Just Add Ink #676 Inspiration

 

Hello there,

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week it is an inspiration challenge from me! Here's the inspiration picture. Use the objects, colours or patterns in the picture to inspire, and feature, in your project. 

This is what I came up with.

First I dug through my stash to find B&W DSP that matched the inspiration photo, then woodgrain embossed my base mat (which is unfortunately not very visible in the photos). Next I pulled out a stack of different ink colours and set about playing with the SU! Abundant Beauty decorative masks -  they are super easy to use! An evening fussy cutting while watching a movie saw me with a pile of flowers and leaves to layer together to create that bright orange floral pop of colour. A scatter of tiny gold sequins finished it all off.

The Just Add Ink design team have plenty of lovely projects for you 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: Sending Smiles

Dies: Sending, Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Old Olive, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie

Accessories:  Abundant Beauty Decorative masks, DSP (R), White emboss powder, Heat tool, Big shot die cutting machine (R), Timber 3D embossing folder, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Multipurpose glue,  sequins (R)

Just Add Ink #668 Choose Two

 

Hello there, 

it's time for a new challenge from Just Add Ink. This week Lou has given us a Choose Two challenge. It may prove the perfect source of inspiration for you if it is Father's day soon in your part of the globe, but it's equally as versatile for any type of project. Just Choose Two of the three options and feature them in your project. Here are your choices.

Several male family members have birthdays this time of year so I used my two choices - timber and twine - to make a masculine birthday card.

This combines two of my favourite techniques for masculine cards - dry and heat embossing. I even doubled it up on the timber background, with random smeared white heat embossed patches over the dry embossing. There was more embossing to create a background for my landscape vignette, for which I layered die cut trees, grounding them with some mountains. The twine added that last element of rustic texture.

The Just Add Ink design team have plenty of lovely projects for you 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: Sending Smiles, Rays of Light

Dies: Majestic Mountain, Stitched Shapes (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Shaded Spruce, Garden Green, Old Olive

Ink: Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Linen twine, Silver and White embossing powder, Heat Tool, Die cutting machine, Timber 3D embossing folder, Subtle embossing folder (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape 

Just Add Ink #635 Inspiration

 

Hello there,

December never fails to go past at lightening speed and so I find myself at my last post for the year, and as you can expect it's a Christmas project. I used this week's Just Add Ink's Inspiration challenge, from Nikki, to guide this year's gift card holders for family. Here's the inspiration picture.

And here's how they turned out.

I started by pulling out every shade of green, purple, and red-purple and mixing and matching till I was happy with each separate combo. Step two was a whole lot of die cutting, and little dry embossing. Then to add a fun whimsical Christmas touch I coloured some little Christmas characters.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous projects to show you so please go check them out and then show us yours.

With Christmas imminent we are running this challenge for two weeks until 4 January 2023.

This will be my last post for this year. I'll be back Jan 20, 2023 when the Just Add Ink team will kick off the new year with our annual blog hop.

Till then thanks for visiting, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Cottage Wreaths, Peaceful Deer, Tiny Treats: Christmas (PaperTrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Shapes (R), Gift Card Envelope and Trims Thinlits dies (R), Country Wreaths, Give it a Whirl

Cardstock: Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Gorgeous grape, Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Just Jade, Mossy Meadow, Soft Succulent, Shaded Spruce

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Copic markers, Timber 3D embossing folder, Basic Rhinestones, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R).

Just Add Ink #621 Sketch

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink it's time for a sketch challenge from Lou. I tossed a few ideas around before settling on making a Christmas card. First, here's the sketch.

And this is my take on the sketch.

I had fun piecing my little caravan together from different colours, which is just as well as it was the most labour intensive part of the project. The background was created quickly using blending brushes, and the sky portion finished off with white paint speckles. The caravan clustered with the trees made me think of being out in the woods so I added a woodgrain embossed mat to continue that outdoor feel. Silver sequins and silver thread help add to the festive feel.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of lovely projects to share with you 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: Trees for Sale, Itty Bitty Christmas (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangle, Tree Lot dies

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black, Pacific Point, Balmy Blue, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray, Real Red, Silver Foil

Ink: Versamark, Pacific Point, Balmy Blue, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Pear Pizzazz, Shaded Spruce

Accessories: Timber 3D embossing folder, White baker's twine, Silver thread (R), Silver sequins (R), Blends (Daffodil Delight), Blending brushes, White embossing powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Fine tip glue, Gouache

 

Just Add Ink #619 Masculine

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink Tristan is asking us to Just Add Masculine. This challenge just happens to be perfectly timed for upcoming Father's Day.

I went for a natural outdoors feel.

I added layers of muted colour in the background. Adding the vellum layer meant that attention wasn't distracted from the focal panel which again was in soft blue, green, brown natural shades. The key to adding complexity to masculine cards is often texture. I brought that in by adding an embossed woodgrain mat, stitching detail and a little linen thread.

The Just Add Ink DT have an inspirational array of masculine projects to show you, so please go check them out and then come back and share yours with us!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted

Stamps: A Good Man (R), Oceanfront

Dies: Stitched Rectangle

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue, Bermuda May, Coastal Cabana, Mint Macaron, Pool Party, Vellum

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight (R), Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Just Jade (R), Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Accessories: Timber 3D embossing folder, Linen thread, White embossing powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #603 Colour

 

Hello there,

it has been a while but I'm back to blogging. Given I'm feeling a bit rusty I kept my project for this week's Just Add Ink challenge fairly classic and simple. This week Nikki is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo. Here are the colours.

Hand-Penned Petals has quickly become one of my go to stamps sets for making quick but good looking cards. I did added some extra shading to the centre of the pink flowers and leaves by adding extra ink with a just moist aqua painter. Given this will probably serve as a sympathy card I decided to leave off any sparkle elements. Instead the wood grain background, ribbon and twine add those extra interest elements.

The Just Add Ink design team have so many fabulous projects to show you 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: Hand-Penned Petals,  Art Gallery

Dies: Penned Flowers, Layering Circles

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Basic Black

Ink: Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaron, Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: White emboss powder, Heat tool, Timber 3D embossing folder, White 3/4" frayed ribbon, Baker's twine, Dimensionals, Tear and tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)