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

Just Add Ink #701 Inspiration

 

Hello, 

I feel like we have tipped over into the depths of winter this week. So it was nice to add some bright colour to my project, using the Just Add Ink Inspiration challenge from Nikki. 

Use colours, patterns or objects in the inspiration picture below to inspire main elements of your project.

Sadly not being home during daylight hours this week has impacted my ability to get decent quality photos this week.

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: Enduring Beauty, Framed Florets (R)

Dies:  Framed Florets (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral, Shaded Spruce

Accessories: Enduring Beauty decorative masks, Embossing folder (R), Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins (R), Black embossing powder, Heat tool, White gel pen (Gellyroll), Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #699 Colour

 

Hello, 

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink and this week Di has given us a colour challenge filled with vibrant tones. Here it is.

Berry Burst made me think of flowers so that's the path I went down. Here's how it turned out.

After I coloured in the flowers adding layers of colour using the matching masks, and a little blending, they had a bit of a vintage feel to them so I paired them up with a scalloped mat. The element that really snapped the design in place was the inked up embossing for the background. As soon as I paired that with the flowers I new the design was on the right track. It's so nice when you have one of those moments when things click into place!

I experimented with the inside flowers little, adding some of the Starry Sky ink in the centres to get a more purple tone. Adding little white gel pen accents also really helped the flowers pop. Wink of Stella, sequins and the matching twine from my stash helped to finish it all off.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of gorgeous 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: Enduring Beauty, Blessings of Home (R)

Dies:  Enduring Beauty, Delicate Forest, Stitched So Sweetly (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Coastal Cabana

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark, Berry Burst, Starry Sky

Accessories: Enduring Beauty decorative masks, Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins (R), In Colour 2023-24 Baker's Twine, White embossing powder, Heat tool, White gel pen (Gellyroll), Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #697 Sketch

 

Hello, 

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week Di has a sketch for us. Here it is.

I was feeling a little whimsical this week so I pulled out a cute character to colour.

I don't often use Designer Series paper (DSP), but despite that I still have a stash. And this is where I started with the card - going through the stash to find something that would work as a background for my cute birthday raccoon. Having found the DSP I wanted to use I picked out my  balloon colours and got to colouring. A great lazy weekend afternoon activity especially with a movie on in the background. As I was assembling the card I decided to add accents of black, this led to more scrounging through the DSP stash to find a pattern that worked as a mat for the main panel and also to highlight the sentiment. Wink of Stella and some sequins added the necessary bling elements.

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: Zany Zoo, Happiness Abounds (R), Oh Kitty Tree (Mama Elephant)

Dies:  Stitched Rectangles (R), Stitched Shapes (R), Grassy Fields (My Favourite Things) 

Cardstock: Basic White, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Designer Series paper (R), Metallic Sequins (R), Baker's Twine Black & White (R), Blends (Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, Bubble Bath, Smoky Slate) Fine Tip Glue, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #693 Choose Two

 

Hello,

this week at Just Add Ink, Di has set us a Choose Two challenge. We give you three options, and you choose two to use on your project.

For my card I went with circles and sayings.

This card is intended for a youngish teen. With this in mind I selected really bright bold colours for the background and for my feature kitty cat and added lots of shiny bling elements. I used blending brushes to create the background, splattered it with Wink of Stella and then used an old spotty (circles!) mask to apply shimmery embossing paste. I coloured my birthday kitty with blends, mounting it perched on top of a matching cute sentiment (= saying) on a large dotted circle mat. A mix of ribbon textures accent the sentiment and a scatter of gems and sequins finished it all off.

I definitely strayed from the colours I preferentially use this week but I actually found it really refreshing to do so. 

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of lovely 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: Newton Loves Cake (Newton's Nook), Cool Cats (Your Next Stamp)

Dies: Everyday Details, Newton Loves Cake (Newton's Nook), Stitched Rectangles (R) 

Cardstock: Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Seasonal Decorative masks (R), Shimmery White embossing paste, Ribbon (R), Sequins (R), Gems (R), Blending brushes, Blends (Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie) Fine Tip Glue, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #691 Inspiration

 

Hello,

this week at Just Add Ink Kerry is asking us to Just Add Inspiration. The inspiration picture is filled with colours, objects, and textures that you can use as the main feature of your projects. Here it is.

The deep blue tones throughout the inspiration picture caught my eye as did the sparkly rich gold of the stars seen in one of the images at the top. Putting that together with a swirly star die from my stash this is how it turned out.

I watercoloured the background first, then once dry, splattered with gold ink. Dried once again. Then die cut the swirling star pattern out. Putting some of the stars aside for the inside. I then cut the swirling stars from gold glimmer paper, and paper pieced the gold stars into the watercolored panel. Although I did leave a scatter of small stars white as it added an extra little pop of brightness. Some gold cord and a gold embossed sentiment finished it all off.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of gorgeous 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: Greatest Journey (R)

Dies: Cheerful Daisy, Stitched Rectangles (R), Swirling Stars (Sizzix)

Cardstock: Basic White, Watercolor paper

Ink: Night of Navy, Starry Sky, Blueberry Bushel, Versamark

Accessories: Gold glimmer paper, Gold cord (R), Gold emboss powder, Heat tool, Vegas Gold Ink (R), Multipurpose Glue, Die cutting machine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #689 Colour

 

Hello, 

time for a new challenge from Just Add Ink. This week Rochelle has given us a colour challenge. 

My inspiration was a mental process of - 'let's use some new product and I haven't done any colouring for a while or used a mask'. I mixed that all altogether with the colours and this was the outcome.

The most time consuming element was the colouring. I actually think colouring small detailed images takes longer than colouring larger ones. But it was a good occupation for a quiet weekend afternoon. Stenciling the background was very quick but I decided to add some interest by breaking that up into a striped pattern so that was a bit fussy as well.

The late afternoon photography unfortunately doesn't really do it justice. IRL it is very clean, bright and fresh, with a pop of colour from the flowers and sequins gleaming.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of lovely 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: Lifetime of Love, Framed Florets (R)

Dies: Lifetime of Love, Everyday Details, Stitched Rectangles (R) 

Cardstock: Basic White, Tahitian Tide, Vellum 

Ink: Tahitian Tide, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Artistic Mix Decorative masks, White emboss powder, Heat Tool, Gorgeous Grape blends, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, White baker's twine, Multipurpose Glue, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #687 Sketch

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink we have a sketch challenge for you - from me! Here's the sketch.

My first thought on looking at the sketch was that if I rotated it to a vertical format it would be perfect for a z fold card so that's what I made. Here's how it turned out.

I started by die cutting all the pieces for my ship and the waves. I sponged the edges of my sails and then dry embossed them to add some material texture. The background I blended in three stages - the water, a narrow strip of land horizon and then the sky. Extra 'texture' was added to the sea and land using stamping and some birds and clouds finished off the sky. The key point in the assembly was making sure to carefully align my inside panel with the front panel. This was to ensure that when the card is closed it looks clean and there is no hint of the inside peeking out.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of gorgeous 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: On the Ocean, Gentle Waves (R)

Dies: On the Ocean, Stitched Rectangles (R) 

Cardstock: Basic White, Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Gray Granite, Very Vanilla

Ink: Night of Navy, Misty moonlight, Boho Blue, Balmy Blue, Gray Granite

Accessories: Subtle embossing folder (R), Multipurpose Glue, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape