JAI #307 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
I'm delighted to say that this Saturday I get the chance to spend the day catching up with some special friends and getting the first look at the new annual SU! catalogue at the SU! OnStage event in Sydney. The crafty chatter will be non-stop this weekend :)

But I had to be sure to leave something here for you and the challenge at Just Add Ink , this week a colour challenge from Nikki, was perfect to make something rich and textured (well that's the way mine turned out ;). Here are the colour's.

As you can see I am really planning ahead here (although I will have to remember to give it to DH in September!). The colours were a perfect match to the Going Place suite so once the idea popped into my head I went with it. Being a masculine card I tried to add in a lot of texture (I was rather chuffed with how my mini star shaker turned out) and subtle bling. I just love that I can customise sentiments with the Alphabet Rotary stamp too :)

The design team have come up with a fabulous array of gorgeous cards so please do go check them out. Hope you can join us.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Going Global, Alphabet Rotary
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Delightful Dijon, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Versamark
Accessories: Circle collection framelits, Starburst framelits (R), Bountiful Banners die (PaperTrey Ink), World Traveler embossing folder, Going Places DSP, Triple banner pumch, Bitty Banner framelits, White and Gold embossing powder, Gold glimmer paper, Itty Bitty Accents punch, Hung Up Clips (R), Sewing machine, Window sheet, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

JAI #298 Just add V

Hello there,
well a certain romantic date is creeping up on us at the moment and at Just Add Ink we wanted to give you the option to make a little something special for that special some one or not! How's that? Well this week Tina suggests you Just Add V. "V"? Well that means theme your project around things beginning with V. If you want to go the romantic road - then - Valentine's, but you can equally theme it around the colour Vanilla, other things I can think of include Vampire (if you want to get an early start on Halloween), Vacation, Video, Volcano, Vine and Vegetable.

Not only is it Valentines Day but our wedding anniversary is coming up soonish - so I made something that will do double duty!

A couple of shots to show how the heart can spin around the world!

A CAS inside.

I kept this CAS - always better for masculine cards. I let the DSP do all the work for me and added in a fun interactive element. My first go at a round spinner. It does work - perhaps not perfectly - but I think it will be enough to bring a smile to my DH's face.

So what can you think of that follows our "V" theme. We'd love to see! Don't forget to go and check out the rest of the JAI DT for some fun inspiration.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Going Global
Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark
Accessories: Going Places DSP, Circles Collection framelits, Hearts collection framelits (R), Red glimmer paper, Gold embossing powder, Linen thread, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)