Au Revoir Baroque Motifs and Tree Trimmings

Wonder how many more ways I can say goodbye!  Today we say Au Revoir to two more favourites, Baroque Motifs and Tree Trimmings.

This was one of my first card class samples.

The swirl in Baroque Motifs is brilliant for hanging tree decorations from :)

and this has to be one my favourite birthday cards - love these colours.

For more inspiration check HERE for Baroque Motifs and HERE for Tree Trimmings.

Baroque Motifs is on page 92 of the catalogue and is $39.95 and Tree Trimmings is on page 21 and is $24.95.

Nikki

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Making Merry Monday

A friend told me this weekend just past that there are 8 weeks until Christmas.  Is anyone else as shocked by that little gem of information as I am?  OMG - that's not long is it.

Without further ado, here's a card that I was going to teach in a Glitter class.  Yes I am going to say WAS because this class is doomed I think!  I've had to cancel it so many times for all sorts of reasons, so I am thinking it is a sign - this class isn't meant to happen :o(

Here's a close up of the sparkliness (yes a new word for the 2011 festive season). And how do we do that?  

Well you stamp your image first.  Then take your Versamark pad and stamp this over the image - straight onto the cardstock - not onto the stamp - you need to cover the cardstock completely.  (Tip: I tend to stamp several images on one piece of cardstock and then Versamark and glitterise (not sure that is a real word either) the whole lot at the same time).

Cover the whole piece of card with some Heat and Stick powder - use a heat gun to melt this.  When the powder is moulton, sprinkle over Dazzling Diamonds.  Tap off the excess and heat again.  (Tip:  just a little flash of the heat gun this time - we are just setting the Dazzling Diamonds not melting it).

Hey presto you have some lovely sparkly pieces to make into cards.

This card uses the Delightful Decorations set and matching Ornament punch. Using a matching stamp and punch means you can churn a few of these out in double quick time - just what we need with only 8 weeks left to go!  The swirl is from Baroque Motifs.

Happy Making Merry Monday.

Nikki

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Circles for my lovely niece!

I was looking through my photos for another card to show you and found this one.  Inspired by something I found on net (but now can no longer find ... don't you hate it when that happens), I made this beautiful card for one of my nieces who celebrated her birthday last month (hello Chloe). 

I miss my nieces very much (they are the most beautiful girls and I love to hear them say 'auntie Nikki' ... my eldest niece Emma has such a beautiful way of saying it!) - they would be my perfect 'stampin partners in crime' if we lived in the same hemisphere ... perhaps my brother should be grateful that I live here so that I can't influence them too much!

So, the card .....

Made using supplies from the Simply Scrappin Petal Party kit the recipe is as follows:

Stamp Set: Always

Card Stock: Pixie Pink, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive

Patterned Paper:  Petal Party

Other: Border from Petal Party set, Circle punches 1 3/8" and 1 1/4", Scallop punch, Kaiser Kraft sparkles and rub ons from my stash

I've loved using this scrapbooking set as the papers and card stock are so bright - don't usually use stickers and borders but I have found lots of ways to use this set.

This card is easily modified for a male version which I made for for my brother-in-law who also celebrates his birthday in June:

I used Baroque Motifs and some Old Olive card stock for this one; not sure where I got the blue card stock from but it just goes to show that the same design can be used for both male and female cards.

Hope these designs inspire you to have a go.

Happy stampin!

Love Nikki

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First day in blogland!

It's a big day today .. my first post and my first Stampin Up! workshop!  I've spent the last month organising myself for the workshop with two make and takes and I am as ready as I will ever be.  

I've been thinking about this blog for so long now that I can't really believe that I am actually composing the first post.  I have so many ideas spinning around in my head that it feels great to finally be making a start.  Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me to take the plunge ... you'd had better keep popping by to read or else there will be trouble!

So welcome to the InkyArt blog, I hope that over the coming months this will grow into a great resource for inspiration and ideas that will motivate you to create something for yourself and your family.  

As this blog is primarily a resource for card making and scrapbooking ideas, I thought I'd start with the two make and takes from today's workshop - the first is using the brayer (Olivia asked me 'what is a brayer' ... 'it is a roller that you use to achieve uniform inking of larger stamps or special background effects' said I - she looked very impressed!) and the stamp set Pocket Silhouettes.

I really love how this card works - looks difficult but is a really easy effect to achieve. 

Brayer first the So Saffron ink to completely cover a glossy white card stock square.  Then punch a 1 1/4" circle from scrap paper and temporarily stick in position.  Then using the brayer again, this time with the Real Red ink, completely cover the card stock ... making sure that you have a clean cirle (almost a halo) around the circle piece of scrap paper.  Remove the scrap of paper and hey presto ... a setting sun!   

The pocket Silhouette flowers and grasses are perfect to add to the bottom of the brayered card .... and this ribbon bow using the double rectangle punch is a new favourite for me ... just so easy and effective.

The recipe for this card is as follows:

Stamp Set: Pocket Silhouettes

Card Stock: Old Olive, Glossy White, Chocolate Chip and So Saffron

Ink: So Saffron, Real Red and Chocolate Chip

Ribbon: 5/8" (1.6cm) Old Olive grosgrain ribbon

Other: Brayer, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Eyelet Border punch, Double Rectangle punch

My second card is using a technique called Reverse Masking.

I loved the look of this card when I saw it on the Stampin Up! Demonstrators website.  Again using another favourite stamp set Baroque Motifs (I bought it for the wonderful swirl which I'll showcase sometime for you, I've used this set heaps of times).  

So the recipe for this one is as follows:

Stamp Set: Baroque Motifs

Card Stock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Kraft

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon

Other: 1 3/8" Circle punch (you could use the 1 1/4" if you wish), Scallop Edge punch

Well there you have it, I'll be back very soon with more to inspire and motivate you to create .... I'm joining in the Making Merry Monday's with Anita Meade with a great ambition to post a new Christmas card every Monday between now and Christmas .... so catch you Monday.

If you'd like more in depth instructions on either of these cards just email or leave a comment - if you'd like to book a workshop so that you can make these cards too, just let me know.

Nikki

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