JAI #359 Inspiration

Hello there,
Mother's Day is this weekend. So my task this week was to make Mother's day cards (one for my Mum and one for my MIL). With that in mind the challenge this week at Just Add Ink was just perfect to help me on my way. The fact that I picked the inspiration pic for our Just Add Inspiration challenge is just pure co-incidence ;)

Here's the inspiration pic. You can use the colours, patterns, or objects from the inspiration picture for your project. This is what I came up with.

For this butterfly I used Powder Pink, Melon Mambo and Berry Burst.

But wait there's more ;)
This one is for my MIL. She has a real thing for more peachy/ salmon colours so for her version I used Flirty Flamingo for the base and Powder Pink, Flirty Flamingo and Berry Burst for the butterfly.

Both of these are pretty straightforward. Brayer a gradient background (for me that was capturing the change from dark to light in the inspiration photo). Splatter some gold flecks on it and add a few tiny faint butterflies. The one point to note is that I stamped my butterflies on watercolor paper and to really enhance the watercolour feel went over the stamped images with my aqua painter. That pulled the ink out and created some lovely cloudy colour merging effects. Lots of vellum and gold accents finish the cards off.

Do you need a Mother's Day card or just a flower inspired card for a friend. Then join us in the challenge this week. But before you do check out the rest of the DT's beautiful creations.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim 

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Watercolor Wings, Oh So Succulent
Cardstock: Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Whisper White, Shimmery White, Vellum
Ink: Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Powder Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Fresh Fig, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Soft Sky
Accessories: Bold Butterfly Framelits, Butterflies Thinlets, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate, Gold Glimmer paper, Neutrals DSP stack, Gold Wink of Stella, Gold metallic twine, Sponge brayer, Sewing machine, Tear and tape, Dimensionals

JAI #272 Just add butterflies

Hello there,

butterflies are few and far between in the garden right now. Instead we see a thick layer of frost every morning but it's nice to dream of warmer times to come. Happily the challenge this week, from Di, at Just Add Ink is to Just Add Butterflies.  By way of an update, did the school holiday coming to an end mean I got some stamping time - yep it sure did!

The beauty of the new Watercolor Wings set from SU! is that you can let your imagination run wild with colour combinations when stamping the butterflies.  Having said that I stuck to a fairly subtle soft combo as I wanted something light, airy and fresh. I also experimented with adding a subtle background using a new stencil. First I sponged on some Pink Pirouette ink then versamark and clear embossed to get a shiny finish.The final subtle detail was to die cut the mats with a stitched die.

It's always a good time to play with butterflies so hope you can join us this week. Don't forget to check out the wonderful winged inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Watercolor Wings, You've Got This, Butterfly Basics
Cardstock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Vellum
Ink: Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark
Accessories: Butterflies Thinlets, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Bitty Butterfly punch, Bird Builder punch, Flower Frenzy BigZ die (R), Stitched Rectangles (Simon Says Stamp), Happy Patterns Decorative Masks, Clear embossing powder, White Perfect Accents, Black Baker's twine, Dimensionals

JAI #264 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
another week has whizzed past - seriously how can it be the end of May!!! I'm hoping it will slow down a little as we pull into the weekend - ever the optimist I can hope can't I. I do know I'm likely to catch up with a couple of friends so that is a good thing. Hopefully the weekend will give you some time to join us for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we want you to Just Add a Sketch. This week the challenge is from me :)

This was a little something I came up with for my MIL for her birthday.

I created the base mat by die cutting the large butterfly (from SU! Butterflies thinlet dies) and temporarily adhering it while I misted Blushing Bride over the top. I then removed my mask and set the mat aside to dry. After that all it took was to add a few additional stamped details over the top and build up my central butterfly medallion. I did scrunch up the two scallop circles to add a little extra texture and bling. I'm going to miss the rich gold of the Champagne glimmer paper!

Hope you can join us this week. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for lots of fabulous inspiration.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride, Naturals White
Ink: Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride
Accessories: Butterflies thinlets dies, Project Life cards and labels framelits, Champagne Glimmer paper, 1 1/4" and 7/8" scallop circle punches, Itty Bitty Accents punch pack, Old Olive bakers twine, Jewels- rhinestones, Isocol, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals, Dotto (R)

JAI #256 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
well finally Autumn is starting to set in - I can't tell you how much I love that fresh chill in the air and the increasing depth of colour in the leaves. Sometimes the colours are just so gorgeous I have to stop and just soak it all in!  Hopefully you will enjoy the challenge we have for you this week at Just Add Ink just as much as I'm enjoying my Autumn weather - this week we want you to Just Add a Sketch, designed by Tina. Here's the sketch.

 I did struggle with the Autumn light to get a decent photograph though!

Soft, pretty and layers upon layers is where I ended up and where I started from, well I was intrigued and inspired by a post by Melissa Phillips here about adding wings to tags. I'm definitely in a vellum phase at the moment so don't be surprised if you see some more :)

Hope you can join us this week. Oh and don't forget to visit the rest of the DT to see their gorgeous creations!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Kinda Eclectic, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Butterfly Basics
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Vellum
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Accessories: Brights and Subtles DSP paper stacks,  Butterflies Thinlet dies, Banner framelits, Starburst framelits, Bitty Banners framelits, Large Polka Dot embossing folder, 2 1/2" circle punch, 2 3/8" and 7/8" scallop circle punches, Angled Tag topper punch, Life is Beautiful die collection (PaperTrey Ink),Silver glimmer paper,Tea Lace Paper Dollies, Pool Party embossing powder, Essentials Piercing template, mat and tool, Jewels- rhinestones, Sponge, Pink Pirouette seam binding, Venetian Crochet trim, Soft Sky stitched ribbon (R), Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI #253 Just add inspiration

Hello there,
well we've come round to another Friday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week we have a vibrant Just Add Inspiration challenge for you from Nikki. Here's the pic.

The colours definitely captured my attention! 

I loved the look of the ripples so wanted to capture that somehow and that led me to play around with the bokeh technique. I think butterflies and bokeh must be a perfect match! Of course I needed a little bit of glitz so I deconstructed some silver taffeta and loaded up my butterflies with rhinestones. This turned out pretty :) and since I have several pink loving friends it will go to a good home.

Hope you can join us this week - do check out the rest of the DT for some gorgeous projects!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: A little birthday cheer (R)
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Basic Grey, Whisper White
Accessories: Starburst framelits, Banner framelits, Butterflies thinlets die, Bitty Banner framelits, Fancy Foil Designer vellum Gold, Silver 1/8" taffeta, Jewels - rhinestones, Sewing machine, Doubled sided tape (X Press), SNAIL adhesive

JAI 248 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
well I have barely recovered from the birthday festivities this week (as you can imagine from a 10 year old's point of view the more birthday festivities the better the birthday) but despite that I do have a new Just Add Ink challenge for you. This week we have a lovely colour challenge for you (from me :). Here's the swatch.

  And here's what I came up with on my first play with the new SU! butterfly thinlets.

I can't resist a second view - cause I really did like the way it turned out. This lets you see too that the butterfly is inset into the panel.

As you can probably guess I cut quite a few different butterflies for this, and piecing it together was definitely a labour of love - but in all honesty I do love being able to putter and I had a rare window the day I made this to indulge that. The really fun part was deciding which colours should go where - the pattern variations and colour combinations you could play with for this would be endless!

Do check out the rest of the DT for some colourful inspiration. Hope you can join us!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Hardwood, Butterfly Basics
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Night of Navy
Ink: Sahara Sand, Night of Navy
Accessories: ButterfliesThinlets dies, Classic circle nestabilites (Spellbinders), Starburst framelits, Venetian crochet trim, Night of Navy seam binding, Rich Razzleberry 1/4" cotton ribbon, Pool Party ruffled ribbon (R), Jewels- rhinestones, Tombow multi, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)