JAI #366: Just Add A

Hi!

Oh, boy, hasn't it gotten cold? I don't know about your part of the world, but here in South Australia we are having a bit of a run of miserable weather. On the upside, it's perfect for staying inside and getting some stamping done!

I have the new Just Add Ink challenge for you today, and it's one of my Alphabet challenges. This week is bought to you by the letter..... A!

What will you create that uses the letter A? Something with animals, Always Artichoke, angels, or even for an anniversary? The choice is yours, just make sure it's clearly an A theme.

I was struggling to think of something for this challenge (my attempt at African Daisies went straight into the bin) until I sat listening to my daughter's saxophone lesson and remembered I had the retired Skating By stamp set, which has an Acoustic Guitar. Bingo!

I stamped the guitar on some of the new Wood Textures DSP. It's perfect for an acoustic guitar, even if the wood grain is a little hard to see in my photographs. I used the rest of the sheet of the DSP on the front of my card.

The Soft Sky DSP is from the Coffee Break pack - another of my favourite packs from the new catalogue. I teamed it with Dapper Denim for a lovely, masculine look.

I had two tiny offcuts left from the papers, so I put them to use to highlight the sentiment. This is a great trick when your sentiment seems too small for the area where you've stamped it. I cut the Wood Textures piece to be the same length as the sentiment, and the Coffee Break layer a little longer to really stretch it out a bit.

Stay warm this weekend, hopefully you can get some stamping done so you can play along with us at Just Add Ink.

Bye for now,

Tina

End Of Year Teacher Gifts

Hi!


Yay! School is nearly out for the year! One of mine has two days to go, and the other two have three days. We've all been so busy with end of year and Christmas activities, but I found time to sit last night and create these cute little gift bags for Ada's teachers.

I used the Gift Bag Punch Board to create the little bags. They are actually made from Real Red cardstock, despite them looking orange in the photos. I used a few scraps of Candy Cane Lane DSP to decorate the front and the flap.

The tags were made using the Stitched Shapes Thinlits, Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and Endless Thanks stamp set. I made three of these bags, so I wanted a quick and easy tag for the bag. Inside the bag is a Christmas ornament and a handful of chocolates. I forgot to photograph it before I closed the bag. Oh well!


Bye for now,


Tina

JAI #323: Just Add F

Hi!


Are you ready for the new Just Add Ink challenge?

This week I set the challenge, and it's another of our alphabet challenges. This week we are asking you to add F to your card. It can be anything to do with F - feathers, Flirty Flamingo, or even frills.

I just went for one F this week, as I used the Flourishes Thinlits on my card. The colours I used are Night Of Navy and Emerald Envy. The navy didn't photograph very well - the colour combo is stunning in real life.

This card came about after I made a thank you tag to go on some customer orders. I used the smaller flourish on the tag and when I looked at it I thought it might make a good card. I'd like to thing that I was right!

What F things will you put on your card? You can see what the Just Add Ink team have created over on the blog. Can't wait to see what you create!


Bye for now,


Tina

JAI #309: Just Add Inspiration

Hi!


Oops! Where did that week go? I'll blame it on school holidays. Ada is away on a Young Carers camp and Alex is doing a 4 day Jamie Oliver Ministry Of Food cooking course and I'm just all out of whack! It's been a bit strange with just Hudson and me home during the day.

But let's get into the Just Add Ink fun for this week. Jodene has given us this gorgeous Inspiration picture for our inspiration.

Can't you just imagine snuggling under that throw on a cold winter day? And the colours are just divine!

I started by choosing my colours. I went with Watermelon Wonder, Blushing Bride and Pool Party. I then used them with an Aqua Painter to create the chevron pattern on some watercolour paper. I was watching the final of MKR as I was painting the background, so it's probably a bit uneven as the excitement levels changed!

Once I finished the background I was a little stumped! I didn't want to stamp a sentiment on the watercolour paper as the texture in the paper can make getting a clear image tricky. I ended up using my Hello You Thinlits with some Watermelon Wonder cardstock. I used a few teeny tiny pieces of Dimensionals to pop it up off the background.

I cheated a little on the inside. I wanted to use more of the chevrons, but this time I decided to use the stamp from Work Of Art and my markers. The sentiments are from Endless Thanks.


The Just Add Ink Design Team has interpreted the inspiration picture in so many fabulous ways. You can see their cards over at the Just Add Ink blog. What inspires you?


Bye for now,


Tina

What I Love In Blackberry Bliss

Hi!

Here's another Sale-A-Bration card for you. I made it as a class sample for my March classes.

It's been a while since I've done a Triple Layer Card, and I think it works really well with this stamp set. I started by stamping the sentiment, then the flowers, and finally the leaves.

I quite like the font in the What I Love set - it's a really pretty handwritten style. Just a hint when stamping the inside of the leaves. The dot stamp in the set will nearly fill the larger leaf, but to fill the little leaf you need to press the stamp down on an angle, so only about half the stamp contacts the cardstock.

Only 2 more days of Sale-A-Bration - don't miss out on the stamps and papers you want.

Bye for now,

Tina