Friday 13 March 2015

Just Add a Colour Challenge

Welcome to another fabulous Melbourne Friday - yes, a coolish night but a gorgeous day ahead and that is what we love about Autumn - warm days but cool enough at night to sleep well :-) And with no fallen leaves yet,  it must still be early in the season despite the way it feels. And as a friend in Canada reminded me the other day - who is still experiencing snow and barely above freezing temperatures - it could be a whole lot worse so we are not going to complain :-)

 This week at  Just Add Ink we have a gorgeous colour challenge for you chosen by Kim. Such vibrant and earthy colours -  great Autumnal (or Spring-ish ) tones don't you think?
And the Team have created a fabulous variety of projects with these awesome colours so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and be inspired :-)



And here is what I've made:


This card is for a friend preparing to have an operation this week - and not surprisingly - he is not looking forward to being out of action for a little while. These things always seem so much worse when we have to wait for them too don't they -  more time to think about it which is not always helpful! So this phrase from Really Good Greetings seemed the perfect choice as a little encouragement :-) And whilst the butterfly and the touches of bling aren't too masculine (and I did hold off from scattering a few extra) ) I know his wife will appreciate them ;-)


Card stock: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White
Inks: Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Old Olive Blendabilities Markers
Stamps: Really Good Greetings, Starburst Sayings, Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge
Accessories: Big Shot, On Film Framelits, Starburst Framelits, Butterfly Framelits, Basic rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop on over to see what the Team at Just Add Ink have created to inspire you this week and I look forward to seeing what you will make for this challenge too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan





14 comments:

  1. Jan this card is absolutely perfect for what you designed it for! The sentiments and the style are spot on - love how your slide frame is angled that little detail adds so much! x

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  2. I love the little splashes in the background and it's topped of with that sweet butterfly. I'm sure your friend loved this card.

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  3. Louise (ON, Canada)17 March 2015 at 02:53

    Love those colors. I must find time this week to play with this challenge. Your card is gorgeous Jan. Here we have a small (very small) taste of Spring.... but apparently it won't last! It's finally warming up and melting the snow, at long last, and we can see patches of grass!!! WooHoo!

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    1. Thanks Louise :-) The thought of snow for weeks ( or it's been months hasn't it?) on end ....I couldn't cope at all so think you are amazing! Hope you get to enjoy some warmer and brighter days real soon! x

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  4. I hope your friend's operation went well Jan. Absolutely love that sentiment, how true it is! You've used these colours perfectly - lovely card. x

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    1. Yes, thank you Patrice - went very well apparently x

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  5. Oh I love this card and how you've given it a modern feel with your design and stamps you've used!

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  6. What a perfect sentiment for your friend and I bet he loved the card. Really hope everything went well for him and he's being waited on hand and foot for a while. You'll certainly be able to send him beautiful cards like this to brighten his day!!

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    1. Thanks so much Shona :-) Yes, went really well apparently :-)

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  7. Louise (ON, Canada)19 March 2015 at 04:44

    LOL - almost finished my card and then I had this "sinking" feeling about time...... yep! linky is closed even though here it is not yet 10:00PM on Wednesday LOL - oh well I think I should have different clocks on my wall. Glad it went well for your friend.

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  8. Love the card, Jan!!! The colours, the sentiment, so appropriate & thoughtful! -Katerina

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