Practically Perfect

This week's Inspired by...challenge caught my eye. 

Umbrellas immediately made me think of Mary Poppins. Anyone else or is it just me? 😉 No? Ok then, lol. Showing my age I guess. Well anyway, once I had the thought, of course it wouldn't leave me alone, so eventually I sat at my craft desk and made a card.

The sentiment was done on the computer (if you know of a stamp set that says this, please let me know!) and I tried to match the font styles from the movie as well as I could, lol. I cut a number of Mary Poppins' in different colour card and cut and layered them, setting them on a simple inky background. The little red bow tie is one of the kite ribbons in the die set and I used markers to colour her hair and flower. And of course I couldn't leave out the iconic parrot head on the umbrella, so I printed a teeny one of those too. 

Materials used:

• card - white, black, blush, blue, red
• dies - The Park (Tim Holtz), stitched rectangle (Paper Rose)
• other - blending brush, Dimensionals, craft foam, Big Shot, markers, blue ink

Hope your day is practically perfect! Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Another clean and simple challenge caught my interest, this time my old friends at CAS on Friday, whose theme this week is Silhouette. Now, you all know how much I love ink blending a sunrise or sunset, which of course are the perfect complement to a silhouette - however, this time around I decided to go with something different. 

Materials used:

• card - basic black, basic white, parrakeet party, polka dot paper (Paper Rose)
• die - The Park (Tim Holtz)
• other - craft foam, Dimensionals, Small Talk stickers (Tim Holtz), Big Shot

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

A Truth Universally Acknowledged

Well, I've made it to the end of week 5 of the hostage situation lockdown. And it is a truth universally acknowledged that a crafter in possession of a goodly amount of inks, stamps and dies - not to mention time - must be in search of a challenge. 

How fortunate then, that the wonderful folks at Just Add Ink have a colour challenge this week - you know how much I love those. As soon as I saw this combo I thought 'sunset and silhouette', so that is what I have done. 

I dusted off my brayer for this one and love how stunning polished pink and pale papaya look together. It was a very straightforward card to make - once I'd done the background I simply had to attach the die cut pieces. And yes, some of those tiny butterflies did give me attitude, but I prevailed in the end!

You'll see I've foregone a sentiment; I decided it would be one of those multi-purpose cards you grab and write inside to suit the occasion as it arises. 

Materials used:

• card - basic white, basic black
• dies - The Park. Flower Field (both Tim Holtz)
• other - brayer, glue, tweezers

We've at least another 4 weeks of lockdown ahead, so I'll have plenty of time to look for some more fun challenges to relieve the boredom take part in. Boo-yah!

Thanks for dropping in.

Cheers

Kerry

Just Believe

As Oscar Wilde wrote, 'I can resist anything except temptation' - and so it is with me and the Just Add Ink challenges at the moment! LOL. This week it's a sketch and I thought I might possibly give it a miss ... but then an idea came to me and I couldn't rest until I sat down to see if it would work. 

The purview is to 'use the sketch elements as inspiration' and once I mentally let go of the need to copy it exactly (still working on my anal retentive tendencies, roflol), I came up with the following:

Materials used:

• card - basic black, watercolour
• distress oxide inks - blueprint sketch, chipped sapphire, black soot
• dies - The Park (Tim Holtz/Sizzix), stitched rectangle, layering cirlces (SU)
• other - Big Shot, blending brushes, water spritzer, craft foam, white gel pen, Small Talk stickers (Tim Holtz), Dimensionals

I began with cutting my 'Mary Poppins' die (two layers) so I could use it to judge dimensions for the circle and frame elements. Then I cut a piece of watercolour card slightly smaller than my card base and decided what size dies to use for the frame and circles. I masked off the centre for my moon then blended my three oxide inks, lastly spritzing with water and blotting to get the galaxy effect (and was thrilled when this turned out even better than I hoped for). Then it was a simple matter of cutting the frame, raising it with craft foam, and assembling all the elements. 

This was so much fun to make! I wonder if I'll be able to resist the next challenge ... but won't hold my breath, lol! Thanks for dropping by.

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