Just Add Ink #670 Wildlife

 

Hello there,

time for a new challenge from Just Add Ink, and this week Fiona is asking us to Just Add Wildlife. So pull out your animal stamps and feature something wild on your project.

I've had a sloth stamp set languishing in my stash for a while now and I thought this was the perfect time to pull it out. 

I kept things pretty simple this week. Just some simple blending for the background, then adding the coloured and die cut elements on top. Some subtle embossed texture, stitching detail and a little fold of ribbon add some extra interest. 

The Just Add Ink design team have plenty of fabulous projects 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: Itty Bitty Birthdays (R), Sweet Sloths (My Favorite Things) 

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (R), Sweet Sloths (My Favorite Things) 

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist

Ink: Azure Afternoon, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Blends (Crumb Cake, Grey Granite, Ivory, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie), Lemon Lime Twist ribbon (R), Blending brush, Die cutting machine, Subtle embossing folder (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

 

Just Add Ink #568 Sketch

 

Hello there,

having a bit of a deja vu week with our first lockdown in a year happening this week. Spending some extra time at home however had the added benefit of time to work on my project for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Lou is asking us to Just Add a Sketch, here it is.

My niece has a birthday coming up soon so I made this card with her in mind.

To start I added a subtle embossed texture to the background and then blended a soft gradient of colour coming up from the bottom, finishing it with a light splatter. For the main focal point I coloured in my sweet fairy girl, trimmed her out and mounted her on a couple of stitched layers. She was finished off with wink of Stella and shimmery crystal effects, and I added a scatter of sequins around her. I feel like the black I added makes it feel a little bit of grown up which suits an almost teenager.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects to show 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: Itty Bitty Birthdays, Maisy Ketto (Stamping Bella) (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Shapes (R), Stitched Nested Labels (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Balmy Blue, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Blends (Balmy Blue, Real Red, Magenta Madness, Ivory, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie), Sparkle Glimmer paper (R), Blending brushes, Subtle embossing folder (R), Wink of Stella, Shimmery Crystal Effects, Woven Threads sequins (R), Flowers for Every season twine (R), White embossing powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Fine Tip Glue, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #538 Sketch

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink Patrice has asked us to Just Add a Sketch. I found it super easy to work with and took a pretty literal approach, and went back to an old favourite technique of mine  - blended backgrounds. Here's the sketch.

This is how it all turned out!

Creating my own backgrounds is something I love to do, and the more inky the better! I used sponge brayers here to blend a transition of Pool Party, Coastal Cabana in from each end and finished off with Bermuda Bay between the two. This gave me a lovely gradual transition of colour in from each end. To add lots of texture I splattered with water, then Wink of Stella, white gouache and black ink. I ended up with more black splatter in the lower corner, than I perhaps would have wanted but I guess that unpredictable aspect is part of the fun of adding texture this way. 

To get the different colour tones on my flowers I inked up my floral stamp with markers. The rest was all die cutting and assembly. I loved the bright complementary colours - it's very happy!

The rest of the Just Add Ink design team have lots of beautiful projects to show you, so please go check them out and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Supplies (SU!)

Stamps: Art Gallery, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Dies: Floral Gallery, Stitched So Sweetly

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Ink: Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Tuxedo Back (Memento)

Accessories: Classic Label punch, Sponge Brayer, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Fine Tip Glue, White gouache, From my Heart Gems (R), Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #529 Colour

 

Hello there,

time for another Just Add Ink challenge and this week we have a lovely colour challenge for you from Kelly. Here it is.

It might seem a bit odd to use such a strong pink for a masculine card, but mixed with blue you get purple and the ability to create a fabulous sky backdrop for my gleaming lighthouse! 

Sometimes I'm just in awe of what you can do with just a few shades of ink. As I mentioned I used the Magenta brayered over the Misty Moonlight to create the graduation of tones in the sky. To finish off the sky I splattered with water, then patted it dry, then splattered with white gouache and finally with Wink of Stella. The layers of the sea was created by stamping the base layer in stamped off Misty Moonlight, then the top layer in full strength Misty Moonlight. White gouache applied with a stiff dry brush helped create the texture of sea foam. To make the light house shine I embossed the image on silver foil and then to add a bit of drama added some beams of light using vellum. Embossing, texture (in this case from ink and paint) and die cut stitched detail are often the best way to add detail to masculine cards without them getting too fussy.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

• Stamps: Sailing Home, Mountain Air, Itty Bitty Birthdays
• Dies: Stitched Rectangle dies, Smooth Sailing
• Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Whisper White, Silver foil, Vellum
• Ink: Misty Moonlight, Magenta Madness, Versamark 
• Accessories:1 inch circle punch, White and Silver embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Vellum tape (Scotch), White Gouache
• Non SU!: Text and Texture: Ocean (PaperTrey Ink), Big Shot die cutting machine

Just Add Ink #504 Colour

Hello there,
this week at Just Add Ink Tina is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo and the palette has a very elegant feel. Here it is.

Here's what I made.

We are rapidly moving into the depths of winter here in Australia, but the pink hue of Rococo Rose had me thinking of spring blossoms, so that is what I filled my project with. A cold wintery afternoon provided the perfect opportunity to sit down and colour, and then trim out a whole lot of blossoms. The blossoms are anchored by an oval frame, made by taping together two different sized ovals, then die cutting. I kept the background simple so as not to distract from the blossoms adding some embossed texture and partially brayering the panel. 

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Project Recipe:

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Product List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set $38.00	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set $40.00	Seasonal Layers Dies $56.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies $61.00	Layering Ovals Dies $58.00
Scripty 3D Embossing Folder $17.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock $15.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock $15.25
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00	Versamark Pad $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $10.50	Embossing Buddy $10.00
Heat Tool $50.00	Paper Snips $17.00	Sponge Brayers $14.00	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $0.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Woven Threads Sequin Assortment $8.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen $12.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50
Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00

Retired SU!: Big Shot die cut machine