Friday, July 26, 2013

Just Add Ink #175...

Welcome to this weeks Just Add Ink "SKETCH" challenge. We would love you to join in the fun and play along if you can.
Mae has challenged us all with a great sketch and the design team have come up with some lovely ideas on how to use it. Don't forget to stop by their blogs for a closer look.

#175 - Sketch

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








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.
  • 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.




Thursday, July 25, 2013

Just Add Ink #174...Winners!

Afternoon Stampers!.....

Thanks everyone for playing along with this weeks colour challenge. We had so many lovely entries from you all and loved the way you put the colours together and created so many varied and interesting looks.

Our "Top Pick" for this week goes to Karren with her stunning letterpress effect!



Here's what some of the Design Team had to say......

"Trendy play on typography fusing digital images and ink"

"Love, love, love this card! Such a contemporary feel! Love her choice of using letterpress EF and papers"

 "I love the boldness of all the elements, very striking"

Congratulations!


Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honorable Mentions for this week go to -

Deb Fearns

FM119 & JAI174 Challenges by Deb Fearns Card Front

 "Love all the modern elements on this card coupled with the shaker frame"

 "Love the glitter-filled shaker frame, and all the stamped elements - beautiful card"

Jo Hooper


"One of the prettiest cards I've seen using this stamp set - hexagons are so on trend and they look fabulous on her card"

"Again a great layout, enjoying seeing this stamp set too"


Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.


Don't forget to come back at midnight to check out our next challenge!

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Friday, July 19, 2013

Just Add Ink #174 Colour Challenge

Hey everyone.... Nikki here,  filling in for Delys while she enjoys Stampin Ups Grand Vacation and US Convention and a well earned break...:0)
As you can see, this week we have a lovely colour challenge to get that mojo firing and hope you can find time to join in the fun and play along.

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


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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.
  • 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

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Just Add Ink #173...Winners!

Afternoon everyone!....It's time to share this weeks "Top Picks" for our "Just Add Water" challenge.
We had some fabulous techniques and ideas shared by you all this week and all of your cards were amazing! Thank you so much to everyone who joined in the fun. We really enjoyed cruising the gallery, but it was very difficult to pick our winners this week...:0) Our "Top Pick" this week goes to Amy.B...with her stunning water colour background.




Here's what some of the Design Team had to say......

"Amy's background is fabulous and so effective! Great way to showcase those poppies"

"Beautiful striking card using clever techniques"

"A fantastic technique that has created a very interesting background"

Congratulations!


Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honorable Mentions for this week go to -

Karren.J.



 "I can't escape the feeling this card provokes in all its simplicity"


 "I really like the simplicity of this card. The lovely lighthouse makes me want to travel to the coast and be lost for a few days, walking the beach and picking up shells"



"Love the effort that's gone into making this adorable underwater scene"  So cute!

"The water bubbles up the card and the 'glass glue' in the bubbles is such a great idea. Love the concept of the card"

Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.


Don't forget to come back at midnight to check out our next challenge!

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Friday, July 12, 2013

JAI 173 - Just Add....Water

You never know where inspiration for a challenge may come from! While a few of us were sitting at the airport in Brisbane, after the Annual Stampin' Up! Conference, it was spotted by Christine that on the water bottles provided in the apartments where we stayed something so appropriate for our team that we thought it would also be a great idea for a future challenge and so here it is...

Just Add....Water!

Here is the water bottle and a close-up shot, see the tag line 'Just add water....on us!'

This challenge can be interpreted to mean, just add water as the theme or image on your project, just add water through a technique like watercolouring with ink/pencils/crayons etc, a water-washed background, spritzing with water or any way you can link it to water. You could even try adding water in a circle treat cup (sealed with a window sheet) to make a fish bowl as in the sample on page 58 of the latest Stampin' Up! catalogue...go check it out!

The Design Team have come up with lots of different variations and projects inspired by this week's challenge to provide you with further inspiration...






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.
  • 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.



Thursday, July 11, 2013

Just Add Ink #172...Winners!

Afternoon all!....Thanks to everyone for playing this week! It was fun to see all the varied interpretations of the catalogue cover and one really caught the design teams attention....So much detail! 

So this week our "Top Pick" goes to Mary, with her fun take on the challenge.



Here's what some of the Design Team had to say......

"So many pretty details that reflect the challenge perfectly"

 "I love the bright colours - and a perfect reflection of the Catty"

"Love the almost faithful recreation.  Must have taken ages!! "

Congratulations!


Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honorable Mentions for this week go to -

Vannessa


"Loved the bright banners peeping out from inside the frame"

 "Beautiful colours and love the frame with the banners inside it"


Mynnette



 "The little pink fabric flower jumps off the white background and I love the use of the washi tape on the bottom"

"Mynnette has used the inspiration picture colours perfectly on her CAS card - just lovely"


Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.


Don't forget to come back at midnight to check out our next challenge!

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!