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.

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.

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.

Just Add Ink #729 – Just Add Colour

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

Colour challenges are the most difficult ones for me, so I had to think hard for this one. As there were 4 colours, I was able to use a multi-layer floral die that I’ve had since forever. I added some diamentes to the flower stamens and its popped up on some white glitter paper (not sure you can see this in the photo) and added a sentiment from a Uniquely Creative cut-apart.

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, 27th November at 7pm (AEDT) Australian Eastern Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #727 – Just Add a Sketch

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

I had some lovely floral DSP in my stash that I thought would be nice on the background of my card. I added 3 different coloured side panels based on the colours in the DSP. I then fussy cut 1 of the flowers from the left over piece and die cut some leaves from the Satmpin Up ‘Forever Fern’ die set. I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin Up ‘Happy & Heartfelt’ stampset on a white circle.

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, 13th November at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #725 – Just Add Stencilling

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

I used the Altenew grid stencil on my card. I added gold relief paste from Cadence and popped up one of the flowers from the Stampin Up True Love DSP that I coloured and fussy cut out along with 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, 30th October at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #723 – Just Choose 2 – Circles/Trees/Ink Blending

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

I chose all 3 for my card. I ink blended a circle with Stampin Up inks in Parakeet Party, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive wth a bit of a water splatter. I then stamped the tress from the Stampin Up ‘Winter Woods’ stamp set and added a setiment from Uniquely creative and a few sequins.

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, 16th October at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #721 – Photo Inspiration

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

I was inspired by the cups in the photo (I know they probably have hot chocolate in them but I prefer coffee!). I printed the coffee cup on 3 different DSPs and fussy cut them out to ake 1 take=away cup. I did some ink smoosing for the background with Early Espresso and Soft Suede inks. I made the sentiment on my PC.

I’ll probably give this card to a friend of mine who loves coffee more than I do!

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, 2nd October at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #719 – Colour Challenge

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

I love these colours together – it screamed flowers and ink smooshing! I used a die from Paper Roses called ‘Blooming Flowers’ which I overlaid on the watercolour card stock before I did the ink smooshing so that I could get the colours roughly in the right area before I used the die.

I really likehow this came out and the grey carbase really makes the colours pop.

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, 18th September at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #717 – Just Add a Sketch

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

When I saw this sketch, I instantly thought Christmas card! I used a retired DSP from Stampin Up that has a flocked red stripe. I stamped, coloured and cut out 1 of the critters from the Colorado Craft Company ‘Christmas Hats’ stamp set. I mirror stamped 1 of them so that they were both facing the sentiment. I popped them up over a strip of silver glitter and silver glimmer cardstock.

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, 4th September at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.