JAI 252 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
it's still very summery here but to be honest I'm hanging out for some cooler weather. I love to feel the tinge of autumn in the air or the freshness of spring! Funnily enough though my card this week has a very summery feel. As the starting point I used this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week the challenge is to Just Add a Sketch and it's from me :). Here's the sketch.

And here is my summery card.

One to show your the fabbo embossed chevrons.

I almost like my flower arrangement on the inside better than the one on the front!

This was bascially a let's play with flowers card and I had a lovely time doing it! It did have a serious purpose though as it was intended for a lovely friend for her birthday. The flowers were going to be the star so I kept the rest fairly simple just adding in some shine with embossed chevrons and a scattering of rhinestones.

Hope you can join us this week and show us what you did with the sketch! Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for some stunning projects.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Positively Chevron, Flower Patch (SU), Keep it Simple: Birthday (PaperTrey Ink)

Cardstock: Garden Green, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Crisp Cantalopue, Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Flower Fair framelits (SU), Tipped Tops die (PTI), Jewels - rhinestones, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 251 Just add thank you

Hello there,
this week was MUCH better than last week something for which I am very thankful for. It was nice to finally feel as though we had some routine back in the house and even better tomorrow I get to spend the day at the SU! party time event. Yippee! But first let me tell you about this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Patrice has given us the great challenge to Just Add Thank You. This is the chance to build up your thank you stash. So when you need one you'll be ready to go!

I decided to go gender neutral and with lots of colour and texture.

This is about as clean and simple as I get! I love the texture from the water colour paper, and accented with the stitching and embossed sentiment I reckon it stands up on its own. I discovered after some experimentation that to get the best water colour effect I had to wet the paper first then add the ink (ink refill on acetate with paintbrush). My experimental versions will not go astray as the kids snaffled them up straight away to save for their crafty projects.

Hope you can join us this week - and don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for inspiring "thank you" projects.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Another Thank You, Crazy About You
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Elegant Eggplant, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Hexagon punch, Confetti Stars border punch, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack, Bitty Banner framelits, Handheld stapler and staples, Black and white embossing powder, Sewing machine, Double sided tape (X Press), Tombow multi

PTI anniversary challenge

Hello there,
in the midst of my crazy week I seized the chance for some craft therapy. I wanted to package up a little something for a special friend to go with the card I posted on Friday for the Just Add Ink's latest challenge. I was inspired to make a flower tag to match the card by Papertrey Ink's Day 3 release challenge (see Nichole Heady's blog here).

The tag is almost bigger than the little treat bag but I wanted it to be matchy matchy with the card and well I'm pretty sure the recipient won't mind at all :)

I'm entering the tag and treat bag into the Papertrey Ink's Day 3 Release challenge to a create a handmade tag to along with a matching gift bag.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, Fillable Frames #4 and #9 (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Naturals White, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Rose Red, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Typeset DSP, Mini Treat Bag thinlet die, Dots and Stripes decorative mask (SU!), Rosie Posie die collection, Fillable Frames #4 die (PTI), 2013-15 In Color sequin assortment, Aquapainter, Tombow multi, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 250 Just add Inspiration

Hello there,
its been well a crazy week here this week to say the least so this is going to be short and sweet. This week at Just Add Ink we have a great challenge for you from Trish. We want you to Just Add Inspiration. There are lots of great things in the picture to get you started!

The polka dots really grabbed me and I love the soft mix of tones so that is what I pulled from the inspiration picture. Creating the background was alot of fun - I used the SU! dot stencil and outlined each dot with a marker and then used an aquapainter to pick up ink from the ink pads to fill in the dots.

Don't forget to visit the rest of the DT to see some wonderful projects! Hope you can join us this week.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, Fillable Frames #4 (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Naturals White, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Rose Red, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Typeset DSP, Dots and Stripes decorative mask (SU!), Rosie Posie die collection, Fillable Frames #4 die, Mat Stack 1 die (Papertrey Ink), Sewing machine, 2013-15 In Color sequin assortment, Aquapainter, Tombow multi, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 249 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
well after a very interesting (training at work), chaotic (travelling and the daily work/home juggle) and sad (funeral) week I'm really glad to find that it's Friday! And that's not least because it means it's time for a new Just Add Ink challenge :) This week we have a great sketch from Tina. Here it is - it has lots of potential!

And here is what I came up with. 

My cluster of flowers accented by the pierced frame represents the hexagon elements in the sketch - I probably went overboard on the "stamped" hexagon pattern (done by inking up the Honeycomb embossing folder with ink) but decided to leave it as it was.

The design team has lots of wonderful projects to inspire you so don't forget to check them out and hopefully it will inspire you to join us!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Flower Patch
Cardstock: Cherry Cobler, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe,  Real Red, Cherry Cobler, Calypso Coral, Smokey Slate, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Versamark
Accessories: Flower Fair framelits, Honeycomb embossing folder, White embossing powder, Essentials paper piercing pack, Hexagon punch, Cherry Cobler baker's twine, Jewels - rhinestones, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)