JAI #269 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
we just made it through our second major germ war in the same school term in time to send DD off to her school camp. My beloved offspring both kindly shared their germs both times with me too. Given that it's only the beginning of winter as you can imagine I'm really hoping we will be immune for the rest!! With the upcoming school holidays I am trying to plan ahead for upcoming events, so I was keen to use this week's new Just Add Ink challenge  - this week it's a colour combo from me - to get a head start on Father's Day. Here's the colour combo.

And this is what I made for my Dad.

Texture, texture, texture is what you want for a masculine card and I packed a few different ones in here. Lots of earthy linen thread, shiny black embossed details, staples and stitching. I thought the black really added some punch into the more subtle colours of the colour combo. All the inky details add lots of depth too.

So can you see yourself putting these colours to good use? Hope you can join us this week. Don't forget to check out what the rest of the DT did with the colours you'll be impressed!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Guy Greetings, World Map, Butterfly Basics, Plaid Builder (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Pool Party, Tip Top Taupe, Very Vanilla
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Soft Sky, Tip Top Taupe
Accessories: Ornate Tag Topper, Bitty Banner framelits, Stitched Circles die (Simon Says Stamp), Typeset DSP, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press), Handheld stapler, Black embossing powder, Brayer

JAI 237 Just add clear block stamping

Hello there,
well I was busy busy busy this week! But even if you are having a week like me do try and find the time to join us at Just Add Ink this week because we have a fun challenge - this week it is to Just Add Clear Block stamping. This is the technique where you ink up your actual block and use it as a stamp. The JAI DT have lots of fabulous examples of how you can use this technique and here is what I came up with.

And here is how I did it.
1) I inked up (I literally just patted my ink pads on the block) my largest clear block with green, blue and brown ink in roughly the pattern I wanted (I used the cover image of my World Map stamp set as a guide).

2) Spritzed with just the finest mist of water. Then I stamped.
3) Once dry I stamped my map image over the top. You can see the ink colours are not a perfect match for land/sea but it still looks good!

This was my Dad's birthday card this year - in his young days he rode a motorcycle. So I thought this would appeal to him. Most unusually for me I went with a very rich dark colour scheme but it seemed to suit the card so I went with it.

Hope you can join us. Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless noted

Stamps: World Map, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Motorcycle

Cardstock: Cherry Cobler, Basic Black, Naturals White, Vellum

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Top Note BigZ die, Starburst framelits, Spiral Border punch, Black and White embossing powder, Cherry Cobler baker's twine, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press), Vellum tape (Scotch)