Just Add Ink #439 Gift Boxes

Hi all,
well I am amidst the crazy run up to Christmas and I don't even want to think how few days are left. I am looking forward to some time off over Christmas and into January. But before I get there let me share my project for this week's Just Add Ink challenge. This week Patrice has asked us to Just Add Gift Boxes and the challenge will run for two weeks, closing January 2nd. There will be no winner or runner ups for this one, as the Just Add Ink team will be on our annual summer break, we would just like everyone to share the Christmas projects they have been making for family, friends and colleagues.

As my nieces and nephews have grown older I switched over to buying them all a gift card as a Christmas present but to make it special each year I package/ present it differently. This year I added the gift cards into little boxes, each one decorated the same but different.

Here are the first three.

I made six in total.

Here's a closer picture of the last three.

Once I had my design worked out, the mass production went pretty quickly, all I had to do then was add a little name tag to each one.

The Just Add Ink DT have some gorgeous gift boxes to share and we would really love to see what you have made so please whether it's before or after Christmas, remember the challenge is open till Jan 2nd we'd love to see the gift boxes you made this festive season!

Thanks for visiting and a very Merry Christmas to you all. I'll be having a little summer blog break but Just Add Ink, and I, will be back January 18th with our annual blog hop to kick start the year.

Kim

Project Recipe:
To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies $50.00	Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies $45.25	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies $45.00	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock $14.75	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock $14.75
Basic Black A4 Card Stock $14.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock $14.75	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock $14.75	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock $14.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $17.00
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock $14.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00	Versamark Pad $15.75	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.75	Heat Tool $50.00
Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $19.25	Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine $14.00	1/8" Circle Handheld Punch $16.00	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive $9.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue $7.00	Big Shot Platform $45.25	Big Shot $159.00

Retired or Non SU! product: Stitched with Cheer (SU!), Lots of Love Box framelits (SU!), Stitched Rectangles Metric (Heffy Doodle), Delightful Deer (My Favourite Things)

Just Add Ink #394 Romance

Hello there,
welcome to a new challenge at Just Add Ink! This week we are all about love. Yes that's right this week Nikki is asking us to Just Add Romance. If you are a valentine maker or just want someone to know they are special then this is a great time to join in with the challenge.

My husband has recently discovered gardening so I wanted to bring some of that into this card for him. Lots of earthy texture and foliage.

I added even more texture to the Wood Texture DSP by dry embossing it with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder, then topped it with mixed foliage textures using cardstock, vellum and glimmer paper. I used the SU! blends to add colour gradients to the sentiment banner and the vellum leaves. All simple touches that together give it lots of texture and depth. The Just Add Ink DT have a wonderfully diverse array of "Romance" projects so please go check them out and then join in the challenge!

Thanks for visiting,

Kim

Project Recipe:

To see and order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one. Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.

Product List

Sure Do Love You Clear-Mount Stamp Set $37.00	Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set $47.00	Lots To Love Box Framelits Dies $57.00	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies $45.00	Bouquet Bunch Framelits Dies $50.00
Rose Garden Thinlits Dies $54.00	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $17.00	Leaf Punch $28.00	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack $17.50	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky $14.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock $15.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock $14.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock $11.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $10.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Versamark Pad $15.00	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper $8.75	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack $15.50
Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker $7.75	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.75	Heat Tool $50.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $6.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive $9.00	Big Shot Platform $45.25	Big Shot $159.00