Just Add Ink #691 Inspiration

 

Hello,

this week at Just Add Ink Kerry is asking us to Just Add Inspiration. The inspiration picture is filled with colours, objects, and textures that you can use as the main feature of your projects. Here it is.

The deep blue tones throughout the inspiration picture caught my eye as did the sparkly rich gold of the stars seen in one of the images at the top. Putting that together with a swirly star die from my stash this is how it turned out.

I watercoloured the background first, then once dry, splattered with gold ink. Dried once again. Then die cut the swirling star pattern out. Putting some of the stars aside for the inside. I then cut the swirling stars from gold glimmer paper, and paper pieced the gold stars into the watercolored panel. Although I did leave a scatter of small stars white as it added an extra little pop of brightness. Some gold cord and a gold embossed sentiment finished it all off.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Greatest Journey (R)

Dies: Cheerful Daisy, Stitched Rectangles (R), Swirling Stars (Sizzix)

Cardstock: Basic White, Watercolor paper

Ink: Night of Navy, Starry Sky, Blueberry Bushel, Versamark

Accessories: Gold glimmer paper, Gold cord (R), Gold emboss powder, Heat tool, Vegas Gold Ink (R), Multipurpose Glue, Die cutting machine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #662 Sketch

 

Hello there,

while the sun was streaming through the windows keeping the house toasty warm last weekend I got to work on my Just Add Ink challenge project for this weeks challenge - to Just Add a Sketch from Lou. Here's the sketch.

And this is how my project turned out.

I was aiming for a light fresh feel to the colours. To achieve this I settled on some pink hues and lighter greens. Watercoloring panels of watercolour paper with my chosen inks also allowed me to the keep tones lighter. Once the panels dried it was all about the die cutting and then arranging and layering up the flowers and foliage. To add interest to the background, that wouldn't detract from the flowers, I added embossed texture and splattered flecks of pink and green ink. I generally tend to gravitate to silver for my metallic accents but on this occasion somehow gold seemed to be the better fit. So a scatter of gold sequins and a hint of gold foil to accent the sentiment finished the project off.

The Just Add Ink design team have plenty of inspiration for you so please go check them out and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Sending Smiles

Dies: Sending, Cheerful Daisies

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black 

Ink: Versamark, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories:  Watercolor paper, Gold foil, White emboss powder, Heat tool, Big shot die cutting machine (R), Subtle embossing folder (R), We R Memory Keepers embossing folder, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Multipurpose glue, Metallic sequins (R)