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weekend inspiration: tinkering ink

Bright colours seemed perfect to frame the mini photos of Steph's girls. Tinkering Ink's Retro Metro line is energetic and colourful and the patterns match up beautifully. Here Steph has shown that you can mix and match different patterned paper and the result is funky and fun. The eclectic elements such as the Hambly Chandelier Rub Ons and the Sassafras Rainbow Rub On add to the quirky elements that Steph loves so much.

 

 

 

 

Some time back, rather on the spur of the moment, Suz decided to sign up for Cathy Zielske's 'Design Your Life' class at Big Picture, and as since then she hasn't been able to make there be more than the usual 24 hours in a day, Suz realised to get through this class she would have to combine it with her blog workload- so we're happy to announce you'll be sharing the journey with Suz to become a better designer! 

This layout is the result of the pre-class assignment where Cathy encourages participants to make their page reflect themselves and their lives, and what could be more Suz than Tinkering Ink's beautiful new Beau Jardin range of patterned papers, mixed with a little Hambly and other bits.  Check the close up of Tinkering Ink's new 'Rip Strips' - self-adhesive strips of printed canvas - here Suz has pleated it but the possibilities are endless - scrunching, ruffling, zigzagging or laying on flat for texture.

 

 

Another layout by Suz using the new Becoming Green range of patterned papers by Tinkering Ink.  Based on kraft cardstock, this collection of designs has been printed on 100% recycled, 30% post consumer waste product and is sold in sets of 12 double sided patterned papers.  Certainly more subdued in design than Tinkering Ink's usual signature, this was a limited edition print run so get it while you can.

Suz found it the perfect medium on which to record memories about the event at her son's school where they kids were challenged to recycle all sorts of objects to create cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bright vibrant colours of the Tinkering Ink Wild Woodland are simply gorgeous and Carole loved mixing the papers and layering the flowers onto this layout which she cut out of the pattern papers. Carole also used the Gorgeous Glitter Stickers and Diecuts to embellish and cut out the cute bird and folded it to make the bird stand out, which she further embellished with glitter.

Using a white background for this layout also made the colours and patterns to these papers really vibrant, so arranging the pieces, to create the layout, took no time at all.

 

 

 

 

Caz had fun playing with the Tinkering Ink Beadles. She wanted to see what she could do with them apart from making jewelery so tried them out as a handle for this chipboard purse she made for one of her girls. She strung them on reasonably sturdy wire and they work a treat. Such a cool idea.

 

 

 

We thank Iris Babao Uy for allowing us to share her stunning take on Tinkering Inks Al Fresco range of patterned papers. We love the burst of colour the cut out flowers gives the page, and the strong contrast when mattered on a black cardstock base.   Always blown away by Iris's work - thanks again for sharing here.

 

And now, a big thanks to Roree Rumph of Alabama for giving us permission to show you these stunning cards she has created using Tinkering Ink papers...

Made from the Botanical Bliss line using patterned paper, felt embellishment and Chipboard letters. Simple and Stunning.

 

These cards would be sure to brighten anyone’s day. Roree has used the new Retro Metro line on both of these.  How groovy is that flower in the second card?!

 

 

    

And finally, this beautiful Christmas card was made using the new Yuletide 2 collection.  Thanks again Roree - your talent delights us!

whose layout is it anyway: project tink

welcome to challenge one!  we're so excited to get started on these challenges, the design team behind the scenes are divvying up your comments and requests and we have a six week schedule sorted covering twelve more of those challenges, starting next wednesday.  We'll put all the challenges up shortly so that you can plan your time and your stash to suit.  and go shopping if necessary!  or not.  remember it's all made up and the points don't matter!!

before that though, i have to say we've been overwhelmed by the massive  response we've had to Challenge One: Project Tink - and it's not just quantity - we've been blown away by the quality of the submissions as well.   Thank you so much to everyone who has joined in the spirit of our challenge and whipped up amazing work in a short space of time so that we can get underway - your enthusiasm is surely contagious!

Tinkering Ink even got in on the act, and sent us this gorgeous layout by their design team member Denine Zielinski.  She has used their new Retro Metro line to create this gorgeous layout full of colour and texture - check out the beading on the flourish.

Suz Doyle had to 'improv' quite a lot more than she'd expected in the making of this layout, when her new kitten attempted to jump as high as her scrap desk, knocking black coffee over almost every Tinkering Ink paper she had laid out on it at the time.  The coffee look may have worked well with a distressed theme, but not so much with 'bold and bright'.

So, with one and a half remaining unsoaked sheets, she decided to show that less is more on this layout, using Wild Woodland patterned papers and die cuts.  Confining large patterns to small areas ensures that they don't overwhelm the page but still provide gorgeous eyecatching accents.  In her journalling she describes how her son will puzzle (and quiz her) over who would win battles, and he'll happily pitch characters from completely different stories against each other, trying to figure out who is the stronger.

She created a slightly dodgy star as well, reflecting the wall light in the photo, stringing Queen & Co Beadiful along fine wire and looping through the back of the layout.

Cheryl Durey decided to play.  She says about her layout:  I love Tinkering Ink. I love the patterns - large and small - and I love the colour combinations. Given that I scrap boys mostly, I am less inclined to use the bright ranges with lots of girl colours but am a huge fan of the Westminster, Gibson, Haberdasher, Provincial Fare, Yuletide and Noir Blanc ranges. Even though this challenge called for use of bright and bold, I went with the brightest papers in one of the less bright ranges - Haberdasher. Bold I still have covered!!

Hidden journaling on die cut tag tucked under the photos reads: These photos are of Daniel (aged 5) helping to fill up my car. I found out this day that it is actually illegal to use the pump if you are under 16 (when the attendant turned off the fuel) but not before snapping these photos of Dan buckling under the pressure of holding that lever in. I just love the "when is this going to end" look on his face.

In keeping with the wliia mantra of improvisation, light-heartedness and fun, I used beads along the pump in the top photo to represent fuel flowing through the pump. Petrol is almost as expensive as gold at the moment so the gold beads also represent the money flowing out of my purse.

And now, without further ado, are your layouts.  Top points that don't matter to each and everyone one of these layouts - there's some really cool ideas and inspiration here.  It's great to see scrappers that arent afraid of using larger patterns on their pages, and if you have been until now, we hope we can change your mind!  Dare yourself to do something different this weekend.

EDITED TO ADD:  and now that we've got it sorted, we can unveil in the sidebar where you can vote!  everyone who entered this first challenge will receive a small something from us to thank them for contributing at such short notice, but now you can also pick your favourite layout from the ones below and the winner will receive a prize pack of goodies from us at Aussie Scrap Source.

Elizabeth Munro

 

 

Agnus Kasprzak

 

 

Beverley Warwick

 

 

 

Cherie Theodosiou

 

 

Gabrielle McCann

 

 

Heike Brennan

 

 

Jennifer Lyons

 

 

Jennifer Sweatman

 

 

 

Kim Palmer

 

 

 

Kirsten Butts

 

 

 

Lara Moss

 

 

 

Moira Byrne Garton

 

 

 

Natalie Michelmore

 

 

 

Peg Hewitt

 

 

 

  

Renee Dowling

 

 

 

Robyn W

 

 

 

Sonia Thomason

 

 

 

Suzannah Nicholas

 

 

 

Tania Davey

 

 

 

Vita Thai

cha summer 2008: tinkering ink

if you like tinkering ink, you'll adore the veritable feast of eye candy these new ranges provide as much as i do.  if its not normally to your taste, scroll down anyway and have a look at their 'becoming green' line.  it's beautiful, subtle and printed on 100% recycled paper.

retro metro

 

          

beau jardin

   

   

   

becoming green

yuletide

stamps

           

new peekaboo albums containing a mix of chipboard and acrylic pages

      

weekend inspiration: tinkering ink

 

 

 

 

It's no surprise that Donna loves colour and Tinkering Ink certainly delivers in that respect! Donna has used the Alfresco range of papers, diecut letters and finery to showcase her daughters' makeshift home art gallery. The Tinkering Ink products really bring out the fun and frivolity of the occasion!

 

Steph showcases stunning papers from the Botanical Bliss line in this gorgeous layout, along with a little Sass, a little Hambly and a lot of style. 

 

 

Betsy Veldman isn't new to the Aussie Blog...she is a master of colour and creativity! We simply couldn't go past this particular layout using the Wild Woodland range of Tinkering Ink products. The colours of this range fit the fairground theme of these photos perfectly. In fact, one would be excused for thinking perhaps this is what the designers had in mind when combining these rich, lush and happy colours.

 

 

'Chasing Cheerios' is another stunning layout by Betsy Veldman. The detail and workmanship of this layout is quite incredible - the combination of handcut circles and machine-stitching draw you into the layout and highlight the photos beautifully. Thanks for sharing both of these layouts, Betsy!

 

 

Emine Pala shares with us this gorgeous layout also featuring Tinkering Ink products. This layout has an eclectic and 'arty' feel in it's creative use of hand cutting, colour and placement. This layout definitely makes an impact...it's absolutely stunning, Emine!

cha winter 2008: tinkering ink

 

four amazing new patterned paper lines - each every different with it's own identity but all very tinkering ink. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TINKERING INK'S NEW PEEK-A-BOO ALBUMS

We have combined the best of both worlds of album making.  Chipboard and Acrylic.

Each album has 7 pages.  But there's a twist!  4 of those pages are chipboard with small peek-a-boo windows cut out.  The other 3 pages that come with your album are all acrylic.  You get to pick and choose the order in which you want to display your pages.  And you can use the peek-a-boo windows any way you want.  Display a focal point of a picture.  Use rub-ons in the window to display a special message.  There is no limit to your possibilities!

Our new albums come in two sizes.6&1/2" square and a 6&1/2 x 4" rectangle. So you can mix and match, flip them, flop them and play with different widths of your album pages.  Our new rub-ons match perfectly to frame and accent your little acrylic windows. 

 

 

 

and finally,

Presenting.....GLITTER RUB-ON TRANSFERS

3 different alphabets, 3 different colours, 3 different fonts, 3 times the WOW factor on your page!

 

   

weekend inspiration: tinkering ink

This weekend in the inspiration comes from our design team and guests featuring the fabulous tinkering ink patterned papers, die cuts, alphas and very cool felt and rubber embellishments.  Leave a comment and we'll send one random lucky person a pack of your favourite line!

 

 

 

 

Suz has combined the yellows and turquoises of the Botanical Bliss line in this layout with the copper from the We R Memory Keepers Metals range.  She has overlaid the tree as well as the bird from underneath the photo onto the photo to give it a feeling of continuity with the patterned paper.  Each blossom in the design has been embellished with a sprinkle of Queen & Co beads to pick up the splash of red from underneath the title.

 

 

Maxine has created this wonderful layout using the Perfectly Posh range.  She shares a cool technique on how to easily get a stitched circle to look right by going off the edge of the page onto another piece of paper (see above). Then after the stitching is done, you just fold the additional bit behind the layout. Very easy and worth it to get a good looking circle without lots of ends.

Max also cut the centre of the white flower out, placed co-ordinating paper behind it and painted dots with the end of the paintbrush. We love the rub-on swirls over the Heidi Swapp hearts and Max loved the way they went over the Tinkering Ink felt embellishment too.

 

 

We have Virginie Wurtz to thank for this stunning layout which we thought was a masterpiece of simplicity.  Perfectly dsigned and balanced with overlapping circles using the Perfectly Posh patterned papers, Virginie shows that pink doesn't just have to be for girls.  We love the tiny splash of perfectly placed Queen & Co felt ribbon on the top left hand side.

 

This delightful card by Betsy Feldman caught our eye immediately.  She has made beautiful use of the Botanical Bliss papers, and we love how she has teamed it with an not immediately obvious choice of the olive spotted ribbon.  Thanks for allowing us to share Betsy.

 

 

We featured the tremendously talented Iris Babao Uy last week in our BasicGrey post, but judging from her gallery she's also a fan of Tinkering Ink and does just as stunning work with these papers.  Here she makes beautiful use of the Perfectly Posh range, handcutting the spectacular flowers and flourishes to underline her photos.

 

 

More handcutting from Suz using the gorgeous pastels in the Covent Garden collection, you'll find this layout in the For Keeps Elite Team Special Issue which is out now.  She has 'crowned' her photo with a handcut design from the patterned paper as well as making wonderful use of the co-ordinating die cuts and alphas.

 

You'll find more inspiration as well as previewing the two new ranges we can't wait to get our hands on - Blur and Beloved on the tinkering ink blog here.

cha summer 2007 previews - tinkering ink

the innovative Tinkering Ink team continue to wow us with their beautiful and their bold...

 

 

and their teenage line - Blur

design team challenge: 4x4: tinkering ink gibson

three more design team members tackled the challenging products challenge after maxine's stunning desk set last week, and we think they too came up with some pretty inspiring results.

 

Chris combined the Heidi Swapp tape with small strips of Tinkering Ink Gibson papers to create this interesting border around her photos and journalling. She used the Fontwerks rub-on sayings to help tell the story of her layout and incorporated the chip bases into a platform for part of her title.

 

Initially Jaimie was nervous about using the Gibson range on a double page LO but in the end she was pleasantly surprised at how well the pages came together. Jaimie kept it simple, with a large title and minimal embellishments to keep the focus on her photos. For something different she cut the chip bases in half giving her supersized arrows as an interesting addition. Heidi Swapp Grunge Decorative Tape & Fontwerks Kate's Sayings Rub-ons teamed with hand journaling finishes off this double page LO.

 

 

Nic knew as soon as she saw the Gibson range from Tinkering Ink that it would be perfect for photos she had sitting for the past 2 years! Earthy browns & bright greens were perfect to depict her fun-loving, nature-mad son. Nic used the Heidi Tape in brown as an underline throughout the book, the fontwerks rubons were added to most pages and Nic used a Deluxe Designs Chipboard square as a base for her title. Extras to finish off this simply stunning mini book include CherryArte chipboard and rubon alphas.

NOTE!  CHA Summer 2007 starts on the weekend in Chicago, and we will be interrupting our regular programming to bring you previews and details of all the latest and greatest products that Aussie Scrap Source will be bringing just as soon as we can.  Plan your morning cuppa's and afternoon teas around it - we'll be scheduling at least one post a day starting Friday - there's a lot of product to get through!

design team challenge: 4x4 - tinkering ink

Our next four products four ways see our designers having fun with the following products:

 

Tinkering Ink - Gibson range of patterned papers
Heidi Swapp Decorative Tape Solids, Grunge
Deluxe Designs Chip Bases - Squares Greens
Fontwerks - Kate's Sayings Rub-ons

With this post, and with this challenge, we are also pleased and excited to welcome Maxine Hazebroek as the newest member of the Aussie Scrap Source design team.  Her work needs little introduction, it consistently has great heart, intricate detail and wonderful elegance and amazing creativity.

And because we're excited we're going to share her first challenge straight away.  The cool products in this bundle probably don't shout 'maxine hazebroek' in colour story, theme or design, but she has managed to mould them to her will and her own inimitable style to create this wonderful desk set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Check back next Wednesday to see three more completely different looks created from the same products.

Weekend Inspiration: Tinkering Ink

This weekend we seek to inspire with one of our newest ranges of patterned papers, Tinkering Ink.  Though many of these bold papers appear to be not suited to the faint-hearted, many of the colour palettes are light and used sparingly can create delicate and subtle layouts, as well as the bold and beautiful.

A great creator of the delicate and subtle, Steph loved using the Perfectly Posh range of papers and embellishments here to create a layout that looks as joyful as her daughter.

Nic took the bold beauty of the Tinkering Ink Perfectly Posh as a challenge, as it is far from her usual style. She started with a bold yet darker coloured background paper. Nic added a small frame around 2 corners made from strips of the new Aussie Scrap Source cardstock. Nic added some Tinkering ink finery, some embellishments cut from other Perfectly Posh papers and finished with Heidi Swapp alphas.

Suz used the circles on this patterned paper from the Westminster range (called Blue Blot Dots!) as journalling spots to list random things about his son, at the age where he's starting to learn the basics of addition and subtraction. 

All of the Tinkering Ink papers are double sided so finding co-ordinating cardstock is a cinch and she discoverd that SEI Grandpa's Attic buttons were a perfect match to highlight each number.  The Tinkering Ink Finery - co-ordinating felt and rubber embellishments add extra interest and texture, and Suz dimensional-magic-ed the cardstock die cut alphas for added - well - dimension.

But the Covent Garden range would have to be Suz's favourite.  The gelato colour palette suits her (and her daughter!) down to the ground.  In this layout she has teamed the papers up with new Queen & Co felt borders, a load of Heidi Swapp including the new oversized photo corners, writer's blocks, Playbill rubon alphas and the obligatory touch of bling.

"Enjoy Life" by Tessa Ann Watte The use of white space and the perfectly placed circles in this layout were the elements that first caught our eye. Of course, pair this all with the stunning colours of Tinkering Ink's Perfectly Posh, and some clever knifework and it makes for a fabulous layout by Tessa Ann Watte.

"Angel" by Emilie Ahern and Pam Callaghan There is no doubt that the Perfectly Posh papers are bold, but the statement they make in this layout is bolder. Simple colour blocking and the addition of a few Tinkering Ink embellishments makes this a visually stunning layout.

We thank some homegrown talent for the above two layotus in the form of the talented and funny Susan Johannes who we think has kicked some ass with the above two layouts.  She has shown how versatile and spirited the Perfectly Posh collection can be, and how with clever use of curves and arrows, you can still keep your focus on your photos and story with even the boldest papers.

For more amazing ideas from their own design team, check out the Tinking Ink galleries here and here.