Let's Go To The Beach - Just Add Ink Challenge #778

It's time for an inspiration/colour challenge with Just Add Ink and this gorgeous summer mood board.

My beachy mini slimline card was inspired by both image and palette.

I blended inks for my background then gave it plenty of water splatter. Once dry, I used a fine glue pen to dot along the edge of the 'sand' and added white embossing powder as a representation of sea foam. The shells were die cut and coloured with inks before being attached. As usual, there are two layers to my large die-cut sentiment and the stamped portion was white embossed on vellum.

Materials used:

• stamp/die combo - Oversized Beach Word (Waffle Flower)
• other dies - Seashells (Waffle Flower)
• SU inks - lost lagoon, crumb cake
• distress oxide inks - fossilized amber, barn door, dusty concord
• other - blending brushes, glue pen, white embossing powder, heat tool, water spritzer, craft foam

We do hope you'll be inspired to create and share, whether it's the image or the colours that spark your muse. Check out lots more samples over on the Just Add Ink blog.

Thanks for dropping in.

Cheers

Kerry

Aloha - Just Add Ink Challenge #759

Welcome to another Just Add Ink challenge, this week a Choose Two combo that gives a ton of possibilities:

I had so much fun making my card that I ended up making a second, both using all three options with a tropical twist. 

The backgrounds are done as a whole piece then I used the blocks stencil to help place the stamps. I cut three layers of the blocks dies for some lovely frame dimension. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Postage Collage Tropical Sunset, Postage Collage Beach Days (Waffle Flower)
• die & stencil - Postage Collage mini slimline blocks, Postage Collage blocks (Waffle Flower)
• other dies - Smart Glasses (Spellbinders), Vault World Travel (Tim Holtz)
• distress oxide inks - squeezed lemonade, saltwater taffy, salvaged patina, peacock feathers
• other - blending brushes, MISTI, T10 Copic marker, Big Shot, white gel pen, craft foam, Dimensionals

Head to the Just Add Ink blog to see which options my team mates used on their creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Beach Life for Me - Color Throwdown Featured Stamper

Howdy and welcome! Today's card is for Color Throwdown challenge #836 where I'm honoured to be Featured Stamper. 

Up in the northern hemisphere they're enjoying summer and these colours are absolutely perfect for that, aren't they? So bold and cheerful! I've used summer as inspiration for my card.

All the die-cuts were cut from white card and coloured with inks. That gorgeous large 'beach' die-cut is three layers and given an ombre look, which regular visitors will know I love to use on my large sentiments. The background was stamped with three inks using a sea sponge for a light, speckled effect I hoped would imitate sand but it's very subtle and you have to look hard to see it, lol. There are three shades of orange on the beach towel and I love how vibrant this is! All in all, a very fun card to make, with the added plus of giving me warmer days to look forward to as winter digs her claws firmly in, lol. 

Materials used:

• stamp & die combo - Oversized Beach (Waffle Flower)
• other dies - Lovely Layers: At the Beach (HoneyBee)
• inks - antique linen, dried marigold, spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon, picked raspberry, brushed corduroy, picket fence (Tim Holtz distress), crumb cake (SU)
• other - Big Shot, blending brushes, Dimensionals, craft foam, MISTI, white embossing powder, heat tool, sea sponge

I hope these colours inspire something in you too. Pop over to the Color Throwdown blog to see what their design team came up with.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Beach Vibes Only

It's been a while since I made a very clean and simple card but an idea popped into my head for a couple of CAS challenges so I went with it.

As I've been making lots of beach themed stuff lately (you'll see those in upcoming weeks), that was what came to mind.

I stamped the frame of the sunnies first then added the beach background, colouring it with Copics. My card background is a little bit of stencilled waves to add to the water theme, then some acrylic dots (clear and shimmery to look like air bubbles) and a sentiment rounded it off.

Materials used:

• stamp & die combo - Spectacular Adventures (Altenew)
• other - Copic markers, salvaged patina distress ink, blending brush, MISTI, Big Shot, Subsentiments Coastal (Waffle Flower), Dimensionals, opal rounds (SU), white gel pen, waves stencil

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Floating By - Just Add Ink Challenge # 735

Welcome to Friday and a new challenge with Just Add Ink. This week it's a colour combo suggested by Rochelle.

With summer splash in there I immediately thought 'water', so created a fun pool/beach scene.

Materials used:

• stamps - Bubbles (Tim Holtz), You Autumn Know (Lawn Fawn)
• dies - Poolside (Concord & 9th)
• other - Big Shot, white embossing powder, heat tool, Dimensionals, MISTI, vintage gold wax (Art Alchemy), sponge dauber, craft foam

Check out more samples over on the Just Add Ink blog. We'd love to inspire you to create and join us.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Beachy Delight - Just Add Ink Annual Blog Hop

With a whole new year of crafting to look forward to, at Just Add Ink we begin with an all-team Blog Hop to celebrate. We do hope you'll join us in creating and sharing, and our theme to inspire you is

Santa very kindly brought me a wonderful scrapbooking page kit so I've made a layout featuring my adorable grandson having a blast at the beach:

I used elements from the page kit but changed them up a little, adding some stamping and chipboard pieces.

Materials used:

• stamps - Gorgeous Grunge (SU retired)
• papers, chipboard pieces, die cuts - Summer Porch collection (49&Market)
• other - Dimensionals, sponge dauber, basic beige ink

The link below will take you to the next blog on our hop, which is Jan. Do please leave everyone some comment love as you browse through the hop. If you get stuck at any point, the list and links of all participants is on the Just Add Ink blog here. 

Thanks for calling in!

Cheers

Kerry

And the Summer Hits Just Keep on Comin'

Today's card is for another couple of challenges with - yep, you guessed it - Summer Fun as the theme, this time over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and also the Paper Players.

After having to really restrain myself with my last card being CAS, I had so much fun getting inky and layering with this mixed media number.

Everything other than the card base itself were made using white cardstock and coloured with distress oxide inks. There are three layers to the tree trunk because I wanted dimension but didn't want to fiddle with really narrow pieces of mounting tape! 

Materials used:

• dies - Surf Shack (Cottage Cutz), Guiding Light (Spellbinders)
• distress oxide inks - salvaged patina, peacock feathers, brushed corduroy, vintage photo, walnut stain, twisted citron, mowed lawn, pine needles, mustard seed, abandoned coral, picked raspberry, lost shadow
• other - blending brushes, white gel pen, titanium white pan pastel, water spritzer, Sidekick, craft foam, Dimensionals, distress tool

If you're in my part of the hemisphere, I hope it's not too cold and miserable and this helps you look ahead to some summer fun. Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

The Card Concept #208 - Hello Summer

Got the winter blues? Cheer yourself up by using The Card Concept's Hello Summer board as inspiration for your cards this month!

My mixed media card was inspired by the colours and starfish.

I began by making the starfish using soft clay and a mould; once dry I coloured them with oxide sprays. More sprays were used on the teal background piece and mummy cloth, which I then interwove with a few fibres from hessian ribbon. For the foreground I used sand embossing powder over crumb cake cardstock - it's the first time I've used this powder and I was thrilled at how realistic it looks! I got out my stash of seashells, assembling those with the mummy cloth, starfish and some art stones/art pebbles. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Ocean Wisdom (Stampendous)
• card - distress watercolour (Tim Holtz), crumb cake and basic beige (Stampin' Up), vellum
• distress spray stains/oxide sprays - salvaged patina, peacock feathers, lost shadow, pumice stone
• other - silicone mould Sea Land - Corals and extra light soft clay (Stamperia), Sand embossing powder (Hero Arts), heat gun, art pebbles and art stones (Art Ingredients), mummy cloth (TH), hessian ribbon (SU), seashells, craft foam

I'd love to be walking along a warm beach right now, wouldn't you?

Check out more inspirational ideas over on The Card Concept blog. This is the last challenge before the US summer break, so no more challenges until September. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

JAI #641 - Just Add Inspiration

Welcome to another challenge with Just Add Ink and this week we've a stunning inspiration pic to jumpstart your creativity.

How beautiful does that water look? I could happily just dive right in! Here's my card:

The die-cuts were all coloured using SU markers, the sandcastle made from watercolour card for the texture. I masked off areas as I ink blended the background, adding the sea foam with white gel pen and the whispy clouds using white pastel applied with my finger. There are three layers to the sentiment die and the bucket of sand is raised while everything else is stuck flat. 

Materials used:

• card - coastal cabana, basic black, basic white, watercolour
• distress inks - salvaged patina, prize ribbon
• SU markers - real red, early espresso, Bermuda bay, Sahara sand, petal pink, crushed curry, crumb cake, smoky slate
• other - white gel pen, blending brushes, Big Shot, 1/2" circle punch, craft foam, dimensionals, tweezers, masking paper, crumb cake ink, Life's a Beach die (Creative Expressions), Sandcastle Builder die-namics (MFT), Flying Gulls die (Frantic Stamper), titanium white artists' pastel (Pan Pastel) 

My team mates have more creations to inspire you and of course we'd love to see your project in our gallery.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

CTD Guest Star Stamper

I'm very happy to be the Guest Star Stamper over at The Color Throwdown, after my card was chosen for challenge #723. Here are the challenge colours this time around:

As red is my favourite colour I initially had berries in mind, especially as I'm really enjoying all our summer fruit at the moment. But looking through my files I found this image I've had for ages that just screams summer fun and beach parties, so I changed my focus to green, lol. I can easily imagine her posing there and saying, "come on beaches, let's get this party started!", can't you? 😂

I put a touch of sparkle on the flower centres because she looks like she'd love some bling. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Tiny Words Birthday (SSS), digital stamp (source unknown)
• card - basic white, soft suede, parakeet party, Sweet Treats polka dot
• Copic markers - YG01,YG13,YG23, R22,R27,R29,E23,E25,E41,B000
• other - mini banner punch (SU retired), in colour faceted dots (SU), craft foam, Dimensionals, clear Wink of Stella, stitched rectangle die, Big Shot, sweet sorbet ink pad (SU)

Thanks for calling in. Do head over to the Color Throwdown blog to see what their design team came up with to inspire you.

Cheers

Kerry

The Card Concept - By the Sea

Welcome to another inspiration challenge with The Card Concept where our theme for this week is By the Sea.

Inspired by the shells and sand, I chose a beach theme for my mixed media card.

We're in the final days of autumn here and winter is just around the corner, so it's with a very wistful gaze that I look at this summery scene, lol. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Beach Baby (Penny Black)
• card - watercolour, basic white, crumb cake
• distress oxide inks - antique linen, brushed corduroy, salvaged patina, peacock feathers, broken china
• SU inks - blush blossom, crumb cake, calypso coral, balmy blue
• other - blending brushes, white gel pen, clear Wink of Stella, Sunset Beach die cuts (Mintay), Dimensionals, craft foam, stitched rectangle die (Paper Rose), Big Shot, Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower dies (Tim Holtz/Sizzix), aquabrush, SU markers, Sidekick

What aspect of the picture will inspire your creation? We'd love to see it in our gallery and don't forget to check out the cards my fellow team mates have made as well. 

The Card Concept team are taking a break now until the end of the US summer, so hopefully I'll be back with more challenges in September.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

The Card Concept Challenge - Cosy Cabin

Welcome! It's time for another challenge with The Card Concept and this week the theme is Cosy Cabin. Here's the inspiration pic to get you started:

With the nautical theme and colours as inspiration and the summer heat still around, I've used beach huts as the cabins for my watercoloured, layered card.

Materials used:

• stamps - Beach Hut 2,3,4 (Paper Rose)
• card - watercolour, Marina collection (Mintay), crumb cake (SU)
• distress inks - prize ribbon, fossilized amber, speckled egg, candied apple, vintage photo
• distress oxide inks - antique linen, gathered twigs, black soot
• other - Unchartered Waters wooden flourish (Kaisercraft), white baker's twine, craft foam, blending brushes, paint brushes, black archival ink, clear embossing powder, heat tool, aquapainter, 

As always, we'd love you to join in the challenge and create a card using our picture as inspiration. My fellow design team members have gorgeous samples to show you, so pop over to The Card Concept blog to check them out.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

JAI #586 - Just Add a Blog Hop!

♬  Summertime and the living is easy... ♪♫

Hello and welcome to the Just Add Ink blog hop for 2022 where our theme is SUMMER. You may have just arrived from Annie's blog but if not you can start here and carry on around the hop.

The bucket and beachballs in the inspiration pic immediately made me think of trips to the beach, both as a child and as a parent, so that's what gave me my original inspiration. Then, while I was browsing ideas, I discovered that my new home town of Melbourne has 82 bathing boxes or beach huts. I've only ever seen these in the UK and Europe, so I was charmed to learn there are locals and decided my make would be an homage to these delightful constructions. And so my framed piece was born.

A weathered old anchor rests in the corner.

And the sea sparkles in the background.

I had an almost illegal amount of fun putting this together! Lol. It will be put on display in my brand new craft room and stimulate so many happy memories. 

Materials used:

• card - distress watercolour, basic white, crumb cake, Cool Collab paper pad (MFT)
• distress oxide inks - antique linen, frayed burlap, walnut stain, peacock feathers, tumbled glass, cracked pistachio
• dies - Village Collection (Tim Holtz/Sizzix), Birds in Flight (Poppystamps), Under the Sea (SU)
• other - translucent grit paste, collage medium, Art Stones (Prima), mounting strips, blending brushes, antique linen distress paint, slimline cloud edges stencil (MFT), 8"x8" dimensional frame (Nicola Spring), barn door and black distress archival inks, celestial copper ink (Delicata), chipboard anchor (Kaisercraft), twine, shells (Island Living Australia), white gel pen, clear Wink of Stella, black marker

Next up is Narelle, then you can keep hopping around until you've seen the whole team's offerings (there are 16 altogether). And, of course, it's always very much appreciated if you leave everyone some comment love. If you feel inspired to create your very own summer themed project, we'd love to see it in the JAI gallery on the blog HERE. 

Thanks so much for calling in!

Cheers

Kerry