World Cardmaking Day 2017

Hello and welcome to my blog!

Today is World Cardmaking Day and I decided to participate.

I recently purchased this beautiful background stamp from Scrap Shotz.

 It's called Magnolia Fields and it's from The Ton Couture Cling Stamps

 I started by stamping my image on cold press water colour paper with Versamark Ink.

I embossed it with Pastel Lilac Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies.

To  color my image I used Ken Oliver Color Bursts in Orchid, Lime Green and Ultramarine Blue.

I used my Tim Holtz/Sizzix Stitched Rectangle Die and cut out a portion of my stamped image. I adhered this to a piece of dark purple cardstock then attached this to my folded cardstock base.

My sentiment was stamped on a piece of scrap watercolor paper.

Products used:

The Ton Background Stamp - Magnolia Fields
Ken Oliver Color Burst: Orchid, Lime Green, Ultramarine Blue
Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Pastel Lilac Embossing Powders
Tim Holtz/Sizix Stitched Rectangles Die

Distress Oxide + Perfect Pearls = Follow Your Heart Card

Hello & welcome to March!

It's time to start thinking about spring - gardening, listening to the birds,

 warm days. I can't wait!

I created this card while thinking warm spring thoughts...

I am really loving the new Distess Oxides from Ranger Ink and thought it would be fabulous to pair them up with Perfect Pearls. A little shimmer is always nice.

I started with a 4.25"x 5.5|" piece of cold-pressed watercolour paper.
I decided to use a small piece of acetate to apply my inks to the paper.
I pressed my stamp pad to the acetate then gave it a couple spritzes of water.

After applying the Spiced Marmalade I added the Fossilized Amber & Perfect Pearls.

The stamped image is from Carabelle Studio and to get a sharp stamped image I used my Misti. I think I stamped it 3 times in total. The words are from the Chit Chat stickers book from Tim Holtz Idea-ology. I added some Hickory Smoke Distress Marker around the words to add a bit of dimension.

Check out that fabulous shimmer. I will definitely be using my Perfect Pearls with the Distress Oxides again.

Northern Lights Card

Happy New Year, my crafty friends!

Resolutions. Love 'em? Hate 'em?

I'm kind of indifferent, I guess. 

However, I decided that to really ramp up my creative juices in 2017

that I need to make an effort to enter more challenges. 

So this blog is a project for  Creative Carte Blanche and their 

January Art Challenge - Baby, It's Cold Outside.

I decided to make a card using a 'new to me' technique - salt!
I wanted to create a wintery Northern Lights feel.

I started with a 6"x 4" piece of 140lb watercolour paper, Turquoise Color Burst,
large watercolor brush, a salt shaker and clean water.

First, I took my brush and brushed some clean water in a square on the
watercolor paper. I gave the water a few seconds to sit then I sprinkled the
Colorburst over the wet area.
I used the brush to push the color around the wet area.

After sprinkling on some salt I let the card dry. 

After the card dried I brushed away the salt. I loved the effect!

I used my Misti to stamp a tree line image over the ColorBurst. I love the Misti for stamping
on watercolor paper since I can stamp it multiple times and get a nice image.

While the ink was still wet I embossed the image with fine black embossing powder.

To add a snowy effect I stamped with the halftone stamp and clear emboss-it.

I sprinkled Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder from Emerald Creek & then heat set.

~Finished Card~

Challenge Submitted:

Creative Carte Blanche - Baby, It's Cold Outside

More Color Burst Cards

I'm back with another set of cards made using Ken Oliver's Color Burst Powders.

I started by stamping my sentiments on to 140lb watercolor paper and embossing with black embossing powders. I decided to do watercolour wash over the embossed sentiments.

To make my watercolours, I squeezed just a tiny amount of Color Burst Powder on to my palette and used my waterbrush to add water.

I picked up the colour with my brush and washed it across my card. I kept working the paint until I got the effect I got. 

I added some splatters of paint to the cards too.

To finish off my cards, I embossed the edges with black embossing powder and added a few sequins.

Spritz! Spray! Love!

Oh. Em. Gee. 

I am seriously in love with Color Burst!

I made this first set of cards using the Crazy Dogs stamp set and my first set of Color Burst Powders.

You can check out those cards by clicking on the photo below.

Since then, I have collected a few more bottles of Color Burst & have created another set of cards.

This time I used a the Patchwork Pieces Stamp Set from Stampers Anonymous & embossing powder.

I started by stamping several images from the stamp set onto 140lb watercolour paper with embossing ink then embossing the image with clear powder. I sprinkled on some Color Burst Powder and gave it a quick spritz of water. Bam! Look at that amazing color & the yummy resist images.

I loved it so much I decided to try it again with black embossing powder.

Gorgeous! 

I was having so much fun I just kept making cards. More colors! More embossing powders!

By the end I had Color Burst all over my hands and my face. It was a good day. 

I just needed to add some sentiments and I had eight finished cards.
I am truly in love with Color Burst and I know I have just started to discover all the wonderful things that can be done with them. I can't wait to play more!

Crazy about Crazy Dogs!

I was so excited to pick up my Crazy Dogs stamp set from Debbie's Scrap Shack last week 

& couldn't wait to make a few cards with them. 

I started by stamping my images with Versamark on to watermark paper &

embossed it with superfine black embossing powder.

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I coloured my images with Distress Markers and my water pen. I masked off

the image and sprinkled some Color Burst from Ken Oliver. A spritz of water and Bam! Those fantastic colours just pop! Gorgeous, right?

I love these! They create a fantastic background.

A sentiment stamp then adhered to my card base and I have a a quick & easy card!

Using the exact same techniques, I made 5 more cards.

Some I made with certain people in mind - just waiting for the perfect occasion. 

This stamp reminds me of my dog, Dakota. So I am sure I will use it the most.

This card explains my life everyday!