JAI # 118 – Just Add Mae!

Yay – it’s time to honor one of our fabulous Design Team Members as Just Add Ink.  This week we are being inspired by Mae Collins. 

Mae’s projects are full of wonderful shapes and colours.  We both share a love for the Stamp Set Just Believe – so I have CASE’d one of her Cards that uses it.   Here is Mae’s card:

I really like the technique that Mae used and the colours too……so they also feature in my Card. 

Here is mine:

I’ve done a Centre Step card – this is the first time I have done one – and really love the effect.  I added a few butterflies and a bit of lace ribbon.  You probably can’t see it – but I spritzed the Butterflies with Shimmer Mist too.

Visit Just Add Ink here to see the other projects inspired by Mae.  And remember to have a go yourself and share it with us. 

Also – you may have noticed that I did not post my JAI Project from last week – I meant to….but I was just busy and tired and felt I needed a little rest…….so did not get round to it.  Never mind. 

The JAI challenge last week was a Colour Challenge – So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White.  Oh Man! I thought this was gonna be hard – but it actually came together quite nicely.

I made this Card and Candle cover – and I also made a matching Bag.  They were part of a Gift for my friend Charlene who had a birthday recently.  I really liked how they came out.

JAI # 116 – Just Add…..Mothers Day

It’s May – and that means Mother’s Day.  So we at Just Add Ink are celebrating Mum’s by having a Just Add Mothers Day Challenge.  I decided to create a Card and matching Gift for this Challenge.

I managed to get a scented Candle that closely matched my Card stock.  The Colours are Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo, Bashful Blue and Very Vanilla.  This stamp set is a retired one and is called Soft Summer.  It’s a lovely 2 step stamping set.

I love creating gifts and cards that match – if you want to have a go to, this is the perfect challenge for it.  Once you have put your ideas together – go to Just Add Ink and upload your challenge.  While your there check out all the other fabulous projects that we have put together for our Mum’s.

JAI # 115 – Sketch Challenge

This week at Just Add Ink we have a Sketch Challenge.  This Sketch was put together for us by Mae Collins.  It;s a great combination of shapes.

I worked on this one at the same time as I did last weeks Challenge……so I had the Mouthwatering Stamp Set and Scented Embossing powders handy.  Here is my card……

I had not used these colours in a while and think they are so pretty.  Regal Rose, Rose Red Pink Pirouette and Soft Suede.

Click on this link to check out the rest of the fabulous projects made by the Just Add Ink Design Team.  And don’t forget to have a go at the Sketch Challenge yourself.

JAI # 114 – Just Add Jodene

At Just Add Ink, we have a very talented Design Team to share and inspire you in your card making, scrap booking and off the page creations.  And every now and again we like to borrow inspiration from each other.

This week the Just Add Ink challenge is to do just that.  The Challenge is to Just Add Jodene Tripp.  Jodene makes cards with beautiful colours and shapes.  I love the lay outs she uses.  Jodene does lots of stitching on her cards that really adds a great element and texture to each project.  I used these things to inspire me when putting my card together…….

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I used my new Stamp Set – Mouthwatering.  And to make it really Mouthwatering I used the Scented Stampin’ Emboss Powders too.  They come in Vanilla, Melon and Cherry – smell delicious so just go perfectly with this stamp set.

Here is Jodene’s card that I borrowed the layout from:

So join in the fun with us and create something inspired by Jodene.  Follow the link to Just Add Ink to see what the rest of the Design Team have come up with and to show us what you have put together.

JAI # 113 Just Add…..An Inspirational Photo

For this weeks Just Add Ink Challenge, Delys has provided us with an Inspirational Photo.  This means that you can look at the picture and see how it Inspires you to create something – whether that be a Card, Scrap booking Page or 3D project.  Here is the Photo:

Now there is heaps in the photo to work with.    And here is what I came up with:

Instantly I decided on colours because the colour of the Chairs to me looks just like Calypso Coral.  
And then I looked at the Layout – and so decided on a stripy bit at the bottom and curtains that looked like panels to me.

I added the Flowers as bold statements – like the chairs.  I made these using the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die.  And then when I had finished I decided it needed a bit of bling……so I spritz it with a bit of Shimmer Paint.

This was a great Photo to draw inspiration from.  So have ago your self and then share it will us at Just Add Ink.  While you are there you can also check out all the other fantastic DT Creations.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone.  I’ve really been enjoying having some extra time at home this weekend.  I have spent quite a bit of time in my craft room – creating.  Yay!!

I thought I would show you a cute little Bunny Box I made – which I cased from Kim Badelt.  Kim made this a few weeks ago for our Just Add Ink – Easter Challenge – and I loved it so much – I just had to have a go.

This is Kim’s Bunny Box………

And here is my version of it……………

Cute huh?  Thank you Kim for this fab box idea. 

The Easter Bunny came to our house this morning………………

A Special Birthday Book

Last year one of the Ladies at my work, Wendy – who is also my friend – Celebrated a special birthday.  Now at the time – she thought she had got away without anyone knowing……….but we found out!

So – when Wendy least expected it – we gave her a surprise Birthday Celebration.
Knowing that she is a fabulous Scrapbooker and Card Maker – and that I did some too – work asked me to put together a special card for her. 

I had a few ideas and realised that I either needed a really really big card – or something else that everyone at work could sign.  So I decided to decorate a little book.  One of Wendy’s other great loves is the Eagles AFL team – their colours are Blue and Yellow – so that set the theme for the little book.  

 I really enjoyed putting this book together - it was made with lots of love for a fellow Paper crafter.  And it was perfect for everyone at work to write a special Birthday Message in for Wendy.

JAI # 111 – Just Add Easter

Wow – I can’t believe it’s nearly April!  That’s a quarter of the year gone already! 
And that means it’s also nearly Easter…… There are thousands of Chocolate Eggs, Bunnies and Easter treats in the shops and I have seen heaps of cute and cuddly ones too.  Personally – I love toasted Hot Cross Buns dripping in melted Butter……yummy.   Anyway – I think I’m getting a bit off track here……hee hee!!

If you haven’t guessed yet - this week it’s Just Add Easter!  
I put together a little Easter Basket.  It is actually based on a Template I got from AR Creations………although I have adjusted it a bit to make the bottom of it larger.
 I made this out of Wisteria Wonder – which to me is a beautiful Easter Colour.  I stamped it with the Inspired by Nature stamps and made some bright flowers with the Boho Blossoms Punch and some Butterflies with Beautiful Wings.

I also used the Fancy Flower Punch to make a large flower for the top of the box.
This is a great Challenge to encourage you to have a go at making an off the page Easter Basket or box.  Visit Just Add Ink to check out what the Design Team have made.  Happy Easter Everyone.

Just Add Ink # 110 – Sketch

Hey – we have a great sketch to work with this week at Just Add Ink.  It was put together for us by Mae Collins.  I really enjoyed putting my card together – main cause I had new stamps and DSP to play with.   Here is Mae’s Sketch:

 Here is my card:

I’ve used the Nautical Expedition DSP, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine and The Open Sea Stamp Set.  These are all from the Current Summer Mini Catalogue (that runs until 31st March 2012).  All of these products go together so nicely and are great earthly/manly colours.

The Design Team has come up with a wonderful array of Cards using this sketch – you can check them out here.  So come on – have a go at the Sketch – and show us what you have made.

Just Add Ink # 109 – Just Add Beach

Well Summer is coming to an end…..well so they say – although from the Temperatures and amount of Sun shine in Perth lately – I’m not so sure.  Summer is perfect beachy weather….and this week it’s a Just Add Beach Challenge.

When I looked in my cupboard I found a few beachy supplies.  I made a Sandcastle out of paper and used my Eyelet Boarder punch to make some tiny confetti to use as sand.  
 The stamps are from a variety of places – but all perfect images for this card.

Follow this link to Just Add Ink to join in the Challenge and to check out the other Design Team Members Creations.