Just Add Ink #542 Inspiration

 

Hello there,

life's been kind of hectic and busy but I managed to snag some time to create my project for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Lou has asked us to Just Add Inspiration. You can use the colours, objects, patterns or textures to inspire the main elements of your project. Here's the inspiration picture.

This week several elements of the inspiration picture caught my attention - the colours, and the idea of greenery against a wall. Here's how it turned out.

I do love a colourful blended background so I started with that, created a window using dies, and then coloured some floral elements to go into my window box. This is simple and a different colour palette then I normally use but I really liked how the colours work together. I always finish my cards with some sparkles, in this instance Wink of Stella and some sequins.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Stamps: Bloom and Grow, Well Said
Dies: Budding Blooms, Stitched Rectangles, Hearth and Home (R)
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White (R), Whisper White (R), Smoky Slate, Vellum

Ink: Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Terracotta Tile, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Blends (Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Real Red, Mint Macaron, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce), Sponge Brayer, Classic Label punch, Wink of Stella, Woven Threads sequins, Fine Tip glue, Multipurpose glue, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, White gouache

Just Add Ink #538 Sketch

 

Hello there,

this week at Just Add Ink Patrice has asked us to Just Add a Sketch. I found it super easy to work with and took a pretty literal approach, and went back to an old favourite technique of mine  - blended backgrounds. Here's the sketch.

This is how it all turned out!

Creating my own backgrounds is something I love to do, and the more inky the better! I used sponge brayers here to blend a transition of Pool Party, Coastal Cabana in from each end and finished off with Bermuda Bay between the two. This gave me a lovely gradual transition of colour in from each end. To add lots of texture I splattered with water, then Wink of Stella, white gouache and black ink. I ended up with more black splatter in the lower corner, than I perhaps would have wanted but I guess that unpredictable aspect is part of the fun of adding texture this way. 

To get the different colour tones on my flowers I inked up my floral stamp with markers. The rest was all die cutting and assembly. I loved the bright complementary colours - it's very happy!

The rest of the Just Add Ink design team 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

Supplies (SU!)

Stamps: Art Gallery, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Dies: Floral Gallery, Stitched So Sweetly

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Ink: Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Tuxedo Back (Memento)

Accessories: Classic Label punch, Sponge Brayer, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, Fine Tip Glue, White gouache, From my Heart Gems (R), Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #537 - Blog Hop Family

Hello and welcome to the annual Just Add Ink blog hop! 

This year we decided that our theme was going to be to Just Add Family. So many family occasions have been impacted by COVID-19 recently, so it's even more important that we stay in touch any way we can - to say Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Miss You, Thinking of You - any special family occasion! We would love you to tell us the story behind your project and why it's something special for your family.

You may have arrived on my blog via the talented Nikki Spencer's blog, be starting here with me, or you can start at the Just Add Ink website. Wherever you start just follow the 'next' links on each of the design team blogs to see all our projects.

This year I am aiming to up my game and make sure I have birthday cards ready to go for family and friends (I have been pretty remiss in this in the last couple of years). So with my Mum in mind I pulled out some bright colours and mixed them with a classic black and white background.

So lots of colourful stamping, some die cutting and a little fussy cutting is what this took (I think doing this for the 'happy' was worth the effort)! One point of caution, I swished all my flowers with Wink of Stella at the end and there was a significant and almost immediate colour change in the flowers stamped in Magenta Madness to a brighter, more neon shade. Honestly, I wasn't about to pull it all apart to start again and decided I was still happy with the altered pink shade...but I'll keep that in mind for the future.

Thanks so much for visiting, now it's time to go visit my good friend Patrice Easton.  I know she will wow you with something special! Enjoy finishing the blog hop and then please come back and join in the challenge. 

Supplies (SU!)

Stamps: Pretty Perennials

Dies: Perennial Petals, Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Nested Labels

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White (R), Whisper White (R), Basic Black

Ink: Real Red, Magenta Madness, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Accessories: True Love Designer Series paper, Wink of Stella, Woven Thread sequin assortment, Blending Brushes, White emboss powder, Heat Tool, Fine Tip Glue, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape

Just Add Ink #535 Magical Creatures

 

Hello there,

I've only made a few Christmas cards this year but I've enjoyed the process (in all honesty my cards usually involve quite a process). This week I have one more for you, for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Kelly has asked us to Just Add Magical Creatures. So get out your fairies, dragons, elves, gnomes or any other magical creatures you have!

I had to use my SU! gnomes for this - well one gnome anyway. 

Once I decided on using the Snowflake Splendour DSP all my colour choices were pretty much settled, and making that decision can be a really good way of getting yourself started on a project. I also decided to create an arched window, this turned out to be simple. First I die cut a circle from my DSP (that was added to the inside of the card). Using my trimmer I cut straight down from the widest part of the circle on each side and then made the final cut, parallel to the bottom of the card, to join the two side cuts. I created my scene and added my gnome and present which had both been glittered up with Wink of Stella and Shimmery crystal effects.

I was super happy with the end result :)

Please go and check out the magical projects of the rest of the Just Add Ink DT, then come back and join in the challenge.

This will probably be my last post for the year, as Just Add Ink will take a break till mid January soon. So I wish you all a Merry Christmas!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Stamps: Gnome for the Holidays, #Elfie (R)

Dies: Pine Woods dies, Stitched Shapes framelits, Rectangle Stitched framelits

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Highland Heather, Purple Posy, Whisper White

Ink: Pacific Point, Night as Navy, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Snowflake Splendour DSP, 1" circle punch, Sparkle glimmer paper (R), Blends (Highland Heather, Cinnamon Cider, Ivory, Basic Black), Copic Markers (to match pacific Point) Shimmery Crystal Effects, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Sponge brayer, Tear and Tape, Big Shot die cutting machine (R)

Just Add Ink #533 'S'

 

Hello there,

I had fun this week snatching a little bit of time to colour for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Tina is asking us to Just Add 'S'. That means the main element of your project must begin with the letter 'S'. It could be a pattern - like stripes or scallops, or an animal - snake or snail, or be a card fold like a shadow or shaker card. The possibilities are almost endless!

I'm in Christmas crafting mode so the obvious 'S' for me was Santa!

I coloured up Santa and his two reindeers, then created a forest scene to place them in using dies. It took a while to get all the pieces coloured, cut and arranged but it did turn out pretty cute - so worth the effort!

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

SU! Unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Merry Everything (My Favorite Things)
Dies: Pine Wood dies, Home Together dies
Cardstock: Balmy Blue, Real Red, Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Accessories: Sparkle Glimmer paper (R), Sponge brayer, Shimmery crystal effects, Wink of Stella, Blends (Real Red, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Bronze, Ivory, Cinnamon Cider, Cajun Craze,Petal Pink), White gouache, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, White embossing powder, Heat Tool

Just Add Ink #531 Inspiration

Hello there,

we are in that rapid approach to Christmas now so you'll see more Christmas projects from me, including this week! This week at Just Add Ink Lou has asked us to Just Add Inspiration, and what a fun and colourful inspiration picture it is!

All those oh so colourful pom pom Christmas trees inspired me to create my own rainbow of trees.

I stamped a lot of trees in different colours, die cut them out, then began mixing, matching and balancing colour. The end result is very bright and happy and all I needed to add to finish it all off was some wink of stella and gold cord.

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

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Stamps: In the Pines, Cup of Christmas (R)

Dies: Stitched Rectangle dies,  Pine Woods dies

Cardstock: Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Basic Black 

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Bumble Bee, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Magenta Madness, Versamark 

Accessories: Softly Falling embossing folder (R), White embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Wink of Stella, Forever Greenery Trim (Gold cord), 1/4 inch circle punch, Dimensionals, Tear and Tape, 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