JAI 574 Choose Two - Sunburst Silhouette

Hello & welcome to another share. Today I have my Just Add Ink challenge Design Team project. Nikki gave us a Choose Two challenge to include sunshine, a silhouette, or stars. I chose silhouette and sunshine - using a sunburst design.

This challenge stumped me at first but once I thought about using a sunburst design (which can also be called a starburst - weird!) it came together quickly. I mixed and matched a sentiment from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set (& bundle) and dies from the Meadow dies set (& Quiet Meadow bundle) and Tailor Made Tags set. Here's the finished card.

Sunburst birthday card for guys (& instructions)

I've seen lots of great sunburst/starburst cards lately, so I tried the technique too. Now I'm totally hooked! They're so easy to make, look fab & are perfect for using up scraps too. I showed my lovely August class ladies how to make this masculine version using the Sweater Weather DSP from the Holiday Catalogue. I've shared my instructions below, so you can make one too.

I liked the idea of the rays radiating over the whole card, with the sentiment at the centre, so went to work on how to do it. I used 16 same sized triangles for my sunburst. After a trial run, I realised some maths was needed to calculate the correct triangle size (& angle) to ensure each of the 16 triangles would match up without gaps or overlaps. I came up with a final rectangle size of 12cm x 5cm, cut diagonally into 2 triangles, which well & truly covers a regular card front.
I sponged the edge of each piece (crumb cake ink) & the completed sheet to give more depth. It's subtle but does make a difference when you see it with & without sponging. Here's a close-up of my favourite new sentiment (Label Love set), punched with the matching artisan label punch. I added a mat behind the sentiment to help it stand out & some fabric ribbon & linen thread. Instructions to make the artisan label mat are below.

Before I move on to the instructions, here's a final view, showing the inside, which I decorated with the sunburst offcuts.

Full Sunburst Card Instructions

1.  Cut 8 rectangles - 12 x 5cm from DSP – 2 of each colour. Cut each rectangle diagonally to make 2 triangles, making a total of 16 triangles.

2.   (Optional) Sponge edges of triangles to add depth.

3.  Draw a horizontal & vertical line on scrap paper, meeting where you want your sun to radiate from. I've shown some examples I like. I used layout 1 for this card.

4.   Completely cover top quarter of scrap paper with glue (I used a glue stick to give time to position correctly) & start attaching triangles in desired order. Make sure points meet at the centre & lines. Pieces shouldn't overlap. Continue adding glue & triangles, a quarter page at a time until circle is complete.

 Here's my partially completed sunburst too.

5.   Trim off excess around scrap to required size for card front. Sponge edge if desired, then complete card.

Tips for scraps or different sizes
I generally start with 5cm x 12cm pieces, as it gives me flexibility to change my focal point after I piece the triangles. If you're making a smaller card, using scraps, or making a non-centred design, you can reduce the size of the rectangles/triangles using this template in my instructions below to save paper. It will always work as long as the angles remain the same. Who knew geometry would ever be  useful for papercrafting? :-)

How to make a mat for the Artisan Label punch
 

1. Punch two artisan labels.
2. Cut one label horizontally in half. (left pic). Adhere pieces behind top & bottom of sentiment, leaving small border showing.
3. Cut end pieces off second punched shape (right pic). Cut remaining piece horizontally in half. Adhere behind each side, leaving small border showing & so that curved edge lines up with corner of punched sentiment (as shown in card pic above).

I hope you'll try making your own sunburst card, or the artisan label mat. I have some more sunburst cards to show you - next time since this post seems to have taken forever. Thanks for visiting & please leave me some comment love if you like the project, or the instructions have been helpful to you.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies
Stamps: Label Love
Card/paper: naturals ivory, choc chip, very vanilla card, Sweater Weather DSP
Ink: chocolate chip ink pad, crumb cake ink pad, tangerine tango marker
Accessories: linen thread, fabric ribbon, brad
Tools: artisan label punch, sponge dauber

JAI 267 Just add typography - & sunburst template

Friday means new challenge time at Just Add Ink & this week's challenge is to just add typography, which I'm excited to say was suggested by me.
One simple definition of typography is "the practical and artistic arrangement of type and printing with type". So, I thought it would be fun challenge to make a project that uses words, text or type in a practical & creative way. So....this is what I made...

 (click on the pic for a bigger version)

My starting point was to use one of the quotes or sayings from the Feel Goods stamp set. I love both the sayings, font choice & layout, so it was perfect for the challenge. Reading the sunshine quote gave me an idea to cut a sunburst background using the text paper in our new 12x12 paper stacks & my card came together from there.

I heat embossed the sentiment with versamark & white embossing powder on so saffron card, cut it out with an oval framelit & added a little so saffron sponging to help make the sentiment pop. Then I mounted it onto some vellum card & pierced a border. You can see the glossy image better in this pic.

Once I'd pieced the background & added the sentiment panel (popped on dimensionals), I wanted to add a final little touch so I added some tiny gold embossed butterflies from Papillion Potpourri

Sunburst background template
The sunburst background with text paper enhances the typography theme. I could have made the background using the sunburst template & instructions I shared in this post. However, as I wanted the text on the paper to remain horizontal, I drew up a paper template using the same process. I used this template to cut out the so saffron card & DSP together so the pieces would be exactly the same size. Keep them all aligned so you know how they go back together. I sponged each piece lightly with so saffron ink to add a little more depth.
From this point, the actual sunburst piecing is the same as described before so see these instructions.
Alternate glueing a piece of card, then a piece of dsp onto a thin backing sheet of scrap paper until you have completed your sunburst. You'll be able to make two full sunbursts.

I mounted the sunburst background onto some soft suede (which played beautifully with the so saffron - who knew) & a so saffron base.

Good news - I've drawn up a template for you to save you time & effort. Just save the image below & print it. The actual template should print at 10.5 x 14.8cm (a quarter A4 sheet, ie normal card front)... hopefully if your computer is behaving.
Tip: If you want to make your pieces bigger, just extend each of the cutting lines, or enlarge it when printing.

A request: please link back to this post rather than posting the template image pic on your own site, so others can see the original inspiration. You're also welcome & encouraged to pin it so you can find it later too. Thanks

Alternative gold version
I also tried using a gold sentiment on the card, but I liked how the original white embossed version worked so nicely with the white text, more. I thought I'd share it here anyway & you can make up your own mind.

So, that's my take on Just Add Typography. Now check out what the whole design team made too & I'd love you to try the challenge too.

Thanks for visiting today & I hope you're inspired to have a play with some words or type of your own. Leave me a comment if you liked my card or if you'd like more info on anything. Remember to pin it for later too.

Until next time, sending you some 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

Feel Goods Clear Stamp Set	Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set	Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack	So Saffron A4 Card Stock	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock
White Vellum A4 Card Stock	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad	Sponge Daubers	Versamark Pad	White Stampin' Emboss Powder
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder	Heat Tool	Paper-Piercing Tool	Stampin' Pierce Mat	Bitty Butterfly Punch
Ovals Collection Framelits Die	Big Shot

JAI 310 sketch challenge - birthday make-up compact card

Happily the stars aligned this week for me to use our new challenge sketch at Just Add Ink as inspiration for my darling girl's 15th birthday card. This is the sketch,

and this is my card

Bold, huh! This year, Miss C has become really interested in make-up so I thought it'd be fun to make a card that had something with a make-up theme. Then I saw the sketch & immediately thought to make a make-up compact - & definitely one with attitude & bling, as many of the funky make-up brands seem to have. I think you can see the sketch even though I took some obvious liberties with extra layers for my sunbursts. Here's a little more of a straight-in look showing off the fun & so easy sunbursts using the Sunburst Sayings die & stamp bundle.

and here's the compact, inside.

The make-up palette inside is made of 3 layers of 1 inch punch circles, adhered together, & made sparkly with clear Wink of Stella. I embossed 2 sentiments from Sunburst Sayings on vellum & adhered them to the top inside & added lots of bling. I adhered another layer of vellum over the make up palettes with a birthday message from Dad - I like him to write the message so cards include a bit of both of us - but I forgot to take a pic beforehand so can't share that pic.

Back to the base compact - the layers are cut with the 2 largest Circles Collection framelit dies (sadly on the retirement list). I've used 2 designs of the Shine On Speciality dsp for the main layers & a frame of silver foil - I'm still loving the combination of kraft & embossed silver & it's really sturdy so perfect for the base pieces. The front & back is attached with a piece of card adhered between the layers.

 It was a tricky little project to photograph with the shape & shiny silver layers so here's one more go.

Well, I hope you liked my take on this week's sketch. Please pin my project if you do & leave a comment if you like more information. Then hop over to the Just Add Ink blog to see all the team's fun sketch ideas & try it yourself.

Back soon with another project
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 plus other options at the bottom of the list. Please check my online store for all options.

Print Recipe

Sunburst Sayings Clear-Mount Bundle $68.00	Circles Collection Framelits Die $45.00	Shine On Specialty Designer Series Paper $22.75	Silver Foil Sheets $7.00	Silver Glimmer Paper $8.75
White Vellum A4 Card Stock $11.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock $12.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock $15.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride $12.25	Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock $12.25
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock $12.25	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock $12.25	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate $12.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments $8.75	Versamark Pad $13.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $14.00	1" Circle Punch $21.00	1-1/4" Circle Punch $28.00	1-3/8" Circle Punch $28.00
Banner Punch $21.00	Heat Tool $50.00	Embossing Buddy $10.00	Big Shot $169.00	Big Shot Magnetic Platform $70.00
Sunburst Thinlits Die $49.00	Sunburst Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set $31.00