JAI #287 Just add inspiration

Hello there,

on our side of the world we are speeding our way through spring (I just wish I could spend more time outside to enjoy it!) but of course on the other side of the globe Autumn is settling in. So this week at Just Add Ink Jodene has given us a very seasonally inspired inspiration photo. You can use the images, the colours, patterns or whatever else inspires you for your project this week.

I needed a masculine feeling project a few weeks back so this challenge was a perfect fit.

There's something special inside!

I forgot my FIL's birthday this year :0 so I thought I had better make him something special for Father's Day. For the guys in my family something special = something interactive. This is such a fun and easy pop up fold. It's called a diagonal fold and I found instructions for it here on Julie Davison's blog. Being a guy card I brought lots of texture in with embossing, corrugated cardstock, and the crinkled water coloured leaves (I love how vibrant they turned out). As a backdrop I created a blue sky filled with clouds (simply done with a punched scalloped circle and a sponge).

Don't forget to drop past the rest of the DT for some inspiration! Hope you can join us this week. Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Hardwood, Guy Greetings
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink: Pool Party, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red
Accessories: Autumn Accents BigZ die, Hexagon punch, Scallop circle punch, Corrugated cardstock, Clear embossing powder, Designer Naturals button (R), Linen thread, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI #271 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
well by the hair of my chinny chin chin (speaking metaphorically that is!!) we have (almost) made it to the end of the school holidays. There have been times when I've welcomed the relaxation of routine but this time I am looking forward to the return of school. It also means (I hope) a return to crafting time for me! Luckily I could plan ahead so I have something to show you for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have another lovely sketch from Narelle for you.

I had fun mixing up different colouring mediums for this one.

I wanted a mix of soft pinks and yellow for this one. I actually coloured my flower and put it aside, as I wasn't quite happy with the pink tones. Luckily I managed to find the right tone in the end to go over and blend in to bring it down to a more dusky pink tone. (It started out what I can only call fluorescent pink - not joking!). I'm still loving watercolour texture and strong stripey patterns at the moment so of course both of those had to go in there as well, oh and lots of gold. 

Do go check out the rest of the DT, their creations will knock your socks off! Hope you can join us this week - we'd love to see what you do with the sketch.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Blended Bloom, Crazy About You
Cardstock: So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Delightful Dijon, Whisper White, Vellum
Ink: So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark
Accessories: Copic markers, Banner triple punch, Autumn Accents BigZ die (R), Stacked with Love DSP (R), Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (Gold), White embossing powder, Metallic thread (Gold), Champagne glimmer paper (R), watercolour paper (non SU!), Aquapainter, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI #260 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
well myself and many of the Just Add Ink design team have an exciting week ahead of us this week as we are all heading to the SU! South Pacific Inspire, Create and Share event (aka convention) (Big smile). Because we are going to be  - just a little busy next week :o - we are going to run the new Just Add Ink challenge for two weeks.  This week we want you to Just Add a Sketch  - a real classic from Narelle.

Here's what I came up with.

It has been a while since I've play with my Spiral flower die so I pulled it out and made something a little bold and bright to really shine against the neutral vintagey background. As you can imagine this turned out very dimensional - but luckily I was able to hand deliver it (in a big envelope) with promises it will not be opened till Mother's Day.

Remember you have two weeks to play along with the sketch (close date 6th May) - so I hope you can join us. Do go check out all the DT projects - they are inspiring!!

And I might add so are the DT girls - I'm really looking forward to catching it with lots of the team in just another 4 sleeps!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Crazy about you
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Vellum
Ink: Versamark, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Spiral Flower Original die, Autumn Accents BigZ die, Pansy and Petite Petals punches,Typeset DSP, Basic Bookmark 2 die (PaperTrey Ink), Gold Sequin trim, Cherry Cobler embossing powder,Tombow, Double sided tape (X Press), Hot glue gun

JAI 223 Just add a sketch

Hello there, 
well we made it through the school holidays - all bar the last weekend anyway. We fitted in a trip to Sydney, a movie and a nasty cold. Mr 6 is a real magnet for colds. But that's done and dusted in time for school to start again. And right now its time for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we want you to Just Add a Sketch. Tina has brought something a little different this week and it was fun to play with!

Here's my take on it.

We were lucky enough to receive the Blended Bloom stamp at the South Pacific convention in May. It only took me  - oh 5 weeks to ink it up and then after spending the time to colour it what do I do but chop it into pieces!!! LOL - well it was for a good purpose but I did take a deep breathe when I chopped it in half!

I coloured my bloom with alcohol markers. This does take a while but the saturated colour you get and the control you have of light and shadow is a lot of fun to play with. The bloom pieces were mounted up on dimensionals following the sketch and became the focal for my shaped card. I coloured a second flower centre and mounted that on top adding a little of Dazzling Diamonds for some sparkle (and it does beautifully!). The inside was finished off simply with some punched flowers given a little more dimension by running a marker around the edges.

Do check out the rest of the DT for some fun and fabulous ideas for the sketch. Hope you can join us.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Dictionary, Blended Bloom, Itty Bitty Banners
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Grey, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Window Frame framelits, Bitty Banner framelits, Autumn Accent BigZ die, Classic Circle nestabilities (Spellbinder), Boho Blossom punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack (R), Alcohol markers (Copic), Two way glue, Dazzling Diamonds, Jewels - rhinestones, Dimensionals

JAI 189 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
going back a bit I took a colour combo for a test drive - today's card was the result  - and I liked it very much - so much so I recommended we use the colours for a Just Add Ink challenge. So here we are today with Just Add a Colour combo. 

I discovered retrospectively that the colour combo is drawn from the SU! Color Coach - a super tool, one which I must admit I use a lot!

Did you spy how I used washi tape here? I created my own DSP and also made washi covered leaves. Note to self -  must remember to play with my washi tapes more! I also watercoloured over my dahlias, embossing them first to prevent colour bleed an effect I really like - and its fun to do :)

For lots of gorgeous inspiration with this colour combo do check out the rest of the DT. Hope you can join us this week!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Chalk Talk, Regarding Dahlias
Cardstock: Naturals White, Perfect Plum, Raspberry Ripple
Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Perfect Plum, Versamark
Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Autumn Accents BigZ die, Large Scallop Edgelit, Linen/ Canvas Impression Plate (Papertrey Ink), Epic Day This and That designer washi tape, White and Clear embossing powder, Stitched Raspberry Ripple ribbon, Linen thread, Jewels - rhinestones

JAI 177 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
well for a change we have survived the week germ free - a very pleasant change I can tell you! and probably for you too after weeks of hearing about them - lol! I had a lot of fun cracking out some new rubber for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge. This week we want you to add a colour combo - and it just lovely!

I had to take a small(ish) colour liberty as I had no DSP in Smokey Slate and I was determined to paper piece this fabulous dahlia with DSP so I dug through my stocks to find some in Basic Grey as a substitute. Here's the outcome.

More shabby chic my way and I loved doing every itsie bitsie detail - very therapeutic ;) It'll be hard to part with this one as I do love it so! I even broke open my artisan's kit from the previous seasonal catalogue to add the lace - it was worth over ruling my hoarding instincts to do so ;) OK enough gushing! Do go and check out the rest of the DT for some beautiful inspiration for using these colours and have a go yourself and join us.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Regarding Dahlias, Viola's Lace, Wonderfall
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Smokey Slate, Soft Skye, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Bitty Banner framelits, Hearts a Flutter framelits, Autumn Accents BigZ die, 1 1/4" circle punch, Neutrals DSP stack, Epic Day This and That DSP, Spring Break DSP (R), Twitterpated DSP (R), Artisan Kit lace (R), Sycamore Street button (R), Calypso Coral baker's twine, Stampin glitter chunky sprinkles (R), 2 way glue pen, Dimensionals, Tombow, sponge