The new Holiday Catalogue is almost here! On the release date (5th September) hubby and I will be flying out to Palm Cove in North Queensland for a short holiday break. My next stamp class won’t be until the end of September so yesterday my attendees got a sneak peek at some of the new… Read More
Hi there. Thanks for visiting addINKtive designs. Today I held a Stamp Class called ‘So Much More than Gift Bags’ and the attendees had the opportunity to make three very different projects using the Gift Bag Punch Board. It’s a tool I hadn’t used much to date but knew it had a lot of potential.… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to addINKtive designs. Tonight I’m sharing a simple Pocket Card that was constructed using the Gift Bag Punch Board. I made it to demonstrate another way of adding scent to cards at our recent Stampin’ Up! ® Get Together for Tasmanian Demonstrators. I’ve shared this idea in a recent post; the tree ring… Read More
The Holiday Catalogue is almost here and I’ve already had a sneaky peek at all the new goodies (one of the perks of being a Demonstrator). I was pretty excited to see some Christmas stamps that look like ‘cookies’ and just had to get them in my first pre-order (Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators can purchase… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to my blog. It’s been pretty quiet on here lately as I have been busily preparing for our first Tassie Get Together for Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators since the days of ‘Regional Events’. It was held in Campbelltown yesterday and I can happily report that the day was an absolute success and… Read More
Welcome to addinktive designs and a brand new Colour INKspiration Challenge. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month for a brand new colour palette. #CI39 will run until 7pm (AEST – Melbourne Time), Monday 20th August. Stampin’ Up! ® had a major… Read More
Welcome to addINKtive designs and the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop featuring the Rooted in Nature Stamp Set. The SRC are a group of International Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who love to show you lots of creative ways to use your stamps. My stamp set hadn’t seen much ink until this week and I really enjoyed discovering some… Read More
… POCKET CARDS! As You See It Challenge #181 is all about ‘obsession’. I have been following the AYSI Challenge for a while now but this is the first time I have played along. I think it’s safe to say that my recent obsession is indeed making Pocket Cards; thanks to my stamping buddy from WA,… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to the July instalment of projects from the AddINKtive Designs Team. This talented group of paper crafters have been selected to create, share and review my tutorials. This month I’d like to introduce Nicole Wilson to the AddINKtive Designs Team. Here’s a little bit about Nicole – I have been a cardmaker for over 20… Read More
Welcome to addINKtive designs and the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop featuring the Sea of Textures Stamp Set. The SRC are a group of International Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who love to show you lots of creative ways to use your stamps. I’m totally in love with this whole bundle; the stamps and the coordinating Under… Read More
Welcome to addinktive designs and a brand new Colour INKspiration Challenge and CI Crew Blog Hop. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for a brand new colour palette. #CI38 will run until 7pm (AEST – Melbourne Time), Monday, 6th August, 2018. Monique chose… Read More
Hi there. Today I sorted out all my card stock and spools of ribbon in my craft room. By late afternoon I was tempted to stray from all the sorting as my new Stampin’ Blends were calling my name and so was the un-inked stamp set, Postcard Pals. By that stage, I should have gone inside… Read More
Hi there. Just popping in to share a couple of cards that my lovely SU friend, Karen Sagarra from Nevada, made. A month ago I put together some colour combinations for the Tropical Chic Bundle and Karen chose combo number 5 on which to base her cards – Karen’s Cards – Doesn’t all that tropical foliage… Read More
Welcome to addINKtive designs and the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop featuring the fruity and fun, Lemon Zest Stamp Set. The SRC are a group of International Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who love to show you lots of creative ways to use your stamps. Today I’m actually sharing pictures from my stamp classes that were held last… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Tonight I’m back with the crew at CASEing the Catty for the CTC #187 Blog Hop and a new card challenge. CTC is a group of Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators from Australia and New Zealand who love to create using the Stampin’ Up! ® catalogues as inspiration. Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEST),… Read More
Hi there! I’m so excited about sharing my latest baby card with you. A Stampin’ Up! ® friend recently gave birth to the cutest twin boys and to celebrate their arrival I designed a very special card using the new Sweet Baby Stamps and coordinating Bouncing Baby Framelits Dies. Hopefully Krissy will be very preoccupied… Read More
Welcome to addinktive designs and a brand new Colour INKspiration Challenge and CI Crew Blog Hop. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month for a brand new colour palette. #CI37 will run until 7pm (AEST – Melbourne Time), Monday 23rd July. Stampin’… Read More
Oh my goodness, it’s been two weeks since I attended Kim’s Sea of Textures Stamp Class and I’ve just gotten around to taking photos of the fabulous cards we made and find some time to write a post. I have spent quite a few days away from my craft room – went on a ‘retreat’… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to the June instalment of projects from the AddINKtive Designs Team. This talented group of paper crafters have been selected to create, share and review my tutorials. Today I’m sharing the team’s amazing creations for the month of June, 2018. Mel was busy packing up her house, Lou was in Europe and Rebecca was in China… Read More
Welcome to addinktive designs and a brand new Colour INKspiration Challenge and CI Crew Blog Hop. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month for a brand new colour palette. #CI36 will run until 7pm (AEST – Melbourne Time), Monday, 9th July, 2018.… Read More
Hi and welcome to addINKtive designs. I’m back with some more colour inspiration. This time it’s for the new Tropical Chic Bundle – I love the colour palette in the coordinating Tropical Escape DSP and the concept artists at Stampin’ Up! ® have put together a beautiful selection of inspiring projects on page 120 of… Read More
Hi and welcome to addINKtive designs. I’m just a tad excited about the project I have to share with you tonight. My hubby requested a special Thank You Card to give to the team of dedicated staff who work in ‘switch’ – the people who ring him in the wee hours of the night to… Read More
It’s my hubby’s birthday today and the images from the ‘Enjoy Life’ Stamp Set were just perfect for his birthday card. Brett enjoys bike riding and the beach and in two week’s time he’s retiring from work! I’ve used some Beach Shack Kaisercraft paper for the background panels and seriously cannot remember the last time I used… Read More
Welcome to my blog and the Home Decor SU STYLE Blog Hop. Today I have a very simple photo frame to share. I’ve had it in my stash for years and finally got around to adding some stamped images. The background DSP that I cut into 2-1/2″ squares is from the Tropical Escape 6×6 pack.… Read More
Welcome to addINKtive designs and the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop featuring the cute Animal Outing Stamp Set. The SRC are a group of International Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who love to show you lots of creative ways to use your stamps. You may have hopped from Natalie Lapakko’s Blog or started from here; I hope you’re… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Tonight I’m back with the crew at CASEing the Catty for the CTC #183 Blog Hop and a new card challenge. CTC is a group of Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators from Australia and New Zealand who love to create using the Stampin’ Up! ® catalogues as inspiration. Every Sunday night at 7pm (AEST),… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to addINktive designs. Let me introduce you to the Botanical Bridge Fold Card. When I first spotted the Botanical Bliss Stamps and coordinating Botanical Tags Thinlits Dies in the new Stampin’ Up! ® Catalogue, this card design popped into my head and I couldn’t wait to try it as soon as my… Read More
Welcome to addinktive designs and a brand new Colour INKspiration Challenge and CI Crew Blog Hop. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month for a brand new colour palette. #CI35 will run until 7pm (AEST – Melbourne Time), Monday 25th June. Stampin’… Read More
Beautiful Bouquet Welcome to addINKtive designs and the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop featuring the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set. The SRC are a group of International Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who love to show you lots of creative ways to use your stamps. You may have hopped from Ann’s Blog or started from here; I hope… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Tonight I’m back with the crew at CASEing the Catty for the CTC #181 Blog Hop and a new card challenge. CTC is a group of Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators from Australia and New Zealand who love to create using the Stampin’ Up! ® catalogues as inspiration. Every Sunday night… Read More
Hi there. I’m back with ESAD for a very special blog hop to celebrate the recent release of the brand new Stampin’ Up! ® Annual Catalogue. 1. Share What You Love Pocket Card The month of May saw the early release of products from the Share What You Love Suite and my first project that… Read More
Hi there. Festive Friday has another great challenge; the festivity is Father’s Day and/or pair that with the element of Die Cut. Father’s Day isn’t until September here in Australia so I’ve opted to feature die cuts with a bit of a masculine theme for my project. I inked up Sea of Textures for the first… Read More
Yay! June 1st is the official launch day for the new Stampin’ Up! ® Annual Catalogue. I’ll be putting in an order tomorrow for customers and for some of the products on my Wish List and have lots of ideas brewing for new tutorials over the coming months; make sure you subscribe to my blog… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to the May instalment of projects from the AddINKtive Designs Team. This talented group of paper crafters have been selected to create, share and review my tutorials. At the end of every month I provide a link up to the team posts that feature projects inspired by addINKtive designs. Today I’m sharing the team’s… Read More
Hi there. Have you heard about the #loveitchopit campaign for Designer Series Paper? The lovely Kylie Bertucci, a fellow Aussie Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrator, is on a mission to encourage paper crafters to use their stash of DSP. I’ve chopped up quite a few pieces to make some more Pocket Cards as I’m on a bit… Read More
Hi there! With the launch of the new Annual Stampin’ Up! ® Catalogue only a few days away, I’m on a mission to use up a good chunk of my retiring DSP. I’d hardly used any of my stash of the Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper which I absolutely LOVE, so I chopped… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Tonight I’m back with the crew at CASEing the Catty for the CTC #180 Blog Hop and a new card challenge. CTC is a group of Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators from Australia and New Zealand who love to create using the Stampin’ Up! ® catalogues as inspiration. Every Sunday night… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to addINKtive designs. Today I have something exciting to share with you – it’s the card that my stamp class ladies will be making next week! This design is adapted from Jackie Aitken’s Petal Palette Pocket Card Tutorial and uses lots of gorgeous products from the Share What You Love Suite. During… Read More
Welcome to addinktive designs and a brand new Colour INKspiration Challenge and CI Crew Blog Hop. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month for a brand new colour palette. As there are five Wednesdays this month, #CI34 will run until 7pm… Read More
Today our beautiful daughter turns 25. Happy Birthday Laura! She’s currently saving her ‘pennies’ to buy a decent camera so I thought I’d design a special Camera Card for her birthday. I love making 3D cards so the base is a camera shaped box card (card in a box). It has a front sliding element… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to the home of addINKtive designs. I’m popping in to share a couple of cards we made at my last card ‘Card Buffet’. Amongst the line up of kits for my stamp class ladies to choose from, were two that featured the punch bundles, Daisy Delight and Lemon Zest. The good news… Read More
Yesterday was Mother’s Day and today I’m popping in to share the card I made for my mum. The latest celebratory challenge at Festive Friday (#FF0007) is for Mother’s Day and/or Pink so I’ve added my project to the link up. I LOVE their themed challenges. I was keen to ink up the Rooted in Nature Bundle… Read More
Welcome to addinktive designs and a brand new Colour INKspiration Challenge and CI Crew Blog Hop. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month for a brand new colour palette. #CI33 will run until 7pm (AEST – Melbourne Time), Monday 21st May, 2018.… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog. Today I’m joining in with Kylie Bertucci’s May International Blog Highlights . The Theme this month is Encouragement and Thanks and we’re showering Sara Douglass (CEO of Stampin’ Up! ®) with RAK love. Here’s what Kylie wrote – “May is a special month for Sara – She has got demonstrators… Read More
Hi there and welcome! Thanks for hopping along to my blog. Last month I participated in Kylie Bertucci’s International Blog Highlights and the theme was ‘BABY’. Today, the Top Ten entries have the fun privilege of doing a mini hop with the same theme. Here’s my card that was voted in as Number One – A… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to the April instalment of projects from the AddINKtive Designs Team. This talented group of paper crafters have been selected to create, share and review my tutorials. At the end of every month I provide a link up to the team posts that feature projects inspired by addINKtive designs. Today I’m sharing the team’s… Read More
I’m so excited to share with you the exciting EARLY RELEASE of the Share What You Love Suite. As of tomorrow, May 1st, my lovely Stampin’ Up! ® Customers will have the opportunity to purchase some or all of this beautiful collection and will be spoilt for choice with three different bundles on offer! This… Read More
Welcome to addINKtive designs and the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop featuring the Truly Tailored Stamp Set. The SRC are a group of International Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who love to show you lots of creative ways to use your stamps. You may have hopped from Jay’s blog or started from here. I hope you’ll be… Read More
Hi there. I’m back with ESAD after a lengthy hiatus to participate in a very special blog hop. The participants are showcasing products that are on the Stampin’ Up! ® Retirement List and we’re giving them a right, royal send off! I decided to feature the fun stamp set, Bird Banter because I had only… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to my blog, a place to share my love of paper crafting using the beautiful range of Stampin’ Up! ® Products. Recently, I posted this card in a SU Demonstrator Facebook Group and got lots of requests for the tutorial – It’s the tenth in line for baby crib card designs. My tutorials… Read More