JAI 110 Just add a sketch

Hello there,

welcome back for a new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have a sketch for you.  To be honest this sketch really did my head in. I really struggled with how to work with this layout. In the end I had to toss my first go and thankfully I was much happier with my second. It was well and truly a challenge! So are you intrigued? Want to see the sketch? Here it is. Just add a border around it, not sure why its dropped out of my graphic.

I found it easiest to deal with by rotating the sketch so the three box elements were at the bottom. Here's the outcome - second time around.

I'm definitely going through a bit of butterfly phase at the momment and this card was no exception! I started  by stamping a background pattern of butterflies. Overlaid that with vellum cardstock to mute the pattern, so that the central coloured panel would pop more. To secure it I stitched a border around with my sewing machine. Then I coloured the butterflies in the top panel with ink from the ink pad lids and a blender pen.  To add a sentiment I used a double ended banner with the sentiment over the top of the coloured panel.  The three box elements of the sketch become butterflies. I reckon my butterfly embosslit is worth its weight in gold! The inside was finished off with a few extra little coloured butterflies.

Thanks for visiting, and do give the sketch a try! And check out the rest of the DT there is some great inspiration on offer.

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Kindness Matters, Curly Cute

Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Perfect Plum

Ink: Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive

Accessories: Vellum cardstock, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Double Ended banner die (PaperTrey Inc), Silver brads, Blender pen, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press) 

JAI 88 - just add a die cut

Hello there,

well today Just Add Ink has a challenge for you that is dear to my heart. It is just add a die cut. I LOVE to die cut and emboss and rarely produce something that doesn't involve one or the other, or even better both!! My die collection is needless to say rather extensive :) So really adding a die cut wasn't much of a challenge for me, rather it was working with pinks perhaps?? that I struggled with this time - in fact this card was my second go at the challenge as something just nagged at me (couldn't figure out what!) with my first effort. This one got the thumbs up from my Miss 6 - no surprise when its a combination of pink, butterflies and lots of shimmer and bling (smile). Ok here it is.

I started with a big die, the Scallop square card base, and finished by embellishing with tiny little die cut butterflies! So a Pretty in Pink base, layered with a Shimmer white mat, an embossed Pretty in Pink top layer. I made sure to only embossed the upper and lower areas as I wanted to leave a clear area to stamp and emboss the sentiment. The embossed areas were also misted with Frost White shimmer mist. Lastly the front was finished off with a row of bejeweled Shimmer White butterflies and a white taffeta bow. On the inside I added another row of butterflies but this time in pinks. 

So minimal stamping in this one, but lots and lots of shimmer, shine and bling - and some die cutting of course - lol!

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to go check out the other DT offerings they are just fabulous as usual!

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Curly Cute

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Shimmer White (PaperTrey Inc)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Versamark

Accessories: Scallop Square BigZ die, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Final Press embossing folder, Clear embossing powder, White taffeta ribbon, Frost White shimmer paint, Isocol, Sticky strip, Jewels - rhinestones, Double sided tape

JAI 71 - Just add black and white

Hello there,

well its time again for another Just Add Ink challenge - and this week we want you to just add black and white.

I made my card not long after returning from Convention in Melbourne and I definitely had a case of butterflies on the brain (largely due to the fabulous wow presentation by Kirsty Brown). So butterfly it was :)



Because of the black/white colour scheme I wanted to make sure that I added lots of texture in different ways. First up embossing. I clear embossed a swirl on the main Whisper White panel (only catch is that its darn hard to get a decent photo of it). This panel was mounted on dimensionals above the base. I also black embossed the flowering branch from Elements of Style. Then die cut a butterfly from it. Next I cut a smaller black and vellum (to tone down the black) butterflies to layer over my flower embossed one. I finished off the butterfly by adding some rhinestones and black hemp twine antennae. The butterfly was mounted on a textured scalloped black square, and all of that was mounted on dimensionals above the white embossed layer. Last touch was to wrap some black hemp twine under the butterfly panel and tie on a sentiment tag. The inside was finished with a swirl and some more butterflies.

Black and white does make for a striking combination so if you can why don't you have a go!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Elements of Style
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Vellum
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black
Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies BigZ die, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Scallop Square duo BigZ die, 1" circle punch, Linen and Canvas Impression plate (PaperTrey Inc), Black hemp twine (R), Jewels - rhinestones, Dimensionals, Double sided tape

Newsprint butterflies

Hi there all,

well before my Mr almost 3's head numbing cold descended on me I did managed to get some stamping in. One of the things I wanted to do was participate in a new blog challenge, jac-inks Papercraft challenges, set up by some SU! demos, who I'm pretty sure live in my neck of the woods so to speak. The first challenge was to use any neutral plus one colour.


I needed to prepare a card, that illustrated some different ways to use the Big Shot, for a workshop so that is what I had in mind when I put this together. I also want to mention that the layout is largely CASED from a card by a very talented DT colleague of mine Bronwyn Eastley. Bron's was all neutral and I changed the focal element and added some extra ones.



I used Naturals Ivory (still a neutral just not on the list -so I hope that counts!) as the base, cut A frame, cut an extra piece for the top that was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder. What you can't see in the picture is that I sprayed that embossed piece with Champagne Mist shimmer paint mist. It has a fabulous sparkle if you catch it in the right light! Ok at the bottom of the embossed piece I added a strip of Newsprint DSP, laid over some Red Riding Hood that had a scallop trim border. All that was left was to add some butterflies in a mix of Newsprint pattern and Riding Hood Red and of course a sentiment. I just added one more butterfly to finish off the inside.

Neutrals plus one colour is definitely a nice way to go - so thanks to the jac-inks team for a great challenge - I wish you well with your new venture - have fun!!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU!
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Beautiful Butterflies BigZ die, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Champagne Mist shimmer paint, Jewels - pearls, Scallop Trim border punch, Sticky strip, Dimensionals, Double sided tape, SNAIL adhesive.