Just Add Ink #750 Colour

 

Hello, 

this week's Just Add Ink challenge is a colour challenge suggested by Lou. It's quite striking being a mix of some bright summery colours with a hit of black. 

I had to make a very special birthday card, and I thought this combo could work for my feature hydrangea bloom. Here's how it turned out.

The hydrangea is the star here. To really step it up I used the stencils to first colour a version in Peach Pie, then a separate version in Pretty in Pink. Then I fussy cut out the Peach Pie blooms and layered them over the pink base layer. To really step up the sparkle, I added some gold shimmer paint into drops of Wink of Stella and liberally swished all the flowers with shimmery mix. I kept the background white but added detail with the Pattern of Friendship die, and a scallop frame. The bold but fine line die cut 'happy birthday' and gold foil numbers were added to finish the front, along with gold cording and a scatter of gold pearls.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of fabulous project 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: Thankful Garden

Dies: Thankful Garden, Pattern of Friendship, Stitched So Sweetly (R), Little Numbers (My Favorite Things), Happy Birthday (My Favorite Things)

Cardstock: Peach Pie, Basic White, Basic Black, Gold foil

Ink: Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Thankful Garden Decorative masks, Blending brushes, Pearls (R), Gold cord (R), Gold Shimmer paint (R), Wink of Stella, Die cutting machine, Multipurpose glue, 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 #699 Colour

 

Hello, 

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink and this week Di has given us a colour challenge filled with vibrant tones. Here it is.

Berry Burst made me think of flowers so that's the path I went down. Here's how it turned out.

After I coloured in the flowers adding layers of colour using the matching masks, and a little blending, they had a bit of a vintage feel to them so I paired them up with a scalloped mat. The element that really snapped the design in place was the inked up embossing for the background. As soon as I paired that with the flowers I new the design was on the right track. It's so nice when you have one of those moments when things click into place!

I experimented with the inside flowers little, adding some of the Starry Sky ink in the centres to get a more purple tone. Adding little white gel pen accents also really helped the flowers pop. Wink of Stella, sequins and the matching twine from my stash helped to finish 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: Enduring Beauty, Blessings of Home (R)

Dies:  Enduring Beauty, Delicate Forest, Stitched So Sweetly (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Coastal Cabana

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark, Berry Burst, Starry Sky

Accessories: Enduring Beauty decorative masks, Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins (R), In Colour 2023-24 Baker's Twine, White embossing powder, Heat tool, White gel pen (Gellyroll), Die cutting machine, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #674 Colour

 

Hello there,

time for a new challenge over at Just Add Ink and this week Rochelle has a bold colour combination for us to play with. Here it is.

I decided to see if I could get the colours to work for a Christmas card - I think I succeeded!

I played around with graduations of colour for this project. For the sentiment panel I used reinkers to layer strips of colour on a wet wipe and them used that as an ink pad for the large sentiment. On the background mat I used a snowflake stencil and blended Berry Burst and Pretty Peacock ink over a Fresh Freesia base. When I started I honestly wasn't sure if this mix of colours was going to work but by the end I was feeling pretty happy with how it turned out. The gold accents add that essential bit of Christmas bling.

The Just Add Ink design team have plenty of colour inspired 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: Joy to You

Dies: Radiating Stitches, Stitched Rectangles (R)

Cardstock: Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Gold foil

Ink: Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia, Pretty Peacock

Accessories:  Abundant Beauty Decorative mask, Festive pearls, Gold cord, Die cutting machine, Subtle embossing folder (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape 

Just Add Ink #654 Colour

Hello, 

time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink and this week Rochelle is asking us to Just Add a Colour combo. The bright palette of colours is a nice change from winter setting in here, although I do love the vibrant Autumn colours we get - while there is still leaves on the trees.

This is what I came up with this week.

This bright, very summery combo of colours was perfect for my birthday card project. For the background, over a base of Tahitian Tide, to add a little interest I used an old SU! stencil to add vertical tone-on-tone stripes. Then splattered the background with Wink of Stella and gouache. The flowers and foliage were stamped and I then used the matching blends to add some extra depth and shading. Then I arranged the flowers to frame the delicate die cut sentiment.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of 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: Petal Park, Sending Smiles

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Sending, Stitched So Sweetly (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Tahitian Tide, Basic Black 

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Tahitian Tide, Parakeet Party, Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  SU Blends (Daffodil Delight, Tahitian Tide, Parakeet Party), Petal Park builder punch, SU stencil (R), Blending Brushes, Wink of Stella, Big shot die cutting machine (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, White Gouache

 

Just Add Ink #613 Colour

 

Hello there,

I couldn't resist a Christmas in July project this week as the colour challenge for Just Add Ink was just perfect for an atmospheric wintery card. Nikki suggested the following colour combo for us.

And here is how my card turned out.

I started by watercoloring my background, and once dry adding heat embossed snowflakes and some shimmer to the "lake". A die cut mountain range was the perfect divider for the sky/ lake division and adding trees to frame the scene let me add in the Mint Macaron element. The polar bear comes from a retired set but he is just too cute not to use and was simply coloured with blends. A mat of embossed woodgrain helps reinforce the natural feel and add some extra subtle texture.

The mix of colours really appealed to me and I am really happy with the result.

The rest of the JAI DT have 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: Warm & Toasty (R), #Elfie (R), Itty Bitty Christmas (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Majestic Mountain dies, Pine Wood Dies (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Starry Sky

Ink: Starry Sky, Fresh Freesia, Mint Macaron, Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Blends (Fresh Freesia, Starry Sky, Smoky Slate), Watercolored paper, Heat tool, White embossing powder, Timber 3D embossing folder, Frost white shimmer paint (R), Shimmery crystal effects, 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)

Just Add Ink #560 Colour

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink, Jo is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo. The colours are really a lovely mix of shades. I ended up with something that I think works as a sympathy card, not actually where I was planning to end up but having one in the stash is always useful. Here's the colour combo.

This is how it turned out.

Blackberry Bliss is a really really intense colour, so I decided the best technique was to watercolour, as this would allow me to pull out a variation of shades. With that starting point I coloured a few clusters of blooms, and a background panel to match in Coastal Cabana. Once dry I splattered that panel to add extra texture. To add even more texture I added in a panel of Grey Granite that I dry embossed. With the addition of the black sentiment strip, and twine, it's a little sombre but not too sombre. Subtle finishing touches include a swish of wink of Stella on the flowers and adding some clear droplets.

The Just Add Ink DT have lots of lovely 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, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Shapes (R)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Grey Granite, Basic Black

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: Painted Texture 3D folder, Fluid watercoloring paper, White embossing powder, Wink of Stella, Black Baker's twine, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, White gel pen(Sakura), White gouache, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #550 Colour Combo

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink Jo has suggested that we Just Add a Colour Combo. For me the colours were perfectly suited to a flower card, although in all honesty I can just about turn any challenge into a flower card! Here are the colours.

And this is how it turned out.

I hadn't used my Jar of Flowers set for a while and decided it was perfect for this project. So I stamped and coloured flowers, trimmed them out, cut them apart and then created two jar bouquets. Using a black patterned paper against the colours created a nice strong contrast and elegant feel for the front. A cute sentiment tag, a swish of wink of stella and some clear gems finished the card off.

The Just Add Ink DT have some lovely 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: Jar of Flowers, Wrapped Bouquet
Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Stitched So Sweetly, Wrapped Flowers

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: True Love DSP, Blends (Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate), Wink of Stella, Flowers for Every Season gems, Fine Tip glue pen, White Baker's twine (R), Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Paper Snips, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #529 Colour

 

Hello there,

time for another Just Add Ink challenge and this week we have a lovely colour challenge for you from Kelly. Here it is.

It might seem a bit odd to use such a strong pink for a masculine card, but mixed with blue you get purple and the ability to create a fabulous sky backdrop for my gleaming lighthouse! 

Sometimes I'm just in awe of what you can do with just a few shades of ink. As I mentioned I used the Magenta brayered over the Misty Moonlight to create the graduation of tones in the sky. To finish off the sky I splattered with water, then patted it dry, then splattered with white gouache and finally with Wink of Stella. The layers of the sea was created by stamping the base layer in stamped off Misty Moonlight, then the top layer in full strength Misty Moonlight. White gouache applied with a stiff dry brush helped create the texture of sea foam. To make the light house shine I embossed the image on silver foil and then to add a bit of drama added some beams of light using vellum. Embossing, texture (in this case from ink and paint) and die cut stitched detail are often the best way to add detail to masculine cards without them getting too fussy.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

• Stamps: Sailing Home, Mountain Air, Itty Bitty Birthdays
• Dies: Stitched Rectangle dies, Smooth Sailing
• Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Whisper White, Silver foil, Vellum
• Ink: Misty Moonlight, Magenta Madness, Versamark 
• Accessories:1 inch circle punch, White and Silver embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Vellum tape (Scotch), White Gouache
• Non SU!: Text and Texture: Ocean (PaperTrey Ink), Big Shot die cutting machine

Just Add Ink #504 Colour

Hello there,
this week at Just Add Ink Tina is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo and the palette has a very elegant feel. Here it is.

Here's what I made.

We are rapidly moving into the depths of winter here in Australia, but the pink hue of Rococo Rose had me thinking of spring blossoms, so that is what I filled my project with. A cold wintery afternoon provided the perfect opportunity to sit down and colour, and then trim out a whole lot of blossoms. The blossoms are anchored by an oval frame, made by taping together two different sized ovals, then die cutting. I kept the background simple so as not to distract from the blossoms adding some embossed texture and partially brayering the panel. 

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Project Recipe:

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Product List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set $38.00	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set $40.00	Seasonal Layers Dies $56.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies $61.00	Layering Ovals Dies $58.00
Scripty 3D Embossing Folder $17.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock $15.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock $15.25
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00	Versamark Pad $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $10.50	Embossing Buddy $10.00
Heat Tool $50.00	Paper Snips $17.00	Sponge Brayers $14.00	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $0.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Woven Threads Sequin Assortment $8.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen $12.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50
Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00

Retired SU!: Big Shot die cut machine