Hello! Thank’s for stopping by! Today, I’m using one stamp in two different cards – hoping to give you inspiration on ways you can stretch your stamps farther and get more out of your supplies! Now, I’m cheating a little bit here, as I’m technically using two sets, but they Continue Reading
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Simple Watercolor Flower Card
I enjoy watercoloring, though I have no trained aptitude for it. What I like from watercoloring is the color variations and the organic nature that water brings to the overall effect. Today’s simple watercolor flower card is a result of one of my favorite techniques using watercolors made even easier Continue Reading
Graduation Card
It’s that time of year and my nephew is graduating from High School. He has grown into such a wonderful man, I just had to create a special Graduation card for him. I really enjoyed the time I spent creating his card (and a spare) and I am sure he Continue Reading
12 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 12
It’s day 12, and I have plenty of Christmas cards for friends and family. Today’s card involves watercolors. I love the Christmas bulbs background, and paired with bright watercolors creates a fantastic card. Supplies Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors Canson XL Watercolor Paper Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock: 110lb Continue Reading
12 Days of Christmas Cards – Day 3
Regardless your watercoloring skills, today’s card will be a breeze! Using Jane Davenport’s Mermaid Markers (pre-inked watercolor pens) makes this project project quick as well. Supplies Canson XL Watercolor Paper & Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer filed with water Jane Davenport The Color Institute Mermaid Markers in Lobster and Seaweed VersaMark Continue Reading
Fall Happy Birthday Shaker Card
Today’s card incorporates fall colors and a great embossing and die cutting set from Sizzix (Happy Birthday). An addition of colorful sequins makes this shaker perfect for the intended recipient. Embossing & Watercoloring To start, I used the Sizzix Happy Birthday embossing folder to emboss a panel of watercolor paper. Continue Reading
Monogram K Cards
I have a couple family members with birthdays coming up, and it just so happens their names both start with ‘K’. This coincidence screamed monogram cards to me! So today, I’ve a fun project using one of Altenew’s Mega Alphabet dies. In addition, I’m still having fun with my new Continue Reading
Watercolor Sunflowers
September makes me think of sunflowers, and today they inspired my creativity. I began by embossing Simon Says Stamp’s Daisy Bouquet set onto watercolor paper. I embossed two entire sets of the flower using Ranger black embossing powder. Next, in preparation for watercoloring, I used painters tape to adhere my Continue Reading