JAI #440: Just Add Something New Blog Hop

Hi!

Yay for the return of Just Add Ink for another year! As always, we are kicking off the new year with a Blog Hop to start our challenges. Blog hops are a circle, start where you like and just keep on hopping until you get back to where you started. You may want to grab a cuppa first! The very lovely Jo's blog is the one before mine, and you'll find the link to the next blog at the end of the post.

Just before Christmas I treated myself to some new stamps from Kindred Stamps. My daughter, Ada is a huge fan of a superstar band that has just had a movie released about the lead singer. Hopefully you get the hint - I'm not allowed to say the names! When Kindred release a stamp set inspired by some iconic rockers, and it included Ada's favourite, I just had to get it. This was the first time it saw ink.

Ada is starting High School this year (I nearly typed next year!!) and so I wanted to make a card for her to let her know I think she's going to have an amazing year, and this set fit the bill. I started by using some Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint to create the spotlights. I just masked horizontally across the top and bottom and then, one at a time, I masked the diagonal lines to create the spots. I wanted the lights to fade out towards the bottom, so I let the sponging taper out. To get the pool of light on the ground, I cut a very thin oval into a post it note and sponged through the opening. The trickiest part was lining it up with the spotlights. I repeated, on a smaller scale, for the tops of the spotlights. I tried using cardstock to make the top of the lights, but it ended up looking like the aliens were trying to beam him up, so I abandoned that idea!

I coloured the singer with my Copic markers and then fussy cut and popped him up using Dimensionals. I definitely need more practice with hair/highlights, but overall I'm pretty happy with how he turned out. I should also mention that I used the same Shimmer Paint to edge the piece of cardstock under the main panel. I like my golds to match, so this was the best way to get the look.

The sentiment on the inside is also from a Kindred Stamps set, but a different set to the one on the front. I thought it was very apt though!

Now you're off to see what the incredible Lou has made with her 'something new'.

What new crafting things have you purchased recently? Don't forget to link your card over at the Just Add Ink blog.

Bye for now,

Tina