Hello there,
well this week at Just Add Ink, Patrice has challenged us to Just Add Stripes. My project turned out nothing like the ideas I originally had in my head - although funnily enough both projects used SU! Botantical Builder framelits. I changed directions as I realised I needed to make a birthday card and since it was for a good friend of my Mr8 I decided to make something fun and interactive - my first magic slider card. (I might add my Mr8 was utterly captivated). Here it is.
It's looking a little plain here - but wait.
The slider is half way and you can see the magic happening!
And with the slider all the way up.
And of course the inside.
It's another mix of old and new here (no BBB on my doorstep yet). But I pulled out Emerald Envy, which was the perfect colour for my dinosaur scene and combined that with Kraft. There are plenty of stripes - stripey background, stripey leaves, stripey banner - so I think I have that covered ;) The slider mechanism is created by having two identical scenes, one on the base layer that is coloured and one stamped on the top acetate layer. The white cardstock slider in the middle of these two is the piece that you pull up and makes the magic happen. You can find a tutorial for one here, it's little different from the way I constructed mine but you will get the same effect.
Stripes are such a wonderfully versatile element to use - do go check out the rest of the projects from the JAI DT and you will be wowed and inspired! Hope you can join us this week.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: No Bones About It, Botanical Blooms, Timeless Textures, Alphabet Rotary (R), Little Hot Rod (Papertry Ink) (the little clouds), Diagonal Stripes (My Favorite Things)
Cardstock: Emerald Envy, Kraft, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, Emerald Envy, Versamark, Soft Suede, Stazon Black, Crumb Cake, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Botanical Builder framelits, File Tab edgelits (R), Classic Rectangles nestabilities (Spellbinder), In Color 2016-18 DSP Stack, Go Wild DSP (R), White and Clear embossing powder, Tear and tape, Tombow multi, Staples, Brayer, Dimensionals
Hello there,
I'm delighted to say that this Saturday I get the chance to spend the day catching up with some special friends and getting the first look at the new annual SU! catalogue at the SU! OnStage event in Sydney. The crafty chatter will be non-stop this weekend :)
But I had to be sure to leave something here for you and the challenge at Just Add Ink , this week a colour challenge from Nikki, was perfect to make something rich and textured (well that's the way mine turned out ;). Here are the colour's.
As you can see I am really planning ahead here (although I will have to remember to give it to DH in September!). The colours were a perfect match to the Going Place suite so once the idea popped into my head I went with it. Being a masculine card I tried to add in a lot of texture (I was rather chuffed with how my mini star shaker turned out) and subtle bling. I just love that I can customise sentiments with the Alphabet Rotary stamp too :)
The design team have come up with a fabulous array of gorgeous cards so please do go check them out. Hope you can join us.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Going Global, Alphabet Rotary
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Delightful Dijon, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Versamark
Accessories: Circle collection framelits, Starburst framelits (R), Bountiful Banners die (PaperTrey Ink), World Traveler embossing folder, Going Places DSP, Triple banner pumch, Bitty Banner framelits, White and Gold embossing powder, Gold glimmer paper, Itty Bitty Accents punch, Hung Up Clips (R), Sewing machine, Window sheet, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape
Hello there,
I'm going to be a little brief this week - it's been sweltering hot here. Summer was clearly determined to make it's last stand and I'm feeling a bit like a limp lettuce. Bring on Autumn I say!!! So on to the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we want you to Just Add a Sketch and this week I had the fun job of designing it :) It is also our 300th challenge - yes really!! To celebrate we are giving a prize to our challenge winner and two runners up. So jump in and join us celebrate this milestone. Here's the sketch to get you started.
And this is what I came up with.
I haven't had the opportunity to make too many cards to celebrate someone buying their first home. So it was fun to make one for a change. It's such a significant event so the first thing that sprung to my mind was to incorporate a sunburst. Sun rising=new start - following my logic there ;) So I broke out an old SU! wheel to stamp my little apartment block then coloured it with copics. As a fun finishing touch I added crystal effects to the windows to get that glossy window gleam. Did you notice the misted sky on the front. I scattered a few little die cut clouds over the front and then misted with turquoise ink. Then all I had to do was remove the cloud die cuts to have some fluffy white cloud in a blue sky!
Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for some fun ideas of what you can do with the sketch. Hope you can join us!
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Alphabet Rotary, Neighborhood Jumbo wheel (R)
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black. Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Versamark
Accessories: Scene it: Skyscapes (PaperTrey Ink), Petite Places: Pop Up Trees die (PTI), Copic markers, Neutrals DSP stack, Crystal effects, Bermuda Bay Baker's twine, White embossing powder, Mini mister, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)
Hello there,
what a change a week makes! Last week it was still chilly (I was buying scarves!) and this week we have warm breezes floating through the house. It won't last long but oh my I'll enjoy it and the promise of summer to come. During the week I seized a quiet moment to finish off colouring a flower for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge. This week Nikki wants you to Just Add Glimmer. Glimmer paper ideally but think lots of glittery, shimmer and shine.
As soon as I saw the new black glimmer paper in the SU! Holiday catalogue I knew I had to use it.
The flower and the glimmer leaves were going to dominate the card front so I wanted to keep the mat underneath white but I also wanted to add some subtle texture. Embossing the striped scallop thinlet turned out to be the perfect solution. Then it was a simple process to put all the base layers on and add the flower, sentiment and sequins. Now that I've finally got to the point of finishing this it will be in the post quick smart as it's a very late birthday card!
Hope you can join us this week and don't forget to check out the glimmer filled inspiration from the rest of the DT.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Blended Bloom, Alphabet Rotary stamp
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Copic markers, Striped Scallop thinlet die, Flower Frenzy BigZ die (R), Dazzling Diamonds and Black glimmer paper, White embossing powder, Moonshine sequins (Simon Says Stamp), Dimensionals, Fine Tip Glue pen, Double sided tape (X Press)
Hello there,
the colourful challenge we have for you at Just Add Ink this week feels so appropriate as the winter grey/brown hues have been lifted by the blooming of cherry trees here this week. It's so heartening to feel just a touch of warmth in the air! And what is our challenge this week? It's Just Add Inspiration from Nikki. Just check out that colour!
I had to do something equally as colourful!
As a contrast to all that colour I wanted to make my one defined flower - colourless. And had a lot of fun trying out a new (to me) masking technique. But I did want to fill the card with colour so out came a stencil and my reinkers and I got to work splashing on colour. What I did find when I removed the stencil was that the colour was very much restricted to the pattern. But that was easy to remedy - I just swished my paint brush over and blended the colours together with a little water.
The bright colours of the flowers just make me happy! Hope you can join in with us this week. Do check out the rest of the DT and their wonderful creations.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: You've Got This, Alphabet Rotary
Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Ink: Stazon Black, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Watercolor paper, Happy Patterns decorative mask, Fineline Masking Fluid Pen (Simon Says Stamp), Black Baker's twine, Clear sequins (Simon Says Stamp), Fine Tip Glue Pen, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)
Hello there,
well despite Father's Day here in down under being last Sunday I have two more Father's Day cards for you this week - it's a two for one day today - lol! As it just happens the new Just Add Ink challenge this week is a Just Add a Colour Combo challenge and the colours were just what I needed for both cards. Here's the combo provided by Mae this week.
This first one was for my DH, you can probably guess it does something special (I always make either his Father's day card or birthday card - both in the same month (groan) interactive). It's a slider (or surprise pop up card). You can find a tutorial on the Splitcoast Stampers site here.
Starting to open up.
A little bit more.
Open all the way from the side.
And finally the inside.
And here's the one I made for my FIL. No interactive elements in this one but my FIL assured me he loved it.
I was wracking my brains trying to think of some way to finish off the bottom of the front panel when using the fringe scissor occurred to me - very pleased it did as I think it works great!
So there you go - two guy cards from the same colour combo - Fathers Day mission accomplished - on schedule - phewww!
Hope you join us for this great colour challenge. Do check out the rest of the DT for lots of fabulous colour inspiration.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted otherwise
Card 1:
Stamps: Positively Chevron, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Alphabet (Rotary), Metro Type Alphabet, Back to Basics Alphabet, Peachy Keen (R), Vintage Labels (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Whisper White
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Starburst framelits, Hearts Collection framelit, Finishing Touch Edgelit, Regals Background DSP stack, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack, Owl Builder punch, Regals Candy dots, Bermuda Bay 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X press)
Card 2:
Stamps: Metro Type Alphabet, World's Greatest (R), Hello Sunshine (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Vellum
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Black Stazon, Crushed Curry
Accessories: Starburst framelit, Fringe scissors, Mat Stack one layerz, Crushed Curry Baker's twine, Vellum tape (Scotch), Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)
Hello there,
you know how you know there is some occasion on the horizon and it feels like ages before it will arrive and then suddenly it's on your doorstep. Father's Day this year is just like that for me. So one week out I have three father's day cards to make - eeekkk! Luckily the new challenge at Just Add Ink this week is Just Add Dad. (Now if it isn't Father's Day in your part of the world you can join in the challenge by making a card for man - it can be for any other occasion - birthday thanks etc).
This one is for my Dad. I was casting around for ideas and I settled on the tree as a reference to family. Of course I couldn't resist adding a heart shaped apple - cause I do love my Dad and it's good to let him know that! The starting technique point was to use a die to emboss rather than cut - first time I've tried this and you do get a very cool effect. I heat embossed the tree trunk within the embossed lines and added on my leaves using the embossed leaves as a guide. I really like all the patterns (suitably masculine of course) and texture that I combined for this.
Hope you can join us for this challenge and make something special for a man in your life. Don't forget to check out the rest of the JAI DT for a fabulous collection of Dad/ male related inspiration.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Mighty Oak (PaperTrey Ink), Alphabet rotary, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock: Early Expresso, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Ink: Early Expresso, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Pear Pizzazz, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark
Accessories: Mighty Oak die collection (PTI), Hexagon punch, Itty Bitty Accents punch, Naturals Designer button (R), Linen thread, 1 1/4" Burlap ribbon, Early Expresso embossing powder, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)
