JAI 219 Just add inspiration

Hello there,
did I mention it was cold here. Seriously right now I'm going to bed with a hot water bottle and a heated rice pack - it's that cold!! But the cold weather outside means that staying inside where it's warm and cosy and pulling out my stamping supplies is a really good option - lol!

So here is the new Just Add Ink challenge for when you have time to be warm and cosy ;) This week we want you to Just Add Inspiration. 

The inspiration pictures really said clean and simple masculine card to me so this is what I came up with. 

I always struggle with masculine cards trying to find the balance. CAS is not really me, not adding those extra layers and extra twiddly bits is hard! But by exercising some will power I managed to keep the design to the banners, the embossed texture and the strong colours. With just a tiny bit shine brought in by embossing the two part sentiment (there had to be some!)

Hope you can join us this week. Do check out the rest of the DT with some fabulous ideas for how they were inspired. 

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Geometrical, Hip Notes, Keep it Simple: Birthday (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Crushed Curry, Not Quite Navy, Smokey Slate, Whisper White
Accessories: Linen/Canvas Impression plate (PTI), White embossing powder, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 216 Just add watercolour

Hello there,
well I dragged my weary body home from a fabulous time spent with many of the Just Add Ink team at the Stampin' Up South Pacific Convention late last weekend. Spending time with those girls was a once a year special treat, as was catching up with a few other special friends - Di, Sam, Kelly you know who I'm talking about :) Here's a couple of pics to show you these special girls.

The JAI girls at convention - Nikki, Christine, Patrice, Paula, Tina, Delys, Louise, Narelle and I

The after party. Some of the JAI girls with friends (L-R: Kelly, Di, I, Narelle, Paula, Patrice, Bronwyn, Sam)

Now while convention for 2014 is done and dusted I still have my convention swap to show you and rather fortuitously it was just perfect for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge. This week we want you to just add watercolour. So pull out your watercolor ideas/techniques for this one :)

We hope you can join us, especially as the winner of the challenge this week will be offered the opportunity to join the team to be a guest designer on an upcoming Just Add Ink challenge.

I pulled out a lot of SU! clear mount stamps for this and laid them all out on my largest block. Once I had found an arrangement I was happy with, I then clear embossed on Natural White cardstock. Then I got out my reinkers and applied the three blue shades in turn using a paint brush. Once that had dried, I white embossed a few stars over the top, splashed some drips over the top and once those had dried added the sequins. The sentiment focal was also white embossed over watercoloured cardstock. Then layered with a vellum butterfly, gold and linen thread, a gold mat and little banner.

Playing around with watercolour techniques is a lot of fun so please do join us. Don't forget to check out the rest of the JAI DT for fabulous challenge inspiration!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamp sets: Evergreen, Happy Day, Hello Lovely, Hip Notes, Peachy Keen, Perfect Pennants, Yippee Skippee!

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Naturals White, Crumb Cake,  Cardstock Vellum

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Indigo Island, Pool Party, Versamark

Accessories:  Elegant Butterfly and 2 1/2" Circle punch, Banner and Window Frames Collection framelits, Clear and White embossing powder, Sewing machine , Gold thread, Gold sequin trim, Linen thread, Gold baker’s twine, Natural  5/8” Chevron ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombow