On Display shelf birthday with Cutest Crew

Hello & welcome. I have a fun card to share with you today that I made for my DD's birthday. I try to make something personal that will make her smile, so this one was inspired by the display shelves in her room that are filled with beautifully arranged favourite things. I created my version using the On Display stamp and die bundle (sadly now retired) and the Cutest Crew stamp and die bundle which is happily still current. Here's how it turned out.

 

2026-27 Stampin Blends Colour Chart PDF Update

 

Hello and welcome! Today I'm sharing my 2026-2027 Stampin' Blends™ alcohol marker colour chart pdf download update. This includes the five newest In Colors released for 2026-2028; Hydrangea Hue, Peaceful Pine, Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Golden Glow.

Fragrant Layers floral birthday card

Hello & welcome. I knew I had a card to share with you but I couldn't find the photos... until I realised they were on my phone rather than my camera. Oops! Anyway, it's a birthday card I made for a friend - the same supportive and encouraging friend who requested the motorcycle card. I've been trying to use the pretties in my stash while treating myself to some new goodies, so this card is a mix. The Fragrant Layers dies is new to me (also part of a coordinating bundle). 
Here's how my card turned out.

Motorcycle 50th birthday easel fun fold card

Hello & welcome. It's been quite a while since my blog has seen any love - thanks for your patience if you're still here. 

Today I'm happy to have a fun fold card to share with you. This came about as a friend asked me to make a special motorcycling themed milestone birthday card. Here's how it turned out.

JAI 770 colour challenge - Layers of Beauty

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a colour challenge of pretty, soft pastels - Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather. It's a little bittersweet though, as it's also my last project with the team after just over ten years creating for JAI. Time flies!

I'm so grateful to have been part of this wonderful challenge team. Many thanks to all the JAI team admins who do a huge amount of work to bring the challenges to you, and to all past and present teamies for their friendship, encouragement, and fabulous creations. Thankfully I'll still be able to play along with challenges as I can.

But back to my card. I've used the Layers of Beauty stamp set to create a pretty, floral card for a friend who's going through a really tough time. Here's how it turned out.

 

JAI 768 sketch challenge - Floral Impressions thank you

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a sketch challenge - always a fave for me. I'm in a pretty paper phase so I chose to use some prints from the new to me Floral Impressions pack to create a thank you card. Here's how it turned out.

 

JAI 766 Just Add a One Layer Card - Cheers and Sips colour blocking

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week's challenge is to create a one layer card with stamping or stencilling. How tricky could that be? Apparently tricky for this girl who loves to pop up elements on her cards. But I took up the challenge with my newest purchase, the Cheers and Sips stamp and die bundle, and tried a bit of an fun experiment with stamps and colour. Here's how my unexpected one layer card turned out.

 

JAI764 Choose Two challenge - Wildflower birthday paper-thanks

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a Choose Two challenge with the options of including pearls, patterned paper, or pastels in a project. Easy choices for me - how can you resist using patterned paper, and pastels are some of my favourite shades. I chose to combine two different patterned papers - Wildflower Birthday and Thoughtful Journey to create a quick and easy card. Here's how it turned out.

 

JAI 762 inspiration challenge - leafy warm wishes

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a photo inspiration challenge, and the image has a cosy Autumn, Winter feel. I was drawn to the colours, cup of coffee, leaves, and blanket for my card. Here's how it turned out.

JAI 760 colour challenge - Merry Christmas tree easel fold

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a colour challenge with  a definite Christmas vibe so I went with a Christmas card with a fun fold using the Season of Elegance paper to carry the colour theme. This is my first Christmas card of 2025 too. Yay for Christmas in July. Here's how my card turned out.

JAI 758 sketch challenge Peaceful View flip window fun fold

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a sketch with really easy elements and possibilities. The circle element reminded me of another favourite fun fold card with a surprise inside so I used a new background (card sized) stamp called Peaceful View as the basis for my card, turning the sketch upside down to fit the focal area I wanted. Here's how it turned out.

JAI 756 Just add a belly band - Gatefold pop up surprise card

 

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share, which this week is to add a belly band to a project. I chose to make a gatefold card with a pop up surprise inside, using the Beautiful Butterflies stamps (and bundle) and Everyday Skies patterned paper, and of course a belly band holding it closed. Here's how my card turned out.

JAI 754 Choose Two challenge - Frames and Flowers card set

Hello & welcome to my latest Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a Choose Two challenge, and the choices are to include a die cut, flower, or ribbon.

The Frames and Flowers Specialty Paper pack came immediately to mind as it includes die cut flowers and foliage sheets as well as regular papers. These combined paper and die cut packs lend themselves to easy, quick cards that include lovely details, perfect for when you want to create but not from scratch. I made five cards in the time it would usually take me to make one. Here's how they turned out.

JAI 752 inspiration challenge - Notes & Totes birthday flowers

 

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a photo inspiration challenge. I was a bit puzzled at first what to do, but then had an idea to replicate the car full of flowers as a fun tote using the new Notes and Totes stamp and die bundle. Here's how my card turned out.

JAI 750 colour challenge - Impressions Abloom warm wishes

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a colour challenge including a few current In Colors - Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, and Summer Splash - teamed with black. I reached again for the Impressions Abloom dies I used last challenge, using the colours in different ways. Here's how my card turned out.

JAI 748 sketch challenge - Impressions Abloom Birthday

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a sketch challenge. I thought a bit outside of the sketch rectangles for my design using new frame and floral dies from the Impressions Abloom stamp and die bundle - available soon in the May Online Exclusives release - teamed with sentiments from the Birthday Celebration stamp set. Here's how it turned out.

JAI 746 Just Add Swirls - Seaside birthday

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week's challenge is to add swirls to a project. This was trickier than I thought it might be. I created a seaside themed card featuring the So Swirly embossing folder and swirly shell from the upcoming Notes and Totes stamp and dies bundle. Here's how it turned out.

JAI 744 choose two challenge - Butterfly Rainbow

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week's challenge was set by me, to choose two of elements from either rainbows, flowers, or shimmer. I couldn't resist creating a rainbow as they're one of the things that always makes me smile. Another favourite is butterflies so they made it onto the card too. Here's how it turned out.

JAI 742 inspiration challenge - leafy get well

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. I'm away at the annual Stampin' Up! Onstage event in Brisbane so I'll have to keep this post brief. This week is a photo inspiration challenge featuring a tropical garden scene that I'd love to be able to relax in.  I chose to focus on the tropical plants, furniture, and colours in the image using the Country Flowers stamps and dies bundle. Here's how it turned out.

JAI 740 colour challenge - beach day birthday

Hello & welcome to this week's Just Add Ink Challenges Design Team share. This week is a colour challenge to use Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink and white in a project. The inclusion of pink and red together was a bit of a puzzle but I thought a beach theme could work. I teamed the Beach Day stamps and dies with some striped papers, and this is how it turned out.