JAI 717: Just Add A Sketch

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for a new Just Add Ink challenge. This week it's a sketch, designed by me!

I have to say, I designed this sketch so long ago that I've forgotten what I had in mind when I made it. I had to put the thinking cap on to work out what to make. In the end, I think that my tulips were a great choice for the three oval elements.

I love the dimension that is achieved in the Tranquil Tulips stamps. The tulips are so pretty! After I'd stamped them, I lightly inked some Balmy Blue ink on the top of the card. It just softened the stark white a little.

There's a lot to be said for simple cards, sometimes!

I used my Simply Said stamp set for the sentiments on the card. It's a lovely, versatile stamp set.

We'd love to see what you create using this week's sketch. You can see what the Design Team have created, and then link up your card over on the Just Add Ink blog.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 715: Just Add Shading or Shadows

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Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week Nikki has challenged us to Just Add Shading or Shadows to our cards.

Hmm, this one required a bit of thought, but then I remembered that I had Sending Smiles stamps and dies. The 'Sending' die also has a coordinating shadow die. Bingo!

I started by stamping the flowers and leaves from Beautiful Friend ship on my card. These stamps are DistINKtive stamps, so I suppose that they also add the shading element to my card! I used Petunia Pop and Summer Splash ink, with a touch of Early Espresso for the stamens.

Here's a closer look at the shadow die. I like how it gives another layer to the sentiment to help it pop from the background.

I also added a little more stamping to the inside of the card. I love the flowers from this stamp set so much.

We'd love for you to play along with us this week. You just have to decide of you're adding shading or shadows to your card - or maybe both! You can see what the rest of the Design Team have created over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also add your card to our Linky to enter the challenge. We'd love to see what you make.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 711: Just Add Inspiration

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Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have an Inspiration Challenge, suggested to us by Kim.

Brrr! It's been very cold here in Adelaide, so the hot chocolate/winter Christmas image seems appropriate. I loved the colours in the image, especially the red, white and soft blue/grey. I decided to make some Christmas packaging.

I used a pre-made pillow box as my base. The gorgeous shimmery ribbon was from my 'that may come in handy' drawer, and was just the right length for the box. The flowers are from Kaisercraft, that I've had in my stash for a very long time. The colours worked perfectly with the challenge image.

The sentiment is from Brightest Glow, stamped in Boho Blue ink. I cropped it with a Tailor Made Tags die and popped it up on the top of the pillow box. The other flowers were tucked in underneath. I think it's pretty, and would be a great idea for a gift card or cash.

You can see what the rest of the Design Team have created based on the Inspiration Photo over at the Just Add Ink blog. You can also add your card (or gift pack!) to the Linky. We'd love to see what you make.

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Blueberry Bushel

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Thanks for joining me for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. I've missed the last few hops, as things got a bit wobbly for a while, but hopefully things are OK again. I was sad to miss Berry Burst week, as it's one of my favourite colours, so I was determined to make sure that I didn't miss Blueberry Bushel week. It's also a favourite!

I purchased the Tune In bundle last month as a part of the Bundles Special, but hadn't had a chance to play. It's a fun bundle! The retro TV is a great image, and it has a great collection of stamps and dies to go with it. I paired it with some Bright & Beautiful DSP and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock.

I coloured the TV with my Watercolour Pencils, and then used a Blender Pen to smooth out the colour. I think the LLT pencil was from a past kit. Oops! I popped up the TV over the sentiment, and then couldn't resist adding a set of the antenna to the top of the telly.

I just had to add another antenna set to the inside of the card. They are so funny!

That's all from me for tonight, but please do continue hopping your way around all of the blogs. Just keep on going until you get back to where you started. The next blog belongs to my lovely friend Sharon Davern. I wonder if she'll have a fancy fold for us this week?

As always, the wonderful Cathy Proctor does a marvellous job of keeping us all organised and the hop running smoothly. On the extremely unlikely chance that you find a broken link, just pop on over to her blog, where you'll find a list of all of tonight's participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 707: Just Add A Sketch

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week we have a sketch for you, designed by Kim.

I quite like that the only design element is the half circle on the side, although I did flip my half circle to the other side of the card. Once I'd worked out which stamp set that I wanted to use, it made more sense.

I used Unsinkable, from Kindred Stamps. I coloured the glamorous lady using mix of Stampin' Blends and Copics. Her dress is coloured with Fresh Freesia and Misty Moonlight, and her hair is using the E 13 - 18 Copic markers. I layered her over some retires Waves Of The Ocean DSP, and swished a little Wink Of Stella over her dress - a fancy dress needs a bit of sparkle!

I couldn't resist using a wood print from Wood Textures DSP as the half circle element, cropped with the largest circular Everyday Details Die. I thought that using the wood print tied in nicely with the sentiment.

The other half of the couple is on the inside of the card. He was much easier to colour! I think that I will put this card away for my next wedding anniversary, however that's not until April, so hopefully I don't forget about it in the meantime!

We'd love to see what you do with the sketch this week. You can see what the Design Team did over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also add your card to the Linky when you are ready. We can't wait to see what you make!

Bye for now,

Tina

Colour Creations: Azure Afternoon

 Hi!

Thanks for joining us for the new Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are featuring Azure Afternoon, a gorgeous mid-blue that is a part of the Brights colour family. I decided to play with some new products.

I started by embossing the background cardstock using the Dotted Circles 3DEF. Isn't it gorgeous? I love that it's an extra big folder (6 x 8 1/2 inches) so that you can play with the placement of the centre circle. I wanted it offset so that I could use it to highlight the boat.

Speaking of the boat, and the lighthouse and sun, they are from the new Something For Everything Ephemera Pack. I pretty much just popped them out of the sheet, added some Dimensionals and adhered them to my card. So easy! Because the background is so textured, I added a little bit of Tombow adhesive to the Dimensionals to make them extra grippy.

The sentiments on my card are from the Simply Said stamp set. I couldn't resist adding a second boat to the inside of the card.

That's all from me for tonight, but there's lots more to see on our Blog Hop tonight. Please continue your way around the blogs, with my lovely friend Ros Davidson coming up next.

As always, Cathy Proctor does a marvellous job of keeping everyone organised. If you run into any problems with links, just pop on over to her blog, where she'll have a list of all of tonight's participants to help get you back on track.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 705: Just Add A Fancy Edge

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Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week, Lou has suggested that we add a Fancy Edge to our cards.

This one required a bit of thinking from me - probably something to do with the post-COVID bring fog! Then I remembered that I had this yet-to-be-used Game Controller Die by Scrappy Boy Stamps. That's about as fancy as my stash gets!

Not a straight edge to be seen! The die set has lots of layers and little fiddly bits and pieces to add to the base. Some were easy enough to glue on, but for others I pulled out my adhesive sheets. Very handy! There are lots of opportunities to mix and match colours, but I stuck with a fairly classic colour combo. You can't go too wrong with red, white and black!

I used a stamp from the retired Level Complete stamp set for the inside. I like that it could either be a birthday or a congrats card!

We'd love to see how you interpret the 'Fancy Edge' theme this week. You can see what the rest of the Design Team made over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also link your card up to the challenge when you're ready.

Bye for now,

Tina