Friday 23 January 2015

Just Add Ink Challenge #247 and Blog Hop

What a wonderful way to start the year, with my very first post as a Just Add Ink Design Team member!!! Super excited to be part of this team of incredible designers and looking forward to all the challenges.


The team decided to start off this year with a Blog Hop for our first challenge. You should have arrived here from Tina's blog (where I'm sure you had a fabulous time!). The theme for this weeks challenge is:

                                       Just Add Love and Tag Sketch # 247

The world is your oyster as you create a project with 'love' in mind and can either create a tag or have your tag as part of your project. Oh the possibilities.......

I've always love using tags on a card, so was super excited about this challenge. I decided to go a little crazy with colour (well, crazy for ME):


I started off by die-cutting the tag twice with white CS and gluing them together for added strength.  I then die-cut the rainbow from blue, pink and green papers. Then came the fiddly part..... I put strips of double-sided tape on some white CS and put each colour of rainbow arch on to it. Once all in place, I fussy cut around it till no CS was showing. This was put on to the tag with some foam tape.

The sentiment was stamped in pink onto a small banner of white CS and adhered over the rainbow. I glued the tag to the card front, scattered some sequins and added the wooden heart. Nothing like colour and love to start your day!

The rainbow die is from Paper Smooches and the stitched tag die from Pretty Pink Posh. The sentiment stamp is from Rosies Studio. The pink, green and blue papers are from Kaisercraft 'Happy Snaps'. The wooden heart is from Freckled Fawn and sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

I'm going to also link this card to the Uniko Studio Challenge # 17 where their theme is 'Love and friendship'.

You have until Wednesday 28th Jan 10pm (AEST) to join in the fun. If you need any inspiration, please visit the Just Add Ink blog to see the fantastic creations by the DT. I hope to see you there!!

Your now off to visit the fabulous Rochelle, enjoy!

http://rochelleblok.blogspot.com/2015/01/just-add-ink-247-just-add-love.html

Take care
Shona 

20 comments:

  1. Yay, for your first DT challenge post Shona. I love the rainbow you have created and the little sequins match perfectly. Chantell x x x

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  2. Beautiful all those colours in the rainbow! Great that you're in their DT! Congrats! You will be a busy girl this year :)
    Hugs, Gerrina

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  3. Yay, Shona! Really love your card - so fresh & pretty. It would brighten anyone's day.
    Inky wishes, Di

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  4. Loving the pop of rainbow colours and mass white space! Fab first JAI project Shona, lovely to have you on the team. xxx

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  5. Yay for your first JAI post - such a gorgeous card Shona. I love white space, and that pop of colour in your rainbow, along with the fabulous little sequins is just gorgeous! I actually have the same PS die - must use it! x

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  6. That rainbow is pure delight Shona! I love how you used it to frame and anchor your sentiment banner. It's a very special debut project. Welcome to the team :) x

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  7. This is such an adorable card! That little wooden heart is so cute. Lovely to have you on the JAI Design Team :)

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  8. Super cute. Who doesn't love a rainbow? :)

    Smiles Sher

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  9. I love your card Shona! Its so cute! That rainbow looks fantastic and the placement of the sequins and the wooden heart just makes the card! Just stunning! xo

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  10. Now that is some rainbow...simply stunning and what a sweet card too. So so pretty and congrats on your design team too, can't wait to play along.

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  11. What a totally fabulous card to start you off with JAI! So glad you're joining the team. I adore the sweet rainbow and all that white space - love this card Shona! x

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  12. You "do" white space so well, Shona! Loving that cute little rainbow, and the sequins dotted around. So glad to have you on the JAI Design Team! :)

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  13. Congratulations on another debut DT spot, Shona ... and with such a lovely card ... sigh ... delicious rainbow, glorious white space and just the perfect amount of detailing! Anita :)

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  14. Congrats, and welcome to the JAI team! Your rainbow is gorgeous and well worth the effort it took!

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  15. Stunning! Can't help but feel happy looking at that rainbow. :)
    Louise xo

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  16. Love the bevelled tag, rainbow and the complementary hear and sparklies. Very uplifting :)

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  17. Cute! Love the rainbow and the used of sequins and wood veneer love!

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  18. Congratulations on your DT post. I love the soft colours you've used for the rainbow and the touch of bling with the sequins. Thanks so much for playing along with Uniko Studio Challenge this month!

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  19. Simply FABulous! Thanks for linking up at the Uniko Studio Challenge. Hugs Bev x

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