JAI #619 - Just Add Masculine

I'm playing along with the Just Add Ink challenge again this week. It was a case of an idea popping into my head that wouldn't leave me alone - I'm sure many of you know exactly how that goes, lol - so of course I gave in to it and headed off to my craft room. 

And here's my card. 

Isn't that background a-maz-ing? Love, love, love the depth you get on 3D embossing folders - this is a Tim Holtz one called Mechanics. I embossed a piece of silver foil card then added black soot distress paint and distress crayon to highlight all that wonderful texture. To me it looks just as real as the actual pieces of metal on there, which are the gauge frame and the 'screws' on the quote chip.

Materials used:

• card - crumb cake, silver foil, real red (all Stampin' Up)
• inks - black soot distress archival (Tim Holtz), crumb cake (SU)
• Tim Holtz products - Mechanics 3D embossing folder, gauge dials, gauge frame, quote chip, Postale die set, memoirs ephemera pack, mini paper dolls, hardware heads, black soot distress paint, black soot distress crayon
• other - Big Shot, sponge daubers, craft foam, Dimensionals, corner rounder punch, Copic markers E31, E55

Of course it's always handy to have masculine cards on hand and there's plenty more ideas to inspire you over on the Just Add Ink blog. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Kerry

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Love the colours in the Hand Stamped Sentiments swatch this week so sat down and made a vintage/shabby card. 

I've gone with soft versions of highland heather and coastal cabana and just put pops of orchid oasis in (flower centres, corsages) as it's darker than the other colours and I didn't want it to overwhelm them. There are speckles of coastal cabana on both the tag and background paper as well. 

Materials used:

• stamps - Entomology (Tim Holtz)
• card - very vanilla (SU), sweet vintage digital junk journal (Etsy)
• distress oxide ink and spray - antique linen
• other - tag die, Big Shot, lace (SU), Bouquet flowers (TH), orchid oasis decorative dots, sponge dauber, craft foam, Dimensionals, distress tool, highland heather and orchid oasis Blends markers, BG34 Copic marker, mini paper dolls (TH), frosted crystal embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool

Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers

Kerry