INKspired Blog Hop 49

Welcome to the INKspired Blog Hop. I hope you've had a wonderful week with another coming right up.

Well, it's almost the end of the school holidays, and I have to say that while it has been fantastic to spend time together as a family, I am indeed looking forward a little alone time to craft ... and perhaps get some work done without someone calling out "Muuummmm!!!" every 5 seconds. One can hope!

If you have hopped here from Barbara's blog, you're in the right spot! It's still a very busy time, so the hop is a small one this time, but what we lack in size, we've made up for in the loveliness of the cards on offer.  I hope you'll agree.

Here is the sketch that Teneale has given us to work with  ... 

Condolence cards are always difficult to make, especially choosing the right words to write inside. This card is of my friend Christine, whose Dad recently passed away. I hope it brings some comfort.

This card features the Wild About Flowers stamp set. It's the first card I've made using this set, and I loved how quick and easy it was to create a lovely card using this set.

The colour scheme is Pear Pizazz, Pool party and Basic Black.  I love these colours together ... they have a very soothing feel, I think.

I thought the flowers needed a little pop of Black, so I used the little dot stamp from the Number of Years stamp set to achieve this. I think it just ties all the element together. What do you think?

Allison is next stop in the hop, let's hop over to her and see what she has made.

Thanks so much for hopping by. See you next time :)

Lissa x

INKspired Blog Hop 48

Welcome to the INKspired Blog Hop #48. I hope you've had a wonderful Christmas and a very excellent start to the New Year.

If you have hopped here from Barbara's blog, you're in the right spot! It's still a very busy time, so the hop is a small one this time, but what we lack in size, we've made up for in the loveliness of the cards on offer.  I hope you'll agree.

Here is the sketch that Teneale has given us to work with  ... 

I have created a birthday card for my gorgeous Mother-in-law, Anne.  She has a beautiful poolside garden in her home in tropical Townsville, so I think she'll love it.

This birthday card features the Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP which is just so gorgeous that you'll love every card you make with it. The flower stamp is from the Petite Petals stamp set and is punched with the coordinating Petite Petals punch. The card colours are Night of Navy and Watermelon Wonder.

I hope you like my card. Allison is next stop in the hop. Let's go and check out her awesome card.

Thanks so much for hopping by. See you next time :)

Lissa x

INKspired Blog Hop 46

Hello and welcome to our INKspired blog hop. We really love that you have come to see what we have created for you this week.

If you have hopped here from  Nicole's blog, you're in the right spot! Just remember to keep on hopping until you have seen all the projects we have made to show you. You won't want to miss any of them.

Here is the sketch that Teneale has given us to work with  ... 

I have created two cards for this sketch, yes, TWO! This week has been kinda crazy, with Christmas shopping and Christmas party planning, however, the birthdays keep coming and people keep doing things that deserve recognition, so I needed a birthday card and a congratulations card ... on top of making lots of Christmas cards for family and friends.

This card is for my beautiful boy Matthew who turns 13 this week. I'll soon have two teenage boys in the house - heaven help me! The food bill keeps increasing, as must my patience. No, really, Mattie is such a happy kid most of the time, he's a really sweetie and is so creative. The only thing is his creating tend to be sooooooo messy!!!! 

Mattie, you're such a blessing in our lives and I hope this bright and fun card will make you smile even brighter. Happy Birthday Matthew xx 

This birthday card uses the Balloon bouquet punch, the Balloon framelits and the Celebrate Today stamp set. I have also used the Festive Birthday DSP and Brights Enamel Shapes to jazz it up.

My second card uses the stunning Moroccan DSP paired with a sentiment from the Guy Greeting stamp set. I love the way the way the papers from this Moroccan DSP are suited for use in masculine cards, or for those who love something a little exotic.

I hope you like my cards and if you have a spare minute, you'll let me know which is your favourite. I always love to read your comments.

My lovely and talented friend Lisa is next stop in the hop. Let's go and check out her awesome card.

Thanks so much for hopping by. See you next time :)

Lissa x

INKsoired Blog Hop #45

Hi there! I'm so happy that you could join us for our fortnightly INKspired Blog Hop.

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend with family and friends - or maybe time alone with your crafting supplies is what you've been hanging for ;)

If you have hopped here from  Nicole's blog, you're in the right spot! Just remember to keep on hopping until you seen all the projects we have made to show you. You won't want to miss any of them.

Here is this week's sketch ... 

As soon as I saw this sketch, I knew that I wanted to heat emboss the flower motif stamp from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set over two different coloured pieces of cardstock. I've been using this stamp set a lot lately, I think it's my absolute fave out of the current Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. 

The tricky part was deciding on a colour scheme, but I couldn't resist the temptation to use my fave SU colour with my fave SU stamp set! So ... out came my beloved Bermuda Bay and I paired it here with Dapper Denim, a hint of Pool Party and a spattering of silver embellishments to give my card a little extra sparkle. 

The Thank You sentiment is also form the Flourishing Phrases stamp set - I really love the elegant font. After attaching the banner with the sentiment, I thought the card needed a little something more. 

As my Papillion Potpourri stamp set hadn't had a showing in a very LONG time, I dusted it off and stamped out the larger butterfly in Bermuda Bay and the smaller one in Pool Party. I had forgotten how sweet these little butterfly stamps are and how well they layer together.

 

I hope you like my card and that I've given you some ideas you can use in your craft room.

My beautiful friend Marlene is next in the hop. Let's hop over and see what she has created for us.  

Thanks so much for hopping by.

Lissa x

INKspired Blog Hop #44

Hi and thanks for joining us in for our 44th INKspired Blog Hop. I hope you've had a lovely weekend and managed to squeeze in some craft time.

If you have hopped here from seeing Nicole's amazing card, you're in the right spot!

Here is this week's sketch ... 

My first card features the Merry Medley background stamp that I stamped in Read Red onto Whisper White card stock. I then used Real Red and Cucumber Crush card stocks for the base of my card. I isolated a section of the Merry Medley stamp for the sentiment inside the Layering Circles framelits. The sweet little holly and berry stamps are from the Hang Your Stocking stamp set. Add a little silver ribbon for a bit of bling and Santa's your sweetheart.

I also needed a birthday card for a friend and thought this sketch would work wonderfully with the Number of Years stamp set. I was delighted with how simple it was to create this card using the floral stamps and sentiment in the set. The colour scheme in this card is Dapper Denim, So Saffron and Mint Macaron. I am so in love with all of the striped ribbons in the 2015-2016 In Colours, and this one in Mint Macaron is really lovely.

Marvellous Marlene is next in the hop. Let's go see what she has created for us today.  

Thanks for hopping by,  I hope to see you again next time.

Lissa x

INKspired Blog Hop #43

Welcome to or 43rd INKspired Blog Hop. I hope you've had a wonderful weekend filled with fun, family and friendship.

You may have hopped here from seeing Nicole's amazing card. If that's the case - you're in the right spot and thanks for hopping on to me. 

Here is this week's sketch ... a nice, easy one to use.

This week, I've decided to use the KISS principle. I love intricate cards with lots of beautiful detail and textures, but I don't often have time to create them, so here is a clean and simple card that was really quick and easy to make. 

The card base is Sweet Sugarplum and the banner is Emerald Envy. The DSP I have selected as the background is from the Playful Palette DSP Stack. This DSP wasn't on my radar at first, but every time I use it, I end up loving the result. The stamp set is Marquee Messages, which I've found to be great for teen cards that pop. 

Next in the hop is the lovely and super talented Lisa ... I can't wait to see what she has created for us. 

Thanks for hopping by,  I hope to see you again next time.

Lissa x

Global Design Project - Blushing Angel - GDP057

I've been looking forward to playing with my Wonder of Christmas stamp set, however I was in need of a little inspiration. When I saw this week's GDP colour challenge, I found it! Here are the colours we had to incorporate into our project:

Rich Razzleberry has always been in my top two fave colours (my other fave is Bermuda Bay) and while Mint Macaron is gorgeous, it obviously not as vibrant as Bermuda bay, but perfect for the darling little angel in the Wonder of Christmas stamp set.

I decided to stamp the angel onto Blushing Bride floral paper from the Subtles Collection DSP Stack and fussy cut out her dress. I then glued this onto a second angel stamped onto Shimmery White card and watercoloured using a blender pen. A little Wink of Stella on her wings and she was radiant! 

I adore the Mint Macaron striped ribbon under the little sentiment at the bottom of the card and I think the shimmery colours in the ribbon work beautifully with the Wink of Stella on her wings. 

Thanks for taking the time to get a closer look at my project. I hope to see you here again soon. 

Lissa x