JAI #169: STAMPIN' UP!'S "MY FRIEND" SUNSET

This week at Just Add Ink, Delys has come up with an inspiration photo, that can be interpreted in any way you like to create a papercraft project.  Here's the pic:

I love the black silhouettes against the vivid colours of the sunset, so have recreated that look on my card.  I was going for a postcard/polaroid sort of look with this one.  Unfortunately I haven't quite managed to capture how vivid the colours really are.  I created the background by dripping ink onto watercolour paper, then spreading it horizontally with my aquapainter.

Stamps: My Friend, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card: Basic Black, Whisper White, Watercolour paper

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise inks, Jet Black Staz-On inkpad, Basic Black marker, Versamark inkpad

Other: Black stampin' emboss powder, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Brights brads, Essentials Paper-Piercing pack, Paper-Piercing tool and Stampin' Pierce Mat, Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig, aquapainter

 

 

You can check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's samples here.  We hope to see you playing along with us!

 

 



STAMPIN' UP!'S PRINT POETRY FOR JAI #155

This week at Just Add Ink, Mae has set a sketch challenge:

 

 

I've taken a few liberties with the sketch, flipping it on its side, moving the rectangular panels, and not placing elements where the two 'tabs' in the picture are.

 

I just love the gorgeous, small-scale, patterns in Stampin' Up!'s Print Poetry Designer Series Paper stack.  The papers are perfect for card-making, and incorporate current In Colors.  I couldn't get a good photo of my card in my usual inside spot (for some reason, the Summer Starfruit was throwing yellow light all over the card!), so please excuse the background distractions!

 

 

 

 

Stamps: My Friend

Card: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Summer Starfruit

DSP: Print Poetry Designer Series Paper stack

Ink: Midnight Muse and Crumb Cake stampin' pads

Other: In Color Dahlias, Gumball Green and Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon, Fancy Fan embossing folder, glue dots, sponge dauber

 

 

The rest of the Design Team at Just Add Ink have come up with some gorgeous samples using this sketch.   Make sure you check them out; we hope you'll also play along with us!

 

 

 

 

 



JUST ADD INK #117 : A COLOUR CHALLENGE

Delys has set us a very challenging challenge at Just Add Ink this week!!    The idea is to make a card or scrapbook page using the following colours only:

I so wanted to stamp a sentiment in black, but as it turned out I had a lot of fun making a card in monochromatic tones!  Here's what I came up with:

Stamps: My Friend, Tagtastic

Card: So Saffron textured and smooth, Whisper White

Ink: So Saffron and Daffodil Delight stampin' pads, Versamark inkpad

Other: White embossing powder, sponge daubers, So Saffron 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Whisper White 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Itty Bitty shapes punch, Basic Pearls, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Perfect Pennants die, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, mini glue dots

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's yellow creations!  We hope to inspire you to play along with us this week at Just Add Ink.

JUST ADD INK #105

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink, brought to us by Kim, is to use these gorgeous colours together:

I have a personal challenge that I've laid down for myself - to USE some of my stamp sets that don't see a lot of ink.  I needed to make a card for my mother-in-law's upcoming birthday, and chose to use the beautiful My Friend stamp set.  I'm playing along at JAI 'just for fun' this week; I need to reclaim some of the mojo that seems to have deserted me since Christmas.

It's a little hard to see in my shady (in more than one sense of the word!) photo, but I stamped the card base with the circular snowburst image; I also stamped the same pattern on the right-hand side of the main panel, before spritzing with markers over the top.  The floral stamp was inked up with markers, and I used a blender pen to pick up more colour from inkpads, to add a bit of depth to the colours of the flowers.

Stamps: My Friend, For My Family

Card: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Pool Party

Ink: Certainly Celery stampin' pad and marker, Wisteria Wonder stampin' pad and marker, So Saffron stampin' pad and marker, Jet Black Staz-On inkpad

Other: Lace Ribbon border punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Beautiful Wings embosslits, Basic Rhinestones, Color Spritzer tool, blender pen, sponge daubers, Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon, edge distressing tool, mini glue dots

STAMPIN' UP!'S "MY FRIEND" IN RAZZLEBERRY

I've had a little play time in my craft room today,  stamping up a storm after being inspired by this gorgeous card made by the fabulous Kirsty Brown.

Although I LOVE Stampin' Up!'s Spice Cake Designer Series Papers, I decided to go with a different colour scheme.  It has been a while since I've used Rich Razzleberry, so that was my starting point.  Yesterday I dyed a crocheted flower, from Stampin' Up!'s Fleurettes II, using Rich Razzleberry ink diluted a little in water.  Love how rich the end result was.  It was a bit insipid the first time, but I upped the amount of ink, and left it soaking while I enjoyed lunch with a girlfriend for Valentine's Day :)

Tiny butterflies from the Beautiful Wings embosslits die, are perfect to fill any 'unwanted' space (and I had a bit of it, since I opted for a smaller sentiment than on Kirsty's card).  Here's what I came up with:

Stamps: Spiced Paisley, My Friend

Card: Rich Razzleberry, Naturals Ivory, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

DSP: Tickets & Tags Simply Scrappin' kit

Ink: Crumb Cake stampin' pad, Baja Breeze stampin' pad and marker, Rich Razzleberry stampin' pad and marker, Soft Suede stampin' pad and marker

Other: Stampin' sponge, sponge dauber, Beautiful Wings embosslits, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Fleurettes II, Fancy Flower punch, Corner rounder punch, Chantilly crochet trim, 5/16" Jumbo brad (Very Vanilla), sticky strip, mini glue dots, Multipurpose liquid glue