JAI 691: Just Add Inspiration

Hi! 

Welcome to a new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have an Inspiration Challenge for you, suggested to us by Kerry.

I love all of the moody blues in the collage, and my eye was drawn by the mandala-like circle on the left. Being the bookworm that I am, I also noticed that two of the images had books in them. There is so much to take from this image!

I delved into my retired papers for the basis of my card. The DSP is from the Waves Of The Ocean DSP. I chose a section of the paper that had a lot of dark blue, but also had touches of Coastal Cabana at the top. The white layer over the top was from my Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Paper pack. I popped it all over a Coastal Cabana Card base.

The stamped sentiment is from a Uniquely Creative stamp set, called Read Past Your Bedtime. Great advice, BTW, LOL! I paired it with some die cuts made using my Waffleflower Layered Books Dies.

The stamped sentiment on the inside is from a Three Room Studio stamp set, called One More Chapter. I also used offcuts from the DSP and laser cut paper from the front to decorate the insert. One final book, and the card was finished.

We'd love to see what takes your fancy from the Inspiration photo this week. There's soooo much to zoom in and look at. I'm sure that you'll create something magnificent, and when you do you can add it to the linky over on the Just Add Ink blog. You'll also find the rest of the Design Team's awesome creations on the blog.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #485: Just Add A One Layer Card

Hi!

Welcome to the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week Jan has challenged us to make a one layer card. Just to clarify - that's the card base and *no* other layers. It certainly got the JAI Design Team thinking!

I had a lot of fun creating scenes with my presentation in Sydney, so I decided to create and watercolour a scene on my Shimmery White card base.

I've had this stamp set, Read Past Your Bedtime by Uniquely Creative, for a couple of months but hadn't had the opportunity to ink it up until now. I used my Stamparatus to stam the images with Stazon onto the Shimmery White card. I then added a few hand drawn elements to tie it all together. These were the rug, the skirting board and the shelf that the books are sitting on - the rest are stamps.

The hardest part about this card was waiting for it to dry in between colours. I'm not very patient, and sometimes I jumped the gun a little. I think I need to try this card again, but using waterolcour paper and a tad more patience.

In case you're wondering here are the colours I used: Pumpkin Pie: book and dino scales; Pretty Peacock: dino, sentiment; Blueberry Bushel: jeans; Sahara Sand: floor; Mint Macaron: wall; Gorgeous Grape: t-shirt; Rococo Rose: tea cup and saucer; Petal Pink: skin; Early Espresso: chair legs; Soft Suede: chair, tea, bookshelf; So Saffron: hair; Purple Posy: rug. That's a big stack of ink pads!

I got a bit lazy for the inside and just stamped the little stack of books, colouring it with Sahara Sand (pages) and Pretty Peacock and Pumpkin Pie for the covers.

Is your mind whirring with ideas for a one-layer card? I hope so! Jump on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you can see the rest of this week's Design team cards for more ideas.

Bye for now,

Tina