Thinking Stamping: Gallery Grunge

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Sip, Sip Hooray for JAI478

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is to 'just add H'. This corresponded with an experimental period with my new set from the Holiday Catalogue, Sip, Sip Hooray. You can buy the stamp set alone or as a bundle with the matching dies. I love that one of the dies lets you cut out a bubble effect.

So I'm adding some HOORAYS! in this birthday card.

I wanted to create a sense of fun and celebration for this card so as well as having the glasses and 'hoorays' askew, I worked up a bright, bubbly background for them.

The background involved some sponging, some spritzing, some stamping, some die-cutting and some embossing and I like how it turned out: like a good dose of summery fun.

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Product List

Sip Sip Hooray Bundle (En)

[153045]

$90.75

Artisan Textures Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151278]

$36.00

Gallery Grunge Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151275]

$42.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$18.50

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock

[121694]

$18.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$21.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$15.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$20.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$8.50

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$6.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$12.50

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$74.00

Friday, 21 June 2019

As You See It 203 - Design Team Card

Welcome to a new week at As You See It Challenge. In keeping with our new rotation of challenges, the week after Colour week is 'Fill in the blank' week.

I've been a little cheaty in my filling in of the blank. I want to say, "My favourite colours to wear are ocean blues." Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay, with a touch of Coastal Cabana are it for me! They're my favourite colour and bring to mind many happy days and holidays at the beach.

I've played around with my latest stamp set, Gallery Grunge for this card. If you've not taken notice of this set it has four textural, grungy stamps that make lovely backgrounds or can be used to add touches of texture.

I've used various images from the set in Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Whisper White, then brayered the piece in Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point. Then I've added in a few splashes of water to lift the colour before adding the sentiment. I think it all adds up to a good masculine birthday card.

How do you see this challenge? We'd love to have you show us and you have the next fortnight to share in with us. You can see what the rest of the design team have done here.

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Product List

Gallery Grunge Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151275]

$42.00