Friday 18 August 2023

JAI 666 inspiration challenge - celebrate with cupcakes

colour blocked cupcake birthday card made with Stampin Up Circle Saying stamp set and bundle, circle punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Zoo Crew paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers - clean and simple cards - colourmehappy

Hello and welcome to my challenge project share for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. It's an image challenge with a fun snowy winter scene. I was of course drawn to the colours - any opportunity to use Coastal Cabana - and set about creating a card with a bright birthday vibe with a colour blocked background, using my new Circle Sayings stamp set and circle punch bundle. Here's how it turned out.

colour blocked cupcake birthday card made with Stampin Up Circle Saying stamp set and bundle, circle punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Zoo Crew paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers - clean and simple cards - colourmehappy

The simple colour blocked background is made with different colours and sized stitched, rounded rectangle shapes from the Nested Essentials die set. I chose Coastal Cabana, Tahitian Tide, Bubble Bath cardstock and a dotty print (a nod to the snow in the challenge image) from the Zoo Crew paper pack.
You could recreate this with many colours and shapes. I do like the stitched-pierced detail on these.

colour blocked cupcake birthday card made with Stampin Up Circle Saying stamp set and bundle, circle punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Zoo Crew paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers - clean and simple cards - colourmehappy

The cupcake and sentiment are separate images from Circle Sayings, and are stamped in Memento Black ink onto Basic White. I coloured the cupcake with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers (Pool Party, Tahitian Tide, Bubble Bath and light Petal Pink) and fussy cut the cupcake. There are lots of other images to choose from in Circle Sayings. Check out the pic further down this post 

I punched out the stamped layer with the 2-3/8 inch circle punch in the bundle, then layered it onto one of the stitched Stylish Shapes circles. I love when you find good layering options! PS. The lovely stitched effect is hard to see in the pic but it definitely adds a nice detail.

Tip: To give the cupcake a curved effect I added two layers of Dimensionals up the centre of the image and glue dots on the left and right edges. This is something I picked up at a recent SU event in Ballarat. Thanks, Simone!

Inside is another cupcake and die cut sentiment from the Wanted to Say die set. This has a lovely two layer effect. I'd initially thought I'd use it on the front but didn't in the end. So waste not want not. It's Melon Mambo - a lovely bright pink - but does not look like it in the pic. You could easily use this as a card front for a nice clean and simple look.

colour blocked cupcake birthday card made with Stampin Up Circle Saying stamp set and bundle, circle punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Zoo Crew paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers - clean and simple cards - colourmehappy

So that's my challenge card. How well do you think I used the challenge image? Let me know if my project gave you some ideas to try. Shop the supply list my store for what you need to make your own version.

When you're finished, head to the Just Add Ink blog to see all our team projects together, and lots more ways to use the challenge image. I'm sure you'll see ideas you want to try, and we'd love you to play along with the challenge.

Thanks very much for visiting me today and do come back soon for more ideas.

Until next time, happy stamping.
Di

PS: Take a closer look at the Circle Sayings discounted stamp set and bundle. Mix and match the elements to create lots of different looks for people and occasions. The stamp set and punch are available separately too, but the individual prices are discounted by 10% when you get the bundle.

colour blocked cupcake birthday card made with Stampin Up Circle Saying stamp set and bundle, circle punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Zoo Crew paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers - clean and simple cards - colourmehappy
colour blocked cupcake birthday card made with Stampin Up Circle Saying stamp set and bundle, circle punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Zoo Crew paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers - clean and simple cards - colourmehappy

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1 comment:

CHRISTINE BLAIN said...

I love your take on this challenge, Di. The colour-blocked background looks awesome, created with the Nested Essentials Dies. Great use of colour, the dimensional cupcake looks fab, and sequins were the perfect shiny choice!