JAI #248: Just Add Colour!

Hi!

Did you enjoy last week's Just Add Ink Blog Hop?  I hope you were able to complete the Hop and see all of the gorgeous Design Team projects.

We are back this week with a Colour Challenge suggested by Kim.

I really enjoyed making my card for this week's challenge, even though it was quite time consuming to stamp.

I used the Mosaic Madness stamp to create the background panel for my card.  I was a bit naughty and just eyeballed the placement of the images  -I probably should have used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig but I really couldn't be bothered.  I just used the 4 mosaic stamps and the 4 colours and stamped away.

I eyeballed the stamps on the bottom of the main panel too.  I lined up the blues ok, but I was a bit off with the Sahara Sand.  Oh well!

I tried using the larger mosaic stamps on the inside but it didn't look right, so I ended up using the straight stamp again, which didn't look too bad.

I hope you can find time to play along with us this week over at Just Add Ink.

Bye for now,

Tina

Layout 82: Halloween 2014

Hi!

I've had a little burst of scrapping lately, mostly back to the more traditional 12x12 instead of Project Life.  It's been a while since I've done any 12x12 and I'm really enjoying it.

Rob took the kids Trick or Treating last week.  They really enjoy the dressing up part of it.  Ada plans her outfit for weeks, while Alex just throws something together at the last minute!  Lucky he and Rob had built a 'Steve' head (from Minecraft) for a birthday party earlier in the year, so it wasn't too difficult for him to put together his outfit.

The house is from the Set Holiday Homes.  You can purchase it as a Photopolymer set out of the current Holiday Catalogue, or you can do as I did and purchase the MDS download.  I opted for the download as I wanted the flexibility of being able to resize the images.  In this case I printed the house at approximately 3 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches, printed it and then coloured it with my Blendabilities.

I did a lot of soft collage stamping in the background of my layout.  I deliberately used softer colours so that I didn't take too much focus away from the photos and the house.  A bit different from more traditional Halloween colours, but I love the effect.  I used Soft Sky, Crumb Cake and Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.

Bye for now,

Tina

Mosaic Madness

Hi!

How about a nice, bright, cheerful card to make you happy on a Monday morning?

This was version one of the card.  I really loved the arrangement of the mosaic stamping, but I wasn't so keen on the top left corner.

I liked the hello there sentiment, but some of the ladies I made the card with didn't like it as much.

This inside was a little blah too.  OK, just not very exciting.  This is why I shouldn't design cards late at night!

Version two is much better!  A different sentiment that makes it a birthday card rather than an all-purpose card and washi tape in the top left corner gives a much nicer look.

A little more exciting on the inside too.

Stamps: Mosaic Madness, Happy Day, Sweet Essentials, Sassy Salutations
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Other: Mosaic Punch, Gingham Garden Designer Washi Tape, Jumbo Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Bye for now,

Tina