Hello there,
another week has whizzed past - seriously how can it be the end of May!!! I'm hoping it will slow down a little as we pull into the weekend - ever the optimist I can hope can't I. I do know I'm likely to catch up with a couple of friends so that is a good thing. Hopefully the weekend will give you some time to join us for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we want you to Just Add a Sketch. This week the challenge is from me :)
This was a little something I came up with for my MIL for her birthday.
I created the base mat by die cutting the large butterfly (from SU! Butterflies thinlet dies) and temporarily adhering it while I misted Blushing Bride over the top. I then removed my mask and set the mat aside to dry. After that all it took was to add a few additional stamped details over the top and build up my central butterfly medallion. I did scrunch up the two scallop circles to add a little extra texture and bling. I'm going to miss the rich gold of the Champagne glimmer paper!
Hope you can join us this week. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for lots of fabulous inspiration.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride, Naturals White
Ink: Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride
Accessories: Butterflies thinlets dies, Project Life cards and labels framelits, Champagne Glimmer paper, 1 1/4" and 7/8" scallop circle punches, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack, Old Olive bakers twine, Jewels- rhinestones, Isocol, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals, Dotto (R)
Hello there,
we have gorgeous Autumn colours here right now with lovely crunchy piles of leaves lying on the ground. It's perfectly picturesque for wedding photos and I can imagine that the late Spring weather in the other hemisphere is likewise making people feel the love! Which is why we have a great Just Add Ink challenge this week (can you guess?) yes of course it's to Just add Wedding from Jan.
Here's what I came up with.
I wanted to keep it light and fresh and clean and simple (well for me anyway). With some new dies to play with it came together super fast.
Hope you can join us and show us what you would Just Add for a Wedding. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for some beautiful wedding inspiration.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Petite Places: Church (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Soft Sky
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Pool Party
Accessories: Petite Places: Church die, Scene it: Basic Backer die, Scene it: Everyday die, Scene it: Skyscapes collection, Linen and Canvas Impression plate (PaperTrey Ink), 2013-15 In Color DSP Stack, Painted Blooms Cotton twine, Soft Sky Seam binding, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press), Tombow
Hello there,
I have something delicate and spring-like for you this week which is a lovely counter balance to the cold wintery windy weather and the house full of germs we've been dealing with for the last week or more. This weeks new Just Add Ink challenge was perfect as this week Di wants you to Just Add a Colour Combo. Here it is.
And here is what I came up with.
The colours just made me think of nature so I started with a Hardwood stamped base and for the pop on the top I made my flowers a bright Calypso. Special touches include trimming my flowers out and mounting them up over clear embossed fern fronds. That subtle sheen adds another texture to compliment the rough burlap and soft seam binding. Finally the sparkle of the sequins finishes it all off.
Hope you can join us this week - I'm sure you'll find the colour combo a favourite. Don't forget to check of the rest of the DT for some gorgeous inspiration.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Hardwood, Gorgeous Grunge, Itty Bitty Banners
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Naturals White
Ink: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Bitty Banner framelits, 2013-15 In color sequin assortment, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Clear embossing powder, Edgers #3 die (PaperTrey Ink), 1 1/4" Burlap ribbon, Pool Party seam binding (R), Pool Party Bakers twine (R), Aquapainter, Tombow, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals
Hello there,
well it has been a busy, but good, two weeks. First school holidays and then off to meet up with many of the Just Add Ink girls at the SU! South Pacific Inspire, Create, Share convention. Catching up with them is always a highlight of my year :)
Now it's time to get back into normal routines and that means it's time for a new Just Add Ink challenge - this week we want you to Just Add Inspiration. Trish found these lovely photos to inspire us. You can pick one or many elements out and use them in your project - the colours, patterns, objects. Here's the inspiration picture.
And this is what I came up with. Something special for my Mum for a milestone birthday.
I was trying to create a leafy branch scene - just as in the inspiration photo. It occurred to me that the SU! feather stamps and dies actually could/ do look like leaves too. Well I thought it was worth a try. I would have loved to add in some thin twiggy branchy bits but decided that was just complicating things a bit too much. My 'leaves' are a mix of ink and embossing in a lovely array of blue hues, brown and white. The base is watercolour paper and I started with a wash over that and then stamped some faint splatter. Then placed all the leaves and finished by stitching all around the edges and adding some detail to highlight the sentiment. Little vellum flowers finish it all off.
It looks much prettier in real life! My Dad saw it and said it was something special so I hope my Mum felt that way too.
Hope you can join us this week. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT to see some lovely projects.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted.
Stamps: Four Feathers, Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Vellum
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, Versamark
Accessories: Feathers framelits die, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack, watercolour paper (non SU!), Pool Party, White and Early Espresso embossing powders, Jewels - pearls, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals, Sewing machine
