Hi there and welcome to my blog. I’m back to share the card that I made for a ‘Fun Card Fold’ Presentation at the recent Stampin’ Up! ® event in Northern Tasmania (You can read more about that in the previous post). It features the Cheerful Daisies Bundle and Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I’m sharing a sympathy card that I made simply to ‘have on hand’ when needed. 😒 It’s a Double Z-Fold Box Card (my original design) made with products from the absolutely gorgeous, ‘By the Bay’ Suite Collection (from the current, Jan-April , Stampin’ Up! ® Mini Catalogue). I cannot resist… Read More
Hello and welcome to another Colour INKspiration Challenge! You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays). Crew Pick – Lou Kitzelman Picture Credit – https://www.gingerray.com.au/easter-stems-egg-decoration The challenge for CI#140 is to make a paper craft project using all the colours from the chosen colour combination, So Saffron,… Read More
Hello and welcome to another fabulous Colour INKspiration Challenge! You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays). Crew Pick – Monica Formosa Picture Credit – https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaV404PDCA/ The challenge for CI#138 is to make a paper craft project using all the colours from the chosen colour combination, Daffodil… Read More
Hi and welcome to my blog. I have a very cute pop-up card to share with you made from the Dainty Delight Bundle and soon to be retiring, Sale-a-bration products, Sending Support Stamp Set and Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper. The DSP is my current favourite and coordinates beautifully with the Dainty Delight Bundle and if… Read More
Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. If you follow my blog you’ll know that my Team Leader and lovely friend, Lou Kitzelman and I, launched a brand new tutorial bundle on the 1st of this month! Yep, the Bow-Ho Stampers are back for 2023 with projects to inspire you to get the most out of your Stampin’… Read More
Welcome to the launch of the Bow-Ho Stampers Tutorial Collection. My Bow-Ho Stampers’ team mate, Lou Kitzelman and I are switching things up in 2023. We want to not only share our love of 3D card folds but to also show you lots of different ways to use a group of Stampin’ Up!® products so… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. It’s our son’s birthday today and the products from the ‘Enjoy the Journey’ Suite Collection were just perfect for his birthday card as Ryan really enjoys hiking around his local trails. I’ve used the gorgeous, Enjoy the Journey Designer Series Paper for the background panels. Garden Green Card Stock was used… Read More
Hi there and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Hubby and I have just returned from a surprise barbecue to celebrate a friend’s 60th Birthday. She loves her garden so I revisited a tutorial that I wrote a year ago to create this alternative card based on my Extended Z-Fold, Double Planter Box Card design. It features… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my annual post where I take a look back at my favourite projects for 2022. If you’d like to check out each project in more detail, just click on the link below each pic – JANUARY Plentiful Plants, Extended Z-Fold, Double Planter Box Card FEBRUARY Cactus Cuties Pop-Up Card MARCH… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. A New Year is almost upon us and what better way to welcome 2023 than to have a sneaky peek at some gorgeous Stampin’ Up! ® products that will be launching in just a few days’ time! The January – April Mini Catalogue will be released to customers on… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I have a special graduation card to share with you. Our gorgeous niece, Claudia, recently completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree and is about to start her internship at a local hospital. An end to five long years of study certainly calls for a… Read More
Hi and welcome to my blog; tonight I’m sharing a Double Z-Fold, Box Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #135. It features the Sweet Gingerbread Stamp Set and Gingerbread House Dies from the July – December 2022, Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue. Sadly this Bundle was on the retiring list and due to its popularity, is now sold out along with the Snowflake Specialty Vellum. I’m so… Read More
Hey peeps, were you one of the lucky ones to get your hands on these fantastic Celebrations Tag Dies before they SOLD OUT in the CLEARANCE SALE? If so, are you looking for some unique, ‘out of the box’ card folds to try using these amazing and versatile dies? Well, you’ve come to the right place because I’ve designed… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very special card to share with you. Our lovely niece and her hubby welcomed a new baby boy into their family and Lachie became a big brother to Noah. While I was staying with Lou (my lovely Team Leader and friend) in QLD, I made… Read More
Hello crafty friends; I recently returned from a much needed holiday break with my lovely Stampin’ Up! ® Team Leader and friend, Lou Kitzelman. Lou wasn’t able to attend the recent On Stage SU Event in Sydney as she hasn’t got ‘the all clear’ to fly as yet, so as an alternative ‘team get together’… Read More
Hi and welcome to my blog; today I’m interrupting the ‘Penguin Parade’ to share a Bridge Fold Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #133. It features the cute, Christmas Scottie Stamp Set, Scottie Dog Punch and Celebration Tags Dies, along with other products from the July – December 2022, Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Lou and I are back with alternative projects for our current, Bow-Ho Stampers Tutorial Bundle. To highlight the versatility of our card folds we’ve recreated them using different products. My Team Leader, Lou Kitzelman and I, publish Mini Tutorial Bundles whenever there are SPECIAL PRODUCT RELEASES or PROMOTIONS. We both love… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs … … Just when you thought the penguins couldn’t get any cuter … check out their adorable, woolly knits! It was a happy accident when I smudged a penguin’s belly with my inky, gluey fingers and had this ‘aha moment’ to make a little jumper to cover up my… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog; today I’m sharing a Pop-Up Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #132. It features the cute, Penguin Place Stamp Set, Penguin Builder Punch and Snowflake Specialty Vellum from the July – December 2022, Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Tonight I’m sharing a card that I made for the October, Paper Rose Monthly Challenge. The theme is Birds & Butterflies so I decided to showcase the Paper Rose, Vanessa Butterfly (Small) Dies on a Double Easel Card. I have a small collection of Paper Rose products (mostly Australiana designs)… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I was inspired to join in with the latest challenge at the Global Design Project; the colour palette for #GDP365 is gorgeous and I decided to ink up the Celebrate with Tags and Knit Together Stamp Sets for the first time (Thanks to Charlet Mallett for her inspiration to… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I made a Double Easel Card featuring the Aspen Tree Dies for the latest Color Throwdown Challenge, #714. Color Throwdown have a very autumnal palette of colours and even though we’re in the middle of Spring, it sure feels like Autumn after all the rain and cooler temperatures… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog; today I’m sharing a Bendy Z-Fold Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #131. It features the cute, Warm Welcome Bundle. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays). The challenge for CI#131 is to make a paper craft project using all the colours… Read More
Hey there. Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I’m excited to announce that the Bow-Ho Stampers are BACK with another fabulous tutorial bundle to celebrate World Card Making Day for 2022. My Team Leader and lovely friend, Lou Kitzelman and I, publish Mini Tutorial Bundles whenever there are SPECIAL PRODUCT RELEASES or PROMOTIONS. We both love fancy folds so… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog; today I’m sharing a Large Curved Pop-Out Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #130. It features the Wisteria Dies and Pretty Birds Bundle. The card fold was designed by Lou Kitzelman for The Dimensionals, June 2022 Tutorial Bundle. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I’m back again with another Tower Planter Box Card that Nicole Wilson designed for The Dimensionals, June 2022 Tutorial Bundle. I’ve made this fun card fold before using the Tulips Dies (see pic further down the post) and thought I’d make another with the Geranium Dies for a completely different look. I… Read More
Hello and welcome to the sixth and final Blog Hop (and INSTA Hop) to celebrate my 60th Birthday. There were 6 hops in total, with 6 different themes over 6 months leading up to today. Over the last few months I gathered a few Stamping friends to ‘virtually’ celebrate this milestone ‘event’ and for tonight’s… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have an amazing card to share with you. ‘Amazing’ is just one of the many adjectives I could use to describe how absolutely awesome this birthday card is. It’s from my lovely friend, Helen, from H2 Designs. Helen doesn’t blog these days but she gave me permission… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Lou and I are back with alternative projects for our current, Bow-Ho Stampers Tutorial Bundle. To highlight the versatility of our card folds we’ve recreated them using different products. My Team Leader, Lou Kitzelman and I, publish Mini Tutorial Bundles whenever there are SPECIAL PRODUCT RELEASES or PROMOTIONS. We both love… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog; today I’m sharing a very special Tower Planter Box Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #127. This card fold was designed by the lovely, Nicole Wilson for the Dimensionals June 2022 Tutorial Bundle (see link at the end of this post). You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges… Read More
Hello and welcome to the fifth Blog Hop (and INSTA Hop) to celebrate my 60th Birthday in 2022. There are 6 hops in total, with 6 different themes over 6 months leading up to the big day! We’re on the home stretch now. I gathered a few Stamping friends to ‘virtually’ celebrate this upcoming milestone… Read More
Welcome to AddINKtive Designs and PART TWO of the July 2022 Blog Hop for The Dimensionals. We’re a group of Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators who regularly offer 3D Paper Craft Tutorials. Last month we showcased Our Favourite Products from the Stampin’ Up! ® Annual Catalogue for our June Tutorial Bundle. This month we’ve re-visited our June Tutorial and created an alternative project to highlight… Read More
Welcome to AddINKtive Designs and the July 2022 Blog Hop for The Dimensionals. We’re a group of Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators who regularly offer 3D Paper Craft Tutorials. Last month we showcased Our Favourite Products from the Stampin’ Up! ® Annual Catalogue for our June Tutorial Bundle. This month we’ve re-visited our June Tutorial and created an alternative project to highlight the… Read More
Hi there; welcome to my blog. Today I have a Bridge Fold Card to share with you; it was inspired by the latest Festive Friday Challenge for International Owl Awareness Day, #FF0114. I included the following elements in my project – OWL – WOODLAND – BROWN It’s made from the Celebrations Tags Dies (the second… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog; today I’m sharing a Triple Easel Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #126. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays). The challenge for CI#126 is to make a paper craft project using all the colours from the chosen colour combination, Pumpkin Pie,… Read More
Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I had fun playing with some cute Sale-a-bration products. I was inspired by a couple of Card Challenges and also wanted to make another Bridge Fold Slider Card. Caseing the Catty Sunday Challenge, CTC379, is to CASE the SALE-A-BRATION Catalogue! I chose the cute, Hippest Hippos Card shown in the picture… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I have a fun, interactive card to share with you. This Bridge Fold Slider Card was designed especially for a school holiday cardmaking session that I held for a friend of mine and her eldest granddaughters. A family friend of Mel’s (ex-student of mine), also came along to… Read More
Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I’m sharing these adorable TRIPLE EASEL CARDS that I made which are ‘stepped up’ versions of Nicole Wilson’s Triple Easel Card that she designed almost three years ago! Here’s a pic of Nicole’s original card that featured the ‘So Many Stars’ Bundle – I’ve been hosting Nicole’s tutorial in my Tutorial… Read More
Hi there and welcome to my blog; today I’m sharing a Triple Balcony Card for Colour INKspiration Challenge #125. You can find Colour INKspiration Challenges on Facebook and there are two challenges every month (on the second and fourth Wednesdays). The challenge for CI#125 is to make a paper craft project using all the colours from the chosen colour combination, Sweet Sorbet,… Read More
Hey there. Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I’m excited to announce that the Bow-Ho Stampers are BACK with another fabulous tutorial bundle! My Team Leader, Lou Kitzelman and I, publish Mini Tutorial Bundles whenever there are SPECIAL PRODUCT RELEASES or PROMOTIONS. We both love fancy folds so we have designed two EASY card folds (using different products for… Read More
Hello and welcome to the fourth Blog Hop (and INSTA Hop) to celebrate my 60th Birthday in 2022. There are 6 hops in total, with 6 different themes over 6 months leading up to the big day! I gathered a few Stamping friends to ‘virtually’ celebrate this upcoming milestone ‘event’ and for tonight’s hop we… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I’m back with another alternative project for my Multi-Block Platform Easel Card Design from the current Bow-Ho Stampers’ Tutorial Bundle. This time I used the New Horizons Designer Series Paper and the On the Horizon Bundle to showcase the versatility of this card fold. My Team Leader, Lou Kitzelman… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I’m sharing a fun card that I made for the latest Tic Tac Toe Challenge – #tttc166 #tictactoechallenge I’ve used elements from the top, horizontal row – Masculine, Die-Cut, Brads Metallic. You’ll have to look closely at the Viking’s shield to see the tiny brad in the centre.… Read More
Welcome to AddINKtive Designs and the June 2022 Blog Hop for The Dimensionals. We are a group of Stampin’ Up! ® Demonstrators who love to collaborate and publish 3D Paper Craft Tutorials. We’re back with a Brand New Bundle featuring our favourite products from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue. For my contribution, I designed a Pop-Up Tent Card that features the… Read More
Hi, welcome to the third Blog Hop (and INSTA Hop) to celebrate my 60th Birthday in 2022. There are 6 hops in total, with 6 different themes over 6 months leading up to the big day! I gathered a few Stamping friends to ‘virtually’ celebrate this upcoming milestone ‘event’ and we have an ‘Inky Blues’ Theme… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. The Bow-Ho Stampers are back with alternative projects for our current tutorial bundle. My Team Leader, Lou Kitzelman and I, publish Mini Tutorial Bundles whenever there are SPECIAL PRODUCT RELEASES or PROMOTIONS. We’d love to be able to get together and run retreats in real life but due to distance and… Read More
Hi, welcome to the second Blog Hop (and INSTA Hop) to celebrate my 60th Birthday in 2022. There will be 6 hops in total, with 6 different themes over 6 months leading up to the big day! I gathered a few Stamping friends to ‘virtually’ celebrate this upcoming milestone ‘event’ and we have a Sixties… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I had a chance to play with some new products from the upcoming 2022-2023 Stampin’ Up! ® Annual Catalogue. It was so good to see the Nature’s Prints Bundle on the pre-order list and I was keen to ink it up. I chose to use the Pretty Prints… Read More
Hey there. Welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Woohoo! I’m excited to announce that the Bow-Ho Stampers are BACK with another fabulous tutorial bundle! My Team Leader, Lou Kitzelman and I, publish Mini Tutorial Bundles whenever there are SPECIAL PRODUCT RELEASES or PROMOTIONS. We’d love to be able to get together and run retreats in real life but due… Read More