Hello and welcome. A few months ago, I shared a technique I found by accident. Don’t you love when that happens!? Anyway, I mention in THIS video how you can expand on the technique and create your own designs. I experimented with a stylus and drew in some BASIC shapes (because I’m no artist!) while the ink was still wet and I just love the results…. I’m not going to go into detail about...
Hi there. So…my little guy started preschool yesterday. The one thing that is keeping me from completely losing it is that I really like his teachers. Teachers work so hard and I believe they need to be spoiled often! I’ve been making lots of cards to have on hand throughout the year to give to his teacher and aides. To create this card, I cut THIS rainbow die from THIS cardstock and did some...
Hello. Thanks for joining me today. I have a few projects to share using the August Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp….. Click HERE to find out more information about this kit. I absolutely love the patriotic feel to it, but I decided to mix it up a bit…literally…and mix the red and blue color of distress inks included to create a purple watercolor… First, I white heat embossed one of the constellation images...
You can find more information about the coloring challenge HERE. Hi there. Have you heard of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge? It’s such a great challenge created by my sweet friend, Kathy Racoosin. I love the idea of coloring a little something each day. In honor of the challenge, I created two cards that I colored with THESE Zig markers. I love these markers because they give such bright and bold results…. Kathy has...
Hi there! I hope your week is going well. I wanted to share a card I created featuring Layered Watercolor… I used THESE Zig Markers as my watercolor medium and did a similar technique as seen in THIS previous post, but took it a step further and added more watercolor layers on top to intensify the colors and give it an artsy, organic look… I started by stamping the floral images from THIS stamp...
Hello friends. I’m sharing a few cards today featuring a quick way to add color to a stamped background… I like to stamp a small image from a stamp set repeatedly to create my own custom patterned paper. I stamped two small bird images from THIS stamp set on to pieces of THIS cardstock and heat embossed them using THIS clear embossing powder. Coloring is not my strong suit. So I did stripes of...
Hi there. Recently, a friend of mine got a new puppy and I created a card to celebrate the occasion… I’ve been eager to use THIS stamp set by Reverse Confetti and thought it was the perfect time to break it in. I heat embossed the tiny paw print image in the set using white embossing powder. This resisted the watercolor I added on top to create a fun background… I also white heat...
Hi there. I have several cards to share using the goodies from THIS card kit… Click HERE for more info. on this kit I’m head over heals for THIS stamp set that is included in the kit! Each card was created with the same technique, I just mixed up the design. I started by stamping the images on a die-cut piece of THIS cardstock. I used THESE markers to color in the image and...
Hello, friends. I’m sharing a trick that I’ve discovered to achieve simple watercolor placement. I have to admit that I struggle with watercolor. I am in awe of the artists that create a beautiful, perfect “blob” of watercolor. My attempts never turn out the way I imagine. However, I’ve discovered that by using THIS stamp set, I can achieve simple watercolor placement without the frustration. I used THIS watercolor set and painted it directly on...
Hi friends. I’m back today sharing the card I created for the Little Tangles latest challenge… I like that you can use so many mediums to achieve a watercolor look. I chose to use Distress Inks… I pressed down each ink color on to my kraft mat. Starting with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink, I sprayed some water on top, picked some color up with my brush and painted a small amount on to a...
