JAI 262 - You've got this birthday - a sneak peek

Friday means new challenge time at Just Add Ink & this week is a colour challenge using these colours & I'm a bit excited too that this combination was suggested by me.

If you're a regular visitor you may notice these are some of my fave go-to colours. This added a little pressure to do justice with them (weird, I know since I use them all them time) so I hope you like my project.

 

The big, beautiful flower & textured background is courtesy of a new stamp set called 'You've Got This' which will be available for customers to order from June 2nd, when our new 2015-16 annual catalogue is live (yayyyyyy!). As a demonstrator I got to order it a month early :-) #SUdemoperks

What did I do?
I heat embossed the flower in white on watercolour paper, then coloured it with aquapainters & regular ink pads - can you believe I coloured it with just 4 ink pads - in the challenge colours. The background it just stamped roughly with the cool background stamp - stamped off first onto scrap. A really easy way to add some texture.

Speaking of texture, the chevron panel is 2 rows of chevron ribbon with another calypso ribbon over the top. I wish you could touch the card as the ribbon adds such a soft & silky feel. Sadly, this ribbon is retiring so stock up on your fave colours now.

I can't go on without saying (what you may be thinking too). I can't stop using the Crazy About You die & stamp bundle for sentiments. It just works so well for just about every occasions so has become my go-to set. Thankfully it's carrying over into the new annual catalogue too (phew!).
I think that covers all I needed to share except to mention that the card front is about 14cm square (about  5-3/8in). Leave me a comment if you'd like to know anything else.

Remember to check out our our Design Team's projects to see how they've used the challenge colours & play along with us by making & linking your own project. Pin & comment away if you liked my project too as I love hearing what you think. Until next time.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.
Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). I have listed the option that I used. Please check the online store if your preference is different.

Print Recipe

You've Got This Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Crazy About You Photopolymer Bundle	Watercolor Paper	Pool Party A4 Card Stock	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
Aqua Painters	Versamark Pad	White Stampin' Emboss Powder	Heat Tool	Banner Punch
Calypso Coral 3/4" Chevron Ribbon

More Butterfly basics birthday love

I'm sure most of you are familiar with my butterfly obsession so it should not surprise you that I'm sharing some more butterfly love today. This card is actually from one of my Feb classes & is a definitely recent favourite... & not just because it came together super quickly (for me) and I've only used one stamp set to create it - true story. :-)

 As you can see, the base is a z-fold (in pistachio pudding - yum!) with an embossed front Spring Flowers embossing folder to add some texture. I've added a panel with images from the coordinating Butterfly Basics stamp set to provide a pretty background for two gorgeous vellum & soft butterflies (click on the pic for a larger view). I think you can see them better in this pic too:

I love the softness of the pistachio, lost lagoon & soft sky colour combo - a very happy find, that one.
Pistachio Pudding is no longer available to purchase, but there are lots of other colours that would work well...& maybe there will be a new match coming in the new catalogue. Stay tuned :-)

Back to the card... I've repeated the panel on the inside, adding a couple more butterflies to make a pretty trio.

My class lovelies all loved this card - especially how quickly it came together for a very special result - so I hope you do too. I love seeing your pins & comments so remember to share the love too. Thanks for visiting & see you again soon.
Inky wishes, Di

Supply List
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Print Recipe

Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Bundle	Card Stock A4 Pistachio Pudding	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky
White Vellum A4 Card Stock	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad	Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin' Pad	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments	Spring Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Big Shot

Indescribable Gift - sadly going soon

As promised, I have some new projects to share with you today. First up is the second project from my March colouring class (see the first one here) using the gorgeous blossom image from Indescribable Gift stamp set. I'm very sad to say this set is not carrying over into our new annual catalogue so will only be available to buy until June 2nd. Don't miss this beauty!

About the card - the blossom is heat embossed in white on vellum, then coloured on the back of the image using markers(strawberry slush & wild wasabi). A super easy technique but a real wow on a card. I've seen this technique called stained glass. The coloured vellum is mounted on a piece of pink pirouette & pistachio pudding card, then I added a raised strawberry slush piece on the front. A simple sentiment from Crazy About You (again) finished it off nicely.

Here's another version using crisp cantaloupe card.

For this one, I stamped the back of the crisp cantaloupe mount with the blossom & used calypso coral, crisp cantaloupe, old olive & soft suede markers to colour the image.
One more...

I kept it very simple for this one. I attached the vellum panel at the top of a naturals white base, then added a sentiment from Sheltering Tree.

That's it for me for now. Let me know if you've any questions about the cards or technique used. Check out the supply list below for more details & to order supplies to make your own versions. Remember that Indescribable Gift is only available for a few more weeks.

Inky wishes, Di

Product List

Indescribable Gift Clear Stamp Set	Crazy About You Photopolymer Bundle	Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set	Naturals White A4 Card Stock	Card Stock A4 Pistachio Pudding
Card Stock A4 Strawberry Slush	Card Stock A4 Crisp Cantaloupe	Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock	White Vellum A4 Card Stock	Heat Tool
Versamark Pad	White Stampin' Emboss Powder