INKspired Blog Hop #16 - Happy Birthday

Hi Bloggers

Welcome to the 16th INKspired Blog hop!

You would have just hopped in from Cherie Davies

Here is this week's sketch #16

I have been running around like a loon to get ready for Hawaii on Sunday that I nearly forgot to do this week's hop, but I couldn't miss out!

So this one was a really quick card for a special little man turning 10!

Happy Birthday James!

The Piirlaid's love you! You are a special little guy that we love to hang around with!

We are fresh from the SU convention and one of our little attendee gifts was the Bohemian DSP... I matched it up with Basic Gray, Smoky Slate and Real red to create this cool boy's card fitting for Jamesy :)

I used the leaves stamp from the Sheltering tree stamp set to make the background behind the banner.

Next up is the fabulous Lisa Eaton! She is sure to INKspire!

Until Next Time...

Aloha!!

OMG I am going to HAWAII!!!!!

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SU Convention 2015 - Swap Card Undefined Cockatoo

Be Bold, Ruffle some feathers

Yay!! It's Convention!

A few milestones today

This is my first Convention...

and my first SWAP CARD!!

My beautiful upline... and my Best Friend Louise Sharp gave me a few pointers about creating my swap card.

Firstly... She said that you will get TONNES!! 

Secondly...

In order for your one to stand out from the crowd it needs to...

Be bold and stand out :)
and
Make something that is your signature!

So what is my signature?? I would say my knack for carving stamps would be my signature!

This is something that I love to do and I am finding more and more things to create and I am hooked!

This is my creation and I hope you love it as much as I do!

I love making cards but creating an Undefined Stamp makes your card just that little bit more personal :)

Unfortunately the undefined stamp carving kit is on the SU's latest retirement list :( so if you still want to carve your own creation you better order it soon before it sells out!

Until Next time 

Kabrina xx

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INKspired blog hop - The Undefined Hummingbird

The Undefined Hummingbird

Hi Hoppers!

Welcome back to another INKspired Artists Blog hop!

You would have hopped in from Cherie Davies and I have had a sneak peak at her card this hop and I love it!!

I hope you all had a great Easter... A friend told me all the chocolate consumed during Easter are Calorie Free (I wish that were true)

Over the Easter break I have spent a lot of time in my craft room!
I created another Undefined Stamp... A hummingbird!

I had found a picture of a hummingbird stamp on Pinterest by Andrea Lauren that I fell in love with and had to make one of my own!

After creating the stamp I started to look for colours to use...

I was surprised how many different colours Hummingbirds can be!

They truly are a very unique creature!

For my creation this hummingbird was my colour Inspiration!

Here is my creation!

Again instead of doing a card I framed my creation for a present for a very special friend :)

Thanks for stopping by again for another INKspired Blog hop!

I hope you enjoy my creation this week and it inspires you to create your own unique Undefined Stamp of your own!

Trust me you will love it!

I have made a basic tutorial on making this stamp on my Youtube channel!!

  

Next up is the incredible Lisa Eaton!

Until next time...

Kabrina xx

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INKspired Blog Hop - Bundled Baby

A New Addition - Bundled Baby

Hi Bloggers!

Welcome back to the 14th INKspired Artists Bog Hop!

This week you would have hopped in from Cherie Davies!

 We had a challenging sketch this hop! I had an idea of what I wanted to do but really struggled to get it to look right... So there were lots of different colour combinations that were left on the 'craft room floor'

Here is Sketch 14

And this is my creation!

 This hop instead of making a card I created a framed keepsake for our latest addition to the Piirlaid clan, my new Niece...

Jessica Margaret Piirlaid

I initially set out to make a card but as I progressed I had the idea to make something that could be used in her room.

As I created the 'recipe' for this I realised just how much went into making this! Many layers, many techniques, lots of product, fussy cutting etc!

I am exhausted just thinking about it!

Here is just a snippet of what I did...

Colour combination - Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Basic Black.

The 'bundled baby' was stamped on watercolour paper with StazOn and was coloured using the stampin' write markers and blender pens... This way of colouring is new to me as I am used to my Blendies (which are now discontinued) So this is my first attempt at colouring this way!

The background 'Irresistibly yours Speciality DSP' is from the Sale-a-brations freebies and was sponged with Blushing bride.

I layered the banners, the 'J' and the Sweetheart punch with Blushing Bride and Melon mambo to create a shadowed effect to make the colours pop out more!

I love the end result and I hope Jessica will too!

I also added my latest Undefined stamp to sign the back of this keepsake :)
What's a better way to sign then with your own personalised family portrait!
The Undefined Piirlaid's!

Next up is the the fabulous Lisa Eaton! I love seeing what she has created each hop! I am sure she will impress this round too!

Until next time... Happy Hopping!!

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INKspired Blog Hop - Blended Bloom

Blended Bloom Sunset

Hi Hopper!, Welcome back!

This week you would have hopped in from Cherie Davies Blog :)

This sketch was a simple design... but not simple to execute! 

The card I have used is the third attempt and this morning I did consider a forth!

So here is this week's sketch and my card

Colours used for the sunset brayering was Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo. I then stamped a centre image of the Blended Bloom and then masked more of them around it. I then coloured the centre flower with my Blendabilities... Now I know there is an issue with the current blendabilities BUT to date I haven't had an issue! I have just brought them out of storage and they are still as good as the day I bought them! I love using them and when they are available again I will continue to buy/use them!

It's 9.58am and this is about to post so I'll have to love you and leave you for now!

Next up is Lisa Eaton she is sure to impress!

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INKspired Blog Hop - Stippled Blossoms

Another very happy 80th Birthday!

Hi Bloggers and welcome back hoppers! You would have hopped in this week from Cherie Davies who like me has been busy renovating her craft room!

I am joining you this hop from the Beautiful Whitianga NZ to celebrate my Husband's Grandmother's 80th Birthday!

I know I have got it rough!

So I had to be a little more organised this hop lol... BUT this card had to be finished BEFORE I started packing... NO card NO holiday lol!

I spent all of Wednesday night creating this card. Then Thursday morning I finished it off with a matching envelope, so the packing started two hours before we were due to leave!

I had to get my priorities right!

This was another very special card for a very special lady who is very dear to me... 

Granny Helen.

I have known Helen for almost 18 years. The very first time I met Helen was the night of my own Nanna's funeral so I was very emotional that day but meeting Helen and her husband Don that night was very comforting and I will cherish that day for the rest of my life.

Now to the card, I was looking forward to this card as I had a great idea in mind and the sketch this hop worked out to be perfect... a Tri Fold card!

Helen's home in NZ is surrounded with a beautiful garden which is always in bloom, which was the inspiration for this card. 

The Stippled Blossom stamp set is a set that I bought a while back but hadn't used it yet, it was waiting for a special card.

To get this stamp right you really need a 
stamp-a-ma-jig!

You just cannot eyeball it... I tried... Many times!

Once I got the hang of it I couldn't stop!

Colours used were Blushing Bride, Rose Red & Crumb Cake.

I used the DSP from the Colour Selections paper stack and used the Venetian Crochet Trim (which was brand new hiding in my ribbon drawer)

The tri fold design was just dividing an A4 sheet into 8ths and scoring the 1/8th mark and 5/8th mark then I added a 2 inch (or 6cm) piece of crumb cake to overlap.

Here is the inside... Mikki's first comment (before I had finished was that the inside was plain... So I had to fix that :)

Thanks for stopping by again! Next up is the very talented Lissa I am looking forward to seeing her creation!

Until next time... 

Kabrina xx

P.S. Not forgetting to mention....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HELEN!

We are so happy to be here in NZ celebrating this milestone with you!

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INKspired Blog Hop - Celebrate Today

Celebrate Today!

Hi Bloggers!

Welcome back to another INKspired Artists blog hop!

You would have just hopped in from Barabara Williams blog and I am sure once again she has created something awesome!

This hop was another tricky sketch... number 11! 

This time it is my big sister's turn for a birthday card! It is her birthday this weekend!

I struggled again with what I was going to use... Both my sister's are very different to me so coming up with a card for them is really really hard!

Bianca is into Harley's and Tigers :-/
Can you see my first hurdle...
Closest stamp to a Harley was a scooter lol and a Tiger was a cute little lion...
Nope that won't work either...
So what else to use??

Searching thru the Occasions cattie I found the Celebrate Today stamp set and Framelits and thought this would work... Yep! Bianca would like that :)

Next I picked out some paper from the 
Birthday Bash Speciality DSP! 
I love the gold in it! I now had a colour theme Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral and GOLD! (something else that suited Bianca)
I'm on a roll!!

I gold embossed the Balloon basket and bow.

Finishing it off with some Coastal Cabana ribbon from the Sale-a-brations Best Year Ever Accessory pack.
Voila!

I hope you like all of the INKspired artist's cards this time round! Be sure to leave comments... we all love your comments :) 

Next up is the inspirational Lissa Carter! 

Click below to hop to her blog hop post!

Enjoy Hopping!

Until next time xx

P.S... A big Happy Birthday to my sister Bianca xx

Make sure you check out all the goodies used to make this card below!

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