Friday 24 November 2023

JAI 680 Just add alcohol challenge - Joy to You Christmas card

Handmade Christmas card with bottle and cheer theme. Using Stampin' Up! Joy to You & Bottled Happiness stamp sets, Merriest Trees dies and Joy of Christmas paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia. stampinupcards - colourmehappy - stampinupchristmas - 2023 Christmas Mini Catalogue

Hello and welcome to a new project share for this week's Just Add Ink challenge - Just Add Alcohol.

I wanted to make a Christmas card, because I still need soooo many, but didn't think I had any stamp or dies to fit an alcohol challenge. Then I remembered the Bottled Happiness stamp set. How to turn this everyday image it into a Christmas image? I paired it with the bold and fabulous Joy to You sentiment stamp set, some Christmassy colours, pretty paper (Joy of Christmas) and this is how it turned out

Friday 10 November 2023

JAI 678 Choose two challenge - Dainty Delight thinking of you

Thinking of you card made with Stampin' Up Dainty Delight dies, Layering Leaves stamps, Timeworn Type and Basics embossing folders. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - colourmehappy - cardmaking - stampinupcards - stamping

Hello and welcome. Friday means it's time to share my Just Add Ink challenge project with you. This week's challenge is to make a card using two of three possible elements (Brights, Foliage, or Friend).
I chose foliage and friend, making a soft and pretty thinking of you card for a friend, using the Dainty Delight dies, Layering Leaves stamp set and lots of embossing. Here's how it turned out.

Saturday 4 November 2023

Dainty Delight faux centre step card - class project 1

Handmade faux centre step card using Stampin Up Dainty Delight stamp and die sets and Countryside Inn patterned paper. Card by Diane Barnes - colourmehappy - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - cardmaking - stampinupcards - stamping
Hello and welcome! Today I'm happy to share the first of two cards we made at my September card class. This was my first in person class in a long time and I was lovely to be able to craft with other cardmakers again.

The card fold is a faux centre step card (like this cute Christmas version I made with polar bears) that's all about the pretty floral stems from the Dainty Delight stamp set and pretty, blue paper prints from the Countryside Inn paper pack. Here's how it turned out.