Just Add Ink #650 Big number and letters

 

Hello there,

we have a super size challenge for you this week at Just Add Ink. Lou is asking us to Just Add large letters or numbers. With a special birthday in the family, this was the perfect challenge to make a super size card.

Here's how it turned out.

There were several steps to this project. First, I blended the two-tone ombre front panel, then adding a sunburst pattern over the top with a stencil. Second, I stamped a multitude of flowers in different purple/ pink/ blue tones and die cut, and fussy cut them out. Third, I arranged flower clusters around the feature number panel. Lastly, I finished it all off with Wink of Stella and sequins.

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Hand-Penned Petals,  

Dies: Penned Flowers, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Shapes (R), Sunburst thinlets (R), Large Number framelits (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Silver Foil (R), Silver Glimmer (R)

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Orchid Oasis, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Starry Sky, Granny Apple Green, Parakeet Party, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Sunburst stencil (My Favorite Things), Blending Brushes, Wink of Stella, Fine tip glue, Dimensionals, Sequins (Metallic Mix)(R), Tear and tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #617 Choose Two

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink, Di has a versatile Choose Two challenge for us. For me it was the perfect opportunity to make a couple of baby cards to celebrate some new arrivals among our family and friends. Just choose two of the three options below and feature them in your project.

Here's how my projects turned out - I chose dots and die cuts.

A Little Wild is still a favourite for me to pull out for baby cards. Being short on time and inspiration this week I cased the design of a card on p49 of the current SU! catalogue. It's always good to know that sometimes you don't need to reinvent the wheel. To give it my spin I  added in some more detail - layers, stitching and banner. My little characters sit on bed of foliage and flowers that was a mix of stamped and die cut elements. This project was a mix of colouring, stamping and a lot of die cutting. I loved how both cards turned out but confess it took me hours to get done.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects to how 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: Cup of Tea, Happiness Abounds, A Little Wild (R), Banners for You (R), Round & Round (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Rectangle, Teacup dies, Penned Flowers dies, Blossoming Happiness dies, Forever Flourishing dies, Stitched Shapes (R), Little Loves Framelits (R), Bunch of Banners framelits (R), Fishtail Flag Stax Layers (My Favourite Things)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Magenta Madness (R), Misty Moonlight (R)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Magenta Madness (R), Misty Moonlight (R), Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party

Accessories: Sunshine and Rainbows DSP (R), Subtle embossing folder (R), Blends (Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green, Polished Pink, Misty Moonlight (R), Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Natural Tones - Deep, Medium Deep, Medium),  Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #603 Colour

 

Hello there,

it has been a while but I'm back to blogging. Given I'm feeling a bit rusty I kept my project for this week's Just Add Ink challenge fairly classic and simple. This week Nikki is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo. Here are the colours.

Hand-Penned Petals has quickly become one of my go to stamps sets for making quick but good looking cards. I did added some extra shading to the centre of the pink flowers and leaves by adding extra ink with a just moist aqua painter. Given this will probably serve as a sympathy card I decided to leave off any sparkle elements. Instead the wood grain background, ribbon and twine add those extra interest elements.

The Just Add Ink design team have so many 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: Hand-Penned Petals,  Art Gallery

Dies: Penned Flowers, Layering Circles

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaron, Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: White emboss powder, Heat tool, Timber 3D embossing folder, White 3/4" frayed ribbon, Baker's twine, Dimensionals, Tear and tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #587 Choose Two

 

Hello there, 

this week at Just Add Ink we have a Just Choose Two challenge from Chantell. The idea being to pick two of the three options and use them in your project. Here are your options.

It's summer birthday season in the family and I needed to make a birthday card for my daughter. I asked her for her colour preference and took it from there.

I kept the design pretty simple - the fancy edge is white on white, and the circle acts as the base for my flower cluster. For texture and colour I used watercolour paper for the background added an intense wash of colour and once dry splattered with Wink of Stella, and white gouache. The flowers were coloured in with SU! blends. Sparkly silver sequins add that final touch of bling.

The Just Add Ink design team have so many 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: Hand-Penned Petals,  Band Together (R)

Dies: Penned Flowers, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Shapes (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Watercolor paper

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Blends (Just Jade, Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss), Wink of Stella, Fine tip glue, Dimensionals, Sequins (Metallic Mix)(R), Tear and tape, White gouache, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #586 Blog Hop - Summer

 

Hello there and welcome to 2022 on the blog!
The Just Add Ink team are kicking off the new year with our annual blog hop.

You may have come from Rachael's blog, be starting the blog hop here on my blog, or you can go to Just Add Ink, and then follow the links at the end of each team members blog post on to the next. This year the theme is Summer.

In Summer my garden is filled with colourful flowers, in fact many of the colours you can see in the challenge photo. So I wanted to reflect that in my project. Here's how it turned out.

I decided to incorporate the linear icy pole element from the challenge photo in a colourful striped background, then mute it slightly with a vellum mat. The floral focal element then pulls all the colours from the background together. To add dimension I coloured three additional larger flowers from the floral image and mounted them over the base floral image. A swish of Wink of Stella and a scatter of sequins add sparkle.

Jan McQueen is next on the blog hop, so please go on and check out her lovely vibrant project, and then the rest of the team. Then come back and join in the challenge we'd love to see your 'Summer' project. 

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Hand-Penned Petals, Label Me Bold (R)

Dies: Penned Flowers, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Shapes (R)

Cardstock: Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Wink of Stella, Fine tip glue, Dimensionals, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Tear and tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #560 Colour

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink, Jo is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo. The colours are really a lovely mix of shades. I ended up with something that I think works as a sympathy card, not actually where I was planning to end up but having one in the stash is always useful. Here's the colour combo.

This is how it turned out.

Blackberry Bliss is a really really intense colour, so I decided the best technique was to watercolour, as this would allow me to pull out a variation of shades. With that starting point I coloured a few clusters of blooms, and a background panel to match in Coastal Cabana. Once dry I splattered that panel to add extra texture. To add even more texture I added in a panel of Grey Granite that I dry embossed. With the addition of the black sentiment strip, and twine, it's a little sombre but not too sombre. Subtle finishing touches include a swish of wink of Stella on the flowers and adding some clear droplets.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of lovely 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: Hand Penned Petals, Art Gallery

Dies: Penned Flowers, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Shapes (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Grey Granite, Basic Black

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Painted Texture 3D folder, Fluid watercoloring paper, White embossing powder, Wink of Stella, Black Baker's twine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, White gel pen(Sakura), White gouache, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)