Nature's Bounty

The theme over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge to TIE IT UP (ie use twine/ribbon/etc) inspired me to create this morning and as I was in a mixed media mood, I made a layered collage-style card with a nature theme.

I used papers and elements from 49andMarket's Curator's Meadow collection for my background, sponging edges with oxide ink. I replaced the white string on the tags with a twine that fit better and layered them up. The 'stamps' are washi tape from the collection, adhered to white, while the leafy branch is die-cut and coloured with more oxides. My nest is a cheap craft one cut down as it was too large and I painted some tiny eggs, hot gluing them all to my card. The last step, as always - cos this is me and mixed media, after all (lol) - was paint splatters.

Materials used:

• papers, tags, washi tape, ephemera - Curator's Meadow collection (49andMarket)
• card - crumb cake, basic white (Stampin' Up), watercolour
• distress oxide inks - walnut stain, peeled paint, forest moss
• distress paint - antique linen, walnut stain
• other - Dimensionals, blending brushes, sponge dauber, craft foam, tiny eggs (Tim Holtz Idea-ology), Easter mini nest (Anko), hot glue gun, Big Shot, twine, splat box, fanbrush, magnolia leaf branch die (Memory Box)

Hope you're getting some creative time too! Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

JAI #671 - Just Add Inspiration

Good morning! It's time for a new challenge with Just Add Ink and we have a gorgeous inspiration board for you this week - so many evocative images to stimulate your creativity. 

My offering is a decor piece - a set of three vignette boxes decorated with a nature theme.

To provide cohesion and continuity, the same background was used for each box, then they were decorated with various die cut elements. For extra visual interest I added some snippets of rub-ons and stamped splodges in random spots. Unusually for me, I didn't sponge the distressed edges - the raw, organic look of them appealed to me in the moment so I left them as is. 

Here they are individually.

I think my favourite part of this is the wee fieldmouse with its loooong tail - so cute!

Materials used:

• stamps - Timeless Textures (Stampin' Up)
• all paper, rub ons and die cuts from Curator's Meadow collection (49 & Market)
• wooden vignette boxes from Tim Holtz
• other - forest moss and vintage photo oxide inks (TH), sponge daubers, distress collage medium, paintbrush, distressing tool

I do hope you'll check out more offerings over on the Just Add Ink blog and be inspired to create. Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Live in the Moment

Hello and welcome! The card I have for you today is for two challenges:

I chose the middle horizontal row of the grid - splatters, any sentiment, circle - and as luck would have it, items from my favourite-of-the-moment Curators Meadow collection use exactly the right colours of turquoise, yellow, brown and green. Here's my card:

I added touches of the challenge colours on my background too but muted them with gesso to allow the circles to stand out. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Create Happiness - Elements (Stamperia)
• card - watercolour, Curators Meadow (49andMarket), crumb cake (SU)
• distress sprays - antique linen, uncharted mariner, vintage photo
• distress archival inks - vintage photo, ground espresso
• circle punches - 38mm, 32mm, 1", 3/4", 1/2"
• other - water spritzer, white gesso, paintbrushes, white calligraphy ink, Dimensionals, Curators Meadow rub-ons (49aM), craft foam, sponge dauber, Small Talk stickers (Tim Holtz)

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

Edited to add: My card was picked as the Designer's Choice for the Tic Tac Toe challenge. Thanks so much to the design team for this honour! 

JAI #622 - Just Choose Two

It's time for another Just Add Ink challenge and this week it's a 'pick two' variety.

I chose 'friends' and 'foliage' for my mixed media piece.

I can definitely picture these three birds having a good old natter as they perch there, can't you? Just catching up or maybe sharing where the best food supplies or nesting materials are. 😀

Materials used:

• stamps - Entomology (Tim Holtz)
• card - crumb cake and basic black (SU), Curators Meadow Solids pack and 6x8" Collection pack (49 and Market)
• other Curators Meadow Collection items - 12x12" Rub-On Transfer Sheet, Laser Cut Elements
• other Tim Holtz products - picket fence and frayed burlap distress paints, vintage photo distress archival ink, ground espresso distress oxide ink, rusty hinge distress spray stain, distress crackle texture paste, mini bubble stencil, palette knife, water spritzer
• other - sponge daubers, distressing tool, craft foam, Dimensionals, Wordies Sentiment Sheets - Friendship (Creative Expressions)

Head on over to the JAI blog to see which two items my team mates picked for their amazing creations, and of course we'd love you to 'choose two' and join us.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry