It's colour time at Just Add Ink! Here are this week's challenge colours:
Did you know there's an Australian species of mushroom that's bright purple? I've never seen one but I love that they're out there! They were the inspiration for my card:
I cut the 'shrooms, leaves and grass from watercolour card and coloured with inks. My background piece was ink smooshed before being embossed and I think this combination is a very mushroomy sort of colour, don't you? Of course there simply had to be some splatter involved, lol, but water this time, not paint. The rough twine and sentiment strip were the finishing touches.
Cortinarius archeri, commonly known as the "purple emperor".
Materials used:
- dies - slimline grass edges, mushrooms (stash), Funky Florals 3 (Tim Holtz)
- distress inks/oxides - antique linen, pumice stone, frayed burlap
- Stampin' Up inks - highland heather, gorgeous grape, lost lagoon
- other - mushroom embossing folder, Big Shot, blending brushes, water spritzer, twine, Dimensionals, sentiment sheet
These are much prettier than the common-or-garden toadies I get in my lawn after a long damp patch of weather, lol. I'd be quite happy if purple emperors popped up in my yard!
There's plenty more inspiration for these colours from my team mates over on the Just Add Ink blog, so be sure to check those out, and of course if you decide to create we'd love you to share it with us.
Cheers
Kerry
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