JAI #521: Just Add Inspiration

 Hi!

Yay! Today marks the start of a super long weekend, well, for me and the kids! Poor Rob still has to work on Friday and Monday, but the kids have pupil free days. It should have been the start of the Royal Adelaide Show, and even though it was cancelled, the kids still get the pupil free days. Hooray for a good weather forecast, so we can spend some time outside.

But let's get on with the show. This week at Just Add Ink Rachael has challenged us with this fabulous Inspiration Photo. I say fabulous, because who wouldn't want to sit and celebrate at such a pretty table? However, I really struggle with these photos, as I don't tend to make super girly cards. Then I remembered that I had some retired Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper and off I went!

I started by cropping the Glimmer Paper using a Uniquely Creative Die, called Stitched 3 Window Frame. I backed it with a piece of In Good Taste DSP that is probably meant to be plaster, but could also pass as cake icing!

The cake was from last year's SAB offering. There's no cake in the Inspiration Photo, but it looks like a celebration to me, and there has to be cake at a party - right? I coloured with with my Rococo Rose, Shaded Spruce and Granite Grey Blends with a Gold Foil stand. The Inspiration Photo uses Rose Gold, but I don't have anything in Rose Gold, so plain old Gold it is!

I created a softer version of the cake for the inside. This one was stamped in second generation Blushing Bride ink and coloured using a Blender Pen and my Blushing Bride, Soft Sea Foam and Grey Granite Ink Pads. I quite like how the softer flowers turned out!

What elements do you like in the Inspiration Photo? You could explore the colours, the theme, the glitter - the possibilities are endless! Pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you can see what the rest of the Design team have created. You can also link up your card to enter our challenge.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI #514: Just Add Colour

Hi!

Hooray for Friday! We've had a lovely, sunny week here in Adelaide, which has been fabulous for the school holidays. Only a few more days to go until they are back to school though. I like having the kids home, but I especially like that first week of term, and the quiet in the house! 

But, we do need to get onto the challenge! This week at Just Add Ink Kelly has put together this gorgeous colour combination. It's right up my alley!

I've been keeping busy this week sewing cloth face masks to send to my sister, who lives in Melbourne. She doesn't go out much, but I thought they'd be useful for her when she has no other option. I'm also a big fan of reusable options where possible. Anyway, I couldn't send her a parcel without adding a card!

I finally got around to using the Sharing Sunshine digital stamps that SU sold waaaaaayyyyy back at the start of the pandemic. It feels like years ago, but was probably only March! I chose this saying because I thought it was Pretty Peacock, but now that I see it in the photo, I think it's probably Bermuda Bay. Oh well, close enough!

I used my trusty Subtle 3DEF on the Pretty Peacock cardstock - I just can't stop using it! I also used the gorgeous new Sheer Pool Party ribbon, which arrived in the mail just this morning. Good timing! The rounded stitched rectangle is a die from Uniquely Creative, called Stitched 3 Window Frame Die.

The sentiment on the front had a paired sentiment,  that could either be used with it on the front, or on the inside as I have done. It's a bit tricky to use a printed sentiment on the inside, as it needs to be cropped. I decided to make it a feature by adding a Pool Party layer underneath and situating it at the bottom of the card.

That's all from me today, please head on over to the Just Add Ink where you can find the rest of this week's Design team cards. We've all had a wonderful time playing with the colours this week. You can also link up your card after you've had a wonderful time playing with them too!

Bye for now,

Tina