Just Add Ink #641...Inspiration!

 

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Good Morning JAI Friends!

We have a brand new fun challenge happening today and this one is all about being inspired! You can pretty much create whatever you like using the pic for inspiration to get you started.

As you can see from the lovely design team projects, themes and designs are varied and we hope we can inspire you to create and join us this week.

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

Kerry Bunting

Nikki Spencer

Jan McQueen

Chantell Randall

Annie Alexander

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 #jai641

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 #640...Winners!

 Afternoon everyone!

It's that time of the week where we tally the votes and share our Top Pick & HM's for our fun "Just Add a Surprise" challenge.

We are really sorry to those that wanted to join in the fun for this one, but due to circumstances out of our control, we had a little "Linky" issue that took some time to resolve...But we're back and will have a brand new challenge from midnight tonight, so we hope you can join us for that one.

The design team have voted and this week our "Top Pick" goes to Trina with her fabulous and fun  project.

Trina

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

Cheers! to an awesome card!

Lots of foamy goodness!

Double sided, double the surprise!

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Bronwyn Eastley

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

This hits all the WOW impact high notes.

Big wow! Love that it's a box pop up inside.

Gorgeous floral surprise.

Chevron2

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

I'm a sucker for a beautiful butterfly, so the gorgeous flutter of butterflies inside was a wonderful surprise.

What a fabulous dimensional cluster of butterflies, such a delight!

Such a fun card. Feels like those lovely butterflies are going to flutter away when you open the 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 #640...Add a Surprise!

Hello stampers,

this week we have something different for you - Fiona has asked us all to 'add a surprise' to your project.

We are looking forward to seeing all the creative ways you incorporate them!

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

Tristan Dawes

Fiona Bradley

Lou Kitzelman

Tina Gillespie

Kim Badelt

Di Barnes

Narelle Farrugia

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 #jai640

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 #639...Winners

Hi there,
thanks to all who joined us for last week's colour challenge, we loved viewing all the beautiful projects! It wasn't easy to choose our winner but this week it is Amanda Mertz with this striking colour blocked valentines card.

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

Clean and Simple meets Bright and Bold! LOVE IT!

Love the bold panels and subtle stamping, its a great use of the colours!

So simple yet so effective; brilliant use of the colours.

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

kareN stampZ

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

An awesome stencil and such a fun card.

Crisp-clean-bold & beautiful! Love that stencil in the challenge colours.

Fabulous layering and use of simple embellishments to offset the large sentiment.

Paradise Palms

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

Beautifully blended background - really pretty.

Love the drama of the die cut wave over the soft and pretty scene. 

Colourful scene captures the magic of the seaside.

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 #639...Colour!

Hi everyone, Welcome to this Week's Colour Challenge, courtesy of Jan.

These In-colours are bold and bright and I think they are very summery.

We hope that you will be inspired to join us in this weeks Challenge by showing us some beautiful creations using these lovely colours. 

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

Nikki Spencer

Kerry Bunting

Annie Alexander

Tina Gillespie

Jan McQueen

Rochelle Blok

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 #jai639

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 # 638...Winners!

Good afternoon everyone !     

We had lots of fun cards in the Gallery for our Choose Two - Candles, Cake or Celebrations Challenge.    

Your cards have provided us with plenty of inspiration for all the Birthdays and Celebrations that are to come though-out 2023.    Thank you to everyone that joined the Challenge.

Our Winner this week is:   

Artocopia

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

"Vibrant rainbow colours and dynamic texture supercharge this birthday card"

"Brings out all the birthday fun!"

"I love how much depth and texture the stenciling give this gorgeous card"

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -


KareN stampZ

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

"OMG, so funny! Such a fun background for the wonderful cake"

"Love the shiny textured background fabulous backdrop for a fun cake"

"Cool background for that tasty cake"

Yvon Doensen

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

"Such a sweet card"

"Fun, colourful, tasty!"

"Adorable dachsund steals the show!"

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 #638...Choose Two!

It's party time at Just Add Ink this week.  Our fun challenge to you from our team member Di is to pick two things to feature on your project: Candles or Cake or Celebration.  Which two will you pick?

We can't wait to see what you come up with and hope that you get lots of great ideas from each other as well as from the Design Team.  Here is what's we have come up with this week to provide you with inspiration...

Tristan Dawes

Fiona Bradley

Narelle Farrugia

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 #jai638

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 #637...Winners!

Thank you all for playing along with our Sketch challenge.  We loved seeing all your beautiful creations and interesting ways you interpreted the challenge.

A big congratulations to Kim Fee with her Silly Goose card. Isn't it stunning?  

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

Such a cute card, with lots of pretty details

Fabulous and fun!  Love the cute goose and sentiment.

Such a pretty and super cute card.  And how amazingly are those stripes aligned!  Love it!

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Jolanda

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

Soft and pretty with fabulous texture and layering.

A lovely floral card, the embossed vellum is so pretty.

A beautifully soft and pretty card!

Amy

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

Fantastic inlaid detail, very clever and creative!

Bright and fun colours for these two for one cards. Love how perfectly the die suited the sketch.

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