JAI #347: STAMPIN' UP! TASTY TRUCKS

Kim has set a colour challenge at Just Add Ink this week.

These colours, together, had me confounded for a little while.  I don't usually like to combine purple with pink, or with red, so was a bit stumped.  However, once I decided to use the cute little food truck stamp from Tasty Trucks (a stamp set we can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration), I had a lot of fun incorporating all the colours.  In order to fit in Pear Pizzazz, I placed my little truck on grass, rather than asphalt.

I used blender pens, and ink pooled in the lids of my inkpads, to colour the image.  After stamping tiny cupcakes all over the Rose Red piece of card, I ran the card through my Big Shot, with the Festive embossing folder, to give a more, well, festive, texture!

I have listed below all the products used to make my card.  If you would like to buy them for yourself, clicking on one of the thumbnail images will take you direct to my online store.  *NB:  Tasty Trucks may not be purchased; it is available to earn for free, with a $90 product purchase.

The rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's creations, using this colour combo, can be found here.  We'd love for you to join us, by creating something with the challenge colours, and linking up on the Just Add Ink blog.

Product List

Tasty Trucks Photopolymer Stamp Set [143300] $0.00	Crazy About You Wood Stamp Set [138856] $90.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Perfect Plum A4 Card Stock [108615] $14.00	Rose Red A4 Card Stock [108613] $14.00
Watercolor Paper [122959] $8.75	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $15.75	Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad [126963] $11.50	Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126954] $11.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $11.50
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $11.50	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Blender Pens [102845] $17.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363] $41.00	Festive Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141471] $15.00	Regals Enamel Shapes [141681] $15.75
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00

JAI #327: STAMPIN' UP! FATHER'S DAY CARD

Jan has set a lovely colour challenge at Just Add Ink this week:

These colours, along with Very Vanilla, are in the gorgeous By The Shore Designer Series Paper pack.  I have used the papers to make a Father's Day card for my boys to give their Dad.  He has moved into an apartment, with a beachy theme, in a seaside suburb, so this challenge was the perfect jumping-off point for my card.

I stamped some "bubbles",  from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set, over the wavy-patterned paper.  To add a bit of nautical interest, I embossed the starfish paper with the awesome new Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impression Embossing Folder (phew, that's a mouthful!).  Very cool, don't you think?:

I have listed below the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card.  If you would like to buy the items for yourself, just click on one of the thumbnail images, and you'll be taken to my online store.

Make sure you check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's creations, using this lovely colour combo.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  I hope you enjoy special time with your families on Father's Day, this Sunday.

Product List

Crazy About You Wood Stamp Set [138856] $90.00	Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141920] $28.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363] $41.00
Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143537] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.75	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $14.00	By The Shore Designer Series Paper [141640] $19.25
Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $11.50	2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes [141410] $15.75	Dapper Denim 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141424] $14.00	Calypso Coral Thick Baker’S Twine [138412] $6.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! REMARKABLE YOU, FOR MOTHERS' DAY

In deciding my design for the Mothers' Day cards I made this year, I was inspired by a couple of my favourite card makers.  Sandi MacIver often uses pinks and yellows on her flowers (and her watercolouring is to die for!); and Paula Dobson reminded me with this spectacular card, that I own the Remarkable You stamp set.

Here is the card that I made for my Mum ... and was so happy with, I also made for my mother-in-law.  I had a lot of fun getting inky, and was very pleased to discover that not even Melon Mambo ink will stain my lovely new Organic White Caesarstone benchtops!  Phew.

I realised, "after the fact", that I had stamped my flowers and leaves with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I would not recommend doing this, if you're planning to watercolour, folks!  The ink does bleed (well, because it's not designed to be waterfast).  I meant to stamp in Basic Black Archival ink, but will pretend for the purpose of this post that I wanted a more "arty", unstructured look!

The vellum I used was a Sale-A-Bration freebie, but all other current products are listed below.  You can get them for yourself from my online store, by simply clicking on one of the thumbnails.

Happy Mothers' Day, to all who celebrate this day.  My boys have absolved me of the usual dishes and dog duties that fall to Mum, and they're taking me out for dinner shortly.  We spent the afternoon visiting my and my husband's Mums, so a lovely family day all round.

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $12.25	Watercolor Paper [122959] $8.75	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $12.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $12.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139894] $45.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Crazy About You Wood Bundle [139324] $111.25
Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $35.00	Big Shot [113439] $169.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [115662] $5.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119672] $5.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131160] $5.50
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $11.50	Melon Mambo 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon [138431] $15.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	It's My Party Enamel Dots [140554] $7.00	Glue Dots [103683] $9.00