Just Add Ink # 88 – Die Cuts

Hi everyone,
It’s been a while since I have updated my blog – mainly due to life being very busy – but also because my computer had a melt-down…..literally!  The computer guy said it’s not worth fixing – so I am still computer-less.  Luckily we have more than one in the house at the moment – so I can still get this post done.

This week at Just Add Ink is Just Add Die Cuts.  There are so many lovely Die Cut shapes and ideas – but I stuck to the Top Note for this one.  I did actually make another card with the Butterflies too – but I kinda like the colours of this one more.

The colours used are Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo, Concord Crush, Blushing Bride and Whisper White.  The flowers are from the Vintage Vogue stamp Set.  We did this card as part of a Kissing Technique Class – and inked the Flowers with Wisteria Wonder Ink first and then stamped them on to a stamp that was covered in Concord Crush – so it picked up the ink of the other image.  Then we stamped it onto the Whisper White Card stock. 

I really like the colours together – it’s bright and beautiful.  Hope you like it too.

So pull out some Die Cuts – or make some and put together a project for the Just Add Ink Challenge.  You can enter here and also check out the Design Team projects and other entries.

Happy Stamping.

Just Add Ink # 85 – Baby Projects

Yesterday, I found out one of my friends is having a baby……. how exciting!  It’s been making me smile ever since.   So how timely is the Just Add Ink Challenge this week?  Cause it’s all about Baby Projects and Cards.  The Just Add Ink Design Team have made some beautiful Baby Cards and Projects……check them out here.  `But don’t forget to check my project out below…….

I used my little Owl Punch to make this Baby Card……. I think it would look equally great in Blue, Green or Lemon too…..

And…..Congratulations to my preggy friend…. I’m really happy for you and wish you a wonderful and healthy pregnancy and Baby.

# 84 Just Add……White and One!

Actually if we’re talking about Coffee……I prefer White and Two but we’re not talking about Coffee.  We are talking about this week’s Just Add Ink Challenge.  It’s all about White and One other Colour.

I decided on a Colour that I have not used alot - but that I really like.  Rich Razzleberry.

I used my newest stamp set – Just Believe.  I have sprayed the entire card with Shimmer paint – which has made it super shiny – even the ribbon.

Click on this link to enter your White and One.  You’ll also be able to see creations from many card makers and scrapbookers including the Just Add Ink Design Team.

JAI # 68 – Colour Combo Challenge

It’s colour Combo time again at Just Add Ink…..and these are great colours.  Here is the combo…..

Here is the Card I did using these colours…….

I used the Time Well Spent Stamp Set – which is great because it has so many options of Flowers, Leaves, Words, Butterflies etc.

I decided on another Brick Wall Technique Card and decided to mix the background a bit with different Big Shot Embossing Folders.

To see the other wonderful projects made by the Just Add Ink Design Team click here.

Mystery Packets Class

Last night we did a Mystery Packets Class – the ladies did not know what I was going to hit them with this week…..there were 2 x projects both different and both a Mystery!!

For the first one, I gave them each a pack of 4 pieces of card……. Certainly Celery, Tangerine Tango, Peach parfait and Very Vanilla.  They got 4 stamp sets to use which were Hello Again, Basic Phrases, Always and Inspired by Nature.  Some inks and punches.  It was up to each person to make up their own project.

I am very impressed with the projects they made.  Here they are……

Gayle's

Alison's

Michelle's

Virginia's

Isn’t it amazing how you can all be given the same materials and come up with projects that are all completely different.  Aren’t they great.

Our second project was another Mystery Packet…..but this time they got heaps of bits and pieces.  They could ask me for one item – such as a piece of Ribbon, a Brad, a punch or another piece of Card.  Here are they projects …….

Michelle

Alison

Virginia

Gayle

So you can see the projects that everyone came up with were all very different.  I really enjoyed seeing the projects being put together and the differences in what everyone did.  I hope you all enjoyed do this class that was quite different to how we normally do things.

Card Class – Easter Projects

Easter is not far away…..we have been eating Hot x Buns for quite a few weeks now….I love them.  I stash a few packs in the freezer, they are great in lunch boxes as well as a snack when visitors pop over.   Yummy!

And then there’s all the Chocolate of course! 

Last week we did an Easter Projects class.  I decided to show the ladies a quick way to pack up a few eggs for a surprise treat.  We made a little pocket sort of shaped like a Chip Packet out of a square of card.

 

We used Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive – the idea with to do colours like a carrot.  As in Easter Bunny……carrot……get it?

The Stamp Set is called Hello Again.  We also used these colours and Stamps to stamp on the Ribbon – but you can’t quite see it in these pics.

Our second project was a card……

This card was inspired by a lovely card I saw done by Marlene Peters (Canada).

The colours are Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso and Whisper White.    In this picture it is hard to see the glitter on the Egg Shape – I think the glitter really sets it off.

I also got an Easter surprize on my doorstep the other day….from my friend Kim.  Kim had sent me some yummy marshmallow eggs…that I have hidden because otherwise someone (not me) would have scoffed them already – so I snaffled them away and they don’t even know I have them…..hee hee hee.

Also in the pack was this ‘cute as’ little bunny box…..

 It’s really cool how it folds at the ends – very clever.  You can’t see it in the pic – but it has a little round fluffy bunny tail too.  The goodies that were inside…..are gone!

Thank you Kim, that was a lovely surprise.  You are very clever at making these cute boxes.

3D Stamping Class

Further to my Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge Card this week - that is stamped using the 3 D stamping technique – I also ran a 3D stamping class. 

Here are a few more pics of my Just Add Ink Card……

We also did this card here

These colours are So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.  We used the Medallion stamp.

Aus-NZ Challenge – February

The February Challenge with Kim and Nadine was to use the current In-colours which are Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.  Again – we all came up with total different projects.  Here they are:

Kim’s one came with Yummy’s!  She put together a Sweet Treat Cup Flower Card.

It’s sunny, bright and IRL glittery too.  Kim has used all of the In-colours on this card and they look fantastic.  The inside of the card is also stamped with a pretty design around it too. 

Nadine’s card was also Bright and vibrant.  She used the Brayering Technique and a mask.  Then did some silhouette stamping.

These colours look awesome together.

My project started as just a 3D box for each of them…..but then I decided that I need to use more colour – so I made some little cards to go inside the box which is bundled up in some Cellophane bags. 

Here are the Boxes…..the Pink went to Nadine and the Green to Kim.

And these are the cards.  I used the SAB Stamp Set, Sweet Summer.

Weaving Class

Last Wednesday I ran a Weaving Class – for this class I decided to make cards by Weaving some card.  I really liked how these came out. 

On the first card with did, we used some DSP to weave a background.

The DSP is called Love Letter.  The colours are Basic Black, Riding Hood Red and Very Vanilla.  The Stamp is from the Time Well Spent Stamp Set.

For our second card I decided to Stamp on the pieces of card and then weave them.  Here it is……

The colours are Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Whisper White.  The stamp set is Inspired by Nature.

Birthday Book Class

On Wednesday night – we did a Birthday Book Class.  The ladies have been asking me to do this for quite some time – so we had a very full table.

I decided to use the Elegant Soiree Papers – because I really love the colours.  They are Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla & Basic Grey. 

I used the Big Shot and Timeless Type Junior Alphabet to write the word Birthdays.  On the inside we used different colours to decorate the pages.

Once it is all Stamped and folded up we bound it together with a coil binding.  Then attached some ribbons.  The way we folded it created little pockets to put cards in for each month.

I had to laugh actually – cause I often stamp away on my own and then within a very short time find I have a major mess everywhere.  On Wednesday night when every body started making their Birthday Books we had a mess within minutes………so I decided to take a pic of the table so you could see.

From Bottom left going round the table the ladies are……… Virginia, Alison, Gayle, Kerry, Janet, Jenny & Michelle.

And from the other end of the table……from Centre of pic, Kerry, Janet, Jenny, Michelle, Virgina, Alison and Gayle.