JAI 133 Just add mustard and metallics

Hello there,
well when I first heard what the Just Add Ink challenge was for this week, I was, like really? How on earth am I going to do that!! But then an idea popped into my head and I was right. I just love it when I get that light bulb momment - what you have in your head may not always translate to paper but when it does it's great (big smile). So what is the Just Add Ink challenge? It's.......Just add mustard and metallics.

 And my idea? Well it was sunflowers. I must admit I redid this front panel at least three times, first working out the layout, then I smudged a flower then on the last leaf, forgot to stamp it off first - grrrr. Even this one isn't as perfect as I would like it to be but at that point I decided to live with it! The flowers were inked up in So Saffron and then I rock and rolled them in More Mustard. I used Garden Green for the leaves but stamped it off first as it was just too strong otherwise. Once I finished the stamping I impressed a plaid pattern across the whole panel. The last step was to add some stitching around the edge. Oh and of course add the sentiment banner. With more, mustard and an embossed gold sentiment - there you see I didn't forget about the metallics ;) I added one more sunflower to the inside to finish it off. I was pretty happy with how it turned out - these sunflowers certainly added some sunshine to my day :)

 

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

 

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Simple Sunflower, Half and Half (PaperTrey Inc)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink: More Mustard, So Saffron, Garden Green, Versamark
Accessories: Half and Half die, Simple Sunflower die (PTI), Picnic Plaid impression plate (PTI), Large oval punch, Gold embossing powder, Early Expresso twine, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 116 Just add mother

Hello there,
well I'm back in chilly Canberra this week. Its been nice to get home and the chill factor at night, which I don't mind actually, meant I could pull out the down quilts - love snuggling up in that warm fluffy softness! I decided to inject a little bit of bloom into this weeks Just Add Ink challenge as this weeks challenge is all about the special women in our lives. Mothers Day is just around the corner here in Australia so we want you to Just Add Mother - or any other special woman in your life - and let them know how special they are.  I had organised ahead to make my mothers day cards (see previous post), in an effort to deal with our school holiday break, but my Mum's birthday is only a week apart from Mother's Day so I wanted to make a special card for Mum. Here it is.

The design for the front of this card, changed completely, right at the end. You know when you get that feeling that somehow just something isn't working for you! As part of that rearranging process when I was playing around with my bloom die cuts the idea occured to me to mount the rose on an oval and then have the flower stem coming up and then under the oval. I also had to stamp the sentiment up far enough that there was room for it to go all the way across - leaving a gap below - which I filled with a little scrolly stamp. Adding a little touch of leafy detail. The making details are I hope fairly apparent. The only point I might mention is that I rock and rolled the flowers to get the varigated effect and they were finished off with a little subtle glitter.

Sending smiles your way too :) Thanks for visiting.
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Kindness Matters (SU!), Rosie Posie, Enjoy the Ride, Little Labels (PaperTrey Inc)
Cardstock: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence
Accessories: Rosie Posie and Little Labels dies (PaperTrey Inc), Picnic Plaid impression plate (PTI), Scallop Square BigZ die, Classic oval and scalloped oval nestabilities (Spellbinder), Piercing tool and mat pack, Atyou Spica glitter pen, Dimensionals, Double sided tape