Tinstar Designs

Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!

I was inspired by the colours for my card. I used Distress Ink sin Crushed Olive, Aged Mahogany, Dried Mariold, Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers and Old Paper to colour my Stampin Up ‘Blessings of Home’ large flower.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or fuse them together and play with both! Check out the projects that the other artists at Fusion 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, 3rd March at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 2nd March 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

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

I took a bit of liberty with the sketch and use elements from a Stampin Up bundle ‘Soaring Swallows’. I added the sentiment, leaves and swallow onto of a dry embossed large dot background.

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 February at 10pm (AEDT) Australian Eastern Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s a sad day today, but this will be the last ever Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. The last 2 years have been tough ones for all on the Design Team; especially our illustrious leaders, Heidi and Marsha. WWC has been running since 1st June 2014 and we’ve had so many wonderful entries for our 334 challenges andI wanted to thank and wish all you wonderful crafters for your support and participation over the past 8 years.

For our last challenge, Heidi is our host with an Anything Goes Challenge.

For this final challenge, I made an extra special birthday card following a tutorial by Sam Calcott called Tiered Floating Gaterfold card. I used stamps from Rachelle Anne Miller ‘Sweet Things’, Avery Elle ‘ Balloons’ and Simon Says Stamp ‘Celebrate You’.

Help us celebrate the end and make a card for an occasion of your choosing. Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges 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, 28th February at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 27th February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and I look forward to seeing you all around the crafty blogs.

Hello there, it’s time for another Fusion Challenge and do we have a great sketch and inspirational photo for you!

I fused both the sketch and photo for my card. I flipped the sketch to be verticle, embossed my background, stamped, coloured, fussy cut and added texture paste to my cupcake from Avery Elle ‘Cupcakes’ and added a sentiment from Stampin Up ‘Special Moments’ which is a Sale-a-bration goodie available till the end of Febrary.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or fuse them together and play with both! Check out the projects that the other artists at Fusion 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 February at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 16th February 12pm US Pacific Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

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

Minimalist cards are my jam so I was super happy when this theme was suggested by Kelly. I’ve been feeling a bit snarky thatnks to the heat and humidity we’ve been having here in Melbourne so I turned to a sup image from Whimsey Stamps ‘Gosspi Gilrs’ and a sentiment from Picket Fences ‘ Natural State of Sarcasm’

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, 9th February at 10pm (AEDT) Australian Eastern Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Helen is our host with an all about ocassions challenge this fortnight!

I made a fun slimline birthday card using PTI ‘Watercolor Wonder’ and Picket Fences ‘Paul James Guy’.

Come join in the fun and make a card of your chosing. Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges 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, 14th February at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 13th February 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Well it’s Sunday afternoon again (how does it come around so fast) and I’ve been playing in my craft room.

I’ve made 2 cards today for 4 challenges.

First up is a card for Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #202 – G is for geli printing.

SoSS is one of my favourite challenges to play along with as I get a chance to be nice and snarky! For my card I used 2 colours of acrylic paint and 2 different stencils. I then stamped a female skull and sentiment then popped them up over my geli printed background panel.

My second card is for:

• Happy Little Stampers – Watercolour Challenge – ATG
• Send a Smile 4 Kids – Love/Valentines
• As You Like It Challenge – Favourite Colouring Medium & Why

I made a card for my gorgeous daughter for Valentine’s Day. I used a new stamp set from Uniquely Creative ‘Gorgeous Girl’ and I watercoloured the flowers in her hair. I love watercolouring as you can be as precise or loose as you want and every time the outcome will be different.

Well, that’s all I have time for today as I must start getting things ready for my daughter’s return to school on Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by for a look.

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

I always love a colour theme as it helps me determine my card design. I used two new stamp sets – Stampin Up ‘Blessings from Home’ for the flower and Altenew ‘Woven Stripes’ for the background and sentiment. I stamped the woven background in Misty Midnight, then coloured the main flower in Magenta Madness and Just Jade. I decided to cut the flower into a smaller image to make it more of a focal point. I popped the flower and sentiment up with dimensionals and then added the panel to a white card base.

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 February at 10pm (AEDT) Australian Eastern Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.