JAI 557: Just Add Inspiration

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week it's an Inspiration challenge, and the photo was found by Rachael. 

I struggled a bit with this, as the wreath and mantle decorations made me think of Christmas, but there is literally nothing to do with Christmas in the photo. I zoomed into the photo and looked all around, and finally spied the coffee mug sitting off to the side. Bingo!

My coffee mug is from a Three Room Studio stamp set, called One More Chapter. I coloured it with my Soft Succulent Blends and popped it up on my circle. I cropped the circle with my Stitched Shapes Dies, and lightly sponged on some Soft Succulent ink before I removed the cardstock from the die.

My backgrounds are a nod to the different textures and colours in the photo. The main background is the Birch stamp set, in stamped off Sahara Sand, and the strip of wood grain paper is the Natural Touch Speicalty Paper that was a special a couple of months ago.

I used the mug again on the inside, uncoloured this time. The sentiments on the card are from Sweet As A Peach. I really love the font of these sentiments.

That's all from me for tonight, but please do head on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll find the rest of this week's Design Team cards. You can also enter your card in our challenge when you decide what inspires you in the photo - the layout, the colours, the textures? Something else? It's entirely your interpretation!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 548: Just Add A Sketch

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me (a little late!) for this week's Just Add Ink Challenge. The Easter long weekend has thrown my days out - but an extra long weekend is a good reason to be a bit out of whack!

This week we have a sketch challenge, designed by Jan. It looks a bit sporty to me - maybe a bit like a sports team logo? Having said that, my card is anything but sporty! I still had the new Butterfly Brilliance bundle out on my desk, so I decided that rather than make more mess, I would play with it again.

I sometimes forget to use Early Espresso as a neutral colour. I decided that it worked better with the limited edition Natural Touch Specialty paper. The paper is a lovely woodgrain, and I think black would have been the wrong choice with it, especially with the Rococo Rose butterfly.

It's really hard to see in the photo, but the butterfly has a layer or two of Wink Of Stella over the top. It's lovely and sparkly in real life. Instead of having the long thin strip under the circle, as in the sketch, I decided to shorten it and use it for my sentiment. It's a good balance for the butterfly hanging over the other side of the circle.

Another Wink Of Stella-ed butterfly adorns the inside of the card, alongside a sentiment from A Good Man. Thankfully that stamp set is carrying over to the new Annual Catalogue!

Please hop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll find the rest of this week's Design Team cards. You can also link up your card for our sketch challenge. What do you see in the sketch? So many possibilities!

Bye for now,

Tina