Washi Leafy Garden Border

Happy Monday! Today I have a card using Poppystamps Cornelia Variegated Washi Tape. The washi tape really helps to make a  quick and simple card.

For all the details please stop by the blog here and leave me a comment!

Have a wonderful week! 

More Hydrangeas

I'm back with a couple more cards featuring the Essentials by Ellen Mondo Hydrangea.

For the first card I white embossed the image on watercolour paper and coloured it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I'm still in the experimental stages with these markers.

The Simon Says Stamp mom die cut was layered four times with red card stock with the final layer being watercolour paper. I just love the pretty script of this die.

I put liquid adhesive around the edges of the panel and sprinkled with Distress Rock Candy Glitter and added a few Nuvo Crystal Drops.

For the second card I gold embossed the image on watercolour paper and used Gansai Tambi Watercolors. I had wanted to make a pastel card but my watercolouring had some issues so I went back with darker layers and sort of made a mess of it and had to add more watercolouring and ended up with this bloom. I was going to pitch it but I thought someone out there might like it.

I ran my panel with the Essentials by Ellen Stitches Cover Plate on the top corner for some added interest and finished off with a gold die cut sentiment.

I'm entering this card for Ellen Hutson's March Pin-Sights Challenge here. Loving the jewel tones in this colour  palette!



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Mix It Up

I have a card today for Ellen Hutson's Mix It Up Challenge which is to use any Essentials by Ellen product with a Technique Tuesday product.

 

I recently got Julie's Wild Garden die set and this is my first time playing with it. I did some water coloring on the flower and leaves and added a few vellum die cuts to the design.

The thank you sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and is one of my favorites because of the wonderful hand writing (it's way better than mine)!

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Happy Birthday To Me!

The Wednesday Challenge Blog at Simon Says Stamp is celebrating 7 years with a birthday challenge. And as a side note it's my birthday today!

For my card I used MFTs Roses All Over background stamp which I white heat embossed on water colour paper and used Distress Inks to colour in. The background was pretty vivid and drowned out the sentimet so I toned it down by gold heat embossing my sentiment onto vellum. The vellum I used has been in my stash for ages and I don't use it very often because it's quite opaque compared to the usual vellum I craft with. It really has a milky quality to it.  I finished off with a few pearls and some gold thread.

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Share Handmade Kindness

A quick post today with a card for Jennifer McGuire's Share Handmade Kindness Challenge. If you haven't heard about it, it's a month long event with different challenges each week. Please check out all the details here.

For my card, I clear embossed my image onto watercolour paper and smooshed and painted on Distress Inks in Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves. Love these colours together! I white heat embossed the sentiment, added some silver thread and Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

My card is for my sister. She is a huge part of my life and I love her dearly! She lives in the same city as me but I'm going to mail it to her, she'll be so surprised!

Thanks for visiting me with today! #sharehandmadekindness

Birthday Roses

I'm back with another card for My Favorite Things Card Design Superstar. All the details can be found here.

When I first saw MFT Roses All Over Background I instantly put it at the top of my wish list. This is such a pretty stamp that works with lots of techniques, including one of my faves, watercolours.

I used watercolours in blues and pinks and white heat embossed the roses. The Snow Drifts Die came in handy to add a curvy cut and the sentiment from MFT Birthday Greetings was embossed with Silver Sparkle Embossing Powder. I also flicked on some white paint and added a few sequins.

I'm entering this in Simon Says Stamp Die Crazy Challenge here and the Simon Says Stamp Love This Technique Challenge here.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

The Heat Is On!

Wow, I can't believe it's August already! This summer has just flown by.

A new month means a new challenge over at Poppystamps. The theme this month is The Heat Is On. We're looking for projects having to do with the heat of summer and/or incorporating the colours of red, orange and yellow.

I made a fun card with my fox ready to take a dive into the water to cool off!

I watercoloured everything on my card and love how vibrant the background came out!

I used a couple of new dies on this card, the Celebration Balloons and the whimsical Scribble Clouds.

You have all month to play along with the challenge and there will be some goodies up for grabs. Please check out all the details here.

Thanks for dropping by and leaving me comments!

A Fox Tale A Fox Tale Celebration Balloons Scribble Clouds Marina Sailboats

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Pretty Pink Posh Watercolour Blog Hop

Paulina over at Pretty Pink Posh is hosting a Watercolour Blog Hop all weekend with some fab inspiration and prizes!

For my card I black heat embossed the Penny Black Demure flower image onto watercolour paper and used Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves and Picked Raspberry to paint them.  After the flowers were dry I added a layer of sparkle from my Wink of Stella Pen in clear.

I used Distress Inks in Mermaid Lagoon and Salty Ocean to watercolour the background and added a sentiment from the More Fresh Cuts Stamp Set from WPlus9.  The sentiment was black heat embossed onto vellum and I finished off with a sprinkling of Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and thanks to Paulina for organizing the hop!

Watercolour Balloon

I'm back with a rainbow water coloured balloon card.

I white embossed Hero Arts Modern Lines stamp on watercolour paper and added oodles of paint and then sprayed everything with some Perfect Pearls for a bit of shimmer. I die cut the balloon from this and added the birthday sentiment (both from dies by Simon Says Stamp) and a few star sequins.

The white piece is embossed with a Stampin Up folder called Decorative Dots. It's a new item in my crafting stash and I just love that the dots are irregular, so fun!

I'm entering this in Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Happy Birthday Challenge here and also Simon Says Stamps Flickr Challenge #16 Watercoloring here.

Wishing you a crafty day!

Easter

Here's a couple of cards I made for the upcoming Easter holiday.

This first one uses the flowers from Simon Says Stamps Best Mom Ever set.

I watercoloured the flowers and leaves with Distress Markers and applied Wink of Stella for some shimmer.  It was my first time using my new Pretty Pink Posh border die to add a wonderful feminine edge and I just had to use a few of the Sparkle Clear Sequins to finish off the card.

My next card is very simple but I love how it turned out.

I white embossed the Fresh Flowers stamp from Clearly Besotted and coloured the flower with white pigment ink and a water brush. Love how it looks on kraft card stock.

I added a decorative edge with a die and finished off with some silk ribbon and clear gemstones.

I'm entering the top card for Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge, Special Lady/Girly Card.

Thanks for taking the time to visit with me today.

House Warming Party

Catherine Pooler is having a House Warming Party to celebrate her new website and there's a project challenge with the theme of HOME.

My card uses a lot of watercolouring. The buildings, the heart balloon (both with dies from Paper Smooches) and the sky were all done with watercolour paints.  A great card for a dear friend who lives so very far away.

There's still time to play along with the challenge and there's prizes to win by some fabulous sponsors.  Go check it out here.

Thanks for visiting!

Stretch Your Stamps - Day 1

I'm finally able to play along with the Stretch Your Stamps 2 Online Class.  I'm a little behind on my homework but hopefully I'll be able to make a few cards before the gallery closes.

I white embossed Hero Arts Looped Flower onto watercolour paper and gave a rainbow wash of colour with my watercolour paints.  I used the Wink of Stella pen in clear to add sparkle to the flower petals and cut down the piece into three strips.

I wanted to have butterflies that matched and blended in with the watercolour background so I took out my Copics and used them on some vellum and die cut a rainbow of butterflies.  I also used the same Copics to colour white pearls so that everything matched.

The birthday die is from Papertrey Ink, called Wonderful Words Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by today!

The Cutting Edge

It's my first time playing in The Cutting Edge Challenge, but I do have to mention that it is only the 2nd challenge over there. It's a newbie challenge blog so go check it out here and see what it's all about!

Here is the inspiration photo.

Don't you just love the drippy colours!

Here's my take on it.

I watercoloured my background in colours similar to the inspiration project and used Paper Smooches Super 2 Die.  I framed the scene with thin strips of black paper, added my sentiment and a few gems.

I'm also entering this for Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge and Virginia's View Challenge #5, use dies on your project.

Thanks for popping by today!

Dazzling Birthday

My card today is based on the card below, which I made a few weeks ago.

I wanted the sentiment to take centre stage so I picked a few birthday greetings from my Hero Arts stamps, made a little grouping, and white embossed them.

For a watercolour look, I used Distress Inks to paint over the sentiments and make them pop.

To make the card a little more dazzling I added gold glitter card stock, some gold glitter hearts and a few touches with a Wink of Stella pen.

I'm entering this card over at Simon Says Stamps Anything Goes Challenge. There's still lots of time to play along.



Thanks for visiting today!