CASEing pineapplepaperink

Happy new year! I have been keeping a little collection of posts from fellow cardmakers on Instagram with cards that I want to CASE. Then today I say the latest challenge from Inkspirational and I decided to CASE a card by Lindsay Olmstead Lajola AKA @pineapplepaperink- you can check out her card HERE and there's a photo below. 

Here's my take:

I used a floral stamp from Concord and 9th, stamped in black ink onto watercolour cardstock. I added some Distress Oxide Inks in Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio. I decided to add some detail (a la Kelly Latevola) with Copic markers in shades to match the Oxide Inks. I added a layered diecut sentiment from My Favorite Things, some Wink of Stella over the flowers and the senitment, and then added some sequins. I adhered it to a card base with some black cardstock on the edges.

Here is Lindsay's gorgeous card (posted with her permission):

I will also be sharing this card at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, where the theme is Anything Goes!

Thanks for visiting :)

Favourites of 2018

Welcome to my annual post of favourite cards for 2018.

I'm not sure if you noticed (ha!), but I started a love affair with alcohol inks this year:

 


I still love my Zig clean color real brush markers too, especially with white embossed background stamps

I quite enjoy colouring florals, using whatever combination of media seems like fun at the time:

Here are some random cards I particularly liked this year

And I always love making Christmas cards

Thank you for everyone who has supported my card-making hobby throughout the year, in a multitude of different ways. Extra thanks to Hero Arts and Lisa and Jess at A Blog Named Hero, Michele Gross and Alanna Moses at CAS-ual Fridays stamps, Karren and all of the ladies at Fusion challenge blog and Susan Opel at Simon Says Stamp. A special thank you to Jennifer McGuire for her kindness and encouragement (and all the inspiration!), and to all my lovely guests for my Challenge me a Christmas Card series. And thank you to everyone who has left a kind word or suggestion in the comments, and all my wonderful followers on Instagram and Facebook - I really appreciate your support!

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You're in my heart

I made a Valentine's Day card using the "Windows to my heart" die from the "You are Loved" release from Simon Says Stamp the other day. This meant that I had six heart die cuts left over, so I pulled out some Distress Oxide inks and made a rainbow!

After inking the hearts with DIstress Oxide Inks, I sprayed them with Perfect Pearls in water to add some shine. I adhered them to the card front, then added a sentiment from "Tiny Words" from Simon Says Stamp embossed onto black cardstock. I then added some more hearts from "Thoughtful Messages" (also from Simon) and some clear sequins.

I will be sharing this card at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, where the theme is Anything Goes!

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Happy birthday Uncle Jack

My great uncle Jack (my mum's uncle) is celebrating his 100th birthday! Hooray! I made this colourful card for him. Happy birthday, Uncle Jack!

I used the Centre Cut Burst stamp from Simon Says Stamp, white embossed onto watercolour cardstock and coloured with Zig markers and water. I added the die cut numbers and the "th" from Papertrey Ink cut from gold mirror cardstock, and added a white embossed on black sentiment also from Simon. I finished by adding the panel to a card front with a black strip at the side with some faux stitching to go with the sentiment. 

I will be sharing this card at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, where the theme is Anything Goes!

Thanks for visiting :)

Love you

I just received a lovely little package in the mail with this die from Simon Says Stamp.

I cut the "Windows to my heart" die from Simon Says Stamp from some white cardstock, and added it on top of some yupo with alcohol inks with some dimensional adhesive. (This die is from the recent "You Are Loved release). I added some faux stitching lines around the edge, and around one of the hearts, then added a sentiment from "Tabbed Sentiments" from Simon Says Stamp and CZ design, white embossed onto a scrap of purple cardstock.

 Thanks for visiting :)