Poppies 2

For this card I used blending brushes to apply ink in strawberry slush and tangerine tango. Used SU stencil and applied lunar paste in Guppy (bright orange color). The poppies were stamped in memento black ink, then stamped background swash with watermelon wonder. Colored over poppies with alcohol ink markers. Used gold EP for sentiment "there's no one quite like you" from the retired "thanks a bunch" set.
 

Perennial Postage

A card for a sweet friend using the PERENNIAL POSTAGE bundle. The stem is from the ARTISTIC dies. The background is the EXPOSED BRICK 3D ef and the PAINTED TEXTURE 3D ef. I used the blending brushes and applied Rich Razzleberry and Concord Grape to the die cut stem for an hombre effect. 
 

Oh Night Divine

A manger scene Christmas card using the Night Divine Bundle. I used watercolor paper for the background effect. Spritzed with water, then used the blending brushes to add shades of blue.

Night Divine 

Added the stars with a stencil and embossing paste inked with crushed curry. The sentiment was heat embossed on vellum. I die cut all of the manger images in white and colored with blending brushes and ink. 

 

watercolor moments

A watercolor scene using the Mountain Air stamp set on watercolor paper. This is a simple and forgiving technique. Ink the mountains in Lost Lagoon and spritz before stamping three times in layers. Then inked the trees in Mossy Meadow and spritzed, stamping two or three times before reinking. Then inked the bottom trees in Mossy Meadow and stamped without spritzing. Sentiment not SU. 

For this watercolor effect, I inked crumpled saran wrap in Azure Afternoon and Mint Macaroon, spritzed with water then stamped randomly on paper. Then stamped Distress Oxide ink Peacock Feathers onto acetate, spritzed, then inked trees and stamped randomly. Added gilded leafing in various spots with glue. 

 

Love Never Fails

Flowers are from Marigold Moments bundle and are stamped in Flirty Flamingo on Basic White CS. Leaves are from Happiness Abounds stamp set and Blossoming Happiness dies. 

BASIC WHITE 8-1/2" X 11" CARDSTOCK
$10.25

MARIGOLD MOMENTS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$51.25

HAPPINESS ABOUNDS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$49.50

 

Ecclesiastes 3

Another Marigold Moments card using Tangerine Tango and Powder Pink for the flowers. The background stripes were made with Tim Holtz distress crayons and an aqua painter. The leaves are from Happiness Abounds stamps and matching Blossoming Happiness dies. Sentiment is from a seller on Amazon - I just love the Ecclesiastes verse 3:1-8. Such a reminder that we are not in control.  

BASIC WHITE 8-1/2" X 11" CARDSTOCK
$10.25

MARIGOLD MOMENTS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$51.25

HAPPINESS ABOUNDS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$49.50

Thanks a Bunch

Sale a bration begins January 5, 2023. This is the THANKS A BUNCH set from the SAB catalog. A clean and crisp card with carrots as a focal point! 

Carrots were stamped with tangerine tango and then white for the two step accent. Foliage was stamped in cucumber green and soft seafoam green. The scallop is from the marigold moments dies. the and the EF is Petal Burst.

THANKS A BUNCH PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)
$0.00

 

All Spruced Up Card

 Inspired by a card on Martin's Mayhem instagram post. Using All Spruced Up bundle. Fun and simple, non traditional colors!

Plaid Chick

I can't seem to get enough of the Hey, Chick and Hey Birthday Chick bundles. I opted for a more colorful background on this one. The Cucumber Green background panel is embossed with the old Tulip Frame ef. I created the plaid background panel with a paint brush and distress oxide inks on watercolor paper (Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles and Twisted Cirtron). The chickens are colored with Ohuhu alcohol ink markers.

 

Watercolor Strawberries

I CASE'd this card from pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/346284658855641742/

After stamping the strawberries from Sweet Strawberry stamp set, I colored with watercolor paints and aquapainter brush. The dots were from Waterfront stamp set. I love the freedom of the watercolor, where it's okay to color outside the lines! The watercolor set I used is Giorgione 48 color. 

These cards will be sent to some ladies that attended one of my workshops that had never been exposed to stamping and papercrafting! 

 

Hey Cupcake

The chickens in the Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick stamp sets make me smile. They are so fun and great for adult or child card. I stenciled the background with Basic Pattern Decorative Masks and a blending brush in Sweet Sugarplum and a little Flirty Flamingo. The chicks were colored with watercolor paints and the aquapainter brush. I do not know the brand for the sentiment, it's just in an old stash that I have.