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Just Add Ink #580

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We have a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is a colour challenge. Take a look at the pretty colours we have you for:

I wanted to challenge myself with these colours and use the Dressed To Impress Stamp Set with these rich colours.

My card started with the pretty Evening Evergreen and gold DSP from the Expressions In Ink DSP pack. I then took some Shimmery White Cardstock and watercoloured the background with a light touch of Soft Sea Foam Ink. I cut two circle punches for my images to be layered on.

The images from the Dressed To Impress Stamp Set have been watercoloured with a combination of Blushing Bride and Evening Evergreen Inks. I then added touches of gold with some gold leaves, gold pearls and gold twine. The fussy sentiment finished off my card.

The team at Just Add Ink have created gorgeous inspiration for you. Head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #574

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

I created a Christmas card with stars and tiny silhouette stars for the challenge. The sentiment I’ve embossed on my star is from the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set. The stars are cut with the matching dies to the stamp set. They’re called the Christmas Trimmings Dies. The papers I’ve combined for my card are from the Peaceful Prints DSP pack.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome projects. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #572

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We have a new challenge for you to play along with over at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is an inspiration picture challenge. Take a look at the pic we have for you to create your project.

I took the pink from the flowers, green from the grass and blue from the sky for my card. The stamp set these flowers come from is called Forever & Always. The flowers have been coloured with the Lovely Lipstick Blends. I also added Light Smoky Blend touches to the centre of the flowers.

The leaves, that I have stamped in Old Olive Ink, are the from the Christmas Season Stamp Set. I like mixing stamp sets as I get more use from them. The leaves have been fussy cut out and adhered to the card base with Mini Dimensionals.

The card base was given colour with Balmy Blue Ink and a Blending Brush. I think adding a shaded background softens the base and makes the flowers stand out. A sentiment was added and three Basic Pearls to create a bling-y card. White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon is a great embellished detail to add to any card, because you can never have too many details to look at.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful cards using the inspiration pic. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #570

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Welcome to another Friday and the newest challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is a colour challenge.

When I first saw these colours, I immediately thought of a nautical card, but I created one last week, so I decided to change it up.

I inked up the Plentiful Plants Stamp Set for the first time with a combination of Night of Navy and Coastal Cabana Inks. After a bit of fussy cutting, some die cutting with the Perfect Plants Dies and played around with layering – my card came together.

To add some interest to the background I took a Blending Brush and some Coastal Cabana Ink and shaded the areas behind my plants.

I chose two sentiments, from the Plentiful Plants Stamp Set, and placed them over both pots.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful cards using the challenge colours. Head over to the challenge and see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #569

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Welcome to the newest at Just Add Ink Challenge. This week our challenge for you is to:

Straight away I thought the only thing that I can think of is that Narelle starts with N, but I couldn’t very well throw a photo of myself on a card!

So my next option was was to create a nautical card. Easy peasy when you have the best nautical stamp set sitting on your desk. The Sailing Home Stamp Set images I’ve used are the lighthouse, sailing boat and anchor. These images have been lightly coloured with the Smoky Slate and Pool Party Blends.

I’ve layered Smoky Slate Cardstock on a Basic Gray Cardstock base, with a piece of Basic White Cardstock that the sailing boat is adhered to. Behind the boat, I shaded the background lightly with Pool Party Ink and a Blending Brush. The strip of designer series paper that I added is from the Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. I chose this piece as it fitted with my mainly monochromatic theme.

I like to have masculine birthday cards up my sleeve, so I added this sentiment from the Artistically Inked Stamp Set, rather than nautical themed ones in the Sailing Home Stamp Set.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful 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 #568

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The Just Add Ink team have a new challenge for you to play along with. This week is a sketch challenge. Take a look at this weeks sketch:

I flipped the sketch as it worked best for my layering. I’ve stamped up a star image from the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set in Highland Heather Ink. I then cut the image out with the Christmas Trimmings Dies. I also cut the Smoky Slate, Basic White & Gorgeous Grape Cardstock stars. The sentiment I’ve added to my card is from the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set. This was punched with the Label Me Fancy Punch.

I added White Bakers Twine bow and looped the ends around the cardstock. The background was given flicks of Smoky Slate Blends – this was flicked on to the cardstock with the nib of the blend in the lid – gently so that it didn’t ruin the tip.Three silver Metallic Pearls finished off the card.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome and all very different cards using the sketch. Head over to the challenge for inspiration and to link up your card. We would love it if you could play along.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #564

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

I chose trees and sky for my card. The trees were made with the Majestic Mountain Dies. Bermuda Bay Cardstock was the colour I chose for them. The sky has been created with a Blending Brush and some Pool Party Ink.

I added some kangaroo and butterfly images from the Kangaroo and Company Stamp Set to create a fun scene. I have 3 great nieces so there’s always a birthday coming up. My roos have been coloured with the Crumb Cake Blends and the Light Soft Suede Blend – this one was to give definition in the creases. My butterfly was coloured with the Bermuda Bay Blends.The bouquet of flowers was given a really quick colour with the Highland Heather Blends. I used the Colour Lifter to take away some of the colour in the flowers so that they appear different shades.

After roughing up the edges of the cardstock and bending the top left side of the card, my card was finished.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful projects for this weeks challenge. Head over to the challenge and see what they created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #562

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There’s a new challenge to play along with at Just Add Ink. This week is inspiration picture week. Take a look at the festive pic we have for you. You can either choose to go with Christmas or just use the colours to create your projects.

I went with a Christmas card. I seem to be on a roll with them at the moment.

The stamp set I’ve featured on my card is called Poinsettia Petals. The matching Poinsettia Dies make light work of this card. The images have been coloured with a mix of Real Real and Cherry Cobbler Blends. I coloured the leaves with the Soft Succulent Blends and the little stems of nuts with Soft Suede Blends.

I embossed the background piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock with the Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder and quickly roughed up the edges of it with my finger. I wanted to add some more interest to the card – because why not? – so I added some retired ribbon and stapled the end before pulling the ribbon end apart to give it a vintage-y kind of feel. Three Gold Metallic Pearls finished off the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #560

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It’s Friday, so that means a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is to:

This is such a pretty colour combination that I have never tried before. I decided to create a card for a great niece who is having a birthday. The stamp set I’ve used is called the Kangaroo and Company Stamp Set.

I stamped my images in Black Mento Ink and watercoloured my kangaroos in Gray Granite Ink.I coloured the chest of them with Coastal Cabana Ink. The little flowers have been watercolored with a combination of Blackberry Bliss Ink and Coastal Cabana Inks. The little presents have been given different shades of Blackberry Bliss and Coastal Cabana Ink. I watered down the ink on the presents to give them a lighter shade.

The three squares of Basic White Cardstock have been embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. To finish off the card, I added one clear Elegant Faceted Gem.

The team at Just Add Ink have created gorgeous cards with this colour challenge. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #558

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It’s Friday! We have a new challenge for you at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is a sketch challenge. Take a look at the sketch we have for you.

I like using stamp sets I haven’t used in a while – especially my floral stamp sets. The Forever Blossoms Stamp Set is one I haven’t used in a while. These blossoms are fun to colour and to fussy cut out. I’ve coloured my flowers in a combination of So Saffron and Mango Melody Blends. The leaves have been given colour with the Soft Succulent Blends.

The DSP I’ve used in the background is from the Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. I’ve chosen this mainly black paper so it allows my blooms to pop. I’ve layered the DSP on a textured piece of Basic White Cardstock. The cardstock has been embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder.

The sentiment I’ve added to my card is also from the Forever Blossoms Stamp Set. A bow of Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding and three Gold Metallic Pearls finished off my card.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful cards. Head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle