Just Add Ink #789...Sketch!

It’s time for a brand‑new Challenge. It’s a sketch challenge suggested by Tristan.

There’s something special about a sketch challenge. It gives you structure, but still leaves plenty of room for personality, flair, and those clever design twists that make your project unmistakably you. Tristan’s sketch is clean, versatile, and wide‑open for interpretation — whether you lean toward bold colour blocking, soft layers, or a sentiment that steals the spotlight.

This week, we invite you to take the sketch and make it your own. Flip it, rotate it, stretch it, or keep it beautifully literal. As long as the bones of the sketch are visible, the creative direction is entirely in your hands.

We can’t wait to see how you bring this sketch to life. Share your style, surprise yourself, and inspire the rest of the JAI community.

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

Tristan Dawes

Kerry Parkinson

Nikki Spencer

Lou Kitzelman

Narelle Farrugia

Jan McQueen

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 #jai789

This challenge will close at 7pm (ADST) on Wednesday 15th July

JUST ADD INK RULES

Please limit your entries to 3 per challenge.

• 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.
• Inspiration & Colour Challenges: Use the Inspiration or the colours or both. Please use a minimum of "3" of the challenge colours when creating your project. (Black-White-Metallics-Skintones may also be added)
• Just use Stencils-Dies Challenges: Use Stencils-Dies or a combination of both. No theme, anything goes.
• Choose Two or more Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the 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.
• 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.

 

Just Add Ink #779...Sketch

Happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge and this week we have a sketch suggested by Jan to inspire you. There are so many options with this one, we hope you'll have fun creating and look forward to seeing your designs.

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

Kerry

Nikki

Tristan

Narelle

Jan

Joanne

Lou

Rochelle

Tina

Chantell

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 #jai779

This challenge will close at 7pm (ADST) on Wednesday 25th February 

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.
• Inspiration & Colour Challenges: Use the Inspiration or the colours or both. Please use a minimum of "3" of the challenge colours when creating your project. (Black-White-Metallics-Skintones may also be added)
• Just use Stencils-Dies Challenges: Use Stencils-Dies or a combination of both. No theme, anything goes.
• Choose Two or more Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the 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.
• 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.

 

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...

Ann Alexander

Chantell Randall

Jan McQueen

Joanne Stubbings

Kerry Parkinson

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 #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.

 

Just Add Ink #596...Sketch!

 Hi everyone, Happy Friday!

This weeks challenge is a linear style Sketch Challenge, suggested by Narelle.  We hope you will find a moment to enjoy some creative time and join us for this fun Challenge.

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

Kerry Bunting

Jan McQueen

Denita Wright-Smee

Ann Alexander

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 #jai596

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 #568...Sketch!

Hello, happy Friday everyone - I love Fridays because it's pretty much the weekend! It's also time for the new Just Add Ink Challenge.  This week we have a Sketch Challenge for you, that has been suggested by Lou. You can use the Sketch as a guide, you can flip it, turn it or even reverse it to make it suit your needs. We will be looking forward to seeing what great ideas you come up with.

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

Nikki Spencer

Tina Gillespie

Lou Kitzelman

Narelle Farrugia

Kim Badelt

Diane Barnes

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 #563...Sketch!

Welcome to a brand new Just Add Ink challenge! This week Jan has a provided a great sketch for us to play with.

The Design Team have created some fabulous inspiration and we would love you to join in the fun and share your cards and projects with us!

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

Patrice Easton

Nikki Spencer

Tina Gillespie

Jan McQueen

Rachael Lewsley

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.