Just Add Ink #666 Inspiration

Hello there,

it's time for the new challenge from Just Add Ink and this week Jan has an inspiration challenge for us. It definitely has a winter vibe but you don't have to go with that theme. Just use the colours, objects or patterns from the inspiration picture below and feature them in your project.

I, however, did go with a wintery vibe. I took several elements from the inspiration picture - colours, the snowy tree background, lots of white to contrast with bright colours. 

This project was all about die cutting - lots and lots of trees - and ink blending to add pops of colour. I added texture in a couple of ways. First by dry embossing all the trees with a subtle texture and then by adding splatters to the ink blended elements.

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: Peaceful Deer

Dies: Pine Wood (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Azure Afternoon

Ink: Melon Mambo, Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushell, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Wink of Stella, White gouache (not SU!), Blending brushes, 1 3/4" inch circle punch (R), Die cutting machine, Subtle embossing folder (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Multipurpose glue, Metallic sequins (R)

 

Just Add Ink #635 Inspiration

 

Hello there,

December never fails to go past at lightening speed and so I find myself at my last post for the year, and as you can expect it's a Christmas project. I used this week's Just Add Ink's Inspiration challenge, from Nikki, to guide this year's gift card holders for family. Here's the inspiration picture.

And here's how they turned out.

I started by pulling out every shade of green, purple, and red-purple and mixing and matching till I was happy with each separate combo. Step two was a whole lot of die cutting, and little dry embossing. Then to add a fun whimsical Christmas touch I coloured some little Christmas characters.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects to show you so please go check them out and then show us yours.

With Christmas imminent we are running this challenge for two weeks until 4 January 2023.

This will be my last post for this year. I'll be back Jan 20, 2023 when the Just Add Ink team will kick off the new year with our annual blog hop.

Till then thanks for visiting, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Cottage Wreaths, Peaceful Deer, Tiny Treats: Christmas (PaperTrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Shapes (R), Gift Card Envelope and Trims Thinlits dies (R), Country Wreaths, Give it a Whirl

Cardstock: Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Gorgeous grape, Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Just Jade, Mossy Meadow, Soft Succulent, Shaded Spruce

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Copic markers, Timber 3D embossing folder, Basic Rhinestones, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R).

Just Add Ink #578 Sketch

 

Hello there,

we are fast heading towards Christmas, you may have already noticed a trend towards Christmas cards her on the blog so don't expect that to change. This week at Just Add Ink, Narelle is asking us to Just Add a Sketch. Here's the sketch.

And here is how my project turned out.

It took me a while to mull over what elements I wanted to use on the right hand side, but once I settled on a tree, I knew I wanted a deer to be curled at the bottom. That peaceful scene led me to the sentiment.

For the tree I pulled out my Pine Wood dies, there is no outline stamps for the tree die, so having die cut a tree I just drew in the 'stamped' lines myself. Then coloured with Blends. The scene led itself to a rustic background so I embossed a woodgrain background then splattered that with Wink of Stella and white gouache. The rectangle panel in the sketch acts as a grounding element for my scene and sentiment. To add a bit of Christmas bling I gold embossed the sentiment (which is very challenging to capture in a photo) and added a gold metallic enamel star from my stash. 

I feel like the simple design and neutral colours suits the peaceful 'nature' feel the project has.

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: Peaceful Deer, Peace and Joy (R)

Dies: Stitched So Sweetly, Joy (R), Pinewood (r)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake

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

Accessories: Blends (Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake), Timber embossing folder, Gold embossing powder, Heat Tool, Metallic Enamel Shapes (R), Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R), White gouache

Just Add Ink #574 Choose Two

 

Hello there,

school holidays are slipping past here very quietly as we are in lockdown, but on the bright side we have spring weather, so lots of flowers in the garden and sunshine to go with them. There will be no flowers again this week, as this week's Just Add Ink challenge from Nikki is a Just Choose Two challenge. Here are the options.

The idea is choose two of the three options and feature them on your project. Still in Christmas card mode I went with silhouette and stars. Here it is.

First, I die cut the two tiers of my 'village' skyline, then paper pieced in the tiny yellow glowing windows. Then I used blending brushes to create the sky, a glow from the set sun turning into a night filling with stars and a large yellow moon. The stars and sentiment were white embossed.

Put those simple elements together and you have the end result, which to be honest I think to looks better in real life.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless other noted

Stamps: Peaceful Deer, Christmas Whimsy kit stamp set

Dies: Hometown Greetings edgelits

Cardstock: Basic White, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight

Ink: So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Night of Navy

Accessories: 1 3/8" circle punch, blending brushes, white embossing powder, heat tool, Big Shot die cutting machine (R), dimensionals, tear and tape.