JAI 299 inspiration challenge - a nice cuppa

It's time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink & this week the lovely Jan challenged us to use this image as our inspiration.

 I've also been challenged by a tendinitis flare up this week which has made it trickier to craft & type (gasp). Anyhoo, this is what I came up with:

Can you see the challenge in my card?  I used the image element layout, some colours & quite a bit of artistic license. I liked the ombre look of the delicious looking drinks, which made me think of my new A Nice Cuppa bundle of stamps & dies so that gave me my starting point. My colour combination s a luscious sounding mint macaron, watermelon wonder, blushing bride & cucumber crush.

I started by clear embossing the 'time for tea' stamp, then coloured the sentiment with a marker, buffed off the excess ink, then to add a little more depth I sponged around the image with white ink & buffed off again. I used watermelon wonder card behind to replicate the second jar. I used some Colour Me Irresistible dsp in mint macaron toadd another glossy element & give a nod to the fuzzy background. You can hopefully see the embossing better in this pic.

I  carried the tea theme to the inside, making a little pocket & using the adorable little teacup - this is in 2 pieces so you can make a plain cup or cut the sweet swirl.

Of course, the pocket wasn't complete without a teabag - jasmine is not my usual cuppa but it was the best match I had for the colour (as you must ;-) ). I was thinking a lovely gift card for T2 would be great in there too. I know quite a few friends who'd really enjoy that.

 

So, what do you think - can you see the pic in my card? I love seeing how all the team interpret our inspiration challenges too so pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog to see all our projects & play along with the challenge too.

I hope you enjoyed sharing a cuppa with me today too. Thanks for popping by. Before you go, here's a combined pic to pin for later. Leave a comment if you have any questions about my project.

Inky wishes, Di

Project Supplies
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Product List

A Nice Cuppa Photopolymer Bundle	Color Me Irresistible Specialty Designer Series Paper	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride	Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock
Whisper White A4 Card Stock	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers	Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad	Sponge Daubers
Versamark Pad	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder	Heat Tool	Punch Corner Project Life	Hexagon Punch
Big Shot	Precision Base Plate	Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies	A Nice Cuppa Photopolymer Stamp Set