JAI #664 - Colour Combo

Hidden deep in my Pinterest boards is a beautiful card by Daria Ermolaeva that gave me inspiration for this week's Just Add Ink colour combo.

Such soft, pretty colours - you can see why I couldn't resist playing along.

I did a little ink smooshing on my watercolour card using pool party, then some partial script stamping in the same colour. My leaves were stamped with lost lagoon and clear embossed before being coloured with both teals, then die cut and given some script stamping too. The butterfly was stamped in grey and coloured with lagoon and freesia inks but wasn't quite vibrant enough, so I applied some micro glaze to seal the inks, then went over the freesia with the matching alcohol marker. My finishing touches were some light stamping in a woodgrain pattern for my card base and white paint splatters. I didn't add a sentiment as I like to have cards on hand that are suitable for multiple occasions - this one ended up being a get well card.

Materials used:

• stamps - Butterfly Brilliance, Hardwood (SU), Leaf Canopy (Altenew), Create Happiness - Elements (Stamperia)
• card - pool party, watercolour
• other - water spritzer, MISTI, waterbrush, picket fence distress paint, paintbrush, Leaf Canopy die, Big Shot, Dimensionals, craft foam, sponge dauber, light fresh freesia Blends marker

Do head over to the JAI blog to see more of this gorgeous colour combo, and thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

JAI #573 - Just Add a Sketch

Howdy! Welcome to my first posting as a newly-fledged member of the Just Add Ink design team. I'm excited to be creating alongside these talented ladies.

This week we have a sketch for you. Remember you can flip it, turn it or even reverse it to suit your needs, as long as the sketch is recognisable in the end result.

On my shabby/vintage card I've used a lacey die for my edging feature and a frame for my focal point. 

As I tend to be all about dimension, I cut three of the frames and stuck them together before stamping and embossing with a wood grain effect. The background paper was given a light coat of white ink just to fade it a touch so it didn't compete with my focal feature and the edges were heavily sponged (which draws the eye in) and distressed. Too much fun!

Materials used:

• stamps - Tiny Text, Entomology, Attic Treasures (Tim Holtz), Hardwood (SU)
• card - watercolour, basic white, crumb cake, Rose Avenue dsp (Kaisercraft)
• distress oxide inks - kitsch flamingo, spun sugar, vintage photo, old paper, tumbled glass
• Tim Holtz dies - Crochet, Bloom Colorize, Decor Frames
• other - leaf punch and embosser, antique linen embossing glaze (TH), heat tool, Big Shot, MISTI, blending brushes, distressing tool, Dimensionals, stitched rectangle die (Paper Rose), picket fence distress ink, vintage photo archival ink, aquapainter

I do hope you'll head over to the JAI blog to see how my team mates interpreted the sketch and, of course, we'd love for you to join in the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Paper Crafters Sampler - Wooden It Be Lovely

It's time for another Paper Crafters Sampler issue and this month's theme is

Projects feature stamps and textures resembling wood. Here are a few sneak peeks:

To join in the fun and get these projects and more, as well as the template of the month, simply pop over to the PCS website HERE and enrol for May's issue.

Cheers
Kez