Hello, Happy New Year and welcome back to my blog! I have another Just Add Ink Design Team post for you today. This week's challenge is a full team challenge and is the Just Add Ink #JAI734 Just Add Something New Blog Hop Challenge . 

I used the brand new Natural Botanicals & Delightful Wishes stamp sets and Floral Delight DSP. I also used the Cane Weave Embossing Folder, Linen Thread and Stampin' Blends for to colour the images.

You should have arrived from Tristan Dawes blog (Click HERE in case you missed it). Make sure to scroll to the bottom to visit Diane's blog next and follow the blog hop all the way through.  

Next in our hop is Diane Barnes Click the link HERE or below to visit Diane's blog. Don't forget to click all the way through to see everyone's amazing creations.

Will you be entering our challenge this week? We would love to see your creation. Click the image below to be taken straight to this week's challenge.

Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the Global Design Project's GDP479 Theme Challenge "Love Notes". Visit the Global Design Project Instagram & Facebook pages during the week to see the rest of the team's entries.

I used the new Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, So Swirly Embossing Folder, Stampin' Blends and Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Instructions:

- Use Melon Mambo for the card base and layer with a piece of Basic White and then Pretty Pink card. Layer with a piece of Basic White card embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder. Apply some Pretty in Pink ink with a Blending Brush to the raised embossed areas.

- Use hearts from the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, as well as a white border piece coloured with a Melon Mambo Stampin' Blend and add to the card front. 

- Use a sentiment from the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack and layer with a flower from the pack. Finally add some Rhinestone Basic Jewels coloured with Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends to the card to complete.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the brand new 'Use Your Stash" Instagram Hop. I am joined by an amazing lineup of crafters so make sure you go to my Instagram page HERE to see the rest of the team's creations. 

The aim of the hop is to use up some of the huge stash that we all accumulate. Hopefully it will also inspire both ourselves and others to combine some of our old and new products to reduce that stash.

This month's theme is "Never Gonna Give You Up". There's so many things that I love but the thing I always keep is my Designer Series Paper, both regular patterned paper and specialty. 

I especially love papers that I can cut and colour so I had to pick my all time favourite - True Love DSP. It obviously was a popular paper as Stampin' Up!® has recently brought back the same designs in a coloured version called "Serene Love" DSP. 

I also added some other retired favourite papers - 6" x 6" Kraft Paper, 2021-2023 In Colour Treat Bags and Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper. I used the just retired Simply Zinnia stamp set for the sentiment, Stampin' Blends to colour and Classic Matte Dots (retired).

Instructions:

- Use Crumb Cake for your card base and layer with a piece of the Kraft Paper, covering the whole card front. Layer with a piece of Basic White and then a piece of the Polished Pink 2021-2023 In Colour Treat Bag. Layer another piece of Basic White card after distressing the edges and splattering with Black ink.

- Use a piece of the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper, trimming of the edges and adhere to the card layers. Fussy cut flowers from the True Love DSP using Paper Snips and colour with Stampin' Blends (Pretty in Pink, Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink, Blackberry Bliss, Petunia Pop, Moody Mauve, Smoky Slate, Old Olive and Lost Lagoon).

- Stamp the sentiment from the Simply Zinnia set onto Basic White card using Tuxedo Black ink. Layer onto a strip of Kraft Paper and then adhere to the card front. Finally add Classic Matte Dots to complete.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the Global Design Project's GDP478 Sketch Challenge which I flipped onto its side to create my card. Visit the Global Design Project Instagram & Facebook pages during the week to see the rest of the team's entries.

I used the new Delightful Wishes Stamp  (available this month in the upcoming Mini Catalogue) and Floral Delight DSP. I also used the Rhinestone Basic Jewels coloured with Stampin' Blends.

Instructions:

- Use Old Olive for the card base and layer with a piece of Lemon Lolly. Layer with a piece of Basic White card which has had images stamped onto it from the Delightful Wishes stamp set using Lemon Lolly ink (second generation stamping). 

- Fussy cut flowers and leaves from the Floral Delight DSP as well as strips of DSP to mimic the rectangle and circle in the sketch image. Layer all the pieces onto the card front and adhere.

- Stamp the sentiment from the Delightful Wishes set onto Basic White card using Old Olive ink. Layer onto a small strip of Lemon Lolly card and then adhere. Finally add some Rhinestone Basic Jewels coloured with Lemon Lolly Stampin' Blends to the card to complete.

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