Just Add Ink #775

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The newest challenge is live over at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is an easy one as we all create at some stage for this:

So many ways to celebrate, but I chose a birthday celebration as I always have a need for a feminine birthday card.

I used what I had sitting on my desk for this card as much as I could as I always feel satisfied when I can make use of them before I ruin them by squishing them or dropping ink on them. I kinda overloaded this card with details as I had no idea where I was going with this card when I started….Hope you like it!

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #715

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There’s a new challenge to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch has been designed by the uber talented Karren Johnson. Karren’s creations are always gorgeous and her sketches are always amazing.

Here’s the card I came up with using her sketch.

I haven’t used the Cheers and Sips Stamp Set a lot so I used Karren’s sketch to give it some love. I added slices of lemons, icecubes leafy images and an umbrella to the glass images and layered them all together.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome inspiration for you, so make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #714

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It’s Wednesday so that means a new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our designer is Cecile Ribon. Cecile’s sketches are always awesome as are her stunning cards.

I literally went with a Christmas bauble for my card as I still haven’t created enough Christmas cards for my fam and I’m running out of time before the day arrives.

I used the Ornamental Christmas Dies to create a Christmas bauble and star diecuts. I then fussy cut a few Christmas trees from the Modern Christmas Designer Series Paper and placed them around the bauble. I added a bow made from the Black and White and Gold Twine and tucked it under the trees.

I added some shading under the layers as I felt the white space was a bit too stark. A sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set finished off my card.

As always the team at Freshly Made Sketches have created wonderful projects, so make sure you check our their creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #774

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We have a new challenge at Just Add Ink for you to play aliong with. This week our challenge for you is to:

I only went with dies as I was a bit too lazy to think of stencilling….but I did go overboard on die cutting!

I created gift boxes using the Jolly Delivery Dies. I used Basic White Cardstock and then randomly stamped them with stars from the Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set. I then took the Light Basic Black Blend and flicked ink on them to give them extra detail.

Once assembled, I layered gold foil leafy diecuts made with Charming Day Dies and then added some extra Basic Black leafy ones also. So the box still opens, I only adhered the leaves diecuts to the top half of the box so that it doesn’t interfere when opening.

Fussy baubles were added from the Modern Christmas Designer Series Paper as well as some Black and White and Gold Bakers Twine. I found an old sentiment that worked best to fit across the box and adhered it all down.

The team at Just Add Ink have created all sorts of gorgeousness, so make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by,

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #713

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Welcome to the newest challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is the super sweet Jen Brum. Jen is not only a super sweet chick, she is an amazing hiker – something that I admire – from the other side of the world….Less strenuous this way.

This card has been created for my niece as she is celebrating her 21st birthday in a couple of weeks time. I have coloured the butterfly, from the Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set, in vibrant blue and added some diecuts made with the Charming Day Dies. I added some background stamping made with the Element of Texts Stamp Set and added all sort of embellishments to bling it up for her.

The team have created wonderful cards that will inspire you. Head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #712

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Time for a new sketch to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is my wonderfully talented friend Verena Shapiro. Take a look at her fab sketch:

I couldn’t resist reaching for the Sunrise Sailing Stamp Set for this sketch. Not sure why, but I felt Verena’s sketch would work well to create my nautical themed card. A few clouds, an embossed background, a handmade lifebuoy and some die cut birds and my masculine card was done.

The team, as always have created awesome inspiration for you. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #773

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This weeks challenge at Just Add Ink is a sketch challenge. Sketch challenges are the best as half the work is already done for you when you sit down to create a card.

Here’s the sketch we have for you to play along with:

I used this weeks sketch to add to my Christmas cards as I realised how close Christmas has become. I stamped up some trees from the Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set as well as fussy cut a tree from the Modern Christmas DSP pack and layered them with a sentiment from the Ornamental Christmas Stamp Set. I then tied a double bow with some twine from the Old Olive and Early Espresso Linen Thread Pack to create the bow from the sketch. To add a little somethin extra I added some diecuts from the Just A Notes Dies for more details.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful cards with this sketch, so make sure you pop over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #711

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We have a new challenge for you to play along with over at Freshly Made Sketches. This week is a sketch challenge designed by the wonderfully talented Kim Singdahlsen.

The Lovely Florals Stamp Set has been sitting uninked on my desk so I brought it out and gave it some love. I paired it with the bright and sunny Daffodil Delight Cardstock and a piece of Floral Delight Designer Series Paper.

To add some interest to the Basic White background, I took a stamp from the Elements of Text Stamp and randomly stamped it in Smoky Slate Ink and flicked some Dark Smoky Slate Blend also.

To add even more yellow I added some yellow ribbon that I had sitting as an offcut on my desk that I was glad to use this up instead of it going to waste.

The team have created a whole heap of awesome. So make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #710

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It’s Wednesday, so that means a new sketch challenge to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. Our sketch designer this weeks is none other than Linda Callahan who is the creator of wonderful cards with awesome details and designs.

I have again reached for the Sunrise Sailing Stamp Set and matching Sunrise Sailing Dies as I thought they’d work really well with the sketch Linda had created. I added some watercoloured torn waves and stamped birds to the scene to add a fullness I like to my masculine cards.

The team have created fab cards using Linda’s sketch. Make sure you pop over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle

Just Add Ink #772

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We have a new challenge over at Just Add Ink for you to play along with. This week is a colour challenge. These colours lend to a Halloween card, but I decided to go against that and go with a floral card instead.

I created my card using the flowers from the Gallery Blooms Stamp Set. I colours my leaves and flowers with a combination of blends and fussy cut the images out. I then stamped the background with an image from the Lovely Florals Stamp Set to add a bit of interest to the background. I then flicked some ink also for a bit of something to the background.

When I have a lot of colours that I am unsure how to combine, I always keep a lot of white space and add small touches of the challenge colours so they don’t become too overwhelming.

The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful projects that will inspire you, so make sure you head over to the challenge and see what the team have created.

Thanks for stopping by

Cheers

Narelle