JAI 170 Just add leaves

Hello there,
we have a challenge this week at Just Add Ink that makes me think of a very specific time of year - autumn. This week we want you to Just Add Leaves. They certainly don't have to just be autumn leaves! Check out the rest of the DT for some fabulous leafy inspiration. This is what I came up with as a birthday card for my FIL.

My FIL at 70 yo is still a hang glider enthusiast so I usually try to add some airy aspects to his cards. I started by sponging in a subtle cloudy background and adding some tiny hot air balloons, then had lots of fun inking up a bunch of leaves in gorgeous subdued autumn tones. Then I strung the leaves up as a banner, and added a little accent to the sentiment by piercing around it.

I loved the way the leaves turned out, I just feel like I see/feel them flapping in the autumn breeze :)

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: French Foliage, Perfectly Penned, Collage Curios
Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Marina Mist, Naturals White, Crumb Cake
Ink: Cajun Craze, Marina Mist, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Bitty Banner framelits, Essentials piercing pack, Vintage brad (R), Early Expresso bakers twine, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI 123 Just add a sketch

Hello there,

well hopefully the week for you all has been less germ filled than mine. I'm hoping that by the time this post goes lives I won't be stuffed up and snuffly anymore and even more so hope that my Mr 4 has stopped coughing!! This week at Just Add Ink we have a sketch for you, it might take some thinking but it has alot of possibilities!

I started by flipping the sketch 90 degrees, viewed that way it made me think of a frame, with tags in the bottom right corner. Now why a frame? well that might have something to do with the recent acquistion of the SU! Notably Ornate set. I ummed and ahhed about this for months but in the end the appeal of the frame won out. Anyway here is the end result.

I started by stamping about 2/3 of the frame on the base, two flowers overlapping the frame and some scattered extra background detail. That done I impressed the base layer to add texture. Then I stamped the frame again, trimmed it out, sponged the edges and mounted that over the base. I also trimmed out several layers of flowers and white embossed an additional flower and layers.  Added all the flowers and layers in using dimensionals, and finished off the front with a couple of little tags. The inside was finished off to match. I must admit I really liked how this one turned out :) but I didn't have long to admire it as it went in the post straight away to a lovely stamping friend over in New Zealand (Hi Paula :).

Thanks for visiting and do give the sketch a try!

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Creative Elements, Notably Ornate, French Foliage, Tiny Tags

Cardstock: Cherry Cobler, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Cherry Cobler, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Versamark

Accessories: Jewelery Tag punch, Wrought Iron impression plate (PaperTrey Inc), White embossing powder, Cherry Cobler twine, Jewels - rhinestones, Sponge, Dimensionals, Double sided tape

JAI 118 Just add Mae Collins

Hello there,

well we had our first -5 degree night here this week - it was just wee bit chilly and alot frosty the next morning. I must admit to chickening out of my walk that morning - I had a cup of tea instead ;) 

This week the Just Add Ink challenge is to CASE one of the team and this time round it is the lovely Mae Collins who I had the pleasure of meeting last year at Convention. So go check out Mae's blog and find something to inspire you. Mae's card below was my choice - I loved the watercoloured flowers and the slightly distressed look.

Now my take on it.

I definitely went with the distressed vintage theme for mine. I kept Mae's layout pretty much as was and coloured my hydragea bloom using ink pad lids and an aquapainter. Twice. The first time was the base image, which served as a good practise. Then an extra bloom that I then trimmed out and mounted on top of the base. I finished off the bloom by adding little dots of clear glaze pen to the centre of the tiny blooms. You can't go past a bit of distressing, sponging, and inky layers to get a bit of vintagey feel. I also dug out a bit of long retired hodgepodge to accent the ribbon and finish off the front. Got to say I was happy with how this turned out and I will be colouring that hydrangea again!

So do go and check out Mae's work, you will be sure to find something inspiring CASE and join us this week at Just Add Ink.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: French Foliage, Because I Care (R), Sending You (PaperTrey Inc)

Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Real Red

Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Real Red, Cherry Cobler, Stazon Black, Chamomile tea die (PTI)

Accessories: Newsprint DSP (R),  Word Window punch, Spiral tab punch (R), Corner rounder punch, Real Red Satin ribbon, Pewter hodgepodge (R), Aqua painter, Glaze pen (Spica), Sponge, Distressing tool, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 91 - just add a colour combo

Hello there :)

welcome back for another Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have a colour combo with a twist - you get to pick part of the combo. Here's the combo to work with.(Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobler, Neutral of choice)

Blushing Bride and Cherry Cobler said flowers to me and since it gave me the chance to ink up my new Field Flowers set - one that was on my must have list - well flowers it was with a gentle vintage feel. Here's what came out of a very late Saturday night session of crafting.

First up I used a Sweet Sunday Sketch (#136) as my starting point, I will also confess to being slightly liberal with the conditions of the colour challenge as strictly speaking I used two neutrals - Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip - but it was only a tiny smiggin of Chocolate. But it just wouldn't have worked without them both. So very quickly I started by inking up the flower overlay stamp in Blushing Bride and then rock and rolling in Cherry. I did that a little different for each flower. Then using the more solid flower  stamped over that in Blushing Bride. The centres were all stamped with the overlay in Cherry and solid centre in Blushing Bride. I then trimmed all the flowers out and mounted them up on dimensionals above the stems stamped on First Edition DSP. To continue the text theme I also stamped a text background in stamped off Cherry onto Blushing Bride as the top mat for the main card panel. I gentley distressed the edges of the all the mats, and also sponged some Blushing Bride and Cherry Cobler as well. The front was finished off with some satin ribbon, and lace, as well as some Pewter hodgepode from my stash. Oh and just before I went to photograph the card I added some clear glaze dots onto the centre of the flowers to give a bit of shine and texture. As usual I followed through the theme to the inside.

Its been a while since I had a go at something a bit vintagey - I had fun :) and it was worth the late night. I would really like to try using Field Flowers with bright bold colours and in a more modern style however and see how that turns out - I'll let you know ;)

So what will you make of this weeks colour challenge?

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Field Flowers, French Foliage, Watercolor Trio (R), Background Basics Textstyle (PaperTrey Inc)

Cardstock: Cherry Cobler, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla

Ink: Cherry Cobler, Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: First Edition DSP, Chantilly crochet trim, Sakura glaze pen, "Cherry" stain ribbon (local craft shop), Pewter Hodgepodge (R), Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI 78 - Just add a colour combo

Hello there,

despite being in the depths of winter, with a -5oC night expected I felt like we had a touch of spring around today - firstly the sun was shining (mostly) and even more springy was that I noticed the first daffodil bud in the garden - its probably still a couple of weeks off blooming but its a nice sign of times to come! (also coming with Spring is our new SU! catalogue - also something to look forward to eh!!). My card today has a touch of autumn/winter to it inspired by the lovely colour combo challenge we have for you at Just Add Ink this week. Here it is.

I thought these colours would be perfect for a card for my Dad, and with Father's Day coming up down here in AUS in September I decided to try and get organised early. I also had a brand new set that I was very keen on inking up (French Foliage) so here is the result.

The inside

I started by stamping a panel of Very Vanilla all over with leaves inked first in Certainly Celery then rock and rolled in Not Quite Navy, I also added the text image in Sahara Sand, and spoltches in stamped off Chocolate Chip. That was mounted on a Chocolate Chip base.  Next I stamped a large branchy tree in Chocolate Chip on Vanilla and trimmed it out. I mounted that to the side of another Vanilla panel that I stamped with an assortment of sentiments to make up the message to my Dad. That Vanilla panel was mounted on top of a Choc Chip mat that had been embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder. To finish off the front of the card I wrapped linen thread across the front, and added two little Not Quite Navy birds. The inside was stamped and matted to match the front.

Thanks for visiting, this is a really lovely colour combo so if you get the chance why don't you give it a go this week.

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: French Foliage, Vintage Labels(R), Teeny Tiny Sentiments (SU!), Through the Trees, Tiny Tags, Botanical Silhouettes (Papertrey Inc)

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Square Lattice embossing folder, Large Labels (Spellbinder), Linen Thread, Silver brad, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X press)