Just Add Ink #687

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

I love getting new goodies to play with. I looked at this sketch and decided the clouds from the Adventurous Sky Bundle. After stamping the clouds, giving them some colour and fussy cutting them out, I stamped some planes and gave them the same treatment. The background has been shaded with Pool Party Ink and a Blending Brush.

The team have created awesome creations using the sketch. Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #631

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It’s time for our newest sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed by one of our co-leaders at FMS Jennifer Timko. Jennifer looks after us and makes all that comes with being on DT a breeze. We love her and Jen Mitchell for everything they do for us!

I received the Spotlight In Nature Stamp Set and Dies when I attended the recent 2024 Stampin’ Up! Onstage Event. This was the first time I opened them to create with.

I coloured my flowers, leaves and butterfly with blends and fussy cut them out. I then took the die and cut a couple of circle die cuts with this gorgeous embossing and patterns on them.

The background was initially a plain Basic White Cardstock base, but I felt it needed a little somethin. I took out the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder and the Dark Calypso Coral Blend and added details to the cardstock.

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #630

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Welcome to another Wednesday and the newest challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Judy Rozema. Take a look at her fab sketch:

The card i created features the Trusty Tools Stamp Set. Instead of a masculine themed card, I went with a feminine feel by colouring the images with pink blends. I’ve also used my Trusty Tools Die to create a Silver Foil tool board. The designer series paper I’ve used in the background is from the Nature’s Sweetness DSP. I liked the combination of this with the tools.

Make sure you head over to fFreshly Made Sketches and check out what the design team have created. Click here to take you to the blog.

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Narelle

Just Add Ink #695

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Our latest challenge at Just Add Ink is to:

I had to think about this challenge as I don’t have any chocolate stamp sets or dies. So in the end I went with decorating chocolate bars. That counts doesn’t it?

I actually had need for these gifts as I recently attended Stampin’ Up!s 2024 Onstage Event. I coordinated a catch up for all South Pacific current and past Artisans. These were my swaps for the amazing group of girls I finally got to meet. Of course there was hugs, laughs and lots of fun.

The Stippled Rose Stamp Set sat pride of place on the two individually wrapped chockies. They were then wrapped with a belly band of DSP and tizzy’d up the way I like them.

We’d love for you to join in this challenge, Head over to Just Add Ink and link up your project.

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #629

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There’s a new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches to play along with. This week our sketch designer is the wonderfully talented Amy O’Neill. Amy’s creations are always gorgeous and full of fab colour and gorge details.

The Thoughtful Expressions Stamp Set has been sitting on my desk unopened and uninked for a few weeks now. I broke it open and inked it up for my card. I paired my colouring of the bird image to match the flower. I added some gold accents in the DSP and gold twine. I also added a faux gold ink splattered background by stamping Wild Wheat Ink splatters.

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

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #628

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Guess whose week it is to be sketch hostess at Freshly Made Sketches? With a question like that, it’s gotta be me right?

Take a look at my sketch:

The Beach Day Bundle was a bundle I wanted, but have held off buying until just recently to buy. It’s not my usual flowery set, but it appealed to me because of the vibe and cool artwork. We have holidayed at the beach since I was young. I have continued this traditional with my kids and love the calmness of just watching the waves come in. This is one set that I will probably keep for those friends and fam that surf.

Here’s my card:

Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what the team have created.

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Narelle

Just Add Ink #693

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There’s a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is to


I filled my card with donuts from the Ice Cream Swirl Stamp Set. These donuts are layered over square cardstock embossed with circle/dots embossing. I created my own candles out of the straw that’s in the stamp set.

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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.

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches $626

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Welcome to my blog and a new challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This weeks fab sketch has been designed by Cecile Ribon. Cecile’s gorgeous cards always inspire me.

I had Easter on my mind when i saw this sketch. The half circles reminded me of an opened Easter egg, so I pulled out my Easter Bunny Stamp Set and Excellent Egg Dies.

I created a faux watercoloured background to place my image and diecuts on. I then added some leafy stems that were cut with the Painted Lavender Dies. An Easter sentiment from the Excellent Egg Stamp Set was added to my layers as well as some Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots.

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

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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