JAI #720 Friends Rainbow

Happy Friday and welcome! It is Spring here in Melbourne and that means the weather is warm one minute and then wet and cold the next. There was at least one song written about that. But the days are getting longer and that is something I think we all are happy about!

This week at Just Add Ink we have the fun theme of Just Add Rainbows suggested by Tristan to kick start your weekend crafting. The design team had fun with this challenge and we hope that you do too!

Yes, this card was made for a fan of a certain TV series. I used the Full of Life DSP to Add my Rainbow and the other details are from both the Friends For Life and the Tune In Bundles.

Such a fun card to make!

Are you singing the theme song yet? 😀
Maybe we should have a Just Add a card that makes you sing"  challenge!    

Truth be told...I actually got the theme song wrong....I was meaning the show about an amazing group  group of friends. But never mind! Next time! The card recipient knew both songs thankfully! 💖

Card stock: Basic White standard and Thick, Basi Black,Silver Foil 

Designer Series Paper: Full of Life

Inks: Versamark, Blends: Lovely Lipstick

Stamps: Friends For Life, Tune In

Accessories: Die cuttng machine, Friends For Life Dies, White EP, Metallic Sequin Assortment, Wink of Stella                                                                                                                                                                     

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope that you have a lovely weekend and are able to enjoy some crafting time. It would be wonderful if you could pop on over to Just Add Ink and check out the challenge along with all the cards from the design team and other entrants too. 

'Til next time,

Jan                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

Friends For Life for JAI #718

 

It's definitely Spring here in Melbourne - we are well known for having four seasons in one day. But sometimes it's felt like 4 seasons in a few hours. The flowers have continued to bloom and grow and we all look forward to seeing more colour and birdlife as the days continue.

 This week's Just Add Ink Challenge to Choose Two out of Texture, Foliage or String is suggested by Kerry. Our design team have made a fabulous array of cards featuring all sorts of combinations of these three items. We'd love you to pop on over to the JAI blog, see all the cards from everyone and then show us which Two of the Three that you want to choose to create with .

And my card - yes, I chose Foilage and String. Pretty obvious this one 😀

Of course I can see you now wondering how I created the Autumnal colours in the leaves?

Easy....I didn't colour them at all but stamped the leaf image from the Friends For Life stamp set on one of the pages of the Full of Life Designer Series Paper and then die cut it. So easy!!

If you're wondering which piece of DSP? Whilst I used another page, it is the same design as the one featured behind the focal images here - just from the opposite side.

Then the larger leaf die was used to cut the Pretty Peacock and gold glimmer layers with some ink blending on the white panel before adding all the different leaves.

The ''string" is layers of gold and black string tied in a bow behind the sentiment panel.

Thanks for stopping by this week. I hope that you can take a moment to pop on over to Just Add Ink as we'd love for you to join us and I can't wait to see which Two you will choose to create with. I love the variety and fun that these challenges have brought and look forward to seeing your creations.

Card stock: Basic Black, Basic White, Gold Glimmer, Pretty Peacock

DSP: Full of Life

Inks: Versamark

Stamps: Friends For Life, Artistically Inked (retired)

Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Friends For Life Dies, Gold Trim, Black String, Metallic Sequin assortment

'Til next time,

Jan

Country Flowers Birthday for JAI #716

 

Happy Friday and welcome! It's officially almost the last week of Winter here in Australia and down in Melbourne it has been particularly chilly. The coldest winter in 24 or 28 years! But we seem to be enjoying the early signs of Spring this week with warmer and longer days but still crisp overnight. It has been lovely to see the flowers start to bloom and some bird calls we haven't heard in a while. Hopefully you can spend some time in the garden in between your craft room as I'm sure you might like to join in this challenge!

This week at Just Add Ink we have this pretty Inspiration Photo for you from Kim.  You can take as much or as little as you choose from photo challenges and there is lots to love about this one. There are the beautiful colours, the textures and of course the beautiful image itself - the gorgeous steps and those cute little flower pots. 

So I hope that you can pop on over to the JAI blog and see all the cards from the design team and other entrants and we'd love you to join us!

For my card I just couldn't go past those gorgeous little flower pots of roses on all the steps. So I finally broke open the pretty Country Flowers bundle. Truth be told, when I saw this Challenge I knew that I wanted to use this set and for me, the start of every card is which stamp set so that was the hardest part decided. 

The flowers were coloured using a mixture of Blends and Copics and the flower pot too. Then the pretty and die cut leaves were added. 

The Country Lace DSP has beautiful patterns and these sheets are in similar tones to the Challenge photo and they fit in well here. I was a little tired by the time of stamping the sentiment and it is a touch lower than I wanted. But it was too late to move the DSP by then...one day I will learn to stop sooner and come back the next day. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope that you can pop on over to Just Add Ink and I look forward to seeing what you create for this pretty challenge.

Card stock: Basic White Thick and standard, Pool Party.

DSP: Country Lace

Inks: Tuxedo Momento Black, Blends and Copics

Stamps: Country Flowers, Friends for Life

Accessories: Die cutting Machine, Country Flowers dies, Basic Rhinestones

'Til next time,

Jan

 

Birthday Shopping for JAI #714

 

Happy Friday folks and welcome! Its incredible to believe that we are in the final month of Winter. It sure has been a cold one here in Melbourne this year! This coming weekend there promises to be some warmer temperatures in the outlook. But just in case it doesn't go to plan or you find yourself inside this weekend, it can always be warm in the craft room right?!

This week at Just Add Ink we have a bold and I dare say Fall (if you're in the Northern Hemisphere) inspired Colour Challenge for you from Kerry. The design team all created a variety of themed cards for you so I hope that you can take a moment and pop on over and join us!

My card uses another new stamp set from the relatively new Stampin Up catalog called Attention Shoppers. I had an idea that my first card would be a trolley full of plants....simulating a nursery store we have here in Australia...but it hasn't quite turned out that way but that card is on my list to make!

In the midst of putting this card together, it seemed to start to rain and so I dropped the trolley pieces and raced out to the washing line. I saved the washing but then spent the best part of the next hour searching for and giving up on and creating another set of trolley wheels. And then just as I gave up, I found the wheels stuck to my jumper sleeve so pulled off the ones seen above and replaced them!

Even the Happy Birthday sign is thrown into the trolley here! 😂

I hope that you have a fun weekend and perhaps if you go to the plant nursery you can fill your real trolley with plants a bit like I had intended to do this week! And if not, then you can come over to Just Add Ink and fill up a card trolley instead.                                                                                                                        It won't be long with Spring only 3 weeks away - woohoo!!

'Til next time,

Jan

JAI #712 Sorry, Pet Sympathy

 

Happy Friday and welcome!! It is the last Friday in July so August will soon be here, followed by Spring here in Melbourne and I can hardly wait for the sunshine and flowers and warmer weather. But at least the cold does mean we can potentially have more time in the craft room.

This week at Just Add Ink we have a Sketch for you suggested by Joanne. You can use the sketch as is or flip it around to suit your card's details. I hope that you can take a moment to pop on over to the team blog so that you can see all the inspiration from the design team and soon, those entering the challenge.

As you can see, I flipped the sketch to make room for my beach background blending.

Sadly, I needed a card for a friend for the loss of their older pet. She had loved walks along the beach. 

So it seemed fitting to make this sketch a beach scene and to add paws along the sand.

A sunny beach day and a happy puppy usually bring a smile for a dog owner and hopefully did here too.

The large sentiment is from a retired SU set called Sorry for Everything. The puppy image is from A Simon Says Stamp bundle called You are Pawesome.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope that you can pop by the Just Add Ink Challenges blog and see all the other inspiration from the other members of our design team and I look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge.

'Til next time,

Jan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Party Cake for JAI #710

 

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to the last Friday of the School Holidays. Just in time for the weekend where it might not be a bad idea to spend it inside, crafting going by the cold Winter that we are having here in Melbourne.

This week's Challenge at Just Add Ink is to Just Add Party Fun! Parties have so many elements to them - from cool drinks to fun hats to themes and dresses and everything food orientated. So there are lots of things that you could think of for this one I am sure! I suggested this one so I hope that you like it. Our design team have created a fabulous array of cards to inspire you so we hope that you might join in this week!

For my card I turned to cake because you can't have a party without a cake! And the Something For Everyone Ephemera Pack delivered. 
It has several traditional party theme type images but I couldn't go past the cake wagon and the yummy looking piece of cake and the bunting.

The Icing Sentiment is from the Saying Something Ephemera pack. Being a circle, it helped with the layout of this card, leading me using the Spotlight On Nature Dies. Then the Friends For Life Bundle had just arrived with my latest order....so that was used as well!

Btw, I think that Watermelon Wonder is my new favourite colour Do you have one??

I also added a  touch of ribbon and a sprinkling of sequins and this card was ready. No stamping or colouring at all needed!

Yes, it's very girly and a bit sparkly but I think it also has a bit of a party feel too!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope that you will join us at Just Add Ink and share your idea of Party Fun with us this week!

Card stock: Basic White, Watermelon Wonder, Silver Glimmer

Ink: none!

Stamps....none too!

Accessories: Something for Everyone Ephemera Pack, Saying Something Ephemera Pack, Spotlight On Nature Dies, Friends for Life Dies, Metallic Sequins Assortment, Ribbon from my stash

'Til next time,

Jan

Birthday Ink Layers for JAI #708

Here in Australia we are almost a third of the way through Winter and this weekend is forecast to be very wet and chilly. So if you are a crafter and looking for an excuse to stay home from the ski fields this weekend, having a fun challenge to take part in might just be what you you need!

This week at Just Add Ink we have a fun and interesting Choose Two Challenge for you out of Blending, Embossing or White suggested by Nikki. This is definitely one that got the thinking caps of the Design Team on and so I hope that you might like to pop on over to the challenge Blog and take a peek and join us!

For my Two Elements I chose Embossing and Blending....white? Well, yes, possibly white is noticeable too! I just couldn't help it...call it CAS card making LOL!

The beautiful Layers of Beauty stamp is inked in Versamark and then embossed with White EP. 
Next, the coordinating masks are used and ink is blended to colour the image which is finally die cut. 

The background is created using one of the Artistic Mix Masks and blending Berry Burst Ink to create an ombre background. This means the negative space creates crisp, white stripes which I love.

I can't quite let go of Artistically Inked. It has been a much loved bundle for all of the years it has been available and one of the reasons is this simple and cheerful, birthday sentiment. Here it is also embossed using White EP.

And finally, a sprinkling of sequins from the metallic sequins assortment where the white ones have a pink tint that perfectly suits Fresh Freesia and its tonal friends.

Thanks for taking the time to pop by and see my card and especially to those who leave a comment. It is always so appreciated! 

I hope that you have can head over to Just Add Ink and see the rest of the design team's inspiration for you and I look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge! 

Card stock: Basic White, Berry Burst

Inks: Versamark, Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock

Stamps: Layers of Beauty, Artistically Inked

Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Artistic Mix Masks, Layers of Beauty Masks, Layers of Beauty Dies, White EP, Blending Brushes, Metallic Sequins Assortment

'Til next time,

Jan