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 :)

Oh how i love Hannah Lynn Images - Love Yellow it is so cheerful and summary

Hi All,

Back with my second post of the day. All of you will know that my love of Hannah Lynn images borders on obsessional but i just love them. They are fun and funky and a dream to colour, i like that you can colour them in a variety of different ways depending on the look you are going for. I also love the colour scheme of Yellow, Grey and Black that i have used on this card and i am really pleased with the way she turned out. Which for me is a big thing because i often find i am my own worst critic when it comes to my card making.

Patterned Paper: Shiny Bright by Kaisercraft (i think its quite new so grab it whilst you can, there are soooooo many gorgeous papers in the range)

Image: Hannah Lynn

Colouring: My trusty Copics

Ribbon & Flowers from stash, all were white but coloured with Copics

Card Sock and gems all from stash

I would very much like to add her to the following challenges

Crafts & Me: Add Flowers

Creative Ladybirds: Anything Goes

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Use your favourite embellishments (Gems)

Scrappers Delight: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes

Sugar & Bettys: Anything Goes

Create & Inspire: Anything Goes

Crafters Cafe: What Season Are you in (Summer)

Thanks for dropping by :)

Jox

Had to share my new Hannah Lynn Image - Dee Dee

Hi Everyone,

I saw that Crafts and Me have 20% off at the moment so figured i would treat myself with a new image for Easter, well 6 images purchased later...I couldn't wait to make a card with this image, she is such fun and absolutely gorgeous.

Isn't she stunning :)

For this card i used:

Gems by Kaiser Craft
Ribbon (coloured with Copics) & Buckle from stash
Hannah Lynn Image - Dee Dee
Paper by Primary Basics
Red Spica Pen
Clear Star Gelly Roll
Copics - C1, YG23, B16, Y00, Y15, Y18, E13, E15, E17, E49, E50

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

Sweet Stampin Challenge

Everybody Art Challenge

Now i am off to decide which image to play with next, thanks for visiting 

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

Spring fresh Mothers Day Card

Hi Everyone,

Well this card i made to enter in a couple of challenges. It is not Mothers Day in Australia as yet but it never hurts to get started early.

I wanted this to have a spring feel so went with a colour scheme of yellow and green with white pearlescent card and it does have a nice fresh feel i think. I wanted the image to have flowers and to be suitable for Mothers Day and i came across some printed LOTV images i got free in a card making magazine a while back. I coloured this in with Copics and Gelly rolls. This was not suitable blending paper/or card so i just used single colours and highlighted certain areas with my clear star Gelly roll to give it a little sparkle where the light hits.

I used a sketch by Charisma cardz which is there challenge this week and i just slanted my yellow rectangular section slightly to give it a little bit of difference, it just looked a bit blocky to me and we all know i like to be different :)

I adhered it all together and here is my finished card...

For this card i used...

White Pearlescent card stock

Yellow and Green Patterned papers by Frencheville

LOTV Image (this came free in a magazine)

XCut die

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Clear Gems

Green, Red and Clear Star Gelly Rolls

Copics E57, YR16, Y18, YG17, 0

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges

The Paper Shelter - Punches & Dies

Cute Card Thursday - Spring Fever

Creative Inspirations - Mothers Day

Charisma Cardz - Sketch

Simon Says Stamp - A Bit O' Green

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and taking the time to view my creative journey

Jox

Hannah Lynn Centre Stepper Card

Hi All,

For my next experimentation i decided to give a centre step card a go. I viewed some templates online and then gave it a go generating my own, as you can imagine there were some failures LOL before i got to the dimensions i wanted.

Because i really love this image i wanted to keep the rest of the card fairly simple so she is the main focus and isn't she gorgeous. I may add a sentiment later, i am not sure at this stage but that's the joy of this image i think you could use it for any number.

For this card i used...

Janessa, Digital image by Hannah Lynn

Copics G05, R46, 0, E000, E00, B16, Y18, C1, C5, C7, C9

Gelly Rolls Silver star and Clear Star

Gems and card stock all from stash.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges

Divas By Design

Cute Card Thursday

Have fun Crafting

Jox

Alternative Valentines Card - Kenny K

Hi everyone,

well you know how i am at being alternative when it comes to my cards and i do like making bright and funky ones. With this in mind a couple of the challenges which i wanted to enter all relate to love etc because of Valentines day, well i figured i would step completely away from tradition and really hope you like my final card.

I used a Kenny K image and coloured her with my Copics. I have to admit i initially coloured her when the power was off a few weekends ago and wasn't really sure what to use her for. I cut her out and left her on my craft table until inspiration hit me LOL

I loved the bright colours and thought they would make a great alternative to the normal reds and pinks, so i cut three panels in the same colour scheme used and embossed them so they had music notes on them. I love the look it gave. I wanted a little bit more texture so i used some black embossed paper i had to give it a bit more edge. I then adhered to my card, after much playing around to get the layout right. I tend to cut out all my different panels together and play around till i am happy as i have a tendency to change my mind.

I added black ribbon and bow (well ribbon i had, coloured with my Copic) and adhered these in the corner of the card and added heart gems in each of the corner. When it came to the sentiment i had an idea of what i wanted to say so typed this out using Word and the many free fonts i have downloaded over time and played around with it until i was happy and then printed this straight onto yellow card stock, cut it out with my small circle Spellbinders Die and adhered to the card. I used dimensionals to add lift to my image as i wanted her to be the focal point and i am really happy with the results.

Hope you like it? here it is...

For this card is used...

Kenny K Digital Image

Card stock was all from my stash

White Ribbon coloured with Copic

Couture creations embossing folder

Heart Gems from my stash

Copics (sorry didn't note these down at the time)

computer and free fonts for sentiment

Spellbinders Circle Die

i would like to enter my card in the following challenges...

The Paper Shelter

Divas By Design

Charisma Cardz

Thanks for visiting and happy Crafting 

Jox

Cards i made to stave off the boredom

I am not entering the following cards in any challenges but these are the cards i made because the power was out and i was quite literally starting to climb the walls, i was ok for the first few hours but after that i needed something to keep me occupied.

Please let me know what you think, i really enjoy getting your comments and am happy with any suggestions or advice you have to offer.

Thanks Jox

My apologies in advance

There will be several posts in a row today. We had bad weather in Brisbane over the weekend which left me without power for 24hrs, well what's a girl to do except made cards, so i made a few of them to stop me going bananas.

I made two cards for the challenges below and couldn't decide which one to go with and ended up settling on the one below, hope you like it?

For this card i used...

Snow White Image by The Paper Shelter

Copics Y18, E71, E27, E25, R29, YG09, YG05, E17, E50, B16, B29, C9, G14, C3, G28

Gelly rolls in Golden star and Red Star

Red, Yellow and Blue card by Kaisercraft

Martha Stewart border punch

White Ribbon from Stash

Red, White and Black flowers by Kaisercraft

Marianne Leaf Die

Red & Blue gems from stash

Double sided tape, double sided foam pads

Glossy accents

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Divas by Design

Creative Inspirations

The Paper Shelter

Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for taking the time

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 got in the way of crafting

Hi Everyone,


I am so sorry there has been such a delay since my last post, life got in the way of my crafting, i hate it when that happens :)

I kind of lost my card making mojo which is another reason it has taken me a while but my nieces are having a joint birthday party on the first week end in December and that gave me all these fabulous ideas of things to make.

Well my first task has come together rather nicely, i made some party bags. I tried to make them fun and my eldest niece is heavily into Disney Princess's at the moment so i used them for the girls and Cars for the boys.

I am also making a banner with their names on but haven't quite finished yet so i will post you some photos when i am done.

There are quite a few photos as i tried to decorate them all differently.

Please let me know any thoughts or suggestions, i really love getting all your wonderful comments and encouragement

Jx

Trying to get out of my comfort zone

Well this afternoon was all about trying to get out of my comfort zone, i have been sticking to the same style of card and colours over the last few months and thought i would try and shake it up, be a little adventurous for a change :)

Well i must admit that i am a shocker for buying all sorts of craft things when they are reduced, this is especially bad with papers. I brought a pack of yellow/orange/red papers a while ago because they were on specially, despite the fact that i virtually never use these colours...oops

So here was my attempt to use up some of my stash and try colours i am not overly comfortable using, let me know what you think.

As always thanks for taking the time to view and read my blog :)