Just Add Ink #21 - A Sketch Challenge

Hi Inkers,
Ready for another sketch challenge? Remember, it does not need to be taken literally. You can flip it, rotate, stretch or shrink, add a few things here and there, as long as you use the sketch as a guide, you should be right.

The reason these have such a minimal design is so you can play with it a bit - whether you're a cardmaker or a scrapbooking person.

This weeks challenge is...

Rules:

• Make a papercraft project - a card, scrapbook layout, 3d object, etc.
• While the DT uses Stampin' Up! products where possible, you're welcome to use any products you like.
• You may enter as many times as you like.
  
• 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.
• Your creation must be exclusive to our sketch 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.

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

Amanda Reddicliffe

Danielle Daws

Tania Gould

Nicole McMurtrie

Kirsty Jeffery

Chantell Randall

Delys Cram

Sarah Klass

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 June 16 at 23:59WST. Be here on Thursday June 17 to see our Top Picks.
Just Add Ink Challenges Participants

1. Jan Radu Stamping Elegance 2. Marisa 3. sarah j 4. Rochelle 5. Carole Stedman 6. Sharnee Torrents :0) 7. Rachel Jackson 8. Michelle O'Neill 9. Jane Marshall 10. Vicki 11. Kris McIntosh

12. Rachel Moore 13. Anne Edwards 14. Amanda Saffery 15. Emma Janssen 16. Vannessa 17. Paula Dobson 18. Richelle 19. Paula Fuller 20. Susan Joyce 21. Kris 22. Karen Southwell

23. Marge R. 24. Helen H 25. Gayatri 26. Fiona Platzer 27. Fiona Platzer 2 28. Jenny Hayward 29. Amy Buchanan 30. craftystamper 31. Kerry Deane 32. Gardenia

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Just Add Ink #20 Top Picks

Hi Inkers,

Thanks to everyone who played along this week, you rocked the Just Add Stitching challenge!

Here's this weeks Top picks ... be sure to click on their name and visit/comment on their work, everyone likes a little comment love.

Rachel Moore

Tessa Wise

Deborah Ryan

Paula Dobson

Lee Pelosi

Congratulations Ladies!
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Come back tomorrow to check out our sketch challenge, hope you like scallops!

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Profile of a Stamper - Tania Gould

http://www.taniagould.blogspot.com/

Name
Tania Gould

Location
Launceston, Tasmania

Any jobs other than crafter
Raising a beautiful, very-chatty 4 yr old!

Favourite craft type/style
Anything that can be turned into a gift for someone.

How did you get started in crafting?
I've been “crafty” for years now, trying my hand at many things like beading, cross-stitch/long-stitch, scrapbooking, quilting, folk art, and painting but my latest and greatest is STAMPING!!

What made you interested in stamping/card making/scrapbooking?
I love that you can simply personalise what I once used to spend a lot of money on – cards! I am also a bit of a way-too-keen photographer and have thousands of photos of my daughter, so what better way to show them off but in scrapbooks! I haven't done any for a little while but I am itching to get back into it – now just gotta get the mojo going and actually go print some pics!

How often do you stamp/scrap?
Since moving house, I haven't be able to stamp as much as I'd like, as there seems to always be something that needs unpacking or sorting out. But generally, I would create something at least several times a week.

Where do you get your inspiration? Are you inspired by anyone in particular?
I tend to find my inspiration a lot these days from things I'm seeing in magazines and on TV, particular colours or layouts or ideas that can be converted into paper or ribbon or embellishments. I often get an idea just while watching a show on TV – BUT I really need to learn to either go and do it then and there or at least write it down, because once I have slept, it seems to disappear by the next day! Grrr!

What’s your favourite technique to use?
Embossing, Embossing, Embossing… oh and I love Embossing!!!! I can't “resist” a bit of embossing!!! And my other fav thing to use is the Sponge Daubers – how did I survive so long without them!? They give a much softer, more subtle look compared to plain sponges. I love to soften the edges of a card with the Sponge Daubers.

What tip/s would you give to other crafters?
What I find useful in my craft area is a plastic tray with all the regular most-often used items, that way they are all easy to grab and also easy to put away. I also have an area that is exclusively reserved to my beloved Stampin' Up Heat Tool – he has his own power point and sits pride of place ready to go at any time I need him (which is every single time I craft!)

I am very fortunate to have, at the moment, a whole room just for me and my craft items. I am still waiting for built-in wardrobes to be installed in all the bedrooms, but when I do, my craft room will have an entire wardrobe of shelves, shelves and more shelves!!! In the meantime, I have little “stations” of areas, eg. All my Designer 12x12s are stacked in my wire cubes that I bought from Bunnings and assembled and tied together with plastic ties. Also, I have baskets with all my punches in and another with the odds and ends like the Circle Cutter, Brayer, Crimper etc. I have little plastic trays to hold my Markers, which I love because it keeps them flat so the ink doesn’t run to one tip and not the other. I have a big plastic container with a lid full of odds and ends of ribbons and twine etc....and sometimes I find I'm inspired just by sifting through that container and find a beautiful piece of ribbon and then the rest is history! Now, I could rabbit on about my craft supplies for days, but for now, this is where I'm at. I am looking forward to having most of my supplies tucked away in a cupboard to keep the room neat but more importantly to keep them out of the direct sun light – as it’s heart-breaking to see a beautiful piece of DSP faded on one half. :(

JAI20 - Entries So Far...

We've had a fabulous week of Just Add Stitching entries, both real and faux - check out this week's entries!

If you haven't already entered, the cut-off time is Wednesday June 9 at midnight WST and you can submit your entries HERE.

Just Add Ink #20 - Just Add Stitching

Hi Inkers!

Time to dust off those sewing machines and mat packs! Whether you want to do the real thing or faux, it's completely up to you...

This weeks challenge is...

Just Add... Stitching!

Rules:

• Make a papercraft project - a card, scrapbook layout, 3d object, etc.
• While the DT uses Stampin' Up! products where possible, you're welcome to use any products you like.
• Please use the keyword JAI20 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.
• 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.

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

Danielle Daws

Amanda Reddicliffe

Sarah Klass

Nicole McMurtrie

Tania Gould

Kirsty Jeffery

Delys Cram

Chantell Randall

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 June 9 at 23:59WST. Be here on Thursday June 10 to see our Top Picks.
Just Add Ink Challenges Participants

1. Kris Sobolik 2. Jodene 3. Rachel Moore 4. Gardenia 5. Melissa D. 6. Tessa Wise 7. Megan McDonald 8. Shelley S 9. Karen Southwell 10. Laurel S 11. Nadine Potroz

12. Debi Ryan 13. Anne-Marie Stephanides 14. Helen Williams 15. Gayatri 16. Helen H 17. Denise Lynn 18. Christine Blain 19. Paula Dobson 20. Diane Hov 21. Lee Pelosi 22. Paula Fuller

23. Rachel Jackson 24. Christine Blain - again! 25. Renée 26. Vannessa 27. Diane Taylor NZ 28. Chris Parker-Barnes 29. Nikki Sadler 30. Jennifer Moghadam 31. Susan Joyce

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Just Add Ink #19 Winners

Hi Inkers,

Thanks to everyone who played along this week, every single entry was AMAZING, but what's new, hey? Words can't express how much enjoyment we get from hearing from you and looking at your beautiful work - thank YOU!

Here's this weeks Top picks ... be sure to click on their name and visit/comment on their work, everyone likes a little comment love.

Renee Van Stralen

Louise Layton

Jane Blakeley

Kez

Nancy Riley

Congratulations Ladies!
Here is your badge to wear on your blog:
Click here if you need help adding the badge to your blog.

Come back tomorrow to check out our theme challenge - very flexible, plenty of directions to go with this one - you're going to LOVE it!

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

JAI19 - Entries So Far

You've risen to the challenge yet again! It's amazing how many people have commented that this was a hard challenge to work with, but have loved the end result. Check out the entries so far to see just how stunning these three colours are together...

If you haven't already entered, the cut-off time is Wednesday June 2 at midnight WST and you can submit your entries HERE.