Hello there,
well another hectic week has passed. The most recent highlight was seeing my Mr8 perform in his first guitar concert. He only started learning this year and he did great - and so did the other kids! They were all so amazing, clever and brave to get up in front of an audience to show what they had learned.
Despite a busy weekend I did manage to snatch a little time to make something for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Jan wants you to Just Add Inspiration. She picked a great vibrant filled image to get you going. Use the image to inspire your project - it might be the colours, an object or patterns. Here it is.
And this is where I ended up.
You just knew it had to be another Christmas card didn't you!
Those vibrant colours made me think the aurora's - aurora borealis and aurora australis I looked them up and the colours were perfect. So why not a Christmas night sky filled with one! To start I pulled out watercolour paper and got my reinkers a paintbrush and set to work. I toned down the colours with a wash of Night of Navy over the top, then added some water splotches and Wink of Stella for texture. Once that was dry I added fine splatters of white gouache over the top to complete the starry sky, leaving a little gap for my silver embossed Christmas star. The perfect companion to a background like this is a sweet silhouette die (my first pick from last years SU! Holiday catalogue now sadly retired). I cut that from shimmery white and also silver foil and offset the two slightly. A scattering of sequins finishes it all off.
The rest of the team have lots of gorgeous inspiration for you so don't forget to drop past their blogs too.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Jingle All The Way (R)
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Shimmery White
Ink: Night of Navy, Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Emerald Envy
Accessories: Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Watercolour paper, Silver foil, Wink of Stella, White Gouache, Silver embossing powder, Jewels - rhinestones, Metallic sequins, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape
Hello there,
how is everyone coping with the crazy time of year? I will have to admit to feeling somewhat overwhelmed at the moment. I know eventually everything will get done - but I'm a way off from that point yet.
This week at Just Add Ink I set the challenge - to Just Add a Gift Card. I deliberately timed this challenge at the point when I knew I would be needing to get gift card holders ready for some of the older kids in my family. Since they just get a gift card I always try to make the packaging something special and different each year. It worked perfectly and they are in the post!
Hope the challenge proves to be as useful to you as it was to me!
Here's what I came up with this year.
A close up of the gold versions.
And the silver versions.
So where's the gift card? Turn it over and it's all revealed.
Opened up to reveal the gift card.
I have to admit I love the combination of the Softly Falling embossing folder and the Sleigh Ride Edgelits (my first pick from the SU! Christmas catalogue -sadly retiring :( ). A little glitter edging adds the Christmas glitz and the bell adds a fun interactive touch (the gold ones were salvaged from the neck ribbons from Lindt Easter bunnies - I knew they'd come in handy one day - lol!). The little star tag was added so I could right in the kid's names.
We'll be running this challenge for two weeks to take us across the Christmas period (closing date Dec 30) so you'll have time to join us and show us your great gift card ideas. Do check out the rest of the DT for some inspiring gift card ideas.
Thanks for visiting and a very Merry Christmas to you all - may it be happy, safe and fun!
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: None !!!
Cardstock: Garden Green, Night of Navy, Real Red, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Ink: None !!!
Accessories: Gift Card Envelope and Trims thinlets, Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Softly Falling embossing folder, Tiny Tags die (Papertrey Ink), Gold and Silver glitter, 1/4" score tape, Tombow multipurpose glue, Silver cord (R), Gold cording trim, Mini brads (R)
Hello everyone,
oh my I had a lovely time spending time with friends at the SU! OnStage event in Melbourne last weekend. However, I brought a nasty head cold home with me (actually I think I took it with me as I've had alternate kids home this week with icky colds too). Just one of those weeks I guess and really weird when we've been having mid 30's temps (in the 90's for US viewers)!
Anyway, in stark contrast to our weather I have a cool wintery card for you. This week the challenge is Just Add Ink is Just Add Music from Patrice and this is what I came up with.
All in all super simple this week, a whole bunch of sponging on DSP (masking the moon first), one die cut and some blingy bits to finish off but they all work together very effectively if I say so myself ;)
Hope you can join us. But first don't forget to visit the rest of the DT to see some fabulous projects.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Jingle all the Way
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
Ink: Night of Navy, Island Indigo, Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo, Pool Party
Accessories: Sleigh Ride Edgelits dies, Home for Christmas DSP, Silver Foil, 1 3/8" circle punch, Double sided tape (X Press), Silver Glitter, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Dimensionals, Silver Smooch (R), Fine Tip Glue pen
