Spring

Today I have a couple of CAS watercolor cards:

Stampin' Up Country Morning and Serene Spring

Naturals Card Stock

Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen

Stampin' Up Feathered Hope and CTMH Sending Smiles

Watercolor paper, pencils and blender pen

On My Way

This is for splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge IC586.  We were to choose an image from the Dribbble.com website and show our interpretation of that image.  Her is a piece of artwork that I selected as inspiration by Azis Pradana  of Jakarta, which can be found here: https://dribbble.com/shots/3319580-Getting-Escape 

Here is my card:

I stamped my Victoria Case image in Momento Summer Sky, colored with Copics and fussy cut. For the windows, I cut a frame and used Whisper White on a sponge to apply the ink, then I decided to add the Vellum in 1" strips for the windows. I popped up the image on dimensionals.

No Goodbyes

I am always looking for inspiration in everything. Here I used a Kleenex Box as my background because the colors matched the splitcoaststampers Color Challenge CC623

This is a sympathy card and the sentiment inside the card is a quote by Gandhi from CTMH stamp set Take Heart;

"There are no goodbyes for us, wherever you are, you will always be in my heart." -Gandhi

The Kleenex box was cut apart and pieced back together with tape on the back side.  I then fussy cut a strip for the elephant to walk on.

The elephant was stamped and fussy cut from chip board and soft suede and glued together for strength, Glossy Accents were spread all over the elephant and he was left to dry overnight.

Keywords: CC623 Perfect Island Party

Stamps: SU In the Wild, CTMH Take Heart

Paper: Pool Party, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Kleenex Box

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Staz-On and VersaFine

Accessories: Glossy Accents, Fussy Cutting

Techniques: Paper Piecing

Stamp Doodling

Stamp Doodling

Another beautiful rainy day here in sunny California.  Great day to stay in and stay cozy while having some doodling fun.  

This is splitcoaststampers Technique Lover's Challenge TLC626 Stamp Doodling, come on over the scs and join in the fun.  Kellyjg has challenged us to do some doodling art on our projects today.  This technique is very relaxing.

Details:

Stampin' Up inks in Coastal Cabanna, Watermelon Wonder, Certainly Celery and Basic Black. 

Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens in 0.1 and M.  

Daler-Rowney Gesso

Watercolor brushes

Stamps:  Stampin' Up French Foliage, Happy Watercolor, and Flowering Fields

Papers:  Thick white card stock, SU Watermelon Wonder and Whisper White

Birthday Fiesta

Slider Card 

Details:       Stampin' Up

Card base:  Crushed Curry

Mat:            Crisp Cantaloupe

DSP:           Many Happy Birthdays Paper Pumpkin February 2017

Stamps:      Birthday Fiesta; Dragonfly Dreams

Inks:           Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Night of Navy

Dies:          Fiesta Time

Punch:       Washi Label; Word Window

Extras:       Metal Trimmed Pearls; Dimensionals; Foam Adhesive Strips; Silver Embossing Powder

Here is an easy Tutorial by Tan at Ink Responsibly:

https://youtu.be/rPCHXF15b0g

Botanical Blooms Sympathy

Details:

Thick white card stock
Stampin' Up; Botanical Blooms and Succulants Dies.  Botanical Blooms, Love & Sympathy stamp sets. Washi tapes and jewels.

Ditzy Hippie

This particular card was made for the WT622 Spunky Old Broads Challange over at splitcoaststampers.  I know you must have at least one ditzy old hippie friend who hasn't changed at all over the last 50 years.  Well, this is my tribute to that friend.  To understand "Your Hair Is So Pretty!" you will have to visit my friend Lydia's blog here:  http://understandblue.blogspot.com/2017/02/your-hair-is-soooo-pretty.html

Details:

Dearie Dolls Digital stamps
Neenah Solar White card stock
Black card stock
Computer generated sentiment
Copics

splitcoaststampers Favorite of the Week 

Life Is Good

Details:

Stamps; Inkadinkado Bouji and CTMH Remarkable Wreath

Spellbinders die

MFT Farm Fresh Gingham paper

Stampin' Up Shimmery White paper and watercolor pencils with blender pen

Thick White Card Stock from Recollections

This card is 5" x 5" square

Charlotte Loves Chocolate

Details:

Stampin' Up; Chocolate Chip card stock, Blushing Bride ribbon, background designer series paper and scalloped edge die, scalloped oval and stitched oval dies.

Digital Stamp

Recollections glittery green paper and pink plaid paper

Home Grown Peaches

Details:

Close To My Heart stamp sets; Home Grown and Sweet Life

Stampin' Up; Shimmery White, Black and Thick White card stock, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen

Masking Technique

Coffee Filter Flowers

Coffee Filter flowers 7/8" punched scalloped circles, edges dipped in ink,

Details:

Stampin' Up; Jar of Love, Gorgeous Grunge, Stitched dies, Thick white, Basic Gray card stock and Cherry Cobbler re-inker, jewels

Close To My Heart sentiment from Sending Smiles

Tim Holtz dies; Holiday Greens (berries)

splitcoaststampers Favorite of the Week

Ummm, Busketti

Life gets messy.  Isn't that the truth, especially with little ones.  I adore this cute stamp by Mo Manning at Mo's Digital Pencil.

Details:

Neenah Solar White and My Favorite Things Gingham Galore papers

Colored with Copics

Black/white checked ribbon

I Wasn't Digging

Papers:  Stampin' Up Cupcakes & Carousels and Tangerine Tango

Stamps:  Stamping Bella, Nacho and Stampin' Up Corner Garden

Colored with Copics. 

Extras:  Stampin' Up On Film die for frame and Bloomin' Heart flower dies

The Little Things

This card was inspired by a wedding invitation over at Oh So Beautiful Paper here:

http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/2016/01/the-art-of-opposites-watercolor-wedding-invitations/

Stamps:  Stampin' Up An Open Heart and Layering Love
Watercolors:  Zig Clean Color Real Brush in purples

Hey there, Pumpkin

I was inspired to make this card by the marbled iridescent and hologram glitter Halloween pumpkin, here: 

http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/wp-con...67-640x640.jpg

I stamped the berries and leaves from Stampin' Up Simply Sketched onto black card stock in Versamark and heat set Marcasite embossing powder. Then I stamped on Gorgeous Grunge and repeated the process. With my fingers I applied the Nuvo Glitter Drops and Stickles. When dry, I free style cut the larger pumpkin and cut the two smaller ones with the Stampin' Up Fun Fall dies. I cut the pumpkin stems out of Soft Suede and drew the markings. Using my stylus I etched groves in the pumpkins and highlighted with Tombow black pen.

Background stamped with Hero Arts Tiny Stars and heat set with Marcasite.

Couldn't decide on a sentiment, so settled on a simple Hey there, Pumpkin in black embossing powder.

Stamps: Stampin' Up Simply Sketched and Gorgeour Grunge, CTMH Autumn Wishes, Hero Arts Tiny Stars

Marcasite embossing powder, Nuvo Glitter Drops, Dark Blue and Faded Jeans Stickles