just add ink #251 just add thank you

the just add ink challenge for this week is 

thank you

i immediately saw this as an opportunity to make a card i have been meaning to make for some time but never had the chance to do so

people often ask me where i get my inspiration for my punch art and i sometimes say the stamps from stampin up are really fun to transform

here is one of my all time favourites

a little smile

as a punch art card

 the hedgehogs are made using the owl punch and i have frayed a ribbon for the spikes

i got to use my awesome fringe scissors for the grass and cut the thank you out by freehand

inside i stamped the hedgehogs and their banner and coloured them in with markers

aren't they just the cutest??!!!

enjoy!!

cheers ears

just add ink #250 just add inspiration

another awesome challenge from the just add ink team

this time it was an inspiration challenge

 when i saw this all i could think of was a high tea with friends and copious amounts of tea and biscuits and china tea cups

 this is what i came up with

a card in a box using the from my heart stamp set from stampin up

i have also used some beautiful pink ribbons and lace and the gorgeous rosettes

punches used include the small butterfly and a border punch

 the cups were stamped in black and pink pirouette ink and fussy cut

 i cut around the from my heart stamp and utilised different aspects of it in different ways for the inside of the card in a box

 the front of the card with some bling and pearls

 the view from up top so you can see the mechanics of it

 the back of the card where you can write your greeting

a view from the side using spots from the kinda eclectic stamp set

hope this inspires you this week

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ballerina

ballerina card in a box

using my tutorial here

i added it to the card in a box

i added soem extra lace and ribbon and pearls to her

love the feel good sayings from stampin up

this is perfect for the little dancer in our lives

side of the card when it folds down to go in a envelope

front of card with lace details and ribbon

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love u

this month over at the creative crew

we were asked to embrace our white space! 

to show monochromatic with white (or vanilla) 

to any progressions of color 

while showcasing the beauty of any image of our choice.

this challenge we had to use ribbon or twine

 so i decided to colour up some of the chevron ribbon with the new blendabilities but graduate the colours just like the pens

 instead of using a stamp set i used the new accessories from the everyday adventure project life kit

not sure if you can see the graduation of colours that well 

oh well

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lala loopsey name plaque

another loopsey post!

this time it is a name plaque done in paper

 i have used button eyes, added her name with die cut letters and used the very fab birthday basics dsp

i also added some pretty ribbon and some lov hearts to make it extra girly

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o holy night

o holy night

a new stamp set from the 2013 seasonal catalogue

a stamp with loads of words on it

and i like it :>

 have tried and gone with a vintage look with it and combine it with a bit of a chalkboard look as well...

vintage chalkboard...

that works..

right??!!

  

 sparkley glittery leaves made with just plain whisper white and glitter not the glitter card which would also work-i just don't like using it on those small fiddley little dies

 matching tags

some suede flowers and seam binding ribbon

total package of card + gift box + tags

doing it as a christmas class if interested

i have a special deal going if you ahve friends lololol

contact me at clare@crafty-cow.com

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happy birthday

my big brother turned 50 this year so i made him a photo album with some of his childhood photos

i used a kaisercraft album from connies

-a local scrapbook shop with great customer service

and decorated it using the fab new designer series papers from 

sale-a-bration from stampin up called everyday enchantment

i used the tags die to make journalling tags

and added buttons for embellishments(see the very cool large buttons!!)

i have punched out photo corners

and used the pretty su in-colours ribbon

and added some bling-not too much because this album is for a man :>

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spice up your scrapbooking

the best way to spice up your scrapbooking is to use new stuff lol

here's the latest offering from stampin up from the new summer mini

it is a lovely dsp called spice cake and has matching fabric , stamp set, button and ribbon-how cool is that?

 here i have used the lace border punch for some detail at the bottom.

i used the square punch which i inked around for the middle and i added a strip of crumb cake seam binding ribbon with some buttons

 for the photos i used the large tag from the two tags die for the smaller photo with a flower for an accent. the larger photo i cut some suede card and added some pumpkin pie card with some baja seam binding ribbon for an accent

 another accent was made from fabric put through the circles die and a button sewn onto them...you could do the same thing with paper if you like but the fabric is kinda cool isn't it?

nothing like spicing up your scrapbooking page with a mixture of textures :>

pocket card mini album

another idea popped into my head whilst i was making my huge pocket card for a scrapbooking page

what if i made a few of them and used them in a mini album as pages?

et voila!

here we are!

 i used the cheerful treat dsp you can get with your hostess dollars

it is VERY pretty

 here are the pages stuck together with the tab punch and ribbon on the pull out pages

and pretty flower using the flower folds die

so how do i make this you ask-eeeaaasssyyy!

 

 take 4 pieces of 12x12 dsp, cut in half and fold in half.

cut off about 5cm from one end.

stick tape on sides and stick together

 use craopadile to punch holes along bottom

 add strip to top of shortest flap.

 add flowers to each page

make cover using a 30x17cm piece of paper.

cut in half and add to a 7cm strip of card which has been folded at 3cm and 4cm

decorate cover-i used flowers and lace ribbon border punch.

 

attach all the pages together with twine and stick to inside of cover with sticky strip

cut out an A4 piece of card into 4.

add a tab punch and ribbon to these and use these for your journalling and photos

clear as mud?

good :P

feel free to ask any questions given how awesome my intructions usually are rofl

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scrapbook page with a difference

over at the creative crew this month we were taken out of comfort zones (well i was anyways lol) with the challenge of using a pocket card as a scrapbook page...hmmm...took some thinking...

so this is what my brain came up with!

one gigantic pocket card!!!

 i used 2 pieces of love letter dsp (now retired sadly) as it fitted the colour scheme of my photos.

i just gave the edges a bit of a curve with the corner punch and folded over the top bits and stuck the sides together. then i inked around the edges.

 inside are 2 big photos on bashful blue card with tags attached and journalling on the back

 yes that is my handsome hubby :>

as well as him i have added a medallion stamp and added a bit of dsp and an antique brad. the edges of the medallion have been made using circle punches and cropadile out of a scallop die and some bling!

there is also some srtipey thick ribbon and a large silver tag with a felt flower and antique brad

up the top is a bevelled window pane with a sentiment inside it

 used the simple letters alphabet for the title and added some bling

 the bevelled window pane has a sentiment from best yet and i have added some ribbon and glitter brads

 photo tabs have journalling on the back

tags are made using circle punches and dsp and an antique brad

hope this inspires you with your scrapbooking for an idea for loads of journalling

cheers ears