Just Add Ink #464 Colour

Hello there,
oh my I struggled to photograph my card for this week's new Just Add Ink challenge. The short winter days make finding some daylight when I'm actually home is a real challenge! So please forgive the dull tones to my photos this week. This week Jackie is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo, here are the colours.

I had an idea in my head for a card for my niece who will be turning nine soon, this is how it came out.

The actual making of the card was a pretty straight forward process. I coloured my mermaid,    with SU! blends, then brayered some white card stock with a gradient of Soft Sea Foam and Granny Apple Green ink. Next I die cut as many seaweed's as I could from the coloured piece. To add some sparkle I also added some silver foil and silver glimmer seaweed into the mix. I swished my mermaid with Wink of Stella, added some Dazzling Diamonds to her tail, and of course added a liberal sprinkle of sequins, which double as bubbles rising up around my mermaid.

Tip: If you are wondering how I got that white frame on my sentiment it's simple! Run your die and card stock through your die cut machine, then leaving the die in place, get a white gel pen and draw around the inside of the die. Then remove your die and this will give a perfect frame!

In real life, this is very pretty and has the enough pink and sparkle to make a nine year old girl thrilled. The Just Add Ink DT have many beautiful projects to show you so please go check them out. Then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Project Recipe:

To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Magical Mermaid Clear-Mount Stamp Set $35.00	Under The Sea Dies $52.00	Smooth Sailing Dies $56.00	High Seas 3D Embossing Folder $17.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock $15.25	Silver Glimmer Paper $8.75	Silver Foil Sheets $8.75	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Granny Apple Green 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	Sponge Brayers $14.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen $12.00	Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter $10.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00

Retired/ Non SU!: Big Shot, Metallic sequins, White gel pen

Just Add Ink #414 Window/ Frame

Hello all,
another week has gone past filled with freezing cold winds, and a sky dark as night when I have to crawl, with some reluctance, out of bed in the morning at much too early an hour! Perhaps to counter the winter darkness I bring you a card filled to the brim with colour this week for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week Nikki has asked us to Just Add a Window or Frame. I decided to go Window.

There was a fair bit of hand trimming and die cutting involved for this project but very worthwhile for creating a underwater scene filled with colour (and a hint of a mermaid). The first thought that crossed my mind was a porthole looking out into the ocean but somehow my porthole ended up with a life preserver framing it. (Created by cutting several layers of frame and one acetate circle to sandwich between them. I also added a little dimension by colouring some shadows onto the top layer using SU! grey blend markers. The twinkle of little silver fish finish off the underwater scene.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of beautiful projects to share with you so please do go check them out. Then come back and join us in the challenge!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Project Recipe:
To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set $37.00	Magical Mermaid Clear-Mount Stamp Set $35.00	Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set $35.00	Under The Sea Framelits Dies $52.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies $58.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $13.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock $14.75	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock $14.75	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry $14.75
Mango Melody A4 Cardstock $14.75	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock $14.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock $14.75	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay $14.75	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock $14.75
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad $13.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Sponge Brayers $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Silver Foil Sheets $7.00	Window Sheets $8.75	1/2" Circle Punch $10.00	Linen Thread $8.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50
Fine-Tip Glue Pen $12.00	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $9.00	Big Shot Platform $45.25	Big Shot $159.00