JAI 740: Just Add Colour

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have an interesting colour combination for you, suggested to us by Rochelle.

It's a little bit nautical, don't you think? Having said that, I went in another direction altogether!

To me, the colours represented the sky, just as it was transitioning from day to night. The last blaze of the sun as it sinks below the horizon, and the dark sky with twinkling stars emerging. I used Blending Brushes to create the sky, blending from Pretty In Pink, to Cherry Cobbler and finally Night Of Navy. I then splattered some Frost White shimmer paint, concentrating on the top of the card, to represent the stars.

The trees, from Lovely As A Tree, were actually stamped before the splatters. I tried heat embossing the word 'courage' using white embossing powder over the trees, but it didn't pop as much as I'd like, so the Pretty In Pink strip with Rose Metallic Thread underneath was popped over the top.

The inside of the card was stamped with the same stamp set - Ribbon Of Courage.

That's all from me for this challenge. You can see what the rest of the Design Team has created using these fun colours over on the Just Add Ink blog. You'll also find our Linky there when you are ready to add your card to the challenge gallery.

Bye for now,

Tina

Freshly Made Sketches 519

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Just a quick post today as I squeeze in at the last minute for the current Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

An interesting sketch indeed! I had coloured some WaffleFlower Tooth Fairy images using Copic markers a while ago, so I decided to use one on my card today.

The DSP in the background is JJ's Rainbows DSP, cropped with a Stitched Rectangles Die and adhered to a Gold Foil card base.

Another Stitched Rectangle was used for the sentiment panel. I know the sketch is a square, but the rectangle worked better for me. You can't see in the photo, but the wings, stars, moon and clouds all have a swish of Wink Of Stella. The sentiment is from the retired Ribbon Of Courage stamp set.

A fairy needs a fairy door, right? I left the inside blank of a sentiment so that the card could be used for a variety of reasons.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #537: Family

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It's time for Just Add Ink to resume for 2021! Yay! As always, we start the new year of challenges with a Blog Hop featuring the entire Design Team.

This year our chosen theme is Family. 2020 was such a crazy year for most of us, whether you spent more time with family due to lockdowns, or you were separated from family by border closures and travel restrictions. For me personally, I enjoyed the time at home. We were very lucky in South Australia that it was for a relatively short time. I also had weekly zoom calls with my mum and sisters, as we are scattered all over Australia. It was wonderful to connect with them more regularly.

I thought for a long time about what I could make for the Blog Hop, and then I saw a bookmark that a friend had made for her diary and though that it would be the perfect choice for the theme. My diary is a vital part of my life, and my family's life, as I keep track of everyone's appointments and schedules. The number of times that I get asked "Can you check your diary?" or, "Am I free on xxx day?" is huge!

I started by looking at the outside cover of the diary, and particularly the colours of the stripes. I thought that they would work well for a rainbow, so that's where I started. I used the retired Rainbow Builder Dies to cut the arcs. Real Red, Bumblebee, Shaded Spruce, Pacific Point and Melon Mambo were the colours that matched the best.

I used an old SU stencil to create the sun's rays with a Blending Brush and Daffodil Delight ink. Have you used the new brushes yet? They are lovely to use, and I quite like the larger head. The clouds were created using one of the lines of cloud dies in the Rainbow Builder Dies and another Blending Brush with my Balmy Blue ink. The die cut rainbow was adhered over the top, with a die cut cloud hiding the ends of the arcs.

The phrase I stamped in the sun is from the retired stamp set, Ribbon Of Courage. I thought that it was very uplifting, and a good reminder every time I open my dairy. The sun and the rainbow are also a reminder that after the storms come the rainbows. The sun will always shine again.

Next up on your Blog Hop is the wonderful Narelle. You won't want to miss her gorgeous cards, nor the rest of the Blog Hop, so do keep hopping around until you get back to where you started. I hope you can join in with our Just Add Family challenge, too.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC #245: Let It Snow

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Sunday afternoon, which means it's CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop time! I really enjoy these hops, full of inspiration on how to use your Stampin' Up! Catalogues as a source of creative inspiration. The blog before mine was Julia's, but we are all linked in a circle, so just keep on going until you get back to your starting point. 

This week we are CASEing cards from the Let It Snow suite of products. I have to say that I love the colours in the Let It Snow DSP as a Christmas combo. Coastal Cabana with Real Red and Whisper White is a combo I return to again and again. It's no surprise that the card on page 21 of the Holiday Catalogue caught my eye for this week's Challenge.

Isn't it pretty? A couple of weeks ago one of my nieces had a really rough time and spent over a week in hospital, so I wanted to make a card to let her know I was thinking of her, as I live too far away to give any practical support. I reached for the Birds Of A Feather Paper Pumpkin kit, which I received when I was in the USA nearly a year ago.

The feather laser cut panel is from the PP kit, and I backed it with a piece of See A Silhouette DSP. I ten layered it all on some Coastal Cabana and Whisper White card.

The label and stamp are from the Paper Pumpkin kit, and they added a touch of Night Of Navy to the card, along with the leaves from the kit.

The large silver feather was also from the kit, but it was a colour I wasn't keen on. Instead I flipped it over and pushed it onto my Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink pad. I was so happy with how it turned out! A bit of twine, pulled apart into two strands, and a scattering of rhinestones finished off the front of the card.

The inside sentiment was from the retired stamp set, Ribbon of Courage, and I thought it was perfect from someone recovering from two surgeries.The feather stamp was from the PP kit.

That's it from me this week. You can join us in our Facebook group, where you can add our card for the week's challenge. We'd love to see you in the group!

Now you're off to see Monique's fabulous Let It Snow inspired Christmas card!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #408: Just Add Colour

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I'm back with the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week it's a colour combination, designed by Rochelle. It's so pretty and feminine!

Such a gorgeous mix of pinks and greens. I am hosting an ATC swap that features the Ghosting Technique, so I thought that for this card I could do a trial run. I was so pleased with how it turned out!

You can see the Ghosting on the green panel. You take a piece of glossy cardstock, stamp on it using Versamark ink and then brayer ink over the top. It's like Emboss Resist without the embossing. I started by using my Sponge Brayer to roll over some Pear Pizzazz Ink and then went over the bottom part with Wild Wasabi ink to get an ombre effect.

The heart stamp was stamped over the whole panel, it's just harder to see in the lighter parts. The stamp is from the Ribbon Of Courage stamp set, which I've used on the entire card. It's the perfect stamp set for this card, which I made for a friend who is more than determined to kick cancer's butt. You can see I've coloured the ribbon using the colours in this week's combo. I cheated a little and added some Soft Sky, as it didn't quite look finished leaving it white.

I also coloured these flowers in Powder Pink, just to help them pop a little.

Well, that's it for me, you can see the rest of the gorgeous cards the Design Team have created over at the Just Add Ink blog, where you can also link up your card.  See you there!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #365: Just Add A Sketch

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Here we are again on a Friday with another Just Add Ink challenge. This week it's a sketch, designed by Karren.

I really like this sketch! You don't have to use the same shapes - any will do, as long as we can see the basic sketch in your card. Having said that, I ended up following it quite closely.

I used the new Ribbon Of Courage bundle that I recently purchased. It's one of those sets that I hope I don't have to use much, but I'll always keep it handy. The sentiment is from the new Ronald McDonald House Charities set, Sharing Sweet Thoughts.

The background DSP is from the Petal Garden DSP stack.  It's a 6x6 inch stack that also coordinates with the Memories and More pack of the same name. There's some really sweet florals in the pack, but also some plainer patterns. A very good mix!

I left the inside blank, apart from a few little decorations. I wanted plenty of room to write a heartfelt message to the recipient of this card.

Well, that's it for now. I hope I see your card linked up at the Just Add Ink blog!

Bye for now,

Tina