NinaB Designs May Blog Hop

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Welcome to the NinaB Designs Blog Hop!

 The theme of this month's hop is Make it Masculine. Father's day is just around the corner, for those in the Northern Hemisphere. It's a great opportunity to honor those men who mean so much to us.

I could not resist using the Sweet Silhouettes stamp set designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft' Meow.  I love the stamped frame that co-ordinates with the Labels Ten Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®.  This is layered onto the Opulent Ovals Spellbinders™ Majestic Elements Nestabilities®

I added a sentiment from the Sweet Sentiments stamp set, also designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft' Meow.

I have added some of the Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Borders by Nina Brackett - Beautiful Blooms , along with a button and some Bakers Twine

Lots of dimension for 'the man.'

 

I have used the following sets

Sweet Silhouettes

Sweet Sentiments

The NinaB Designs team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize #1: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two Dies

   

Prize #2: $20 Gift Certificate to Want2Scrap.

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

* Nina Brackett * Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick *

* Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas * Rae Barthel *

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on May 22 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways. Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Penny Black Inc.  Want2Scrap 

Thank you for joining us today and for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Feminine Forms

I love this stamp set designed by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow - Sew Lovely and it lives up to it's name.

I have stamped the image using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaMark™ Watermark Ink and embossed using IMAGINE Crafts® Embossing Powder™ in White and sponged using

IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaMagic™ Chalk Pigment Ink in Pixie Dust

Added a button and Mulberry Rose.  The image has been cut out with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the coordinating Spellbinders Labels Eight Nestabilities.

Recycled lace and kraft card, added pearls finish off this simply layered card.

This card is for the following challenges: 

One Stop Craft - Anything Goes 

Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles - "Lace" 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Stampin' For The Weekend - Button It Up 

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Mother's or for a female

Happy Campers - Use Lace 

MilkCoffee Challenge - Shabby Chic/Vintage  

Nutcrafters - Kraft

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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AIR Tutorial Number 2

  I am back with my 'Themed' AIR Tutorial for the month of May - the theme for the month is 'Self Portrait' - this is open to our interpretation,  I have decided to create a card - that is so 'me' in so many ways.

  I am using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink; IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink and IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink 

Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink - Golden Glitz
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink - Peanut Brittle; Desert Sand
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink - Vintage Sepia
• IMAGINE Crafts® GooseBumps™ Texture Spray
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™

Preferred Promotional Partners:

• GC-001 Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Cutting Machine
• S5-156 Labels Twenty Nine Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® 
•  Penny Black®, Inc. -  awakening rubber stamp; social butterfly stamp set

Other:  Double sided Tape; white card;, Acrylic Block; Recycled Lace;  BEACON ADHESIVES Zip Dry Paper Glue;  Foam Adhesive tape;  Want2Scrap - Baby Bling Pearls White - 100 Count - 2.5mm, 72 Count - LeCreme Pearls - Self Adhesive 

Start by inking the edges of the Penny Black®, Inc. -  awakening rubber stamp with the
IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink - Vintage Sepia, followed by the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink - Golden Glitz in the center of the image.

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Stamp onto white card and let the ink dry. You can see the contrast of the colours and the shimmer in the photos below.

Lightly spray the IMAGINE Crafts® GooseBumps™ Texture Spray onto white card, let it dry - drying time is fairly quick, a Heat Tool can be used.  You can see on the photo below the added texture.

Using the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink - Peanut Brittle and the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™ apply the ink all over the white card - the IMAGINE Crafts® GooseBumps™ Texture Spray acts as a 'Resist' as you can see in the photo below.

Using the Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Cutting Machine cut one Labels Twenty Nine Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® using the size five Die. 

Note: Spellbinders dies are numbered from the smallest to the largest - the smallest being 1

Using the Die as a stencil sponge the inside edges using  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink - Peanut Brittle; Desert Sand and a  IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Sponge Daubers™

Cut flower using scissors and/ or a cutting knife.  I use scissors on the outside and my cutting knife for the inside cutting.  Layer the  Penny Black®, Inc. -  awakening image into the stenciled Labels Twenty Nine Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® using foam tape. Adhere these layers to the sprayed and inked card, also using foam tape.

Stamp a butterfly from the Penny Black®, Inc. - social butterfly stamp set using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink - Vintage Sepia, cut out and sponge the wings using the IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink - Golden Glitz, adhere this is to the Penny Black®, Inc. -  awakening image

I have finished off the card by sponging around the edges of the inked card and adhering it to the card base and adding some Want2Scrap© - Baby Bling Pearls White - 100 Count - 2.5mm to the corners of the sponged Die and 72 Count - LeCreme Pearls - Self Adhesive to the center of the butterfly.

I hope you like the finished result and are inspired to pop over to Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko and see all of the wonderful products they have and check out the facebook page for inspiration that is shared there, along with more tutorials from the AIR Team

Is this card a Self Portrait?

  It contains so many of the things that I love and are so me - Goosebumps - so very symbolic of the Dimension I like in my life - life is for living - on every level.  The Delicata - brings a gentle simmer that captures the eye without overwhelming and overshadowing everything around it - is representative of how I love to be around people but do not like to be in the limelight, although at first glance you may think otherwise but the more you get to know me, the more you see me for who I am.  The layers - body, soul and Spirit - all so vital in life and the sentiment - I am grateful for all I have in life, my friends and family and most importantly - my faith.  A card can tell a story without us even realising - who would have thought this card could say so much about me!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Spellbinders Summer Layout Tutorial

I am excited to be sharing the Step by Step Tutorial on the Spellbinders Blog today - using some of the Die D-Lites, along with other Dies, lots of Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko products and Want2Scrap bling.   I would love you to pop over and leave me a comment, letting me know what you think.  You can see the layout in full by clicking HERE. 

Thank you for joining us today and for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Stepping Out in Style with Want2Scrap

It has been said that a girl can never have too many shoes - I guess that depends on who the girl is.....

I can not create enough of these gorgeous shoes - especially when they are adorned with Want2Scrap© bling.

The template is designed by my dear friend Laura Kirste and I am so blessed she lets me use it!  I have stamped the shoe using some retired images also designed by Laura, using Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko Inks

I added  Want2Scrap© - Beautiful Bling Strips - Black Wave Rhinestones/Silver around the edges - it just called out to be part of this shoe! 

What is more beautiful than bling and roses - not much in my opinion (LOL) add to that a gorgeous Want2Scrap©  - Swirls Finesse - Black Rhinestones

peeking out across the toes

You can see the full details on HERE on the Want2Scrap Blog

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you! 

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Thinking of You

Something very quick and very vintage today - I have missed blogging but have been fighting off a bout of bronchitis - day 5 of antibiotics and hopefully I am turning a corner.  You know me - crafting must prevail! LOL!

I have used an image from a sheet of Crafty Secrets images, and cut it out using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and  Fleur de Lis Squares, layering onto one of the Marvelous Squares Nestabilities®.  A row of gorgeous sheer roses has been added.

Fancy Tags Three Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities® has had some Want2Scrap© bling added, followed by a JustRite® Papercraft sentiment from the Large Fancy Sentiments, stamped using

IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Onyx Black and cut out using the Standard Circles SM Nestabilities®

This card is for the following challenges: 

Card Mania - Flowers  

Created With Love - C10 - Bling

Cupcake Craft - Lots of Layers

 Fashionista Challenge - Shabby or Vintage 

Get Inky! - Die-cuts

Love to Create - Flowers

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Anything Goes   

A Gem of a Challenge - Things With Wings

 Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes

 ATCs With Attitude -Things With Wings 

 Brown Sugar – Angels & Fairies

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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