Another strange colour combo??

Well must admit when I saw the latest Kristina Werner colour challenge I said YES - Ruby Red is one of my favourite colours but I found it really hard using the colours without a green or a blue so this was a hard challenge for me - saying that I'm really happy with how my final card turned out.

This was the colour inspiration colours this week:


And my take on the challenge:


Stamp set: One Of A Kind
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie
Other: Boho flowers punch, 1-3/8" square punch, Tangerine grosgrain ribbon, mini glue dots, dimensionals

Thanks for poppin' in!

Maybe the last of Tart and Tangy for awhile

I love this stamp set and am kinda sad that I had my last home class with it last night, as I'm now full steam ahead for Christmas it maybe awhile before it sees ink again or in last night's case markers & Crystal Effects.

We looked at using markers to colour in stamps & this set is perfect to demonstrate this technique especially for beginners.


I made a strawberry one & smothered it with Crystal Effects - it looks good enough to eat! And I made my first red apple & Nickie had the great idea of just adding the Crystal effects to the pips - so cute!

Happy Birthday Rachael

Yes another birthday in The Creative Inkers team this time Rachael Knight AKA Knight Stamper & if you haven't checked out her blog you're missing out on something good.

Rachael likes chocolate in more than one way - she often uses it in her stamping and I know she loves Berry Bliss Designer Paper so her birthday card was easy as Berry Bliss matches the newly released (Spring Mini catalogue) One Of A Kind which I'm still playing with as it's my newest toy!

Stamp set: One of a Kind
Card stock: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty In Pink, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, Berry Bliss DP
Inks: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty In Pink, Close to Cocoa
Other: Purely Pomegranate DS grosgrain ribbon, Boho Blossoms punch, silver brads, corner rounder (for scalloped edge).

So I hope it was a special day with lots of chocolate & other goodies too as you are definitely One of a Kind.

Happy Birthday Fee

It was my friend Fiona's birthday on Friday & the girls are off to do Sunday brunch tomorrow. I wanted to play with my new One of a Kind stamp set with the matching Boho Blossoms punch which are in our new spring mini catalogue.

I love regal rose as a colour so chose the other colours from the SU colour wheel. I think it looks very spring-like & was really easy to create (almost seemed too easy).

Stamp set: One Of A Kind
Inks: Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst
Card stock: Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Other: Boho blossoms punch, silver brads, dimensionals, distressing tool from the Cutter Kit

So I hope Fee enjoys it! Happy stampin' for now.

Spring Mini Launch party

As you may have spotted I've spoken highly of the new Tart and Tangy stamp set. I just love it, it's fun, cute & a real bargain at $25.95. What more could a girl want!

For the launch everyone made a cute wee card using the set plus a few Christmas gift tags as the mini actually has stamps for Christmas, so hopefully this year I'll be finished well & truly before Christmas, last year if my memory serves me right I finished 4 days to spare (eek just a wee bit tight).
Stamp set/s: Tart & Tangy, One of a Kind (sentiment)
Card stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Other: Real Red & Old Olive markers, dimensionals, 1-1/4" circle punch, 1-3/8" circle punch, scallop punch, dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Real Red striped grosgrain ribbon
Cutting dimensions:
Whisper White 6 x 5-1/2" - fold/score at 3"
Real Red 5-1/4 x 2-3/4"
Old Olive 4 x 1-1/4"

Christmas Gift tags:
Card colours: Certainly Celery & Blue Bayou


Card colours: Wild Wasabi & Purely Pomegranate (the wee snowmen have been coloured in using a blender pen & Stampin" pastels).



Finished off with Lemon Shortcake (which was not tart or tangy but yummy) & a draw for a pack of Summer Picnic designer paper (this matches the Tart & Tangy stamps) - won by Janet Appletree (well done).