Just Add Ink #676...Inspiration!

Hello stamping friends,
its time for a new challenge here at Just Add Ink and this week Kim has given us an inspiration challenge. Use the objects, colours or patterns in the picture below to inspire, and feature, in your project. Have fun!

PIC CREDIT: https://unsplash.com/photos/bNStD5ovrP0

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

Kim Badelt

Tristan Dawes

Tina Gillespie

Kerry Parkinson

Di Barnes

Nikki Spencer

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 #jai676

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 #675...Winners

Hello there,
thanks to all who joined us for last week's spotlight technique challenge. The design team really enjoyed seeing all the colourful and creative projects. This week our winner is Hannelie with this lovely Autumn inspired design.

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

Very effective use of negative space.

Love the negative diecut used to spotlight that gorgeous background.

Such an elegant and beautiful way to create a spotlight!

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Jolanda J

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

Perfect use of the spotlight technique, works beautifully with those stencils.

A wonderful use of the stencils for the challenge.

Effective use of the stencil.

Kristin Sluhan

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

Absolutely stunning colouring of her flowers and a fabulous contrast with all the black and white details.

Love the amazingly vibrant blooms on this elegant card!

Stunning colouring!

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 #675...Just Add Spotlight Technique!

 

Hi Everyone,   Happy Friday to you!

Well here we go again with another great Challenge.   This week's Challenge has been suggested by Lou.   Just Add a Spotlight Technique.

The Spotlight Technique involves highlighting an area of your project in some way.   

There are several ways you can do this.

• Die cut a Stamped Image
• Create a Spotlight Frame
• Cut a diagonal focal point 
• Make a focal point pop with colour

We are looking forward to the ways you Spotlight or make focal points on your projects this week.

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

Nikki Spencer

Kerry Parkinson

Joanne Stubbings

Jan McQueen

Annie Alexandra

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 #jai675

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 # 674 - Winners!!

Hi everyone, 

Thank you to all those that played along with our Colour Challenge last week.   Weren't those colours fabulous??    We just loved all the entries we had.  The Design Team had some clear favorites.

Our Winner this week is:

Suzy Hinton

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

"So many glorious details to her flowery creation"

"Her gorgeous blooms make great use of the challenge colours"

"Love this gorgeous, stamped field of flowers accented with little pops of gold"

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -


Yolanda  J

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

"Who can resist gorgeous 3d flowers working fabulously in the challenge colours"

"Love the 3D flower with the supporting embossed background"

"Now that stunning floral arrangement definitely makes me smile!"

Yvon 

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

"Love how the unique plaid, dynamically offset, anchors this unique Christmas card"

"I love how cleverly our challenge colours have been used to create that stunning background. Really shows off the other fab details"

"A wonderful Christmas card using non-traditional colours"

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 #674...Colour!

Hello everyone, welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenge.

This Challenge is all about colour!   Rochelle has suggested a pretty combination for us to create with and I'm sure you are going to have fun with these colours.   

 “Make a project using the colours in the challenge swatch.

We’ve named the Stampin’ Up! colours but you can use similar colours in any brand”

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

Tristan Dawes

Narelle Farrugia

Tina Gillespie

Lou Kitzelman

Kim Badelt

Di Barnes

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 #jai674

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 # 673.....Winners!

Just Add Ink # 673, Choose Two Challenge has now closed and it's time to announce our Winners!

Thank you to everyone that joined our challenge this week - it certainly was fun seeing how you all incorporated doors and windows into your projects.   I (along with the rest of the Design Team) also gather many wonderful ideas and inspiration from the projects you share.

The Challenge Winner this week is:

Cindy Major

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

"This stunning gingerbread house looks good enough to eat! Love it so much!"

"Just adorable! Love the sweet details!"

"Absolutely adorable!"

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -


Ashwini Rao

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

"Beautiful bold colours, amazing texture, and fabulous contrast"

"Such a pretty and bold card"

"Love the texture and bold colours"

Suzy Hinton

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

"Sweet card, lovely style"

"Such a sweet, CAS design!"

"Clean-Simple and lovely!"

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 #673...Choose Two!

 

Good morning friends!

This week we have a fun "Choose Two" challenge from Jan and we would love to have you join in and share your projects for this one!

As you can see by the design team projects, there are lots of options for creating and lots of lovely inspiration to get your creative juices flowing!

Please remember to add your "Two" chosen options to your posts and don't forget to add a link back here as well. Have fun and we look forward to seeing your projects pop up in the gallery.

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

Nikki Spencer

Kerry Parkinson

Ann Alexander

Jo Stubbings

Rochelle Blok

Tina Gillespie

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 #jai673

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 #672...Winners!

It's time to count the votes and share this weeks Top Pick & HM's for our sketch challenge!

Thanks to everyone that joined us this week, we had a great gallery filled with lots of creative and beautiful projects and we hope you all enjoyed creating for this one!

The design team have voted and our Top Pick this week goes to Amy with her lovely sketch inspired Christmas card.

Amy

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

I love this bold and striking Christmas version or our sketch. Such a great card.

A beautifully elegant Christmas card.

Amy's fab combination of elements and papers turns the sketch into a fab Christmas card.

Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Suzy

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

Fun, fab and full of details! Love it!

Great halloween card.

I'm a sucker for a witchy card. Great combination of layers, stamping and DSP.

Christy

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

Fabulous use of colour and composition.

Very striking card, great colours and design.

Gorgeous bold colours and a great Autumn inspired 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