Sunday, November 27, 2011

Announcing ..

The JAI Design Team and I are very pleased to announce the addition of our new Design Team Member...



Ruth Clarke
So excited she said yes!! Here's a little blurb about Ruthy..


Hi I’m Ruth Clarke, often referred to as Ruthy.

A little about me- I’m married to my hubby Brett of 26 years and together we have 5 kids - four of them are 18 upwards and our baby is 11 yrs - 2 sons, 3 daughters in alternating order. Two and a half years ago we also became grandparents to a lovely grandson. Family is a big part of my life and also photography, so capturing those precious memories, never to happen again, is a big deal - which also leads to my love of scrapbooking. I have been scrapbooking since 2002. During these years I have been involved in the business several ways - as a LSS co/owner, teacher for other stores and worked on several online store and manufacturer’s Design Teams- Australia and USA. During these years I’ve had a history of regular contributions to several of the Australian Scrapbook magazines, including Creating Keepsakes (Aussie section).For the last 2 years I have taken a break from that side of things but joined Stampin' Up! in July 2010 where I have ventured into the world of stamping and incorporating that into my scrapbooking. Ink has increasingly become more than my former treat of detailing edges of my pages/embellishments. I am honoured to be added to the team and I look forward to contributing to the challenges in particular scrapbooking but also being both inspired and learning more from those who love and contribute on Just Add Ink.




Ruth and I will be Challenging you all in the new year with a monthly Scrapbooking Challenge! So..oo.. check back then for details!! Bring it on!



Friday, November 25, 2011

JAI 95 - Bah Humbug!

We've been seeing lots of Christmassy entries lately and we thought we would go BAH HUMBUG! lol
This week's challenge is to make a Christmas project but with NO Christmas paper, NO Christmas images (Christmas sentiment allowed) and definitely NO chocolate .. oh, okay scrap that ... you can give us chocolate!

Check out what the Design Team have come up with to inspire you!


Mae Collins







So let's get Bah Humbugging and join in on the grumpy fun this week!



JUST ADD INK RULES
  • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
  • Link your post, not your whole blog back here.
  • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with 3 or less challenges if you like.
  • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
  • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as a way of advertising products/tutorials etc. which are for sale. You may include a 'project recipe' but do not provide links within the post for promotional purposes, recruiting etc. for ANY product brand. We're here to have fun and encourage creativity.
  • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
  • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 10.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.


Check back on Sunday for an announcement ... ooh!




Thursday, November 24, 2011

JAI 94 Winners!

Good Afternoon

Oh my, what a glorious day we are having in Melbourne today - blue skies and warm sunshine - it's about time!!!!  Let's hope it continues as Summer is only a few days away.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our sketch challenge this week, there were lots of very gorgeous creations.  Our winner for this week is Michelle, with this lovely Christmassy entry




Congratulations!


Here is your badge to wear on your blog:

Link

Honorable Mentions for this week go to -

Susan

Christine B

Click on their names and leave some lovely comments.

Don't forget to come back at midnight to check out our next challenge!

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Friday, November 18, 2011

JAI 94 - Sketch Challenge

Hi Inkers!

We have noticed a drop off lately in our weekly challenge entries and have been wondering why this might be the case ... is everyone as busy as we are coming up to the 'silly season', as some call it? Are you finding it hard to fit everything into your schedule as we get involved in lots of Christmas functions and activities at this time of the year? Well, we hope you can find time-out from your busy lives and schedules to join in the fun with this week's challenge, enjoy your creative side and some time set aside just for you!


This week's challenge is another sketch put together by Bron ...



The Design Team came up with lots of variations on this sketch ... so check them out below for some inspiration ...






















Now it is your turn to have fun with this week's challenge and to link up your entry below.
Have a great week!


JUST ADD INK RULES
  • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
  • Link your post, not your whole blog back here.
  • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with 3 or less challenges if you like.
  • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
  • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as a way of advertising products/tutorials etc. which are for sale. You may include a 'project recipe' but do not provide links within the post for promotional purposes, recruiting etc. for ANY product brand. We're here to have fun and encourage creativity.
  • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
  • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 10.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.




    Thursday, November 17, 2011

    JAI 93 Winners!

    Hello

    Gosh, it's Thursday again, but the good thing about that is that tomorrow is Friday and then we have the weekend - whoo hoo.  I don't know about you, but I'm starting to feel the year end burnout already and am looking forward to the Christmas holiday break.

    Anyway, I'm sure you didn't visit us today to hear me prattle on, you came here today to see who this week's winner is.  So without further ado, our winner this week is Judy with this sweet Christmas creation -




    Congratulations!


    Here is your badge to wear on your blog:

    Link

    Honorable Mentions for this week go to -

    Trish

    Anne Marie

    Click on their names and leave some lovely comments.

    Don't forget to come back at midnight to check out our next challenge!

    Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

    Friday, November 11, 2011

    JAI 93 - A Colour Combo

    Hello Inkers!

    We have a beautiful colour combo from Kim this week -


    I can't wait to see what you all do with these gorgeous colours!


    Here is what our lovely Design Team came up with ...


    Mae Collins
















    JUST ADD INK RULES
    • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
    • Link your post, not your whole blog back here.
    • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with 3 or less challenges if you like.
    • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
    • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as a way of advertising products/tutorials etc. which are for sale. You may include a 'project recipe' but do not provide links within the post for promotional purposes, recruiting etc. for ANY product brand. We're here to have fun and encourage creativity.
    • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
    • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 10.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.







    Thursday, November 10, 2011

    JAI #92 Winners!

    Hi Everyone.

    How did it get to be Thursday already? This week has absolutely flown and we didn't even have a day off! My goodness, Christmas is going to be upon us in no time *eek*. I'd best start getting myself organised.

    Lots of great entries for this week's Challenge. Thanks for taking the time to play along. Our winner this week is Julia with this super cute bookworm bookmark -





    Congratulations!


    Here is your badge to wear on your blog:

    Link

    Honorable Mentions for this week go to -

    Marisa

    Jaydee

    Click on their names and leave some lovely comments.

    Don't forget to come back at midnight to check out our next challenge!

    Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

    Friday, November 4, 2011

    JAI 92 - Just Add A Tag or Bookmark

    Hello Inkers! .... I've been head down doing stuff for a local Christmas show so my focus is definitely on Christmas but don't hold any creativity back for this challenge ... which is to ...


    Just Add a Tag or Bookmark



    ... and here is what the Design Team came up with to inspire you!


    Delys Cram




    As you can see this week's challenge allows for a bit of variation. Your entry must contain a tag of some sort, or be a bookmark so please be clear about this in your post as we reserve the right to delete entries that are not applicable to the challenge.

    We hope you can play along with us. The DT can't wait to see what amazing creations you come up with for our 92nd challenge. Have fun!


    JUST ADD INK RULES
    • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
    • Link your post, not your whole blog back here.
    • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with 3 or less challenges if you like.
    • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
    • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as a way of advertising products/tutorials etc. which are for sale. You may include a 'project recipe' but do not provide links within the post for promotional purposes, recruiting etc. for ANY product brand. We're here to have fun and encourage creativity.
    • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
    • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 10.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.