JAI #477: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

Welcome to the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week Kim has designed a cool sketch for us to use. It's fabulous, as you could interpret it so many different ways!

I had recently seen a card online that used a rectangular window in the front of the card through to the inside, and as soon as I saw the sketch, I knew that's what I wanted to do!

I started with a card base of Thick Whisper White. I used my Sponge Brayers to colour the front with Real Red and Daffodil Delight ink. I used these colours in this way because it mimics the font that was used to advertise the movie the car is famous from. I then used a Rectangle Stitched Die to cut the window. Now I have a cool rectangle to use on another card!

The car was stamped on a piece of white card and then coloured with my Copic markers. I didn't stamp directly to the card base, as I didn't want to see the bleed of the markers on the back of the card. I popped the cardstock into the card before I stamped it, so that I could stamp through the window. This way it lines up perfectly! The circle element of the sketch didn't work on the bottom, so I shifted it to the top of my window. I added a circle punched shape to the back, so that you don't see the back of the Stitched Circle on the inside of the card.

This card went to a very good friend of mine, who is mad on this movie franchise. I knew she'd laugh over the 'You're How Old?' sentiment, so I didn't stress too much about using it!

I really liked this style of window card. I can be a lazy crafter, so colouring one image that did double duty is the perfect card for a crafter like me! How will you use the sketch? The Design Team have had a lot of fun with it. You can see their cards over on the Just Add Ink blog, where you can also link up your card for this week's challenge.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #440: Just Add Something New Blog Hop

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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

Great Scott!

Hi!

Today's card is one that I made for a very good friend. She's a mad fan of a certain trilogy of movies that involved a funny looking car and some time travel. My family are also big fans of this trilogy, so when I had the opportunity to buy some stamps that were a parody of the movies, I just had to buy them.

The stamps are from my favourite pop culture company, Kindred Stamps, and are called Back In Time. I think they have retired now, so I'm very glad I got them when I did. Have you guessed the trilogy of movies?

This image was a great way of practicing 'colouring white'. Clearly, you can't actually colour white, so it's about adding some shadows in a light grey to make the image come to life with a bit of shape. I was pretty pleased with my first attempt.

Hehehe, I couldn't resist adding this retired Stampin' Up! stamp to the inside. My friend is a little older than me and sometimes I like to rub it in a little. She gives as good as she gets though!

Bye for now,

Tina