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Birthday #86 – For Boys

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

I love making masculine cards, but I probably don’t make them often as I do love to colour flowers and probably send more cards to women than men.

I used a great stamp set from Stampin Up ‘Brewed for You’ where I stamped 5 of the beer mugs with their foamy top and then die cut them out. I used SU inks in So Saffron and Mango Melody for the beer and bubbles. I added a bit of puffy paint to make the beer foam top and then added some die cut letters to form the HAPPY sentiment. I’m pretty happy with how this card 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 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 June to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.