Just Add Ink #748 Sketch

 

Hello,

this week at Just Add Ink we have a sketch challenge, from me! Here it is. This one is symmetrical, but you can still rotate it, which is what I did.

Here's how it turned out.

I was really happy with how my brick wall turned out. To get that effect, I started with a Cajun Craze card stock base, then dragged Early Espresso and Pecan Pie inks across the surface randomly. Before dry embossing, I inked the raised mortar joins with versamark ink. Then immediately after embossing sprinkled white embossing powder over the panel, brushed away the excess, then heated. The wall and greenery provide the perfect place for my lazy cat to nap!

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of project inspiration for the challenge so please go check them and then come back and join in the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Kit 'n Caboodle (PaperTrey Ink)

Dies: Radiating Stitches, Gift card Envelope and Trims (R), Big Cat (R), Wrapped Flowers (R), Stitched Rectangles (R), Kit 'n Caboodle (PaperTrey Ink)

Cardstock: Gray Granite, Basic White, Cajun Craze, Boho Blue, Granny Apple Green

Ink: Gray Granite, Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie

Accessories:  Flight & Airy DSP (R), Brick Wall embossing folder (R), White embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Multipurpose glue, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #744 Choose Two

 

Hello,

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week Di has a Choose Two challenge for us. I think you'll find this one fun, colourful with the potential for lots of shimmer. Here are the choices. Just pick two and feature them on your project.

I couldn't resist the idea of a rainbow, and as rainbows are kind of magical I just had to add even more magic. Here's how it turned out.

I started by blending a rainbow of colours, using the rainbow die as a guide for the space I had. Once I had the spectrum I die cut the rainbow. I then inset the large bands of colour within some white glimmer card stock. I also cut an array of cloud from the glimmer paper adding a light shading to the bottom edges. The clouds serve as the platform for my pegasus which was coloured with blends. To add to the shimmer factor I also liberally swiped Wink of Stella over the pegasus and added some sequins.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Pure Magic (R)

Dies: Delicate Forest, Brilliant Rainbow (R), On the Ocean (R), Waves, Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Azure Afternoon

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Orchis Oasis, Gorgeous Grape, Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Accessories: Cloud embossing folder (R), Glimmer paper (R), Blends, Blending brushes, Die cutting machine, White Baker's twine, Wink of Stella, Sequins (R), Fine Tip Glue, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #742 Inspiration

 

Hi there,

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week Nikki has an inspiration challenge for us. It's very lush and green! Here's the inspiration pic. Use the colours, pattern or objects you see in the inspiration picture as the main feature of your project. 

All that leafy foliage really caught my attention. I had the perfect background stamp for that which had yet to see ink. Here's how it turned out.

To start I stamped the leafy background in Shaded Spruce on some Soft Sea Foam card stock. Then blended over Shaded Spruce, Shy Shamrock and Soft Sea Foam in an ombre gradient. Once that was dry I flicked over white gouache paint. For the sentiment I used Versamark to stamp on Shaded Spruce card stock and then white embossed. Once die cut I mounted the sentiment on two die cut layers. A bow of mixed twine finished it all off.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Leaf Collection, Penned Elegance (PaperTrey Ink)

Dies: Spotlight on Nature, Stitched Rectangles (R), Penned Elegance (PaperTrey Ink), Frame die (PaperTrey Ink)

Cardstock: Basic White, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Shy Shamrock, Soft Sea Foam, Versamark

Accessories: White emboss powder, Heat tool, Blending brushes, Die cutting machine, White Baker's twine, Linen thread, White gouache, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #740 Colour

 

Hello,

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink and this week Rochelle has a colour challenge for us. Here's the colour combo.

The retired SU! Gorgeous Garden leafy die cover plate was my starting inspiration point. I loved the strong contrast that the Night of Navy card stock gave so that really dictated how I used the colours in the project. Here's how it turned out.

This project is really all about the dies. The only ink involved was blending some Cherry Cobler carefully over the little Pretty in Pink flowers to give a graduated tone to the flowers. Tiny pearls, a touch of Wink of Stella and a little twine bow were used to finish the project off.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Sending Smiles (R)

Dies: Spotlight on Nature, Country Flowers, Gorgeous Garden (R), Waves (R), Stitched Rectangles (R), Stitched Nested Label (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Night of Navy, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Cherry Cobler, Night of Navy

Accessories: Silver Foil, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella,Jewels - pearls, Cherry Cobler Baker's twine (R), Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue,Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #738 Sketch

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink Jo has a sketch challenge for us. Here's the sketch.

I knew I wanted to use florals for two of the sketch elements. So pulled out a floral set that has not seen enough use and got to work. Here's how it turned out.

Pink and red is a classic combo, but it took a couple of goes to get the right shades for the three layers. With so much colour in the flowers I kept the background very neutral adding interest with  a faint dotted pattern and subtle dry embossed texture. A swish of wink of stella and scatter of tiny silver pearls finished it all off.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Pretty Perennials (R), Detailed Dogwood (R)

Dies: Layers of Beauty, Spotlight on Nature, Stitched Shapes (R), Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, Sweet Sorbet (R), Pretty in Pink, Shaded Spruce, Just Jade, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Silver Foil, Layers of Beauty Decorative Masks, Subtle embossing folder (R), Blending Brushes, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Festive Gems, Red & White Baker's twine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #711 Inspiration

Hello there,
IT challenges have me running late for this week's new challenge at Just Add Ink which started last Friday. This week I suggested an inspiration challenge. Use the colours, patterns or objects in the photo below to inspire the main elements of your project. Here's the picture.

This is how my card turned out.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Delivering Cheer (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Real Red

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP (R), Red Glimmer, Blends (Real Red, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Light and Medium Combo's), Red pearls (R), Cherry Cobler twine (R), Black embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella,  Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #707 Sketch

 

Hello there,

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week's it's a sketch challenge from yours truly. One fun thing about sketches is that you can always rotate them, or flip them to make them work for your idea, which is what I did this week. Here's the sketch.

Here's how my project turned out.

The semi circle sketch element is what drove my idea for this project. Once I thought of it being the moon then it was just a case doing the inky work to create a night time scene. While not realistic, artistically I preferred the tree elements at the bottom to be in white as they contrasted so crisply with the dark sky. The dark tones and clean lines lent this more towards a 'thinking of you" sentiment so that's how I finished it off.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Under the Moon, On The Horizon (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (R), Delicate Forest, Pine Woods (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Night of Navy

Ink: Gray Granite, Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Versamark

Accessories: Blending Brushes, masking paper, Subtle embossing folder (R), White embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, White gouache, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #703 Choose Two

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink, Kerry has a Choose Two challenge for us. Just pick two of the options below and feature them on your project. This week you might find it harder to not include all three but it can be done!

I decided to go with bright colours and birthday. This is how it turned out.

My choice of patterned paper set what colours I would be using, so with that decision made I just had to get on with the colouring. Once the colouring was done, and the sentiment embossed, Wink of Stella and a scatter of sequins finished the card off. 

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Birthday Bears (My Favourite Things)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles (R), Pierced Traditional Tag STAX (My Favorite Things)

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Blends (Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Azure Afternoon, Natural Tones), Sunshine and Rainbows DSP (R), Metallic Twine (R), Sequins (R), White embossing powder, Heat tool, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #697 Sketch

 

Hello, 

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week Di has a sketch for us. Here it is.

I was feeling a little whimsical this week so I pulled out a cute character to colour.

I don't often use Designer Series paper (DSP), but despite that I still have a stash. And this is where I started with the card - going through the stash to find something that would work as a background for my cute birthday raccoon. Having found the DSP I wanted to use I picked out my  balloon colours and got to colouring. A great lazy weekend afternoon activity especially with a movie on in the background. As I was assembling the card I decided to add accents of black, this led to more scrounging through the DSP stash to find a pattern that worked as a mat for the main panel and also to highlight the sentiment. Wink of Stella and some sequins added the necessary bling elements.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Zany Zoo, Happiness Abounds (R), Oh Kitty Tree (Mama Elephant)

Dies:  Stitched Rectangles (R), Stitched Shapes (R), Grassy Fields (My Favourite Things) 

Cardstock: Basic White, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Designer Series paper (R), Metallic Sequins (R), Baker's Twine Black & White (R), Blends (Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, Bubble Bath, Smoky Slate) Fine Tip Glue, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #693 Choose Two

 

Hello,

this week at Just Add Ink, Di has set us a Choose Two challenge. We give you three options, and you choose two to use on your project.

For my card I went with circles and sayings.

This card is intended for a youngish teen. With this in mind I selected really bright bold colours for the background and for my feature kitty cat and added lots of shiny bling elements. I used blending brushes to create the background, splattered it with Wink of Stella and then used an old spotty (circles!) mask to apply shimmery embossing paste. I coloured my birthday kitty with blends, mounting it perched on top of a matching cute sentiment (= saying) on a large dotted circle mat. A mix of ribbon textures accent the sentiment and a scatter of gems and sequins finished it all off.

I definitely strayed from the colours I preferentially use this week but I actually found it really refreshing to do so. 

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Newton Loves Cake (Newton's Nook), Cool Cats (Your Next Stamp)

Dies: Everyday Details, Newton Loves Cake (Newton's Nook), Stitched Rectangles (R) 

Cardstock: Basic White, Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Melon Mambo, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Seasonal Decorative masks (R), Shimmery White embossing paste, Ribbon (R), Sequins (R), Gems (R), Blending brushes, Blends (Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie) Fine Tip Glue, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #691 Inspiration

 

Hello,

this week at Just Add Ink Kerry is asking us to Just Add Inspiration. The inspiration picture is filled with colours, objects, and textures that you can use as the main feature of your projects. Here it is.

The deep blue tones throughout the inspiration picture caught my eye as did the sparkly rich gold of the stars seen in one of the images at the top. Putting that together with a swirly star die from my stash this is how it turned out.

I watercoloured the background first, then once dry, splattered with gold ink. Dried once again. Then die cut the swirling star pattern out. Putting some of the stars aside for the inside. I then cut the swirling stars from gold glimmer paper, and paper pieced the gold stars into the watercolored panel. Although I did leave a scatter of small stars white as it added an extra little pop of brightness. Some gold cord and a gold embossed sentiment finished it all off.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Greatest Journey (R)

Dies: Cheerful Daisy, Stitched Rectangles (R), Swirling Stars (Sizzix)

Cardstock: Basic White, Watercolor paper

Ink: Night of Navy, Starry Sky, Blueberry Bushel, Versamark

Accessories: Gold glimmer paper, Gold cord (R), Gold emboss powder, Heat tool, Vegas Gold Ink (R), Multipurpose Glue, Die cutting machine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #689 Colour

 

Hello, 

time for a new challenge from Just Add Ink. This week Rochelle has given us a colour challenge. 

My inspiration was a mental process of - 'let's use some new product and I haven't done any colouring for a while or used a mask'. I mixed that all altogether with the colours and this was the outcome.

The most time consuming element was the colouring. I actually think colouring small detailed images takes longer than colouring larger ones. But it was a good occupation for a quiet weekend afternoon. Stenciling the background was very quick but I decided to add some interest by breaking that up into a striped pattern so that was a bit fussy as well.

The late afternoon photography unfortunately doesn't really do it justice. IRL it is very clean, bright and fresh, with a pop of colour from the flowers and sequins gleaming.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Lifetime of Love, Framed Florets (R)

Dies: Lifetime of Love, Everyday Details, Stitched Rectangles (R) 

Cardstock: Basic White, Tahitian Tide, Vellum 

Ink: Tahitian Tide, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Artistic Mix Decorative masks, White emboss powder, Heat Tool, Gorgeous Grape blends, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, White baker's twine, Multipurpose Glue, Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape