Friday, January 29, 2010

Just Add Ink Challenge 2 - Just Add Hearts

Welcome to Just Add Ink!

As you all are probably aware, Valentines Day is just around the corner so we thought it would be an appropriate time to get you inspired into all things lovey-dovey with this weeks challenge!

Just Add Hearts
Stamp it, punch it, stick it on - it's up to you!
Your creation can be a card, scrapbooking LO or a 3D project.

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thanks again to the lovely ladies on our Design Team for putting some wonderful projects together to inspire our creative readers.





Rules:
  • You are welcome to use any brand of supplies for our challenges.
  • Please use the keyword JAI2 when uploading to public galleries. We welcome you to mention our challenges and/or provide a link.
  • Provide a DIRECT LINK to the post on your blog where you've displayed your creation using Mr. Linky. Incorrect links are NOT eligible for Top 5 picks, and may be deleted.
  • Projects must be new.
Don't have a blog/gallery? Email us a picture of your creation at just-add-ink@hotmail.com and we'll publish it on our linked challenge blog for you.

Mr. Linky will close Wednesday 3rd February at midnight (12am) EST. Be here on Thursday 4th February to see our Top Picks.
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Just Add Ink Challenges Participants
1. Anne Brignall (NZ)
2. Kris Sobolik
3. Erin Gonzales- Hand Stamped Style
4. Janine Pearce
5. Diane Bell-Robertson
6. Jacquelyn Pedersen
7. Meghana
8. Tracey Old NZL
9. Julia Leece
10. Michelle
11. Penny Hanuszak
12. Susan Joyce
13. Linda Bartolucci
14. Jo Armstrong
15. Melissa
16. Paula Dobson
17. Lisa B (Daffyscrapper)
18. Mae Collins (Tas, AUS)
19. Monica
20. Rachel Jackson
21. Louise Forsyth
22. Stacey Schafer
23. Anna Bowden
24. Lynn Powell
25. Carole Stedman
26. Megan McDonald
27. Kristine McIntosh
28. Sam Post
29. Judy Beetson
30. Chantelle
31. Ann Wills (NZ)
32. Louise Layton
33. Tui Nathan
34. Diane Taylor NZ
35. Keegan Rigby
36. Carolyn Rushworth
37. Carole'Anne AKA Stampin Stressaway
38. Jan Radu
39. Bron Heslop
40. Sharnee Torrents :0)
41. Adele Khoo
42. Esther Holt
43. Christine Blain
44. Lisa Johnston
45. Naomi Jansen
46. Claire Dauncey
47. Debbie D
48. Sam Post
49. Tina G
50. Felicity
51. Tessa Wise
52. KazT
53. Kylie R
54. Tui Nathan
55. Jeane McQueen
56. Belinda Watson
57. Sally Williams
58. Sharon Dand
59. Richelle
60. Jan Radu

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Just Add Ink #1 Winners

Hi Everyone!

What a huge and wonderful first week we have had at Just Add Ink!

Thank you and congratulations to everyone that participated and sent in your amazing creations - they were all so beautiful. A big thanks also goes out to those of you who left wonderful comments here at Just Add Ink, we really appreciate them and we just wanted you to know how much your support and kind comments means to us.

Without further ado, let's announce the winners! I know you challenge junkies will have heard this on aaaaaall the other challenge blogs, but honestly, it was so hard to whittle it down to just 5 creations for the Top 5, so we've decided to feature some contributors that we were greatly inspired by too!

Here are the Top 5 (in no particular order) for this weeks challenge. You all get a badge (below) to display proudly on your blog. Please go and check out their creations in more detail on their blogs, and please leave a little comment love.

Click HERE for helping adding the badge to your blog.

Congratulations ladies!


Kylie R

And we also were greatly inspired by:


Mel Sharp
Linda

The winner of the $50 Stampin' Up! voucher was drawn at random via random.org:
Claire Dauncey, come on down!!Please email us at just-add-ink@hotmail.com to claim your prize.

Thanks again everyone for having fun and playing along here at Just Add Ink! We hope to see you all back here tomorrow for our next challenge - Just Add...???

Technique Tutorial - Crayon Resist

For a pdf copy of this tutorial, click HERE.

Technique Tutorial
Crayon Resist

Crayon Resist is a simple, but very effective technique that can be used with most stamp sets.  It's relatively easy and it can be used for creating one card, or multiples.  Can't beat that!

Supplies:
Whisper White card stock
Your desired stamp set
(I’ve used Happy Moments -
Sale-A-Bration 2010)
Stazon Black Ink Pad
Coloured classic inks
(I’ve used So Saffron, Baja Breeze and Mellow Moss)
White crayon (wax)
Stampin’ Sponges - cut into smaller pieces

Step One
Using Black Stazon ink, stamp your image/s onto the Whisper White cardstock. In this tutorial, I’ve created an entire sheet to use like Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Stazon is the best ink to use because it’s permanent and won’t smudge later when you’re blending your inks.

Step Two
Using a white wax crayon (water soluble crayons won’t give you the same effect), roughly colour the parts of your image that you want to remain white. 

Because white crayon doesn't show well in photos, here's a coloured example:




Step Three
Cut a Stampin’ Sponge into smaller pieces so you can use them for separate colours (it’s also more economical and easier to handle).

Ink your first piece of sponge with the ink pad you’re using first. I’m using So Saffron first as it’s the lightest of the three.


Step Four
Pick a spot to begin, and gently sponge the ink onto the card stock.  It's best to start gently so you can work out the best pressure to apply for the effect you're going for. 

For this project, I'm going to be applying 3 colours over the entire sheet.  For the first layer I'll be applying large "dots" of ink evenly across the page.  It's better to apply too little than too much, because you can always go back to apply more later.

NOTE: Please be aware of the card stock you're using.  Whisper White is fantastic for soaking up ink, so the effect you've created will subtly change as you're going.

This is what the first layer looks like:







Continue on with your inks to do the remaining layers. For my project I'm applying Baja Breeze for the second layer...

...then Mellow Moss for the third layer. I've left some white space so I can go back with each ink and even out the overall colour effect. I'm aiming for an even distribution of colours, so I don't want to end up with no room to move after applying the two darker inks.



Complete
Once you've finished evening out the colours, gently rub a tissue or piece of paper towel over the sheet to remove the ink that is sitting on top of the crayon.

Now you're ready to make your projects using your unique DSP.
Project Ideas:
Here are some cards I made using the Crayon Resist technique:



I hope you found this tutorial useful - I'd love to know what you think!  I'd also love to see any projects that are made using this technique - just leave a link to your blog with a note in the comments section.


Friday, January 22, 2010

Just Add Ink Challenge 1 - A Colour Challenge!

Welcome to Just Add Ink!
The Just Add Ink Design Team is a group of Australian & New Zealand Stampin' Up! demonstrators who love to share what they love and inspire others to create! We use primarily Stampin' Up! products in our challenge designs, but we welcome the use of any brand or product by our participants. It's our goal at Just Add Ink to inspire our virtual stamping pals, while sharing and having fun! We hope you will play along!!

This week we have a special Stampin' prize up for grabs! To be eligible for our prize you must:
1) become a follower of our challenge blog;
2) add our badge to your blog;
3) write a short post on your blog about our challenge site and of course;
4) add a link to your creation below via Mr Linky.

Our first challenge is a colour challenge - make something using our blog colours.
This can be a card, scrapbooking layout or 3D project.
Rules:
  • You are welcome to use any brand of supplies for our challenges.
  • Please use the keyword JAI1 when uploading to public galleries. We welcome you to mention our challenges and/or provide a link.
  • Provide a DIRECT LINK to the post on your blog where you've displayed your creation using Mr. Linky. Incorrect links are NOT eligible for Top 5 picks, and may be deleted.
  • Projects must be new.
  • To be eligible for this weeks prize you must also 1) become a follower of our challenge blog, 2) add our badge to your blog, and 3) write a short post on your blog about our site!
Mr. Linky will close Wednesday 27th January at midnight (12am) EST. Be here on Thursday 28th January to see our Top Picks and the winner of the $50 Stampin' Up! voucher (drawn via random.org).

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If you'd like to enter your creation in our challenge,
but you don't have a blog or a public gallery
(like SplitCoast Stampers),
just send a picture of your entry
with your name and a few details about your work to
and we'll enter it for you!

* * * * *

Here's some inspiration from some of the girls in the Just Add Ink Design Team:







Delys CramThank you for playing at
Just Add Ink!


Just Add Ink Challenges Participants
1. Kris Sobolik
2. Kylie R
3. Linda Wormall
4. Felicity
5. Mae Collins (Tas, AUS) - correct link!
6. Nicole Derendorf
7. Robyn
8. Jan Radu
9. Lynn Powell
10. Leonie Hegarty
11. Carole Stedman
12. Richelle
13. Elise
14. Megan McDonald
15. Bron Heslop
16. Kez
17. Anna Bowden
18. Monica Van Empel
19. Belinda Watson
20. Karen Beazley
21. Melissa
22. Mel Sharp
23. Claire Dauncey
24. Anne Brignall
25. Paula Dobson
26. Helen Williams (NZ)
27. Lori Turner
28. Diane Taylor NZ
29. Ann Wills (NZ)
30. Leah Renee
31. Shirley McAvoy
32. Naomi Jansen
33. Tui Nathan
34. Lorelle Sergiacomi
35. Tessa Wise
36. Sharnee Torrents :0)
37. Kathie'z Kardz (NZ)
38. Esther Holt
39. Louise Layton
40. Lisa H
41. Natalie Zapantis
42. Erin
43. Bibiana
44. Gail Tomkins
45. Tracey old NZL
46. Genelle Little
47. Debbie Dawson NZ
48. Nikki Pascoe
49. Andrea North
50. Sharon Davis
51. Anna Sutherland

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Thursday, January 21, 2010

JAI1 Entries so far...

We've been absolutely blown away by the response to our launch! Not only have there been many wonderful comments left for us, and lovely emails sent, but the entries for our first challenge have been AMAZING!

If you haven't already entered, the cut off time is midnight on Wednesday 27th of January. Just over one day to go!

Here's a slideshow of the entries we have so far. We'd like to encourage you to visit the entries (links are on the challenge page) and leave some comments - everyone likes getting positive feedback!




Just Add Ink Launch Prize Conditions





For the Launch Week Only we have a special RANDOM Stampin' Up! prize up for grabs!





To be eligible for our prize you must:

1) become a follower of our challenge blog;
2) add our badge to your blog;
3) write a short post on your blog about our challenge site and of course;
4) add a link to your creation via Mr Linky.

Only Australian and New Zealand entrants are eligible for the prize - sorry!  This is due to Stampin' Up! regulations.

The winner will be chosen randomly - good luck!