Just Inklined to Hop–Lavender and Lace

Today is blog hop day and our super talented Design Team have some amazing projects to show you.

To make the hop more fun, there are 2 hidden spot prizes along the way, chosen from those that leave comments on the blogs.

This months theme is "lavender and Lace" hosted by Gaynor  which is where the blog hop starts.

You should have landed on my blog from Tammy 

I’ve used Little Church in the Snow for my card and you can buy it from Just Inklined

I know I stretched the boundaries with the lavender part as mine is on the purple side but hey lavender comes in lots of shades from deep to light yes?

Image coloured with Copic markers and a little bit of snow writer for the rooftop and scenery.

Next up is Lori who always amazes me with her beautiful creations.

Miles in Winter

Another clean and simple card for me using this gorgeous little chap.

Miles in Winter from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Copic markers and Chalk pencils

He’s such a darling isn’t he?

Later this week I have something special to give away, I just need to do the write up for it but believe me you’ll need it, it’s amazing.

Plain Sailing

I’ve really struggled to make a card this last week or so, you get times like that don’t you? life gets so busy and on top of the hustle and bustle of life we nearly have Christmas upon us.

I was lucky enough to get the cold that has been doing it’s round and I still have the hacking cough to prove it, you know the type, the one that waits until you have warmed up in bed then starts until you are so hot and bothered from coughing that you fling the blankets off only to freeze your nads off later. Hey Ho.

So I needed something to ease me back into colouring and this ticked all of the boxes.

Galleon from Just Inklined it is a pencil lined digital stamp and the beauty of this is that the shading in the stamp helps immensely when colouring, it makes it so easy to colour.

I coloured this one with Copic markers as I only have a limited palette in Graph’It although I will add more to my range because I love them.

I used chalk pencils to create the sky.

Clean and simple style with a little bit of designer paper and a button and hemp cord.

Blog Hop of the Month–Create a Gift Tag

Its blog hop time again and your chance to win one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil too...so don't forget your comments on our DT's blogs along the way...our host this month is Alexandra and you should have landed here from Mina 

Our theme is Create a gift Tag and I’ve used an image called Valerie with Snowball from the Valerie in Winter image set from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

She is such a darling to make into a gift tag, I added fake snow and glitter and some diecuts along with gems from Mei Flower 

a little close up of the fun image and the textures on the tag.

Next up is the ever so talented Gretha

Remember to leave comments on all of the blogs for a chance of a $5 credit.

Bow Bells–Ding Dong Merrily on High

Today I’m sharing a card made with the Bow Bells Digi stamp from Just Inklined 

I used the Graph’It markers from Polka Doodles to colour this beauty.

Bells-: 1250, 3110, 0000

Bow-: 5210, 5220, 5245,

Pine Sprigs-: 8270,8260

I used German glass glitter on the cut out frame which was made on the Silhouette Portrait.

A few iridescent gems from Mei Flower and a bit of love to finish.

New Release Just Inklined

Some country life images 

Squirrel

Gloucester Old Spot

And a little sea side image

Fishing Boat

love these new ones.

Just Inklined to Blog Hop–Favourite Colour Combo

Today is blog hop day and our super talented Design Team have some amazing projects to show you.

To make the hop more fun, there are 2 hidden spot prizes along the way, chosen from those that leave comments on the blogs.

This months theme is "Christmas" hosted by Joyce  which is where the blog hop starts.

You should have landed on my blog from Tangii and its her Birthday.

I’ve used Poinsettia Corner Ribbon for my card and you can buy it from Just Inklined

Teals and White is my favourite combo.

I used the Silhouette Portrait machine to create a pine branch matt for my image, I used Graph’ It Markers to colour my image which I had printed out twice and Pan Pastels for the edging both available at Polka Doodles so that I could add and extra layer to the Poinsettia flower.

Backing papers are from Stampin Up, Pearls and ribbon slide from Mei Flower 

I finished with a little glitter glue to make it all pop.

Next up on the hop is Lori who always amazes me with her beautiful creations.

A Little Fishy if you ask me!

So much going on here at the moment that I nearly forgot all about this little one. Home life and work life just flew away with me over the last few weeks. Life just does that sometimes doesn’t it?

I’ve lots to tell you about but I’m keeping it with me for just a little longer so in the mean time here is a little guy that I started to colour up a week or so ago but finished him last week.

First Fish by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Are you singing along?

Coloured using Graph’It markers available at Polka Doodles 

Skin:- 4115, 4135, 4155.

Hat, Trousers and Hair:- 1250, 3110, 3140

Shirt:- 7125, 7130, 7170.

Waistcoat and boots:- 8220, 8260, 8270 and 8290

Background colour is  done with Pan Pastels.

Angelina’s Balloons

As a child I remember rubbing a balloon on my hair to make the balloon static and sticking it on walls, on someone's back or anywhere that I could get it to stick. Of course my children did it too and in fact their Dad (Chris) still does it, I don’t think he will ever grow up ha ha!

Angelina’s Balloons from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

I made an easel card with the image as I really didn’t know where I was going with it, I first punched out the heart on the card with the image and tied a bow around the top, knowing that it needed something else I matted it with blue card and then it sat there on my desk for a little while, I often do this, mainly because once I start colouring I get so carried away that I end up colouring several images up. So this was the one I played with a little until I was happy.

I coloured her in Blue, did you know that way way back Pink was a boys colour and Blue a girls?

NutCracker

I’m still having fun using the Graph’It markers, it is unbelievable just how vibrant they are, I don’t have a full set but what I do have is wonderful, I have the rest on my wish list. They are available at Polka Doodles at a very good price.

My card today is with the Drummer Nutcracker Soldier from Just Inklined 

I used the reds from the Passion set :- Coral, Tomato and Ruby and also a little bit of Plum on the shading.

Blues from the Everest set :- Sky, Celestial and Lapis

Black, Cool Grey 7, 5 and 2

Yellow from the Sunny set :- Citrine, Banana and Mimosa

Skin :- Nude and Peach

Other news for me this weekend is that I picked up my new bike, love that it has front suspension, no wrist pain after a long ride, I did 15 miles today to try it out and I was very impressed.

Bewitched–Graph’It and Metallic Pan Pastels

I had a play with the metallic Pan Pastels, such intense colour, I had such amazing results using a Versafine ink pad and the copper Pan Pastels that I thought I would share it with you.

The fun of trying new products is in the experimenting don’t you think?

I used Tabitha by Mo’s Digital Pencil for my image as she is such a peach with her little kitty in hand.

I used a shimmer deep purple card and edged it with the versafine ink pad and a swirl stamp then dabbed on the metallic Copper Pan Pastel, the colour was rich and intense.

I used a cheap hairspray to set the Pastel.

Tabitha was coloured with the Graph’ It Markers available at Polka Doodles , again intense vibrant colour that makes your images pop.

Colours used

Green - Pistachio, Lime and Tuscany

Orange - Apricot, Mango and Halloween

Skin – Cotton, Powder, Skin and princess Rose for the blush

Purple- Orchid, Amethyst and Lavender

Yellow – Citrine, Banana and mimosa

Grey Cat – Cool Greys  3, 5, 7

Blog Hop of the Month - Birthdays

Its blog hop time again and your chance to win one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil too...so don't forget your comments on our DT's blogs along the way...our host this month is Vili



Our theme is Birthday

 

This Month I chose Birthday Fairy Dee from Mo's Digital Pencil

 Just look at all of that frosting.

Coloured with Copic markers and chalk pencils.

 

she's such a cute little thing isn't she?

 



 Next up is the ever so talented Gretha

Remember to leave comments on all of the blogs for a chance of a $5 credit.

 

Graph’It Markers

So.. what is all the fuss about, a Graph’It marker boasting to having around 20% more ink than many leading brands of alcohol markers with a range of around 158 colours 2 high quality nibs Chisel and fine bullet and also now an extra add on of a brush marker to replace the chisel tip.

What did I find

1. Oh so Juicy, yes, the bullet nib was amply wet.
2. Blending, very easy to blend with, a combination of the juicy nib (ink staying wet long enough to allow a smooth blend) and good tonal colours.
3. marker shape fits and feels nice to hold.
4. Transition from using my markers I often use to the Graph’It markers was easy.

I coloured this in 5 or so minutes using a Digi Stamp from Mo’s Digital Pencil, First Fish

 

 

 

 

I used no other medium bar the Graph’It markers.

Skin:- 4115, 4135, 4155.

Hat, Trousers and Hair:- 1250, 3110, 3140

Shirt:- 7125, 7130, 7170.

Impressed? I am.

Compitition.

Mo had a great idea yesterday... so we decided to have some extra fun last night with the images from the “Owl the Same….or Not” blog hop.
For the hop we demonstrated how following a specific theme is not the same as copying, and now we are showing that looking at someone else’s art and drawing from it is copyright infringement…even if you make some changes to the image and do not trace. (I think we all agree that tracing is copying.)
Mission Copycat: We randomly selected another artist’s drawing and used that image as a reference to create a new drawing. As an extra twist, one of the copycat drawings is done by a not-so-secret Copycat Bandit…someone who does not draw on a regular basis. (Thanks, Jak!!) She did such a great job! We all agreed that if she decided to be a criminal, she co...uld go into the digital stamp business like other copycats, and she could successfully sell her “art” as stamps.
Originality is what makes something art, and creating something original takes creativity and time. It was eye-opening to see how quickly the copied drawings could be completed--a fraction of the time an original piece takes, as quickly as 15 minutes in some cases. It is a lot less work to fill a store with images by copying the work of someone else…much easier than trying to provide a variety of images that are original.
Remember, our own Copycat Bandit (who does not draw for a living) was able to draw a nice illustration by copying. She proved for us how easy it is to go into business by being a copyright infringer.

CONTEST!!

Now more FUN! See if you can guess who copied whom. There are prizes involved!! Everyone who guesses all of the copycats will have a chance to win a free digi or shop credit from the blog hop shops. Enter by sending an email to stampoutevents@gmail.com. The email should have a list from 1-6 and you can fill in who you think did the copy. The copied images are numbered and on the right of the originals, see the graphic provided. Your choices are Mabelle, Faith, Lori, Mo, Jak, and Elizabeth. Have fun!!See More

 



Thank you Faith for organising this.

Owl the Same or Not - Stamp Out Hop

We at Just Inklined take Copyright very seriously, we got together with a group of artists from Stamp Out and decided to create a digital stamp on the same theme to show just how different they would be. The theme was to draw a big owl and a little owl perched on a fence on a chilly day

All proceeds from the $1 digital images from the event with be given to fundraising for a worthy cause.

Chilly Owls  and wording Digital Stamp Set. Only $1 until 17th October
 

A closer view

 

Moon Owls by Mo Manning

 

A list of all of the participating companies.

 

Whimsy and Stars Stamps,

 From the Heart Stamps,

 Lori Boyd,

 Mo Manning,

 Just Inklined,

 Elizabeth Pujalka,

 Stamp Out Stamp Theft