Just Add Ink #199 - Sketch

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Hello lovely readers!

Have you gotten back into the swing of things in the craft room? Got your new year mojo on?

I know I haven't had much time to craft lately but when I sat down to use this sketch made by Tina for the latest Just Add Ink sketch challenge I found my card came together very easily!

I was so in the groove that I also made a matching envelope with my new envelope punch board!

Seriously this is a fantastic sketch to work with so you don't have any excuses not to play along with us this week!

The rest of the Design team also had a fun with this sketch giving you such a such a variety of creations to gt inspiration from.

Here's the sketch:

Enjoy your Friday!
PS Don't forget to check out Just Add Ink's new look if you haven't seen it already.

Just Add Ink #198 Blog Hop!

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You've reached the last stop on the Just Add Ink blog hop!

This week the challenge at JAI is to play along with our blog hop inspiration using your envelope punch board or thinlets!

You should have arrived from Tina's blog - wasn't her album fantastic!

For the blog hop I've used the envelope punch board to make a gift box and a envelope!
It's was my Mum's 60th Birthday recently so this was the perfect opportunity to spend the morning in the craft room and make something extra special for her.

A simple card with no fuss lets the 60 stand out!

I followed the instructions on the envelope punch board to make this envelope however I used a tutorial here for the envelope liner.

The box I made to put her present in was made  with the guidance from this tutorial on pintrest!
I did modify it for this size I needed but other than that I couldn't believe how easy it was to make a box with the envelope punch board.

I hope you've had fun on the Blog Hop and just in case you didn't come from the beginning here is the list of all the stops -

Chantell Randall

Christine Blain

Delys Cram

Jodene Tripp

Kim Badelt

Louise Sharp

Mae Collins

Narelle Farrugia

Nikki Spencer

Patrice Easton

Paula Dobson

Susan Wong

Tina Gillespie

Trish Rayfield

Thanks for hopping along with the JAI blog hop and the first challenge of 2014.  The Design Team are all looking forward to seeing your creations so don't forget to link them up!

Just Add Ink 2013 a year in review!

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Well didn't 2013 go fast!

There was heaps going on last year and I didn't get to craft as much as I would have liked to but luckily I had some inspirational challenges from Just Add Ink to keep me going.

So I've had a look over all my JAI projects for 2013 and picked my favourite!

I really loved how this card came out - girly but not overpowering girly!!!

The colour combo challenge I used for this card was the perfect entry back into my crafting room after I'd been busy starting a big renovation on my home (that is still underway!)

We'd really love to see your favourite project from 2013 so please link up here!

JAI will be hosting it's first challenge of 2014 on the 17th of January so don't forget to pop back then to check it out :)

Just Add Ink 196 - Christmas Project

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I'm super excited that it's almost Christmas time!!!

This week at Just Add Ink we are asking you to share you Christmas projects with us.

My project of Reindeer noses and wrapped chocolates was for a bake sale that we had at my work. The bake sale was to raise money for a wonderful organisation who support families with young children while their mothers are undergoing treatment for cancer.  The organisation is called Mummy's wish.

I saw these Reindeer noses on the beautiful Rachael's blog - Pretty Pink Peony. As soon as I saw them I knew that they would be perfect to help raise funds for Mummy's wish.

Rachel was so lovely and shared the free printable on her blog which you can find here.

There are a few more days till Christmas so you could pop over, print these out and whip up a few extra little goodies for the kids Christmas stockings!!  All you need are some maltesers and jaffas :)

I also quickly made some chocolate wrapped with Christmas themed paper.

Here are just some of the goodies we had at the bake sale

Now I hear you saying 'it was a bake sale, why didn't you bake anything?'..... well I don't have a oven at the moment as we are renovating our kitchen!  I though these were some good alternatives and I also made the rocky road on the left of this picture.

The office raised over $600 for Mummy's wish!

Now I'd love to see your Christmas project so head over the JAI blog and link it up!!  You've got two weeks to show us :)

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas with your family and friends. 

xox

Just Add Ink 195 - Colour Challenge

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WOW does Just Add Ink have a fantastic colour challenge this week for you!

We've got a fantastic inspiration picture that includes the colours Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky and So Saffron!

I think these colours lend them self so a girly card!!

I've also used a new product that I just received - Gold ink!   Doesn't it just look so pretty :)

Here's the inspiration picture that we've pulled the colours from!

There are some amazing cards that the Design Team have produced so pop over to the blog and check them out before you link up your creation!