Just Add Ink #410 - Inspiration - Stitched All Around

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to this weeks Just Add Ink Challenge #410 - Just Add Inspiration. Can you believe we are almost half way through the year already? And, can you believe this is my 200th post!! Wahoo to me. Not bad considering I stared my blog in February last year and didn't know how to enter challenges or blog hop! My oh my how times have changed lol. I even put on my girl panties today and sent off my application for the Stampin' Up! 2019 Artisan Team! 

Anywho, enough about me - lets get back to the Challenge. The Just Add Ink Design Team have the most delicious inspiration picture for you to play along with this week. Wish my bedroom was as bright and colourful as the one below - don't think Hubby would appreciate it though, he may think its a tad too girlie......no? 

I have two cards to share today. For the first card, I picked a few of the colours from the inspiration picture to create the cards background panels - Flirty Flamingo, Pineapple Punch, Pool Party and Grapefruit Grove.

I added a few die cuts created using the new Stitched All Around Framelits. White Bakers Twine has been threaded through the circular die cut, tied off to the left in a bow. Pineapple Punch ribbon has been placed on top of the Bermuda Bay Banner and tucked underneath the sentiment is some Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon.

My second card uses the new Accented Blooms stamp set. I wasn't going to order this set until later in the year, but I am so glad I didnt wait. It may just be one of my new favies.

Onto shimmery White card, I splashed some Pineapple Punch and Lemon Lime Twist inks with an Aqua Painter. The Accented Blooms stamp was inked in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloured using Stampin' Blends. I have fussy cut and raised the image on foam strips.

The border stamp from Stitched All Around has been stamped onto Whisper White and fussy cut. A Gold Foil banner and Doily were tucked under the stamped images to finish off the card.

The Design Team at Just Add Ink have created some absolute stunners to inspire you. Be sure to check them all out - there are a few sneak peaks of new products and just all round amazingly beautiful projects.

We would love for you to play along with us. Create a project using the Inspiration Picture posted above, then add your project to the Just Add Ink Challenge #410 gallery here.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay crafty

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Technique - Drawing on Stamped Images

Hello Crafty Friends,

I hope you have had a wonderful day. Mine has been a productive one - ticking items off to do lists is so rewarding, especially when they are things you have been purposely delaying. With the linen cupboard and pantry sorted I can now get into something I love - creating!!

Today's post is a collation of creations I recently shared on Instagram. All these cards use a technique that I totally enjoy as I am a doodler, especially when I am on the telephone. This technique is great for monochrome patterned DSP and also for some stamped images.

Simply take a Black Ink Pen and add details to stamped images. For these cards I have chosen the leaf and flower bud images from Cake Soiree and the small floral image from Petal Palette.

Small strokes of the pen have been added to mimic leaf veins and flower stamens. To compliment the Black Ink strokes, ensure you add other Black elements in small touches - I have used foliage stamps from Jar of Love and Cake Soiree stamp sets.

The images really pop when adding a lot of white space. I added some texture for this one with the Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder.

Something a bit simpler. Changing the colour combinations of the stamped images gives you so many different looks.

Again using texture, this time created using the Basket Weave Embossing Folder

Hope you are inspired to try this technique on stamps you own - and by that I mean the stamped images!!! Please don't draw on your actual stamps lol 

Until next time, stay crafty

Just Add Ink #408 Colour Challange

Good Day Crafty Friends,

 

Happy Friday!! It's challenge time over at Just Add Ink, and Rochelle has an absolutely gorgeous colour combo for us to play with this week. So pretty - just like the Design Team's and Guest Designer, Artisan - Susan Wong, creations this week.

I am loving the pink and green tones together. I originally planned to use these colours with a Whisper White card base, but changed my mind at the last minute.

 

I created a 6 x 6 card base and went to town with the Eclectic Layers Thinlits. Once I was satisfied with the card front, I backed it with Powder Pink card and attached this to the card base.

I have stamped the floral images from Cake Soiree in Powder Pink and applied Melon Mambo with a sponge dauber. The foliage has been stamped in a combination of Pear Pizzazz and Wild Wasabi.

 

Some Twine, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and Gold Die cuts were tucked under the floral cluster, which was adhered to strips of Pear Pizzazz card. To finish the card, a Gold Foil die cut "celebrate" created using the Celebrate You Thinlits was added along with a few Share What You Love Artisan Pearls.

 

I hope you are inspired to play along with us this week. You have a full week to make a project using the challenge colours. You can add your creation to the gallery here.

 

Thanks for stopping by today, I appreciate the time you invest in reading my blog posts. Until next time, stay crafty

 

Pocket Card - Petal Palette

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Hope you are having a great day. I am currently on a Pocket Card fad! I cannot stop making them!

I  recently saw Stampin’ Up! Artisan - Kim McGillis and Sara Douglas (SU’s C.E.O) both use a similar fold to create some spectacular wow factor cards.

The pocket and insert are super easy and fast to make using the Envelope Punch Board. I have played with a few different styles and found that the base is not really seen, it’s all about how it’s been decorated. 

So to simplify my card making and enable me to use one sheet of A4 per card, I’ve stuck to the basic Envelope shape minus the top flap. 

However, this was one prototype I tried. It’s basically made like a paper bag, with seams at the back. Lots of fiddling compared to the Envelope Punch Board. 

I chose to use Berry Burst as my main colour - I have loads of that yummy ribbon so Berry Burst it was! Lol

The Whisper White pocket Base has been splattered with Berry Burst Ink before Construction. 

A panel of Berry Burst Card Stock was cut using a Sizzix Decorative Shape Framelit (Not SU). To this I added a Whisper White trellis die cut, made using the Petal Palette Framelits. 

 

A Sahara Sand belly band has been stamped with the sentiment from Floral Phrases. To this I added a few die cuts and tied off some ribbon and twine.

The Berry Burst insert has been stamped and has a Whisper White panel for writing a greeting. I added a Whisper White stitched circle to the top of the insert and stapled some Berry Burst and Sheer White ribbon.

 

I had better get off the computer so I can start photographing my Onstage Display items while the light is favourable - TWO MORE SLEEPS!!!!!!! To say I am excited is an understatement!! Lol

 

Until next time, stay crafty

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Just Add Ink #401 - Sketch

Good Day Crafty Friends,

 

Hope you day is going well. Its challenge time over at Just Add Ink, and this week we have a fun sketch for you to play along with.

My card starts with a Whisper White Card Base, then a layer of Gold Foil and another layer of Whisper White.

 

One rectangular panel has been stamped with the Post Script Background stamp, the other panel is a piece of wood textures DSP. Both angled panels have also been layered with Gold Foil, before attaching to the card front.

The floral image from Petal Palette has been Heat Embossed in Gold and coloured using an Aqua Painter with Crumb Cake and Powder Pink inks.

 

A few vellum leaves were tucked under the flowers and then attached with dimensionals to a Gold Foil Stitched Circle.

 

To finish the card I added the sentiment from Colour Me Happy, stamped in Sahara Sand.

 

Be sure to check out the amazing creations the Design Team have shared to inspire you with this week's creation here.

 

Until next time, stay crafty

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Beautiful Peacock - SAB

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hope your day is going well. I spent a few hours in the craft studio today, working on a new business venture. I am so excited to be able to offer tutorials for my creations. I spend a lot of hours designing and creating unique fancy fold and 3D cards. I love to share my ideas and projects and now have a wonderful opportunity to provide PDF tutorials.

My first Tutorial is NOW AVAILABLE - click the image below to visit the Addinktive Designs Tutorial Shop.

Also, I do have a card to share with you all today. It is so pretty in real life, I almost don't want to part with it lol. The gorgeous stamp set I have used today is called, Beautiful Peacock. It is a Sale-a-bration stamp set - which means its only available until the end of March 2018. Contact your SU Demo to enquire how you can earn this stamp set for free. If you don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, contact me if you live in Australia and I will be more than willing to help.

 

You will see a sneak peak of my favourite background stamp poking out from the sides. I CANT STOP USING IT!  For this card I have inked up the Diagonal Background Stamp in Lemon Lime Twist - yummy!! So fresh and vibrant. 

 

The card front has been stamped using the pretty swirly detail stamp. Inked in Lemon Lime Twist, I then added some Tranquil Tide with a sponge dauber to get a ombré effect.

 

The Peacock feathers were inked in the same colours using the same technique.

 

On scrap Whisper White Card Stock, the tail feathers were inked using the same colour but in reverse. Again, using a sponge dauber to get an ombré effect. These were then fussy cut and adhered with mini dimensionals.

 

The Peacock body was inked in Smoky Slate, fussy cut and adhered with mini dimensionals. The Amazing die from the Amazing You Thinlits has been cut in Turquoise Iridescent Card Stock, adhered just underneath the bird with Tombow. To finish the card some bling was added to the birds body feathers.

 

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay crafty

 

 

Woodland Friends - We Must Celebrate

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hope you are having a great day. I have a two cards to share today. Both use the We Must Celebrate stamp set - I love these little woodland creature images.

I have used two different colouring mediums - the first card uses the Stampin' Blends and the second Water Colour Pencils.

 

Perfect Days Memories & More cards were used to provide the angled layers behind the coloured stamped panel. I have also used a set of Paper Roses Rectangular Stitched Dies for these cards. These are not a Stampin' Up product.

 

 

This next card uses the smaller images in the stamp set to create a background. I chose the acorn, branch and mushrooms. The images were stamped in Crumb Cake ink and coloured with Water Colour Pencils.

 

 

As you can tell this card was created to wish friends a Happy New Years. These adorable critters would also make gorgeous baby cards and décor pieces for a children's room. I am currently working on another 3D project with these cute images, stay tuned for its reveal. In the meantime, you can check out the box card I made a few weeks ago with this stamp set here.

 

Until next time, stay crafty

 

 

Lots of Happy Stamp Set

Hello Crafty Friends,

I have been on a blogging mission this morning. This post is my tenth in a production line of creativity. I have been lucky enough to have an enormous crafting session in the studio recently. During this time I designed and created 25 cards - not including any for the Design Teams  I am on. These were all just free flowing, no limits, colour schemes or themes to adhere to.

This one was created using 'extras' left over from previous projects. I often do this, just pull a whole heap of elements together and hope they work lol

 

The card front has been splattered with Early Espresso ink and then attached to the Whisper White card base. A stitched circle was cut from the Wood Textures DSP and used for the central focus point. To this I added a large letter "O". The Lots of Happy stamp set has been inked in Black Momento and coloured using Stampin' Blends and the Lemon Lime Twist water colour pencil from the Lots of Happy kit. Also from the kit, some Lemon Lime Twist ombré ribbon was tucked under the Wood Circle. The Happy Birthday sentiment from Party Pandas has been white embossed on Black card.

The second card in todays post also uses the Wood Textures DSP. I was so late to the party with this DSP, I honestly thought I could live without it but alas it appears that is not so. Its so versatile.

I have layered the DSP over some Kraft and then Black card stock before adhering to a Sahara Sand card base. I have stamped some whisper white card with the Diagonal Stripe Background stamp and cut a piece to place across the centre of the card.

 

The floral bouquet from the Lots of Happy stamp set were stamped in opposite corners and then coloured using SU Blends and Lemon Lime Twist Water Colour Pencil. Next, the sentiment was stamped in the centre. Placing a stitched circle framelit over the sentiment I partially die cut both ends so that the floral images were not fully cut with the framelit. Remove from big shot and fussy cut the remainder of the floral images.

 

A layer of Black card was placed behind the sentiment circle and a few die cut foliage elements were adhered behind the floral images.

 

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you had time to get into your crafty space and create something you enjoy doing. Until next time, stay awesome

 

Magical Day Wizard

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hope your day is going well. Quick post to share a card I am sending off today. Its a simple one using the cute Wizard from the new Magical Day stamp set.

 

I started by making the water coloured background using Shimmery White card with splashes of Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder Inks. Put aside to dry while you work on the other components.

 

The wizard image was stamped in Black Momento Ink and coloured using Pool Party & Smoky Slate SU Blends. The Celebrate You Thinlits have been used to die cut the "amazing" in Black and Pool Party card. Layer the Pool Party over the black, allowing a little black to show, providing a shadow and also raising the die cut slightly without too much bulk.

 

Silver Foil card was used to matt the card front and also for the Stitched Circle . The sentiments "YOU" and "are simply" were stamped in Black Momento ink in the centre top portion of the card front allowing room for the other elements.

 

Adhere die cuts and stamped image with tombow and then adhere card front to a Pool Party card base.

 

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay crafty

 

 

 

Just Add Ink #392 - Blog Hop

Good Day Crafty Friends,

Welcome to another year of Just Add Ink Challenges. We are starting off the year of challenges with a Blog Hop.  The entire Just Add Ink Design Team are hopping so we have loads of inspiration to start off your crafting year. If you are following the hop you will have arrived here from Jo Stubbings. Be sure to follow the hop all the way through to see all the creations the DT have to share with you.

The Blog Hop challenge is to Just Add Something “New”. We all know as crafters that sometime over the festive season we got new crafting goodies. I was an extremely lucky girl to receive a brand new Silhouette Cameo 3. I have wanted one for a while, so best I learn the evil machines secrets.  

 

I was also lucky enough to be able to place a small Stampin Up order Just after Christmas. My cards today use one of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets - Epic Celebrations. I love those sneakers! I made three cards all with a fairly neutral colour scheme so that they can be used for either female or male teens. The guitar image also lends itself to musically themed cards.

My first card is a simple box card made to look like a Guitar amplifier.  I have heat embossed the guitar (gold) earphones (white) onto Black card and then fussy cut. Silver Foil card and a small dot Embossing Folder were used to create the speaker. The Gold Foil buttons were punched using the smallest circles on the Owl Punch. White Heat Embossed sentiments and DSP were added to the box card along with strips on the sides for handles.

The second card uses those funky sneakers coloured with Pool Party Blenders. The Sahara Sand card front was heat embossed in white and adhered to the White card base. Some vellum was roughly torn and adhered with a spot of Tombow. Over the Tombow spot, Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party Stitched circles were added with dimensionals. The sneakers and Heat Embossed sentiment were adhered with Tombow.

And my third card is another Guitar themed card, using torn vellum as in the card above. The Guitar was inked in Versamark and stamped onto Smoky Slate Card. This was adhered to a layer of Black which was then adhered to the Smoky Slate Card Base. The Guitar was stamped in Black Momento Ink and coloured using SU Blends. Some Black & White Bakers Twine was tucked behind the guitar and a White Heat Embossed sentiment added with Tombow.

Next up in the Blog Hop is the super talented Kim Badelt with her stunning project. Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time, stay crafty

 

Paper Adventures Team Blog Hop - Sketch

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog and the Paper Adventures Team Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Jackie Aitken. I am so excited about todays post. I have been invited by the delightful Kelly Kent, to join her and her team in their monthly blog hop as a Guest Designer - such an honour! Kelly is such a giving, thoughtful and caring lady, she is generous with her time, extremely helpful and so very creative. She has an equally amazing group of ladies in her team of Paper Adventurers, so I was more than delighted to join them in their final blog hop for 2017.

 

 

I am lucky enough to be on two Design Teams with Kelly. She is constantly creating and sharing. Kelly also designed this months blog hop sketch -is there anything this wonder woman cannot do! Such a wonderful sketch, I was able to produce this card with little thought process - just select stamps and colours.

Starting with a Sweet Sugar Plum card base, I added a layer of Early Espresso. The next set of layers are using the same colours with the addition of some gold foil card, cut into the three panels as detailed in the sketch.

 

The centre cluster has been mounted on another set of layered card in Sweet Sugar Plum, Early Espresso and Gold Foil. These have been cut using the Stitched Shapes Framelits - taking the largest square die and extending the cuts.

 

I have used the Hexagon Embossing Folder on the three Early Espresso Panels to provide a point of difference between the card base and the layered centre cluster.

The large floral image in the Birthday Blooms stamp set is my go to stamp for Birthdays, Congratulations and Thank You cards. I love colouring this floral bouquet either with water colour pencils, SU inks or Stampin' Blends. This one has been coloured using ink pads and an aqua painter. A light layer of Daffodil Delight was laid down first and then left to dry. Once dry I then use an extra fine paintbrush to apply darker lines of Daffodil Delight.

 

The flower was fussy cut and then adhered to gold foil, which was then fussy cut. This gives the floral image a gold border to match the layers. The pistols in the centre of the flower have been heat embossed in gold, using a paint brush to apply the Versamark.

 

To complete the sketch, a gold foil banner was tucked under the centre cluster and a gold heat embossed sentiment on Sweet Sugar Plum card was adhered with a mini dimensional.

 

Be sure to hop all the way through the Paper Adventure's Team Blog Hop, the girls have created absolutely beautiful creations to share with you. Next up in the blog hop is Kelly Kent. Enjoy xx

Thank You for stopping by and visiting my blog today. Until next time, stay crafty