Just Judy Designs

Merry Monday #20

Hi there

I was delighted to be invited by Lesley to be a Guest Designer this week for the Merry Monday Challenge #20.  These sketches are a great opportunity to kick start my Christmas card stash.  I've decided to make two similiar cards each time while I have all the materials on my craft desk. Here is the sketch:

I dug deep in my stash and came up with a (non SU) stamp that I haven't used for years.  I hope we get some Christmas stamps in our new IBC that are good for colouring.  This is what I came up with:

 

Project Details
Stamps	Partridge in Pear Tree (not SU), Season of Joy
Card stock & Papers	Garden Green (Textured), Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Regals Patterns Stack, Xpress-IT Blending card
Ink	Mememto Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Accessories	Antique brads, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon
Tools	Petals a Plenty Embossing folder, Big Shot,  Dimensionals, Copics, White embossing powder, Heat gun

Don't forget to check out the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Merry Monday #18

Hi there

Well, it had to happen eventually.  Making the first Christmas card of the year, that is.  Now that we are in May, there is no escaping the fact that the year is galloping away, again. Despite my best intentions I always seem to start my Christmas cards too late as I like to make lots of different designs rather than many of one design.

Today's card uses this week's Merry Monday #18 sketch. I have been wanting to try out this sketch challenge for a while and when I saw the sketch, I thought of the Santa stamp that I hadn't used yet. First up, here is the sketch:

 

I have used the retired 'Christmas Cocoa' DSP which is one of my very favourite Christmas designer papers from Stampin' Up!  I love the combination of Real Red, Soft Suede and Whisper White as it is traditional with a bit of a twist.  I have coloured the vintage Santa in keeping and matted him with textured Soft Suede to make him pop. For the narrow centre strip in the sketch I have used a row of 'stars' from one of the matching papers.  With the busy background, I have kept the embellishments to a minimum.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Clearly Sentimental About Christmas (not SU)
Card stock & Papers	Bazzill White Linen, Whisper White, Real Red, Soft Suede (Textured), Christmas Cocoa DSP (Retired), XPress-IT Blending card
Ink	Mememto Tuxedo Black, Basic Black
Accessories	Small gold flat back 'pearls'
Tools	Oval Nestabilities, Big Shot,  Dimensionals, Copics, White Gel pen

Thanks for looking!

ETA:

Many thanks Lesley, for choosing my card as a Merry Monday Winner this week.

Soft & Sweet - For Mum

Hi there

It has been a real sunshine and showers Autumn day on this Easter Monday in Melbourne.  There has been a really chilly wind that says winter is on the way.  My lovely white Japonica Camelia is already flowering and I had my first thoughts of warming soup. I whipped up some creamy cauliflower and potato soup with bacon for lunch as I had the items on hand and it was really yummy. I'm sure it will be even better for lunch tomorrow.

Although colour challenges aren't my strong point, I thought the lovely colour combo at Just Add Ink this week was something I could manage.  Here it is:

Mother's Day is on the horizon, so I have taken the opportunity to get an early start on this occasion with a soft and 'girly' card for my Mum. I inked up the lovely 'Bordering on Romance' stamp set from the new Autumn/Winter Mini for the first time and it is lovely to colour. I rarely colour on Very Vanilla card stock, but I like the resulting soft effect with these colours.  I've also used lots of other goodies from the new Mini - there is a lot to love in this one!  I've popped up both layers of labels and the group of 3 flowers in the spray.  This card has lots of layers and texture and definitely doesn't qualify as 'clean and simple', but I'm happy with the end result.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Bordering on Romance, Well Scripted
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake (Textured & Smooth), Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette (Textured & Smooth)
Ink	Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon, Basic Pearls
Tools	Swiss Dots, Finial Press, Designer Frames & Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Framelits Labels, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Big Shot, Wide Oval punch, Dimensionals, Sponge dauber, SU matched Copic markers (RV11, E43), Fray Stoppa

Enjoy the rest of your week.

ETA:

Many thanks to the DT at Just Add Ink for choosing my card this week!

Just Add ... Easter!

Hello

It was a beautiful autumn weekend here in Melbourne.  I had the pleasure of spending most of it with some lovely stamping friends and we chatted, ate chocolate (and other treats) and enjoyed the shared creative process.  Unfortunately one friend was feeling poorly and couldn't make it - we missed you Kerry and hope you are now on the mend.

One of the cards I made uses this sketch from Retro Sketches and I have combined it with this week's challenge from Just Add Ink to 'Add Easter'.  Unfortunately, I missed the Retro Sketches deadline, but here is the sketch:

For the base, I have used the lovely floral designed from the 'Twitterpated' DSP that is now available in the new Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue that commenced yesterday (1 April 2012).  For the centrepiece of the banner I have coloured another of the very cute images from the 'Everybunny' stamp set with Copics and mounted it on a rosette cut from the matching Baja Breeze design.  The bunny's dress has been paper pieced with the DSP to match.

Project Details
Stamps	Everybunny, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card stock & Papers	Riding Hood Red (Textured), Baja Breeze, Twitterpated DSP, Xpress-IT Blending card
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray
Accessories	1/8" Whisper White Taffeta ribbon, Silver flatback pearls, Small rhintestone brad
Tools	Rosette Die, Circle Nestabilities, Big Shot, Word Window punch, Dimensionals, Copic markers

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your week.

A Little Bit Retro

Hi there

The card I have for you today is a bit different from my usual colour choices and a bit retro.  I have used the Just Add Ink #110 sketch challenge and a new stamp set called 'Bright Blossoms' that will be coming in the new Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue starting on 1 April 2012. Here is the sketch:

This is the card I came up with.  I used one of Stampin' Up!'s Note Cards as it suited the scale of the vase image.  I quite like the bold retro look, although it is somewhat outside my comfort zone.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Bright Blossoms, Just Believe (Sentiment)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Neutrals DSP
Ink	Real Red, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Accessories	None
Tools	Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 3/4", 1", 1 Circle punches,  Dimensionals, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Stampin' Write markers (Real Red, Old Olive)

Thanks for looking!

ETA:

Many thanks to the DT at Just Add Ink for choosing my card this week!

Easter Wishes

Hi there

It has been a while since I have done a Mojo Monday challenge, so I thought I would take advantage of my remaining holiday time to make an Easter card with this week's sketch 231.  I don't often make Easter cards, mainly because I don't get myself organised in time.  I purchased the (now retired) 'Easter Blossoms' stamp set last year and never got to use it, so it is now or never!  This is the sketch this week, which I have turned into a square card:

The lovely branch of cherry blossom determined the colours I have used, allowing me to indulge in a number of shades of my favourite colour - pink!  Although Easter is in Autumn in Australia, Easter cards are still generally in pastel colours. This what I came up with:

Project Details
Stamps	Easter Blossoms
Card stock & Papers	Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Crumb Cake Patterns, Elegant Soiree DSP (Retired)
Ink	Stazon Timber Brown, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette
Accessories	Pale Pink Seam Binding ribbon (not SU), Basic Pearls
Tools	Circle Nestabilites, Tasteful Trim Die, Big Shot, Designer Label punch, Itty Bitty Punch pack, Corner rounder punch, Dimensionals, Stampin' Write Markers (Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip), Blender pen, Crimper, White gel pen, Glue Dots, sponge dauber

Thanks for stopping by.

OCC Best Friend

Hi there

Recently, I decided to try out 'digi' (digital)  stamps.  I wasn't sure that my printer was going to produce an image that would be suitable for colouring with Copics, so I hunted out a 'free' digital image to try.  I came across this gorgeous vintage rose image at Pamela's  Free Vintage Digital Stamps blog. 

There are a number of advantages to digital stamps in that they are generally cheaper, don't take up any (physical) space in your craft room and you can alter the size of the image to suit your needs. For those that are interested, I used a Canon Pixma MP980 printer with Xpress-IT Blending Card to print my image and it did not 'bleed' with Copics. It is worth trying any inkjet printer, as they are generally more successful than laser printers. Make sure that you let the ink dry thoroughly as it actually takes longer than you realise.

Having coloured my vintage rose, this week’s Our Creative Corner ‘Best Friend’ challenge came into my Inbox. The requirement is to include a flower in the project, so that set me on the course for this square card.  I wanted to keep the layout fairly simple to highlight the rose, but I have used lots of texture for extra interest.  The colours are some of my favourites  - Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Rose Red with White and Wild Wasabi for contrast to keep it fresh and light.  

 

Project Details
Stamps	Vintage Rose (Digital stamp, not SU)
Card stock & Papers	Bazzill White Linen, Rose Red, Regal Rose (textured), Subtles Pattern Stack, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Xpress-IT Blending Card
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Rose Red
Accessories	Basic Pearls, Regal Rose gathered grosgrain ribbon (retired), Subtles buttons, White Twine
Tools	Circle Nestabilites, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Eyelet Border punch, Dimensionals, Crimper, Copic markers, Glue Dots

Thanks for stopping by.

OCC Sketch Challenge

Hello

Today I have some more Christmas inspiration for you with a card based on a sketch from Our Creative Corner.  This is a great sketch that can be dressed up or kept clean and simple.  I love the fabulous inpiration their DT comes up with each week.

I have kept my card clean and simple with the lovely image from the 'Beautiful Season' stamp set coloured with Copic markers and popped onto a scallop circle cut from the lovely Red Glimmer paper.  I have matched it with my least used SU colour Garden Green, but the striped DSP tones it down a bit.  

Project Details
Stamps	Beautiful Season, Four the Holidays
Card stock & Papers	Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Garden Green DSP, Red Glimmer Paper, X-Press IT Blending Paper
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	White Organza Ribbon
Tools	Petals a Plenty Embossing folder, Nestabilities Circles, Big Shot, MS Doily Lace punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Copic markers

Thanks for stopping by.

Just Add Ink 93 - Colour Combo

Hello

In my previous post I mentioned that I wanted to do a Chistmas card in non-traditional colours and Just Add Ink have the perfect combo in their colour challenge this week.
I have also used the same sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping as in the previous card, but this time in a standard size.  For the centre embellishment I have stamped out 3 triangles (trees) from the 'Pennant Parade' stamp set and then glued the sides together and mounted it on the scalloped pennant to make a cute 3-D Christmas tree.  You can't really tell in the photo, but I used a Zig Glue pen to go over the garlands and edges and sprinkled them with Dazzling Diamonds glitter for a bit of sparkle.  It catches nicely in the light.  The great thing is that the tree folds flat for posting and then pops out again. I love Pool Party with Melon Mambo and Whisper White for a really fresh colour combo. 

Project Details
Stamps	Pennant Parade, Season of Joy
Card stock & Papers	Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Bazzill White, Pool Party Patterns DSP
Ink	Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Versamark
Accessories	Hot Pink Bakers Twine (not SU), Basic Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools	White embossing powder, Heat gun, Sizzix Tags #3 Die, Big Shot, XL Pennant Builder punch, Scallop Ribbon border punch, Tombow glue, Zig Glue Pen, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sponge dauber

 Thanks for stopping by.

ETA:  Thanks to the ladies at Just Add Ink for choosing my card as the winner this week!

 

JAI 90 Sketch Challenge

Hello

I hope you have had a good Tuesday. It was a public holiday here for the running of the Melbourne Cup. Having Tuesday off feels pretty strange, but I got a few things done in the garden and even better, got to spend a bit of time in my craft room.

The card I have for you today is based on last weeks sketch from Just Add Ink.  It is a simple sketch that has lots of possibilities.  The bow jumped out at me, as I had a sparkly, scrunched bow waiting to be used. My lovely friend Christine demonstrated how to make this bow during a recent stamping day with friends. This is the sketch.

I have inked up one of the images from my new 'Simply Soft' Hostess stamp set for the first time and coloured it with Copics.  For the edging detail I have partially stamped 'En Francais' in Versamark on white gloss cardstock and white embossed it. I have sponged ink over the embossed writing to achieve the graduated colour.  Christine's gorgeous bow makes a bold statement, so I have resisted any further embellishments.  I am happy with the way it turned out.

Project Details
Stamps	Simply Soft (Hostess), En Francais
Card stock & Papers	Rose Red, Basic Black, White Gloss, Wild Wasabi, Xpress-IT Blending card
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red
Accessories	Rose Red Seam binding ribbon
Tools	White embossing powder, Heat gun, Oval Nestabilities, Big Shot, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, sponges, sponge daubers

 See you later in the week.