JAI #310 Just add a sketch

Hello there,
can I tell you how much I am enjoying the gorgeous Autumn weather we are having. I love the crisp air but what I love the most are the bright jewel colours on the trees. Sometimes I am literally spellbound with wonder as I walk around streets in our suburb. I think it's hard to beat that as way to start the day! I used some bright colours for the new challenge we have for you at Just Add Ink this week. This week Tina has given us a great sketch to work with. Here it is. 

I decided to frame mine up on a traditional rectangle card base. I also played with the idea of negative framing the sketch element by tucking the flowers in behind it. Here is how it turned out.

And the inside.

I added doodling to some of my OnStage samples that I posted last week and the thought came to me that I could do the same thing with other stamp sets. So I pulled out Flower Patch stamped up a bunch of flowers and then sat down and outlined them all. I wasn't being precious about it - lines going a bit wobbly was ok! It was just going to add to the character ;)
Having done that I hid half of them! - well about half of each flower as I tucked them in under the central (sketch) element. I have to say I really like the contrast the fine black edging gave to them. I kept the rest of the card pretty CAS just adding a clear embossing background to the base. This was a kind of fun technique to try so you might just see me pull it out again!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT for some fabulous sketch inspiration!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Flower Patch, Birthday Blooms, Diagonal Stripes (My Favorite Things)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo
Ink: Real Red, Watermelon Wonder, Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride (these colours actually look great together!), Tuxedo Black (Memento) 
Accessories: Flower Fair framelits, Stitched Circles die (Simon Says Stamp), Banner die (My Favorite Things), In Color 2016-2018 DSP, 0.3 m Memento marker, Clear embossing powder, Sparkling Clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Fine Tip Glue pen, Tear and tape, Dimensionals

OnStage Sydney Display Stamper Swirly Bird Sweet Sugarplum

Hello there,

well today I am going to finish off my OnStage samples with Sweet Sugarplum. 

Sweet Sugarplum and Rose Red swirly flowers with some touches of silver. The flower stem images in the set work great as leaf veining too!

I used the solid part of the kite image to add some background detail here. As well as using Sweet Sugarplum and Emerald Envy to colour the flower.

The swirl image makes a great atmospheric background for a butterfly. I paired Sweet Sugarplum with Rich Razzleberry and Elegant Eggplant and lots of gold.

One last shaker to finish off with. I stitched vellum over Sweet Sugarplum DSP and added in silver sequins. Clear embossed little flowers add some interest to the white background and are stamped and water coloured as the feature too. 

Thanks for much for dropping by while I was showcasing my samples. I'll be back again next Friday with a new Just Add Ink challenge post.

Kim

OnStage Sydney Display Samples Swirly Bird Dapper Denim

Well things got a bit busy but finally it's time to show you my OnStage Dapper Denim samples. It's a nice blue to work with.

I mixed Dapper Denim with some of SU! current soft blues and greens. It looks great with Kraft too!

With Real Red and Cherry Cobler - the little boat is the perfect size to put in a shaker.

Mixed with neutrals to create a rustic baby card (I used a marker to add the dot detail to the eggs)

A CAS simple one to finish. Denim Dapper sponged in a gradient mixed with a tiny touch of Marina Mist on the kite and silver.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

JAI #309 Just add Inspiration

Hello there,
with the beginning of school again life has returned to its normal pattern here which is rather nice (especially as it means some stamping time for me ;) It has also meant I had time to break out some new stamps I received at OnStage. This weeks challenge - Just Add Inspiration - at Just Add Ink - a lovely serene photo from Jodene was perfect to make a special Mother's Day card for my MIL. Here's the inspiration photo.

The new stamp set was perfect as my MIL loves her cat and this gave me the option to add one!  

I have pulled the very fresh colour palette from the inspiration photo and also tried to add in a knit texture background that echoes the chevrons in the picture. Construction was very simple, colour the images, trim out the different pieces and arrange them. It wasn't essential but I had to make sure the cat was comfortable so I added a pillow for it to rest against (My old fur baby certainly loves having something to snuggle into).

What inspires you in the inspiration photo? We'd love you to play along with us. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT projects too!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Recipe: All SU! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Sitting Here, Mixed Borders, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock: Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Blushing Bride
Ink: Blushing Bride, Watermelon Wonder, Pool Party, Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Tipped Tops dies (PaperTrey Ink), Copic markers,  Pool Party and Calypso Coral seam binding, Silver thread, Dimensionals, Fine tip glue, Wink of Stella clear, Sparkling Clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Tear and Tape

OnStage Sydney Display Samples Swirly Bird Emerald Envy

Oops! forgot to post these last night!
Today it's the turn of Emerald Envy.
I loved how it looked with Kraft - you might notice that ;)

Used the birdy, 'nest" swirl and eggs for this one.

This one was all about backgrounds - using part of the 'kite' and also the splatter stamp - great for masculine cards.

I couldn't go past a dinosaur card when using Emerald Envy. (Can you spot the part of the kite I used in the card above?)

For this simple little PL page I used the bird and boat as they tied in so well with the pictures.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

OnStage Sydney Display Sample Swirly Bird Peekaboo Peach

Hello there,
here is today's installment. It's all about Peekaboo Peach!

A big swirl adds great detail to the sun. It's also easy to add extra definition to the bird by using a fine tip black marker.  (I paired it with Marina Mist here)

A cascade of little flowers using the little swirl stamps (the greens I used for the leaves were Wild Wasabi and Garden Green)

Tiny swirls make great little flowers to decorate a tag on a mini treat bag.

The inside where you can include a message and gift card.

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Finally, using the dotty splatter stamp to make a background.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

OnStage Sydney Display Samples Swirly Bird Flirty Flamingo

Well this is somewhat unexpected but then so was the phone call I got a few weeks before the OnStage event in Sydney. I was delighted to be asked to be a display stamper at the Sydney event. The time line was challenging - two weeks to create twenty projects - four each for the new incoming in colors (2016-18). Stampin Up! sent me a new stamp set - Swirly Bird and the new in colors and I set to work. It wasn't hard, Swirly Bird has a lot of potential as I hope you'll see. Below you will find the cards I made to showcase the new colour Flirty Flamingo - possibly my favourite of the new colours. Drop by each day to see the next set of four projects.

Little flowers make a fun background

Swirls make a great atmospheric background

I used the back of the stamps for this one

Then right way around for this one to make flowers!

Thanks for visiting,
Kim