JAI 121 Just add pearls

Hello there,
well I'm settling back into life after convention. I had a wonderful time meeting up with some special stamping friends and am already looking forward to seeing them again next year in Brisbane! I have some great new ideas to try out so hopefully some of those will make their way here over the next few weeks. But for today I can show you the new challenge from Just Add Ink. This week we want you to Just Add Pearls. Here's what I came up with.

I wanted to make a birthday card for a special stamping friend so I tailored the colours to something I knew she would like - hence the red and indigo. I also had a new blossom punch to play with ;) I started by inking the flower with markers, then layered that over two red punched blossoms, fixed it together with a brad then spritzing with glimmer mist and letting it dry. You get a great 3D effect doing this although that does make it tricky to post! But since I was hand delivering this one at convention I didn't have to worry about that. I used the flower as the feature and accented it with coordinating DSP, some lacey border detail, stitching and of course lots of pearls. The pearls are a subtle but I think really important finishing touch.

Do go check out the rest of the DT they will have some wonderful pearl adorned creations to inspire you!!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Mixed Bouquet

Cardstock: Real Red, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Island Indigo

Accessories: Blossom punch, Corner rounder (SU!), Mat Stack 3, Mat Stack 3 layerz and Filigree border die (PaperTrey Inc), Twitterpated DSP, Ski Slope DSP (R), Frost white shimmer paint, Jewels - pearls, sewing machine, wide Real Red grosgrain ribbon (R), Dimensionals, SNAIL, Double sided tape (X Press)

2012 Convention Swaps

Hello there,

well I've been very happily occupied with attending the Australian/ New Zealand SU! Convention for the last day or two (big smile). In the lead up I was flat out trying to get swaps and a special little pressie for my fellow  JAI  design teammates ready. As a consequence I just didn't have the time do something for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge :( Luckily it was my "off" week. But do go to JAI and see what others on the DT have come up with for another great challenge. Since by now my convention swaps have been swapped I thought it would be a good occaision to actually post them! I made three different swaps. Here they are.

Made in three colour ways

Number two

Number three (this one was a re-creation I first blogged it here, for a JAI inspiration challenge)

In total I made 60 (not of each) and just finished them by the skin of my teeth. As to the little pressie's for my JAI teammates well I hope to blog that sometime soon ;)

Thanks for dropping by :)
Kim

Recipe: All SU!
Swap One
Stamps: Mixed Bouquet, Creative Elements, Apothecary Art
Cardstock: Early Expresso,Very Vanilla, (Pretty in Pink or Cherry Cobler or Marina Mist)
Ink: Early Expresso, (Pretty in Pink or Cherry Cobler or Marina Mist)
Accessories: First Edition DSP, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, (Blossom, Boho Blossom, Dotted Ribbon Scallop border) punch, Silver brad, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon or Marina Mist Scallop Dots ribbon or Cherry Cobler seam binding, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Double sided tape (X Press)

Swap Two
Stamps: Kindness Matters, Loving Thoughts, Apothecary Art
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Accessories:Labels Collection Framelits, Petal Cone Bigz die, Corner rounder (R), Gold embossing powder, Black satin ribbon, Gold brads, Sponge, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Double sided tape (X Press)

Swap Three
Stamps: Creative Elements, Clearly for You
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Designer Frames embossing folder, Corner rounder (R), Jewels - rhinestones, Blender pen, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Inkspiration Challenge #4 - Thanks Mum

Hi there,

well there has been a little gap in transmission as we had a very busy weekend with a birthday party for my munchkins, more about that in a later post. Despite the chaos I did manage to eventually get a card made for Makeesha's latest colour challenge. These were the yummy and very girly colours she chose (no way I could figure out how to turn these into a blokey card !).




I wanted the central item to be a flower in the two gorgeous pink shades and decided to make a card that had a window cut out of the front with the flower peeping through from the inside, but because it is only a little card (10 x10 cm) I also thought there wasn't enough space to have the flower and write a message so I made the card a trifold. So, firstly you open it up to see the flower and sentiment on the cuttlebugged background, then you open that up to where you can write the message. The three photos below show the three different stages.








I embossed (again - I told you I just love embossing - and then highlighted all the images with the white gel pen. However the inside flaps were just wheeled with ink not embossed. I used the now retired Mixed Bouquet stamps to make the central flower (embossed and glittered). In its first version, on the Sage base, I used the accompanying Bouquet wheel but found the pattern was too big and loose to suit such a petite card and dug this one (Butterflies and Blossoms) out of my stash.

Some special thanks

Go to my good friend Sam who kindly let me use her circle nesties ( I so seriously need to get some of these...oh well eventually). I was pretty happy with how it turned out, not a bad effort for someone with a head cold and a house overflowing with kids and grandparents - OK that's a bit of an exaggeration - only two kids and my Mum is great she gets straight into looking after them and me - thanks Mum this one is for you.

Recipe:
Stamps: Mixed Bouquet, Butterflies and Blossoms wheel
Card Stock: Sage Shadow, Whisper White
Ink: Sage Shadow, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Accessories: Heat gun, Versamark, Heat and Stick powder, Clear embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Circle Fire Rhinestone, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug, Swiss dots folder, Snail adhesive, White gel pen, Distressing tool from Cutter kit, Circle nestabilities, Word window punch