JAI 95 - Bah Humbug

Bah Humbug? Well not exactly - lol! But we do have a Christmas challenge with a twist for you this week at Just Add Ink.  Our challenge this week is to make a Christmas card but NO Christmas images allowed, NO traditional Christmas paper allowed! We want you to stamp a Christmas greeting and have some fun with some non traditional stamps. So get your thinking caps on ;) and see what fun ideas you can come up with.  I made a couple of "Bah Humbug" card versions as swaps for the Canberra regionals so I just stepped one up a bit as my offering this week. Here it is.

Just realised that I didn't get around to doing the inside for this one - oops! I'm somewhat distracted at the momment juggling lots of ready by Christmas crafting projects - not to mention the usual everyday business of work and family life. I've enjoyed using some different Christmas colour combos and this is another one I wanted to try - Old Olive, Perfect Plum and Riding Hood Red. My starting point was the idea of a button tree, so I cut myself a rough template, dottoed that down onto my white mat and started stamping buttons :) I used a Christmas sentiment stamped twice to create the trunk of the tree. To dress it up I added a few real buttons, some rhinestones and some star shaped brads, a Old Olive taffeta bow, and lastly to top the tree a glittery star (Boho flower punch). A scalloped border, with piercing detail down the right finishes it all off.

Do check out the other design team members they will all have some wonderful inspiration for you, and then perhaps you can have some fun and see what you come up with!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Button button, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Cardstock: Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Scallop border punch, 1/2" circle punch, Boho Blossom punch, Old Olive 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Jewels- rhinestones, Mat pack and piercing tool, Green glitter cardstock (Spotlight), Star Brads (The Paper Mill), Dimensionals, Double sided tape, Dotto, Sticky Strip, Tombow multi

JAI61 - just add stamps only

Hi there,

this week at Just Add Ink we have an interesting challenge for you - its just add stamps - only stamps!! No DSP, no diecuts, no punches - just stamps, ink and cardstock. It's a kind of tricky yet conversely simple challenge at the same time.

So what did I do - well I broke out some new goodies that are a preview of something up and coming from the new Autumn/Winter mini (available from April)- and I made it nice and bright. Here it is.



I started by making my own DSP by selecting a bunch of colours (inspired by the Sew Suite DSP) and button stamps and stamping away. Then I stamped a sewing machine as the main focal element and stamped a tape measure background (Melon Mambo stamped off) Using clear mount stamps it was pretty easy to stamp this free hand. I free cut some extra buttons (remember no punches this week) to embellish the sewing machine focal point and then got a strip of Melon Mambo, ran it through the crimper, crumpled it up lots and then using some sticky strip created a ruffled "ribbon" border to run below the sewing machine. All that was left then was to add a sentiment. So bright, fun and a little quirky :) A good card to make/ finish while I was/am getting over my flu from last week!

I'll finish up today by letting you know that things are going to be quiet around here for a while, as I'm starting to gear up for making my convention swaps, so you'll probably only see my JAI DT posts once every week or two till mid May. Please hang in there as I will be back with more again after convention is over!

Thanks for visiting and why do you have a go this week at just adding stamps!

Kim

Recipe: All SU!
Stamps: Button Button, Sew Suite
Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose (SU!), Fresh Snow (PaperTrey Inc)
Accessories: Crimper, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press), Sticky Strip