By The Tide....JAI #300

 

Hello and happy Friday to you! This week has seen Melbourne almost live up to it's name of Four Seasons in one day....we started the week with cool and crisp mornings and then we had a 39 degree day on Tuesday which saw some drama - especially in our house as our air con was playing up...but all good now and we have returned to a much more reasonable 26 degrees or so in time for the end of Summer.

And it is time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink and this week is a very special one as it is our 300th challenge - that is 6 years of challenges - so amazing!! I remember when I first started stamping that JAI was a place where I went for inspiration but it was a few years before I was brave enough to enter any challenges...and now I have had the privilege of being welcomed to the team just over a year ago. I still have to pinch myself sometimes :-)
So to celebrate, we are offering prizes to the winner and honourable mentions for this week's challenge so make sure you pop on over to check out the details and the wonderful cards the fabulous design team have made to inspire you too!

 So here it is - the lovely Kim has designed this fabulous and clean sketch for us all to use this week:

Here is my card:

 I'm going to call this a "faux shaker card" :-) It has the circle frame and some sequins inside but there is no closed window. To be honest I did make a true shaker first - added some Dazzling Diamonds for "sand" as well as sequins but it did make the little fishies a lot harder to see and as they need to be  the stars of this card for my Dad who loves to fish in his spare time...the sand had to go.
The stretch of Midnight Muse ribbon is supported by strips of white card placed underneath it to bring it up to the height of the circle window and is attached using some glue dots. Otherwise, the ribbon tends to sag as of the circle is on dimensionals :-) I say "circle" but the bottom of it has been trimmed to reflect the sketch.
For the underwater scene, I used the lovely Perfectly Artistic DSP and embossed the seaweed image with some white embossing powder both on the background piece and within the circle itself. The fish are coloured with my newly expanded Copics collection before being coated with a little Wink of Stella for shine and sparkle.

Card stock: Midnight Muse, Whisper White (Thick)
Designer Series Paper: Perfectly Artistic
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Night of Navy
Stamps: By The Tide, Silhouettes and Script
Accessories: Big Shot, Banner Framelits, Triple Banner Punch, White EP, Midnight Muse Ribbon, Metallic Sequins Assortment
Non SU!: Stitched Circle Dies- SSS

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 cards our design team have made to inspire you and the info about prizes for the winners this week and I look forward to seeing what you will create with this fantastic sketch too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Floral Wings JAI # 273

It's Friday and that means it's time for a fun new challenge at Just Add Ink! The lovely Rochelle has suggested a fabulous colour challenge for us all to use. And the Team have used these colours brilliantly so I hope you can take a moment to check them out and be inspired :-)

Here are the Colours for this week's challenge:

So two bright and bold colours and two neutrals :-)

Blackberry Bliss and Bermuda is one of my favourite colour combos and it didn't take long to put them together on the Floral Wings butterfly :-) However the off-kilter panels were a bit tricky to layer evenly and took quite a few goes to get right.
The fantastic Brick Wall EF helps give the illusion of some climbing roses and adds a little subtle texture. With the addition of the simple scripted Birthday wishes and the now standard Silver Metallic Thread the collection of cards for my young Cousin is complete at last :-)

Card stock: Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate

Stamps: Floral Wings, Silhouettes and Script

Accessories: Big Shot, Boho Blossoms and Brick Wall EF, Bold Butterfly Framelits, White Perfect Accents, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop over to Just Add Ink and see all the wonderful inspiration from the Team and I look forward to seeing what you will create with these colours this week too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Hello Sunshine PCCCSC #155

It's the last week of July which means that we are two thirds through Winter . Hooray!! Of course, I'm sure those in the Northern Hemisphere will be as sad that their Summer is the same as I am glad about Winter….:-)

And being Wednesday, it is time for another sketch from The Paper Craft Crew. The Team have created a great variety of cards to inspire you so I do hope you can take a moment to have a look.

Here is the Sketch:

And here is my card - there isn't much sunshine outside today so is time to create our own :-)

The brick wall embossed Island Indigo card with the Sky DSP gives a sense of looking out a window and is the last card of a set I am putting together for a young Cousin. The "Hello" is stamped onto Whisper White card stock and looks a bit like a Dymo label - just the love the look of these scripted greetings! A little Epoxy heart sticker over a punched red heart is the finishing touch.

Card stock: Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Basic Black, Soft Sky

Designer Series Paper: Sweet Dreams (Retired)

Inks: Crushed Curry, Momento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Silhouettes and Script

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Framelits, Brick Wall EF, Epoxy heart Stickers, Banner Punch, 1/2" Circle punch, Basic Grey Twine 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope that you can take a moment to pop over to The Paper Craft Crew and see what the Team have made to inspire you and I look forward to seeing what you will make with this sketch too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan