Just Add Ink #738 Sketch

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink Jo has a sketch challenge for us. Here's the sketch.

I knew I wanted to use florals for two of the sketch elements. So pulled out a floral set that has not seen enough use and got to work. Here's how it turned out.

Pink and red is a classic combo, but it took a couple of goes to get the right shades for the three layers. With so much colour in the flowers I kept the background very neutral adding interest with  a faint dotted pattern and subtle dry embossed texture. A swish of wink of stella and scatter of tiny silver pearls finished it all off.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of beautiful projects to show you so please go check them and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Pretty Perennials (R), Detailed Dogwood (R)

Dies: Layers of Beauty, Spotlight on Nature, Stitched Shapes (R), Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, Sweet Sorbet (R), Pretty in Pink, Shaded Spruce, Just Jade, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Silver Foil, Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks, Subtle embossing folder (R), Blending Brushes, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Festive Gems, Red & White Baker's twine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #736 Bling

Hello,
time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week Lou has suggested that we all add 'a touch of bling' to our projects. You will always find some bling on my projects so not too much of a stretch for me but it's always fun to play sparkly things. 

And one last one to show the bling added.

It's it has been quite a while since I've sat down to do some colouring so I decided to start with a smaller image. So I pulled out an old StampingBella stamp from my stash, put on a movie, pulled out my markers and got to work. All the bling, with the exception of Wink of Stella splatter in the background, is on my winged girl. I wanted her to be blinged up but also not overwhelmed by it. So I swiped her with Wink of Stella, added shimmery crystal effects on her wings and finished her off with a little ring of gems on her dress, and left it at that.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects to show you so please go check them and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Happiness Abounds (R), Agnes Ketto (StampingBella)

Dies: Peaceful Season, Classic Rectangles, Classic Scalloped Rectangles (Spellbinder)

Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White

Ink: Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Blends (Colourless blender, Balmy Blue, Pretty in Pink, Poppy Parade), Blending Brushes, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Gems (Lucy's), Fine Tip glue, Shimmery Crystal Effects (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #734 Blog Hop

 

Hello there and welcome to 2025 on the blog!

The Just Add Ink team are kicking off the new year with our annual blog hop.

You may have come from Diane Barnes' blog, be starting the blog hop here on my blog, or you can go to Just Add Ink, and then follow the links at the end of each team members blog post on to the next. This year the theme is 'something new'.

I have two 'something new' products featured on my project - one is the flower stamp set I used (an acquisition to my crafting stash many years ago but never inked till now) and new arch dies which were the perfect base for my floral bouquet.

This was a labour of love and ink. So many layers, so many colours, and in the end I got a result that I was happy with. In the process I also rediscovered the joy of playing with both ink and colour. 

Kerry Parkinson is next on the blog hop, so please go and check out her gorgeous project, and then the rest of the team. Then come back and join in the challenge we'd love to see what you made with something new. 

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless other noted

Stamps: Life is Awesome (Altenew), Botanical blocks (PaperTrey Ink)

Dies: Life is Awesome (Altenew), Inside and Out Stitched Arch (My Favorite Things)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Silver foil

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Balmy Blue, Lost Lagoon, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Petunia Pop, Berry Burst, Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce, Moody Mauve, Blackberry Bliss, Pretty in Pink, Poppy parade, Sweet Sorbet, Starry Sky

Accessories: Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Fine tip glue, Wink of Stella, Die cutting machine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #711 Inspiration

Hello there,
IT challenges have me running late for this week's new challenge at Just Add Ink which started last Friday. This week I suggested an inspiration challenge. Use the colours, patterns or objects in the photo below to inspire the main elements of your project. Here's the picture.

This is how my card turned out.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects to show you so please go check them and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Delivering Cheer (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Real Red

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP (R), Red Glimmer, Blends (Real Red, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Light and Medium Combo's), Red pearls (R), Cherry Cobler twine (R), Black embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella,  Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #709 Colour

 

Hello there,

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week's it's a colour challenge from Rochelle. You will have a wealth of choice this week, as you can choose to use ALL six colours or just pick three.

 

I decided to go with three of the colours - Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Misty Moonlight. Here's how it turned out.

This was the first time I have used the Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks and I'm pretty impressed with the outcome. To colour the flowers my first layer was a light layer of Highland Heather. the second layer was a heavier application of Highland Heather and the third and final layer was Gorgeous Grape. The leaves were all Misty Moonlight, first a light layer then a more saturated layer.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of beautiful projects using the colours to show you so please go check them and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Beach Day

Dies: Layers of Beauty, Seasonal Layers (R), Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Misty Moonlight, Versamark

Accessories: Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks, Blending Brushes, Distressed 3D Tile embossing folder, White embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Metallic sequins (R), Fine Tip glue, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #707 Sketch

 

Hello there,

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week's it's a sketch challenge from yours truly. One fun thing about sketches is that you can always rotate them, or flip them to make them work for your idea, which is what I did this week. Here's the sketch.

Here's how my project turned out.

The semi circle sketch element is what drove my idea for this project. Once I thought of it being the moon then it was just a case doing the inky work to create a night time scene. While not realistic, artistically I preferred the tree elements at the bottom to be in white as they contrasted so crisply with the dark sky. The dark tones and clean lines lent this more towards a 'thinking of you" sentiment so that's how I finished it off.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects using the sketch to show you so please go check them and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Under the Moon, On The Horizon (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (R), Delicate Forest, Pine Woods (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Night of Navy

Ink: Gray Granite, Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Versamark

Accessories: Blending Brushes, masking paper, Subtle embossing folder (R), White embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, White gouache, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #703 Choose Two

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink, Kerry has a Choose Two challenge for us. Just pick two of the options below and feature them on your project. This week you might find it harder to not include all three but it can be done!

I decided to go with bright colours and birthday. This is how it turned out.

My choice of patterned paper set what colours I would be using, so with that decision made I just had to get on with the colouring. Once the colouring was done, and the sentiment embossed, Wink of Stella and a scatter of sequins finished the card off. 

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of bright and fun projects to show you so please go check them and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Birthday Bears (My Favourite Things)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (R), Pierced Traditional Tag STAX (My Favorite Things)

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Blends (Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Azure Afternoon, Natural Tones), Sunshine and Rainbows DSP (R), Metallic Twine (R), Sequins (R), White embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape