Combined Challenge

Hi there

I have ventured out of my comfort zone today with this week's Just Add Ink #138 Challenge.  It includes Summer Starfruit, which is the one new In Colour that I haven't used yet because I'm not sure whether I like it or not.  I have combined this with the layout from this week's  Freshly Made Sketches #55  challenge. 

This is the colour combo from Just Add Ink.
This is the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

I have inked up the new 'Everything Eleanor' stamp set for the first time, which has a nice combination of elements to suit a variety of occasions and is a great replacement for the retired Baroque Motifs set.   This is what I came up with.

 

I'm still not sure about Summer Starfruit, but it might grow on me!

Project Details
Stamps	Everything Eleanor, Sweet Essentials
Card stock & Papers	Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, In Colour Pattern Stack
Ink	Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit
Accessories	Basic Gray Stitched Grosgrain ribbon, Basic Pearls
Tools	Square Lattice embossing folder, Big Shot, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Thanks for looking!

ETA:

Thanks to Jen B. for choosing this card as your Top Pick this week.

Merry Monday #35

Hi there

I'm on a bit of a run with Christmas cards at the moment, so I am pleased to be a Guest Designer for Merry Monday #35 this week.  Lesley has prepared another great sketch to inspire us, so get those stamps inked up.  Here is the sketch:

I have put together some of my favourite colours to come up with a more contemporary Christmas look this week. I have stamped the main image from the 'Come to Bethlehem' stamp set in Midnight Muse. I love the result you get with the new ink pads on solid stamps. I clear embossed the image, although it isn't really apparent in the photo, which made it easier to sponge the background. I punched out a large oval and trimmed it down to use as a mask for the star and later used the negative to emboss it with Irridescent Ice embossing powder.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Come to Bethlehem, Four the Holidays (Retired)
Card stock & Papers	Midnight Muse, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink	Pool Party, Island Indigo, Midnight Muse, Versamark
Accessories	Basic Rhinestones, Neutrals Glimmer Brads (Coloured with Copic)
Tools	Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Big Shot, Irridescent Ice, Clear & White embossing powder, Heat gun, Large Oval punch, Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, Tombow Glue, Inkssentials Blending Tool, Copic marker (B99)

Be sure to check out the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Thanks for looking!