Just Add Ink #570 - Hats Off

 Ok so I know with lockdown, it's tricky to keep track of the days, but seriously how did Fathers day sneak up on us? And also, while I'm thinking about it, September!!

So while I found a present at the petrol station (he loves chocolate so it's all good!) I realised I was going to need to make a card for the kids. Now I could get them to make the card, but I've only just cleaned up my craft room and didn't feel like letting those hooligans in there.

Also, I saw the perfect colour challenge happening over at Just Add Ink and so I decided to run with that.

Coastal Cabana is my all time favourite SU colour (alongside Crumb Cake obviously) so I knew this challenge would be perfect.

 

So, I finally got to play with the Hat's Off bundle which is awesome. Great set for boys, young and old and perfect for my fathers day card.

It's a it tricky to see, but the blueish strip on top of the lack strip is actually a piece of rushed silver cardstock, which is in the holiday catalogue. It's shinier in real life but hard to capture in a photo. I find it hard to create mens cards without all the sparkly so using some foil cardstock is a good alternative.

Right, time to get this card written up and wrap the chocolate. At least I didn't eat it before he gets it this year.

Happy Crafting, 

Chlo

Just Add Ink #507 - Sketch Challenge

So two posts in one day is pretty special but when I saw the Just Add Ink Challenge this week I couldn't help but take part.

I can't believe it's been over a year since I was actually on the Just Add Ink team and I sure do miss those girls. They have a fantastic sketch challenge happening at the moment and I instantly knew what I was going to do.

I love this card. It's so simple and those colours are not something I would usually pick to go together but it all just works so well. I've also been dying to use our new gold hoops, wooden embellishments and gold foil leaves, so today was perfect.

When I was laying some of my strips together, I found I got some Tombow leak through the sides and it made the edges look a bit dirty. So I just used some of the leftover off cut strips and layered them on top. The strips actually stood out like a 3D layer, which turned out even better then before. Sometimes a mistake really is just a reason to embellish!

So, if you are looking for some inspiration then make sure you pop over and check out the Just Add Ink challenge blog page. So much to get you in the crafty mood!!

Happy Crafting,

Chlo

Product List

Blossoms In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152684]	Gold Hoops Embellishments [152474]	Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [152493]	In Good Taste Elements [152476]	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475]
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005]	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392]	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013]	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302]
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool [129056]

Colour INKspiration 3rd Birthday Blog Hop - Painted Poppies

Wow, I can't believe the Colour INKspiration team are celebrating their third birthday today and I felt so honored to be asked back, as a past team member, to be part of the blog hop today.

If you've hopped here from the amazing Julia Quinn then welcome or if you have joined the hop from my blog, make sure you hop back and check out Julia's gorgeous creation. Her work is always beautiful!!

So Bronwyn allowed us to pick any colour combo I wanted and I was instantly going to go with a Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana combo, but then I thought about which stamps I wanted to use and I really couldn't go past the gorgeous poppies. And so with that in mind, my colours for the hop today are, Poppy Parade, Black and Gold,

And here is the card that I created with those colours.

How beautiful is this poppy stamp! I can already tell, this whole suite; paper, stamps, dies and embellishments are going to be a huge seller. Plus the new scalloped stitched rectangles are a must have for absolutely everyone.

The sentiment is actually from a carryover set called Gather Together, and i thought the font and sentiment was perfect for this card.

So guys, a few important notes for you. You can enter as many times as you like and the challenge will run for a whole month over the summer ‘break’ until February the 10^th. That gives you plenty of time to create something gorgeous, just like yourselves.
 
Now, seems the perfect time for you to hop on over and check out the next amazing card, which happens to be super talented and very dear friend Denita Wright-Smee. You are going to love what she has to share with you all.

Happy Crafting,
Chloe


Product List 
 

Painted Poppies Bundle [153827]	Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set [151599]	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694]
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147275]	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148547]	Gold Glimmer Paper [146958]	Versamark Pad [102283]
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]

Global Design Project 200 - Piece of Cake

What an amazing milestone to have hit and celebrate. Huge congratulations to all the talented crafters over at the Global Design Project, for hitting their 200th Challenge. That is pretty amazing. And to celebrate, this week we Casing the Designer which is the awesome Janneke De Jong.

I kept my card pretty close to the original design because I love Janneke's work and how can you improve on perfection!

I'm really pleased how the blended strip came out and have to admit I did create a few different colours, some I'm sure you'll see on my up coming cards. And it's so simple to do too. You will need some masking tape or painters tape and I've been using make up brushes to do my blending as I find they really help to get a nice even layer. Maybe I should do a video to demonstrate... hmmm food for thought.

It's hard to see on the male version of the card but the end of the blended strip is actually using gold metallic Encore ink. I miss using these gorgeous inks but the good news is there is something similar in the NEW Holiday catty, so it made me dig my old ones out for a bit of a play. I also added some metallic frost shimmer paint as a subtle splatter.

The blends got a work out, colouring the cute little cakes and I do love that we have a coordinating punch, so I only had to fussy cut the candles.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the Global Design Project design teams cards, as t
hey are gorgeous!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo  

Product List 
 

Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Stamp Set [148610]	Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Bundle [150579]	Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [144084]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Metallic Gold Encore Pad [132141]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981]	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272]	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147278]
Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147281]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603]	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601]	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker [144606]
Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker [144607]	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]