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Just Add Ink #744

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There’s a fun new challenge over at Just Add Ink for you to play along with. Take a look at our challenge for you:

I chose Rainbows and Flowers for this challenge. I created a background in rainbow colours made with the Painted Stripes Stamp. This stamp is a background stamp and it worked perfectly for adding my rainbow of colours.

The flowers part of the challenge are from the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set. I coloured them in colourful detail to match the colourful background. To tone down all of these coloiurs, I added Basic White Cardstock leaves made with the leafy die from the Thankful Garden Dies.

The team have created awesome projects for this challenge. Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #679

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Time for a new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Karren Johnson

Take a look at her fab sketch:

I fussy cut some flowers from the Thankful Garden Stamp Set and coloured them up with my Wild Wheat Blends and added some Early Espresso to the centre to add some definition.

I paired the Wild Wheat with this Lost Lagoon DSP from the Everyday Happiness DSP pack. To tone down the colour combo I added some Basic White Cardstock leaves cut with a die from the Thankful Garden Dies.

Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what the team have created. You’re gonna love their cards!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #678

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This weeks sketch at Freshly Made Sketches is another awesome one. This week our sketch designer is the wonderfully talented Cecile Ribon.

I thought it was time to create a man card for my stash. The Adventurous Sky Stamp Set was my set of choice. I got my colour on and shaded the plane and clouds with a mixture of blends.

I added a die cut to the background to mimic the splodgy bit on Cecile’s ribon. My splodge spread a bit further than Cecile’s sketch, but it’s kinda close….

Loved seeing what everyone created this week. Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #742

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This week at Just Add Ink, our challenge is an inspiration picture challenge. Take a look at the chalenge pic:

I wanted to incorporate the foliage and colours from the pic on to my card. I added die cut palm trees from the Beach Day Dies as well as stamped images from the same set. I created circles that created sand and sea so it completed the look of a beachside scene.

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #677

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Tis time for a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week the designer of our sketch is one fabulous chick who I promise that one day I will meet. It needs to my on my warmer side of the world tho as it’s too cold all year around on her side. And there’s bears in Canada. They legit walk around everywhere in the streets! This weeks designer is Jen Brum – creator of lovely elegant cards.

I’ve gone with neutral colours for my card. These colours were chosen after my DSP choice. This DSP is from the Botanical Textures DSP pack. I’ve then added fussy cut stamped images from the Textured Notes Stamp Set. I then added some texture to the background with my new Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder. Oh how I love a corrugated background!

The team have created wonderful projects using the sketch. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #676

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It’s time for a new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the fabulously talented Kim Singdahlsen.

Take a look at her fab sketch:

I started with seashells with this card and ended switching it up and replacing shells with coral and a fish.

The coral I’ve added to my card has been created with a die from the Beauty of the Deep Dies. I then added a Blackberry Bliss Cardstock die cut from the Ocean Friends Dies. I then added some a fly and fish image from the Gone Fishing Stamp Set. To the fly, I added some gold twine and layered it over the coral.

The team have created wonderful projects using this weeks sketch. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #740

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Our newest challenge at Just Add Ink is live now for you to play along with. This week our challenge for you is to:

This card features a combo of images from the Beach Dies Stamp Set as well as seagull images from the Friendly Seagulls Stamp Set. I managed to get all of the challenge colours in there for this beachy themed card.

Head over to the challenge and see what the team have created with this weeks colour combo.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #675

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It’s time for a new sketch challenge to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the fabulously talented Linda Callahan.

I need some children’s card for those great nieces and nephews I have so I have created one for my stash using the Darling Dinos Stamp Set. I’ve added some foliage that has been created with the coral die from the Ocean Friends Dies. I added them as they reminded me of succulent type plants in honour of Linda as I know she loves them…. 😉

We would love it if you could play along with our challenge. Make sure you head over to FMS challenge and see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #738

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This weeks challenge at Just Add Ink is a sketch challenge. Sketch challenges are the best. The layout is already designed for you, so all you need to do is choose a stamp set and a colour combo and you’re already to go.

With this card tho, all i had to do was choose a designer series paper pack. In this pack – called Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series paper – there are all-ready to go die cuts with fabulous designs that can be adhered to your cards or scrapbook pages. Perfect for those crafters who don’t have time to colour and fussy cut. The colours in the images match perfectly with the colours in the DSP for making card making a breeze.

We would love to see what you create using the sketch. Majke sure you pop over to the challenge at see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #673

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Welcome to another Wednesday and a new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed the uber talented and super lovely Jennifer Timko.

Take a look at her sketch:

I adorned my cad with images and sentiments from more new stamp sets. The fllower and leaves images are from the Memorable Blooms Stamp Set. I chose Wild Wheat colours for the flowers as I had used a speckled gold piece of DSP in the background. Wild Wheat reminds me of gold so that’s why I chose this pairing.

The sentiments are from the Delightful Wishes Stamp Set. I love the combo of the larger sentiment combined with a smaller solid print font. Under the sentiment I chose a diecut to add detail to the layers.

I had a piece of ribbon sitting on my desk, so I pulled a strand on this piece and it gathered the ribbon. I adhered it down in it’s gathered form.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards using Jen’s sketch. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle