JAI Scrapbook Challenge 24 - Just Add Date

Hi Everyone,

Just dropping in for a quick break from study to do my latest entry scrapbook challenge for JAI.

This month the challenge comes from Delys and it's to Just Add the Date to your layouts, it can be the feature or just part of the supporting design. Hope you can join in!

Here' is my take on this month's challenge. It feature's my youngest grandson - Kayden born on August 3rd 2013. He is a real cutie and I'm not bias very much ;-).

So why not join in yourself this month and have fun!

.Enjoy- Ruthy

Just Add Sketch #22

Just Add Ink Scrapbooking Challenge #22

Hi everyone

Welcome to the October's Just Add Ink Scrapbooking challenge. We have a cool sketch for you to play with this month designed by Delys and we look forward to seeing how you create with it!

Here's what I've come up with for this challenge and don't forget to check out the rest of the teams contributions by clicking on the badge below.

A layout of my latest addition to our family my 2nd grandson Kayden Benjamin Clarke born on August 3rd, 2 weeks early at that. He's the beautiful and precious son of my son Daniel and Rachael. A second son for Daniel and little brother for Logan. He's growing into a fine little boy with smiles beginning to merge :-)

Have a great week,

.Enjoy- Ruthy

Just Add Washi Tape- JAI #21 Scrapbooking Challenge

Hi Everyone, Time for another JAI Scrapbooking challenge for September.

 This month we want you to

Just  Scrap with Washi

So what is washi? Washi is an acid free japanese tape that is all the rage in the scrapbooking industry at the moment and has been for some time but in my opinion is making a resurge.

They are a very adaptable and easy embellishment and adhesive for that matter to use.

Our JAI challenge for you is to actually use it on your scrapbooking LO or mini album or scrapbooking project.  

Here is my take on the challenge. I'm finally making a step towards documenting this years STampin Up convention which was in Brisbane this time. Here is Day 1- booking in with my JAI pals (Just Add Ink- Design Team)  at the motel. I've used product from the stampin Up - This and That collection.

 I guess its meant to be used as a 'smash album'- definition of 'Smash style' - "SMASH is the "unscrapbook" for people who don't have time or think they aren't creative". .

"  It's basically 'anything goes', a ecliptic collection of memories, random bits, date stamps, journaling jots, memorabilia pieces ie- business cards, movie ticket, bus ticket, photos - you name it. I also get the feeling that your suppose to put it down without being to fussy about straightness and order"

But I have to say, you can't take the straight out of me, I'm a 'got to have it organized ' sort of person, I don't tolerate mess, unless its gonna be cleaned soon, creative mess in the process is fine, but I don't cope with disorganized chaos, unless its an unplanned emergency life and death LOL! and you working to save a person's life. even then, there is some sense of direction in doing that.  Its just how I roll ;-) 

Check out  what the scrapbooking design team came up with by clicking on the badge below.

Have a great week,

.Enjoy- Ruthy

Just Add Scrapbooking # 20- Just Add Digital

Hi Everyone,

Just Add Digital Scrapbooking

Now that could mean hybrid or full digital ..thats up to you! Hybrid is printing out elements of digital images, cutting it out and adhering onto your LO. If Pocket style pages is your cuppa tea, then printing out downloads of the pocket pages would be one way of giving us a hybrid digi LO. 

Heres what I've come up with for this challenge, and by clicking on the badge below you can see what the rest of the  scrapbooking design team have come up with to inspire you.

I'm still in my very early days of playing with MDS, but it was fun to try, I'll probably always be a paper/glue girl, but its handy to know both ways if not combine both methods ie- Hybrid.

So please click on the above badge and have a play along too,

Have a great week

Enjoy- Ruthy

JAI # 19 - Just Add Monochramatic- Scrapbooking Challenge

Hi Everyone,

This months Scrapbooking challenge is a Theme challenge.

Julys Challenge is to use Monochromatic colours for your Scrapbooking Layout

Monochromatic is using only one colour way and you can use all shades of that colour and any neutral (but the focus colour has to be the main feature of your Layout) 

Here is my example this month- It features a pregnancy photo I took of my son and his partner at the just over half way mark- in 6 weeks or as nature decides I will have a new little grandson added to our family. My featured colour is in shades of Teal- aka 'Pool Party', happens to make a nice alternative to the usual blue choices for boysie layouts.

I;ve also given some of my new stamps a go on this layout

 

So I've done some hand stitching and I used my hole guide with the Stampin Up piercing mats as seen below. They give you such a precise and tidy line. I've added some stitching thread to my layout.

So why not click on the JAI badge below and see what our other members of the JAI team have done for this challenge and hopefully inspired enough to have a go yourself.

Have a great week,

Enjoy- Ruthy x

  

Just Add Scrapbooking- June JAI Challenge,

Who doesn't love a challenge?

June is the beginning of winter and its the perfect time to get cosy with your crafting and why not join in our latest JAI Scrapbooking challenge-

 JUST ADD MILESTONES.

 check out the link-

http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/jai-scrap-18-just-add-milestones.html

Some might just see a theme on my example from the SU convention, it has an embossed frame though photography doesn't pick this up well. Stampin Up is celebrating it milestone of 25 years in business and still going strong!

Here is my take on this challenge

Those who recently attended the South Pacific Stampin Up Convention should see a resemblance to the stage theme, which has carried through on to some eagerly awaited publications *wink! Very trendy with photography trends these days too I might add.

So why not click on the JAI badge below, see my fellow team members inspirational examples  and join in too.

Have a great week,

Enjoy- Ruthy

JAI #17 Scrapbook Challenge

Hi Everyone

This months Scrapbooking challenge is an inspirational Photo Challenge courtesy of  myself

Mays' Challenge is to use this photo as inspiration for your Scrapbooking Layout

This challenge gives a lot of scope with its lovely purple/mauve/grey tones to play with.

Here is my take on the challenge. I scrapped a recent photo I took last month when my daughter came home for a brief stay to be bridesmaid for a close friend.

Check out the gorgeous layout inspirations from the rest of our team by clicking on the badge below

Have an awesome week

Enjoy- Ruthy

JAI Scrap # 16 Theme Challenge

Hi Everyone

Another JAI Scrapbook challenge to add


Hi Everyone

This months Scrapbooking challenge is a theme challenge courtesy of Tina!

April's Challenge is an easy one ..

JUST ADD SIBLINGS 

Here is my take on this month's challenge. I managed to get a few photos done of my girls before our eldest daughter left for Ireland again. I was inspired by a Becky Fleck sketch, love her sketches.

Just click on the JAI Badge below and you can join in too with the challenge this month.

Have a great week

Enjoy- Ruthy

JAI Scrapbooking # 15

JAI Scrap #15

Hi Everyone, Sorry I'm late doing my own post for this months SCRAPBOOKING Challenge for JUST ADD INK , this month is a sketch challenge courtesy of Tina!

We know you all love sketches and shes done a beautiful sketch using some components of MDS which is a SU digital scrapbooking product. Heres what she came up with ..

 and here is my take on this months challenge, I've scrapped the very first images of my expecting grandchild in August, very exciting!!!

So just click on the JAI badge below to check out the challenge and upload your own take on it. 

Have a great week ,

Enjoy- Ruthy

JAI Scrap #12 - 2012 in review challenge

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year and hope you all had a lovely Christmas!

Well the year has kicked off with our first scrapbooking challenge on JAI - Just Add Ink as of today.

JAI Scrap #12 - 2012 in review challenge 

is an opportunity to reflect on 2012 and scrap your year in review!.

Its a great way to appreciate the blessings we've had over the year and be thankful for the difficulties that we have overcome, to which I'm thankful to God for that!

It  has also made me realize I have a fair bit of scrapping to catch up on with those topics that need to be expanded LOL!

Here is my take on 2012 - The Year that Was!- it has a little quote rubon- "Its not the mountain we Conquer but Ourselves". I'd like to think its a bit liken to the saying, "what doesn't break us only makes us stronger". Our year was certainly like that in many ways.

Here is some of the closer details

It took me hours trying to work out how to get my journaling to fit within a circle shape, after searching the net and my word programs for so long I almost gave up. I came upon a site that converted your text to various forms and for a circle idea- 'spiral text'. Now although it wasn't my original concept, I actually prefer the spiral idea, something a bit novel.

 Here is the site where I found this idea- 

http://www.festisite.com/text-layout/#2,0

Ok so I hope you have been inspired by my post and the other uploads to be seen by my fellow team members on http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com.au/

Just click on the badge below and check out the challenge to join in.

Have a great week everyone,

Enjoy- Ruthyl

JAI #9 Scrapbooking- Just Add Sketch

Hi Everyone

Where do these months go?

Well with the new month dawning so does another of our Just Add Ink scrapbooking challenges.

This month I designed a sketch for our team and for those of you who might like to join in and remember you can always flip the sketch around etc So here goes-

JAI #9 Scrapbooking - Just Add Sketch

Here first off is the actual sketch, followed by my take on the sketch - featuring the topic of our Bon Voyage family dinner before our eldest daughter left for a working holiday in Ireland!

JAI #9 Scrapbooking- Just Add Sketch

So please be encouraged to join in and I hope the teams inspiration spurs you on to give it a go! Just click on the JAI badge below and when you do upload to the challenge site don't forget to like your upload to your layout

I look forward to seeing everyone's take on this project

    Enjoy - Ruthy