Friday, July 29, 2016

JAI #322: STAMPIN' UP! TOUCHES OF TEXTURE

Rochelle has set a gorgeous colour challenge for us at Just Add Ink this week.




I've used my new Touches of Texture stamp set to make a birthday card in these colours.  I love the grungy look of some of the stamps in this set.  The "messy" look of the flowers really appeals to me - it's rather liberating to not be as particular as I normally am, about colouring in the lines!

This card started with me stamping the lacy background stamp in Blushing Bride (stamped off once, so it's very faint), all over the Very Vanilla card.  I stamped one flower stem and flower head in Chocolate Chip ink, then did a bit of masking to fit two more flowers across the card.  The leaves and petals are filled in with a few different stamps from the set.



Here is a close-up of the background, so you can see I did incorporate Blushing Bride on my card!



I am in love with that banner sentiment.  It's from Time of Year, which is a hostess stamp set, available only if you place an order over $250.  I love that it's one of several sets that co-ordinates with the Bunch of Banners framelits.  The small "Happy" is from the gorgeous Designer Tin of Cards stamp set.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team's creations.  It's awesome to see how different everyone's creations are, using the same colours.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  I have listed below all the products used to make this card; by clicking on any of the thumbnails, you can visit my online store, to buy the products for yourself.



Product List
Big Shot
[143263]
$159.00
Glue Dots
[103683]
$8.00

Friday, July 22, 2016

JAI #321: STAMPIN' UP! WEATHER TOGETHER

Patrice has nominated Just Add Paper Piecing as this week's Just Add Ink challenge.

The cute umbrella in my new Weather Together stamp set was just crying out to be decorated in this way.  Have you tried paper piecing before?  It's a simple, but "wow", technique that involves stamping an image on patterned paper, cutting it out, and adhering it to the same outline image stamped on card.  By paper piecing sections, you can add fun and colour without having to actually colour in the image.

I have paper-pieced both the umbrella (in three sections) and the handle (that was a little fiddly!):




Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  If you would like to buy them for yourself, clicking on one of the thumbnail images will take you to my online store.

Make sure you check out the rest of the paper-pieced creations by the Just Add Ink Design Team.

Thanks for visiting today!



Product List
Big Shot
[143263]
$159.00
Glue Dots
[103683]
$8.00

Friday, July 15, 2016

JAI #320: STAMPIN' UP! MOROCCAN DESIGNER SERIES PAPER, AND A SKETCH

Tina has designed a lovely sketch for us at Just Add Ink this week:



I just love the rich colours, and eye-catching designs, in Stampin' Up!'s new Moroccan Designer Series Paper.  Some of the glorious paper forms the background of my card, and I've used complementary colours in my other elements:





I have listed below all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card; if you click on one of the thumbail images, you can shop for the products in my  online store.

Be sure to check out the rest of the projects made by the Just Add Ink Design Team this week.  We hope you're inspired to play along, by creating a card or scrapbook page using Tina's sketch.




Product List
Big Shot
[143263]
$159.00
Glue Dots
[103683]
$8.00