Just Add Ink #367 Colour Challenge - One Wild Ride

Hip hip hooray it's Friday or as we like to call it Funday!! And to kick start the day, myself and the girls at Just Add Ink have a colour challenge to get our creative juices flowing.

I have to admit these colours were a little tricky. It really was a challenge this week, but I put my thinking cap on and here is my card for this week:

I decided to go down the Male route for my card this week and dug out my favorite set One Wild Ride. Every crafter should have this stamp in their collection. It's perfect for all ages and suitable for every man in your life.

I found my Lemon Lime Twist ink pad was super juicy (which can happen with new ink) and I wasn't getting a crisp enough image. The ink was soaking into all the fine lines. Now there are a few ways that you can make you ink pads less juicy. I usually blot it up with some kitchen roll and then use the back of a spoon to massage the ink around the pad. But today I didn't want to get up and go in hunt for everything so I went to my next tip, which is to put the ink on the stamp with a finger dauber. This means you can be light or as heavy as you want to and don't end up with that inky, blotchy look.

We have a few male birthday's coming up in our household this month, so I think I'll be making up this card a few more times yet!!

Now it's time for you to go, check out what the other super talented girls have done with these challenging colours.

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

One Wild Ride Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141724]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291]	Sponge Daubers [133773]

TGIF Sketch Challenge #90 - One Wild Ride

So I'm sticking with my new years resolution on make my cards a little more simple this year. And even though I will still do a few fussy, fancy cards I really do what to get back to what started my cardmaking love and that is the stamping.

So my card for today's sketch Challenge over at TGIF really is keeping it clean and simple. The sketch was a gorgeous one that I reckon could have lots of uses:

I pretty much kept to the design and I was really happy with how my card came out:

I never have enough male cards and this set have been crying out for ink since I got it (which has been too long!). I wanted the motorbike stamp to stand out, but not enough that the sentiment is hidden. Using a lighter shade then the sentiment is the perfect little tricky.

Bling and male cards never really go, but a pop of gold glimmer behind the circle makes it stand out and just makes it that little bit more special.

With the weekend coming up and the high temps, why not hid away in your craft room and join us this week. I would love to see you take on our sketch!!

Happy Crafting,
Chlo

Product List 
 

One Wild Ride Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141724]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]
Gold Glimmer Paper [133719]	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435]	2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack [138432]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]