Just Add Ink #702 - Sketch

It's time for another Just Add Ink challenge and this week we've a sketch for you to play with. 

Curiosity killed the cat, they say, so the very curious felines I've used on my card are in grave danger! 

I cut two of each of the cat dies and layered them, then added googly eyes to make them even more curious and adorable. The hexagons were cut from scraps I had on hand which were made with inks and mica stains and they have a lovely sheen. The plaid die and clear enamel dots give the white background interest without drawing attention away from the focal point.

Did you notice how the tails look like question marks? 😂😂😂 Love that!

Materials used:

• card - black, white, watercolour, Capri (Kaisercard)
• Tim Holtz dies - Mischievious, Stacked Hexagons, Layered Plaid
• other - distress inks, distress mica stains, Dimensionals, craft foam, Big Shot, googly eyes, Label Stickers - Thoughts (TH), crystal clear enamel dots (Altenew)

Check out what my team mates have done with this sketch over on the Just Add Ink blog and if you're inspired to create, we'd love you to share it with us.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

Just Add Ink #700 - Just Add Shimmer or Shine

It's time to add some sparkle to your crafty creations - if you even need an incentive, that is! Welcome to another Just Add Ink challenge - and not just any challenge, but our 700th!

Sooooooooo many possibilities for this one and I had so much fun playing with shimmery things that I ended up with two cards! Here's my first offering:

For my leafy parts I used mica stains which give shimmer and the stems are cut from shiny metallic card. I added more metallic accents with gold thread and a gold embossed sentiment.

Here's a pic to show the shimmer and shine a bit better:

Materials used:

• stamps - Sentiment Strips 2 (Altenew)
• card - black, gold metallic
• dies - Artsy Leaves (Tim Holtz), stitched rectangle
• other - distress mica stains, Dimensionals, Sidekick, splat box, gold thread, gold embossing powder, heat tool, craft foam

My second card also has plenty of shimmery goodness:

After ink blending the background I sprayed liberally with shimmer mist. The fish and corals were coloured using mica stains. Here's an angle shot to really show the shimmer:

Materials used:

• stamps - Picture It Ocean (Clearly Besotted)
• card - distress watercolour
• dies - Coastal Escape View (Spellbinders), Nesting Splat (Paper Rose)
• other - distress mica stains, white shimmer mist, blending brushes, Sidekick, splat box, Dimensionals, mounting foam tape, MISTI

Have fun creating some shimmery, shiny goodness and of course we'd love you to share them with us over on the Just Add Ink blog.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry

The Card Concept - Christmas Greetings

Welcome to another challenge with The Card Concept. This week our inspiration pic is all about Christmas.

Aren't those luscious wreaths gorgeous? I took them as inspiration for my mixed media card.

I began with making my two background pieces, spraying heavy watercolour card with tumbled glass spray stain and winter frost mica stain, adding water and drying until I was happy with the result. Then I inked the edges lightly with walnut stain distress oxide ink. The mica stain gives the most glorious sheen! The smaller piece had vintage gold icing paste applied to it through the falling stars stencil and both pieces were stitched around the edges and matted on brushed gold. I cut two wreaths and layered them together for extra dimension, attaching the stamped vellum piece behind and mounting with foam. White Nuvo drops made the berries and were layered over both pine and holly leaves made from more watercolour sprayed with the green inks listed. The metallic adornment star was coloured with more of the vintage gold paste.

Materials used:

• stamps - Bold Tidings Mini (Tim Holtz)
• card - basic white, brushed gold, watercolour, vellum
• distress spray stains - forest moss, mowed lawn, rustic wilderness, peeled paint, vintage photo, walnut stain, frayed burlap, tumbled glass
• distress oxide sprays - rustic wilderness, mowed lawn, bundled sage, peeled paint, vintage photo, frayed burlap
• dies (all Tim Holtz) - funky wreaths, mini holiday greens
• other Tim Holtz products - winter frost mica stain, falling stars stencil, Idea-ology adornments stars, walnut stain and rustic wilderness distress oxide inks
• other - white embossing powder, heat tool, sewing machine, Dimensionals, craft foam, vintage gold icing paste and wax (Art Extravagance), Nuvo drops simply white

There's more samples to inspire you over on the Card Concept blog and of course we'd love to see your creations in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry