Guest Designer @ Just Add Ink #JAI767

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Just Add Ink // #JAI767 ...A "just add" challenge!!  This week we are "just adding" photo inspiration.  My inspiration from this photo...the car, a red car to be exact!!

               

Now it is your turn to join the fun and play along with us.  How does this photo inspire you??  We can't wait to see our creations.  Hop on over to the JAI blog to find all the "just add" details and check out all the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

2 other challenges inspired today's card...

Allsorts Challenge // #AC831 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional twist!!  BIRTHDAY is the optional twist for this current challenge!!  Here is a bright and colorful birthday card for that car loving gentlemen!!  The car stamp is from Martha Stewart's stamp line, and the designer papers, die, sentiment stamp, and ribbon are from Stampin Up.

Just Us Girls // #JUG791 ...A technique challenge!!  They want us to use dies this week, and so I used a stitched sentiment die.  I love the slotted ends of this die...perfect for threading a ribbon through.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Life is a Party

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

TGIF Challenges // #tgif540 ...A "trendy style" challenge!!  ARCHES...the trendy style that we are asked to showcase on our card.  I just had to keep playing with my new rainbow dies from Stampin Up...they fit this challenge in a fun sorta way!!

Addicted to CAS // #290 ...A "code word" challenge!!  RAINBOW is the code word for this current challenge.  I used rainbow dies on some fun designer paper for a different kind of rainbow look.

CAS Colours & Sketches // #568 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch was perfect for pulling these three challenges into one sweet party on a card.

Color Throwdown Challenge // #ctd840 ...A color challenge!!  Red, green, and yellow are the colors called for in this challenge.  I let the designer paper do all the work for this color challenge.

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS77 ...The NBUS blog doesn't give challenges but offers a great place to show off those items that have never been used...whether they are brand new or items that you have had for a while but haven't gotten around to using.  Today I am using a new rainbow die that I just got from Stampin Up and inked up a new sentiment stamp from Dear Lizzy stamps for the very first time.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Thankful For You

 

3 challenges inspired today's card...

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC645 ...A sketch challenge!!  Their sketch was the starting point for today's card.  It was perfect for playing with my new Texture Notes Die from Stampin Up.

Retro Rubber Challenges // #rrcb262 ...A retro challenge with a theme!!  BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!...the theme for this current challenge.  By retro, they mean that they want to see stamps that are over a year old.  This "thankful for you" greeting is from a retired hostess set from Stampin Up that is over 5 years old.  Plus the teddy bear "punch out" is over 15 years old so while it is not a stamp it is VERY retro...so much so that his little ear was damaged and I had to cover it with my trio of banners.

{PIN}spirational Challenges // #324 ...A monthly Pinterest inspired challenge!!  The Pintrest photo for Septemeber has a school theme and thought this little reading teddy was perfect for the "ready for school" theme.

Never Before Used Schtuff // #NBUS77 ...The NBUS blog doesn't give challenges but offers a great place to show off those items that have never been used...whether they are brand new or items that you have had for a while but haven't gotten around to using.  Today I am using a new die from my Textured Notes set that I just got from Stampin Up.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Birthday Cone

 

5 challenges inspired today's card...

Cupcake Inspirations // #CI625 ...A "cupcake inspired" challenge!!  The challenge...use the pastel colors found in the cupcake photo.  

Inspired By Challenge // #IB351 ...An inspiration photo challenge with an optional sketch!!  I used both elements of this challenge on today's card.  My inspiration from the photo...the ice cream cone!!

Just Us Girls // #JUG790 ...A "stencil" challenge!!  I used a Tim Holtz brick stencil for my background of columns.

TicTacToe Challenges // #tttc278 ...A game board challenge!!  My winning three in a row on this tic-tac-toe game board: stencil, birthday, die.

Allsorts Challenge // #AC831 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional twist!!  BIRTHDAYS is the optional twist for this current challenge.  My "happy birthday" sentiment stamp is retired from Stampin Up and my ice cream cone dies are from InLoveArts.

Vese of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Yee Haw!!

 

4 challenges inspired today's card...

Alphabet Challenges // 22AUG25 ...An ABC challenge!!  J is for JUMP!!  This darling donkey is kicking up his heels, shouting out a "yee-haw", and celebrating big time!!

Can You Handle The Pressure // 23AUG25 ...An embossing challenge with an optional twist!!  The optional twist for this current challenge is BALLOONS!!  I used two embossing folder from Stampin Up on today's card, plus the dies that I used for the fence and sign created a bit of embossing as well.

The Paper Players // #PP753 ...A game board challenge!!  For this current challenge, we have been given a tic-tac-toe board.  My winning three in a row on this game board: celebrate (with a "yee-haw"), bright colors (bright red balloons), and animal (a darling donkey).

Addicted to Stamps & More // #ATS&M500 ...A die cut and/or stencil challenge!!  I used several die on today's card...cut out the donkey with one and the fence & sign were die cut as well.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)