Just Add Ink #707 – 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 thought the cut away circle area would be a great spot to highlight a Christmas element. I used some old Christmas DSP, added a coloured elf from the MFT’s ‘Santa’s Elves’ stamp set with a sentinment from PTI’s ‘Rustic Wreath’ stamp set. The DSP was looking a bit flat, so I added some blue stars.

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, 26th June at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #703 – Just Choose Two – Balloons/Bright Colours/Birthday

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

I chose bright colours and birthday for my card. I was inspired by a card that Maheswari Rajaguru made recently and decided to use some retired DSP (Fine Art Floral) from Stampin’ Up for the sunburst shape. I added cardstock in the colours from the DSP in between the DSP rays and then stamped and die cut some flowers from the Stampin’ Up ‘Two Tone Floral’ stamp set. I used inks from Stampin’ Up in Cajun Craze, Mango Melody, Calypso Coral and Pretty Peacock.

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 May at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #701 – Inspirational Photo

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

My card was inspired by the colours in the photo. I used my Distress Inks – Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry and smoosed them onto some watercolour cardstock. I then die cut a few daisies to add interest on the front, a sentiment from Stampin’ Up ‘Special Moments’ and added the ink panel onto some yellow and orange cardstock.

I love ink smooshing as everytime you do it, it leaves you with a totally different look.

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, 15th May at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #699 – Colour Challenge

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

Can I say that I struggled with this combination? I thought it was going to be easy but I tried 3 times before I was happy. I wanted to give even balance to each colour but just couldn’t get it working till I inked smooshed a piece of water colour cardstock and then patted off some of the colour to tone the saturation down. I then added a die cut panel using a coverplate from Paper Rose ‘Blooming Flowers’. I added some diamonte gems to the flower buds and a sentiment from Uniquely Creative. I’m so happy with how this version came out.

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 April at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #697 – sketch

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

I thought our sketch lent itself to a quick and easy Christmas card. I used a few different sized circle punchs, some retired DSP from Stampin Up ‘Trimming the town’ and an inked up embossing folder ‘Expossed brick’, a sentiment made on my PC and a few glitter dots and my card was done. I love the effect you get when you ink up an embossing folder and then run the paper through your embossing machine.

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 April at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #695 – Just Add Chocolate

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

I found this a VERY broad theme and it stumped me for a bit, but then my daughter had me buy her a block of chocolate at the supermarket which lead to my inspiration.

To make my block I cut a series of squares and popped up the smaller ones to look like chocolate block squares. I added some crystal lacquer to make it shiny, wrapped it in foil, added an embossed outside wrapper and a belly band using a die cut with a sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays ‘Coffee talk’ and my card was done.

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 April at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #691 – Photo Inspiration

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

I was inspired by the night sky images in the board so did some sponging with Stampin Up inks in Pacific Point, Starry Sky and Night of Navy. I sprinkled a bit of water and patted it dry to make them look a bit like stars and then stamped the Bare Forest stamp from Indigo Blu on top and added a sentiment from Uniquely Creative and some gold thread to soften the darkness of the 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, 5th March at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #689 – Just Add Colour

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

I love these colours together. I decided to make an alcohol ink panel from which I die cut a few different butterflies. I added them to a circle sentiment along with some bling and my card was done. What do you think? Do you like these colours together too?

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, 20th February at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #685 Blog Hop – Just Add Flowers

Hello there, it’s time for our first challenge of 2024 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 stamp from Unity Stamp Co called ‘Stunner’ which I coloured with my Stampin Blends and then added her amongst some fussy cut flowers from the Stampin Up DSP ‘True Love’. I kept the flowers predominantly black and white so they didn’t overpower my lady.

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

1. Kerry Parkinson

2. Kim Badelt

3. Jan McQueen

4. Di Barnes

5. Rochelle Blok

6. Nikki Spencer

7. Joanne Stubbings

8. Narelle Farrugia

9. Annie Alexander

10. Tina Gillespie 

11. Lou Kitzelman

12. Chantell Randall

13. Tristan Dawes – you’re here!

Or to follow the hop click on the next button.

We’d love to have you join us. You have until Wednesday, 24th January at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Just Add Ink #684 Just Add Traditional Christmas Colours

Hello there, it’s time for our last challenge for the year at Just Add Ink and do we have a great final theme for you!

For my card I used some Stampin Up Lights a glow DSP (retired). I love the bokeh red and green panels. I added some gold glittery cardstock separating the 2 panels and the stamped some pine needles and berries from the Ton ‘Outline Holiday Cones’ under my sentiment which is from the Stampin Up ‘Perfectly Plaid’ stamp set (retired).

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, 3rd January 2024 at 7pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.