Friday, February 16, 2024

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

Friday, February 2, 2024

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