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Birthday Card

Happy 55th Birthday - Inspired By Stamping

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Today's easel card uses a of fun technique called  "Blocking".  To get the yellow background I used my clear block and place that directly on the daffodil delight ink and sprayed water to saturate the clear block which I then stamped on the whisper white cardstock.  To get the corner borders I stamped with the Fancy Labels stampset with daffodil delight to do...

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Gift Tags - Inspired By Stamping

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Hi Everyone, thanks for stopping by. I have made these gorgeous tags ready to be placed on some Christmas presents. I have gone with 2 colour combos some Pool Party, white and crumb cake AND Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz and White. I have kept the tags simple with some added embellishments using my white gel pen, ribbon and embossing. Making tags is a...

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Asters

Inspired By Stamping - Asters Stamp Set

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Hi crafting peeps, Jo here, I have 2 cards for you today.  The first card I  heat embossed using white embossing powder on water colour smooth cardstock. To colour  the Aster flower I have used distress mini inks Picked Raspberry & Peacock Feathers with my aqua brush. I generously saturated the water colour cardstock around the aster and applied Tumbled Glass distress ink...

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Christmas card

Post Card Christmas - Inspired By Stamping

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Today's card I am sharing another Vintage Postcard Christmas Card. I love this stampset and the Christmas Add On postage stampset to make this even more Christmassy :) I have used the reindeer postage stamp and layered a christmas star post mark with silver ink. The colour combination I have chosen for today's card is Night of Navy, Smokey Gray, Shimmery Silver with...

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Blog Challenges

Just Add Ink -#238 Just Add a Sketch

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I have entered this card in this weeks Just Add Ink sketch challenge. I have used non traditional Christmas colours in creating this stocking card. Cardstock - Whisper White, Kraft and Silver Glitter Inks - Versafine Vintage Sepia, Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana Ribbon - Silver 1/8", Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon & Coastal Cabana Stretched Ruffle Punches - 1 3/8"Circle & 1 3/4" Scallop Circle...

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Christmas card

Poinsetta Card - Inspired By Stamping

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OK let me start with a warning! I love this stampset. There is so much potential and versatility I squealed with excitement when I first laid eyes on it. Below I have Copic coloured in one card and Heat Embossed on vellum in  the other. Card 1 Copic Colouring is one of the most relaxing things I love doing. I am still learning...

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Background Basics

Make A Wish Card - Inspired By Stamping

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For this card I couldn't help myself and copic coloured the beautiful rose from the Elegant Flowers stampset. The sentiment I used is from the Happy Occasions stampset. I like the clean and simple lines of this font and it has many birthday greeting sentiments to choose from. The paper is from Teresa Collins "Life Emporium Flowers"collection. I have used some  Baked Brown Stretch...

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