Hi peeps … I’m back with another Christmas Card; a complete contrast to the last one I shared. I’ve gone from ‘tropical’ to ‘North Pole’ vibes. Included in one of my recent purchases from Paper Rose Studio were a few sheets of different embossed die-cuts which they had thrown in for FREE; one of the… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas around here … in this case, a tropical one! Included in one of my recent purchases from Paper Rose Studio were a few sheets of different embossed die-cuts which they had thrown in for FREE; one of the sheets was from… Read More
Today I had the wonderful privilege of being a Guest Designer for Paper Rose Studio! The Woodland Christmas Card that I recently made was shared on their Social Media Channels today. You may have noticed that I’ve made quite a few projects in 2024 featuring products from Paper Rose Studio. It’s my #1 ‘go to’… Read More
Here’s the Christmas version of a Double Gatefold Box Card that I mentioned in my previous blog post. It features the Woodland Christmas Embossed Die Cuts, Tags Embossed Die Cuts and 6×6 Paper Collection from Paper Rose Studio. This unique card fold allowed me to display a few of those adorable embossed die cuts and a… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I recently purchased the very cute, Autumn Book from Mintay Papers and thought it would be fun to enter the latest challenge at the Card Concept. The theme is ‘Pumpkin Season’ and the pumpkins from the challenge graphic were the inspiration for my CLEAN and LAYERED card. It’s spring… Read More
Hello and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I’m having a mini break from Zig-Zag Albums 
to enter a couple of challenges. The first one being, As You See It Challenge #334 – My favourite item to craft with is PRETTY PAPER, more specifically, 6×6 Paper Collections as they’re a good size for card making. My… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I have a cute box-card to share with you. It’s made from CTMH products which I bought at a recent Craft Alive Event in Hobart. The ‘Little Hedgehogs’ stamps and dies, along with a set of Thin Cuts ‘Buildable Tags’ were a ‘bargain’ purchase amongst the many tubs… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I’m sharing a card that I made for the Alphabet Challenge Blog. This round they are featuring the Letter ‘L’ … is for Landscape. https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/l-is-for-landscape.html I absolutely love the Farmhouse Friends Backgrounds 6×6 Paper Collection from Paper Rose. They remind me of the countryside in the UK from… Read More
Welcome to our seventh Funky Folds Blog Hop. We are a group of like minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means “modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way”… so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think ‘easel’, ‘pop-up’,… Read More
Hi there and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I’m sharing a Double Z-Fold Box Card that I made for the latest challenge at the Paper Rose Community Group on Facebook. The theme for August is ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. I wanted to make another card using the absolutely gorgeous, Farmhouse Friends Backgrounds, 6×6 Paper… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I have a fun card to share which I CASED (Copied and Selectively Edited) after watching a fantastic tutorial on You Tube by Karen McKibbin for Paper Rose Studio. Thanks to Karen’s enabling, I just had to purchase the gorgeous Farmhouse Friends Background Papers and Poppy Field Border… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to my blog. Today I’m sharing a card that I made especially for the #MintayFloweryCardChallenge. I recently joined the Mintay Papers Inspo Place on Facebook and was excited to discover that they hold Monthly Papercraft Challenges. #𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 My love of orchids and roses is what drew me to the Mintay Vacation 6×6… Read More
Welcome to our sixth Funky Folds Blog Hop. We are a group of like minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means “modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way”… so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think ‘easel’, ‘pop-up’,… Read More
Hi there. Welcome to my blog. Today I have the awesome privilege of being a Guest Designer at Creative Creases – #88. I used the beautiful, Meandering Meadows 6×6 Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! ® to make another Gatefold Box Card with a 3D Window – It features the Textured Floral Stamp Set and Dies… Read More
Hi there … welcome back to my blog. It’s been a while since I’ve shared any of my projects here as hubby and I recently spent two wonderful months travelling around the UK. I took a complete break from my website and didn’t even schedule any projects to go ‘live’ while we were away. To… Read More
Welcome to our third Funky Folds Blog Hop. We are a group of like minded paper crafters who love to make cards with funky folds. Funky actually means “modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way”… so we are featuring cards that are not your usual rectangle/square portrait or landscape style. Think ‘easel’, ‘pop-up’,… Read More
Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration Challenge #164. For this challenge we’re saying farewell to the 2022-2024 Stampin’ Up! ® In Colors. Crew Pick – Lou Kitzelman Picture Credit – https://www.stampinup.com.au/products/2022-2024-in-color-6-x-6-15-2-x-15-2-cm-designer-series-paper I made a Pinwheel Box Card with the Mini Pocket Envelope Dies featuring the cute, Hello Ladybug Stamp Set and Bough Punch. Shop Stampin’… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. I’ve been on a bit of a roll with card making lately, having fun entering card challenges, using some long forgotten products from my stash and combining them with some newly acquired stamps and dies … and not running to ‘deadlines’ due to product ‘retirement’ … just enjoying the… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I’m sharing a Circle Easel Card; it’s been a really, really long time since I’ve done this type of card fold. I combined the themes and colour palette required from three different challenge sites to create my project. Firstly, I was Inspired By … the ‘Daisy’ theme at… Read More
Hi and welcome to AddINKtive Designs. Today I’m sharing a 3D card that I made which combines some of my favourite, old and new products; the Window Box Thinlits from SU are certainly a blast from the past. I’ve tweaked my version of Jay Soriano’s Hexagonal Base Pop-Up Card once again to create this ‘box… Read More