Just Add Ink #445.....Winners!

What a fabulous lot of 'embossed' entries we had this week. Much thanks to you all for joining the challenge...we have a gorgeous gallery of creations that's for sure.

The design team has voted on their favourites, the numbers have been tallied & without further ado our Top Pick for this week is Carolyn King with this beautiful floral arrangement.

Here is what some of the design team had to say...

Sensationally executed card with delicate balance and wonderful design.

I love the layering on her card. It's so calm and soothing!

Wonderful layering and layout.

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Ma-Mi

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

The white embossed water coloured floral background is delightfully soft and pretty!

Gorgeous background embossing and colours.


Louise

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

Such a pretty card. The embossing really softens the monochrome theme.

I love the contrast of the bold stripes with the pretty layers of texture.

Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our next challenge

Just Add Ink #445..."Embossing"

Happy Friday JAI friends!

This week our challenge was set by Rochelle and she has challenged us to "Add Embossing" to our projects!

This can be done in a variety of ways..."Embossing Powder-Embossing paste-Embossing Folders" Or any other embossing techniques you can think of.

Check out the design teams projects for lots of fun and fabulous techniques to add embossing to your projects and don't forget to link back here, let us know what embossing medium you have used and have fun!

Here is what the Design Team have come up with this week to provide you with inspiration...

Nikki Spencer

Kelly Kent

Jackie Aitken

Tina Gillespie

Chantell Randall

Jan McQueen

Kim Badelt

Denita Wright-Smee

Rochelle Blok

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 no more than 5 other challenges.
• Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
• Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla & Metallics may also be added)
• Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is.
• Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose.
• Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are 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.

Just Add Ink #444...Winners!

Wowsers!.....That's what we call a pretty gallery! 

Thanks everyone for joining our colour challenge this week, lots of beautiful projects and we loved stopping by your blogs for a closer look.

The design team votes are in and tallied and let me tell you it was very close across the entries, but our "Top pick" for last weeks colour challenge is Tanya, with her sweet stripey project.

Tanya

Here is what some of the design team had to say...

 Lovely soft & fresh combination of floral elements & stripes.

The softness of the colour combo, the delicateness of the details. Gorgeousness! 

 I love this elegant (and stunning) design. The touch of Soft Sea Foam sets it off perfectly.

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Ingen

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

Simple gorgeous elements, fabulous use of the challenge colours.

Such a lovely card with great use of these colours. So soft and pretty!

Love the pops of colour against the beautiful soft background. Very pretty!


Rachel

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

This Just makes me smile! The exploding background and fun images are made for each other.

Lovely smooshed background and great way to use colours.

 I loved the contrast of that steely coffee pot to the vibrant smooched background.

Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our next challenge

Just Add Ink #444... "Colour"

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to a new challenge at Just Add Ink!

This week Nikki has a fun Colour Challenge with a twist for us all. Yes, YOU get to choose the third colour to add to Poppy Parade and Powder Pink!! So get your thinking caps on and we look forward to seeing what you choose and how that influences your creations this week 😊

As well as the three colours you are welcome to use basics such as black, white and metallics but please don't add any extra colours. Enjoy!

Here is what the Design Team have come up with this week to provide you with inspiration...

Rachael Lewsley

Jo Stubbings

Lou Kitzelman

Narelle Farrugia




Kim Badelt




Nikki Spencer




Tina Gillespie




Rochelle Blok




Jan McQueen

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 no more than 5 other challenges.
• Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
• Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla & Metallics may also be added)
• Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is.
• Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose.
• Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are 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.

Just Add Ink #443.....Winners!

It's time to announce the winners for our Choose Two challenge.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last week! We loved popping by your blogs to see what options you chose and how you used them in your projects. The variety of colours, textures and sparklies were stunning and made it difficult for the design team to pick a winner.

But the votes are in and this week our Top Pick goes to Lorraine A for her stunning use of colour.

Lorraine A

Here is what some of the design team had to say...

Vibrant and lovely! The hint of gold foil is perfect.

Lorraine's colouring is so bright and vibrant, and I love the rich touches of gold.

Oh WOW! Just beautiful! So bright and colourful! Love it! 

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Rosali B

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

Her ocean is a magnificent base for the whale

The beautiful ombre of blue is so striking. Such an intense and amazing use of colour! An all round fantastic card! 

I loved the shimmery paste waves especially when contrasted with the intense blue sea and crisp whale.


Betty W

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

Lovely vibrant use of colour and layers, beautifully done!

Lovely distressed background for her gorgeous flower.

So pretty! Love all the different pinks. Such gorgeous colouring in the flowers and leaves with an amazing depth of colour!

Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our next challenge

Just Add Ink #443..."Choose Two"

Happy Friday all!

We have a fun new challenge for you this week suggested by Jan. This week you get to 'Choose Two' out of the three options below to feature on your project. We really look forward seeing what your choice is!

Here is what the Design Team have come up with this week to provide you with inspiration...

Nikki Spencer

Tina Gillespie

Kelly Kent

Kim Badelt

Rochelle Blok

Jackie Aitken

Jan McQueen

Chantell Randall

Denita Wright-Smee

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 no more than 5 other challenges.
• Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
• Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla & Metallics may also be added)
• Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is.
• Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose.
• Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are 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.

Just Add Ink #442...Winners

Hello there,

we were thrilled to see so many lovely entries for last weeks sketch challenge here at Just Add Ink. You all made it a hard job for the design team to narrow it down to our top three picks. Ultimately there can only be one winner and this week our winner is Janet Swanlady with this bold water coloured daisy card.

Here is what some of the design team had to say...

Graphic & sweet take on sketch with gorgeous daisy & leaf combination.

Fresh and fabulous! Love the simple design and beautiful colouring.

The beautiful colouring and soft effects really pop against the crisp white background.

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Mo Rootes

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

A beautiful colour combination with stunning elements and layers. An all round gorgeous card.

Such a pretty card with wonderful colour combination.

Gorgeous layering with a colour combo to match.

Elizabeth Gross

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

Such a pretty card with lovely layering.

I love the leafy layers surrounding the bold sentiment panel.

Lovely layered leaves compliment the central sentiment.

Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our next challenge