JAI 733: Just Choose Two

 Hi!

Welcome to the final Just Add Ink challenge for 2024. Wow, I can't believe that the year is almost over!

Our Choose Two challenge was suggested to us by Kerry, and is a great one for those last minute Christmas cards, tags and gifts that we all seem to need!

I had a bit of a dig through my retired Christmas stash, and found the remnants of the Santa's Workshop Memories & More Card Pack. I loved this card with the cute stack of elves, and couldn't resist using it. The silver glitter highlights on their crowns, the tree and the star are adorable!

To add Santa into the mix, I cropped some Whisper White cardstock using a Tasteful Labels Die. If you look closely, you can see the embossed edge around the shape. The Santa sticker was popped up on the top half of the label, and the bottom half features stamped sentiments from the Joy To The World Paper Pumpkin Kit.

The inside sentiment, from the same stamp set, is one of my all time favourite Christmas stamps. I love both the wording and the font. I finished it off with a glittery Santa hat from the M&M kit. All in all, a quick and easy card!

We'd love to see which two that you choose for the challenge. You can see what the rest of the Design Team chose over on the Just Add Ink blog. You'll also find our linky for entering your card. The challenge will run for two weeks, and is just for fun - the DT won't be choosing winners this time.

Have a wonderful Christmas, and we will see you in the New Year!

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 731: Just Add Inspiration

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week Kerry has found an Inspiration photo to guide our creativity.

There's so much in this photo to choose from! I was taken with the jug of flowers at the bottom left, but I couldn't find the stamp that I wanted to use in my stash - I must have sold it! I then decided to combine the jug and the mug ideas on my card.

I started by using an ink blending brush to apply some Crumb Cake ink to my Whisper White card base. I love the colours in the Inspiration photo, and this was a good way to add in the light browns. I then splattered the card with some Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint. I thought that it looked a bit like the twinkling lights in the background.

The mug dies are from Ink Road Stamps, and are called Basics: Floral Coffee Mug. I cut the outline and detailed dies in Thick Whisper White card and then adhered the layers together. Adhesive sheets made this a snap! I then used my Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight Blends to colour the flowers and leaves. I then added another layer of the detailed die over the top to hide any messy colouring!

The Ink Road Stamps dies also come with a matching stamp, so I used this on the inside. I really love it! The sentiments that I used are from Stampin' Up!'s Attention Shoppers stamp set.

That's all from me for tonight, but your job is just beginning! You can pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll see what else our Design Team took from the Inspiration Photo. You can add your card to the challenge through our Linky.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 729: Just Add Colour

 Hi!

Thanks for once again joining me for the new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week we have a super bright, happy colour combo for you, suggested to us by Kim.

Isn't it fun? There are so many possibilities with this combo. I decided to use a sweet little stamp set that I got as a freebie several years ago, but have never used. It's from Hello Sweetums, and is called Snail Mail.

I started by cropping the Whisper White cardstock using my Paper Rose Studio Nesting Arches die. I turned it into a tag by simply stapling a short length of Petunia Pop ribbon to the top.

The snail was coloured using my Watercolour Pencils. I had to use my Pacific Point pencil instead of Azure Afternoon, and Rich Razzleberry instead of Petunia Pop. You can see in the photo the glitter over the coloured areas - I used my Clear Wink Of Stella pen to blend the pencil and smooth out any pencil lines.

I used my Simply Said stamp set for the sentiments on the front and inside. The DSP is from my Dandy Designs pack.

It was a fun card to make, and to play with the colours. What will you do with them? You can see the rest of the Design Team cards over on the Just Add Ink blog, where you can also find the Linky so that you can enter the challenge.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 727: Just Add A Sketch

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Welcome to the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week it's one of my favourite types of challenges - a Sketch challenge!

There's a lot of scope to play with this one! I went digging through my pop culture stamps and decided to use a bunch of stamps that haven't seen daylight for a while.

I started with the two characters from Kindred Stamps Science Geeks stamp set. I coloured them with Copics. It's been a while since I really played with Copics - I must get back into it again! The sentiment is from the same set.

I popped them up over a Silver Foil die cut. It's from Uniquely Creative, and is called Orbital Dies. The DSP is from the Full Of Life pack.

I had a tiny little slither of DSP left from the front of the card, so instead of tossing it, I decided to use it under this catch phrase sentiment. It fit so nicely! The stamp is from The Ink Road's Bazinga stamp set.

This was such a fun card to make. I hope that you have fun making your card for the challenge, too. We'd love to see what you make. You can pop on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll see what the rest of the Design Team made for the challenge. You can also link your card via Linky.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 725: Just Add Stencilling

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Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week, Lou has suggested that we Just Add Stencilling to our cards. Fun!

It's been a while since I used any of my stencils, so I dusted off the box that I store them in and started digging. At first I thought that I might use a moon stencil, but then I rediscovered my Warp Speed stencil, from Altenew. Bingo!

I love how it creates a focal point at the centre of the card. I inked it up using Salty Ocean Distress Oxide and a blending brush. I had to make sure to ink from all angles so that the shapes came out cleanly. I then added a couple of Stitched Stars die cuts, cropped from Silver and Gold foil, to further highlight the focal point.

My wonderful superhero is from a Kindred Stamps set, called Wonderful. Isn't she fabulous? I coloured her with my Stampin' Blends and a couple of metallic markers. The sentiment from the stamp set was a great way to finish off the card.

I left the inside fairly plain, with just a gold foil star. This way the card could be used for several different occasions.

We'd love for you to-lay along this week. Stencils are a fun and inexpensive way to add interest to a card, I think. I can't wait to see what you make. You can see what the rest of the Design Team have created this week over on the Just Add Ink blog, where you can also add your stencilled card to our Linky.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 723: Just Choose Two

 Hi!

Welcome to the new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week it's a Choose Two challenge, suggested to us by Kim.

I purchased a new stamp set last week from Scrappy Boy Stamps, called Summer Fling. I just had to use it, but was a little stumped on how to include two of either circles, trees or ink blending with the images. I had intended to ink blend behind the circle die cut on my card, but got distracted and glued it down before I blended. Oops! Trees it was!

Can you guess the fandom that the people are from? The sentiment might be a bit of a giveaway if they don't! It's one of my all-time favourite movies. I coloured them with my Copic markers and then popped them up over the circle, die cut from my Everyday Details Dies. The sentiment was also cropped using a rectangular die from the same set.

As I mentioned earlier, I had forgotten to ink blend, so I had to add trees. I remembered that the man lives in a cabin on the edge of the woods, so I used my Snow Front (cabin) and Waterfront (trees) stamp sets to add those details to the card. Easy!

The inside of the card might give you one final clue to the fandom, if you haven't already worked it out. Hehe, I couldn't resist adding the watermelon!

That's all from me, but please jump on over to the Just Add Ink blog so that you can see what the rest of the Design Team have made. You can also add your card to our Linky when you're ready to enter the challenge. Which two will you choose?

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 721: Just Add Inspiration

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Welcome to the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week we have an Inspiration Challenge for you, suggested to us by Kerry.

I love the neutral colour scheme of the photos, and the books are an obvious draw for me. I have lots of book related crafting products! However, I recently purchased a bundle of floral stamps and dies, and thought that I'd have play with them for my card.

The bundle is called Bella Flora, and is by Ink Road Stamps. They are really pretty stylised flowers and coordinating dies. I think that they have a little bit of a tattoo feel to them, but they would also look wonderful coloured. So many possibilities!

I lightly stamped the Sheet Music background stamp on my Crumb Cake cardstock, and then randomly stamped the flower over the top. A die cut of the flower was layered over the top, with the die cut 'hello' popped up over the whole lot. It's also part of the Bella Flora bundle. A few lengths of twine and some champagne rhinestones finished off the front of the card.

The inside was left mostly blank, as I don't know how I'll use this card yet. The flowers in the corner are a nice finishing touch.

We'd love to see what strikes your interest in our Inspiration Photo this week. You can jump on over to the Just Add Ink blog, where you'll see what inspired the rest of the Design Team. You can also link up your card in our Linky when you're ready.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 719: Just Add Colour

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Welcome to Friday and the new Just Add Ink challenge. Are you up for it? It's a fun colour combo suggested to us by Kim.

I love that she's selected the gorgeous trio of pinks that all work so well together. The rich green is a lovely compliment to the pinks. Of course, it screams flowers, so that's what I did!

I used all retired products on my card today. The die cut flowers are from Pierced Blooms Dies, and they are popped up over a Stitched Shapes circle die.

The swishes in the background are from the Patchwork Pieces dies. I just used a few of the segments for a fun look. Finally, the sentiment is from Simply Fabulous. They are all products that I love so much, and it was fun to play with them again.

All the same things were used on the inside of the card. I chose to cut the leaves from The Shaded Spruce paper from the Regals DSP pack. The polka dots add some whimsy to the card, I think!

What do you see in this colour combo? We'd love to see what you make. You can add your card to our linky over on the Just Add Ink blog when you're ready. You can also see the other fabulous cards made by the Design Team.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 717: Just Add A Sketch

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Thanks for joining me for a new Just Add Ink challenge. This week it's a sketch, designed by me!

I have to say, I designed this sketch so long ago that I've forgotten what I had in mind when I made it. I had to put the thinking cap on to work out what to make. In the end, I think that my tulips were a great choice for the three oval elements.

I love the dimension that is achieved in the Tranquil Tulips stamps. The tulips are so pretty! After I'd stamped them, I lightly inked some Balmy Blue ink on the top of the card. It just softened the stark white a little.

There's a lot to be said for simple cards, sometimes!

I used my Simply Said stamp set for the sentiments on the card. It's a lovely, versatile stamp set.

We'd love to see what you create using this week's sketch. You can see what the Design Team have created, and then link up your card over on the Just Add Ink blog.

Bye for now,

Tina

JAI 715: Just Add Shading or Shadows

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Thanks for joining me for the new Just Add Ink challenge. This week Nikki has challenged us to Just Add Shading or Shadows to our cards.

Hmm, this one required a bit of thought, but then I remembered that I had Sending Smiles stamps and dies. The 'Sending' die also has a coordinating shadow die. Bingo!

I started by stamping the flowers and leaves from Beautiful Friend ship on my card. These stamps are DistINKtive stamps, so I suppose that they also add the shading element to my card! I used Petunia Pop and Summer Splash ink, with a touch of Early Espresso for the stamens.

Here's a closer look at the shadow die. I like how it gives another layer to the sentiment to help it pop from the background.

I also added a little more stamping to the inside of the card. I love the flowers from this stamp set so much.

We'd love for you to play along with us this week. You just have to decide of you're adding shading or shadows to your card - or maybe both! You can see what the rest of the Design Team have created over on the Just Add Ink blog. You can also add your card to our Linky to enter the challenge. We'd love to see what you make.

Bye for now,

Tina