Just Add Ink #615 Inspiration

 

Hello there,

things are frosty and cold here, so it was a good time to stay inside and craft using this week's new challenge at Just Add Ink. Just Add Inspiration from Nikki, here's the inspiration pic.

This is how my project turned out.

The different geometric elements of the inspiration picture really grabbed my attention, so I reflected that and the colour palette in my card. The pop of green was I think a super important element to add. While my sun rays look fully silver embossed, they were actually stamped in grey ink first and then over stamped with versa mark. I wanted the embossing to be a bit broken and scratched up, which you can't see here in the pic but you can in real life. Not quite sure if this will be a masculine birthday card or a sympathy card - I think it could work for either purpose.

The rest of the Just Add Ink DT have fabulous projects to share with you too, 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: Rays of Light

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Majestic Mountain dies, 

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black, Shaded Spruce, Crumb Cake

Ink: Smoky Slate, Versamark

Accessories: Heat tool, Silver embossing powder, Linen twine, Pinewood Planks 3D embossing folder (R), Big Shot die cutting machine (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape.

Just Add Ink #527 Sketch

 

Hello there,

I am almost coming to the end of the family birthday season. It's kind of funny how families often have birthdays in clumps and mine is no exception. I used the new Just Add Ink challenge, this week it's time to Just Add a Sketch (my design), to make a birthday card for my niece. Pink and girly are still very much the order of the day. To make it extra special I made it a spinner card. Here's the sketch.

And this is how it turned out.

The stamp only showed the front view of the the girl, so I had to improvise to create a back view for my spinner to work. To do so I jury-rigged a light box, and place the stamped image face down with another piece of card stock taped into place on top. Then using an alcohol friendly fine marker, traced the image, and filled in the details necessary (e.g. hair instead of a face) to get a backview. Probably the trickiest bit was trimming the front and back images out simultaneously.

The spinner element was inserted in an oval cut into the front of the card. To obscure the message that would be inside I added a vellum insert that would fold over. The spinning princess was surrounded by garlands of pink glittery (alcohol ink) coloured flowers and a little sprinkle of sequins. Was it a bit fiddly - yes but I aways try and go that extra bit for the kids in the family. Birthday are such a big deal for them :)

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

Stamps: Bloom and Grow, Label Me Bold (R), Stamping Bella (R)

Tools: Layering Ovals, Pinewood Planks 3D folder, Budding Blooms dies

Cardstock: Flirty Flamingo, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Vellum

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blends (Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, Magenta Madness, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Bronze, Ivory), Copic Multiliner

Accessories: Wink of Stella, Woven Thread sequins, Shimmery Crystal Effects, Dimensionals, Fine Tip glue pen, Tear and Tape, Big Shot die cut machine (R)

Just Add Ink #506 Inspiration

Hello there,
I've been trying my hand at some watercoloring lately, I am very much in experimental and learner mode, but you can only get better by trying so today I'll show you something I worked on over a couple of weeks. I used the new challenge from Just Add Ink, this week Just Add Inspiration, from Nikki, as the kick off point. Here's the inspiration picture.

I pulled some of the colour tones (in a much paler version) from the inspiration picture and was also inspired to created a domestic kitchen scene, which was perfect for a Mother's Day card.

Adding layers of colour is important in watercoloring, and I put that into practise with my teapot and cup. The important thing is to let each layer dry. For the flowers I used a wet on wet method for each petal. First mapping in the petal with clean water then dropping in my two colours of ink on opposing sides and letting them mix. Each petal turns out absolutely unique. Since I was creating a domestic scene I needed a table to put my teapot and cup on. To get the woodgrain effect I inked up my Pinewood Planks embossing folder and then pressed that down onto the watercolour paper, that gave just the perfect amount of woodgrain definition. A swish with a wet paint brush then filled in all the gaps. I honestly had no idea how this card was going to turn out and if I'd even like it, and was almost surprised that I did like it.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects to show you so please do go check them out and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Project Recipe:

To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set $38.00	Tea Time Dies $37.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies $61.00	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $17.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock $15.25	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper $15.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad $13.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen $12.00	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50

Retired SU!: Big Shot die cutting machine, Vanilla Baker's twine, Metallic sequins

Just Add Ink #496 Inspiration

Hello there,
with the recent influx of rain, which was very welcome after our summer of drought and smoke, my garden is happily blooming and so is my card for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Lou has given us a warm toned sea themed inspiration photo. Use the colours, patterns, textures or objects in the inspiration picture to inspire the main element of your project. Here's the picture.

Here's my card. 

Seaside Spray really is the perfect cool blue tone to represent the water. To add to the beach feel I added a woodgrain embossed texture to the base panel. The flowers are coloured with the rich tones of the starfish and sand. So lots and lots of colouring with blends, then also lots of careful trimming of the flowers and foliage from the Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp. I do love there are so many options within that one stamp to colour. 

TIP:The main thing to keep in mind when you are colouring with blends is to maintain enough contrast, so go darker than you feel comfortable with in those shadow areas.  

To be honest I think my large orange toned flowers could have had more contrast. So I'll work on that next time. A swish of wink of stella, some silver glimmer and silver pearls are the finishing touches to glam it up.

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

Project Recipe:

To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set $28.00	Bloom & Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set $45.00	Stitched Shapes Dies $50.00	Layering Ovals Dies $58.00	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $17.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock $15.25	Silver Glimmer Paper $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00
Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.50	Night Of Navy Light Stampin' Blends Marker $7.75	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends $15.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin' Blends $15.50	Basic Black Dark Stampin' Blends $7.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Metallic Pearls $12.25	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50	Paper Snips $17.00