August 28, 2020

A Cool Duo

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What’s my favorite colour duo? That is a very tough question and the answer is completely dependent on my current mood. Lately, I’m keen to work with bright, happy colours – probably because I have the pandemic blues.

My card design today is based on the current As You See It challenge:

It came together quite by accident as I had no idea what I wanted to do with my favorite colour duo of the hour – Coastal Cabana and Granny Apple Green. I started with a simple colour wash background with the two colours. Then I had a creative surge and cut it all up!

I applied the strips to my Thick Whisper White card base, on which I had already created a border using my Simply Scored Tool and Stylus. Some of the strips are raised with Stampin’ Dimensionals, while some are adhered directly with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The Basic Black shape was cut using one of the Stitched So Sweetly dies and my die-cutting machine. The letters are cut from Coastal Cabana cardstock with the Playful Alphabet Dies.

I stamped the “birthday” from the Well Said stamp set in black ink on a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock and flagged the ends before adding it to the black label.

Linen Thread. Polka Dot Tulle ribbon, and a few of the Artistry Blooms Sequins finished of the design quite nicely. I think my daughter is going to love this card for her 12th birthday this week!

What is your favorite colour duo? Make a card and show it off. We’d love for you to play along at the As You See It Challenge Blog.

If you like the products on this card, you can click on the shop button on my website and check out all the great stamping supplies that Stampin’ Up! has to offer.

August 14, 2020

Plaid Thank You

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My card design today is actually rather fitting, considering what happened yesterday.

You may not know this, but for the past few years, I’ve been riding my bike (David now, I named my new bike David, LOL!) in the Great Cycle Challenge to raise funds in the fight against childhood cancer. The challenge is to ride your bike through the entire month with a riding goal that you set for yourself as a way to raise support for the cause. Yesterday was a very special day in the month, as we had a donor who was willing to match all of the donations received on that day (up to $1,000,000!!). As a whole, the Canadian Great Cycle Challenge riders raised $1,566,526 in that ONE day!!

It was such an emotional day for me as I watched donations come in from my friends and family and my Stampin’ Up! customers who stepped up to join me in the fight for the little lives battling cancer! I can’t even put into words how much my heart is warmed by the generosity and supportive messages. That one day allowed me to reach my personal fundraising goal and more! I can’t even count how many times I found myself wiping the tears from my cheeks as my heart swelled with gratitude.

The card I have to share with you today has the sentiment that says, “I can’t thank you enough”. This is my heart. This is my heart and so much more!

Before I show you the card design, let’s see the inspiration behind the card. It begins with a colour challenge from the As You See It Challenge Blog for which I am a designer.

Aren’t these great colours!

Here’s my card, which features the So Sentimental Bundle from Stampin’ Up!

I used patterned paper from the Plaid Tiding 6×6″ Designer Series Paper (LOOOOVE this paper!). The sentiment is stamped on Whisper White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Momento Ink. This is die-cut and layered on the Bermuda Bay die-cut piece of cardstock and Crushed Curry cardstock strip, which both had the Linen Thread wrapped around them.

I adhered the Cajun Craze cardstock and the yellow plaid patterned paper to my Thick Whisper White card base before using Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach the layers to the front of the card.

You can follow along with the creation of this card and two other sweet and simple cards by checking out the Facebook Live class at: https://www.facebook.com/inkingonthefly/videos/611332663082219/

As always, if you are in Canada, like I am, you can order any of the products you see on this blog post by going to my online store. Just click on the blue “shop” button on my page or click on the menu at the top of the page and choose the online store option.

Be sure to check out the challenge at the As You See It Challenge Blog as well! You can play along with us and share your final results. We love to see your take on the challenges.

July 17, 2020

Adulting is Hard

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We all know that adulting is hard and that there are a variety of ways to cope with the stress of our adult responsibilities. Reaching for cocktails, coffee, cookies and chocolate (or Haagen-Dazs ice cream) may not be the healthiest strategies, but all these things make the stress just a little bit easier to bear. Don’t you agree?

My card design for today’s post is inspired by the As You See It Challenge blog for which I am a designer. I have the privilege of sharing my take on each challenge when it’s first posted so that those who choose to participate in the challenges have some ideas and inspiration to get them started.

Speed challenges are one of my favourites!! They’re so much fun and such a great creative exercise for me. I can easily spend hours making a card as I try to make it “perfect”, but the speed challenge don’t afford me that luxury. This forces me to plan my design idea in my head, then create the card with lightening speed so that I can complete it in ten minutes or less. I can mount my stamps on blocks and pull out my cardstock, ink, ribbon, and dies that I want to use, but for this challenge, you can’t cut or stamp anything until you start the timer!

I made this card in 8 minutes and 23 seconds! I even had to tie the bow a few times before I got it how I wanted it!

The theme for this speed challenge is “elements of three”. Do you think three cocktails is enough? LOL!

These stamps from the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set make me want to dust off my cocktail shaker and make some fancy drinks! This pink drink reminds me of the watermelon mojitos that I made a while back. So good!

The Stamparatus is what made it possible to make this card so fast. I used the hinge-technique to stamp the glass three times in a row with Tuxedo Black Momento Ink on the die cut Sahara Sand cardstock (cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies), then did that same technique again to stamp the contents of the glass using Flirty Flamingo ink. I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to colour in the umbrellas and the limes.

I broke a few of my speed challenge rules when I made this card. I usually try to avoid die-cutting, colouring and tying bows because they can add a lot of time. I’m still kind of surprised at how quick this was to make!

You can get any of these supplies at my online store. Just click on the SHOP button on my page and it will take you where you need to go. Shop now and save in August with BONUS DAYS!

Give this challenge a try and don’t forget to share it with us over at the As You See It Challenge Blog. We love to see where you’re creativity takes you!