JAI 115 Just add a sketch

Hello there,

there has been a bit more toe dipping this week as well as some nice walks on the beach, well there was before the weather closed in! However while I've enjoyed the change it will be nice to get home. 

Now on to this weeks Just Add Ink challenge, this week we have a sketch for you. Here it is.

I knew life was going to be hectic once we got back so I prepared this one (or should I say two) ahead so I was already for Mothers Day in early May. I rotated the sketch 90 degrees and then mirror imaged it. Here's the outcome.

I started with the idea of making the flowers. I seen a few recently on the blog a lovely friend Di Barnes here. She mentioned using three layers each of fancy flower, triple doily and boho blossom punches. I used three different colours for each flower. Secured them together with a vintage brad and then liberally sprayed with platinum shimmer mist, scrunching the layers up to give the flowers shape. Then set them aside to dry. The top layer of the cards are portioned as one third DSP and one third white impressed cardstock. With the separation being covered by pleated lace (secured with sticky strip) and ribbon. The white section was also stamped with some flowering swirls, embellished with some little blossoms, that lead the eye to the sentiment. The flower was partially laid over the DSP and stamped swirls and I finished it all off with a few little leafy sprigs. To be honest I found this sketch to be another challenging one!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Creative Elements, Elements of Style, Well Scripted (R)

Cardstock: Card 1: Riding Hood Red, Peach Parfait, Apricot Appeal (R), Baja Breeze Card 2: Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard, Perfect Plum, Garden Green, Whisper White

Ink: Peach Parfait, Riding Hood Red, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, More Mustard

Accessories:  Punches (Fancy Flower, Triple Doily, Boho Blossom, Extra large Oval, 1" circle, Itty Bitty Bits, Two step bird), Linen/Canvas Impression plate (PaperTrey Inc), Regal pattern stack DSP, Everday Enchantment DSP, Vintage brads, Elegant Eggplant scalloped dotted grosgrain, Riding Hood Red taffeta (R), Victoria lace, Jewels - pearls, Platinum shimmer paint, Sponge, Dimensionals, Sticky strip, Double sided tape

JAI 113 Just add inspiration

Hello there,
I hope everyone had a good Easter with some time to relax and bit of chocolate on the side too ;) I can assure you that some chocolate was definitely consumed in our household and there is still more to go. Needless to say the kids love it. Although I think they enjoyed hunting for their eggs as much as eating them.  

Right on to this weeks Just Add Ink challenge - the week we have an inspiration challenge for you, have look at the image below.

First up those chairs caught my eye, the colours and the striped carpet - so putting that all together I came up with this.

I started with my lounge chair, by stamping an outline image on DSP then trimming it out. I added some shading using copic markers and then mounted it on dimensionals. Adding a button as a cushion. Once I knew where the chair was going to be I could add the first half of the sentiment and the pile of books topped with steaming cuppa.  Once that medallion was done I could mount that over the vertical vanilla strip. (Having already added part two of the sentiment and the stitching detail). A bit of ribbon and some more stitching finish off the base. The inside was finished off to match. With a cat taking the chance to have a snooze on the chair now ;) It's a bit of a different birthday card but I hope the recipient will like it.

Hope you get the chance to be inspired this week - and see where it takes up - we will certainly enjoy seeing the outcome :)

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: On the Couch, On the Couch Additions (PaperTrey Inc), Happiest Birthday Wishes, A Little Bit of Birthday Cheer (R)

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pure Poppy

Ink: Pure Poppy, Early Expresso

Accessories: Everyday Enchantment DSP, Lucky Limeade 1/8" organza ribbon, Scallop Trim border punch, Lacey Circle and standard circles nestabilities (Spellbinder), Pure Poppy stitched polyribbon, Brights buttons, Copic markers (R20, 22), Tombow multi, Double sided tape, Dimensionals,  SNAIL adhesive