JAI 750: Just Add Colour

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have a colour challenge for you, suggested to us by Lou.

Isn't it lovely and fresh? The three In Colours pair so beautifully with Basic Black. I remembered that I had a pack of DSP in my stash that had B&W designs on one side, and colour on the other - Pattern Party DSP.

I do love a good B&W stripe! I added it to the Pretty In Pink card base. The cute little stamp that I've used in the background is from the Light The Candles card kit. I added a small Rhinestone to the centres of each for a little added pizzazz.

The main sentiment is from Happy Little Things. It's a fun two step stamp set with a lot of words and phrases to mix and match. Yay for not having to colour in the sentiment! And doesn't the Summer Splash ribbon pop against the stripes?

Speaking of stripes, I had a little offcut, so it was put to good use in the inside of the card.

We'd love to see what you do with these colours. You can see what the rest of the Design Team have made over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also link up your card to our challenge gallery when you're ready.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Lost Lagoon

 Hi!

Welcome to the latest Colour Creations Blog Hop. It's been a while since I've been able to play along, but Lost Lagoon is one of my favourite ever colours, so I made a huge effort to get a card made this week for the hop.

Having said that, I don't particularly like my card! I think I'm just a bit lot rusty, as I haven't done much card making recently. I decided to use my Timeless Greetings Card Kit stamp set as the feature for the card.

To get the solid circle behind the clock face, I just flipped the stamp and used it like a reversible stamp. I popped a foam mat underneath, just to make sure that it stamped the whole circle cleanly. Then I cleaned it, flipped it back and stamped the clock over the top using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Easy!

The DSP I used was from the Hello, Irresistible pack, plus a black and white scrap that I found on my desk. It's good to use things up so they don't float around on your desk forever!

The next stop in tonight's hop is my lovely friend, Christine Blain.

If you get stuck somewhere along the way, just pop on over to our wonderful Hostess, Cathy Proctor's blog. She's got a list of all tonight's participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 680: Just Add Alcohol

 Hi!

Welcome to the new Just Add Ink Challenge. It's a fun one this week! Well, I think they are fun every week, LOL!

Kerry set this challenge for us, which was to Just Add Alcohol. It's up to you where you go with it! I went with both an alcohol theme, and used alcohol markers on my card.

The stamp set that I used is from Ink Road Stamps, and is called Robin. I coloured her with my Stampin' Blends, using colours to match the background papers.

Speaking of the papers, which are from the Pattern Party DSP pack, how cool are the chevron stripes? I saw this technique recently on Brian King's blog - it's so easy! You take a diagonal striped paper and cut one strip from the side and one along the top. You can then trim and arrange them to get the chevron effect. Isn't it awesome? I can see myself doing this a lot.

Hehe, I love this inside sentiment. So punny!

We'd love to see where your imagination takes you on this challenge. Pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll see the rest of this week's Design Team cards. You'll also find our linky so that you can enter the challenge.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 676: Just Add Inspiration

Hi! 

This week at Just Add Ink, we have a somewhat Halloween-themed Inspiration Challenge for you.

Or maybe you don't do Halloween, and you use other elements of the photo on your card. The colours and textures are great inspirations, too.

I did a little of both - Halloween for my main panel, and the gorgeous black & white plaid from the retired Pattern Party DSP in the background.

The main panel is a free colouring sheet from Kate Hadfield. I simply printed it to the size that I wanted, and coloured it with my Stampin' Blends.

The sentiments I've used are from a retired Stampin' Up! set, called Mr Funny Bones. A great set for Halloween!

We'd love for you to play along, even if you don't do Halloween. There's a lot more to take from the photo! You can see what the rest of the Design Team have used for Inspiration over on the Just Add Ink blog. You'll also find the linky so that you can add your card to our challenge.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Pumpkin Pie

 Hi!

It's time for Pumpkin Pie! Sadly, not the food, but the colour. Well, maybe 'sadly' isn't the right word - the colour is a nice one, I'm just hungry as I'm writing the post! Anyway, enough with the rambling, on with the card.

I struggled a lot with the card this week, and the end result was vastly different to the card I had planned originally. The daisy was meant to be on a tone-on-tone Pumpkin Pie background, but it didn't look good and ended up in the bin. The striped DSP was an attempt to bring a bit more orange into the card.It kinda makes me think of tigers, though! I would totally have used Foxy Friends instead of the daisy if it was still current.

After I made the card I googled to see if tiger daisies were a thing - and they are! Phew! The daisy and the tiger stripes are a justifiable combination. LOL!!

I pulled out my trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the daisy on the inside. Some things just can't be done on a Stamparatus!

Thanks for stopping by for a little taste of Pumpkin Pie (pun intended!). Please continue your way around our blog hop tonight by jumping on over to my lovely friend, Andrea Sargent's blog. You won't be disappointed!

Head baker for tonight (oh geez, I have to stop with the pie jokes!) is the fabulous Catherine Proctor, so if you run into problems hop on over to her blog, where she has a list of all tonight's participants.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 588: Just Add Colour

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink Challenge. It's a Colour Challenge this week, suggested to us by Jan.

I really love the richer colours in this combo - don't you? When I think of Jade I think of lucky dragons, and so I decided to pull out my Uniquely Creative Lucky You stamp set and dies for my card.

There are lots of layers in this card! The bottom Misty Moonlight layer is DSP from the Pattern Party Host pack. The next DSP layer is Just Jade from the In Colour DSP pack. The sentiment strip is cut using a Suit & Tie Die. I added the Magenta Madness banner as I felt the top corner was a bit too empty.

My dragon was coloured using my Stampin' Blends in the three challenge colours, plus a little touch of Bronze. 

I stamped the dragon again on the inside in Just Jade, alongside a sentiment from Sweet As A Peach.

We'd love to see what you do with this week's colours - they really are a fabulous combo. When you've made your card, just pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog where you can add it to the challenge. Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's cards, too.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Pacific Point

 Hi!

It's Wednesday, which is not only hump-day but also Colour Creations Day. I know which one sounds nicer! This week we are looking at Pacific Point, a nice, vibrant blue from the Brights colour family.

I decided to make a masculine card using Pacific Point this week. Nice and simple, no fuss, flowers or frills! The woodgrain DSP is from the Brights DSP pack, but I think it's from a retired pack.

I was watching the Fourth Ashes Test while I was making this card, so I decided to colour each of the polka dots in the Pattern Party DSP using my Pacific Point Stampin' Write Marker. You can see that I wasn't precise in my colouring, but that's the look I was going for.

Another little strip of the DSP was used to finish off the inside.

Thanks for stopping by, but please do continue your way around our Blog Hop tonight. The next stop is the wonderful Kate Morgan. I wonder what she's done with this bright blue?

As always, the equally wonderful Catherine Proctor keeps us all organised, so if you have a problem with a broken link, just pop on over to her blog. You'll find a list of all participants there.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 353: CASE The SAB Catalogue

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Thanks for once again joining me for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. This week we are asking you to CASE a project from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue.

After a bit of a flick though the catalogue, I settled upon this daffodil card from page 5. I really loved the fancy border top and bottom and the layering in the card.

Apart from the Basic Borders Dies, I don't actually own any of the products used to create the catalogue card, so I had to think about suitable substitutes.

I thought that the Hand-Penned Petals set was a good substitute, although it works better on a landscape card.

I used the Host DSP, Pattern Party on my card. The striped piece was coloured with Gorgeous Grape ink using a Blending Brush.

I used one of the DP offcuts on the inside of my card. After I'd glued it down I did think that I probably should have coloured it purple, too. Oh well!

Our challenge is run in our Facebook group. After you've finished hopping and you've made your card, jump on over to the group where you can upload a photo of your card. Get it in before next Sunday evening to be in the running. Can't wait to see what you make!

The next stop on our Blog Hop tonight is the lovely Julia Quinn. You certainly don't want to miss out on the gorgeousness to be found on her blog.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 352: CASE The Mini Catalogue

 Hi!

Thanks for stopping by on your way around the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. I hope you're finding plenty of inspiration along the way - I know that I do!

This week we are asking you to CASE any project from the new Mini Catalogue. Flicking though, this card from page 70 caught my eye.

I loved the use of DSP, and the punched sailboat as a silhouette at the front of the card. I chose to pull out a very dusty Cat punch - it's been a while since I've used it!

I used the host Pattern Party DSP on my card. I'm really loving the mix of papers in the pack. I hadn't used the Crushed Curry floral pattern yet, but I thought it would make a great background for the cat.

I love how the paper looks textured, even though it isn't! I used the awesome sentiment set, Biggest Wish, to finish off the front of the card.

Another cat punched shape in Misty Moonlight and a strip of left over DSP completes the inside.

Will you play along with us this week? we'd love to see which project from the Mini that you will choose to CASE. When you've finished, just snap a photo and upload it to our Facebook group. Done!

Please jump on over to the next stop in our hop, which belongs to my wonderful friend, Rachel Palmieri. I wonder which card she's chosen to CASE?

Bye for now,

Tina