For the New Two JAI #313

Happy Friday to you and welcome to a brand new challenge at Just Add Ink. Tina has suggested we "Just Add.....B" Be that a stamp set beginning with B, a technique or colour - whatever "B" idea you have to create with we would love to see! Our lovely design team have all come up with beautiful creations to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and take a look.

A couple of week's ago a much loved Uncle of mine married his sweetheart and this Bouquet of flowers was created for them :-) It is his only marriage and a very happy and special occasion for them and of course all the family shared their joy :-)

The flowers are made using the Botanical Blooms framelits. With them being so lush I went for a simple colour palette of white and gold. So the leaves are cut from Gold Foil card,  the greeting gold embossed and the pearls - well they are so shiny and gold thanks to the Gold Wink of Stella pen! I love this new friend!!

 The trick is to colour them evenly - make sure the tip of the Pen is full of ink -  and allow them to dry before attempting to move them - or you'll need to use your white Gel Pen for the smudges :-) I find this is a brighter and shinier gold than you can get with heat embossing them so it matches the foil and embossed images better but I'd love to know what you think.

Card stock: Whisper White - thick and standard, Gold Foil

Ink: Versamark

Stamps: For the New Two (Retiring - but I'll keep it )

Accessories: Big Shot, Botanical Builder Framelits, Gold EP. Basic Pearls, Gold Wink of Stella

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 wonderful creations our talented team have made and I look forward to seeing what you will create with this fabulous theme of "B" too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan 

Just Add Inspiration JAI #282

Welcome to Friday! It is a Long Weekend here in Melbourne - a new holiday for the Final game of the Football season. I must admit the footy doesn't interest me at all but it is expected to be lovely and warm so that will be wonderful!

And we have a wonderful new challenge for you at Just Add Ink this week :-) Narelle  has suggested we use these beautiful photos for inspiration. The Team have created gorgeous cards to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment and pop on over and take a look.

Here are the photos:

Beautiful colours, stripes and pattern details - what do you see?

The first thing that jumped out at me from these photos were the wonderful stripes on the wall and the elegant mirror.  And as I do have a wedding to go to this weekend that helped me decide on a stamp set too :-) I added the grey and white strips of card against each other on a piece of White card and then re created the mirror effect using some Silver Foil card and the new Label Framelits. And am totally in love with the new Iced Rhinestones too :-)

Card stock: Whisper White (Thick and normal), Smoky Slate, Melon Mambo, Silver Foil

Inks: Versamark, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette

Stamps: For The New Two, Petite Petals

Accessories: Big Shot, Lots of Labels Framelits, Hearts A Flutter Framelits (Retired), Petite Petals Punch, Silver EP,White Organza Ribbon, Iced Rhinestones, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and see the wonderful creations the Team have made to inspire you and I look forward to seeing what you will create with these beautiful photos this week too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Just Add Wedding - JAI #263

This week at Just Add Ink we have a new challenge for you that I suggested -  that we  "Just Add Wedding." The wonderful Team  have come up with amazing ideas to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to head on over and have a look. And yes, this is the first time that I have suggested a Challenge with the lovely JAI ladies - such a privilege and I hope that you enjoy the challenge too.
I'm not sure if I was over thinking this one but my card did take a little longer to come together than usual.

The stamp set For the New Two is quickly becoming a favourite  - beautiful script and a variety of greetings make it so versatile so I couldn't resist using it here. This time pairing it with the gorgeous Designer Gold Vellum and the hearts are retiring but I think I will hold onto them for now at least :-)

Card stock: Whisper White, Gold Foil card stock

Designer Series Paper: Gold Vellum Specialty

Inks: Versamark, Blushing Bride

Stamps: For the New Two, Hearts A Flutter

Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Framelits, Hearts Framelits, Occasions Paper Piercing Pack, Gold Satin Ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment and pop over to Just Add Ink and see all the wonderful creations the Team have made to inspire you this week and I look forward to seeing what you will create with this theme too :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Wedding for The Paper Craft Crew

This Wednesday it is so nice to see the sun after several days of grey skies. It certainly does feel more like Winter than Autumn that is for sure but it is amazing the difference that a sunny day can make! Sally (the Lab) was so keen on getting out on our walk on time today and we both had a lovely time at the Park although the frost was still visible on the grass that was in the shade.

And as it is Wednesday it is also time for a new sketch from The Paper Craft Crew. The Design Team have created a great variety of cards to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and take a look.

Here is this week's sketch:

And here is what I made with it :-)

Yes, it's a wedding card - for a very good friend in New Zealand who got married on ANZAC Day :-)

The gown was a stunning shoulder less and figure hugging gold satin covered in cream lace flowers which this DSP reminds me of. And pink has always been a favourite colour and the bridesmaids wore a slightly lighter shade than the hearts here but of a similar tone. I wish I could share some photos with you - but not quite yet :-)

Card stock: Brushed Gold, Gold Glimmer Paper, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Something Borrowed

Inks: Versamark, Blushing Bride

Stamps: For The New Two, Hearts a Flutter (Retiring)

Accessories: Big Shot, Starbursts Framelits (retiring),Hearts a Flutter Framelits (Retiring), Hexagon Punch, White EP, Vanilla Flower Trim, Basic Pearls

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop on over to The Paper Craft Crew and see all the cards the Team have made to inspire you. And for all those off to Convention this weekend I hope you have a wonderful time sharing with friends old and new and playing with some fun new toys too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

New Two for the Paper Craft Crew

Welcome to another Summer's day in Melbourne :-) And happy Lent too! Today actually is more like Autumn than Summer outside but I am not complaining - so many people suffering through snow and freezing conditions and we are living comfortably in short sleeves every day  -  and the Veggie garden is flourishing too :-)

And being Wednesday it is also time for another sketch from The Paper Craft Crew and the Design Team have come up with a lovely variety of cards to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and be inspired.

Now I tend towards the Clean side so this was indeed a good challenge for me as at first I wondered what DSP to use.... But once I settled on a theme it all came together quite quickly. Love it when that happens - and "Love" it is!

 I have a good friend getting married in April :-)

So the DSP is the Irresistibly Yours available for Free as part of Saleabration. It is one that you can colour any way you like but I decided to leave it white here :-) And it is actually a slightly different white than the Whisper White card so the card base and label greeting is also the DSP - just the reverse side which is blank.

To create the gold doily I simply covered a paper one in Versamark ink and then gold embossing powder and heated it -  I used some tweezers to hold it and laid it against some scrap paper for the process and it worked really well. So I used the same process to colour the 3 Pearls too!

Card stock: Brushed Gold

Designer Series Paper: Irresistibly Yours

Inks: Versamark

Stamps: For The New Two

Accessories: Big Shot, Label Framelits, Paper Doilies, Gold EP, Satin Gold Ribbon, Vanilla Rosette Trim (retired), Basic Pearls

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop over to the Paper Craft Crew  this week and be inspired by the many varied cards of the DT and I look forward to seeing what you create with this sketch.

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan