JAI 142

I haven't participated in a card challenge in ages. There's been way too many other crafting musts in my life right now and card making wasn't making the list on top 3 things to do. But with my entire basement dedicated to paper crafting, I felt the need to get back into it. The crochet hook will just have to wait till another night. I know this whole "Keep Calm..." catch phrase has been going around like mad, but I couldn't help but purchase the darn stamp set. This is from Stampin' Up! called Carry On. The little cupcake is from the stamp set Create & Cupcake. Can you believe I've owned this stamp set and the coordinating punch since it was released but it's the first time I've inked up this up? You know you have it bad when you haven't inked over half your stamp sets up but you continue to buy more. Anyways, this is my take on Just Add Ink's sketch #142. Have a great weekend and remember to turn your clocks back an hour! 

Just Add Ink #50

Just a quick (Ha! Yah right...) card to post before I head off to bed. I wanted to CASE the card seen on Clean & Simple Stamping's blog. You can see the original here. The colors are almost identical to Just Add Ink's #50 color combo. I didn't realize how HUGE my squares were until I cut them all out! And since it's past midnight, I figured I better just get the darn card done and head to bed. The daisy is from a retired Stampin' Up set called Petal Prints (LOOOVE IT and so glad I bought it on ebay) and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink Signature Greetings. Hope you all have a great sleep! 

PPC-CC 23 & Just Add Ink #27

Boy I can't believe we're at the end of July already!! This is insane! It's amazing how little we've gotten done for our home renovations. We haven't touched the poor laundry room since we tore down all the gross wood paneling. If you want to see photos, check out my previous post here. Enough babbling! Onto this week's color challenge over at Picture Perfect Creations. This week Megan gave us colors that fall into my comfort zone. Although I do love Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight still needs to do more work if it wants to replace Summer Sun in my heart. Having only 3 colors to work with is also another one of my comfort areas. I have a hard time working in more than 3 colors so I'm glad we have a 3 color week. I paired it with Just Add Ink #27, which is the sketch shown above. 

I used the retired Walk in the Park DSP and the new hostess stamp set called Because I care. It may look a bit funny in photos with that layering effect I tried to pull off (but didn't really...) on the hydrangea but in person it looks a tad better. Did you notice a new piece of embellishment that I've never used before? It's a pin that was made by Lisa over at Pretty Pin Embellishments and she graciously sponsored a few of our challenges over at PPC. Hopefully you get a chance to play along with us this week!  

Jinnee's Birthday & Just Add Ink #26

Well today is Jinnee's birthday so I decided to make a card just for her! I bought the Lots of Bots stamp set when it was a pre-order for last year's catalogue! Can you believe I haven't inked it up until today?? Oh my... I know Jinnee has a small fancy for robots so I figured what better time than now to ink up my little bots. I copied the layout of my card from Kristina Werner. I love how she used ribbon on the card. This week's Just Add Ink challenge #26 is to Just Add Embossing! I embossed the wood grain with clear embossing powder and just used my bone folder to create the embossed lines on the card base. Did a little watercoloring to add the finishing touches and cut out a circle with my Coluzzle. Hope she likes it! Happy Friday everyone! 

Just Add Ink #25

Good evening fellow night owl crafters! I'm so excited that it's 15 minutes till Friday!! I usually work 4 days a week but this week I was stuck with 5 and boy am I glad it's Friday tomorrow. I've got a packed weekend with our monthly girls' night (we're having a poutine buffet Newfoundland style!), dim sum with the work girls, a baby shower and dinner with Jamie's out of town relatives. I don't think I can pack in any more crafting time till Sunday night! This is my take on Just Add Ink #25. Some yummy colors this week to work with. This card layout is actually from a swap I got from my upline Carolyn. I love the Watercolor Trio stamp set. If you haven't gotten it yet, trust me. You will not be disappointed! I used some retired Sweet Pea paper and a couple embossing folders. The one on the right is the new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. I've got one more post after this so I'll keep this short and sweet!! Have a scorching great weekend everyone! 

Just Add Ink #16

Good evening fellow late night crafting bloggers! I'm very excited to be trying out a new challenge blog that I've been following for quite some time now. It's called Just Add Ink. They're a fun blog because they don't just stick with color challenges. Here's my take on their Just Add Ink #16. Now I must say I suck suck suck at taking photos. It definitely helps when I can take pictures by my back basement window but boy I really need help with night time shots. I just can't seem to get it right no matter what I adjust. If you've got some tips for late night photography, please teach me!!! I'm getting desperate! This card was cased from one of Kristina Werner's wonderful creations! 

Card Ingredients (All items Stampin’ Up unless indicated. )

Stamps: Wonderful Favorites

Ink: Soft Suede

Paper: Sweet Pea DSP, Pretty in Pink DSP, paper from a Costco pack I had laying around, Soft Suede

Embellishments: Prima flowers, linen thread, button (Wal-mart)

Tools: Signo white gel pen, scalloped edge border punch