Just Add Ink Challenge #8 - Just Add Easter

Welcome to Just Add Ink!

I think you can tell how close Easter is by the number of various shaped and themed chocolates beckoning to you from every other shelf as you wander through the shops to grab a few things.

Christmas Eve: there were a few chocolate eggs here and there. Now it's like the bunny's have been ... well. You know.

The DT at Just Add Ink have chocolate on the brain - so this weeks challenge is simply:

Just Add Easter!

The Rules:

• Interpret the challenge in anyway you like - you can make a card, scrapbook page, 3D project, etc.
• While the DT uses Stampin' Up! products exclusively, you're welcome to use any brands you like.
• Please use the keyword JAI8 when uploading to public galleries.
• Please mention our challenge and provide a link with your post, so others can come and join in the fun too!
• Provide a DIRECT LINK to the post on your blog where you've displayed your creation using Mr. Linky. Incorrect links, or blog links that are down-right advertising are NOT eligible for Top 5 picks, and WILL be deleted.
• Projects must be new.

The DT are pleased to (nom, nom) bring you these delicious creations:

Danielle Daws

Amanda Reddicliffe

Sarah Klass

Chantell Randall

Delys Cram

Bronwyn Eastley

Nicole McMurtrie

Tania Gould

Kirsty Jeffery

Don't have a blog or online gallery?
Email a picture of your creation to just-add-ink@hotmail.com and
we'll publish it and add it to Mr Linky on your behalf, for others to see.

Mr. Linky will close Wednesday 17th March at 11.59 WST.
Be here on Thursday 18th March to see our Top Picks from this round.
Just Add Ink Challenges Participants

1. Sharnee Torrents :0) 2. Jodene 3. Paula Fuller 4. Deb Neerman 5. Monica 6. Sam Higgins 7. Shirley McAvoy 8. TrishG 9. Kris Sobolik 10. Claire Dauncey 11. Gardenia 12. Rachel Jackson 13. Melissa 14. Tessa Wise 15. Madonna & Katelin (8) Dunn 16. Lynne Armstrong 17. Gayatri 18. Mae Collins (Tas, AUS) 19. Lisa Bullock NZL

20. Karen Southwell 21. Jodene 22. Sandi Spence 23. Alison 24. Christine Blain 25. Gayatri (Take #2) 26. Teneale Williams 27. Alison Williamson 28. Paula Dobson 29. Debi Ryan 30. Debi Ryan II 31. Felicity Kendall 32. Susan Wong 33. Debbie Airey 34. Lisa Johnston 35. Susan Joyce 36. Natasha Murray 37. Louise Layton 38. Olivia Sadler

39. Lorelle 40. Linda Wormall 41. Vannessa 42. Megan McDonald 43. Bron Heslop 44. Purple Jo 45. Helen H 46. Jan Radu 47. Trish - Spring Blossom 48. Diane Taylor NZ 49. liamp 50. Naomi Jansen 51. Sam Higgins 52. Gardenia another easter creation 53. Richelle 54. Deb Neerman 55. Nikki Pascoe

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Just Add Ink #7 Winners

Hi Inkers,

Thanks for playing along this week at Just Add Ink! Looks like you all had fun with the colour challenge, make sure you come back tomorrow for the JAI8 reveal - a theme challenge!

Here is this weeks Top 5:

Jodene Tripp
(Who is also featured on JAI's "My Space" this week)

Kim Badelt

Louise Layton

Renée
Susan Joyce
Congratulations ladies, here's the badge for your blog:

Be sure to pop in at their blogs and leave some comment love! CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that played along this week at Just Add Ink! You're all fabulous!

My Space... with Jodene Tripp

Jodene Tripp has been kind enough to give a tour of her amazing craft room where some serious magic happens, but she's has also given us a few top tips and photo's to get us inspired. We couldn't believe just how highly organised Jodene's space was, so we had to ask just how she did it...

Has this always been your craft space? Like a lot of other crafters, I started with a small box of supplies, which grew to a crate, which grew to some drawers and a desk, then a closet (all in the corner of a room) and now 13 years later I finally have a whole room to myself! This room has only been mine since July last year when we moved house.

What are your top 3 tips for keeping things organised?

1. P for E and E for P – A place for everything and everything in its place! Although trust me, after even one card my desk is a disaster zone so it is a constant cycle of messing it up and cleaning it up again.
2. Keep the things you use most closest to you
   
3. Have regular clean outs and get rid of anything you think you won’t use. Schools love to get my extra cardstock, paper and embellishments for kids crafts!

What's your best storage idea that you would like to share? Not that it’s storage, but I love having a work table at bench height so I have the option to stand, this has made a huge difference to me. I got a table from Ikea with extendable legs so I always have the option to return it to desk height at any time.
 Where do you keep your stamps? All sets are on shelves behind me, where I can reach them easily! Individual wood mounted stamps are in drawers and clear unmounted stamps are stored in folders using cling mount.

How about your punches? My commonly used ones are stored on Ikea kitchen rails right beside me (again in easy reach) and others are just behind me in a basket.

Ribbon and buttons? Some ribbon are in spools beside my desk and the rest are stored in jars by colour which are on my wall shelves (same for buttons).

Tell us 5 tools/items you can't live without when you're about to make something.  My Score-Pal, My cuttlebug (I use it for my nestabilities for matting all the time), Ribbon, Border punches, Tape runner.

What do you do when your mojo needs a kick start? What always works? Doing online challenges! I especially love sketch challenges and colour challenges. They give you a great starting point.

Tell us about the wonderful way you store your scraps?  I have just sorted my cardstock into a rolling cart file system (see below) and each colour has a folder for scraps and whole pieces so they are all together. Helps me to remember to use them rather than reaching for a full piece every time.

What was your last major storage investment? I have to admit to not spending a lot on storage. Most of my items are inexpensive jars and containers from places like Ikea, discount shops and Woolworths (my ribbon jars are from there). I guess my Clip-it-Up and Stampin' Up! inkpad caddy have been my most expensive organisational items. Even my bookshelves were a freebie from an old warehouse that was closing down – gotta love that!

What items are guaranteed to end up on your desk after you've made something? Ribbons, stamps, my pencils and blending stumps, and of course lots of card/paper that did or didn’t make it onto my project.

And finally, (and be honest, we're all die-hard paper crafters here) what do you have waaaaaay too much of? Patterned Paper! I hoard it like nothing else.

Well, I hope you enjoyed a tour around Jodene's space as much as we did. You can visit her blog Did I Say That Out Loud by clicking here, make sure you pop over there and say hello and check out all her amazing work while you're at it.

Thank you Jodene for letting us nose around your space too! It's amazing and inspiring, just like the wonderful things you create.

Happy crafting,

JAI7 - Entries So Far...

Wow - the entries were coming in thick and fast right from the very beginning! It's always such a pleasure looking at each and every creation in our challenges. Thankyou for sharing your creativity with us! Here are the amazing entries so far this week...

If you haven't already entered, the cut-off time is Wednesday 10th March at midnight EST and you can submit your entries HERE.

Just Add Ink Challenge #7 - A Colour Challenge!

Welcome to Just Add Ink!

Time for a colour combination ... and what a tricky one it is! It's not called a challenge for nothing! We hope you have as much fun with these colours as our design team did. :)

These are your base colours (or similar if you don't have them).You are welcome to add a small amount of neutrals to tie them
all together (Kraft, White or Black).

Don't have a blog or online gallery? Email a picture of your creation to just-add-ink@hotmail.com and we'll publish it and add your "link" to Mr Linky for others to see.

Rules:

• Make anything you like - a card, scrapbook page or 3D project.
• While the DT uses Stampin' Up! products exclusively, you're welcome to use any brands you like.
• Please use the keyword JAI7 when uploading to public galleries.
• Please mention our challenge and provide a link with your post, so others can come and join in the fun too!
• Provide a DIRECT LINK to the post on your blog where you've displayed your creation using Mr. Linky. Incorrect links, or blog links that are down-right advertising are NOT eligible for Top 5 picks, and WILL be deleted.
• Projects must be new.

Here's some eye candy from the Design Team to get you inspired:

Amanda Reddicliffe

Danielle DawsBronwyn Eastley

Chantell Randall

Tania Gould

Kirsty Jeffery

Sarah Klass

Nicole McMurtrie

Delys Cram

Mr. Linky will close Wednesday 10th March at 11.59 EST. Be here on Thursday 11th March to see our Top Picks from this round.

Just Add Ink Challenges Participants

1. Paula Fuller 2. Karen Southwell 3. Helen Williams 4. Monica 5. Sharna 6. Naomi Jansen 7. Jodene 8. Renée (prchvs) 9. BUTTERNUTSAGE 10. Lori Turner 11. Lori Turner 12. Claire Dauncey 13. Leanne Elliott 14. Bronwyn Hayes 15. Felicity Kendall 16. Rachel Jackson 17. Simone Denton 18. Jane Marshall 19. Louise Layton 20. Kathryn Mangelsdorf (Australia) 21. Megan McDonald 22. Susan Joyce 23. Jodene (2nd Entry) 24. Danielle James

25. Claire Harrison 26. Claire Dauncey (entry 2) 27. Jan Radu 28. Natasha Murray 29. Sally Shield 30. Paula Dobson 31. Vannessa 32. Claire Harrison (Take 2!) 33. Narelle Hoggard 34. liamp 35. Gemma Coumbe 36. Carole Stedman 37. Nikki Sadler 38. Richelle 39. Richelle - 2nd attempt 40. Kris Sobolik 41. Desiree 42. Clarissa Vicencio-Wickens 43. Sharon Dand 44. Lisa Johnston 45. Nicole Derendorf 46. Julia Moss 47. Tui Nathan 48. Kim Badelt

49. Kylie R 50. Bron Heslop 51. Ruth Morrison (Cards #1 & #2) 52. Danielle James 53. Sandi Spence 54. Gardenia 55. Robbie 56. Louise 57. Carissa(first time never done this before) 58. Narelle Freckelton 59. Olivia Sadler 60. Kris McIntosh 61. Tina G 62. Madonna Dunn 63. Robyn 64. Jeane McQueen 65. Lisa Bullock 66. Kimberley K 67. Janice Klass 68. Kooky 69. Laurel 70. Nikki Pascoe

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Just Add Ink #6 Winners

Hi Inkers!

What a fantastic range of submissions this week ... again! hehe.

Thank you one and all for playing along with us here at Just Add Ink! We are having a wonderful time getting to know a majority of you better (I guess you're officially "regulars" now!), and we are always inspired by the projects you all create each week. It was very close this week. Very, very close.

This weeks Top 5 picks this week are:

Susan Wong

Tui Nathan

Leah Weir

Naomi Jansen

Lisa Johnston

Congratulation ladies! Here's is your badge:
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And here's some other creations that we just had to highlight:

Laurel S

Sam Post

Nikki Pascoe

Theresa

Michelle Scott

Krista Driessen

Be sure to pop in at their blogs and leave some comment love! CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that played along this week at Just Add Ink! You're all fabulous!

See you tomorrow for the Just Add Ink #7 reveal... a colour challenge!

JAI6 - Entries So Far!

Another week filled with fabulous entries. You girls sure don't hold back in these challenges! Here are the entries so far...

If you haven't already entered, the cut-off time is Wednesday 3rd March at midnight (12am) EST and you can submit your entries HERE.