Just Add Ink #521 Inspiration

 

Hello there,

well what a change - last week we had snow flakes, this week we had beautiful warm spring days. I really enjoyed sitting in the warm sun streaming in through the windows putting together the pieces for my project. I decided the new challenge from Just Add Ink, this week to Just Add Inspiration from Rachael, was perfect for a Father's day card. Here's the inspiration picture.

And this is what I came up with.

From the inspiration picture I pulled the mix of textured copper, white, green and blue for my project. The key element to masculine cards is texture, lots of texture. So splattered, stitched watercolour base, embossed copper, embossed mountains, heat embossed moon, and wonderfully textured die cut trees - love these!  Combine all those together with some dimension and you get a colourful atmospheric masculine card.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Project Recipe:To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Mountain Air Photopolymer Stamp Set $35.00	Majestic Mountain Dies $63.00	Pine Woods Dies $63.00	Stitched Shapes Dies $50.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies $61.00
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $17.50	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder $15.75	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper $15.75	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $14.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock $15.25	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock $15.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz $15.25	Copper Foil Sheets $8.75
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad $13.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00	Versamark Pad $16.50	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder $10.50
Heat Tool $50.00	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50	Paper Snips $17.00

Retired/ Non SU!: Big Shot die cutting machine, Building Blocks (Papertrey Ink), white gouache

Just Add Ink #519 Colour

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink Jo is asking us to Just Add a Colour Combo, and it was certainly a favourite of mine! I used it to make my first official Christmas card of the year. Here are the colours. 

This is what I came up with a fun wintery scene. Perfectly timed as we have snow forecast for this weekend and I just couldn't pass up the chance to use my ice skating polar bear!

I watercolored a gradient background on watercolour paper, ensuring I knew where I wanted to place my mountain and hill elements so you would still see the change in colour above and below. I set that aside to dry and coloured in my polar bear using SU! Blends (alcohol markers). No die for this so trimmed him out, die cut my mountains and hill (embossing them to add texture). Before adhering my mountains onto the watercolour base I white heat embossed snowflakes. Finishing sparkly touches were a wink of Stella to my polar bear and an edging of shimmery crystal effects for my mountain and hill elements. Then I just had to add my sentiment and I was done!

I just love this mix of purple and blue, and thought it was perfect for this.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Project Recipe:

To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Warm & Toasty Cling Stamp Set $38.00	Majestic Mountain Dies $63.00	Home Together Dies $59.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies $61.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $17.50
Purple Posy A4 Cardstock $15.25	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock $15.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00
Versamark Pad $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $10.50	Heat Tool $50.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad $13.00	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad $13.00
Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Pad $13.00	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.50	Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.50	Purple Posy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $15.50	Shimmery Crystal Effects $8.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $11.50

Retired SU!: Bigshot die cutting machine