Just Add Ink #223 - Sketch

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Just Add Ink have a new challenge this week and it's a fab sketch!

Have you been eyeing off all the yummy new things in the new Stampin' UP! catalouge???? 
One of my first purachases was the cotton ribbon I've used on this card.  It's so easy to work with and has a beautiful feel and so many pretty colours too.

The 'baby' die cut I've used is from Papertrey Ink - isn't it just adorable!

You might note that I didn't get the sketch exactly as it should but as one of my fellow Design Team members said - it's using my creative licence!

Here is the sketch -

I'd love to see how you use your creative licence with this sketch so please join us and link up here.

Happy Friday!!

Just Add Ink #221 - Just Add Shakers!

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Welcome to my little part of blog land!

Today is Just Add Ink challenge day and the challenge is to just add SHAKERS.

What is a shaker card?
I'd never made one before....... so just in case you didn't know a shaker card is a card with a see through window that is filled with fun sparkly items! There is enough room in the window for the items to move around when shaken.

I decided to use vellum as my window and I filled it with little colourful circles and some glass glitter!

I think the vellum mutes the colours nicely so they aren't too bright and I really like this idea to add some fun to a birthday card!

You should see the fantastic creations by the Design Team this week - I will definitely be pinning some of them for future CASing!   I really like the 'shaker' and think I'll be using it again soon.

I'd love to see your take on a shaker card so come join us here.

Also a big WELCOME to Deb who is joining our Design Team for a little while!!!!

Just Add Ink 219 - Inspiration photo

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Happy Friday!
Can you believe we are nearly at the end of June - this year is flying by.

The challenge at Just Add Ink is an inspiration photo.  I just adore these colours together which I've taken as yellow, grey and navy (but I think you could also use black instead of navy too).

I wanted to create a whimsical card to match the sentiment and I think I've done that with the thin little banners.

I love every card that the design team have created this week so make sure you pop over to the blog to check them out!!!

Here the inspiration picture 

I hope you have fun with this challenge and don't forget to link up here!

Just Add Ink - Cupcakes/Cake/Dessert!!

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It's that time of the week again - Just Add Ink challenge time!

This week the challenge is a yummy one...... just add Cupcakes/Cake/Dessert!!

This week I chose to work with just a few colours, Crumb cake, Daffodil delight and Whisper white.

I've had this cupcake embossing folder for years now and I'd forgotten I even had it but when I did come across it I thought it was perfect for this challenge.

I coloured up my Just Rite cupcake with copics and then smothered the top with crystal effects and a sprinkle of glitter.

The design team have created some mouth watering creations so don't forget to pop over and check the out.

I'd love to see what you can come up with for this challenge so don't forget to enter :)

Just add a colour combo - challenge #215

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It's new challenge day at Just Add Ink and the colour combo picked by Mae certainly challenged me!

I automatically wanted to make a Christmas card with the colours - Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar and Garden Green but I resisted and decided on something different.
I've also used Very Vanilla as a neutral to soften the colours a little bit as I found them all to be very strong.

I also added some gold shimmer mist to the flowers which you might be able to see in the picture below.

The challenge this week is actually running for 2 weeks so you've got plenty of time to make your creation and link it up!

Here's the colour combo

If you're heading to the Stampin' UP! convention next week I hope you have a fab time and I'll be thinking of you all dancing the night away!