Watercolor Hello

SUPPLIES:

• PAPER: watercolor, whisper white, melon mambo, pear pizzazz, basic black
• INK: coastal cabana, strawberry slush, crushed curry, pear pizzazz, rich razzleberry
• STAMPS: secret garden, simple stems, stippled blossoms
• ACCESSORIES: basic jewels rhinestones, hello you thinlits. black flat rhinestones, water spritzer

After inking each flower I spritzed with water before stamping on watercolor paper. Applied the diecut "hello" and then colored around the card with aqua painter and coastal cabana ink. 

Tropical Hello

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Simple Stems, Secret Garden, Dotty Angles, Hi There, Netting Background
• INK: Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz, Crisp Cantaloupe, Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana
• CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizzazz
• ACCESSORIES: Large Oval Punch, Fringe Scissors, Secret Garden Framelits, Basic Jewels Rhinetstones. Vellum Paper

Stamped netting background in coastal cabana on whisper white CS and adhered to crisp cantaloupe card. Stamped dotty angles in crisp cantaloupe on whisper white panel; stamped flowers from simples stems in pear pizzazz and bermuda bay. 

On separate whisper white cardstock, stamped secret garden and simple stem flower in crisp cantaloupe; cut with secret garden framelits. To create tropical leaf, punched pear pizazz with large oval, scored down the middle, then cut each side with fringe scissors. Stamped hello on vellum in night of navy and glued edges around backside of cardstock. Added rhinestones.

Lacy Bloom With Hope

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Bloom With Hope, Dictionary, I Love Lace, Secret Garden
• INK: Night of Navy, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Memento Tuxedo Black, Certainly Celery
• CARDSTOCK: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pool Party
• ACCESSORIES: Fringe Scissors, Vintage Brads, Paper Doily, Bitty Banners & Secret Garden Framelits, Belndabilities, Sponge Daubers, White Baker's Twine

Stamped Whisper White background panel with Dictionary background stamp in Night of Navy; sponged edges with Night of Navy. Stamped Flowers on Whisper White using Memento Black; colored with blendabilities markers. Stamped background stamp I Love Lace in Soft Sky over entire image; sponged Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Night of Navy. Colored flowers again with lightest color of blendabilities to remove any pattern from I Love Lace stamp. Stamped leaves from Secret Garden set in Certainly Celery, cut with framelit. Selected just a few leaves and sponged edges with Always Artichoke, then added black around very edges. Cut Pool Party with fringe scissors and sponged with Night of Navy; added Paper Doily also lightly sponge with Night of Navy. Stamped Happy birthday in Night of Navy on Pool Party and cut with Bitty Banners framelits; sponged edges. Added bakers twine and vintage brad.

Blooms and Petals

• INK: Crushed Curry, Baked Brown Sugar, Memento Tuxedo Black
• STAMPS: Blended Bloom, Peaceful Petals, I Love Lace, Dictionary, Express Yourself, Banner Blast
• CARDSTOCK: Whisper white, Crushed Curry. Kraft Brown not SU
• ACCESSORIES: Fringe Scissors, Secret Garden Framelits, Decorative Label, Basic Jewel Pearls, Blendabilities, Corner Rounder Punch, Paper Crimper, Banner Punch.

Stamped floral image from Peaceful Petals on Whisper White CS as background panel. Stamped Dictionary in Brown Sugar on Whisper White CS and punched with Decorative Label punch. Stamped I Love Lace and cut two banners, the leaves from Secret Garden Framelits, and a strip with fringe scrissors. Also used fringe scrissors on Crushed Curry and kraft CS. Stamped Banner Blast in Crushed Curry and punched out. 

Stamped Blended Bloom image in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Colored with Daffodil Delight Blendabilities. Stamped sentiment from Express Yourself in Baked Brown Sugar and cut into a bannner. Stamped a few flowers from Peaceful Petals in Crushed Curry. Assembled as shown.

Banners and Grunge

BANNERS AND GRUNGE

SUPPLIES:

• INK: Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate, Memento Black
• CARDSTOCK: Whisper White
• STAMPS: Peaceful Petals, Secret Garden, Banner Blast, Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself
• ACCESSORIES: Secret Garden Framelits, Banner Punch, Rhinestones, Stampin Blendabilities, Stampin Write Markers, Signo Uniball White pen, Pop Up dots.

NOTE:

I colored both flowers with the lightest marker from Coastal Cabana blendabilities set. Then colored over base of petals again with same light color for some subtle shading.

Wedding Wishes

WEDDING WISHES

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Petite Pairs
• Ink: Smoky Slate
• Carstock: Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Very Vintage button, Bitty Banners Framelits, Secret Garden Framelits, Scallops EF, Square Lattice EF, 2 3/8" & 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punches, Basic Pearl Jewels. Not SU: Martha Stewart medium branch punch and stickles.

NOTE:

The flower has 4 layers of 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and 3 layers of the 1 3/4" scallop circle punch; all are embossed with Square Lattice EF. Leaves from Secret Garden are also embossed with Square Lattice EF. Added stickles glitter glue to leaves and parts of flower for some extra bling!

Amazing You!

Amazing You!

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Banner Blast, Secret Garden, Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself
• Cardstock: Whisper White
• Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, Memento Black
• Accessories: Blendabilities, Secret Garden Framelits, Banner Punch, Basic Pearl Jewels, Square Lattice EF, Signo Uniball Pen, Pop Up Squares

Stamped Gorgeous Grunge patterns in Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, and Calypso Coral. Stamped flower 3 times in Memento Black on Whisper White cardstock. Colored with blendabilities and cut layers. 

Trust the Lord

Stamped the flowers from Secret Garden in Stazon Black ink on watercolor paper. Colored using marker layering technique - crisp cantaloupe, calypso coral, strawberry slush, daffodil delight, crushed curry, more mustard and white gel pen.

Colored whole image in lightest color, added medium and darker colors at base, and colored again with lighter color to blend.

Wedding Blossoms

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - Stippled Blossoms, Everything
• Eleanor, Secret Garden, Itty Bitty Banners
• ink - Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Blushing Bride, Basic Black
• cardstock - Very Vanilla
• accessories - Lacy Brocade EF, Ovals Framelits, Secret Garden Frameits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Very Vintage Button, Pearl not SU

Chalk Talk

Chalk Talk, Secret Garden, Stippled Blossoms, A Round Array, Hearts a Flutter stamps sets; Positively Chevron background stamp.

Stamped the Chalk Talk stamp in Basic Gray on whisper white and cut with matching framelit. Stamped Secret Garden flowers in Pumpkin Pie on Pink Pirouhette CS, then cut with matching framelits. Added A Round Array stamp punched with 7/8" scallop circle punch to center of 2 flowers. Stamped Stippled Blossom in Cajun Craze and Blushing Bride on Whisper White. Stamped Chevron background in Basic Gray on Confetti White CS and embossed with Square Lattice EF.

Added Finishing Touches Edgelit, paper doily, itty bitty punch, Basic Gray satin ribbon and lace (not SU).

Miss You Artisan Entry

 

Last non-winning Artisan Contest Entry.

 

Used Secret Garden, Lacy & Lovely stamp sets; word window punch, secret garden framelits, oval punch, scallop oval punch, mini brads, square lattice and fancy fan EFs, finishing touches edgelits. Thanks for looking!

Secret Garden Artisan Entry

 

 

Another non-winning entry for the Artisan Contest.

 

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - Secret Garden, Pretty Petites, Oh hello
• cardstock - Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Primrose Petals, Whisper White
• ink - Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink
• accessories - Secret Garden framelits, Square Lattice EF, Finishing Touches Edgelits,

Secret Garden Bday

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Secret Garden, Petite Pairs
• ink: Cherry Cobbler
• cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Floral District DSP
• accessories: Secret Garden Framelits, Vine Street folder, Honeycomb folder, square lattice folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits, Modern Label Punch, Daffodil Deight Seam Binding Ribbon

Top Note Thanks

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - Oh, hello, secret garden, distressed dots background
• ink - pool party, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, marina mist
• cardstock - pool party, basic gray, whisper white
• accessories - top note bigz, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, pearls basic jewels, tangerine tango ribbon

Secret Garden Thank You

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - basic gray, naturals white, kraft, watercolor paper
• ink - early espresso, night of navy
• stamps - elements of style, secret garden, lacy & lovely
• accessories - markers, oval and scallop oval punch, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, midnight muse ribbon

For the background, I stamped elements of style flower in early espresso ink on naturals white cardstock and then embossed with the square lattice folder. Then I colored with the markers, and it gave it a vintage, antiqued look. 

I stamped the large flowers on watercolor paper; colored in using marker layering technique with bashful blue, baja breeze, night of navy and blender pen.

God is Love

This is another card from a workshop using Secret Garden set with matching framelits. After stamping and cutting the flowers, I then embossed them with the square lattice folder.

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - whisper white, pool party, basic gray
• ink - basic gray, pool party marker
• stamps - secret garden, everything eleanor, trust god
• accessories - vine street EF, finishing touches edgelits, secret garden framelits, misc buttons and twine

Bleach Technique

This is a super simple card we made at a workshop using the bleach technique. To achieve this bleach effect, place paper towels on a plate and pour bleach directly onto paper towels. Ink stamp by pressing directly on the bleach soaked paper towels and then immediately onto card.

The verse is from the Trust God set and the flowers from the Secret Garden set in the spring catalog. I pulled out some paper that wasn't filed according to color, and I believe the light color is pale plum, and the background paper may be wild wisteria