Hello there,
well it has been toasty warm here again recently so I thought the challenge we have this week at Just Add Ink was just perfect. This week Jan found a truly summery but very refreshing Just Add Inspiration picture for us. You can pull whatever elements inspire you from the picture - the colours, patterns, elements etc. Here it is.
And this is what I came up with.
The colours are what really caught my eye. The watermelon led me down the path of using Watermelon Wonder (what else) and water! It was such a great excuse to get in some more watercolouring. The flower was really going to be the star so I kept the background simple (just a few water splatters). The black elements add the contrast omph and a scattering of sequins some sparkle!
Can you find inspiration in the photo ? Why don't you join us this week and find out! Do check out the rest of the DT for some fabulous ideas.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Birthday Blooms, Another Thank You
Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder, Real Red, Garden Green, Very Vanilla
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Stazon Black, Versamark
Accessories: Typeset Specialty DSP, watercolour paper, Black embossing powder, Wink of Stella pen, Sparkling Clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Basic Black Baker's twine, Fine Tip glue pen, Dimensionals, Doubled sided tape (X Press)
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
