Well, Speckle Me an Egg

The crafting world has been all a-buzz this past week since Tim Holtz and Ranger released a brand new distress colour called Speckled Egg - the first of twelve new colours we'll see between now and the end of 2021.

Isn't it a gorgeous shade? Sigh! Love it.

I was lucky enough to get my hands on it yesterday in my fav distress oxide ink and almost immediately upon returning home, sat down in my craft room for a good ole' play. Here's what I ended up with:

Materials used:

• stamps - You've Got This, Very Versailles
• card - whisper white, basic grey, watercolour
• distress oxide inks - speckled egg, weathered wood
• other - Copic markers, Stampin' Blends, texture paste, speckled egg re-inker, spatula, water spritzer, distress collage medium matte (Tim Holtz), Flourish stencil (Tim Holtz), paintbrush, Big Shot, Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower thinlits (Sizzix), blending brush, Dimensionals, craft foam, distressing tool

I began by laying down the background using my two distress oxide colours, then once that was dry I stamped the script from Very Versailles with speckled egg ink. I stencilled the flourishes using texture paste coloured with speckled egg and while that was drying, stamped and coloured my flower. That was fussy-cut and adhered with Dimensionals. The last touch was the die-cut sentiment, which has two layers of card for extra depth. Because there's no matching cardstock I sponged some speckled egg ink around the edges of my whisper white base.

I'm not 100% happy with it - something about the design doesn't quire sit right with me. It feels like it still needs something but I also don't want to overwhelm it, so I just have to accept to live and learn and move on, lol. We're always our own worst critics, aren't we?

Thanks for calling in. Stay safe.

Cheers

Kez 

My First Foray...

In complete contrast to my CAS cards, today's sample is pretty much all that is NOT clean and simple, lol. I've signed up for some online classes with Altenew in Demystifying Mixed Media and this is my 'homework' for the first lesson, incorporating techniques taught in that lesson.

It's not perfect, nor is it exactly how I pictured it before I started, but I'm reasonably happy with it. My first mistake was choosing a piece of card that was too small for my stencil - or a stencil that was too big for my card, depending on how you want to look at it, lol. Then the only embossing paste/texture paste I had on hand was shimmery rather than matte, but that's okay - in the lesson, the tutor had a matte background but added shimmer to her focal image, and I've just done the opposite.

So, here's my first go:

Materials used:

• stamps - You've Got This (SU), Itty Bitty Greetings (SU)
• card - whisper white, basic black, watercolour
• distress oxide inks - cracked pistachio, wild honey, ripe persimmon, black soot
• SU inks - crushed curry, calypso coral, shaded spruce
• other - white embossing powder, heat tool, shimmer white embossing paste, spatula, paint brush, aqua painter, Dimensionals, word window punch, Mesh stencil (Memory Box), craft foam

It was lovely playing with embossing paste, inks and watercolouring and I'm really looking forward to seeing what I get to try next in lesson two!

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe.

Cheers

Kez

Like Peas and Carrots

Just like Jenny and Forrest, two things that go together like peas and carrots are mint macaron and rich razzleberry. See for yourself:

Materials used:

• stamps - You've Got This (retiring), En Francais (retired)
• card - mint macaron, very vanilla, watercolour, Delightfully Detailed laser-cut speciality paper
• other - sponge dauber, aqua painter, Dimensionals, markers, two-way glue pen

Am I right or am I right? I know! A match made in heaven. From this day on, always together. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez

Disclaimer: no distress oxide inks were used in the making of this card. Go figure.

August Already?

This month's class cards are a mixed bunch.

With no other classes before Father's Day next month, we begin with a Mario card cased from Pinterest.

Materials used:

• stamps - Teeny Tiny Sentiments
• card - daffodil delight, basic black, real red, blush blossom, whisper white
• punches - bird, 1/4" circle, 3/4" circle, 1" circle, corner rounder
• other - two way glue stick, black button, cherry cobbler bakers twine, glue dots, Dimensionals, real red marker

For a technique we are making a shaker card, again inspired by a card on Pinterest.

Materials used:

• stamps - Party Time (Verve)
• card - white, melon mambo, whisper white, acetate
• other - silver embossing powder, heat tool, silver ribbon, rhinestones, Dimensionals, mounting tape, party bits

Our last card is a watercolour number - I think my ladies would be disappointed if I didn't have at least some watercoloring! 

Materials used:

• stamps - You've Got This
• card - crumb cake, basic black, whisper white, watercolour
• other - clear embossing powder, heat tool, crushed curry marker, aqua painter
• inks - basic black craft ink, garden green, rose red, cherry cobbler, crumb cake

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kez

Water, Water, Everywhere!

This month's class cards involve plenty of water as well as watercolouring and sponging - two of my favourite crafting activities! Thankfully my ladies seem to enjoy them too - not that I give them much choice, lol!

Firstly we'll make this simple card using the gorgeous World Map stamp. I resisted buying this one for quite a while but now I don't know why I did, as I just love it. Great for masculine cards too.

Materials used:

• stamps - World Map, Chalk Talk
• card - crumb cake, early espresso, soft sky, watercolour
• inks - crumb cake, soft sky, Timber Brown StazOn
• other - aqua painter, Dimensionals, wide oval punch

Our second card is a case from Michelle Surette - just love these little birdies. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Wetlands
• card - chocolate chip, soft sky, so saffron, whisper white
• inks - soft sky, so saffron, hello honey, Timber Brown StazOn
• other - sponges and sponge daubers, stripes embossing folder, Big Shot, burlap ribbon, Dimensionals

And our last card, this one inspired by a Teneale Williams creation that I've changed up a little.

Materials used:

• stamps - You've Got This
• card - smoky slate, watercolour, very vanilla, basic grey, blackberry bliss
• inks - wild wasabi, blackberry bliss, crushed curry, Versamark
• other - white embossing powder, heat tool, pearls, aqua painter, greetings thinlits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, sponge dauber, Sahara sand marker

That should keep them all busy! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget - if you like what you see, leave some comment love!

Cheers

Kez