JAI #411: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

Woot woot for Friday - it's been a long week this week! It's so close to the weekend, and I can't wait. In the meantime, let's get stuck into the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week Jan has designed this awesome sketch to work with.

I'm usually very literal with sketches - why reinvent the wheel if someone else has done the hard work? This time, though, I took a few liberties.

This card was made a few weeks ago, so it has a bit of a mix of old and new products. The new are now available, with the new Annual Catalogue going live today. Yay! The DSP I have used is from the new Tranquil Textures DSP pack. It's designed to coordinate with the Tranquil Textures suite, which is a very ocean themed suite. I'm not mad on the ocean stuff, but I love the grungy, textured paper in the pack. It's an awesome way to get the look without having to make any mess!

Instead of the heart shaped element, I used some Copper Trim. I cut a length around 12cm, threaded it onto my thumb and then cut along the tube to open it up flat. I then teased it out to make a flat net, which was adhered under the sentiment panel. I probably should have cut a longer piece so that it stuck out a little more, but it's very hard to tell how big the piece will end up when its still in ribbon form.

The anchors are from the now retired Guy Greetings, stamped in Fresh Fig to match the colours in the DSP. I stamped off the one on the front, but the one on the inside is full strength. The sentiments are from Picture Perfect Birthday.

The Design Team have done an awesome job with Jan's sketch this week. Pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to check it all out and to link up your card. See you there!'

Bye for now,

Tina

Guy Greetings With A True Gentleman

Hi!

Today I have a card for you that I made using a couple of retiring products. One I will certainly miss is the Guy Greetings stamp set. I particularly like the font - it's a little but fancy, but not too fussy for a masculine card. For this card, I've made the Happy Birthday sentiment the focus, aided by the Tailored Tag punch, a True Gentleman button, and some Linen Thread. All three of those are carrying over. Yay!

I used some of the image stamps in Guy Greetings to create a background for my card. I simply put 4 stamps on one block to allow me to stamp them all in one step. I then just repeated until I covered the card front.

I love the mix of colours in the True Gentleman DSP. For this card I selected patterns that were mostly Night Of Navy, Tranquil Tide and Very Vanilla. Three colours make it easy to get a harmonious colour scheme.

I couldn't resist adding another strip of the DSP to the inside. It's such a cool geometric pattern, and I really like the way it looked as an incomplete section of the pattern.

Bye f or now,

Tina

A Daisy Windmill

Hi!

After I returned from On Stage in Perth, I was showing my class ladies some photos I'd taken of the Inspiration Boards. They saw a card made by Kelly Kent to showcase the Daisy Punch, and straight away asked if they could make it in class.

I was keen to do it, especially as we'd been doing a bit of work with the Sponge Brayers, and this was a good way to show them how to do a panel with three colours. We used Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach and Watermelon Wonder to create the stunning background.

I pre-cut all of the pieces for the windmill, so that everyone just had to glue down the bits. The windmill blades where made by punching the daisy twice and then trimming with two different circle framelits to crop them to the correct size. Kelly is so clever to think of this!

We finished the inside by carrying over the silhouette look. I was really struggling with what to do, when Rob suggested I do a fence. I wasn't sure what to use to get the look, but after a quick flick through the catalogue I decided the stamp from Timeless Textures would be fabulous for the wire fence. I think I should have flattened the ends of the Classic Label punch, as it looks a little to picket fence rather than farm fence. Next time!

You can see Kelly's card at the end of this post. There are heaps of gorgeous cards using the Daisy bundle in her post, so it's well worth a look.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #360: Just Add A Sketch

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My past couple of cards for Just Add Ink have been pretty, feminine Mother's Day cards, so for this week's challenge I decided to go the exact opposite.

This week we have a fabulous sketch, designed by Narelle, to guide our creativity.

When I saw the large circle, the first thing that popped into my head was a circular opening, so that's what I went for on my card.

I also wanted to try the balloons from Lift Me Up in sepia/vintage tones. I chose Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. I quite like the look!

I cut the opening in the Crumb Cake layer using the Layering Circles Framelit that fitted inside the largest circle Stitched Shapes Framelit. I then used the two Framelits to create the stitched border around the opening. Just something a little different!

The inside of the card continues the vintage balloons theme. I only recently purchased Guy Greetings, but I'm finding that I'm using the sentiments a lot on masculine cards. It's a great font for male cards.


The Design Team have been very creative this week in using the sketch in their creations. You can see what the rest of the team have created over at the Just Add Ink blog. You can link your card up while you're there!


Bye for now,


Tina

Underground Drinks

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Do you find it easy or difficult to make masculine cards? I must admit that, like most, I find them difficult to make. It was with great joy that I realised that the Occasions Catalogue had a fabulous selection of products for male cards.

On this card I used the Urban Underground suite, including the Urban Underground DSP and Washi Tape and the Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I paired them with the Mixed Drinks stamp set for a beer loving man.

The Hexagons folder is an extra deep embossing folder. It's a great textural element on a card.

I added another mug of beer to the inside of the card, except this time I stamped off the Delightful Dijon ink first. I think it gives a more realistic looking beer. What do you think?


Bye for now,


Tina

JAI #350: Just Add A Sketch

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Yay for Friday! It's been a long week in my house! Are you going to be doing some crafting over the weekend? Why not join in the new Just Add Ink challenge?

 This week Chantell has designed a fantastic sketch for us to use. I really loved this one, as it's so simple. I couldn't wait to give it a go.

I straight away knew I was going to make a masculine card using the new Urban Underground SDSP from the Occasions Catalogue. I paired it with the Guy Greetings stamp set from the Annual Catalogue.

I made this card for one of my brothers-in-law, who is a mechanic. The vintage car stamp was a great choice for him.

LOL, I really love the sentiment, To A Classic. Perfect for men of a certain age!

Why don't you pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have created? Don't forget to link up your card when you've made it - can't wait to see it.

Bye for now,

Tina