JAI 222 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
we are in the midst of school holidays over here. It was a real delight to have just a few mornings where it wasn't the usual go go go! One memorable morning, darling daughter, son and the cat piled on to the kitchen couch with me in the morning sun and watched tv, wrote a story, flipped through the new SU! catalogue and just enjoyed the company - can you guess who was doing what ;0

Right onto this weeks Just Add Ink challenge - this week we have a lovely colour combo for you from Mae. 

I went a little vintage for this one (and pretty heavy on the Blushing Bride)

I wanted a patterned background but didn't want it to be too dominant, so I clear embossed a floral pattern. The main focal panel was coloured using an aquapainter. By stamping it twice I had some flowers I could colour and then trim out and add on dimensionals. Lots of textures, and inky distressing and some tiny pearls finish off the vintage impression.

The DT have come up with some wonderfully different takes on the colour combo so do go check out the rest of the team. Hope you can join us!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: So Very Grateful (R), Apothecary Art
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay
Ink: Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Bermuda Bay, Versamark, Whisper White
Accessories: Labels Collection framelits, Stylish Stripes embossing folder, Pansy punch, 7/8" Scallop circle punch, Boho Blossom punch, Hexagon punch, Victoria crochet trim (R), Vintage faceted designer button, Calypso Coral baker's twine (R), Jewels - pearls, Clear embossing powder, Aquapainter, Sponges, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensional

JAI 220 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
well I have a another very spring like card today probably to counter the mid winter dark and cold we are having right now. Was so darn cold this week - brrrr.

This week we have a sketch for you at Just Add Ink. I think you will find that it lends itself to being CAS or more elaborate if you like. I think this week I kind of ending up some where in the middle - lol! Here's the sketch.

And here is what I made of it.

The embossed vellum overlay is only attached at the top, and to make sure it wasn't going any where I sewed it in place with my sewing machine. The only other point to note is that I coloured the flowers using markers and also using ink from ink pad lids using an aquapainter. The combination of both lets you get a more intense colour.

Hope you can join us this and try out the sketch - we'd love to see your take on it!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: So Very Grateful, Happy Day
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Vellum
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Real Red. Crushed Curry, Versamark
Accessories: Apothecary Accents framelits, Black and White embossing powder, Tea Lace Paper Dollies, Gold Baker's twine, Aquapainter, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI 209 Just Add Layers

Hello there, 
well I have something sweet and soft for you this week. My MIL loves pinky peachy tones so that's what I pulled out to make her birthday card this year. My usual layered style (hint hint) was also just perfect for this weeks challenge at Just Add Ink - this week we want you to Just Add Layers. (Honestly not very hard for me I love my layers!)

So Very Grateful and the Scallops embossing folder were hot out of the box when I made this, and I just knew that the scallops folder would be the perfect complement to the soft feminine style I was aiming for. I pepped that up with some saturated colours for my flowers and added (just a little) of bling using the Silver Bakers twine and rhinestones.

For more gorgeous layering inspiration do go check out the rest of the Just Add Ink DT. 

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Perfectly Penned, So very Grateful
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Scallops Impression embossing folder, Black embossing powder, Copic markers, Silver Baker's twine, Jewels- rhinestones, Sanding block, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI 208 Just add a colour combo

Oh Hello,

it's funny where your imagination can take you. On seeing Mae's colour combo for this weeks Just Add Ink challenge the first thing that popped into my head was flowers. I love that crafting lets you take what might seem somewhat unlikely colours and make them just seem right! Here's the lovely combo Mae picked for us this week.

Water colouring has been on trend for a while now and this was my first chance to dip my toes in the water - so to speak ;) It won't be my last either I can tell you! My colouring tool of preference is an aquapainter. To intensify the colour I keep my brush pretty dry, and for this card I actually mixed using markers directly in the areas where I wanted deeper colour then used the aquapainter over that and repeated that process again. I found this worked really well, even on the whisper white cardstock that I used, with very little warping.  I also embossed all my flowers reducing the opportunities for the colours to bleed. I wanted my flowers to be the focus so I kept the rest pretty CAS. I couldn't resist adding that twine bow and a tiny smattering of rhinestones though.

Do check out the rest of the DT for some gorgeous inspiration.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: So Very Grateful, Oh Hello

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Pacific Point

Ink: Calypso Coral, Smokey Slate, Pacific Point, Versamark

Accessories: Oval collection framelits, Corner Rounder punch (R), Black and White embossing powder, Aquapainter, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Jewels- rhinestone, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)