Just Add Ink #17 - A Blog Hop!

Hi Inkers!



They say variety is the spice of life, so we have something a little different for you this week.

We're going on a Blog Hop! We hope you'll play along, there are only 10 stops (this is #1) and at each stop one of the Design Team will be showing you a technique they love, and a gorgeous tutorial on how they do it. We hope we will give you a tonne of inspiration for this weeks challenge which is...

Just Add ... A Technique From The Blog Hop!

(projects must be new)

Rules:

• Please mention what technique from the Blog Hop you are using in your scrap page, card or 3D project, and what you like about that technique.
• You're welcome to use any brand of products you like.
• Please use the keyword JAI17 when uploading to public galleries.
• Please mention our challenge and provide a link with your post.
• Provide a DIRECT LINK to the post on your blog where you've displayed your creation using Mr. Linky. Incorrect links will be deleted.
• Your creation must be exclusive to our challenge. Entries with 3 or more alternative challenges listed (ours included) in the post will be deleted at the discretion of the JAI hosts.
• Projects must be new.

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.

This is the part where we usually show off what the amazing Design Team girls have been up to - but instead you need to click on the button below to get the next stop on the blog hop!

Don't forget to link your creation back here when you're finished, we can't wait to see what you've been inspired by!

Here are the links too, just in case you lose your way.
Danielle Daws
Amanda Reddicliffe
Sarah Klass
Delys Cram
Bronwyn Eastley
Chantell Randall
Kirsty Jeffery
Nicole McMurtrie
Tania Gould

Mr. Linky will close Wednesday May 19 at 23:59WST. Be here on Thursday May 20th to see our Top Picks.
Just Add Ink Challenges Participants

1. Megan McDonald 2. TrishG 3. Robbie 4. TrishG (2) 5. TrishG (3) 6. Helen Williams 7. Rachel Jackson 8. Kris McIntosh 9. Anna Bowden 10. Debi Ryan 1 11. Debi Ryan 2

12. Elise 13. Paula Fuller 14. Sally Shield 15. Narelle Freckelton 16. Helen Williams 17. Tina G 18. Belinda Watson (1) 19. Belinda Watson (2) 20. Rhonda Fawcett 21. Kez 22. Richelle

23. Amy Buchanan 24. Susan Joyce 25. Richelle - 2nd entry 26. Renée 27. Sally Shield no.2 28. Nadine Potroz 29. Gayatri 30. Naomi Jansen 31. Esther Holt 32. Sandybeaches 33. TrishG

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Just Add Ink #16 Winners

Hi Inkers,

What a creative bunch of stampers you are! Looks like you had no problems at all creating something beautiful with our colour combination this week. Thanks to our players, and our readers - especially those of you that have left comments, we really appreciate each and every one of you!

Here are this weeks Top 5 picks, be sure to click on their name to go to their creation and leave a little comment love:

Jeane McQueen

Christine Blain

Tessa Wise

Paula Fuller

Arielle

Congratulations ladies, here is your badge to wear on your blog:

Click here if you need help adding the badge to your blog.

Be sure to pop back here tomorrow (or midnight if you're really keen!) for our very first BLOG HOP and a whole lot of inspiration!

Profile of a Stamper - Nicole McMurtrie

http://www.mystampnest.blogspot.com/

Name
Nicole McMurtrie

Location
Central Coast, NSW

Any jobs other than crafter
Primary School Teacher

I have started my own hobby business with boutique children's decor and accessories. Items such as fabric mobiles, canvas wall decor, collages, blankets and jewellery are among the things I handmake. You can see my work and find more information on my facebook page. 

Favourite craft type/style
Anything! But I spend most of my crafting time on papercraft and sewing.

How did you get started in crafting?
I can’t remember ever NOT being interested in craft, but it probably started when I went with Mum to her weekly craft nights at the local hall. We would take our dinner with us and watch all the ladies crafting. It was the 80s so fabric and lace-covered photo albums, pot pourri scented balls etc were on the agenda at craft night. From there I was always into painting, making my own cards etc from a young age.

What made you interested in stamping/card making/scrapbooking?
I have always been interested in cardmaking but really only used materials and techniques that were quite basic. There wasn’t really much available in terms of coordinated products where I grew up. Also, I loved the scrapbooking products in shops but it was a lot of work trying to coordinate everything. When I went to my first Stampin’ Up! workshop 2 years ago I was blown away by all the coordinated products in the catalogue and that was that!!

How often do you stamp/scrap?
Whenever I can! But usually it only happens once or twice a week, in a good week. Night time after my toddler is in bed I can get a few good hours (or more if I want to stay up really late) of stamping in. Bliss!

Where do you get your inspiration? Are you inspired by anyone in particular?
Most of my inspiration comes from blog surfing. Before I discovered blogs I used to buy lots of magazines for inspiration. Blog surfing is much more budget-friendly and there are so many talented people out there. I have an ever-growing list of favourite blogs, which I check a couple of times a week.

What’s your favourite technique to use?
I love heat embossing! I also like using layers of texture and embellishments.

What technique/s are you keen to learn?
I have never used a brayer (blush) but am keen to learn how. The effects are amazing!

What tip/s would you give to other crafters?
Have a dedicated space for crafting, even if it’s just a desk in a corner. If you are able to leave out the projects you have on the go you are more likely to get them finished. Also, have a place for all your tools and materials. There’s nothing worse than spending precious craft time searching for that paper-piercing tool amongst the mess. As for inspiration, start by looking at a few demonstrator blogs and follow links to the blogs of others – you will have hours of endless inspiration!

Nicole has just launched My Flutterfly - her own range of children's decor and accessories!  Become a fan on the My Flutterfly facebook page and leave a comment on Nicole's blog
to go in the running to win one of her stunning mobiles!

JAI16 - Entries So Far

WOW! We are so lucky to have so many fabulous stampers entering our challenges each week! You all really know how to raise the bar... :-)

If you haven't already entered, the cut-off time is Wednesday May 12 at midnight WST and you can submit your entries HERE.

My Space ... with Jan Radu

It's about time we had a nose around someone's stamping space, don't you think? Jan Radu from Stamping Elegance has been kind enough to show us around hers ...

About Jan
Athough Jan has been scrapbooking on and off for over 6 years, she's only been stamping since July 2009. As a busy working mum of two, she decided she needed to make a space in her home to create little and often, as her schedule permitted. She tells us that she and her hubby set about transforming the unused front study in a stylish and functional craft room...

The Craft Room
Don't you love this? Jan headed off to Bunnings with a scrap of Baja Breeze cardstock and asked them to make up a batch of Baja inspired paint! Jan tells us it's almost an exact match.

The next stop was Ikea for a table that could extend up to bar height (Jan likes to stand while working sometimes), and some shelving for displaying her delightful projects.
A recent addition to her craft wall is some leftover curtain wire from Ikea and a few fixings for an easily updatable display wall for creations or favourite swaps. The horizontal cards just hang over the wire, and the vertical cards are secured with a cute little clear perspex peg.

Jan also tells us her craft room is really calming and inspiring.

"I have bookshelves with all of my favourite books and vases etc that I could never really appreciate before - and I love that my desk doesnt face the wall - it looks out into my home so that I can see the kids running in and out of their toy room, and have my own space but still feel a part of whats going on. And most importantly, I am stamping little and often (and sometimes lots and often!) because I can leave my current project out."

Thank you Jan for giving us a tour of your craft space, it's as beautiful as your creations!

Happy crafting,

Just Add Ink #16 - A Colour Challenge!

Hi Inkers,

We know you love a good colour challenge! This week Danielle has combined yet another amazing splash of feminine colours and we hope you can't resist creating something beautiful and sharing it with us here at Just Add Ink.

Please note your creation must be exclusive to our colour challenge. Entries with 3 or more alternative challenges listed (ours included) in the post will be deleted at the discretion of the JAI hosts.

This weeks challenge is...

Rules:

• Make a papercraft project using primarily the colours above.
• If you don't have the exact colors it's still OK to enter using something similar! :)
• While the DT uses Stampin' Up! products where possible, you're welcome to use any products you like.
• Please use the keyword JAI16 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 will be deleted.
• Projects must be new.

And here's what our amazing Design Team came up with this week:

Danielle Daws

Amanda Reddicliffe

Nicole McMurtrie

Bronwyn Eastley

Chantell Randall

Kirsty Jeffery

Tania Gould

Delys Cram

Sarah Klass

Don't have a blog or online gallery?

Email a picture of your creation to just-add-ink@hotmail.com

We'll publish it and add it to Mr Linky on your behalf, for others to see.

Mr. Linky will close Wednesday May 12 at 23:59WST. Be here on Thursday May 13 to see our Top Picks.
Just Add Ink Challenges Participants

1. Erna Logtenberg 2. Karen Southwell 3. Kris Sobolik 4. Bron Heslop 5. Arielle ~ SnappyStamper 6. Paula Fuller 7. Tessa Wise 8. Donna 9. ZacksNana 10. Vannessa 11. Rachel Jackson 12. Gayatri

13. Karen Johnson 14. Renée (prchvs) 15. Debi Ryan 16. Trish - Spring Blossom 17. Jeane McQueen 18. Rhonda 19. Lesley Croghan 20. Gardenia 21. Susan Joyce 22. Christine Blain 23. Richelle 24. Richelle - 2nd entry

25. Richelle 26. TrishG 27. Nicole Derendorf 28. Esther Holt 29. Narelle Freckelton 30. Anne Edwards 31. Mae Collins (Tas, AUS) 32. Sandy 33. Jacquelyn Pedersen 34. Kooky 35. Helen H 36. Carole'Anne AKA Stampin Stressaway

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Just Add Ink #15 Winners

Hi Inkers!

So many wonderful entries this week, we had a hard time picking a Top 5, so this week we have a Top 6, be sure to pop over and check out their work and give a little comment love.

Here they are in no particular order:

Anne Edwards

Renee
Jacquelyn Pederson

Megan McDonald
Leah Weir

Amy Buchanan
Congratulations ladies, here is your badge to wear on your blog:

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Be sure to pop back here tomorrow for another super challenge and a whole lot of inspiration!