Just Add Sequins JAI #259

Well it is well and truly Autumn - there are leaves falling from the trees in their hundreds (or maybe even thousands?) I am not entirely sure but they are at least ankle deep and the "blowers' brigade is often out and about of late :-) Ido love how the trees change colour BEFORE they lose their leaves though - that is so pretty!

Talking of "pretty"…we have a wonderfully fun and pretty Challenge for you this week at Just Add Ink :-) Patrice has suggested we "Just Add Sequins"! So I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and see all the wonderful ideas the Team created to inspire you this week with this fun theme.

As for me…well,  this was always going to be a shaker card -  simply because I do love them as they are so much fun - both to make and to receive :-) I am sure that others can make better ones than I do too! For this one I wanted to keep it a little masculine for my nephew's upcoming birthday.

So I've used the fun Celebrate Today set and co-ordinating balloon framelits for the main image and to hide the Shaker  Frames adhesive I cut a larger circle underneath the white layer using the circle framelits :-)

Card stock: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Gold Soiree
Inks: Bermuda Bay, Not Quite Navy
Stamps: Celebrate Today
Accessories: Big Shot, Balloon and Circle Framelits, Window Sheets, Coastal Cabana Twine, Non SU Blue, Orange and Silver sequins

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and see all the lovely creations the Team have made to inspire you and I am so looking forward to seeing what you will create with sequins this week too!

Happy stamping until next week,

Jan

Starburst Sayings and World Map

Today began with a thunder storm that had Sally the Lab shivering and shaking with fear - but it didn't last long and soon the sun was out and we headed to the Park before the temperature hit a lovely 28 degrees Celsius - very warm for this time of year but we are not complaining :-)

And being Wednesday it is time for another sketch from The Paper Craft Crew. The team have made a great variety of projects to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment and pop on over to check them out. Here is the sketch:

And here's what I made this week:

Something a little bit different! I wanted to team up the sunburst sayings sentiment with the World Map and so have gone ahead with that but it didn't quite turn out how I imagined it.

Card stock: Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Silver Foil

Inks: Lost Lagoon, Strawberry Slush, Versamark

Stamps: Starburst Sayings, World Map

Accessories: Big Shot, Starburst and Circle Framelits, And Heart Framelits, White EP, Banner Punch, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop on over and see what the rest of the Team have made to inspire you this week at The Paper Craft Crew. And I look forward to seeing what you will make with the sketch too :-)

Happy stamping until next week,

Jan

Just Add a Colour Challenge - JAI #258

This week I am sure I am not the only one waking up in the morning thinking I must've slept through my alarm only to discover there is at least half an hour before it is due to go off  - Daylight Savings finished just under a week ago. And while the added daylight in the morning is lovely the opposite is also sadly true of the evenings of course - winter is a coming!

And so its perfect timing that Rochelle has suggested a bright and beautiful Colour Challenge for us all at Just Add Ink :-) The Team have come up with a great array of beautiful creations with these colours to inspire you so I hope you can take a moment to pop on over and have a look :-)

Such a lot of potential girly loveliness don't you think?

This came out a little brighter than I expected but it still is very "girly"  :-)

The Bokeh background uses all three colours sponged onto Whisper White and once dry I used a home made stencil (created by using the circle framelits on some Window Sheet) to help with positioning the white inked circles. And after again giving it time to dry added the details and sentiment  - in this case on some Vellum :-)

Card stock: Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White, Vellum Card stock, Window sheet

Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Melon Mambo, Smoky Slate, Craft White

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Sassy Salutations

Accessories: Big Shot, Butterfly Framelits, Circle Framelits, Basic rhinestones, PL Corner Rounder punch, Blackberry Bliss cotton twine (Saleabration)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and take a look at all the wonderful creations the Team have made to inspire you this week and I look forward to seeing what you will create with these gorgeous colours too!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Little Sunshine for the Paper Craft Crew

Welcome to a wet -ish Wednesday in Melbourne - maybe it's partly because Daylight Savings finished last weekend that it seems a lot wetter and colder lately? But I suspect it's more to do with us now being in the middle month of Autumn :-( Already the central heating is being used in the early mornings and the electric blanket is on the bed again too. I don't mind Autumn but am not looking forward to Winter.

But on a cheery note, it's time for another sketch from  The Paper Craft Crew! The Team have created a great variety of cards to inspire you this week so I hope you can take a moment and pop on over and check them out.

Now I have a friend expecting Baby number 4 - and in true 4th baby style, there is no indication as yet as to whether pink or blue will be needed. So I can only be 50% right or wrong with this card :-)

So I have used a mixture of Lost Lagoon Pool Party and some of the fun Saleabration DSP to go with the Little Sunshine stamp set.

Card stock: Lost Lagoon, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Best Year Ever (Saleabration )
Inks: Pool Party, Lost Lagoon
Stamps: Little Sunshine
Accessories: Big Shot, Balloon Framelits, Large Polka Dots EF, PL Corner rounder punch, Lost Lagoon ribbon and White cotton twine, Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons, Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop on over to The Paper Craft Crew and see all the varied creations the Team have made with this sketch and I look forward to seeing what you too will create with this sketch.

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Happy Easter and a Butterfly Birthday

Happy Easter to you!! I hope you are having a wonderful and relaxing Easter weekend!! We had a gorgeous day yesterday - the forecast showers didn't eventuate and it was still warm enough for short sleeves :-) After a busy few days  - that went very well phew!! -  it was lovely to take some time to relax and recharge the batteries and catch up with friends and family.

And here is a card that was made for a lovely new friend's recent birthday :-)
For inspiration I used last week's sketch from Just Add Ink - you can see the original post with card and  sketch here.

The gold butterfly is the star here with a little sponging of Pistachio Pudding ink underneath. The pom poms added for a little texture and fun :-) I hope she likes it.

Card stock: Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Gold Foil

Designer Series Paper: Gold Soiree

Inks: Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding

Accessories: Big Shot, Butterfly Framelits, Starburst Framelits, Angled Tag Topper Punch, Calypso coral Pom Pom Trim and Seam Binding, Gold Twine

Easter is of course synonymous with chocolate and I do love that we are allowed to indulge our love of it a bit without the usual guilt LOL!! But I did receive this awesome little box of cupcakes from a lovely friend too that I just have to show you - they look too good to eat!!

Wow!! Aren't these just the cutest?!

Such a lot of detail in the grass and nests and the cutest little eggs.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope that you are having a wonderfully relaxing long weekend full of fun and laughter and good (and not so ) food :-)  Feels like a good time for a dog walk for me lol!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Just Add a Design Team Member!

Welcome to another glorious Autumn day and I hope you are having a lovely Good Friday?! Today I have some wonderful news to share with you :-) As many of you will know,  I have been a Guest Designer with the wonderful  Just Add Ink Team over the last two months. I've had a fabulous time  and have been so warmly welcomed by the lovely ladies on the Team and had such fun creating for the challenges. And now I am so excited to be able to share with you that I have been asked to join the Team permanently!! Such a lovely surprise and honour!! So I am very glad that it is Friday already and  time for my first post as Guest Designer on the Team - woo hoo!!

This week Narelle has suggested a Just Add Inspiration challenge for you with a beautiful photo! So full of lovely Autumn colours for the first week in April :-)

So much to love about these photos and I hope you have a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink and see the wonderful and varied creations that the lovely Team have made to inspire you this week :-)

For my card I created a little bouquet of flowers using the fun Flower Patch set and and co-ordinating Framelits. The chevrons are stamped on some white card and then have a piece of Vellum layered over the top :-)

Card stock: Calypso coral, Whisper White, Vellum Card stock

Inks: Calypso coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizazz, Versamark

Stamps: Flower Patch, Work of Art, Positively Chevron

Accessories: Big Shot, Flower Fair Framelits, Gold Twine, Gold EP, Non SU Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink to see all the wonderful ways the Team have been inspired by these photos and I look forward to seeing what you will create this week too!

In the meantime have a wonderful Easter long weekend - and don't forget for those in Australia to put the clocks back an hour Sunday morning as Daylight Savings Ends -  :-(  And I hope you have a wonderful time with loved ones and friends :-)  As for me, I'm going to be pretty busy today and tomorrow singing with a music group at our local church and am looking forward to a relaxing day on Sunday :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan

Shaker Birthday for The Paper Craft Crew

So the first of April is almost over and so far there have been no signs of any fool jokes - in fact the day has gone pretty well :-) It started out cool and crisp again and got quite warm - around 30 degrees was forecast so that's been lovely!

And talking of lovely we have a great sketch for you at The Paper Craft Crew this week! The Team have created a great variety of cards to inspire you so I do hope you can pop on over and have a look.

Here is the sketch:

And here is what I made:

Yes - as soon as I saw the frame I just couldn't resist the opportunity to make a shaker!!

They are so fun after all and I also decided to give this a more masculine colour scheme too :-)

Card stock: Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White

Inks: Real Red, Night of Navy

Stamps: Really Good Greetings, Well Worded, # Hello

Accessories: Big Shot, On film Framelits, Arrow EF, Hexagon Punch, Window Sheet, Red, silver and blue sequins (all sequins non-SU)

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a moment to pop over to see cards the Team have created to inspire you at The Paper Craft Crew and I look forward to seeing what you will make with this sketch!

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan