I was picked

Well I cant believe it I was pick for Just add Ink's top 5. I feel this is a honor to be in with the other ladies I have been reading some these ladies blogs for a long time. So thank You.

So this weeks challenge is 'Hearts' anything to do with hearts a 3D, scrapbook or card just something that incorporates a heart. When I read this again I thought have they been into my card area and seen my supplies and noted down on what I am lacking. I have two hearts in my whole collection two and they are small little ones. But a idea is forming so come back later in week and see what I can do with just one heart.

Inkspirations Colour Challenge

Well I have done it again another post I am on a roll. I wanted to start making some valentine cards and make some that are not over the top for the males out there. So I thought I should keep the colours and the bling to a minimum . When I saw Makeesha Challenge I thought it would fit in perfectly.
The punch is the from the curly label punch bundle and has been raised off the card with dimensionals to give you a lovely shadow when you look at the card. I like how the simplicity of the card and how balance it feels. Sorry for the photo it was a hard card to photo with of the clean space.

Sorry for the short post kids calling.

Ingredients
So Saffron card and ribbon, choc chip cardstock, very vanilla cardstock, cameo coral ink, Curly punch.

Tutorial on the paper flowers

I am backed with the tutorial on the paper flowers I was going to do it later in the week but a lovely lady PM on Splitcoaststampers about them, the kids are playing transformers with dad so why not now.

TUTORIAL

Step 1: First punch out 5 or 6 scallop circles in your choice of colour or colours. Step 2: Then take your scissors and cut down each scallop towards the middle, DON'T cut all the way to center leave a area in the middleStep 3: Then fold them up to little balls push the petals in different directions try to make it as small as you can.
Step 4: Then unfold careful if one or two petals full off don't worry to much.

Step 5: Then you have to put a hole into the middle of each flower. You can use your crop-a-dile or like me I use my Matt pack and quick unpick.


Step 6: Take a clear rhinestone brad and push one at a time onto it. I always get one or two flowers that are more scrunch up then others so put them on first.
Fold over the ends of the rhinestone if you don't have any brads then you could use a button in the middle and use sticky strip and adhere each flower to each other.

Step 7: This step is optional but I always do it to give the flower a more distressed look spritz it with water I soak mine with a spray bottle but you can do as much or little as you like. Then leave to dry. If you are in a hurry then you don't have spritz with water.

Hope you are able to follow these instructions if something isn't making sense please email me as this is my first tutorial and am learning myself. Sorry about the strange layout of photos as I was having problems.

JUST ADD INK

When I looked at the colours of this blog I thought why wasn't for next week as Rose Red I am buying this week during Sale-a-Bration, so I wont be able to enter but then I thought hang on lets think out side the square. I had cardstock in the right colours so what can I do.

So I thought make my own flowers, I will give a tutorial later on how to do them.

I knew I would have to keep the image clean and simple (CAS) as the flowers are very busy. I am very happy on how this has turned out.

Ingredients

So Saffron cardstock and ribbon, Taken with Teal cardstock, Rose Red cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Ink and ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads and Bloomin' with Beauty pg 79 main catatogue.

Well head on over to Just add Ink and have a go yourself. Just click the button to your left.

Take care.

Great new blog

There is a great new blog on the block just-add-ink check out the logo to your left. It is a New Zealand and Australian based blog with New Zealanders and Aussie cardmakers. They are having a celebration for there first week of blog candy so go and have a look. I will be doing their challenge so check back later to see what I have done.

My First Card Post I Have Finally done it.

I have done it loaded up my first card, it is one I did for a stationery portfolio class I helded last year but still is one of my favorites. It has some of my loves basic grey and Jumbo eyelets. The stamp is from Echoes of Kindness a level 2 Hostess free stamp set.

So if you are in love with the stamp as much as I am then contact me now so YOU can host your own party and earn FREE stamps and adwards.

I am going to try once a week to add a card with measurement in New Zealand card sizes as when you blog surf majority of blogs are in A2 card size not A6 which is New Zealand.
So here I Go

Ingredients

Cardstock
Basic Black 20.3cm by 10.1 cm or 8" by 4"
Basic Grey 9.7cm by 9.7cm or 3 7/8" by 3 7/8"
Basic Black 7.8cm by 7.8cm or 3 1/16" by 3 1/16"
Whisper White 7.5cm by 7.5cm or 3" by 3"
Designer paper
Urban Oasis 9.4cm by 9.4cm or 3 6/8" by 3 6/8"
Ink
Basic Grey, Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery
Accessories
Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon
Jumbo Eyelets
Step one
Take your largest Basic Black and fold in half, use your bone folder to get a crisp line.
Step two
Take your Basic grey and attach your DSP ( Designer Pager) on to Basic grey.
Step three
Use your crop-a-dile and attach your jumbo eyelet to the right hand sid in the middle
Step Four
Ink up the smallest flower from the echoes of kindness, I used my markers Perfect Plum for the flower and Certainly Celery stamp onto the whisper white cardstock. Then over this ink up the words in Basic Grey and stamp over the image of the flower. On the edge I have roughed them up using the cutter Kit.
Step Five
Attach the Whisper White onto the smaller Basic Black.
Step Six
Thread the ribbon though the Jumbo eyelet and wrap aroung and tie into a bow.
Step Seven
Attach the Basic Black onto the DSP
Step Eight
Attach the Basic Grey onto the Cardbase.

I have on the inside of the card added a panel of whisper white 9.7cm by 9.7cm or 3 7/8" by 3 7/8" and stamped the flower on the bottom left hand side, to give you a area to write in. I personal think it finishes of your card to add a panel to the inside.

So hope you will enjoy reading my blog and hopeful along the way I will get quicker at writing and working my way around it.
take care

My first post

Well I have entered the world of blogging, I am still not sure if this is me or not but I will be giving it a try. I will hopeful later in the week add some cards to blog. so wish me luck

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