Love Every Minute

I'm back again with another entry for The Color Throwdown challenge - just kept getting ideas for these gorgeous colours - and this time I'm incorporating it with a second challenge, Inspired By.

And here's my card:

The flowers and leaves are watercoloured and I set them on some distressed woodgrain card for subtle, organic texture. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Do What You Love (Pinkfresh Studios)
• dies - Wildflower Stems 1 and 3 (Tim Holtz)
• other - woodgrain cardstock (Tim Holtz), Zig Clean Color real brush markers, water brush, distressing tool, Dimensionals, craft foam, Big Shot, opal rounds, white baker's twine, sponge dauber

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

JAI #590 - Just Add Inspiration

It's inspiration photo time at Just Add Ink and how could you resist this pic? So sweet. Succulents are very big in the crafting world at the moment and although I'm really not into them, this made me go 'awwwww' big time!

I took the pot and pink flowers as inspiration for my shabby mixed media card, with some dark green thrown in too. 

For the flower pot I began with inks on heavy watercolour card, then embossed it for added texture. Next I used distress crayons to add what I hope is a mossy, weathered look. I gave it a slight curve and once the flowers were in place, popped in some craft moss for that extra touch of authenticity! I added an antique brass embellishment at the top of my card and used a ribbon slide which echoed the same shape as a frame for my sentiment.

Materials used:

• stamps - Field Notes (Tim Holtz), Merci Beaucoup (Clearly Besotted)
• card - watercolour, mossy meadow, Spring Botanic designer paper (Stamperia), Marina designer paper (Mintay)
• distress crayons - kitsch flamingo, tea dye, rustic wilderness, forest moss, picket fence
• Tim Holtz dies - Potted, Wildflower Stems 1
• other - gathered twigs and antique linen distress oxide inks, distressing tool, craft foam, mounting tape, aqua painter, blending brush, Subtle embossing folder (SU), craft moss (Spotlight), Big Shot Switch, hodgepodge hardware embellishments (SU retired), paper piercer

Do pop over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what gorgeous creations my fellow team mates have come up with for you. Of course, as always we'd love you to make your own and take part in the challenge.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

Fly Away Home - CAS on Friday Challenge #208

It's time for another clean and simple challenge with CAS on Friday. This is challenge #208 and our theme is LADYBIRDS/LADYBUGS.

We get so many native birds in our backyard that it would be easy to overlook the smaller creatures, but I do love to see butterflies and ladybirds as well. Of course, the childrens' nursery song comes to mind instantly, lol, as I'm sure it does for many of us.

Here's my ladybird card:

Aren't those little ladybug trinkets the cutest? They're metallic so I simply coloured them with alcohol markers. 

Materials used:

• card - watercolour, seaside spray, basic white, seaside spray patterned paper
• distress oxide inks - twisted citron, mowed lawn, rustic wilderness, speckled egg, mustard seed
• other - Wildflower Stems 1 die (Tim Holtz/Sizzix), Sidekick, aqua painter, glossy accents, white pigment ink, stitched rectangle die, Dimensionals, Small Talk stickers (Tim Holtz), ladybug trinkets (SU), alcohol markers

Do pop on over to the CASOF blog to admire the creations my fellow team members have made to inspire you. 

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry