JAI 752: Just Add Inspiration

 Hi!

Welcome to the new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week we have an Inspiration Photo to spark your creativity, suggested to us by Jo.

It's a cute vintage car, and the flowers in the back scream 'wedding' to me. Do you agree? Having said that, I instantly thought of a cute stamp I had that I thought worked well. To me, the stamp and the inspo photo both have flowers in unexpected or unusual places.

The stamp is called Basics: Floral Coffee Mug, and is from Ink Road Stamps. I stamped it using Memento ink, and then coloured it with colours pulled from the Inspiration Photo - Mint Macaron, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Cinnamon Cider and Just Jade Stampin' Blends.

The sentiment is from Attention Shoppers, and the DSP is Mint Macaron gingham. It's one of my favourite ever SU colours, and the car was close enough in colour to justify using it on my card.

On the inside I stamped the main image again in second generation Mint Macaron ink, with another sentiment from Attention Shoppers. I accidentally cut the Whisper White cardstock too small, but I think it looks ok - just a larger border on the inside!

We'd love to see what inspires you from the Inspiration Photo. Will it be the car, the colours, or maybe the flowers? You can see what the Design Team made over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also link up your card when you're ready.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 750: Just Add Colour

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have a colour challenge for you, suggested to us by Lou.

Isn't it lovely and fresh? The three In Colours pair so beautifully with Basic Black. I remembered that I had a pack of DSP in my stash that had B&W designs on one side, and colour on the other - Pattern Party DSP.

I do love a good B&W stripe! I added it to the Pretty In Pink card base. The cute little stamp that I've used in the background is from the Light The Candles card kit. I added a small Rhinestone to the centres of each for a little added pizzazz.

The main sentiment is from Happy Little Things. It's a fun two step stamp set with a lot of words and phrases to mix and match. Yay for not having to colour in the sentiment! And doesn't the Summer Splash ribbon pop against the stripes?

Speaking of stripes, I had a little offcut, so it was put to good use in the inside of the card.

We'd love to see what you do with these colours. You can see what the rest of the Design Team have made over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also link up your card to our challenge gallery when you're ready.

Bye for now,

Tina