Catch of the Day

Catch of the day is a beauty! I struggle with masculine, guy cards but this catch of the day and best catch bundle makes it a little easier! I used distress oxide inks on watercolor paper for the fisherman background. I used alcohol inks on yupo paper, then stamped and die cut the fish and lure. Handpainted the plaid background on watercolor paper with oxide inks as well. 
 

Wonderland Silent Night

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Wonderland
• Ink: Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate, Always Artichoke, Craft White, Basic Gray
• Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Smoky Slate, Watercolor, Whisper White
• Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle punch, Silver Cording, Enamel Dots, Very Vintage buttons, Aqua Painter, Sponge Dauber. Always Artichoke stampin write marker. Crackle paste by Golden.

Using aqua painter, colored water color paper with smoky slate and blushing bride. Stamped trees in Always Artichoke. Forgot to mask moon, so punched circle mask, added crackle paste and sponged on some craft white. Added a little more smoky slate with aqua painter to moon. Colored some of the trees with Always Artichoke marker where smudged. Colored below trees with aqua painter in basic gray.

Stamped sentiment on whisper white. Added button with cording and enamel dot. Matted with Smoky Slate and adhered to Blushing Bride card.

Wonderland Peace

SUPPLIES:

• Stamps: Wonderland, Work of Art
• Ink: Smoky Slate, Always Artichoke, Silver Metallic
• Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Watercolor
• Accessories: Silver Cording, Christmas Greetings Thinlits, Snowflakes Elements, Washi Tape, Aqua Painter, Snow Flurry and 1 3/8" Circle punches

On watercolor paper, masked the moon with circle punch; colored the sky with Smoky Slate and aqua painter. Added a little of the smoky slate on one side of the moon. Stamped trees in Always Artichoke, masking off bottom of trees with piece of paper. Added washi tape, snowflakes, silver cording and peace diecut.

 

Stamped background from Work of Art in silver on 4 7/8" x 6 3/8" Whisper White. Adhered to black card - size 6 5/8" x 10 3/8". (can't see black cardstock in photo very well because of black background). 

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. 

Watercolor Winter

To create the background colors, I colored the acrylic block using markers - coastal cabana, strawberry slush, crushed curry, pumpkin pie. Spritzed with water and stamped on whisper white cardstock. After it dried a little, I stamped the lovely as a tree in night of navy.

I think the colors mean I am looking toward spring!

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.