Just Add Ink #635...Inspiration!

Photo Credit: https://www.notjustahousewife.net/christmas-tree-plum-ornaments/

Happy Christmas everyone!  

Welcome to the last Just Add Ink Challenge for 2022 - a Christmas Inspiration Challenge, that has been suggested by Nikki.   Quite a modern Christmas Tree with fun purple decorations to Inspire your crafting.

This Challenge will run for 2 weeks, closing on Wednesday, 4 January 2023.  

This is a participation only Challenge with No voting or Winners!

Thank you to everyone for playing along with us throughout 2022.  We love seeing all your wonderful cards and projects.  You inspire us in our Crafting, with your ideas, techniques, colour combos and layouts.  

Have a safe and happy Christmas with your friends and family.  We look forward to connecting with you again in 2023 as we kick off with our traditional full Design Team "Blog Hop" in January.

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

Tristan Dawes

Lou Kitzelman

Nikki Spencer

Kim Badelt

Tina Gillespie

Fiona Bradley

Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai635

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 7.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Just Add Ink # 634 Winners!!

Hi ya,

I know it's a bit late in the day, but don't worry, I have not forgotten this post.   It's a busy time of year and I have just got back home after an afternoon / evening out.

Thank you, to everyone that joined our "Anything but a Card" Challenge.  It was lovely to see all your wonderful projects - so many great ideas to inspire us all.  I think I will be trying a few of these ideas.

Our Winner this week is Karen Walker

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

"Fabulous gift card holders perfectly co-ordinated"

"Super cute gift card holders matched so well to the gift cards"

"Cute gift card holders, loving all the images"

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

kareN stampZ

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

"Love the treat bags and those cute images"

"Love these delightful treat bags!"

"Fun Christmas Treats, adorable little images that decorate them"

Laurel

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

"Bold, modern tags which have so much appeal"

"Fabulous non-traditional gift tags!"

"A great selection of stripes and shapes"

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 #634...Anything but a Card!

 Good Morning everyone!

This weeks fun challenge is from Tristan and she would like us to create a project that is "Not a Card".

This can be anything you like in papercraft form and as you can see by the design team projects, there are so many options and it's also a great challenge for getting some festive packaging/tags done!

Happy crafting everyone!

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

Annie Alexander

Kerry Bunting #1

Kerry Bunting #2

Jan McQueen

Nikki Spencer

Jo Stubbings

Chantell Randall

Rochelle Blok

Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai634

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 7.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Just Add Ink #633...Winners!

 It's time to share this weeks Top Pick & HM's for our colour challenge!

We had lots of lovely ideas using combinations of the colours and loved how different everyones projects were...You're a creative lot!

Thanks for joining in and we look forward to seeing you back again soon!

The votes are in and it was unanimous for this weeks "Top Pick" Sandra with her fabulous bold colour creation.

Sandra

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

Fabulous use of the colours on her gorgeous card.

Checks and a bold bloom are a winning combination.

Love the 3D effect of her bold flower in that check background.

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Deborah

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

Such beautiful flowers along the bottom of her card.

Gorgeous design and a real "Wow" use of the colours.

A beautifully elegant card.

Yvon

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

Great graphic Christmas card.

Love all the delicate die cut detail.

Really pretty card.

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 #633...Colour!

Hello there!

Friday is upon us again and that means it is time for a new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have a colour challenge for you from Kim. We are looking forward to seeing your projects with this colour palette.

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

Tristan Dawes

Narelle Farrugia

Nikki Spencer

Kim Badelt

Tina Gillespie

Lou Kitzelman

Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai633

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 7.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Just Add Ink #632...Winners

Hi there,
thanks to all who joined us for last week's Choose Two challenge, there were so many Christmas projects! Yes, we may have tailored the Choose Two options to encouraged that outcome ;) However, we can only have one winner and this week it is Deborah Wheeler with this beautiful muted tone nature scene.

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

Such a wonderful scene - superb!

Absolutely stunning Wintery scene with so many gorgeous ink details.

Wonderfully detailed scene card.

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Karen Walker

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

Love the gorgeous layering of the cute die cuts! Such a stunning card with fabulous rich colours.

Sweet card with beautiful rich colours.

Lovely combination of colour, texture and elements on this modern, stylish card.

Liz Williams

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

Love all the details and the colours.

Fun and funky card.

Love the swirls of texture and colour in the 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 #632...Choose Two!

Hi Everyone, 

We have a Choose Two Challenge for you this week, that has a Christmas feel to it.   

 
Di has suggested that we choose two of the three elements from Deer, Trees or Sparkle for our projects this week.  Please tell us in your posts which items you've chosen to use.  

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

Jan McQueen

Kerry Bunting

Rochelle Blok

Joanne Stubbings

Nikki Spencer

Annie Alexander

Chantell Randall

Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai632

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 7.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.