JAI 640: Just Add A Surprise

 Hi!

Thanks for stopping by! Today I have for you the new Just Add Ink Challenge, which was suggested by Fiona. We are asking you to Just Add A Surprise.

I recently purchased the On The Ocean bundle, and straight away had an awesome idea on how to use it for this challenge. I was thinking of the closing scenes of one of my childhood favourite movies, The Goonies.

I delved into my pop culture stamps for the card, using Sassy Club's Treasure Hunters for the character, and Ink Road Stamps I Smell Ice Cream for the sentiment. The cliff that Chunk is standing in front of was watercolored using Easy Espresso ink. You may notice a little pull tab on the right of the card...

Which reveals One-Eyed Willy's pirate ship, the Inferno, sailing off into the sunset! Hehe, I had such fun making this card!

I used the same stamp sets to create my writing panel on the back of the card. I know exactly who is going to get this card - and she will love it!

I hope that you can play along with us this week. What kind of surprise will you add? A slider, like me? Maybe a pop up section, or a hidden message? You imagination is the limit! Jump on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll see what surprises the rest of the Design Team have for you. You can link up your card in the challenge there too.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #520: Just Add Guys

 Hi!

Phew! I just squeaked in for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. I've had a busy week, with several appointments for Hudson. I was a little sad to come away from the dentist, as he's now lost all his baby teeth. He's my youngest, so no more tooth fairy in my house.

Anyway, on with the challenge! This week Nikki has challenged us to Add Guys to our cards. Now, I know she meant masculine cards, just in time for Father's Day next month, but I had some new pop culture stamps land in my mailbox this week and one set had the perfect sentiment for this challenge!

The sentiment, logo and skulls are all from a set by Ink Road Stamps, called I Smell Ice Cream. The logo was stamped on some DSP from the World Of Good SDSP pack that was conveniently already distressed. All I had to do was sponge some extra ink around the edges! The character was from a Sassy Club stamp set, called Treasure Hunters.

The pirate ship and 'x marks the spot' image are from another Sassy Club set, called Pirate's Gold. As. fun fact, the x literally marks the spot on the map where this story was set! The map DSP is also from the World Of Good SDSP, also sponged and stamped with the pirate images.

Hehe, I had to finish off the inside with another classic quote and character. The character and his pile of gold are Sassy Club stamps, and the sentiment is from Ink Road Stamps. It's awesome when stamps from two different companies work together so seamlessly!

Now to decide if Rob gets this one for Father's Day or not... LOL! He would love it, so I reckon it will end up in his collection of cards!

That's all rom me today, but please do head on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you can see the rest of this week's 'Guy' cards from the Design Team. You can also add your card to our gallery. 

Bye for now,

Tina