Tropical Chic Bundle & Tropical Escape DSP

Good Day Crafty Friends,

I have quite a few cards to share with you today, all created with the Tropical Escape 6"x 6" Designer Series Paper Pack. This gorgeous pack has 48 sheets of Tropical delight. It is also part of the DSP Sale - Buy 3 DSP Products and Get 1 Free. Click on the image below to see all the DSP Packs you can choose from.

The following cards also use the Stitched Labels Framelits, Floral Foliage Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits and the Tropical Chic Stamp Set and Coordinating Thinlits - Tropical Thinlits.

The colour scheme used is ties in beautifully with the Tropical Escape DSP - Black, White, Blushing Bride, Granny Apply Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink, Soft Sea Foam and Tranquil Tide.

That's all for today, crafty friends. Until next time, stay awesome

Colour Ink #36 Tropical Chic

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to this fortnight's Colour INKspiration Challenge #36. Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Jackie Aitken in Western Australia. The Colour INKspiration Design Team have created some absolutely amazing cards to inspire you, so be sure to hop all the way through. We have a gorgeous inspiration picture and earthy colour scheme for you to play along with.

I am not going fib, when I first saw this inspiration picture I was torn, I love the images but so not a fan of Crushed Curry or Soft Suede and immediately knew if I over thought it I would struggle. I knew I wanted to use the new Tropical Chic bundle but these colours didn't exactly scream tropical lol.

The card base has been stamped using Basic Grey ink stamped off along with Crushed Curry. The cluster base has been created using the new Foliage Frame Framelits cut in Whipser White card and then the Frangapani Flower has been inked using Crushed Curry ink.  The die cuts were created using the Tropical chic bundle from Soft Suede card 

When I find a colour challenge a little tricky, due to colours not in my heavy used list,  then I often make a couple of cards. This way I have options and just in case some attempts are complete failure then I have something to fall back on.

The second card uses the large square framelit die cut from Soft Suede and adhered to a layer of Silver Foil card. Again the Basic Grey was stamped off for the Frangipani leaves and the border detail stamp applied to the bottom of the card front.  The celebrate you thinlits were used to die cut the words from Crushed Curry and Soft Suede card.

The third card didn't make the cut, what it did make was a screwed up ball in the rubbish bin LOL.

INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by hopping around to see what all of the Colour INKspiration Crew have to show you. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as white, black, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake and Metallics. Not a member of the Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

Up next in the blog hop is my very talented friend, Bronwyn Eastley all the way over in Tasmania. Enjoy xx

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay awesome

Just Add Ink #414 Follow Your Dreams

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Hope you have had a great week. It's definitely winter in my neck of the woods, with temperatures dropping to single digits. Brrrrrr!!! As much as I am a Summery kind of gal, I do appreciate winter and rainy days as they are perfect for crafting lol.

Speaking of crafting,  I have finally made it back into my crafty space after a small hiatus, and just in time for this weeks Just Add Ink Challenge - Just Add a Window/Frame. Yipee, as I had the perfect bundle in mind for this challenge - the new Follow Your Dreams bundle, which includes the Follow Your Dreams stamp set and Chase Your Dreams Framelits.

I decided to make a box frame and add it to front of a normal tent fold card. The Sahara Sand Box Frame has been lined with a brick wall embossed background that has also had a Blushing Bride Water Colour Wash applied once the embossing paste was dry. 

I started with a Sahara Sand card base, to which I added a piece of the Tropical Escape DSP in Blushing Bride. Some White Bakers Twine was wrapped around the frame and the 'dream' die cut in Gold Foil card (made using the Chase Your Dream Framelits) was adhered over the Bakers Twine.

I have used the large circular and smaller dream catcher Thinlits from the new Follow Your Dreams Bundle. Die cut from Gold Foil card and layered on top of each other with Tombow. The floral bouquet image was stamped with Black Ink and coloured using Stampin' Blends.

The Just Add Ink Design Team have created some absolutely stunning projects using this weeks challenge theme, be sure to check them all out for amazing and inspiring ideas. We would love for you to join and play along. All you have to do is create a card using this weeks challenge theme and then submit your card to the Just Add Ink Gallery here.

Until next time, stay crafty

Stitched & Dotty Tropical Chic

Good Day Crafty Friends,

I am back again with my favourite stamp set - Tropical Chic. I know I am bombarding you with posts at the minute, but its the first chance I have had to make it back into my crafty space after a week hiatus. Apologies, I am jamming them in while the visiting Mother In Law is busy and out of the house for the day.

I have used the cross stitch die from the Stitched All Around bundle to create the stitched background onto whisper white card. Before adhering to the card base I slipped in a panel of Lemon Lime Twist so this would show through the stitching lines. The images have been stamped in bright summery colours and adhered with Tombow and mini dimensionals.

The second card is another one of my "doodling stamping techniques". This time instead of adding drawn lines to my stamped images (like the leaves), I have added lots of dots to the Frangipani flowers.

It does alter the appearance quite dramatically but I really like it. It looks great teamed with the lines drawn on the leaves. I have also added stamped and fussy cut images from Jar of Love and Cake Soiree as I really like these two leafy images together.

Hope I have inspired you to get into your crafty space and have a play. Perhaps you will try adding dots to some of the images of stamp in your current collection.

Until next time, stay crafty

Just Add Ink #412 - Choose Two - Accented Blooms

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Hope you are having a great day.

It's challenge time at Just Add Ink and this week's fun challenge is: Just Choose Two - Spots, Splatters or Speckles. 

I chose to use the new Accented Blooms stamp set. It's a fabulous stamp set if you love floral's and like to colour. I have used Stampin' Blends to colour the stamped image on this card.

The stamped and coloured image has been fussy cut and then adhered to a water coloured background. The Blushing Bride ink was splattered and speckled on to Shimmery White card using an Aqua Painter. I also managed to throw in some "dots' with the teeny bit of Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon tucked behind the fussy cut image.

Such a fun and easy challenge to play along with. Why not join us? You can add your creation using this weeks challenge theme to the JUST ADD INK Gallery here. Be sure to check out all the Design Teams absolutely stunning projects, you are in for a thrill.

Until next time, stay crafty

ESAD 2018 Annual Catalogue Launch Blog Hop

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to the ESAD Catalogue Launch Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Jackie Aitken in Western Australia. If you are following the hop you may have arrived here having just visited Sharon Dalton. Be sure to hop all the way through for loads of inspiration as all the hoppers will be sharing creations made with lots of the new Annual Catalogue goodies.

I have four cards to share today, featuring the new Rooted in Nature Bundle and the Stitched All Around Bundle.

The first card has a soft subtle colour palette. The background has been stamped using the leaf images from Rooted In Nature and the "lovely" sentiment from Stitched All Around. A few stitched shapes and die cut leaves were added along with a Bakers Twine Bow and some Silver Metallic Thread.

Again with a soft colour combination this time teamed with Sahara Sand. The background has been stamped using images from the Rooted in Nature Bundle. The Stitched All Around dies were used for the layering elements along with foliage from Rooted in Nature and the fussy cut sentiment.

Can you tell that the Stitched All Around bundle is my favourite. I love anything with stitched detailing and this bundle has so many different shaped elements. For this card, a strip of Pineapple Punch DSP has been added to the card front before adhering the Stitched Detailed Frame. A tag stamped with the sentiment has been hung from the raised stitched heart die cut.  The floral images have been created using stamped images from Cake Soiree and Petal Palette stamp sets, that have been "drawn" on with an ink pen.

My final card uses a piece of the new Glass Vellum DSP that has been coloured using stamping blends and tucked it behind the negative die cut of the tree framelit from the Rooted in Nature bundle. The sentiment has been cut into three and spread across the three trees. A layer of Flirty Flamingo card has been attached behind the Vellum DSP before adhering to the Black card base.

That's it for me today, enjoy the rest of the ESAD Annual Catalogue Launch Blog Hop.

Up next the Blog Hop is the lovely and super talented Rochelle Blok , I am sure you are in for a treat, enjoy x

Thank You to  Kelly Kent for organising this Blog Hop and for providing the participant list below. If you get lost at anytime along the Hop, this list will enable to get back on track.

Blog Hop Participant List 

1. Kelly Kent

2. Leonie Schroder

3. Joanne Stubbings

4. Libby Dyson

5. Courtenay Heuston

6. Fi Cobbin

7. Carolina Evans

8. Peta Stephen

9. Sharon Dalton

10. Jackie Aitken

11. Rochelle Blok

12. Nicole Wilson

13. Emily Campbell

14. Denise Buetler

15. Katrina Duffell

16. Delys Cram

17. Kathryn Mangelsdorf

18. Megan Lenske

19. Mandy Depiazzi

20. Bronwyn Eastley

21. Jo Weedon

22. Siobhan Fitzsimmons

23. Melissa Gifford

24. Cathy Pinchbeck

25. Jessie Holton

26. Jenny Bowman

27. Rose Packer

Until next time, stay crafty

Stampin' Up! Accented Blooms

Good Day Crafty Friends

Hope you are having a great day. I have a few cards to share today but before I do I wanted to share a really nifty item available in the new Annual Catalogue. I absolutely adore how this product has been packaged, it is the perfect gift for family and friends from a crafter, or for those starting their card making journey who may not own a huge amount of card making items.

The gorgeous Darling Label Punch Box comes packaged in a stunning Tin along with the Darling Label Punch, 6 piece Stamp Set, Stamping Block and Two Classic Stampin' Spots in Night of Navy and Grapefruit Grove. All that needs to be added is card, paper, envelopes and adhesive. Fantastic Keepsake Kit for Birthday or Christmas Gifts. To find this item in the Stampin' Up! Shop click on the image below.

One of my favourite stamp sets that I was able to get my hands on during pre-order is Accented Blooms. There is one large floral image along with a few smaller detailed stamps and sentiments plus two large sentiments that also coordinate with the Tailored Tag Punch.

All three cards images have been stamped in Momento Tuxedo Ink and coloured using Stampin' Blends. The little heart stitched die is also another favourite - made using the Stitched Labels Framelits.

The Thank You sentiment has been stamped onto scrap Whisper White card, fussy cut and then adhered to the stamped card base with dimensionals. A few Grapefruit Grove Faceted Dots have also been added to finish off the card.

For the second card, the colours and sentiments have been changed and strips of black card added to the sides. Before adhering the sentiment to the card front, some Black and White Bakers Twine was added.

For the final card, the large stamped floral image has been fussy cut along the bottom and right hand side. Using Tombow, the fussy cut panel has been adhered to a card front with some new Blueberry Bushel In Colour DSP. This DSP has dots on one side and these stunning stripes on the other. It is also available in all the colour families.

I cannot wait to get my hands on all the pretties from the new Annual Catalogue that were not available for pre-order.  There are two amazing bundles which I will be offering a Stamp by Mail kit for over the coming months. There will be three options for each, including stamps and dies, components to make cards and PDF instructions. Keep an eye out here or on my Facebook account for further information coming soon.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay crafty