Friday, June 30, 2023

Just Add Ink #659 | Colour Challenge

 Hello, Hello.  It's time for a new Just Add Ink Challenge - Just Add Ink #659 | Colour Challenge. This weeks colour combo has been suggested by fellow JAI Design Team Member - Lou. This week we are using an old faithful colour - Coastal Cabana, a returning colour - Pretty Peacock and a brand new colour - Lemon Lolly. 


What a gorgeous colour combo! gives me a summer feel while we are in the middle of winter here in Melbourne. Love this colour combo!

I've used the these challenge colours with the additionof Basic White for a fun and fresh looking floral birthday card.

 The flowers and leaves I've used today come from the Season of Chic stamp set with the coordinating Chic Dies. I love that I could stamp the base of the flower and then layer a die over top of the stamped image for some added depth and laying to the flowers. Some of the other images in this stamp set you are able to do this stamp and die layering. It really is an effective look to give your stamped images that little bit more.


 I love that for my card today I've gone with more colour than Basic White. I've mixed up my layers to add a textural element by die cutting one of the layers with the Dots & Spots Die. This is a super fun die and I love the tone on layering with the Coastal Cabana cardstock. 

Another product that adds some of that extra added interest is the striped vellum from the Vellum Basics Specialty DSP. I could have used just plain vellum for the die cut circle but I love the added element the stripes give on the circle. It's adding more interest and elements in the card without adding more layers.

I've finished off the card with some linen thread, Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels and the sentiment is from the Charming Sentiments Stamp set and is die cut with the Sentiment Silhouettes Dies.

The Just Add Ink Design Team have lots of amazing creations for you and to show you their take on this weeks challenge colours. You'll be surprised at all the different projects we came up with. There is something for everyone. We hope that you'll join in this weeks challenge. I can't wait to see you join in and to see your take on the colour challenge.

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Friday, June 16, 2023

Just Add Ink #657 | Sketch Challenge

 Hello stamping friends. Happy Friday! I hope you are having a wonderful day. I'm here today for the new Just Add Ink Challenge - Just Add Ink #657 | Sketch Challenge. This week we have a fabulous sketch for you designed by fellow JAI team member - Nikki.

It certainly has been a while between creations for me with life and family taking over and crafting and creating put aside for a moment. But I'm here today ready to share again my lastest creations.

While I love the simple design of the sketch that leaves lots of room for interpretation, I was a little bit thrown by the angled lines across the card. I much prefer the lines across any card to be either vertical or horizontal. Definitly not angled. But as I've said it before and I'll probably say it again not doubt, it's not called a challenge for nothing.

I used retired Stampin' Up! Washi Tape to mask up my Basic White card front so that I could blend some Boho Blue ink across the front of the card. If you were wanting to make a quick card you could use strips of cardstock but I liked the look of the blended in as opposed to the cardstock.


Over my ink blended layer I've added a layer of embossed vellum - embossed with the Countryside Blossoms Embossing folder - and then added some die cut layers, cut with the Countryside Corners Dies.

The flowers, leaves and sentiment all come from the Lasting Joy Stamp set. The flowers stamped in Bubble Bath Ink, the leaves in Mossy Meadow and then the senitment has been heat embossed with White Embossing Powder on Bubble Bath cardstock.

I love this pink and blue colour combo and I'm sure I will use it again in creations to come.

I've finished off the card with some Linen Thread, Boho Blue Textured Ribbon (which I cut in half) and some Pearl Basic Jewels. 

Lots of layers, flowers, a pretty colour combo and some gorgeous ribbon and trim, all the things I love in a card all rolled into one.

There are lots of AMAZING creations from the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team on the JAI Blog. Go and check out everyone's take on the sketch. Can't wait to see what you do with the sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
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