JAI #406: Just Add A Sketch

Hi!

Hooray for Friday, although boo that it's nearly the end of school holidays. The kids go back to school on Monday and I will miss our lazy days home together.

But Friday means it's a new Just Add Ink challenge, and this week it's a sketch designed by me!

I thought this was a nice easy one, only slightly tricky with the diagonal panel. What do you think?

I pulled out my Myths & Magic SDSP for another play before it retires.

I've made a few mermaid cards, so this time I went for the knights and dragons. They were a little time consuming to fussy cut, but it's a job I don't mind too much. I even fussy cut a tiny fleur-de-lis to go on his shield!

My main tip is to position the characters so that they are looking at each other as much as possible. Don't yo just love the smirk on the dragon's face as he eyes off the knight? Too funny! It's hard to see in the photos, but the dragon body, and knight's plume and chest are all glittery. It really adds a fun element to the card.

There were also little castles on the same sheet of DSP, so I fussy cut one to go on the inside.

That's it for me for this sketch. Pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the Design Team have done with the sketch. I hope you have as much fn with it as I did. Don't forget to link up your card.

Bye for now,

Tina

A Magical Mermaid

Hi!

I love the whimsy of the Magic and Myths SDSP. Have you seen it in the Occasions Catalogue? It's retiring at the end of the Catalogue, so you need to get it before it's gone.

For this card, I have fussy cut one of the mermaids. How serene does she look? I've layered her on top of a Swirly Scribbles die cut, the was in turn layered over some stamped bubbles from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set.

I also fussy cut a few more elements from the SDSP - the seaweed, seahorse and the seashell. They were so cute, and I didn't want to waste them.

I carried over the bubbles to the inside. Playful Backgrounds is one of my favourite background sets, so I was very pleased to see that it's carrying over to the new Annual Catalogue.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #400: Just Add Inspiration

Hi!

Yay! Time for a new Just Add Ink challenge! This week Kim has found this gorgeous inspiration photo to be a springboard for our creativity.

Hmm, this one stumped me for a while, as I don't usually make or send Easter cards. In the end I decided to go with the colours and the speckles and see where I ended up.

I kind of stretched the 'speckles' element by using my Blue Brushos powder with a minimal amount of water on a sheet of Glossy White cardstock. Using very little water limits how much colour is released by the powder. I also deliberately spritzed at a sharp angle to the cardstock so that the force of the water pushed some of the powder across the card. I was so pleased with how it turned out! To add to the speckles, I scooped a small amount of my Silver Embossing paste onto my Silicone Mat, added a little bit of water to make it a little runnier, and then flicked it over the page.

The mermaid, seaweed and shells were fussy cut from the Myths and Magic SDSP, and layered over a die cut from the Swirly Scribbles Thilits. I used my Labeler Alphabet stamps to create the sentiment. I deliberately haven't added a number after the 'look who's turning', as I don't know who will get this card yet. Given that all the little people in my family are currently boys, I might not use it for a long time! I finished the front of the card by adding some of the Clear Epoxy dots.

I had a second mermaid and shell already fussy cut, so it was quick and easy to pop them into the inside of the card.

So, what are you going to do with the Inspiration photo this week? Pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the rest of the Design team have done, and to link your card when you've made it. See you there!

Bye for now,

Tina