Beautiful Together

Good Morning
Meet today's card.
A pretty simple one using a Splash Watercolour Technique background.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I rubbed some Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink onto my non-stick craft mat.  
• I sprayed the inks with water, then slapped my paper into the wet ink.  You get more of a mottled looking background then if you would press the paper directly into the wet ink.
• When dry, I cut the panel down to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4" and I placed the panel into my Misti.  I stamped the flowers from the Stamplorations set called Beautiful You.
• I had a little piece of inked cardstock left, so I stamped the sentiment from the same set onto it with some Versafine Clair and clear heat embossed it.  I mounted it onto a small piece of white cardstock.
• I glued the panel onto some purple cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.
• I pop dotted the sentiment over the background, then added 3 black gem

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- STAMP IT
Sweet Stampin- ANYTHING BUT A BIRTHDAY CARD
Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES
STAMPlorations- NEVER ENDING ANYTHING GOES


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.


Supplies
Stamps- Beautiful You (STAMPlorations)
Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); black gems; pop dots; non-stick craft mat;
water mister (TH); clear eb powder

Painted Sky

Welcome

As most of you, I don't always have a lot of time to create with working a busy schedule, so when I can create a quick and simple card, I'm in.

This one came together so quickly.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I rubbed some Distress Oxide inks onto my non-stick craft mat, sprayed with water then slapped my cardstock into the wet ink.

This technique is great especially if you like a more random look with some white space.

I dried the ink, then placed it into my Misti.  I inked up the Winter Woodland stamp from Penny Black with some Weathered Wood DOX inks and stamped the trees to create the shadow effect you can see in the background.  I moved my paper down inside the Misti, then stamped again using some Versafine Clair black ink.  I really do love the shadow effect the double stamping gives.

I stamped the sentiment from the Destination Sentiments set also from PB in the top corner.

I mounted the piece onto some white cardstock then onto some purple and onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look...so appreciated.

Supplies

Stamps- Winter Woodland (PB); Destination Sentiments (PB)

Inks- DOX; Versafine

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); non-stick craft mat; mister

Just Swimming By

Hello and Welcome.

Just a fun card I made for one of my little friends that was having a birthday.

Simple card using this cute fish image.

I began by making the background using the 'Splash Watercolour' technique.  I rubbed some Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feather and Cracked Pistachio Distress inks onto my non-stick mat, sprayed with water and slapped my paper into the wet ink, drying between layers of ink.

When it was dry, I used the Avery Elle Wonky Stitched die to cut it out.

Next, I stamped the fish from Your Next Stamp using my Misti, die cut it out and watercoloured with more of the Distress inks. I added some Glossy Accents in a heavy layer over the mask on the fish to add some interest and make it look like it was glass.  I pop dot mounted the fish over the background and added it all to a plain white card.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
Addicted to CAS- SUMMERTIME
Time Out- PHOTO INSPIRED

Supplies

Stamps- Mini Snorkel Fun Fishy (Your Next Stamp)= Happy Birthday (Stamping Bella)

Inks- Peacock Feather, Mermaid Lagoon, Cracked Pistachio DI (TH)= Memento Black

Paper- Heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Glossy Accents (Ranger)= Misti (My Sweet Petunia)= Cuttlebug= pop dots=

Mister (TH)= Non-stick Craft Mat (TH)= Wonky Stitched die (Avery Elle)= Fish die (YNS)

Puddle Jumping- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello and Welcome.

Time for another card for the 

CAS Watercolour Challenge.

https://caswatercolour.blogspot.com/2018/07/cas-watercolour-july-challenge.html

This month we are using one of my favourite techniques as our challenge:

I have used this technique often and find it a fun and easy way to create colourful background.

Be sure and check out the video links and all the wonderful cards created by our talented Design Team and our special guest Marcia over at the Challenge page.

So onto my card.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock I pick up from a local store.

I rubbed some Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and some Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide inks onto my non-stick craft mat, sprayed with water and slapped my paper into the wet ink, drying between colours.  I tried to concentrate the colour to the bottom of my paper leaving more white open space at the top.

When that was dry, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the image and the fun sentiment with black Memento ink then clear embossed them to help make them pop.

I simply mounted the finished piece onto a white card.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies

Stamps- Rain Dance (Technique Junkies)

Inks- Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide (TH); Memento Black

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia)= Craft Mat (Ranger)= 

clear eb powder= heat tool

Monochromatic- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning

Time for a new theme at 

The Flower Challenge.

Create a monochromatic card.

My card was very simple to create.

I started by using the Splash Watercolour Technique to create the background.  Basically, you rub ink onto a non-stick surface, spray with water and 'slap' your cardstock into the wet ink.

I used Distress Oxides in blues, keeping my card base monochromatic.

* I dry my inks between applications so I won't end up with a muddy colour*

When that was dry, I die-cut the background using a Wonky Stitched die from Avery Elle.

Next, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the flowers and the sentiment with Faded Jeans DOX.  I stamped the flowers again using Peacock Feathers to add some shadowing to the flowers.

I mounted it onto white keeping it clean and simple.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  I hope you check out this fun challenge.


Adding my card to these challenges:
CAS Watercolour Challenge- SPLASH WATERCOLOUR
Addicted to Stamps and More- CAS
Use Your Stuff- MONOCHROME

Supplies
Stamps- Dans La Nature (Carabelle)= Everyday Greetings- Mama Elephant
Inks- Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans Distress Oxide (TH)
Paper- heavy white
Accessories and Tools- Misti= non-stick pad (TH)= Wonky Stitched die (Avery Elle)

Splash Watercolour- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello and Welcome.

Just a fun card today for the 

CAS Watercolour Challenge.

This month we are playing with a simple technique called Splash Watercolour.  I have done many backgrounds using this technique.  There is a video link on the main challenge blog.

This month, we welcome our guest Marcia aka Marcia K Designs.

So onto my card design.

I pressed Picked Raspberry, Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink onto my non-stick craft mat, sprayed with water and 'slapped' my piece of white cardstock into the wet ink. I dried between inks so I wouldn't end up with a muddy mess.  The inks layer over each other so nicely.

When I was happy with the coverage, I die cut the piece using a Wonky Stitched border.  Next, I  placed the piece inside my Misti to stamp the sentiment and the flowers with black Memento ink.

After stamping the flowers, I drew around the flowers with a white Signo pen to brighten the whole piece up.  I simply mounted it onto another piece of white cardstock keeping it clean and simple.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.  I hope you will come and play along with us.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
CAS on Friday- SPLASH< WATERCOLOR
Just Us Girls- WILD CARD

Supplies
Stamps- Winter Flowers (SSS)= Smile Often(Impression Obsession) 
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento= Distress Oxides
Paper- heavy white (local store)
Accessories and Tools- non-stick craft mat (TH)= Misti= Signo white pen= Mister (TH)= 
Wonky Stitched die (Avery Elle)

Looking to be Inspired

Hello and Welcome.

It seems that I lost my so called 'Mojo' this week. It must have gotten buried under the mess on my desk.

I sat at my workspace, staring at the paper just not knowing what the heck I wanted to do and feeling totally uninspired.  Layout thoughts, design, colours....I just didn't know.  Have you ever had moments like that?

Anyways this is what I did.....

I created backgrounds.  I know how to create bkgs without thinking about what stamps to use or how to stamp them onto my card fronts.  If I have them made in advance, they are all nice and dry and ready to go when I feel inspired to stamp onto them.

For this card, I used Loll's Splash Watercolour technique again.  It is so easy and quickly gives you a lovely inky palette to stamp onto.

So, since blue always inspires me and makes me happy, I grabbed this blue inked piece, pulled out some of my favourite flower stamps, my Misti and got right down to stamping.

I stamped away, layering and not being too worried about where I put the flowers.  I stamped a faint script in the background for interest to add depth and when I was done my frenzy of flower stamping, I have to say that I like it.

Funny how that happens sometimes.

I guess the best advice I can give is to pull out something you love to work with and just play around.  I didn't know what I would end up with.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you can hang onto your 'mojo'.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Monday- WINTER BLUES

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES

Moving Along with the Times- FLOWERS

Supplies

Stamps-Nature Flowers (Art Journey); Dans La Nature (Carabelle); Script (Penny Black);

Wildflowers (Purple Onion); Long Twig Flowers (Magenta); 

Enjoy the Moment (Daisy Bucket-no longer in business)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Salty Ocean, Peacock Feather DOX

Paper- heavy white

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Mister (TH); my mojo

Snowy Day

Good Morning.

I had some time to play with some new stamps I received for Christmas and wanted to make a card.

I just needed to make a blue card! lol

I began by using the Splash Watercolour Technique for my background with Distress Oxide inks.  Love how those inks layer over each other.  

When that was dry, I rubbed the whole piece with an anti-static bag then stamped the snowflakes with Versamark and white heat embossed them.  Using the same colour of ink as the background, I randomly stamped some snowflakes to give a shadow effect.

I splattered the whole piece with water first then white acrylic paint but it still needed some depth and interest so I used a piece of drywall tape and stenciled randomly around the snowflakes.

This new to me sentiment is wonderful, I stamped it using my Misti.  I put a drop of Nuvo in the centers of the snowflakes to finish off my card.

Hope you are staying toasty warm; its unusually cold here.

Thanks for the visit.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- SOMETHING NEW

Little Red Wagon- WINTER WONDERLAND 

Shopping Our Stash- WATERCOLOR

 The Male Room- NEW BEGINNINGS

(beginning the year with new stamps especially this sentiment

one that speaks to me)

Supplies

Stamps- Treasure the Moments (Impression Obsession); Snowflake Flurry (MFT)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Versamark; Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers;

Faded Jeans Distress Oxide (TH)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; white eb powder; drywall tape, Mister (TH); white acrylic paint;

Caribbean Ocean Gloss Nuvo; heat tool; paint brush

All That Glitters

Good Morning.

Meet today's card. 

This card was inspired by this lovely snowflake from Cheery Lynn.  I love the details it has and wanted to showcase it on my card.

I began by creating the blue top of my card.  I used the Splash Watercolour Technique to apply colour using my Distress Oxide inks, then when that was dry I stamped and embossed with silver to give it some shine and a bit of elegance.

I stamped the sentiment using my Misti on my white card front, then embossed the piece using a snowflake embossing folder from Echo Park. 

Next, I used a stitched scallop die to cut the blue portion and glued it over the white embossing above the sentiment leaving enough room to add my die-cut snowflake.

Lastly, I added a silver Nuvo drop in the center of the snowflake.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- HOLIDAY

Crafty Hazelnut's- CHRISTMAS

Crafty Catz- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Hand Lettered Holiday (MFT); Grunge (Kaisercraft)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Versamark; Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers DOX (TH)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- EB folder- Echo Park; Laced Pine Snowflake (Cheery Lynn);

Stitched Scallop Edge (MFT); Cuttlebug; Misti; Silver Nuvo Drops; heat tool

Breathe Kindness

Meet today's card.

Today, I am hosting the Technique Lovers Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

For my challenge, I am presenting Loll Thompson's video as inspiration:

Splash Watercolour Backgrounds.

If you are a regular here at my blog, you know that I have been addicted to this fun and easy technique to create quick, simple backgrounds.  What I also love about them is that they are easy to stamp over.  I use a heavy white cardstock but you can use watercolour paper as Loll suggests in her video.  I think most of you already have some kind of water based ink on hand.

So using Loll's technique and some Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress Oxides, my background was born.  It dries quickly which is good if you want to get down to stamping like I do.
I stamped the Grafitti down the left side to help ground the card with Salty Ocean so it would blend in with the layers of ink already on my card.
I place the thistle stamp into my Misti, inked with black and pressed onto my paper.
I also did that with the sentiment.

Thanks so much for taking a look.
Hope you get a chance to try it out.


Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
The Male Room- SILHOUETTES
Addicted to Stamps and More- PHOTO INSPIRATION

Supplies
Stamps- Grafitti (Kaisercraft)/ Nature Flowers (Art Journey)/ Day by Day (Technique Junkies)
Ink- Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean Distress Oxides/ Tuxedo Black Memento
Paper- heavy white (local store)
Accessories and Tools- Misti/ non-stick craft sheet (TH)/ Mister (TH)

Moment

Good Morning.

Today, a simple card with a simple message.

I have been so busy lately that I needed to take some time, a moment to pause and create.

I just picked up this great die from Memory Box and thought I would add it to a leftover inky background.

The background was done using Distress Oxides and the Splash Watercolour technique.

Love these colour blends and the DOX's are so easy to use to achieve this look.

I die cut the opening, glued the inked piece behind after stamping the word 'Moment' and then to add additional interest to the die cut, I pierced around the circle.  

The whole piece was pop dotted over a pale shade of blue cardstock.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Little Red Wagon- LEFTOVERS

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES STAMPED

Just Us Girls- WINDOW/PEEK A BOO

Ooh La La- DIE CUT

Supplies

Stamps- Nature Flowers (Art Journey)

Inks- Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves DOX (TH)/

Tuxedo Black Memento

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- die- Memory Box Delphinium Circle/piercing tool/ Misti/ 

non-stick craft mat (Ranger)/ mister (TH)/ pop dots