JAI #327 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
we are rapidly trekking towards Father's Day here in Australia and I still have a couple of card to make - eek! Aside from Father's Day at this time of year I'm right in the middle of a whole stack of masculine family birthdays so the challenge this week at Just Add Ink was just perfect. This week Jan has suggested a great masculine friendly colour combo. Here it is.

I decided to take the colours and go a bit coastal and make a birthday card for my brother. Here it is.

I always find making masculine cards involves a lot of restraint with respect to embellishments. But I try and counterbalance that with lots of texture - in this instance with stamping, embossing the vellum, and adding burlap and twine. I also stamped my starfish twice, trimming out the second and mounting it over the top of the first. I think this will go down quite well with my coastal loving brother.

Hope you can join us this week! Do drop past the blogs of the rest of the DT for some wonderful colour inspiration.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Picture Perfect, Gorgeous Grunge, Hardwood, Thoughtful Banners
Cardstock: Dapper Denim, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Vellum
Ink: Dapper Denim, Calypso Coral
Accessories: A Little Foxy DSP, Layering Circles Framelits, Classic Label punch, Softly Falling embossing folder, Burlap ribbon, Calypso Coral thick baker's twine, Tear and Tape, Dimensionals

JAI #312 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,

well this week at Just add Ink we are very blue and it's all Patrice's fault. Yes, it is! All because she suggested the colour combination for this week's new challenge. In all honestly I was a bit hesitant about this combination but was pleasantly surprised when I pulled the colours out that they play really nicely together. Want to see for yourself? Then please join us. Here are the colours.

And here is my end result.

Unfortunately I have already had to use the sympathy card I made a few weeks ago and since I felt the colour palette lent itself to that theme I decided it was a good time to make one for my stash. I tried to keep it fairly CAS, well for me anyway. I stamped my flowers in a combination of Mint Macaron, Bermuda Bay and either Marina Mist or Pacific Point as the top detailed layer. For the leaves I omitted the Mint Macaron. Besides the flowers the only other details added include the gradient sponging, some delicate stamped texture and then a light Wink of Stella splatter - oh and the pearls. I'm a little worried I might have glammed this up too much for a sympathy card. Ah well hopefully I'll have have some time to think on it.

Don't forget to visit the rest of the DT for lots of colour inspiration!
Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Picture Perfect, Timeless Textures, Keep it Simple: Sympathy (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Mint Macaron, Bermuda Bay, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Versamark
Accessories: Linen/Canvas impression plate (PTI), White embossing powder, Wink of Stella, Sponges, Jewels - pearls, Tear and tape, Dimensionals

JAI #296 Just add nature

Hi there,
we have a challenge this week at Just Add Ink that I think will suit a lot of people. This week Di has asked us to Just Add Nature. So pull out your flora and fauna stamps and have fun creating something that takes you back to nature! For me it was a great excuse to play with some new Stampin Up! goodies ;)

My original idea was to have the bird as the main, and only, coloured element, but I have serious white space issues ;) and instead changed the top mat to Island Indigo. I loved the resulting contrast to the white flowers and foliage. I also added in lots of little pops of vibrant pinks to tie everything together. Cutting all the flowers and arranging them was a little fiddly but fun too and well worth the time!

Hope you can join us for the challenge. Do check out the rest of the JAI DT for lots of wonderful nature inspiration.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Picture Perfect, Watercolor Wings
Cardstock: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Shimmer White, Vellum
Ink: Island Indigo, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Rose Red
Accessories: Botanical Builder framelits, Circle framelits, Linen/Canvas Impression plate (PaperTrey Ink), Sweetheart Sequin mix 4 & 6mm (Pretty Pink Posh), Hot Pink twine (stash), White embossing powder, Fine Tip glue pen, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)