Just Add Ink #735 – Colour Challenge

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great colour challenge for you!

I decided to do a striped center panel on my card with scaps of the 4 colours. I then die cut a swirly leaf, added some glimmer to it and popped a sentiment created on my PC on top.

I love how classy this looks.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesday, 29th January at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #282 – Follow my Lead

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great challenge for you – we are following the lead of Marlies this fortnight!

I loved the dies cuts and the pop of red with the heart. I mixed it up using squares for my die cuts overlapped in the top right corner with my red heart.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Cards have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Saturday, 1st February to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #734 Blog Hop – Just Add Something New

Hello there, it’s time for our first challenge of 2025 at Just Add Ink and that means we’re kicking off with a Blog Hop and what a great theme we have for you!

For my card I used a new DSP I picked up during the Boxing Day sales from Spotlight – I loved the glittery cupcakes and didn’t have a project in mind when I bought it until I was reminded that I needed a card/project for this challenge.

I have a friend’s birthday coming up, so decided to make a little purse to put her gift in and a matching fancy fold concertina card. On the card I fussy cut some of the cupcakes to add to the sentiment panels. The sentiments are from Stampin Up ‘Happiest of Birthdays’ stamp set.

Check out the inspiration from the other design team members by clicking their name:

1. Joanne Stubbings

2. Narelle Farrugia

3. Lou Klitzelman

4. Nikki Spencer

5. Chantell Randall

6. Tristan Dawes – you’re here!

8. Annie Alexander

9. Di Barnes

10. Kim Badelt

11. Kerry Parkinson

12. Jan McQueen

13. Tina Gilespie

14. Rochelle Bok

Or to follow the hop click on the next button.

We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 22nd January at 7pm (AEDT) Australian Eastern Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Sketch Saturday #767 opt twist use striped paper

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I was inspired to make my first Christmas card of 2025 – I need to start early as I send about 100 cards every year! For this card I used some retired DSP from Stampin up ‘Boughs of Holly’ for my background panels and the a sentiment I chopped apart from Uniquely Creative. Super simple but very classic looking, don’t you think?

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Friday, 24th January to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #281 – Anything Goes opt twist flies through the air.

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you!

I always love an ATG them and adding in the optional twist of flies in the air was super fun to play with. I used a cute stamp set from Simon Says Stamp ‘Happiest Wishes’ and coloured the puppy dog flying away with his ballon with my Stampin Blends. I popped him over a sponged cloud background and added the bold sentiment on the side.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Cards have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Saturday, 18th January to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Birthday #69 – Winter Birthday

Hello there, it’s time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday and do we have a great theme for you!

I used some of the snowflakes from the Kanban stamp set ‘Reindeers & Snowflakes’ inked up with my Altenew blue ink range and a sentiment I created on my PC. I think the silve3r die cut snowflake behind the sentiment helps it pop.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Birthday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Friday, 31st January to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #733 – Just Choose Two: Elves – Reindeer – Santa

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great theme for you!

For my card I chose Santa and Reindeer. I sponged a night sky with my Tim Holtz Distress Inks added a die cut Santa with his reindeer flying across the moon. Did a bit of water splatter to look like stars and added a sentiment from Uniquely Creative.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesday, 1st January at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Sketch Saturday #766 – Opt make a tag (or use a tag on your card)

Hello there, it’s time for another Sketch Saturday Challenge and do we have a great sketch for you!

I was so inspired when I saw this sketch that I just started created before I remembered we had an option to add a tag or use a tag on my card. Not to worry, it was just optional 🙂 I think I’ve made a super cute Christmas card using retired items from Stampin Up ‘Signs of Santa’ stamp set and ‘Santa’s Workshop’ DSP.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Sketch Saturday have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesday, 27th December (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

AAA Cards #280 – Sketch

Hello there, it’s time for another challenge over at AAA Cards and do we have a great theme for you!

This was a fun sketch that lends itself to any type of card. I sponged my panel using Stampin Up inks in Coastal Cabana, Summer Splash and Bermuda Bay. I then stamped 16th three times and the birthday sentiment from the CTMH set ‘Birthday Times’. This card is for my nephew who’s turning 16 this year.

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at AAA Cards have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Saturday, 4th January to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #731 – Inspiration Photo

Hello there, it’s time for another Just Add Ink Challenge and do we have a great inspiration photo for you!

I was inspired by the writing and colour on the cushion, the sparkly gold twinkle lights and the white bed linen. My card base is Stampin Up Basic Beige, with a white card panel where I distressed the edges. I then die cut the letters from Cherry Cobler cardstock and some sparkly gold paper.

Did you sing he words as you looked at my card?

Come join in the fun; we’d love to see how you were inspired. Check out the projects that the other artists at Just Add Ink have created, take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Wednesday, 11th December at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.