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We have a new challenge for you to play along with at Just Add Ink. This week our challege is an inspiration picture challenge. Take a look at the yummy goodness of this pic!
I chose to use the colours from inspo pic and created a vintage floral neutral creation with pops of pink butterflies.
The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome inspiration for you so make sure you head over to the challenge and check out what out their cards.
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Narelle
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It’s Friday xo that means a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is:
I filled my card with products that I received from Onstage that I attended recently. Most were supposed to be attached to makes and takes but as usual i was too busy yapping during those sessions and I didn’t bother finishing anything off. So they got attached to this card. Perfect for a last minute card for this challenge.I chose to add twine and sequins from the challenge brief.
Thte team at Just Add Ink have created awesome projects for this challenge. Make sure you head over to Just Add Ink and see what they’ve created.
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Narelle
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We have a new sketch challenge for you to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is me. Would you believe i had to go and check the schedule because I actually forgot it was me?
This card came together as I had the products from the Lovely Arrangements Stamp Set and Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper sitting on my desk from another project, so I decided to use what I had at hand. I love me a blue flower or two so that’s what I went with.
The girls have made my sketch look gooooood with the cards they have created. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see their gorgeous designs.
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Narelle
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The newest challenge at Just Add Ink is a fun one. This week our challenge for you is to:
I chose to add butterflies for the wings component for this challenge – coz it’s an easy option…. I’ve kinda gone with an ombre thing with butterflies and circles they are sitting on. I’ve matched the colours on their wings to the cardstock and layered them over some diecut leaves made with the Nature’s Symphony Dies.
The team at Just Add Ink have created wonderful cards for this challenge, so make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created. We’d love it if you could play along.
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Narelle
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It’s already Wednesday again so that means it’s times for a new sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is my Canadian walker friend Jennifer Brum. Jen creates gorgeous cards that are just as awesome as her sketches!
I went florals. Mainly because the flower images kinda matched the circles on Jen’s sketch. Circles ,who by the way, Jen used to not love on sketches….The flowers I’ve stamped up and coloured in are from the Simply Beautiful Stamp Set. I let the flowers shine on the card and only gave the background a tad of background stamping and shading to the white cardstock. The stamping was created with a script stamp from the Element of Text Stamp Set. You can slightly see the script peaking on each side of the images.
Here’s the card that I created using her sketch:
The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome inspiration for you. Make sure yo head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.
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Cheers
Narelle
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We have a new challenge for you to play along with at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge is a sketch challenge. Here’s our sketch for you to start your cards off with:
I haven’t had a chance to play with the Fragrant Layers Stamp Set yet so I used this sketch challenge to use it for the first time. I coloured up the flowers with a combination of blends and watercolor pencils and fussy cut the images out. I then added some diecuts from the Natures Symphony Dies to add extra details to the card. The square piece of white cardstock in the background has been stamped with the Lasting Linen Stamp in Crump Cake. I love this stamp as is acts like DSP when you stamp it in a colour to match your colour scheme. I then added a Linen Thread bow and some Basic Rhinestones and a sentiment.
The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome inspiration for you. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what the team have created for you.
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Narelle
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There is a new sketch challenge for you to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is the wonderfully talented Jen Mitchell.
The card i have created features blooms from the Simply Beautiful Stamp Set, because you know I have to have a flower stamp set that i can colour. I’ve used all of my yellow blends for these flowers and my Old Olive Blends for the leaves and fussy cut them all out. For a little extra detail, I die cut some leaves in Old Olive Cardstock witth the Natures Symphony Dies and added them to my card. I created a black and white faux DSP strip by cutting black and white strips of cardstock and adhered them on an offcut strip of cardstock and layered it on the card base. The card base was stamped with ones of the ink splatters stamp from the Gears and Textures Stamp Set. By adding these splatters, I think it softens the background a little with all that white space.
The team have created awesome inspiration for you. Make sure you head over to Freshly Made Sketches and see what they’created.
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Cheers
Narelle
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Welcome to the first challenge at Just Add Ink for 2026. Our challenge for you is to:
Our first challenge as always is a blog hop, so make sure you grab a cuppa and visit the design teams blogs and check out what we have designed for this challenge.
I chose a summery beachy theme for my birthday card. As soon as I saw the Shell Collecting Stamp Set from the Stampin’ Up! January-April 2026 Mini Catalogue I knew I had to get it as I love a shell stamp set. I kept a very neutral colour scheme and added some Irregular Weave Trim to the layers. I also added a piece of Country Woods DSP as it worked with the neutral theme I was going for. The coral die cuts I’ve added were created with the retired Ocean Friends Dies as the shells felt a bit bare without the coral.
The next blog to visit on our hop is the super talented Nikki Spencer. Click here or on the button below to take you to her blog:
If you get lost along the way or wish to start the hop again, you can click here to take you back to the Just Add Ink Challenge.
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Narelle
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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.
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Cheers
Narelle
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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