NinaB Designs September Blog Hop

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Hello, friends! After a much needed summer break, the NinaB Designs Team is back to showcase some of Nina's designs for our monthly hop. Make sure you check out the new Summer CHA Releases by Spellbinders, Want2Scrap and Penny Black, and her monthly release by The Craft's Meow.

 

 

 

The NinaB Designs Dream Team have something exciting for you today. The theme for this Blog Hop is Gift Giving - a card set, tags, food gifts with paper crafted packaging, etc.

For this month's hop, Nina challenged us to create something with gift-giving in mind. Here is my project using  NinaB Designs' Homespun Shapeabilities® to create a set of Gift Cards, each card is featuring one of the Dies in this adorable set.  The sentiment is from NinaB Designs Flower Garden card for The Craft's Meow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have cut all of the Dies using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

 

Here are the dies I used

Spellbinders Homespun Shapeabilities

 

To welcome you back to our hop, we are giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize Package #1 includes Spellbinders Ironworks Accents and Motifs:

 

Prize #2 includes The Craft's Meow's Vintage Rides and Retired Layers of Colors Dotted Dahlias and Dotted Peonies Stamp sets:

 

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

Nina Brackett * Beate Johns * Beatriz Jennings * Clare Buswell * Heather Jensen * Jennie Harper * Julie Overby * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas (you are here) * Viola Mahr
 

Everybody is welcome to comment and eligible to win, please check out Nina's Blog for details

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

Want2Scrap 

Penny Black Inc.

I hope we'll inspire you all today! Happy hopping!

I am linking card 3 to the Moxie Fab The Jars of Joy Challenge

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Recycled in Pink

Recycling - one of the things I love to do, especially with those cards we have lying around

 

 

 

I have used the heart full of roses layered it onto a

 Spellbinders Parisian Motifs Shapeabilities, along with the gold flourish from the Frosty Forms Shapeabilities.  My Dies have been cut using the Grand Calibur.

 

 

 

My lace is vintage lace, sent to me by a lovely friend, I have added white Ricrac, a mulberry rose and Want2Scrap pearls.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - Roses

Divas by Design - Lots of Layers

Waste Not Wednesday - always "use your forgotten stuff"

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

The Pink Elephant - Monochromatic 

No Matter Which Challenges - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

 

 

 

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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FTTC187 Sketch Challenge

Time does fly when you are having fun - I can't believe it is already my third week as the September Guest Designer for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge, thank you so much for the encouraging comments you leave me - it is so appreciated!!
 

 

 

 

This weeks challenge is  a sketch challenge brought to us by Allison

 

 

 

 

I have used the Feminine Charm

 

 

The gorgeous bling is Swirls Finesse by Want2Scrap

 

 

 

finishing off vintage lace, braid and a mulberry rose

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

No Matter Which Challenges - Die Cuts and/or Punches

That Craft Place - Bling

The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

Shelly's Images - Anything goes

S J Papercrafts -  Summertime (colour)

Southern Girls - Bling

Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes 

  Creative Stamp Friends - New Stamps

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes 

The Shabby Tea Room - Photo Inspiration* - "Pretty Party" theme + pink & green and flowers (party dress)

 

     

Please stop by the FTTC design team blogs for some wonderful inspiration, these girls are amazing...we would love to see you play along.

* Amanda * Allison * Broni * Cindy * Denise * Heather * Makiko *

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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Here for You

I am sharing a card I created using bits and pieces lying around on my desk - I am always grateful at these times that I can run off more than one Die at a time in the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

 

 

 

 

My paper is from my stash, I wish I knew who make is as I love it and savour every little piece of it.

 

 

 

 

I have used the Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, Parisian Accents, Foliage and Grommet Tags Shapeabilities, along with the newly released Exquisite Circles Nestabilities.

 

 

 

 

The gorgeous bling swirls are from Want2Scrap.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Autumn Colours

 PanPastel UK Challenge - Autumn/Fall

That Craft Place - Bling

The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything Goes

Colour Me Creative Challenge - Fall Colours

Crazy 4 Challenges - Anything goes with a fall twist 

Di's Digis Designs - Use more than one die cut or punch

 Clearly Inspired - leaves 

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

 C.R.A.F.T. - Autumn

Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes

 

 

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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SSIC Falling for you

With fall arriving in the Northern Hemisphere, we have so much to be inspired by.  This week's hostess for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge is one of our founding members and leader Kris, who has chosen this week's scripture:

 

 "So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up." Galatians 6:9

 

 

Kris has challenges us to make a Harvest card or Fall/Autumn 

 

I have chosen to use the autumn palette, the softer shades of browns and greens with a gentle touch of pink peeking through. 

 

 

 

I have used an image from Crafty Secrets, along with the Spellbinders Les Papillions Shapeabilities and the negative Die from the A2-Polka Dots Nestabilities® as my border (on the right hand edge of the card).  All Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.  The Want2Scrap bling is designed by the amazingly talented Nina of NinaB Designs.

This card is for the following challenges:
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes/buttons and bows
Crafty Ann's - Sketch* and/or Autumnal colour scheme
Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch – include an Animal
Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
 Raise The Bar – Anything with Wings 
Simply Create Too - So Old or Vintage
C.R.A.F.T. - Autumn  
Shelly's Images - Anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes  

 

Thank you to this weeks sponsor

Sweet n' Sassy

 

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!!

 

* Kristine * Linda (that's me) * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Traci M *

* Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle *  Laura (Guest Designer) *

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 Inspired by Fall Savvy Saturday Video Tutorial

Fall is our inspiration over at the Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog this week - you can see my Savvy Saturday Video Tutorial by clicking HERE.

 

 

 

 

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 Trip to Australia

As some of you will know, I have spent the last few days with Stacey Caron and Kim Hupke from Spellbinders Paper Arts at the DownUnder Direct Event for Retailers.

 

 

 

 

What a time we had - every state in Australia was represented

 

 

 

 

Grand Calibur's were out by the dozens - a very impressive sight

 

 

Even got to meet some crafting friends, Iwona Palamountain

 

 

 

 

and of course a little bit of excitement over my cards being published in this months issue of Australian Cardmaking Stamping and Papercraft Magazine...

 

There are a lot more photos to be shared, I am sure some will be shared over at Spellbinders - I just thought you would like a little Sneak Peek!!

 

The time went to fast - but there is so much planned for us here in the Southern Hemisphere - we love our Spellbinders - both product and people!!  Just quietly I am missing these ladies today...a little bit of withdrawal perhaps! LOL!  Thank you Stacey and Kim for such a wonderful time and a mind blowing opportunity - I still have to shake my head in amazement at where this crafting journey is taking me - an obsessed cardmaker in my 'little corner of the world!!'

 

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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Nostalgic Reindeer

Quick cards seem to be all I am creating lately, they certainly have their place and don't get much easier than when you are using Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies.

 

 

 This card is for Card Design Class night. I needed something quick so I could be ready to run a Class the night after I get back from Melbourne with the Spellbinders Ladies.....it seems only fitting that I use Spellbinders Dies.

 

 

 

 

I have used the Spellbinders Frosty Forms Shapeabilities

 

 

 

 

and the Create a Flake Four Shapeabilities.  All of my dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge - Early Christmas

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes  

Tuesday Throwdown -You're A Gem -incorporate gems

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distressing

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

No Matter Which Challenges - Die Cuts and/or Punches 

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Christmas

 

 

 

 

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 Christmas Decorations Tutorial

 

You can see my Step by Step Tutorial for this project over at Spellbinders Paper Arts - just click here.

 

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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FTTC186 Christmas Inspiration

I am back for the second week as the September Guest Designer for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge, thank you so much to those of you who came and commented on my card - it is so appreciated!!

 

 

Poinsettia and Boxwood Stamp set

 

 

 

This weeks challenge is brought to us by Amanda who has challenged us to an inspiration challenge - a Christmas theme with a photo from Pinterest as our Inspiration.  I have chosen this photo:

and was a great inspiration with the Flourishes Poinsettia and Boxwood stamp set - it doesn't get more 'Christmas' than that!

 

 

The image is coloured with Prismacolor Pencils and Odourless Mineral Spirits, lots of layering of colour - so much fun I must admit - colouring is very relaxing, almost therapeutic!

 

 

 

The flower has been popped up onto foam tape to give that added dimension that I love, it is then layered onto the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Seven, followed by the Decorative Labels Twenty Seven, each layer having foam tape between it.  My Dies have been cut using the Grand Calibur.

 

 

 

Seam Binding, a stocking charm and a remnant of braid finish off the card.

 

Please stop by the FTTC design team blogs for some wonderful inspiration, these girls are amazing...we would love to see you play along.

* Amanda * Allison * Broni * Cindy * Denise * Heather * Makiko *

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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