Just Add Ink #496 Inspiration

Hello there,
with the recent influx of rain, which was very welcome after our summer of drought and smoke, my garden is happily blooming and so is my card for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Lou has given us a warm toned sea themed inspiration photo. Use the colours, patterns, textures or objects in the inspiration picture to inspire the main element of your project. Here's the picture.

Here's my card. 

Seaside Spray really is the perfect cool blue tone to represent the water. To add to the beach feel I added a woodgrain embossed texture to the base panel. The flowers are coloured with the rich tones of the starfish and sand. So lots and lots of colouring with blends, then also lots of careful trimming of the flowers and foliage from the Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp. I do love there are so many options within that one stamp to colour. 

TIP:The main thing to keep in mind when you are colouring with blends is to maintain enough contrast, so go darker than you feel comfortable with in those shadow areas.  

To be honest I think my large orange toned flowers could have had more contrast. So I'll work on that next time. A swish of wink of stella, some silver glimmer and silver pearls are the finishing touches to glam it up.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of lovely projects to show you so please go check them out and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Project Recipe:

To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set $28.00	Bloom & Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set $45.00	Stitched Shapes Dies $50.00	Layering Ovals Dies $58.00	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $17.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock $15.25	Silver Glimmer Paper $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00
Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.50	Night Of Navy Light Stampin' Blends Marker $7.75	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends $15.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin' Blends $15.50	Basic Black Dark Stampin' Blends $7.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Metallic Pearls $12.25	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50	Paper Snips $17.00

Just Add Ink #494 Colour

Hello there,
this week at Just Add Ink it's colour challenge time! Di came up with a gentle soft palette of colours, which to be honest I found challenging but then that's what it's all about isn't it! So this week we want you to Just Add a Colour Combo, and here it is.

My stash is pretty low on wedding appropriate cards, so I used that as my concept for the design. To let the soft tones star I kept the background very neutral. Here's how it turned out.

So lots and lots of white, but since I don't like empty white space I white embossed a floral background adding a subtle texture. I water coloured the white embossed cake and flowers. This took several layers, letting each one dry slightly each time, so I could build up some depth of colour. I glammed up the front by using the Birthday dies, part of the Sale-a-bration coordination product release. This allowed me to add an extra layer of flowers and cut a very fancy stand in silver foil for my cake, as well as some silver sprigs. Lastly a swish of Wink of Stella and a sprinkle of rhinestones finish it all off.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of lovely projects to show you so please go check them out and then come back and join in the challenge!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Project Recipe:

To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Happy Birthday To You Cling Stamp Set (English) $0.00	Birthday Dies $47.00	Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set $28.00	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) $37.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies $61.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock $15.25	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper $15.75	Silver Foil Sheets $8.75
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Versamark Pad $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $10.50
Embossing Buddy $10.00	Heat Tool $50.00	Aqua Painters $20.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels $8.75
Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50

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