2020 - Jo's Stamping Spot

Just Add Ink #535 - Just Add Magical Creatures

11 December 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #535

Happy Friday and welcome to my last Just Add Ink challenge for 2020! I cannot believe this year is nearly over, what a year! Anyway, this week we have been asked to add Magical Creatures to our projects!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #535

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #535

When I think of magical creatures I think of unicorns, fairies, withces etc but I don't actually have any of these in my supplies! So, my next thought was imaginary and my idea for a Monster card!

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Just Add Ink #533 - Just Add 'S'

27 November 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #533

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to another Just Add Ink challenge! This week we have a letter challenge for you!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #533

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #533

Letter challenges are quite good and fun because you have a lot of freedom to be creative. Unfortunately my 'S' for this week's challenge came out of necessity rather than choice as I was in need of a sympathy card.

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Just Add Ink #531 - Inspiration Challenge

13 November 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #531

Another Friday has rolled around and with it a new Just Add Ink Challenge. This week we have an inspiration challenge for you.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #531

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #531

What a picture! This points toward some really fun inspiration!

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Just Add Ink #529 - Colour Challenge

30 October 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #529

Welcome to another Friday and our latest Just Add Ink challenge! This week we have a colour challenge for you!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #529

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #529

I felt really challenged by this colour combo even though it looks so good. After starting 3 or 4 different projects I finally got something together that I was happy with!

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Just Add Ink #527 - Sketch Challenge

16 October 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #527

I have a new card for you today for the latest Just Add Ink challenge and this week we are creating with a sketch!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #527

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #527

I admit this sketch had me stumped, I really had nothing coming to mind that fit with this sketch so I decided to change path and step outside the box!

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Just Add Ink #525 - Just Add 'Thank You'

02 October 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #525

Welcome to our latest Just Add Ink challenge. This week Chantell has asked us to add 'Thank You' to our projects.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #525

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #525

Nothing says 'thank you' than a lovely bunch of flowers so I literally ran with that idea and added a bunch to my card!

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Just Add Ink #523 - Just Add 'A'

18 September 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #523

It's new challenge time at Just Add Ink and this week we have a letter challenge from Tina - Just Add 'A'!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #523

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #523

There are lots of things starting with A - objects, stamp sets, techniques - but I chose a stamp set for my 'A' - A Good Man. I combined my challenge card with Father's Day which we celebrated recently here in Australia.

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Just Add Ink #521 - Ispiration Challenge

04 September 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #521

Welcome to our latest Just Add Ink Challenge! This week we have an inspiration picture from Rachael.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #521

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #521

Such a pretty picture! At first I thought wedding card but I have no need for one of those at the moment because no one is getting married! So I went with the next best thing, a birthday card.

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Just Add Ink #519 - Colour Challenge

21 August 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #519

Welcome back to another Just Add Ink Challenge! This week we have a colour challenge for you!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #519

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #519

I chose the colours for this challenge because they are totally my sort of colour combo! I also decided to created 3 cards for this challenge to show that you don't have to throw everything at your cards to make them great. I've created the 3 cards, one for each crafter level - beginner, casual and avid.

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Just Add Ink #517 - Sketch Challenge

07 August 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #517

Welcome to another Just Add Ink Challenge! This week we have a sketch challenge from Kim.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #517

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #517

The diagonal line on this sketch kind of threw me, I didn't know if I wanted to cut or mix supplies there. I ended up applying the sketch to a portrait card and mixing my layers up to meet the sketch.

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Just Add Ink #515 - Just Add Mixed Media

24 July 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #515

We have a new challenge for you today at Just Add Ink! This week we have been asked by Jan to add Mixed Media.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #515

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #515

To be honest I had never done mixed media before so I was really trying something new!

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Just Add Ink #513 - Choose Two Challenge

10 July 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #513

Welcome to our latest Just Add Ink challenge! This week we have a 'choose two' challenge!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #513

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #513

My first initial thought for this challenge was to run with my usual flowers and texture but having needed to do a special '80th' birthday card I changed my mind and went for trees and texture instead.

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Just Add Ink #511 - Inspiration Challenge

26 June 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #511

Happy Friday and welcome to our latest Just Add Ink Challenge! This week we have an inspiration picture for you suggested by Rachael.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #511

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #511

The picture and the earthy tones really suggested a masculine card for this challenge so I took that idea to complete my card.

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Colour INKspiration #CI80

24 June 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI80

Today I'm joining in as Guest Designer for the latest challenge at the Colour INKspiration Facebook group.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI80

Jo's Stamping Spot - Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI80

This colour palette is just so divine and immediately spoke to me with visions of beautiful flowers and I had the perfect new stamp set to help me bring it to life!

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Just Add Ink #509 - Colour Challenge

12 June 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #509

I hope you are all keeping well! Today I have a card for the latest challenge at Just Add Ink, a colour challenge suggested by Di.

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #509

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #509

I'll be honest, I really had no idea what to do with this one! Just by a stroke of luck though my preorder arrived and I began to play.

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Colour INKspiration #78

01 June 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI78

Happy Monday! I'm dropping in today with a new card for the latest Colour INKspiration challenge, a set of colours I totally could not resist!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Colour INKspiration Challenge #CI78

Aren't these colours together just divine! I had so many ideas for this challenge but I ended up using the 'To A Wild Rose' set again!

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Just Add Ink #507 - Sketch Challenge

29 May 2020

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #507

Happy Friday! Our last Just Add Ink challenge for May starts today and this week we have a sketch challenge by Jackie!

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #507

Jo's Stamping Spot - Just Add Ink Challenge #507

I love a good sketch challenge, they give you a chance to let your imagination run wild! For my card this week I cracked open the To A Wild Rose stamp set.

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