JAI #626 Mechanic Thank You

 

The warmth of Spring has definitely arrived this week - and is really needed as in Victoria and also here in Melbourne, there has been a lot of rain leading to floods. And sadly the worst is not over yet for many. It is good to see that these sort of events largely do bring out the best in people - communities banding together to help each other is so needed and so uplifting to all involved. 

This week at Just Add Ink, we have this fabulous Sketch from Di Barnes to spark your creativity. All the  design team have created projects of various themes and colours to help inspire you so I hope that you can pop on over to the blog and have a look - and we'd love you to join us too!!

For my card....I kept pretty close to the sketch in a CAS way - the two ribbon pieces make up two of the sketch elements instead of perhaps using layers. The circle element I left out. I did create a large tyre (with an alloy wheel)  but it didn't quite look right.

I drive a silver VW and have a black dog hence the Beautiful Ride set is perfect for this!

This card is to thank my mechanic as he did a rather big job recently. The heater/ aircon Core is located directly behind the unit and the centre console - so that means that the whole dashboard, every instrument and the centre console needs to come out. Then the heater core is able to be replaced and the car rebuilt again. It is many hours work so a card is the least I could do....

The VW and dog are coloured with Copics and the sentiment is embossed in Silver to match the silver ribbon and added sequins.

The Mechanic is a dog lover, with two dogs alongside him at the workshop - and he knew I also had a foster dog as well as my own black Lab when arranging pick up so there needed to be a dog included. 😊

Card stock: Basic Grey, Basic White

Designer Series Paper: Oh So Ombre (6x6 Retired)

Inks: Momento Tuxedo black, Versamark, Copics

Stamps: Beautiful Ride, Biggest Wish 

Accessories: Silver EP, Silver ribbon (retired), Metallic Sequins Assortment.

Thanks for popping by today! I hope that you like my CAS male thank you card and that it might inspire you to join us at Just Add Ink this week!

'Til next time,

Jan

Bike Ride For JAI #406

Happy Friday and welcome back :-) It's been a busy time in our household. With a young foster dog around there is always something happening - lots of fun and games and walks. Honey is a total delight and it has been really lovely to see her relax as she settles in ...and  Yes, I'm tempted to "fail" as a foster mum....:-)

It's also time for our new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week, Tina has created a fabulous clean and fun sketch for us all to use in our crafting. You can use the sketch as it is or flip it around. Our lovely design team have created such wonderful cards to inspire you so I hope you have a moment to pop on over and see and come join us.

Those middle panel took me a few goes to cut right....it doesn't look that tricky, but trust me, it is a little more challenging than it looks! But that's all part of what makes it a challenge right :-)

I needed a special "thank you" card and to compliment the images from Bike Ride, I've add a sentiment, from the now long retired,  Beautiful Ride stamp set that featured a VW.

The background is water coloured using Ink pads and an Aqua Painter and some flicks of colour are added by using the lid of the Aqua Painter. And I was inspired by the talented Louise Sharp, to use the basket of flowers for my circle element.

The puppy (yes, coloured for Sally of course) is sitting on a Silver Foil die cut seat and some Basic Rhinestones on the background and flower centre adds some bling and sparkle.

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Basic black, Whisper White, Silver Foil

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Momento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist, Crumb Cake

Stamps: Bike Ride, Beautiful Ride ( Retired)

Accessories: Big Shot, Build A Bike Framelits, Aqua Painter, Basic Rhinestones

Non SU: Watercolor Paper (Ranger/ TH)

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope that you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and join us - I so look forward to seeing what you will create with this fun sketch too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Another Beautiful Ride for JAI #314

 

Yes, you're in the right place - and yes, it was time for a blog Make Over! The "smurf" look  is gone and hopefully that means that you are able to see the creations more easily. I couldn't resist a little blue around the outsides though and the new colour of the blog Header reminds me of the new Dapper Denim so that has to be good :-)
It's going to take a little time to get used to - for me as well - so let's start with a post that possibly  wouldn't have looked that great in blue. I guess now we'll never know, LOL!

Today's card is the one I started working on for this week's challenge at Just Add Ink to use an Inspiration photo in your crafting. You can see my original post and check out the challenge here. The card eventually came together as you can see :-)
The map is DSP from the Going Places DSP Stack and it's been water coloured.  I'll let you into a little secret - I don't really like Vanilla! Ice cream, sure - but not in card stock or DSP. I don't usually buy it but somehow this Stack made it into my craft space. This page of roads seemed perfect to go with my favourite VW except I had to do something to disguise the Vanilla lol! And I know the lovely VW is retiring but it will always have a home on my shelf.  The card is for a friend who has just bought a new Golf after driving mine with me to Castlemaine a couple of months back so I hope she likes it :-)

Card stock: Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black, Water Colour paper
Designer Series Paper: Going Places Stack
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Basic Grey, Crushed Curry, Versamark, Black Stazon
Stamps: Beautiful Ride
Accessories: Big Shot, Large Polka Dots EF, White EP, Brights Sequins Assortment, Twine Pack ( Saleabration 2015)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Just Add....Volkswagen JAI #298

Welcome to Friday - nearly the end of another week and almost Valentines Day :-) Hopefully you are all organised to celebrate the day with your loved ones and family. But if not, this week's new challenge at Just Add Ink may be just what you are looking for to spark your creativity :-)

The lovely Tina has suggested we Just Add....V so that is anything that starts with the letter "V".  It could be Valentine, Vellum, Vegetables....and so much more! Our fabulous design team have all created beautiful cards to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and take a look!

You might say that Valentines could've been part of the inspiration of this card with the mixture of hearts but it started out as more of a happy rather than romantic theme ...and it was time for a pink VW :-) The largest heart comes from the  Itty Bitty Punch pack, the smaller ones are stickers left over from the Perpetual Calendar accessories. And the layers of water coloured looking  paper come from the Perfectly Artistic DSP - if you would like some you might want to hurry as this one is only available until Monday :-) I used my few Copics to colour the images... am finding I am  quite enjoying colouring - so will be getting some more of these soon I think.

Card stock: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP: Perfectly Artistic -Saleabration, available until Feb 15
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Perpetual Calendar accessories, Itty Bitty Punch Pack
Non SU: MFT Dynamics Stitched Fishtail Dies, Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and see all the beautiful cards the design team have made to inspire you and I look forward to seeing what  you will create inspired by the letter "V" this week too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Just Add Something New JAI #294

Hello and welcome to the first Just Add Ink challenge for 2016! At Just Add Ink we always like to start the year off with a blog hop to showcase the first challenge of the year. You should have arrived here from the always amazing Di's blog.

  

 This year Rochelle has suggested we all "Just Add Something New". Now I know that won't be hard for the Stampin Up! demonstrators out there as the new Occasions catalogue and Sale-a-bration promotions have started! If you don't have anything new from SU! please join us using whatever new product you have and be sure to let us know what it is.

To make the blog hop extra special the design team have donated new SU! SAB items as prizes to the winner and two honorable mentions participants. Please note, to be eligible, you must create a "NEW" project using "SOMETHING NEW TO YOU" and leave a comment on all the design team blogs, be or become a JAI follower and blog your project exclusively linked to Just Add Ink. Any entrants that link to additional challenges will be disqualified. (The prizes are open to both international and AUS/NZ participants).
We look forward to kicking the year off with a celebration of new crafty goodness and inspiration and hope you will join the challenge with us.

You can begin the blog hop here on my blog or at any of the other design team members blog posts. Just follow the hop by clicking on the Next or Previous buttons you will find at the bottom of all the design team posts. Or you can start Here at the beginning but wherever you start,  we hope that you will enjoy it!!

For my "something new" I decided to use 3 new products - see if you can guess what they are :-)

So there is the Beautiful Ride stamp set, the World Traveller EF and last but not least, the Going Places DSP stack. To colour the car and balloons I used some new Copics of which I think I need some more colours...and added a little clear Wink of Stella to the balloons,  mirror and wheel hubs for some sparkle and shine. This is one of those stamp sets that I can see being used for a lot of masculine cards as well as different occasions and so that was my inspiration  - and of course having a VW and a black puppy who loves to have her head out the window had a little to do with it too:-)

Card stock: Real Red, Pool Party, Basic Black and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Going Places Stack

Stamps: Beautiful Ride

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Wink of Stella (clear)

Accessories: Big Shot, World Traveler EF, White EP, Silver Cording Thread, Triple Banner Punch, Basic Rhinestones

Non SU: Copics

Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget to leave a comment here and on each of the Design Team members blogs to be in to win our prizes this week :-)

Next you are off to see the lovely Christine  and I can't wait to see the fantastic project she has made to inspire us all too!

 

Happy stamping until next time,

 Jan

Happy New Birthday

A very happy New Year to you!!  I hope that it is one filled with joy and peace for you and your family and of course some time for crafting too!

With the new Occasions Catalogue now live and Salabration in full swing, I have a milestone birthday card to show you :-) This was for a friend's son who on his 18th birthday,  as many in Australia do,  had his driving test and passed so this card was made to cover both happy occasions...

The outside is for the big birthday - using the new Number of Years bundle. The background is a Case of Michelle Last. I loved her repetition of the 18 in the background. To re create it I lined the numbers up together on a clear block and used the lines on Grid Paper to help keep things straight as I stamped in tone on tone ink. Being photopolymer,  it is easy to see where you are going :-)

To cut the Look who's Turning banner I used circle framelits - and used a framelit as a stamp guide too. The little balloons are from the Honeycomb Happiness set - available for FREE during Saleabration with a qualifying order...such cute images and the balloons are perfect for this occasion :-) I used Copics to colour them and added a little subtle shimmer to these and the main 18 with some clear Wink of Stella. 

And inside...the driving! The dog in the window is meant to be Monty, their white Golden Retriever and our Sally's best mate. Monty, I'm told,  has been a passenger in the new driver's car so it was fun to include him here as we all became friends through meeting at the park with the dogs several years ago. The stamp set is called Beautiful Ride and is going to be a "must have" I think!

Card stock: Pacific Point, Soft Sky, Whisper White
Ink: Soft Sky, Smoky Slate, Momento Tuxedo Black,
Stamps: Number of Years, Honeycomb Happiness, Beautiful Ride
Accessories: Big Shot, Large Numbers Framelits, Circle Framelits, Metallic Sequins Assortment, Wink of Stella
Non SU - Copics, Large sequin

Thanks for stopping by today and I will be back in the coming week as the Design Teams come back from their holidays with some more Occasions inspiration for you.

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan