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

JAI #626 - Just Add a Sketch

It's time for another challenge with Just Add Ink and this time there's a sketch for us to play with.

I really wanted to use some Stamperia goodies and as I was browsing through them, found a sentiment I absolutely loved and that gave me the perfect starting point for my card. You'll understand in a sec:

Isn't that saying fabulous? You can see now why I've got lions as my focal point and used the setting sun as my circle element - albeit behind the focal image rather than in front. I did juggle the sketch a bit, but all the elements are there. I used distress oxide sprays in warm tones to create the sunset and added texture by stamping cracks and splotches - hopefully they make you think of the dry, hot savana.

Materials used:

• stamps - Create Happiness - Elements (Stamperia)
• card - early espresso, basic white (SU), biscuit (Kaisercraft), watercolour, Savana Collectables (Stamperia)
• distress oxide inks - wild honey, ripe persimmon, fired brick, aged mahogany, rusty hinge
• other Tim Holtz products - ground espresso archival ink, Moon mask, water spritzer
• other - sponge daubers, Dimensionals, craft foam, computer and printer, heat tool

What would you do with this sketch? We'd love to see it in the JAI gallery. There's also plenty more samples to inspire you over on the challenge blog, so do head on over and take a look.

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kerry