I really love the Ribbon Flowers that Kathy makes and the shapes that she uses in her card layouts.  So instead of choosing one of Kathy’s projects to case I looked at several and put together my card:

I have used Daffodil Delight and Whisper White on this card.

So join in the fun with us and create something inspired by Kathy Tanner.  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.

I decided to make a Calendar this week.  Here it is.

The Stamp Set is called Fabulous Florets and is in the current Summer Mini Catalogue.  The DSP is Paisley Petals which is really lovely.  I realise now – that I did not take any pic’s of the inside Calendar pages – so I must do that.

So to join in and view the other Just Add Ink 101 projects go to Just Add Ink.

 Since 1917, the Sovereign has sent congratulatory messages to people celebrating notable birthdays and anniversaries.

Cards are sent to those celebrating their 100th and 105th birthday and every year thereafter, and to those celebrating their diamond wedding (60th), 65th, 70th wedding anniversaries and every year thereafter.

For many people, receiving a congratulatory card from The Queen to mark a significant birthday or wedding anniversary is a very special part of their celebrations.  Delivery of congratulatory messages is arranged by the Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace.

The Queen’s congratulatory messages consist of a card containing a personalised message. The card comes in a special envelope, which is delivered through the normal postal channels.

 At Just Add Ink this week, we are Celebrating the milestone of 100 Challenges.   I don’t think we will be getting a Card from the Queen - however instead we have a Just Add Crowns Blog Hop for you.

For this Challenge I decided to put together a Scrapbooking Page.  My inspiration actually came from Sarah’s Fifth Birthday Cake.  It was all Pink with a Tiara on the top.  The Tiara had flashy lights and fluffy feathers round it.

I also used one of Sarah’s Head Bands for inspiration.  The band had broken and I’d asked Sarah if I could use it - I thought I could preserve it for her……. but I was not allowed!!   So I had to make a paper copy of it.   Funny though – after I had finished, I showed Sarah and she said…..”Ohhh I said you could use it”!! 

Anyway, here is my page……I decided on the word Princess as Sarah is a Hebrew word meaning Princess.

You can click this link to see what the Design Team have put together this week – OR you can follow the Blog Hop.  Click here to visit Just Add Ink.

Because its our 100th  Birthday, we are giving away some prizes this week too!!   One prize for the winner of the challenge.  And one for a blog reader/participant who comments on ALL of the Blog Hop stops along the way. When you’ve done that simply email the Just Add Ink hotmail and tell us youve completed commenting on the blog hop….and you will be in the draw to win.

So to continue on the Blog Hop just click on the badge below – you will be forwarded to the wonderful Delys. 
Enjoy!!!

Here’s something NEW for the NEW Year……..at Just Add Ink we will be having monthly scrapbooking Challenges on the first Sunday of each month and it starts today 1st January.  So the idea is to scrap a LO (Layout=scrapbook page) in any size but it must be a LO to go into an album .ie not an OTP/mini album.

Since this Month is our very first Scrapbooking Challenge and its the first day of the New Year the Theme is “Firsts or One”.   So please make sure you have First or One in your title.
Here is the one I did………..

I decided to Scrap some photo’s from Sarah’s First Birthday – I have had these photo’s ready for a while so it was the perfect challenge.  I realise now that I have not added any journalling to the page…..so might have to add some.  This was also my first go at making a kids cake and I was really wrapped with the result.  I even made the flowers with marshmallows and jelly crystals.

The girls at Just Add Ink have put together some fabulous pages to inspire you so click here to check them out.  They have also shared some of their 1st ever pages too…..so I decided to add mine here for you to see.This is one of my fav pic’s of Sarah and I (even though you can’t really see me) - it was taken in the first 24 hours of Sarah’s life – she was so tiny and just snuggled in there. 

So here’s to a creative and inspiring 2012 and we all hope you enjoy our brand new Scrapbooking Challenges.

So this week – Just Add Ink is encouraging you all to Just Add Sparkle.  It does not have to be a Christmas Project – although the one I have done is Christmasy.  I made a little tree – which I will be putting on my Desk tomorrow.

I used the “Letters to Santa” DSP to make some rosettes of various sizes – then piled them all up – and added a star on the top.  I have rolled each one in Stampin Glass Glitter – which is kinda vintagey and changes colour slightly. 

Here is the link to the Just Add Ink Site – to check out the other DT Just Add Sparkle projects and upload yours too.

Don’t you just love those colours?  They are so bright and vibrant.  I think it’s some kind of Jewellery Ad or something – but it’s cool.  It was really the colours that struck me in terms of inspiration so I put together some flowers in these colours.

I punched out heaps of shapes with the Ornament punch and then sponge a bit of colour onto them.  I curled them a little bit with my bone folder and then stuck them onto a 1 3/4″ Circle starting from the outside and working my way inwards.

They are quite large and I have put together some little boxes and stuck them to the front.  They are going to be use to pack some little gifts into for Sarah’s School Teachers.  Here are the finished boxes.

The Just Add Ink Design Team have gather loads of inspiration from this picture this week and all come up with totally unique projects.  You can check them out here……and add your own Inspiration project too.

I have CASED a card Tania did for a colour challenge – with the All in the Family Stamp Set.   Here is my Card:

So – now we challenge you to check out Tania’s Blog (see the link above) and you will find heaps of inspiration from Tania’s projects.  Don’t forget to go to Just Add Ink to upload your creations.

Given that Christmas is almost upon us – it’s fitting that the Just Add Ink Challenge this week is a Christmas one.  We are Challenging you to Create a Christmas project using a Non-Traditional Christmas Stamp.  Ohh I had so many ideas for this challenge…and just as well because I have a similar challenge running with Kim (my friend) and Nadine (my sister) too.   So – for this week – here is my Just Add Ink, Non-traditional Card.

 I’m calling it a Butterfly Snowflake.  I decided to use Marina Mist – cause I love this colour and it’s not a traditional Christmas colour.

This Card was actually CASED from one done by my friend Tracey Wilson – in 2009.  Tracey demonstrated some masking techniques and made the following card.  The Stamp Set is Pocket Silhouettes.

Tracey used Kiwi Kiss and Chocolate Chip for this card.

I look forward to showing you my other Non-Traditional Christmas project soon.  Meanwhile – go to Just Add Ink and check out the other fantastic projects.  Don’t forget to upload your projects so we can see them too.

The Just Add Ink Sketch challenge this week is a round sketch.   It really made me want to make a card with Flowers and Butterflies on it……..but then again……..I thought I would do something different.  So looking at my stamps I selected a new Stamp set – that I have only used a few times so far.   It’s called Under the Big Top and includes a selection of great little Circus characters.  I also used the Designer Series Papers that match the Stamp set – Big Top Birthday.  This helped me decide on the colours for my project – Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White.

Rather than making a circular card, I decided to put my circle onto my card.  I embossed the bottom portion of the card with the Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder and added some Linen Thread embellishments up the top.

To see all the fabulous Design Team projects using this sketch – and to enter yourself, visit Just Add Ink here.

This week at Just Add Ink it is Colour Combo time – and these colours are so so pretty.  I just know I am going to use them again.  Here they are:

Here is the card I made:

It’s hard to see in this Pic, but I have sprayed this with a little bit for Glimmer Paint to give it a bit of sparkle.  The colours are so pretty together.  To see more made with these colours, check out Just Add Ink.