Hello there,
you could say the plethora of chocolate eggs appearing in the supermarkets heralding the imminent arrival of Easter was the inspiration for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Tina is asking us to Just Add E. Now this means the main elements/ or theme of your project must be something starting with E. That could be Easter (wink) or it could be embossing, elephant, egg, a colour like Elegant Eggplant or even envelope!
As you can probably guess I have gone with the Easter theme. I decided to make a special little Easter package for my two munchkins. Nothing too complicated and they can actually be opened up (with chocolate inside that is a given) without destroying the packaging - bonus for Mum ;)
A side view to show the eggs tucked inside.
These are super simple to create. Simply cut a piece of card stock (A4) in half lengthwise and then score at 4.5, 5.5 and 10 inches. As you can see the two packages are very similar with just a few personalised features. On the Bermuda package to echo the dotty embossing I used an oval framelit to create a curved edge to the front flap. While on the Indigo stripe embossed package I just rounded the flap corners. Twine threaded through the three layers of cardstock holds the packages closed. To dress them up I added some fun and fancy bits first water colouring up some cute little chicks and then finishing with some colour coordinating flags, sequins and sentiment.
Hope you can join us this week. Do go and check out the rest of the DT for lots of fabulous 'E' ideas.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Crazy About You, Honeycomb Happiness
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Hello Honey, Pumpkin Pie, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Watercolour paper, Ovals collection framelits, Project Life corner rounder, Large polka dot and Stylish Stripes embossing folders, Typeset specialty DSP, Brights and Regals Color Collection DSP, Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry baker's twine, Bermuda Bay and Gold sequin trim, Cellophane bags (10.2 x 15.2 cm), Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, stapler
Hello there,
well it has been toasty warm here again recently so I thought the challenge we have this week at Just Add Ink was just perfect. This week Jan found a truly summery but very refreshing Just Add Inspiration picture for us. You can pull whatever elements inspire you from the picture - the colours, patterns, elements etc. Here it is.
And this is what I came up with.
The colours are what really caught my eye. The watermelon led me down the path of using Watermelon Wonder (what else) and water! It was such a great excuse to get in some more watercolouring. The flower was really going to be the star so I kept the background simple (just a few water splatters). The black elements add the contrast omph and a scattering of sequins some sparkle!
Can you find inspiration in the photo ? Why don't you join us this week and find out! Do check out the rest of the DT for some fabulous ideas.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Birthday Blooms, Another Thank You
Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder, Real Red, Garden Green, Very Vanilla
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Stazon Black, Versamark
Accessories: Typeset Specialty DSP, watercolour paper, Black embossing powder, Wink of Stella pen, Sparkling Clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Basic Black Baker's twine, Fine Tip glue pen, Dimensionals, Doubled sided tape (X Press)
Hello there,
brrrrrrr we are back to heavy frosts this week - and we even saw snow (!!) when we went for a walk in the national park last weekend. The kids could only make teeny weeny snowballs but of course they had to try. Being mid winter there are no flowers in my garden right now but I couldn't but help pull some out for the new challenge at Just Add Ink this week. This week we have a sketch from Narelle for you. Here it is.
Oh goodness me I struggled to get a decent shot in our mid winter light. Not entirely happy with this but it was the best I could get.
A bit of brayering brought in some colour to the front, then I scattered a few water drops over the top and once they were dry over stamped a few flowers as well. Aside from that it was straightforward layering of panels and a bit of flower fussy cutting.
Hope you can join us this week. Don't forget to check out the inspiration from the rest of the DT.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless noted
Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Crazy About You
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Ink: Real Red,Versamark
Accessories: Autumn Accents BigZ die, Typesett DSP, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Blendabilies, Brayer, Black embossing powder, Red sequins, Dimensionals, Double sided tape
Hello there,
in the midst of my crazy week I seized the chance for some craft therapy. I wanted to package up a little something for a special friend to go with the card I posted on Friday for the Just Add Ink's latest challenge. I was inspired to make a flower tag to match the card by Papertrey Ink's Day 3 release challenge (see Nichole Heady's blog here).
The tag is almost bigger than the little treat bag but I wanted it to be matchy matchy with the card and well I'm pretty sure the recipient won't mind at all :)
I'm entering the tag and treat bag into the Papertrey Ink's Day 3 Release challenge to a create a handmade tag to along with a matching gift bag.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, Fillable Frames #4 and #9 (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Naturals White, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Rose Red, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Typeset DSP, Mini Treat Bag thinlet die, Dots and Stripes decorative mask (SU!), Rosie Posie die collection, Fillable Frames #4 die (PTI), 2013-15 In Color sequin assortment, Aquapainter, Tombow multi, Double sided tape (X Press)
Hello there,
its been well a crazy week here this week to say the least so this is going to be short and sweet. This week at Just Add Ink we have a great challenge for you from Trish. We want you to Just Add Inspiration. There are lots of great things in the picture to get you started!
The polka dots really grabbed me and I love the soft mix of tones so that is what I pulled from the inspiration picture. Creating the background was alot of fun - I used the SU! dot stencil and outlined each dot with a marker and then used an aquapainter to pick up ink from the ink pads to fill in the dots.
Don't forget to visit the rest of the DT to see some wonderful projects! Hope you can join us this week.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim
Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, Fillable Frames #4 (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Naturals White, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Rose Red, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Typeset DSP, Dots and Stripes decorative mask (SU!), Rosie Posie die collection, Fillable Frames #4 die, Mat Stack 1 die (Papertrey Ink), Sewing machine, 2013-15 In Color sequin assortment, Aquapainter, Tombow multi, Double sided tape (X Press)
