Friday, August 15, 2025

Just Add Ink #764...Choose Two!

Hello!

This week Just Add Ink has a Choose Two challenge from Nikki. Just pick two of the three following options - pearls, patterned paper, pastels - and feature them on your project. We look forward to seeing your projects.

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













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 #jai764


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-Grey-Brown & 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/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.
 




Thursday, August 14, 2025

Just Add Ink #763...Winners

Hello,
We really enjoyed seeing the creative ways you all reimagined last week's sketch challenge. But there can only be one winner and this week it is Trina.


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


"Such a super sweet and beautifully coloured Santa"

"A sweet and fun interpretation of the sketch"

"Such a sweet little Santa, fun card"




Congratulations!



Here is your badge to wear on your blog.


Honourable Mentions this week go to -




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


"I love the use of film strips to pair perfectly with the focal image"

"A fabulous bold, graphic and colourful creation"

"Beautiful, bold and bright"




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


"An elegant card, full of texture and perfect for its note card theme'

"A wonderful technique feature on this card"

"Love this gorgeous CAS card. Just stunning!"


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 below for our next challenge

Friday, August 8, 2025

Just Add Ink #763...Sketch!

Happy Friday! That means it's time for a brand new challenge here at Just Add Ink and this week Tristan gives us a sketch to play with.

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



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 #jai763


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-Grey-Brown & 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/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.
 




Thursday, August 7, 2025

Just Add Ink #762 - Winners!

Welcome and thanks for joining us on another Thursday, where it's time to announce Top Pick and Honorable Mentions from our last challenge. We're grateful to all who created a project inspired by the mood board and shared those with us.

The team has voted and we're pleased to announce the following winners:

Top Pick

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

The vibrant leaf is a stunning feature on this card.

That leaf is fabulous, such a realistic look!

Her leaf is the hero of her card.


Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Sandra

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

Sandra's lovely layers and details work beautifully together
and reflect lots of challenge image elements.

Sandra creates such gorgeous, detailed cards!

This card is full of so many layered elements. The more I look, the more I see.



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

I love the gorgeous, tactile elements. A really clever way to elegantly use 
the products and take inspiration from our pic.

Fabulous clean and elegant take on elements of the challenge image.

Beautiful use of texture and dimension on this elegant 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

Friday, August 1, 2025

Just Add Ink #762...Inspiration!

Good Morning JAI friends!

This weeks challenge is all about "Inspiration"  Kim has challenged us to create a project using the pic as a starting point and choosing the bits that inspire you to create with.

As you can see by the design teams project, we took our inspiration from various elements and have created a variety of different projects to help get you started.

We look forward to seeing your take on the inspiration and would love to see your project in the gallery, happy crafting all!.


Photo Credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/white-ceramic-cup-with-coffee-UnACLA4mhLQ

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

Diane Barnes

Tina Gillespie

Narelle Farrugia

Lou Kitzelman

Nikki Spencer

Kerry Parkinson

Tristan Dawes


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 #jai762


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-Grey-Brown & 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/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.
 




Thursday, July 31, 2025

Just Add Ink #761...Winners!

Afternoon everyone!

It's that time of the week we share our Top Pick & HM's for this weeks Christmas in July challenge and "WOW" what a fun, full and fabulously festive gallery we had!

Thanks so much to everyone that joined us this week, we get so excited to see the gallery full of your wonderful creativity and really appreciate you playing along.

The team have voted and this week our "Top Pick" is Doreen with her beautiful blue bauble project.



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

The colouring and details of this scene are absolutely stunning!!

Love the watercolour look of this card, stunning.

A beautiful card with a stunning watercolour image.

Congratulations!



Here is your badge to wear on your blog.


Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Sandra


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

 Wonderful details and fun embellishments.

A beautiful and elegant festive card.

Love all the many wonderful details and textures.


Trina


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

Totally adorable!

Super fun and super cute.

Adorably sweet snowmen in all their winter glory!



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




Friday, July 25, 2025

Just Add Ink #761...Christmas in July!

Welcome to a fun new Challenge at Just Add Ink.

This week Kerry has suggested we Just Add Christmas in July to our creative projects.   So pop your thinking caps on, dig through your stamping stash for everything Christmas, create and share with us!  This is a great Challenge to get your Christmas cards underway.


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


Kerry Parkinson



Ann Alexander



Joanne Stubbings



Jan McQueen



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 #jai761


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-Grey-Brown & 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/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.