The Professor is in the House

In just over a week's time I'm heading to Melbourne to visit with my elder DD. I haven't seen her since July 2019 as she's been overseas - so I'm pretty excited, as you can imagine. I'm making her a special crafty project (made one for younger DD too) and I absolutely MUST get it finished before I go! The thing is, I keep getting distracted by challenges that pop up and spark my creativity, thus spending time on them rather than what I should be doing! I'd told myself that after the challenge card I made on Thursday (the blog post a couple back) I would not do any other challenges...

...and then...

...the folks at Just Add Ink went and posted a new challenge...

And oh my goodness, if that didn't spark off all kinds of ideas...all the lovely Tim Holtz things I have been dying to use...brand new dies that arrived in the mail only hours before the challenge went up and are absolutely PERFECT for this theme...

...well, you know what happened next...

...you know I succumbed, once again...

Sigh.

Here's my steampunk card.

It was tons of fun grunging up all the cogs and gear bits as well as the edges of my blueprint paper and I love the professor in his flying goggles and top hat complete with propeller, lol.

Materials used:

• stamps - The Professor (Tim Holtz)
• card - crumb cake, basic black, whisper white, watercolour, black foil
• distress oxide inks - cracked pistachio, hickory smoke, faded jeans, rusty hinge
• distress paints - cracked pistachio, rusty hinge, walnut stain
• other - Gearhead dies (TH), Mechanical dies (TH), black archival ink, distress embossing dabber, aqua painter, Small Talk stickers (TH), Idea-ology hardware heads (TH), mini glue dots, Dimensionals, chunky rust and patina oxide baked texture embossing powders (Seth Apter), collage medium, mechanical blueprint paper (Etsy)

Hubby will love this when his birthday rolls around. Now, to get back to what I'm SUPPOSED to be doing...

Thanks for calling in!

Cheers

Kerry

Keep on Rockin' - CAS on Friday Challenge #201

Welcome! 

It's time for another CAS on Friday challenge and our theme this time is MUSIC.

They say 'music soothes the savage beast' and that's certainly true for the 'beasts' in my card, who are not only soothed but living it up big time! 

Materials used:

• card - whisper white, soft sea foam
• stamps - Jungle Vibes (MFT)
• distress oxide ink - speckled egg
• other - Copic markers, SU Blendabilities, blending brush, Concerto stencil (Tim Holtz), Dimensionals, craft foam, Stamparatus, Big Shot, stitched rectangle die

Why not make a card and join us in our challenge! Pop over to the CASOF blog to see what creations my fellow team members have made to inspire you.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

Just One Life

Over at the Color Hues blog they've got a black and white challenge going.

An idea began forming in my crafty little head and I sat down this morning to play...

I smooshed my background with black and grey inks then splattered with white paint, hoping for a kind of 'galaxy' effect. The man's silhouette was edged with white ink and white gel pen highlights his buttons. For dimension I cut two layers for the clock and three for the figure; I love the effect from all the different heights.

Materials used:

• card - basic black, watercolour
• dies (Tim Holtz) - Timekeeper, The Park
• distress oxide inks - black soot, picket fence, hickory smoke
• other - splatter brush, heat tool,  craft foam, Small Talk stickers (TH), Idea-ology clock hands and long fasteners, Idea-ology chipboard quotes, paper piercer, white gel pen, sponge dauber, mini black Dimensionals, black soot distress paint

Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers

Kerry

 

Love You a (Chai) Latte

This week's Just Add Ink challenge immediately got me mentally running through a list of L words, then through my Pinterest boards searching for inspiration. I found it in my 'coffee themed cards' board because, although I have never been a coffee or tea drinker, I did fairly recently discover a love for chai lattes. In fact, having a chai is now my favourite way to start my day.

So I adapted the usual 'love you a latte' sentiment and can send this card to my younger daughter, who  introduced me to chai lattes and will get a laugh out of it.

At some point in the planning process I decided to include this week's GDP challenge as well and used their challenge colours, a combination I absolutely love and am making a mental note to use again. 

Materials used:

• card - watercolour, whisper white, basic black, real red
• dies - Playful Alphabet (SU), Cafe Colorize (Tim Holtz), stitched rectangle
• SU inks - Bermuda bay, blushing bride, creamy caramel, smoky slate, basic grey
• other - Big Shot, owl builder punch, craft foam, sponge daubers, blending brushes

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Ker

PS I posted this card to Instagram and then THIS happened:

My card was also picked for the JAI challenge, so I am a pretty happy chappy right now, not gonna lie! 

Simple Beauty - CAS on Friday Challenge #200

Welcome to my blog! You've arrived just in time for another clean and simple challenge with CAS on Friday. 

This is challenge #200 and our theme is SPRING.

I couldn't resist using some gorgeous paper absolutely abundant with Spring flowers. 

And a whimsical part of me liked using a small daisy as the tittle (dot) over the letter 'i'.

Materials used:

• stamps - Tiny Text (Tim Holtz)
• card - whisper white,   Emma's Shoppe Collection designer papers (Crate Paper), polka dot paper (unknown)
• other - Alphanumeric stretch lower dies (TH), craft foam, small daisy punch, shaping mat and shaping tool, Big Shot, stitched rectangle die, Stamparatus, glimmer enamel dot, alcohol marker, blending brush, mini glue dot, Dimensionals

You'll find tons more inspiration from my fellow team members over at the CASOF blog and, of course, we'd love you to join in our Spring challenge.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry