JAI #327: Just Add Colour

Hi!


Ooops! Friday snuck up on me again!

Here we go with another Just Add Ink challenge, and this time it's a colour challenge. Jan has put together this lovely combo.

Isn't it lovely? I hadn't made a mini album in a while, and so I decided that I would make one for JAI this week.

I used this retired SAB paper from a couple of years ago to make the album covers. It wasn't until I was half way through that I realised the colour wasn't actually Soft Sky, but it was so close I don't think it really matters too much. I really love the floaty, dreamy look of the paper.

You can see that I used Dapper Denim for the hinges of the Gatefold Album, and Calypso Coral for the pages. I haven't added photos or other decorations to the album, as I will be giving it to a friend as a gift. She has two boys, so I can't imagine she'll want to pretty it up too much!

She will be able to fit up to 16 half sized photos in this album. I followed the tutorial here.


I hope you can join in the fun this week! See you over at the Just Add Ink blog.


Bye for now,


Tina

JAI #256: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

This week at Just Add Ink it's a sketch challenge, designed by me for your inspiration.

It's a cute little sketch, if I do say so myself!  Here's what I did with it.

The most difficult part was choosing which tag punch to use!  To matt the tag I cut a strip of Rose Red cardstock that was 2 1/8 inches wide (the tags are 2 inches wide) and then punched it with the Ornate Tag Topped punch.  However, instead of sliding the cardstock along the channel into the punch I inserted it into the punch over the top of the channel before punching.

I love this sweet little baby stamp!  I framed the image with a couple of rows of paper piercing. It's a great, inexpensive way to add a feature to a card.

What are you going to do with the sketch?  The Design Team have had a fun time playing with it and have come up with a stunning bunch of cards.  You can see them over at Just Add Ink.

Bye for now,

Tina

Do You Ever CASE Yourself?

Hi!

Have you ever made a card that you really loved and thought you'd like to make it again?  I do it often, and even sometimes with my scrapbooking.  Today's card is a CASE of myself, with the original card being this week's Just Add Ink card that you can see here.

The main changes to the card are a different, softer colour scheme and no bling - can you believe that I ran out?  Nooooo!

On my original card I used the colours from the Inspiration picture as my colour scheme.  This time I used DSP from the Sale-A-Bration Best Year Ever DSP pack, so I used other colours from the pack on my card - Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Sahara Sand and Whisper White.  The technique for layering the butterfly was the same.

I'm not sure which one I prefer -the original, bolder colour card, or the new, softer version.  What do you think?

Bye for now,

Tina