Tinstar Designs

Yep, I’m another year older today! So what’s a gal to do on her birthday? Craft of course!

My first card today is for the Less is More challenge to use pets on a card.

My card emulates the look on my cat Oscar’s face this morning, where he was like ‘what? it’s not all about me today?’ He’s a funny ginger boy who thinks the household revolves around him – but not today buddy boy!

I stamped an image from Katzelkraft and water coloured him in to look like Oscar, I then created my sentiments on my PC and used speech bubble dies to highlight them. I kept it very CAS on a black card base and the card was done.

Next up is a card for the CAS Christmas challenge. I love challenges that inspire me to add to my Christmas card stash – I think I now have about 20 cards towards my 100 requirement.

I used a stamp set from Altenew called ‘Sketched evergreen” which I stamped in Catherine Pooler inks in Melon Ice, Garden Party and Lime Rickey. I cut a thinner panel with the tree on it, slightly shaping my panel around the tree edge and mounted it on a bit of gold cardstock.

I love this stamp set and will be making more cards for my stash with it.

Well that’s it for today, I’m now off to watch the Melbourne Vixens netball team with Miss K.

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Guess what? I’ve been asked to join the Design Team over at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge – amazing right. I was so excited to get Heidi’s email. I love their challenges and have probably played along with more than 20 of them so to be a DT member and inspire others to get creative based on my cards is such an honour.

The challenge today is one from Kath and it’s a feminine anything goes challenge.

I must admit I find it much easier to make cards for females than I do males, I’m wondering if others feel the same way?

For my card I created a spotlight feature using a stamp set from Simon Says Stamp called ‘Beautiful Flowers’. I cut 2 panels, 1  smaller than the other, laid them on top of each other and stamped the floral image. I then coloured the smaller panel with my Stampin Blends in Old Olive and Calypso Coral and mounted it on dimensionals lining up the 2 images to form the complete flower. I die cut the happy sentiment using an MFT die and handwrote the birthday sentiment; added a few sequins and then mounted it all on a white card base.

I love the effect this technique creates and it’s such an easy type of card to make.

Check out the projects that the artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created then take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, August 7th at 9:00  Melbourne Time to link up your project.

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I feel very blessed to have been chosen as this week’s MUSE guest designer. I’ve played along with MUSE challenges many times and I love being inspired by other fabulous paper crafters, so I hope that you find inspiration from my card.

For my card, I used a Stampin Up set called ‘Painted Harvest’ which I stamped using Catherine Pooler Design inks in Lime Rickey, Grass Skirt, All That Jazz and Fiesta Blue. I cut out the flower and leaves using my new to me Scan’n’Cut (OMGeeee I’ll be using that machine so much more) and mounted them on a square frame and base panel which was embossed using a Stampin Up Sizzex folder. I added some linen thread to fill the space and added a sentiment from Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for playing along with the MUSE Challenge this week and I can’t wait to see your creations.

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The current challenge over at Seize the Birthday inspired me to get a bit cheeky! The toppings challenge is to use stripes on your card and I thought I’d make a card that looked like the lounge room wall that was in my Grandparents house when I was growing up that used to have the china flying ducks on it; but this time I used flying pigs and got a bt snarky with my computer generated sentiment.

For my stripes I used an embossing folder from Stampin Up called ‘Simple stripes’, I watered coloured the flying pigs (misc set I received as a gift from a crafty friend in Adelaide but with no details) and cut them out and popped them up with dimensionals on the striped piece.

What do you think? Would you like this as a birthday card?

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I love making cards for boys as it pushes me out of my comfort zone. I look for inspiration in challenges and found 2 that would help me make this next card:

• Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #179 – Heidi’s Anything Goes Masculine challenge
• Colour Throwdown #502

 

I used a digital image from Stampin Up called ‘Extreme Surfboard’ that I printed then ink smooshed with SU Pacific Point ink and added some white puffy paint for the crest of the waves. I mounted the card on some SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock and added a bit of grey thread for the bow.

I think I rocked this masculine card.

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Yep, I really need to get a wriggle on with making more Christmas cards. I send out about 100 each year (doing my bit to keep Australia Post in business!) and so far I have 20 cards made plus I have a commission order for 50 cards that I need to get started so the challenges over at AAA Cards #119 Christmas in July and CAS Christmas Poinsettia were timely prompter for me.

I used an old stamp set from Stampin Up called ‘Joyful Christmas’ that I stamped in Momento black ink and masked off the poinsettia and then stamped the leaves. I coloured the image in with my SU Stampin Blends in Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Poppy Parade. I stamped the sentiment and popped it up with dimensionals over a bit of the flower.

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That’s what I tell my daughter all the time – that she’s beautiful!

I made this card using Catherine Pooler Designs stamp set called ‘Best in You’, inks Tutti Fruitti, Bellini, Orange Twist, Melon Ice, Garden Party and Lime Rickey with a sentiment from an Altenew set called ‘Simple Flowers’. After I stamped the flowers and leaves out, I fussy cut them and layered them onto my card base.

I used the colour scheme from the current Less is More challenge and the layout from the current Sketch Saturday.

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Today my card is for the following 2 challenges:

• Seize the Birthday – Sequins
• As You Like It – Favourite Celebration

I’m going to have the girls in my monthly card class make these this week.  Some layered stamping, fussy cutting and some sequins make for a gorgeous card.

I love making cards for birthdays as you can personalise the card and make it extra special for the recipient. This card is for a friend whose birthday is coming up next week and I know she loves black and white with pops of colour.

I used stamp sets from Altenew “Beautiful day’ and Birthday Greetings’ and Stampin Up ‘Brushstrokes’ stamped using Stampin Up Granny Apple Green, Cucumber Crush, Pink Pirouette and Lovely Lipstick inks.

I love how graphic this card looks on those bold stripes.

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All is quiet in my household today, mainly ’cause I shut my craft room door so I couldn’t hear anyone – LOL!

As per my usual M.O. I went to my list of challenges for inspiration.

First card off the rank is for The Card Concept, which has a photo of a set dining table for inspiration.

I was inspired by the gold cutlery and the orange flowers in the picture. I used a die from Simon Says Stamp called ‘Cosmo flower frame’ with some gold foil paper. The background piece I created with some alcohol inks on Yupo paper. I opted for no sentiment so that I could use the card for any occasion. I’m really happy with how this turned out.

Second card is for the Paper Craft Crew challenge which is all about By the Sea,

I kept this card simple in blue, black and white using a Simon Says Stamp set called ‘Sailing’. I added a little bit of white puffy paint to look like waves on the ocean.

My third card is for the current MUSE challenge. I loved the card Anita created and set to masking and sponging a panel on my card front.

I used a retired Stampin Up set called ‘Inspired by Nature’ stamped in black ink over my sponged panel in Shabby shutters, Crushed olive and Peeled paint distress inks. I added a little bit of water splatter for a rain drop effect. Another card I’m really happy with.

Well that’s it for todays’ crafting, I’m off to watch a bit of tv with Miss K.

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Today I am crafting on my own as Miss K is at her Grandma’s for a few days – school holidays have started here and they love to have time together – yesterday they went to the stage production of Wizard of Oz.

So what’s a mum to do when she has free time? Get crafty of course!

First card up for today fits the bill of 2 challenges:

• Global Design Project #144 – CASE the Designer
• Water Cooler Challenge #176 – Kath’s All About Christmas Challenge

For my card I used the ‘Build a christmas tree’ die from La La Land, some SU ‘Santa & Co’ DSP and a sentiment from Uniko Studio’s ‘Rustic Christmas’ set. This was a nice and easy card to pull together.

Next is a card for :

• CAS Colours & Sketches #278
• CASology #306 – Bear

I used a new to me set from MFT called ‘BB Polar Bear Pals’, that I coloured in with my SU Stampin Blends. I cut the SU Pool Party cardstock with a wavy line and bent the sentiment along the line – this was made easier by using my MISTI.

I love this guy, he’s super cute in his wintery scarf.

Lastly is a card for another 2 challenges:

• The Male Room Challenge #88 – Inspired by a film title
• CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #202 – Inspiration photo

The photo inspired me with my colour theme, as I think fireworks have such beautiful orange and yellow hues. This then lead to the idea of fire and flames and with the sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays ‘Frankly’ had me thinking of Gone with the Wind. I got out my alcohol inks in sunset orange and sunset yellow plus a little bit of gold foil on some the tacky ink.

I hope you agee with me that this looks a bit like fireworks exploding in the sky.

Well, thanks for looking and have a great day.