Friday, June 6, 2025

Just Add Ink #754...Choose Two!

Happy Friday JAI friends!

We are back with a fun new challenge from Kim, it's a Choose Two challenge and always a fun way to create!
You can add any two of the options and as you can see from the design teams projects, it makes for lots of fun and variety!

Happy crafting and we hope to see you pop up in our gallery this week. 

Here is what the Design Team have come up with this week to provide you with inspiration...












Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai754


JUST ADD INK RULES
  • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
  • Link your post, NOT your whole blog back here.
  • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with no more than 5 other challenges.
  • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
  • Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla-Grey-Brown & Metallics may also be added)
  • Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is.
  • Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose.
  • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are here to have fun and encourage creativity.
  • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
  • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 7.00 pm (AEST/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.
 

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Just Add Ink #753...Winners!


Welcome back for this weeks Top Pick & HM's post for the #753 Sketch challenge! 

Thanks so much to those that joined in and shared your lovely projects, makes it really hard to pick a winner! But we really appreciate you joining us!

Votes are counted and this weeks Top Pick is Joanne with her fabulous Celebratory Sips project!

Joanne


Here is what some of the design team had to say...

So full of colour and cheer!

Fun, colourful and cute!

A fun and fabulous project!

Congratulations!



Here is your badge to wear on your blog.


Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Kaylee


Here's what some of the design team had to say...

A lovely clean and elegant project.

Subtle but impactful.

 Love the modern take on the sketch.




Here's what some of the design team had to say...

Bold, bright and summery.

A lovely bold use of the sketch.

Love the rich colours and loads of texture.


Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.



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Friday, May 30, 2025

Just Add Ink #753...Sketch!

Hello there,

It's time for the new Just Add Ink Challenge.   

However, before we get into it, we would like to make a special mention to Jolanda J and Deb Horst who both played along with our Inspiration challenge last week.  Thank you both for sharing these sweet projects. 


        Jolanda J                                                                                Deb Horst



Now, onto this week's challenge.    We have a fun sketch to kick start your creations.   The sketch has been suggested by Tristan.


Here is what the Design Team have come up with this week to provide you with inspiration...


Kerry Parkinson



Chantell Randall



Jan McQueen



Ann Alexander



Joanne Stubbings







Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai753


JUST ADD INK RULES
  • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
  • Link your post, NOT your whole blog back here.
  • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with no more than 5 other challenges.
  • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
  • Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla-Grey-Brown & Metallics may also be added)
  • Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is.
  • Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose.
  • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are here to have fun and encourage creativity.
  • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
  • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 7.00 pm (AEST/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.




Friday, May 23, 2025

Just Add Ink #752...Inspiration!

Hello,
this week have an inspiration challenge for you here at Just Add Ink. Jo has given us the below image to inspire and kick start your crafting. Just use the colours, objects, patterns in the picture to feature in your project. Have fun crafting!



Photo Credit: https://theweddart.com/blog/best-wedding-car-decoration

Here is what the Design Team have come up with this week to provide you with inspiration...











Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai752


JUST ADD INK RULES
  • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
  • Link your post, NOT your whole blog back here.
  • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with no more than 5 other challenges.
  • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
  • Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla-Grey-Brown & Metallics may also be added)
  • Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is.
  • Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose.
  • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are here to have fun and encourage creativity.
  • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
  • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 7.00 pm (AEST/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.
 

This linky list is now closed.




Thursday, May 22, 2025

Just Add Ink #751...Winners

Hello,
did you all enjoy last week's Just Add a Shaker challenge? There is just something intrinsically fun and special about shaker cards. We certainly enjoyed looking at your lovely projects. This week our winner is Sandra Strobel with this delightful nature themed shaker card.


Here is what some of the design team had to say...

Beautiful bouquet that matches the scene behind.

So stunning! Love, love, love!

A beautiful floral shaker.


Congratulations!



Here is your badge to wear on your blog.


Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Nicole Wilson


Here's what some of the design team had to say...

A beautiful birthday card with gorgeous contrasting colours for a fun shaker card.

A lovely clean card with lots of fun details.

An elegant birthday card and love the drama of the red & black together.


Jolanda J


Here's what some of the design team had to say...

Bright and fun! I love how the stamping is incorporated in the shaker portion too.

Such a fun and colourful card where the shaker window is front and centre.

A fun shaker, great layout and embossing.



Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.



Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

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Friday, May 16, 2025

Just Add Ink #751...Add a Shaker!

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to another challenge with us here at Just Add Ink. This week it's time to get your shake-ity shake on as we challenge you to...

(Suggested by Kerry)

Here is what our Design Team have come up with to provide you with inspiration...



Did you know we have an Instagram acc? We’d love to see your projects over there too. So once you’ve entered the challenge here on the blog (by adding your project to our gallery via the "Mr Linky" below) head over to Insta and tag us in your post using #justaddinkchallenge or #jai751


JUST ADD INK RULES
  • Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration.
  • Link your post, NOT your whole blog back here.
  • Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with no more than 5 other challenges.
  • Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too.
  • Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla-Grey-Brown & Metallics may also be added)
  • Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is.
  • Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose.
  • Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are here to have fun and encourage creativity.
  • We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines.
  • The challenge closes each Wednesday at 7.00 pm (AEST/AEDT) Australian Eastern Standard Time.
  • Please note, if you have privacy settings on your socials, you are still welcome to play, but you may get limited comments from the design team.
 




This linky list is now closed.

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Just Add Ink #750 ... Winners

Happy Thursday and a huge thank you to all who took part in challenge #750 and shared their creations with us. It's always intriguing to see the many diverse ways crafters can use the same colours (or sketch or theme, etc) and you certainly gave us a spectacular array! 

The team have voted for their top pick and honorable mentions and here they are:

Top Pick

 Here is what some of the design team had to say...

A masterpiece filled with layers of gorgeous dimensional blooms.

Oh my! What an absolutely stunning floral arrangement.

Truly amazing with so many glorious details.


Congratulations!

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honourable Mentions this week go to -

Inkami

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

I love the contrast between the colourful focal image and the inked/embossed background.

Love the soft colours that pop on that neutral embossed background.

Restrained and elegant texture with a delightful pop of colour.


Jenny

Here's what some of the design team had to say...

I'm thirsty just admiring this card!

Wow! So striking, with a fab use of the challenge colours.

I love the drama of the black embossed background against the beautiful coloured images.



Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.



Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our next challenge