Playing with Distress Inks

I have recently discovered Distress Inks and am loving playing around with them. I was looking at Pinterest for different colour combinations and this one seemed bright and fun, seeing as i am looking in to making a few Birthday cards it seems a good choice. The stamps used i got as a free gift from Papercrafter magazine and they were a good excuse to play as i have been looking at purchasing some Lavinia stamps so it was a good excuse to play. Initially i was going to stick the blended image straight on to the white card stock but in the end mounted it on black first and think it looks much better.

Items Used

White 280gsm Card stock for base

Neenah white card stock for ink blending and image

Stamps - Free with Papercrafter magazine

Black Ink - Momento Tuxedo Black

Distress Inks - Wild Honey, Picked Raspberry & Wilted Violet

I would like to submit this card to the following Challenges:

QKR Stampede Challenge

Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Cardz TV Challenge

Creative Fingers Challenge

Scrappers Delight Challenge

Brown Sugar Challenge

The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge

Thanks for visiting

Where does the time go?

I knew i had not posted for a while but i didn't realise just how long it has been. Although my company moved offices and i moved house during this time. Moving went smoothly but packing up the craft room was a challenge, i kept finding things i had forgotten i had and then wanting to make stuff but i couldn't.
All settled in but lost my mojo for a while there but just been playing around with a few things and the idea for this card formed.

This started off because i was playing around with my Distress Inks, i have had them for some time but not really had a chance to do much with them. I was playing around with different combinations and practicing blending. I loved this combo and decided i wanted to make a card with it.

Distress Ink combo - Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry.

Its so sunny and bright, i remembered i had gotten some free tropical stamps with one of the Australian Card magazines a while back and thought they would go perfectly.

I have also recently gotten a Brother Scan N Cut and i am loving it, i am really not good at fussy cutting. I used this to cut out my stamped images and to cut the shape from my ink blending. Black card stock them just seemed to make the whole thing pop more.

Items Used:
Black Card Stock - From Stash
White Card Stock - X press it blending card
Stamped Images & Sentiment - Free with Australian Card Magazine
Brother Scan N Cut - Used to cut out stamped images and blended shape
Distress Inks - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry
Copics - G05, Y17, Y18, YR09, RV09
Adhesive - Double sided tape and foam dots

I would like to submit my card to the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge
Crafting with Attitude
Creative Fingers Challenge
Crafty Creations Challenge
Crafters Castle Challenge
Digi Choosday Challenge
Lemon Shortbread Challenge
Papercraft Challenges
Through the craft room door
Crafting Happiness Challenges

Thanks for joining me
Jo

Neon Halloween

This card came about purely from playing around and I think because I didn't over think it, it all seemed to come together by itself. I like the outcome as it all just seemed to flow. Because I realised on a previous card that I had printed four digital stamps on to the wrong card stock it was a little tricky to use my normal go to colouring medium my Copics, so I figured I would be a little experimental.

Then it just came to me....Neon Sharpies :)

so I coloured my image with these and really loved the bright fun outcome that was the end result but then I hit a snag...no coloured paper, card or embellishments that would match my colour scheme. I figured I could go with your basic black card but I really wanted patterned papers on it also, I went looking through my stash and at my digital papers and then I thought I wonder what would happen if I printed a paper with a black background with a white image and then coloured it in, this is how my to patterned papers came to be. I really love the neon pink cobwebs.

But then I wanted to add a bit more colour to the layout so I cut a piece of white card stock to mat the cobweb paper on and before adhering the patterned paper I went around the edge that would show with my neon orange sharpie and it makes everything pop but you wouldn't know I coloured it in and the card stock wasn't that colour.

I then took a piece of white ribbon and coloured this with my yellow neon sharpie just to give it a bit more colour and used some super cute spider embellishments from my stash. Sadly the picture didn't pick up just how bright this card is but I love it because it is just a little bit different!

Digital Stamp - Vixie by Hannah Lynn

Inks/Pens - Neon Sharpies in Pink, Orange, Green and Yellow

Embellishments - Mini Gems, Spiders and Ribbon all from Stash

Cardstock - Kaiser Craft in Black and White

I would like to submit my card for the following challenges:

Art Impressions Stamps - Vibrant Colours

CCEE Stampers Challenge - Halloween Cards With non traditional colours

Craft Rocket Challenges - Autumn/Halloween

Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Lots of Layers

Have a great weekend and thanks for visiting :)

Birthday Card for my Niece - Who doesn't love unicorns

My youngest nieces Birthday is coming up and i wanted to start playing with some ideas for cards for her and this one is my first. She loves pink so that had to play a part and i wanted something a little different and that's why i chose to go with a shaker card.

For this card i used:

Stitched Circle Die - Uniquely Creative
Gelly Roll - Clear Star to give the unicorn a bit of sparkle
Digital Paper - NorthSeaStudio on Etsy
Digital Stamp - Unicorn Love - Isabelcristinastamps on Etsy
Sentiment - Unicorn Word Art - Carriestephensart1 on Etsy
Sequins, Stars, Cardstock, Gems - All from my stash
Copics - RV19, YG05, Y17, BG49, B16

I would like to submit my card for the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Studios Challenge - Mythical/Magical

LeAnns World Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for Visiting :)

No Posts in ages and then two in one day

To be honest this card came about with more playing around with my stash, specifically my new toy a Mini Minc Machine. I have been looking at tutorials online and seeing how other people do it. Mine didnt come out right (i clearly did something wrong) but i actually really like the effect it has given...so if anyone asks i did it this way on purpose ha ha.

For this card i used:

Flamingo & Sentiment Stamps - Both from free Tropical Delights Stamp set in Issue 25 Cardmaking in Easy Steps.
Pink & Black Cardstock - From my Stash
Digital Paper - NorthSeaStudio (Etsy) Tropical Paper
Circle & Tag Dies - Both Uniquely Creative
Mini Minc Machine
Fine Clear Embossing Power & Heatgun
Couture Creations GoPress & Foil - Gold in Light Matt Finish
Adhesive - Dimensionals & double sided tape

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge - 3+ Layers

Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Tag/Label twist

The Crafty Addicts Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting!

Seriously, Where does the time go

I can't believe it has been so long since i last posted, i have still been crafting on and off but nowhere near as much as i would like.

This card was well outside of my normal but i got the stamp free with a magazine (Thank you Cardmaking in Easy Steps) and this was the source of my inspiration. I actually enjoyed working outside my comfort zone and am pretty please with the outcome, although clearly fussy cutting isn't something i excel at ha ha.

For this card i used the following:

Flamingo Stamp - Free with the Tropical Delights stamp set with Cardmaking in Easy Steps Issue 25
Copic - RV32 (sorry didn't try shading)
Black Cardstock - From my Stash
Tag Die - Uniquely Creative
Digital Papers - NorthSeaStudio on Etsy - Tropical Paper Pack
Image Stamped with Momento Ink in Tuxedo Black
Stamped on X-Press It Blending Card
Enamel Dots - Whimsy Stamps
Adhesive - Mix of Dimensionals & Double sided tape

I would like to submit my card for the following challenges

Brown Sugar Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes


Thanks for visiting :)

Beautiful Butterflies

Hi Everyone,

This is my first challenge card for a wee while and I used the sketch at Crafts and Me. It is a bit busier than I would normally make my cards but I enjoyed the challenge and I really do like the end result :)

I have had this pink and orange Kaiser craft designer paper for some time and I hadn't really come up with anyway to use it, I dont know about anyone else but I am terrible for buying gorgeous scrapbooking paper and then not have the heart to cut it, which can make things a bit tricky for a card maker ha ha. But it seemed perfect for this image along with the beautiful Hannah Lynn image.

I needed flowers for the sketch and I had none the right colour, same with the ribbon. So I got white flowers and ribbon and coloured them with my copics, I love this because I sometimes struggle to match colours correctly and this takes all the hassle out of things. I decided the flowers needed something more so I put glossy accents on them and then put some very fine glitter on them. I shook off the excessive once the glossy accents was dry and I really like the finish, it just gives the whole card a little more sparkle. The butterfly I actually cut out of the spare butterfly designer paper and then I shaped it on my flower shapping mat with my embossing tool to give it a bit more shape and I loved how this turned out.

For this card is used:

Designer Paper and pink card stock, flowers by Kaiser Craft
Hannah Lynn Digital Stamp
White Ribbon from my stash
Pearl Hearts from my stash
Spellbinders corner dies
Clear Gelly roll pen
Copics - R81, YR16, B24, E13, E15, E17, E50 and red Spica pen.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafts & Me

Challenges 4 Everybody

ABC Challenges

Thanks for taking the time and please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions, its always great to hear from you.

Love Jox

WOW has it really been than long

Hi Everyone,

I apologise for the long delay since my last post...how time flies when your not paying attention. I have moved house since my last post and this one had a room specifically for a craft room, well that was the plan at any rate. Queensland being Queensland and the fact i only have air conditioning down stairs now means i no longer have a dining area and a rather spread out craft area LOL.

I struggled with making cards for a while and the more i tried to force it the worse it became, i guess i had the card makers equivalent of writers block so i left things for a while and recently came back to it and finding the hobby fun once again which is great.

For this card i wanted something bright and fun. I got the colour scheme from a friend at Docrafts, not colours i would think to put together but i really love the effect and may be a little more experimental in the future. Hannah Lynn images are amazing, although they take time to colour they really lend themselves to any colour scheme and it seemed perfect for this card.

I coloured my image first which took some time and then i mounted this on yellow and then link card. I then cut a yellow square and mounted this on pink card, i made my black card base and then cute a pink square. I must confess that i spent a wee while moving my pieces around the get the affect i wanted and i really wanted both the pink and yellow to show and this is how my current layout was born, it wasn't the initial plan but i often find my plan changes half a dozen times when making a card. I finished her off with a few black gems because with the bright colour scheme i didn't want the card to be too "busy" or detract from the gorgeous image.

For this card i used:

Black, pink and yellow card stock all from my stash
White Copic Card
Hannah Lynn Digital Stamp
Black gems
Gelly roll pens
Copics - E13, E15, E17, E93, Y08, E50, RV06
Copic Spica Pens - Clear & Red

As always please let me know what you think or any suggestions you might have?

Love Jox

French Pretty In Pink

Hi Everyone,

Gone for a bit of a French theme with this card and i just loooooove the digi image i used, it is the final one out of the four Sassy Studio Designs digis i downloaded and i just love them.

For this card i used...

Digital Image from Sassy Studio Designs

Digital papers from my collection

Black and Pink Gems by Kaiser Craft

Lace from Stash

Black card from Stash

Copics BG05, E50, E17, R37, R81, C0, 100, 0

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday

Challenges 4 Everybody

Love To Create

Thanks for visiting and come back soon

Jox

Pink & Brown Tri-Fold Card

Hi everyone,

I am going through a phase of trying out different folds and shapes of cards at the moment and really enjoying it. I recently purchased a Martha Stewart scoreboard so this may have prompted my experimenting :)

This time i have tried out a Tri-fold card and i really like the way it turned out. I made mine slightly smaller than most out there (each panel is 12cm x 12cm) mainly because i do not have a paper cutter than can handle A3 cardstock so that is my next purchase on the agenda. I do a lot of my cutting with a metal ruler and craft knife but i am not the best at straight lines :)

I went with a pink and brown theme as i wanted to use up some of the items i already had in my stash, and the Hannah Lynn image was one i printed and cut out a while back but never got around to using.

For this card i used...
Hannah Lynn digital Image
Butterfly and Sentiment stamps by Flourishes
Sentiment on middle panel i generated using the computer and printed out
Pink, Clear and Mini clear gems from Stash
Ribbon from stash
Martha Stewart Border and Corner punches
Digital papers all by Pink Petticoat
White and Black card stock from stash
Copics E000, E00, E33, E35, E37, R81, G05

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges

Divas By Design

The Paper Shelter

Thanks for joining me, i am off to do some more experimenting

Jox

One Layer Card

Hi everyone,

Trust your weekend is going well so far. Had some sun in Brisbane today but more rain predicted for next week. We do need it though so shouldn't really complain.

Well one of the challenges i am entering this week is "One Layer" which is basically your card blank and any stamped or printed image with minimal embellishment. I have to say they are a little trickier than they look but it did give me the perfect opportunity to play around with my digital stamps and papers.

I took my digital paper and overlayed the digital stamp on top but felt it needed something a little more and decided to add a frame in to the mix. I picked a digital frame from my collection and then re sized the image and played around until i had it in the position i wanted. I left the inside of the image white and made the rest of the background clear so you could see the frame and paper behind. I took the paper and overlaid the framed image and it looked a lot better.

i then copied the completed layered image into word and re sized the whole thing slighting and positioned it on my paper, remembering to turn the image upside down as i am going to fold the card in half to make my card. I then trimmed the paper down to the size i wanted and leaving a decent sized white border. The folded the card in half.

I coloured the image with Copics and Sakura Gelly rolls as i wanted to add a little sparkle without any additional embellishments.

Here is my completed card...

For this card i used...

X-Press it blending card (i print all my digital stamps on to this)

The Paper Shelter Image and digital paper

Frame - from my stash but sadly cannot remember where from

Stamp also my collection

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

Sakura Gelly Rolls

Copics RV34, C3, B32, E59, R81, Y32

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Flourishes

Cute Card Thursday

The Paper Shelter

Charisma Cardz

Thanks for joining me and happy crafting

Jox

Pink and Brown LOTV

Hi everyone,

I love Pink and Brown i think it is such a fabulous colour combo and there are so many things you can do with it depending on the shades you use. I went for Mocha and Blossom from the Pink Petticoat range, those of you that have followed me for a little while know that i adore Pink Petticoat and the value for money is amazing and you are virtually always guaranteed to have the colours you need. So i printed out some different patterns and the solids on to card stock. I then decided i wanted to try a little more busy layout than i usually do. I love the detail loaded more busy layouts but i just find i can never get it to balance and i end up fussing constantly and giving up. I was determined this would not be the case this time.

I have a tendency to be highly critical with myself but i must confess that i am really happy with the way this turned out and i definitely think 2013 is the year to broaden my craft techniques. Its a bit hard to tell from the photo but the chipboard heart and flowers are coloured with metallic brown and pink star gelly rolls and they are lovely and sparkly.

For this card i used...
LOTV Image
All patterned and plain papers by Pink Petticoat
Spellbinders dies
Martha Stewart border punch
clear star, pink star and metallic brown Gelly Rolls
Copics E27, E34, E50, E71, E25, E17, R20, R81, G17
Chipboard heart and flowers all by Scrapmatts
Larger Gems by Kaiser Craft - Favourite Embellishment
Small gems (in flowers) are by Stencil Specilists

I would very much like to enter this card in the following challenges...

Crafts and Me

Simon Says Stamp

Charisma Cardz

I appreciate each and every comment/suggestion left and thank you for visiting

Jox

Help Needed!

Hi everyone,

well i really think i need to stay away from the Crafts and Me website...i will just have a look i thought...three new digital stamps later ha ha. The one i have used on my card below is Butterflies of Hope by Hannah Lynn and i just adore her. I really couldn't wait to print her out and colour.

I need your advice though...i seem to be getting worse at my hair colouring and not better...it maybe that i am over blending or not flicking enough but i really don't know and if any of you wonderful people have any advice i would really love to hear it. I think maybe i am over thinking the whole thing or maybe laying down too much ink to start i just don't know....

I wanted to keep this one mainly pretty simple but with a real "pop" of colour and i really like the end result.

I used...

Hannah Lynn Digital Image

Papers & Card Stock from my rapidly depleting stash

Flowers and Gems were from my Stash 

Gelly Roll Clear Star

Copics YG09, B05, RV06, Y08, E50, C9, C7, C5, V17, R46

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges

Creative Inspiration

The Paper Shelter

Thanks for joining me

Jox

Happy Australia Day!

Hi everyone,

Well it is Australia Day today so have a lovely three day weekend, sadly the weather is against us in Queensland today and it has rained constantly since yesterday. This being the case i wanted to make a bright sunshiny card to make up for it.

For this card i used;

Kenny K Digital Image Bathing Beauty

Papers and card were all from my stash

The flowers were by scrapmats and coloured with Copics

Copics E50, E25, YR16, V09, G14, R29, RV06, B05, Y08

Gelly roll Clear Star (for her jewellery)

Fiskars corner punch

I would like to enter her in the following challenges

Creative Inspirations

The Paper Shelter

Have a great weekend and i really appreciate your comments

Jox

Life is a circus

Hi everyone,

On a random note before i get on to this evenings card, is anyone having an issue with Blogger, i have some badges that i want to add to my blog but when i select add gadget and then try to add my own (which i am pretty sure is how i did it last time) it comes up with an error message. I have tried their suggestion and tried it on several computers but each time i get the same error message, SUPER frustrated so if you have any suggestions i would really appreciate them.

OK on to tonight's card, i am going through a phase with my new digi stamps from The Paper Shelter at the moment and i wanted a bright colour scheme. I had some of the free papers left over from my other card so when with pink and green. For someone who isn't a huge fan of pink i sure seem to be using a lot lately ha ha.

Isn't she a gorgeous image, she was a lot of fun to colour and i think she would suit a number of different colour schemes. But i must confess i keep looking at this card and thinking it needs something else but i just can't quite put my finger on it. The font for the sentiment i downloaded from Fontspace.com and i generated on my computer. I love that you can get so many amazing fonts online and i like being able to create my own sentiments in the size and style i want.

I used...

Black Card Blank from Kmart

papers are free from Australian Simply Cards

Image is from the Paper Shelter

Single Gems are by Kaiser Craft

I used spellbinders dies 

Copics 

Sakura Gelly Roll, Aqualip, Metallic and Glaze pens

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Crafts and Me Challenge

Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for joining me

Jox

Let's do lunch

Hi everyone,

Hope your Monday has been going well so far. I started this card last night and finished it off this evening. I fell in love with this digi from The Paper Shelter a while ago and of course purchased it but have been having a little trouble trying to find a card or occasion to fit it. Hope you agree this one all worked very well together.

I used the following...

Digi from The Paper Shelter

Papers and ribbon are from my stash

card Stock Kmart

Black and Pink Gems Kaiser Craft

Sentiment - i generated this in Word

Gelly Rolls Pink star and Red Star

Copics Y32, R81, E41, RV34, R46, E47, C9, E17, E50, E15

Glossy accents

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Double sided tape

I would like to enter this in the following challenges

Crafts and Me

Cute Card Thursday

Creative Inspirations

Have a great week and thanks for visiting

Jox

Love - Flourishes Blog Challenge Entry

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a good Monday, back to work after two weeks was definitely a shock to the system but in some ways it is nice to be back but it cuts in to my crafting time...

My card below is for the Flourishes Blog Challenge and their theme is Love Letters and because i don't normally make Valentines cards i thought this would be a nice challenge.

The digital image is by Hannah Lynn from crafts and me
The Patterned paper and card have been in my stash for some time and sadly i cannot remember where i got them or who they are by.
The image was coloured using my trusty Copics and Gelly Rolls, i put some Glossy accents on the small hearts, her lips and the butterfly. Sadly you cannot really see from the photo but it gives the image some dimension and i really like the effect. This is only the second image i have coloured the hair black but i am loving it and it just makes the image so much more striking. I coloured the image back ground with C0 as i find it helps to make it pop. I added several gems.

Copics used C9, E50, C7, RV32, C0, V05, B21

Flourishes Challenge - Love Letters

Thanks for visiting 

Jox

Forever Friends Card

Hi all,

well this is my final card and final post for the week end. I am entering in this card to the Creative Inspirations blog challenge and their theme is Celebration. This is a non traditional Christmas card in Black and Pink. The paper is something i got free in a magazine a while ago and have just got around to using it.

Patterned papers are some that i got free in a magazine a while ago but have just got around to using.

The card stock is from Kmart

The Forever Friends stamp i believe i got via Do Crafts

The dies are both by spellbinders

I coloured the image using C0, RV34, E95, E21 COPICS and Sakura Black Aqualip and Rose Star Gelly Roll

The bling (yes i confess i got a little carried away with the gems) are all by Kaiser Craft i think

Creative Inspirations

Thanks Jox

Kenny K digital image - New colours for me

Hi everyone,


well i resisted the urge to do another Hannah Lynn card and this time chose Trouble by Kenny K, i am also a big fan of his images as i find them fun and funky. I am entering this one into the Cute Card Thursday challenge and this week's challenge is NEW, well this is definitely a new colour scheme for me as i have avoided colours like Lime Green in the past and i also wouldn't have dared to put lime green and pink together so this is definitely something NEW for me. I am trying to be a little more daring in my card making this year and trying to stray outside of my comfort zone as much as possible and so far i have been quite pleased with the result.

The patterned papers i got free in Australian Simply Cards magazine a while ago and have decided to be daring and use them.

The Image is Trouble by Kenny K and i love her, she is such fun

The image was coloured using my trusty Copics and next card i promise to make a note of the colours i use

The Card itself came from Kmart of all places and the pink pearlescent paper i used as backing i picked up at my local newsagent.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge

Well sadly its back to work after two weeks off over Christmas and New Year but i have to pay for my crafting supplies some how.

as always thanks for taking the time
Jox

Another Crafts and me blog challenge entry

Hi all,

I know no post for a while and then several in one day.

Another Hannah Lynn digital image :) i just looooovvvveee them. I love the fact that you can colour them so many different ways and to fit your project. This is a winter card and the sentiment is still to be added, you know what i am like for not putting on sentiments until i use them. I tried a more non traditional colour scheme of pink and grey and i am really really please with the way it turned out, it is quite delicate and i am really happy with the final card.

I coloured her using copics with some gelly rolls to add a little sparkle. You cannot tell from the photo but i put Glossy Accents on the butterfly and her lips to give it added dimension.

The papers are from my far to large stash.

Crafts and Me Challenge

Thanks for taking the time

Jox