Tinstar Designs

Well, this month we have another challenge over at Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog with an optional twist to make a shaped card.

Last year when I went to the Paperific Expo, I attended a class that made a super cool shaped/folded card with a bit of an easel effect too. I decided to recreate that card for this challenge.

Come join in our fun and add to your Christmas card stash. Visit the challenge blog to check out the inspiration the other CCCettes have made. Link up your card by 4am 8th October (Melbourne time) or 6pm 8th October (UK time).

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Well hello and welcome to today’s post. It’s time for another challenge over at Get Creative Challenges where its Anything Goes with an optional twist to use black and 1 other colour..

Our sponsor for this challenge is:  Drawn by Krista.

I used the Penguin Dressed as Rudolf image.

I coloued the penguin with my Stampon Blends and chose the extra colour of red.

Check out the Get Creative Challenge blog for details on the sponsor prizes and links to the other fabulous projects from the DT and come join in our fun and share your anything goes project by 2pm Monday 5th October (Melbourne time) or 11pm Sunday 4th October (US Eastern Standard time)

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Today I am a Guest Designer over at Send a Smile 4 Kids due to being chosen in the Top 3 for the Tween-Teen/Anything Goes Challenge back in July.

I decided to play along with the Halloween theme for my card. I have a super cute stamp set from Close to my Heart that was perfect for this challenge.

I coloured the images with my Stampin Blends and fussy cut each out to layer to form the cat’s outfit.

I’m really happy with how this card worked out and think its super cute. Come join in our fun and make a fall or Halloween card and link up to the challenge blog., you have until Friday 3rd October to link up your creation.

Thanks for looking and enjoy your day.

Today I had to make some thank-you cards anddecided to be inspired by some colour challenges. I also decided to keep the designs the same using a new stamp from MFT called ‘Radiating Halftone’ clear embossed and the sponged in a single colour gradient. I used some pre-coloured critters from my stash and sentiments from the Ton.

First is a card for Shopping our Stash #428.

Next is a card for TGIF Challenges #280.

Next is a card for Daring Card Makers and Fab Fridays #196.

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Lastly is a card for CAS Colours & Sketches #386.

Well that’s it for today. I now need to write the insides of these cards and get them into the mail. Thanks for stopping by for a look. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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

I followed the sketch and took inspiration from the yellow door and the birdcage light to make a card to welcome a new homeowner to the neighborhood. I did a bit of a water wash with some yellow ink and remembered I had a wooden bird cage in my stash that I coloured with black Wink of Stella.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or 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, 16th September at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 15th September 12pm US Pacific 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 feminine challenge this week!

I used an old Stampin Up die to make the dress and a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp ‘If the hat fits’ for the hat and sentiment.

Come join in the fun and make a feminine card. 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, 8th September at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 7th September 5pm US Mountain 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 Marsha is our host with an all about occasions challenge this week!

I played with an adorable stamp set from Uniquely Creative ‘Pawesome’. It has the cutest collection of doggies perfect for colouring.

Come join in the fun 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, 1st September at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 31st August 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Today, I’m playing for a second time with some challenges as I was really inspired by their themes.

• AAA Birthday #16 – Tic Tac Toe
• Send a Smile 4 Kids – Thank You or Anything Goes for Kids
• The Sisterhood of Crafters – Masculine

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I embossed a Visible Images stamp called ‘Street Dance Boys’ and then ink smooshed the background with a Kaleidacolor ‘Melon Melody’ ink pad. I love how fun and bright this card is.

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I also had some fun playing with my scraps of card stock. I made a large rainbow strip panel and then used it in 2 different wasy on 2 different cards.

First up is a card for Freshly Made Sketches #447.

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I used a die cut floral panel from Paper Roses. The sentiment is from The Ton.

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Next is a card for Seize the Birthday #197 – Rainbow colours.

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I die cut a sentiment and it’s background from the rainbow strips and added some gold flakes behind it for that glow effect.

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That’s it for today, got chores and cooking to get to! Thanks for looking and have a great day.

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

I loved the sketch and the colours in the photo. I used a stamp from Picket Fences called ‘Aeonium African Succulent’ roughly water coloured with my distress markers in wilted violet and twisted citron. The sentiment is from the Ton ‘Easy Expressions: Birthday’.

Come join in the fun and make a card based on the sketch, inspiration photo or 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, 2nd September at 7pm Melbourne Time or Tuesday 1st Spetmeber 12pm US Pacific 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 Karen is our host with a masculine challenge this week!

I created a birthday card for one of my nephews using the Stampin Up ‘From all of us’ stamp set coloured with my Stampin Blends.

Come join in the fun and make a masculine card. 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, 25th August at 9:00 Melbourne Time or Monday 24th August 5pm US Mountain Time to link up your project.

I’m also entering this over at The Sisterhood of Crafters – Masculine, AAA Birthday #16 – Tic Tac Toe and Send a Smile for Kids.

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Thanks for looking and have a great day.