Friday, 29 September 2023

JAI 672 sketch challenge - Christmas cards four ways

Handmade mistletoe Christmas cards for ways using Stampin' Up! Shining Brightly paper, Layering Leaves stamps, bough punch and Wishes All Round stamps and die bundle. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - colourmehappy - stamping

Hello and welcome! Today I have a new share for the Just Add Ink design team.  Nikki gave us a super flexible sketch to work with and I immediately thought Christmas cards!... and not just because it's almost October and time is a ticking. The sketch looked perfect for the beautifully elegant Shining Brightly specialty paper pack, as there are two colourways of the same design, all foiled in gold. I chose the leafy design and teamed it with the Layering Leaves stamp set to create some elegant Christmas cards, Here's the first of four cards I made.

Friday, 15 September 2023

JAI 670 Just add wildlife - Beary Christmas faux centre step

Faux centre step christmas card made with Stampin' Up Beary Christmas paper pack. Cards by Diand Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - colourmehappy stampinup cards - stamping - cardmaking -

Hello and welcome to a new team project share for this week's Just Add Ink challenge, which is to just add wildlife to a project. This is also my first project using new Mini Catalogue goodies, and it's my first Christmas card for 2023. Yay!

I LOVE polar bears so I couldn't resist the super cute hand drawn images in the Beary Christmas paper pack, which of course conveniently fit the wildlife challenge theme. Here's how my card turned out.

Friday, 1 September 2023

JAI 668 choose two challenge - zoo crew lion birthday card

whimsical lion card using Stampin Up Zoo Crew paper, Wanted to Say dies and Sending Smiles stamp set. Card by Diane Barnes - Indpendent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - colourmehappy - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol marker colouring

Hello and welcome to a new Just Add Ink team share for this week's challenge suggested by Lou, who asked us to include two of three challenge element options on our project. I created a fun, whimsical birthday card with the using one of the very cute animal illustrations on the Zoo Crew paper. Here's how it turned out.

Friday, 18 August 2023

JAI 666 inspiration challenge - celebrate with cupcakes

colour blocked cupcake birthday card made with Stampin Up Circle Saying stamp set and bundle, circle punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Zoo Crew paper. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers - clean and simple cards - colourmehappy

Hello and welcome to my challenge project share for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. It's an image challenge with a fun snowy winter scene. I was of course drawn to the colours - any opportunity to use Coastal Cabana - and set about creating a card with a bright birthday vibe with a colour blocked background, using my new Circle Sayings stamp set and circle punch bundle. Here's how it turned out.

Friday, 4 August 2023

JAI 664 colour challenge - Bird's eye view for you card

Owl-birdie leafy for you card using Stampin Up Bird's Eye View and Layering Leaves stamp sets, Nested Essentials dies and Bough Punch. Coloured with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. Card by Di Barnes - Indpendent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - colourmehappy - cardmaking - stamping - alcohol markers

Hello and welcome to a new card share, this time for Just Add Ink challenge 664, a colour challenge suggested by me, featuring Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, and Lost Lagoon. I chose to create a sweet leafy, birdie card using two new stamp sets that work so beautifully together - Bird's Eye View and Layering Leaves. Here's how it turned out.
 

Friday, 21 July 2023

JAI 662 sketch challenge - stamped background birthday card

Soft pretty pastel floral card featuring Stampin Up Artistically Inked and Go to Greetings stamps, Artistic and  Stylish Shapes dies. Card made by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonostrator in Sydney Australia - stampinupcards - cardmaking - colourmehappy - stamping
 
Hello and welcome to a new project share for this week's Just Add Ink sketch challenge suggested by Lou from our design team. She based the sketch a sample card in the 23-24 Annual Catalogue (on page 65 to be precise). Don't you love how inspiration grows as it's shared!

I chose to show some love to the Artistically Inked stamp set and coordinating Artistic dies to make a pretty, pastel floral card in Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath and white. Here's how it turned out.

Friday, 7 July 2023

JAI 660 just add inlaid die cut - simple blended leaves card

thinking of you card using Stampin Up Meadow dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Go to Greetings stamp set. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - cardmaking - stampinupcards - diecutting - stamping - colourmehappy

Hello and welcome to a new Just Add Ink challenge share. This week Kerry challenged us to add a die cut inlay to our project. Thankfully my card came together pretty quickly as it's been a bit of a huge week. I went very clean and simple, creating this card using the one of the beautiful Meadow dies, Stampin Blends markers and sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set. Here's the finished card.

Friday, 30 June 2023

JAI 659 colour challenge - floral wreath window card

Handmade floral wreath card using Stampin Up Around the Bend and Labels Aglow die sets. Card created by Di Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - colourmehappy - stampinupcards - cardmaking - diecutting

Hello and welcome to my team project share for Just Add Ink challenge 659 - a colour challenge with a beautifully fresh, new combination of Pretty Peacock (a newly returned colour), Coastal Cabana (my personal favourite colour) & Lemon Lolly (a brand new and very pretty yellow).

I created a floral wreath card using dies in two fabulous standalone sets you might have missed in the 2023-24 Annual Catalogue - Around the Bend, and Labels Aglow. Here's how it turned out.

Friday, 23 June 2023

JAI 658 choose two challenge - colourful grove z fold card

Hello and welcome to my project share for the new Choose Two challenge at Just Add Ink. I suggested this week's challenge which is to use two elements from these three options - Scraps, Strips and Sequins.

I really love seeing what I can make with my leftover scraps and who can resist a sequin, so that's what I went with. Here's how my card turned out.

Friday, 9 June 2023

JAI 656 inspiration challenge - rainbow of happiness and love

Handmade rainbow love you card made with Stampin Up supplies. Brilliant Rainbow dies, Basic Borders dies, Stitched Rectangle dies. Card by Diane Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - Stampinupcards - colourmehappy - die cutting - cardmaking

Hello & welcome to this week's team project share for Just Add Ink. Our new challenge is to to create a project inspired by this fabulous sunset image.

The cool oval lens reminded me of a rainbow shape, so I kept it simple and fun, making a rainbow inspired by the colours in the image. Here's how it turned out.