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Just Add Ink #725

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Hey Everyone

It’s time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is to:

I chose the Frosted Forest Bundle for my stencilling. I stencilled only the tree in the foreground, and stamped the tree in the background. I added touches of the dark Basic Black Blend to the stencilled image to give it more definition like the stamped image.

The team have created wonderful inspo using this weeks theme, make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #647

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Time for a new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is Karren Johnson – who is not too far from me – New Zealand. Not far if you count a plane ride and a passport…. Karren’s creations are gorgeously detailed and full of amazingness.

I had these coloured flower images, from the Stippled Rose Stamp Set, sitting on my desk. Thought it was time to add them to a card. I took some paper from the Coujntry Woods DSP pack and cit it into pieces to match the sketch.

I then layered the images with die cuts from the Golden Greenery Dies to give a fullness to the layers.

Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #643

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We have a new challenge for you to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is the wonderfully talented Linda Callahan.

Here/s her fab sketch:

Magnolia Mood Stamp Set was my set of choice for Linda’s sketch. Blackberry Bliss Ink is the perfect choice when colouring these blooms. I gave them a light watercolour and coloured the leaves with my blends.

I added a piece of pretty designer series paper from the Country Lace DSP pack.

The team have created wonderful inspiration for you. Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #708

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We have a new challenge for you to play along with at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is for you to:

I’ve created a card that has embossing and a white background. I guess you could also say blending as I have used my blends to colour the flowers from the Flowers of Beauty Stamp Set.

I’ve taken my Stylish Shapes Dies and created some banners, a circle as well as a square frame. I then placed my flowers amongst the diecuts.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome cards that will inspire you. Head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #636

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It’s time for a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Cecile Ribon.

Take a look at her fab sketch:

I always love Cecile’s sketches as they are creative and really challenge me.

I recently purchased the A Little Latte Designer Series Paper pack. I chose to fussy cut the images from this pack to use for my card.The only stamping I’ve done for this card is the sentiment. This sentiment is from the Sweetly Scripted Stamp Set.

The team have created awesome cards using Cecile’s sketch. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve crated.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #633

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We have a new sketch for you to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed by Linda Callahan. I adore Linda’s sketch as much as I adore her cards.

After recently seeing the Artisan Design Team showcase the Magnolia Mood Stamp Set and Magnolia Mood Dies, I HAD to have them didn’t I?

I almost went a bit vintage with this card and then remembered at the last minute that this is a clean challenge! Oops a little roughed up edges isn’t too not-clean, is it?

I coloured up my magnolia image with a combination of Fresh Freesia and Blackberry Bliss Blends. I only gave my magnolias colour towards the centre of the blooms as that’s what they look like in my garden. Had inspo up close for once!

I added some background stamping (again, not really fitting of a clean challenge), some embossed cardstock panels and a piece of Thoughtful Journey DSP.

For the blingyness – I added some dots and ribbon that has been coloured with the dark Blackberry Bliss Blend.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #627

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How’s about a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches? Yes pls! This week our sketch has been designed by Karren Johnson whose cards always inspire me.

The card i created features a combination of the paintbrush from Trusty Tools Stamp Set and dies from the Bright Skies Dies and Excellent Egg Dies.

I started my card with cutting die cuts in a rainbow of colours with the rickrack type die from the Excellent Eggs Dies. I then took the matching Blends and coloured the brush bristles in the same colours.

I took my Bright Skies Dies and cut 3 of diecuts from this set. While i was at it, I cut a sun diecut to add to the layers.

I had a strip of DSP from Natures Sweetness DSP pack, so this was added to the bottom of the card. I then took the Light Night of Navy Blend and flicked ink on the Basic White Cardstock. My layers were then all added and adhered down.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards, so make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #691

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It’s Friday here in Australia, so that means a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is

Stampin’ Up! DSPs are not only for using in the background, they also have pretty images ready to be fussy cut and placed on your projects.

The bird images I’ve fussy cut are from the Flight and Airy DSP. I inked up some leaves from the Gorgeously Made Stamp Set and cut them out. I then took the script background stamp and stamped it randomly in the background. Over this, I took a blending brush and Balmy Blue Ink and shaded over the stamped area.

Because I had a die cut leaf from the Gorgeously Made Dies, I added this also. Nothing like having a full background to my card.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome projects, so make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #625

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We have a new sketch to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed by my fab friend Jen Brum. She is a gorgeous chick who loves to walk more than I do….way more.

I threw this card together as we have been beachside packing up our beach house for the next couple of years. Rent money will hopefully help me retire early so I can craft all day!

I had these flowers sitting on my desk already coloured. These flowers and leaves are from the Stippled Rose Stamp Set. All I had to do was fussy cut them out and add them to my layers. I added a strip of embossed Pretty Peacock Cardstock on to an ink flicked Basic White Cardstock background.

I also had a strip of Nature’s Sweetness Specialty DSP laying around (because my desk is ultra-messy) so this was added to my card.

As I created this card with a wedding in mind, I added a Silver & White Ribbon bow as I felt this added an extra elegant-ness to it.

The team have created awesome cards for this challenge. Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see their creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #623

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This weeks sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches has been designed by Linda Callahan. Linda designs great sketches and amazing cards.

I’ve taken Linda’s sketch and flipped it for my card as I like my little fussy cut birds (from the Flight and Airy DSP) perched at the top of my card.

The team have created wonderful projects using this weeks sketch. So make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle