JAI 106 - just add a sketch

Hello there :)

yes I survived the second birthday party - it was mad, chaotic, involved a couple of dinosaur hunts and each kids had a turn to try and smash the cake - yes I did say smash the cake. I made what can best be described as a chocolate pinata - it was a hit (ha ha).  Here's a peek at it.

Ok on to this week's new Just Add Ink challenge - this week we have a sketch challenge for you - I quite liked this sketch - just something a little different and appropriately I used it to make a kids birthday card. Here's the sketch.

And the card

A shot to show you the embossing

Ok I started out by cutting three equal vertical panels, in a set of blues going from dark to light adhered those down to a backing mat, then wheeled them all with a stars wheel in versamark. Then embossed with clear embossing powder. I got exactly the effect I was after - yah!! Next I die cut and then stamped my rocketship. Then coloured with Copics. I added my rocketship to the bottom right corner on dimensionals. Then I stamped three flames, cut the yellow and orange in half and layered them to spread out under the central red flame and finished them off by adding some subtle glittery sparkle. The final element was to add a star up in the top left corner.  The inside was finished off continuing the space theme. Well that was short and sweet :) but I hoped detailed enough. I was certainly happy with the end result and so was the 4 year old recipient!

Thanks for visiting  - hope you have a chance to give the sketch a go this week.

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Out of this world (PaperTrey Inc), A Little Birthday Cheer (R), Classic Stars (R), Extreme Elements

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Whispher White, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red, Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Out of this world die (PTI), small star punch (R), Clear embossing powder, Copics , Silver brad, Real Red brad, Atyou Spica glitter pen, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 83 - just add a sketch

Shhhhh,

this week's project is a secret....it's my DH's birthday card....but since I'm 99.999999% sure he does not look at my blog I figure it safe to share here. Just as well as its my DT offering for this week's Just Add Ink challenge - lol! DH likes to get cards that do something, and I was keen to try a Marquee card that one of my talented Just Add Ink team mates (Jodene Tripp) showcased for our fancy fold blog hop back at the beginning of July. You can find the tutorial for it by Jan Tink here.

The sketch we have for you this week was just perfect for what I had in mind. So idea inspired the sketch and sketch inspired the card! What sketch you ask - well here it is (possibly a bit blurry not sure why but you can still see the elements).

And here's DH's birthday card, closed, with belly band on.

Belly band off and starting to open

Fully open to reveal the hidden sentiment

I pulled out some DSP that I thought would work with my rocketship/stars theme, and that helped me settle on a Naturals Ivory, Basic Grey and Real Red colour combo, with little accents of Crumb Cake. I stamped the front of the card with assorted stars. Then used copics to colour up my rocketship. I really wanted to have the sentiment frame on the top layer cut back further than the 1 3/4" circle on the inside, so after having nearly everything done, I got out a framing die, took a deep breath, lined it up carefully - and yeh!! it turned out perfect - phewww! There were a few readjustments with this card, as I had to adapt as I went from the US dimensions to Aussie ones. The end result had the kids fascinated though so hopefully DH will enjoy it as well.

It's a great sketch so why don't you give it a go! Thanks for visiting.

Kim

Recipe:All SU! unless otherwise stated

Stamps: In the Stars (R), Party This Way, Boy Basics: Out of this world (PaperTrey Inc)

Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, Basic Grey, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/4" Limitless layers dies (PaperTrey Inc), Urban Oasis DSP (R), Copics (C1, C3, C7, R24, R27, R29, YR04, Y08, Y17), Real Red 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon, Star brad, Crystal Effects, Sticky strip,  Dimensionals