A Single Rose- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning.

Here is another card for 

The Flower Challenge 

We have a fun theme this month- Use Something New.

I hope you get a chance to check out the wonderful creations by our DT's.

I decided to create a cas card (clean and simple) with this great collage style stamp from STAMPlorations called Framed Solitary Rose that I just picked up not too long ago and have never used.

So, I stamped the image onto some white cardstock using some black Memento ink in my Misti, sprinkled on some clear embossing powder and heat set.  I stamped the image again in the same way as I wanted to cut out the flower head and add it as an overlay.

Next, I cut the first stamped piece out just along the black framed area, leaving a bit of a white border.  Using my Zigs, I watercoloured the leaves and stem of the flowers and set it aside to dry.

I took the second stamped piece and watercoloured just the flower head, again using my Zigs.

I fussy cut out the flower and pop dot mounted it over the first stamped image to give the piece some dimension and interest.

I took a piece of plain white cardstock and cut out a rectangle frame and scored along the edges for interest (sorry that's hard to see in the photo).  I simply glued the stamped image inside the framed area and added the whole piece to a plain white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING STAMPED GOES

Crafting With Attitude- ANYTHING GOES

STAMPlorations- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Framed Solitary Rose (STAMPlorations)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Zig Waterbrush Markers

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); ScorPal; Rectange Die (Spellbinders);

paint brush; pop dots

Natural Beauty- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning.
It's time for a new card for
The Flower Challenge

 This month's theme is Anything Goes.

Spring is blooming and the poppies are such a happy, welcome sight.
I picked up this wonderful stamp back in April at Scrapfest and wanted to ink it up.

I began by masking my watercolour  paper with painter's tape.  Just a reminder, if you are using this tape remove some of the tack or it will tear your paper.  Nothing worse then finishing a card front, removing the tape and ripping the edges.
I inked my stamp inside my Misti with black ink and stamped.  I added clear embossing powder over the image and heat set it.  Next, I  coloured them using my Zigs.  I like to put some colour on the base of my flowers then using a wet paintbrush, pull the colour up into the top of the image.
I stamped the sentiment and then used some Distress ink to sponge the edges, removed the painter's tape and mounted the piece onto a red cardstock base.

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

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
Addicted to Stamps and More- CLEAN AND SIMPLE
Watercooler Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES
Crafty Purple Frog- FABULOUSLY FLORAL

Supplies
Stamps- Sketchy Poppies (Frog's Whiskers Ink); Life's Path (High Hopes Rubber)
Ink- Tuxedo black Memento; Peeled Paint Distress (TH)
Paper- Canson 140lb watercolour
Accessories and Tools- MISTI, clear eb powder, heat tool, painter's tape, Zigs, paintbrush

Springtime- CAS Watercolour Challenge

I can't believe it's March already and that Spring is on our doorstep...can't wait.

So that means it's time for another challenge at the 

CAS WATERCOLOUR CHALLENGE.

Great theme this month....Spring!

Playing with a new stamp for me from Technique Tuesday called Cosmos.
I reminded me of poppies so I decided to colour them red.
 I placed the stamp inside my Misti, stamped then heat embossed with white powder.
I added a touch of colour to the flowers using my Zig markers then used a paintbrush to paint them in. It is so easy to get a watercoloured look using them.
Next, I die-cut the window using the Rectangle Peek a Boo die from MFT.  The stitched edges add such interest and framed out the image so well.
Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Mama Elephant using my Misti again.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Creations- ANYTHING GOES

Paper Minutes- SPRING



Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Mama Elephant, TT/ ink- Memento/ wh eb powder/ heat tool/ Misti/ Zig markers/ Cuttlebug

Framed Trees

 Good Morning.

Today, I am playing with some new to me crafting things I just picked up last week.

I wanted to make a clean and simple card and this is what I came up with.

I began by colouring the Forest Background from Hero Arts with my Zig markers, sprayed with water and stamped onto watercolour paper.  It gave me a wonderful, watercoloured image.

Next, I die cut the stitched frame using a die from MFT called Rectangle Peek a Boo Window and mounted my image behind it.

I stamped the sentiment from Technique Tuesday and added it onto a piece of blue cardstock.

That's it...pretty simple.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to CAS- WOOD

Addicted to Stamps and More- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Brown Sugar- BIRTHDAY

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

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

Supplies:  stamps- Hero Arts, TT/ die- MFT/ Cuttlebug/ Zig markers/ Memento bl ink

Hope for Spring

Happy Friday.

I was happy I had time to play with a new sentiment stamp that I just picked up from Stampendous.

I wanted to make it the focal point of my card so here is what I did.

I began by placing the flowers by Magenta into my Misti.  I colours them with my Zig markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  

Next, I used my Misti again to stamp the sentiment with Memento black ink then clear embossed.  

I also stamped the sentiment in the background but heat embossed it with white powder.

I rubbed Squeezed Lemonade and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks over my card front to help reveal the sentiment in the background and to pull all the colours together.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed- Fantastic Florals

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Sweet Stampers- ADD A SENTIMENT

Have a great weekend and thanks for coming to take a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Stampendous, Magenta/ ink-Distress, Memento/ wh eb powder/ heat tool/ MISTI/ Zig markers

Friendship

 Meet today's card.

I picked up a few new stamping goodies and wanted to play with them.

This beautiful collection of leaves is from a set by WPlus 9.

I began by placing the stamps inside my Misti, coloured the leaves with my new Zig markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated that process until I was happy with the inking.

I love how the water helps blend the inks into each other to give the look of watercolour.

I die cut the 'Awesome' from Neat and Tangled and coloured it with my Zigs and sprayed with water to help blend the colours.  

The small 'friend' is from an old set by Papertrey ink that I stamped with Versamark then white heat embossed.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES STAMPING

Time Out- INSPIRED BY WORDS

Happy Little Stampers Feb- WATERCOLOUR/DIE

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- WPlus 9, Papertrey ink/ die- Neat and Tangled/ Zig markers/ Versamark ink/ pop dots/ white EB powder/ heat gun/ MISTI