JAI 203 Just add a sketch

Hello there,

well after melting in the extreme heat we've had consistently this summer thankfully the temperature has come down and we've even had some rain. You know wet stuff that falls from the the sky - its been so long! Anyway all that heat might have influenced my decision to go with cool colours for my card for this week's Just Add Ink challenge.  This week -  its a sketch from Paula.

I found for me it worked better if I rotated it 90 degrees.

I used DSP on the right hand side and then echoed that with a stamped panel on the left. You might have noticed I do like using the Honeycomb embossing folder to stamp with - since it does come up rather often ;) I stamped, coloured and paper pieced my little girl, changing out her colours for the inside. On the front she was cut out and then mounted on dimensionals. I vintaged it all up with a sponging of Crumb Cake ink around the edges and some faux stitching. I always enjoy a little bit of colouring - so relaxing, especially if you can find a cool place - like right under the air con - lol - to just sit and play :)

Thanks for visiting and do check out the rest of the DT for lots of great takes on this sketch.
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Dictionary, Make a Wish (My Favorite Things)
Cardstock: Pool Party, Winter Wisteria, Whisper White
Ink: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Winter Wisteria
Accessories: Afternoon Picnic DSP, Honeycomb embossing folder, Copic Markers, White embossing powder, 7/8" scallop circle punch, Piercing tool and mat, Gold glitter, Very Vintage Designer buttons, Sycamore Street Pool party ribbon (R), Two way glue pen, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI 202 Just add stripes

Hello there,
I'm breathing a sigh of relief here as I have just made it through our main birthday season. My two munchkins are only two weeks apart so this time of year is all about birthdays (with a dash of going back to school). This week's challenge at Just Add Ink was just perfect for making a card for my little Mr 6. This week we want you to Just Add Stripes. 

You might remember a few weeks ago I posted my first circle thinlet card which I made for my daughters birthday. Well I also made one for my boyo. Here it is.

Opening up

Open all the way

The invitations for his party were space themed (done using MDS - first time for me!) so continuing that theme I made him a space card. It had to be similar to his sisters but different too (to cope with the endless sibling rivalry (sigh)). So for his I used a bit of twine strung with a selection of planets, stars and a spaceship - of course! One end pops out of the circle flip side  and the other to the sentiment panel so that when you open it up they dangle across the card - a very fun effect :) Embossing the images and using glimmer paper for the stars adds that subtle (but not too girly) bit of sparkle.

TIP: I used the scallop circle die from the circle thinlet dies, cut it once from red glimmer paper, then rotated it and cut again with the same die to get a more spikey edging. You can do that with any scallop circle punch or die!

Hope you can join us and have some fun adding stripes this week. Do check out the rest of the DT for some fabulous stripey ideas!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Blast Off
Cardstock: Pacific point, Cherry Cobler, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Brushed Silver
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Versamark
Accessories: Circle card thinlet die,Bitty Banners framelit, Standard circle nestabilities (Spellbinder), By the Numbers die and Super Star borders die (PaperTrey Ink), Season of Style DSP stack, Sycamore Street DSP (R), Blast Off DSP (MDS), Merry Minis punch pack, 1/16" circle punch, Silver, Tangerine Tango and Cherry Cobler embossing powders, Island Indigo bakers twine, Brights candy dots, Double sided tape (X Press), Dimensionals

JAI 201 Just add a colour combo

Hello there,
has February crept up and caught you by surprise? Well just in case it has we have a challenge lined up that will help you get that Valentines Day card made on time! This week at Just Add Ink our challenge is to Just Add a Colour Combo. Here's the colours.

And this is the card I made for my hubby - for our anniversary rather than Valentine's Day.

It was sooo hard to restrain myself from adding more to this - but I always have to remind myself when I'm making guy cards to go easy on the fussy details. So I kept the detail in this one limited to the soft layered hearts, a tiny wee sparkly heart and a small twine bow.

Thanks for visiting and do check out the rest of the DT for fab colour combo inspiration.
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Hearts a Flutter, Pure Innocence Flower Girl (My Favorite Things), Love Lives Here Holiday (PaperTrey Ink), Confetti Garland Borders (PTI)
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Real Red
Accessories: Banner punch, Hearts collection framelits, Owl builder punch, Linen/Canvas impression plate, Red Glimmer paper, Piercing mat and tool, Cherry Cobler bakers twine, Dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 200 - Just add inspiration

Hello there,

this week the challenge at Just Add Ink is to Just Add Inspiration. The lovely photo Nikki picked made me think back to this past Christmas when my Mum was talking about her childhood on a farm in Europe. Both conquered up images of green fields waving with grasses and bright yellow flowers.

And here is what I made of it.

My first thought was to emboss the flowers and then watercolour over to get an emboss resist effect. I was aiming for a very earthy, natural feel and I think this worked with that. On the inside I stamped them and then blurred out the colour a little. I really liked how both turned out and I think Mum will too!

Hope you can join us - and don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for some wonderful inspiration!
Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Meadow Greens (PaperTrey Ink)
Cardstock: Naturals White, Garden Green, Crumb Cake
Ink: Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Accessories: Epic Day This and That DSP, Large scallop edgelit, Window Frames collection, Regals button (R), Linen thread, Pinking edge scissors, dimensionals, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 199 - Just add a sketch

Hello there,
did you all enjoy the Just Add Ink blog hop last week? There are so many new techniques and projects I want to try that the girls showcased last week - when I get the time that is! This week our new challenge is to Just Add a sketch. I'm sure you'll have fun with it.

And here is what I made of it.

The idea for this began with the idea of a crepe filter paper flower. All the layers evolved from there as I wanted something blingy to top it off and something beneath to frame it. I had fun playing with all the inky layers to create the background too.  And since I had the sewing machine out I added a some stitching detail as well :)

Thanks for visiting hope you can join us and do check the rest of the DT for some wonderful inspiration for the sketch.
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Dictionary, Papillion Potpourri, Apothecary Art, Everything Eleanor, Happy Day
Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Smokey Slate, Whisper White
Ink: Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey
Accessories: Honeycomb embossing folder, Delicate Dollies sizzlet, Tea Lace Paper Dollie, Creped Filter paper, Punches (Blossom, Fancy Flower, Pansy), Silver foil sheet, Vintage brads, Calypso Coral bakers twine, Jewels - rhinestone, Dimensional, Double sided tape (X Press)

JAI 198 Blog Hop

Hello there :) How exciting to be starting the year off! And we are starting it in style at Just Add Ink with a blog hop and we want you to join in the fun. You may have arrived from Jodene's blog (I loved her clever gift card holder!) or you might be starting here. The blog hop works as a circuit so please do click through the rest of the JAI team to see the exciting ideas everyone has come up with for the challenge this week.

The challenge this week is to Just Add either the SU! circle or label card thinlets or the envelope punch board. (You can still play along if you don't have any of these by making your own flip/swing card from scratch - its a little more work than using the thinlets but totally doable!! Here's a link to a Splitcoasters tutorial.)

And here is what I came up with using the SU! circle card thinlet die - closed.

 Opening up

 Open all the way

This was made for my lovely little Miss who turns 9 very soon indeed. For that age its hard to go wrong with a combo of pink + purple + butterflies - so here you can see it in spades - with a good dash of sparkle to top it off. I wasn't sure adding a spiral pop up to the inside would work but I had to try - and with a little fiddling it did. Miss almost 9 has had a sneak peek of it and loved it.

I can tell you I had fun playing with my circle card thinlet for the first time! It makes creating a flip/swing card so easy - the only fiddly bit was cutting the layers to fit - but if you layer less than me (not hard to do - lol!) it will take less time.

Do continue on with the blog hop now and check out the fabulous project that Louise has in store for you. Just click on the blog hop button below (or Louises' name above) and that will take you straight to Lousie's blog.

Hope you can join us for our first challenge for 2014.
Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Papillion Potpouri, Banner Greetings, Background Basics: Medallion
Cardstock: Winter Wisteria, Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Winter Wisteria
Accessories: Circle card thinlet dies, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly punches, Standard circle nestabilities (Spellbinder), By the Number dies (PTI), Silver glimmer paper, Flirtaceous DSP (R), Jewels - rhinestone, Dimensionals, Double sided tape

JAI 2013 Year in review

Hello there, 
well another year has begun but before we get too far into it the Just Add Ink team thought it would be fun to look back to 2013 and select our favourite JAI project. I have to admit it was somewhat challenging to pick just one but I did narrow it down in the end.

So here is my top pick for 2013.

You can see the original post for it here.

And because I just couldn't resist here's the runner up.

Original post here.

Hope you are all enjoying a good holiday break. The JAI team will spring back into action January 17th with a blog hop so don't forgot to drop past then!
Thanks for visiting,
Kim