Just Add Ink #756

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We have a fabulous challenge for you to play along with at Just Add Ink. It’s one that I don’t do often, that is to Just Add a Belly Band.

I think of belly bands for gift type boxes and fancy fold cards. I created a simple card that meets in the middle so I could add a belly band to hold closed. I also like to tizzy them up to make them fancy and always thinkj of a wedding card as you can’t get fancier than a wedding card.

I used the flower images from the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set for the front of the belly band because it’s a large image and fits across the centre of the band. I then added leafy diecuts and some Gold Open Weave Trim as I feel it adds to the elegance.

The team at Just Add Ink have created awesome projects for this challenge. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #691

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Tis time for a new challenge to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is Michelle Ferguson. Michelle is one of our new team members who has designed us a fabulous sketch. Make sure you head over to her blog and check our her gorge creations:

I am trying to use up offcuts and discarded images from other projects from my stash. I’ve had this DSP and flowers leftover just waiting to use. Glad to get them on a project before I ruined them by spilling coffee on them…

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #690

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Yep – I’ m a day late again with posting this card for the latest sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. Lots going on and I’m not even sure what day it is most days….

Our sketch hostess at Freshly Made Sketches this week is Karren Johnson. You would all be familiar with Karrens stunning cards she creates as they’re always so detailed and perfectly coloured.

I chose a neutral colour scheme for this card and added colour with the pops of pink in the butterflies. I had an idea of colouring my butterflies yellow and black, but totally changed it up and made them a tad bolder in colour. These butterflies are from the Sketched Butterflies Stamp Set and the leaves have been die cut with the Thankful Garden Dies – loving these so much.

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Narelle

Just Add Ink #754

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The latest challenge at Just Add Ink is ready to play along with:

Been working on some birthday cards to have up my sleeve. This floral creation was made with bits and pieces off my desk. I’ve been trying to clean my desk but i never seem to get rid of all the discard images and sentiments – might happen one day.

The daisies are from the You are Remarkable stamp set. They’ve been coloured with blends and then fussy cut out. The DSP I’ve added to this card is from the Floral Delight DSP and it was also sitting discarded from a project.

I went with all 3 elements from the challenge – diecut, flowers and ribbon. Easy peasy for this flower loving creator.

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Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #689

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There’s a new sketch to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch hostess is Cecile Ribon – creator of all things elegant.

I cheated with the flowers on this card as I just fussy cut them from DSP. This DSP is called Floral Delight and when you’re having a lazy creative day, it’s a delight to not think about colouring images. The leaves I’ve fussy cut have been stamped from the Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set. All in all, a fairly quick card to create!

Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what the design team at Freshly Made Sketches have created using Cecile’s sketch.

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Narelle

Just Add Ink #752

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Tis time for a new challenge at Just Add Ink. This week our challenge for you is to:

Lucky I have the Classic Wedding Stamp Set as I thought it matched the inspo pic perfectly! I chose a colour scheme that also matched the colours in the pic. I couldn’t help but held a bouquet of roses made with the dies from the Classic Wedding Dies to give it more of a wedding card feel.

The team have created awesome projects using the pic. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what the team have created.

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #687

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We have a new sketch for you to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is the fabulously talented and super lovely Verena Sharipo. Take a look at her fab sketch and make sure you click here to find her super gorge creations

I had this set from Stampin’ Up! sitting on my desk uninked – i cant even remember buying it to be truthful….

This set is called You are Remarkable. I gave my flowers some colour with my blends and fussy cut the images out. I then added a mix of ribbons that i also had sitting on my desk – don’t ask me what they’re called – i just shoved them on my card.

The team have created awesome cards with Verena’s sketch. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what hey’ve created.

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #684

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There is a new challenge to play along with at Freshly Made Sketches. This week our sketch designer is the fabulously talent Jen Mitchell. Take a look at the fab sketch she has created:

I’ve had to replenish birthday cards in my stash as I’ve had birthdays galore lately. The card I created features a few products from different sets. The daisies are from the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set, the stamped and fussy cut leaves are from the Textured Notes Stamp Set and the diecut leaves are from the Thankful Garden Dies.

I added a strip of DSP from the Season of Gold Designer Series Paper pack. I love the diversity of the papers as they are not only designed for Christmas.

I then added a seam binding bow in Fresh Freesia that I had sitting on my desk.

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Cheers

Narelle

Freshly Made Sketches #683

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This weeks sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches is a such a fabulous one and I knew what I was going to create as soon as I saw it.. The sketch has been designed by the wonderfully talented Jennifer Timko.

I dragged out the Magnolia Mood Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!. I shaded my flowers in a combination of blends and watercolour pencils. Once they were fussy cut out, I layered them on the DSP from the Floral Delight DSP and layered this over an embossed background.

I add black accents to really make the yellow blooms pop in black trim and matt dots. I always find this colour combo striking and one that I want to use often than I do.

The team at Freshly Made Sketches have created awesome cards. Make sure you head over to the challenge and see what they’ve created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Narelle