Just Add Ink Swap Hop

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Happy Sunday ~



This is something different and fun for the weekend and the very first time I've participated in a Blog Hop.

Recently the Just Add Ink design team girls had a card swap. A swap is where all participants make multiple copies of one card design and send them off to the rest of the group and you end up receiving a copy of everyone's cards, for your simple effort of designing just one. We thought we'd share them all with you on a Swap (Blog) Hop!

There are 14 stops on our Swap Hop, and it's set up in a loop so it doesn't matter where you start. All you need to do to follow along is click the Swap Hop button at the end of each post and you'll be taken to the next stop!

My swap is a Gift Card Holder using the new In Colours and the level 1 Hostess Gift Designer Series Paper Pack. I've embellished using the coordinating 1/2 inch Stitched-Poly Ribbon and Clear Embossed the For You Flower a la Carte stamp, punched using the Fancy Flower Extra Large punch and layered using the 1-3/8 and 1-1/4 inch Circle punches.

An inside view, with a raised 'slot' for tucking your gift card (or folded money) in safely before closing and securing with your ribbon embellishment.

I hope you like my 'Blushing Bride' Gift Card Holder. You can see all of my In Colour Swaps wrapped in cello bags ready for posting here. Now head off to the next stop (Gorgeous Gardenia) by clicking on the blinkie below and have lots of fun!

My Swaps

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Good Tuesday morning ~

If you've been reading any of the JAI design team blogs lately you'll know that we participated in a 'swap' recently. Paula made the suggestion and I'm soooo glad she did because yesterday I received all my cards and they're totally fab!!!

Here is a quick pic of mine all packaged up ready to go back in September - it was a last minute decision to photograph them so there is a bit of shine from the cello bags - I was too lazy to take them out again :o) You can't see the detail in them but hopefully all the girls are happy to have received one.

I've shown you these little gift card holders before here and here.

I've got a busy line up today so best be running... have a fabulous Tuesday everyone! If you've taken a little punt on the horses today, hope you're a winner.

Concord Crush Gift

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Happy Monday ~

I told you I'd make an effort to post a little more often :o)

This is a little gift card holder I made quite some time ago now. I used the new In Colour Concord Crush and the dsp to match, which is a Level 1 hostess gift. I've closed it off with some of the matching Poly ribbon, and a retired corduroy button that I inked in CC as well. The little tag is the Fancy Flower punch and coordinating stamp For You Flower that I've clear embossed on Glossy White c/s and layered with my circle punches.


Hope you like :o)

Super Quick Play ... with new colours

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Hey everyone ~

As I mentioned earlier I've been quite busy lately, and that's just going to increase from next week ... more on that later.

My In Colours finally arrived and I had to have a really quick play, just because. I whipped a piece of Blushing Bride c/s through the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder and layered on Choc Chip c/s. Once again I embossed the For You Flower, using clear powder this time and layered it with the Fancy Flower punch on top of some (now retired) Choc Chip grosgrain ribbon. The paper is from my stash, very pretty girlie colours :o)

I have quite a few other new goodies and just need to MAKE some time to play. I'm so good at finding a million other things to keep me busy too. Rather sad when you have to schedule craft/hobby time isn't it!

An Engagement

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Happy sunny Thursday ~ well it's sunny again here in Canberra lol

Gorgeous kid came home the other day announcing that his lovely teacher "got engaged last night". I have been quite distracted and busy lately so needed to keep a card super quick and simple, trying for elegance at the same time. As if on cue Nicky over at Keep on Creating posted this card and I totally CASE'd it :o)

I used Whisper White and Baja Breeze c/s, and white embossed the For You Flower stamp and layered using the matching Fancy Flower punch. The Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder makes light work of the background. I used one of the lovely sentiments from Occasional Quotes (level 3 hostess) on the inside. And that is the Baroque Motifs swirl you see on the matching envelope :o)

Hope you like!