Freshly Made Sketches 548

 Hi!

Just a quick post from me for today! I was saddened this week to hear of the passing of Olivia Newton-John, and so I wanted to make a card in her memory. When I saw the new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, I had an idea.

I thought that the feature strip along the right edge could be a beam of light, shining down on her. I'll let you decide if it's a stage light or a heavenly light.

I used my Kindred Stamps Stage Builder Stencil for the light and it's puddle. It's just inked in So Saffron ink using a Blending Brush. The stamp set is also a Kindred Stamps product, called Electrifying. I coloured her with my Copic Markers.

I needed a card worthy of her magnificence, and a Double Z Fold fit the bill. I backed the card with some Be Dazzling paper, which is so amazingly sparkly IRL.

Here's the card fully open so that you can see the full effect of the three panels. Isn't it a fun tribute?

EDIT: How exciting, my card was chosen as a Princess this week!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 561: Just Add A Shaker

Hi!

It's once again time for the new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week Nikki has challenged us to add a Shaker element to our cards. What fun!

I recently received a new stamp set from Kindred Stamps, called Showstopper. If there was ever a set designed to go with glitter, it has to be one called Showstopper, right?

I started my card by creating the stage scene using a stencil from Kindred Stamps called Stage Builder. The bulk of the curtains was sponged first using Real Red ink. I then laid the detail part of the stencil over and sponged using Cherry Cobbler Ink. Don't they look amazing? The stencil was also used to create the spotlight on the floor, which was just an offcut of some retired Wood Textures DSP.

It's really hard to see, because the glitter is *everywhere* in the shaker, but I sponged some Wild Honey Distress Oxide through the stencil onto some Basic Black card to form the spotlight on the performer. I love how the ink shows up so well on the black card, when it's not covered in glitter!! The aerialist was coloured using a mix of Copics and Stampin' Blends. 

I stamped and coloured another performer from the Showstopper stamp set on the inside. I haven't yet found a sentiment I like to stamp on the inside, but that just leaves more room for a personal message!

That's all from me for tonight, but please do pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll find plenty of shaking going on, LOL! The Design team have had fun with this challenge, and I hope you will too. Don't forget to link up your card before the deadline!

Bye for now,

Tina