Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Claire to host this week and she has a bright colour challenge for us to work with:

I love this bright colour combination! I know I've used it before, but mostly with florals. Today I thought it would be perfect to make something fun and summery with some new products (I'm using both stencils and dies for the challenge over at Just Add Ink) and that fab sketch from Sunday Stamps again - take a look:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Splash & Relax - I decided on a pool-themed card today, so stamped and diecut a rubber ring and a beach ball from the Splash & Relax bundle, available as part of the May Online Exclusives release. I found some Granny Apple Green glimmer paper in my stash, so used this to diecut a pair of sparkly sunglasses to complete my trio of things needed for a fun day at the pool:

Water Decorative Mask - I used Coastal Cabana for my swimming pool and created my stencilled watery panel using one of the 'hidden heroes' in the new annual catalogue: the Water & Dotted Lines Decorative Masks are buried in the tools section at the back of the catalogue, but this pair of stencils is going to be useful for so many things! They are large masks, measuring 12" x 12" so great for scrapbook pages too, but for the moment the water one pairs perfectly with the Splash & Relax stamps, so I'm using it most often. 

Finishing Touches - A sentiment from the same set, along with some retired sparkly enamel dots from my stash and some retired Gorgeous Grape paper to frame my central panel complete my card.

It's always fun to play with new products and I think the masks and this bundle are two of my new favourite things so be warned - you are likely to be seeing much more of them in the coming weeks!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

Enjoy your day; I am driving the James Junior back to uni for the week as opposed to him driving himself for a change and I'm actually looking forward to spending the day pretty much sitting down. Jason and I completed a 15km walk with some friends yesterday; the weather was glorious and we had a lovely day, but on top of a strenuous session at the gym on Friday my muscles were aching all over last night so a rest day is definitely needed today! I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

SPLASH & RELAX BUNDLE (£42.25)	WATER & DOTTED LINES 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DECORATIVE MASKS (£20.00)	GORGEOUS GRAPE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	GORGEOUS GRAPE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£10.25)	GRANNY APPLE GREEN CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£10.25)	COASTAL CABANA A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)
COASTAL CABANA CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£10.25)	BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	BLENDING BRUSHES (£16.00)

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge and Deborah has asked that we add a trio of images to the lower portion of our card, along with a sentiment. Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch when making your card.

For my card today I took my inspiration from those yummy-looking ring donuts in the Just Add Ink inspo photo this week, and focused on the colours of the white one at the front with the blue, pink, peach and pale yellow sprinkles. I used rings of a different kind though - take a look:

Today's card features three new products - can you spot them all? Here's the low-down on today's card:

Make A Splash - I chose inflatable rubber rings (as opposed to donuts) for the three circles of the sketch, courtesy of the new Online Exclusive set 'Splash & Relax' which will be available in May. There are some great sentiments in addition to a selection of rubber rings and beach balls in the stamp set, but the dies that coordinate are so much fun - they include a sun visor, smoothie cup and sunglasses amongst other things! I almost chose three separate die cut images, but decided to keep things simple with a trio of rubber rings. I chose the colours of the sprinkles for each one - this does make them look rather like Party Rings though! Do any of my overseas readers know what I'm talking about? Party Rings are a ring shaped biscuit (aka cookie) with pastel icing on the top that are beloved of UK children everywhere - or certainly the James Juniors and their friends when the were little.

Water, Water Everywhere - The watery detail that I used to add interest behind my rubber rings is courtesy of the new Water Decorative Mask stencil that will debut in the new April catalogue. It is paired with one that feature dotted lines and is a whopping 12" x 12", so perfect for all kind of projects large and small. You can see the detail on the close up below:

I Spy A New In-Colour - The final new item on today's card is the shade of blue that I used for the water - this is Hydrangea Hue, one of the upcoming new in-colours and it was a great match for the blue on the JAI palette above.

A sentiment from the Splash & Relax set completes my card.  

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Enjoy your day and I'll be back later in the week with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!