Moose at Sunset

First stamped the moose in Stazon black; inked grasses again, and stamped upside down across bottom. Masked moose and brayered sky with Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze. Sponged in More Mustard and Daffodil Delight on Sun. Stamped Trees in black. Colored Moose with aqua painter and Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, and Early Espresso. Added a few grasses from Wetlands set.

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.

RIDE ON

Another card using EXTREME SNOWBOARD and LOVELY AS A TREE SET. The sentiment is from the old 4 wheeler RIDE ON set. Used masking and brayering technique. Ink colors: eggplant, wild wisteria, marina mist, basic black, basic gray

Snowboarding

Went snowboarding with my 14 year old son yesterday. Somehow he looked like a pro and I looked...less refined (:  Sore today from trying to lessen the impact when falling!!!!

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - extreme snowboard, perfect words, lovely as atree
• ink - basic black, very vanilla
• cardstock - lucky limeade, basic gray, whisper white
• accessories - sponge dauber, mini brads, word window punch, stampamajig

End of Day

Masking, sponging and brayering using COUNTRYSIDE and LOVELY AS A TREE sets.


stamped truck and colored with copic markers. Masked off sun, brayered in bashful blue then brayered top right corner with marina mist over the bashful blue. Masked the truck and stamped trees; sponged in basic gray and basic black for the ground.Sun was sponged with very vanilla and then with pearl x powders.

Thanks for looking (:

Oh Snowy Night

Inspired by my front yard...

I first stamped the tree from LOVELY AS A TREE set in basic black onto basic gray cardstock. Stamped again and then "stamped off" before masking and then stamping the lighter background trees. Then using the stamp a ma jig, I stamped a light shadow of very vanilla, inking the left side of the stamp heavier than the right. Sponged in very vanilla across the bottom, and sponged the moon in reverse punch out of 1 3/8" circle.

Sentiment is from teeny tiny wishes.

Colorful Woodgrain

SUPPLIES:

 
stamps - sincere salutations, lovely as a tree
ink - pumpkin pie, rich razzleberry, melon mambo, wild wasabi, going green, black stazon
cardstock - espresso, whisper white
accessories - primrose petals stitched ribbon, scallop oval and scallop punch, large scallop edgelit, woodgrain embossing folder
 
To make the background on the woodgrain, I colored the negative of the embossing folder with a pumpkin pie and rich razzleberry pen.

For the tree scene, I stamped the tree in stazon black, masked off the sun, and sponged in the various colors.

Winterish Day

To make this card I colored the negative portion of the woodgrain embossing folder with a crumb cake marker before embossing the white cardstock. Punched corners with ticket punch. Matted with espresso; punched corners with ticket punch.

Stamped lovely as a tree in black stazon, then sponged crumb cake, espresso, baja breeze, not quite navy, and going gray; cut with labels framelit.

Cut crumb cake with labels framelit, embossed with square lattice EF. Added decorative label in baja breeze, and modern label in espresso.

Stamped happy birthday from teeny tiny wishes set in not quite navy, punched with word window and matted with modern label. Added mini brads and small circle from itty bitty punch (I punched this out of the embossed woodgrain before adhereing the tree). Adhered to crumb cake card.

(Added espresso sponging to the edge of all the pieces before adhering)

Brilliant Sky

No matter what I did with the picture the background looks more bluish, but it is actually basic gray. I first stamped the LOVELY AS A TREE image in stazon black, masked the sun, then sponged in daffodil delight, calypso coral, melon mambo, rich razzleberry for the sky. Sponged lucky limeade, wild wasabi and always artichoke for the grass. The gray and lucky limeade backgrounds were stamped with the NETTING background stamp. Stamped the thinking of you from TEENY TINY WISHES and cut with bitty banners framelits. Added matting, small circle punches, and brads. No frills, just a peaceful and colorful scene :)

Birthday Jump

This card is for a friend's 13th birthday. The 4 wheeler is from the RIDE ON set (retired). I masked off the sun and bottom and brayered so saffron, calypso coral and rich razzleberry. Stamped tree tops from LOVELY AS A TREE. Sponged soft suede, basic black and espresso on the bottom. Stamped 4 wheeler and colored with sahara sand a basic gray, colored trees with moss, sponged a little yellow in the sun and added white highlights to the rider and trees.

Wolf Father's Day Card

Another Father's Day card using Nature Silhouettes, Lovely as a Tree, and the brayering technique.
First I masked off the moon and the bottom hill with post it notes. Then I brayered Daffodil Delight just above the hill; masked off the top portion and brayered Calypso Coral just above the Daffodil Delight. Removed the top mask and brayered Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant over that, then Not Quite Navy. Removed the moon mask and sponged a Daffodil Delight. Stamped the background trees in black; removed the bottom hill mask and sponged the hill in with Lucky Limeade and Always Artichoke. Stamped the front trees. Stamped the wolf at the top of the hill; sponged in a little bit of Soft Suede under the hill line and around the bottom edges. Used ticket punch on the top right corner, added word window in Lucky Limeade and Elegant Eggplant; added brads.
I feel accomplished because I have such a hard time making masculine cards : ) Thanks for looking!

SUPPLIES:

• Nature Silhouettes, Lovely as a Tree SU stamp sets
• Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Black cardstock
• Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Not Quite Navy, Black Stazon SU inks
• Ticket punch, Word Window punch
• Decorative Brads

Father's Day Nature

A simple brayered Father's Day card. This is the old Lovely as a Tree set and the sentiment from Nature Silhouettes. I masked the moon and brayered Daffodil Delight, Groovy Guava, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant and Not Quite Navy. Then stamped the trees in black. Added accents with modern label punch and brads.