Sending Smiles

SUPPLIES:

• CARDSTOCK: Smoky Slate, Crisp Cantaloupe, Blusing Bride, Whisper White
• INK: Crisp Cantaloupe, Smoky Slate, Rich Razzleberry
• STAMPS: Picture Perfect, Flowering Flourishes, Greatest Greetings
• ACCESSORIES: Bloomin' Heart Thinlits, Edgelit, Rhinestone Jewels, Paper Piercing template, Circle Die

NOTE: Stamped Bird under the diecut circle and then stamped on circle and lined up the wing.

Mare & Colt Bandana

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Fresh Vintage, Flowering Flourishes, Mosaic Madness, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Pocket Silhouettes; Mare & Colt not SU
• ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Brown Sugar, Black stazon
• cardstock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Basic Black
• accessories: brayer, square lattice folder, labels & apothecary framelits, white signo pen, Crumb Cake marker, decorative brads & Jute twine

Soft & Subtle Mothers Day

 SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Flowering Flourishes, Apothecary Art, Oh Hello, Elements of Style, Petite Pairs
• ink: Pink Pirouhette, Basic Gray
• cardstock: Very Vanilla
• accessories: Labels Collection Framelits, Square Lattice folder. Word Window, 7/8" Scallop, Itty Bitty Shapes and Large Oval Punches. Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon

Bandana Technique Mothers Day

 SUPPLIES:

• stamps: SAB Fresh Vintage, Flowering Flourishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• cardstock: Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
• ink: Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler
• accessories: Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, embossilits Flower Burst, Itty Bitty Banners framelit, Basic Jewels Pearls, Square Lattice folder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 7/8" Scallop Punch

To make the bandana background, I first stamped the images in Not Quite Navy; then added dots and dashes with Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen. See picture below. Actually very simple, but a little bit tedious (:

Acrylic Block Watercolor Technique

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Flowering Flourishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• cardstock: Whisper White. Black, White, Watercolor paper not SU
• ink: More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Craft White
• accessories: acrylic block, water mister, mini brads, Word Window Punch, Aqua Painter, Sponge Dauber.

Using acrylic block F 4 7/8" x 6", I added reinker droplets starting with More Mustard in the center, Pumpkin Pie in a ring around the More Mustard, then Cajun Craze in a ring around the Pumpkin Pie. (about 5 - 8 droplets of reinker per color). Misted the block with water, and with the block face up with misted reinkers on it, I placed watercolor paper on top block and pressed. Then used aqua painter and Cajun Craze reinker drops to blend the outer edges of the color that didn't quite get coverage; sponged Early Espresso around edges. 

Stamped Lovely as a Tree and Flowering Flourishes in Basic Black. Stamped JUST FOR YOU from Teeny Tiny Wishes on black using craft white ink. Punched Word Window Punch; added mini brads.

Hummingbird Flight

I made this brayered card using the hummingbird from elements of style, the flowers from inspired by nature and pocket silhouettes, and the flourish from flowering flourishes. I inked the flourish with versmark and lucky limeade, stamped and then embossed with clear powder. Inked hummingbird with versamark then rich razzleberry, stamped then embossed with clear powder. Masked sun and brayered daffodil delight with calypso coarl at the bottom corner, then calypso coral, rich razzleberry and elegant eggplant at the top. Sponged a little soft suede at the bottom. Stamped flowers in black; added white highlights and sahara sand shadows to the images. Colored hummingbird over with coral pen. Added modern label with punchies and pearls. Matted with black and lucky limeade.