Watercolor Poppies

Good morning everyone, Nazeema here!! 

Do you set New Year resolutions?

I did!! I created a few for my personal life and also my hobby! I have a very unorganized room right now and TONS of bins with supplies, that I need to start purging.  So that is one of my goals!  To purge half of the things I have in bins before the end of the year.  That doesn't sound too hard I know, but I am being very realistic; especially in finding the time to do so!  

Sorry to be rambling today.   :) 

Remember to check out January's release HERE!!

So today, I created a simple card using Poppy Garden

I've had this stamp for awhile now and I feel guilty for not ever using it!! 

I stamped the image onto Tim Holtz Watercolor paper using Memento Tuxedo black ink.

As you can see, the black bled out a little when on contact with water.  This started to bother me a little, but water coloring is NOT suppose to be perfect.  I'm having to learn to let go of the control embedded from using Copic markers.   I then pulled out my Peerless swatches and colored using a water brush. I used "hi" from the Simple Greeting stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

See you back tomorrow! 

Hugs.

Best Dad

We are creating for Father's Day this week for the challenge- link HERE.

 Another beach scene for my project this week : )  Peerless watercolors were used to color in this serene scene.  I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Black Stazon ink.  The DP is retired SU. I made the sentiment tag with watercolor paper, sponged on the Valentine ink and used the waterbrush to color the tag.

Here are the products I used from the SweetStamps.com store:

Peerless Watercolors

Sketches @ the Shore Clear Stamp Set

Family Clear Stamp Set AF4402

Valentine Ink Spot

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I hope you will join in for the challenge.  Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate!
Shelly

Pinks and Blues

The SweetStamps challenge this week is to use your favorite color(s).

 Anyone who knows me could guess- Pink or Blue....so I used both.  I want to describe how I made the background.
 I used Peerless Watercolors for the background- painted them on Watercolor Paper. I used Geranium Pink, Royal Crimson and Sky Blue..  One it dried, I stamped a portion of the script in Nassau Blue on the background-here and there. I used the Rose flower from the stencil and added embossing paste, then added some texture paste around the flower thru drywall tape.  I added some dots with White Dye ink and Nassau Blue.   I daubered ink over the embossing paste with Pink and Blue inks. The rose was painted with Peerless watercolors.
 A little Washi tape, burlap with Gesso and Nassau Blue ink and some ribbon finish off the card.

Items I used on the card from the SweetStamps store can be found here:

Peerless Water Colors Complete Edition	ATC Backgrounds #3 Clear Stamp Set	Art Stencil SPRING FLORALS 6x6	White Dye Ink Pad for Parchment Crafting	Embossing Paste WHITE	In The Pink Ink Spot
Nassau Blue Ink Spot	Simple Greetings Clear Stamp Set	1/4" Scor-Tape

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I hope you enjoyed my Pink and Blue card- we'd love to have you come join us in the challenge.
Shelly

Mixed Media.. Spread Your Wings...

Hi!  Lisa here today and I'm so excited to share this new Mixed Media project I created this week!  I have been crazy busy, and sick lately so I was so happy to squeeze in some time to get messy and just have fun.  Take a look at what I've created with the new Piccolo Accents...

Supplies Used:

peerless transparent watercolors	Birds & Cages Accents	Bold Florals Accents	Embossing Paste WHITE
ATC Mini Art Stencil VICTORIAN ROMANCE	Swirly Doodle Butterflies Clear Stamp Set	Glastique Gloss Finishing Glaze	Enamel EP SHAMROCK DREAMS
Enamel EP TURQUOISE LAGOON	Enamel EP CRANBERRY WINE	Enamel EP MERMAID TEARS	Enamel EP VICTORIAN BRONZE

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I started by wetting my watercolored cardstock and then dropping in various colors from my peerless water color set.  Once this dried I used my ATC mini stencil and white embossing paste on various parts of the background.  Next I embossed the different accents in various enamel powders.  These enamel powders are so beautiful in person, they have a gorgeous shine and shimmer!  I then used the Glastique to adhere the accents to the dry background.  To finish it off I used a sentiment from the Doodle Butterflies Stamp Set.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see your creations in our newest challenge: The Quarter Fold Card!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Singing in the Rain - Mixed Media

Hello! Lisa here with something completely different and new to me... mixed media art! I always admire Mixed Media Art, and I sure do love getting messy, so I decided with this weeks challenge being anything but a card I would go for it...

Supplies Used:

Ruffled Umbrella	Copic Sketch Markers	Gelly Roll White Gel Pen	Tuxedo Black Memento Marker	peerless transparent watercolors	Distress Spray Stain BRUSHED PEWTER
Glastique Gloss Finishing Glaze

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I started by applying ModgePodge to watercolor cardstock. I then tore and adhered various tissue type paper.  I then went over all of that with more ModgePodge.  Next I applied Gesso with my finger and rubbed over the entire panel.  Then it was time for some waterpaiting fun with my peerless transparent watercolors.  I stamped my umbrella with a waterproof ink and let dry.  I hand wrote my sentiment and went back to color in my umbrella.  Finally I added some splats of distress spray stain and some glastique gloss for a raindrop effect.

I absolutely love how this turned out and I am so proud of myself for finally taking the plunge and creating something new.

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Embossing Paste and Watercolor

Hello Sweeties!  Lisa here with you today and I'm sharing a card that plays along with the newest challenge: Embossing Paste and Stencils!  I LOVE playing with embossing paste and stencils, they have become one of my go tos for adding texture to my projects... so needless to say I was excited by the new challenge and had to play along!  Check it out:

Supplies Used:

Art Stencil GEO TRIANGLES	Embossing Paste CLEAR	Peerless Watercolors	Flutterby #2 SweetCuts Die
Simple Greetings Clear Stamp Set

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To create this background I first went over my stencil with clear embossing paste and set it with my heat tool.  You could let it air dry, but I was much too impatient hehehe!  I then went over it with some peerless watercolors.  I love that you can give your background any color with this technique.

Can't wait to see what you create!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Watercolors and stencils

Hi- Shelly waving hello to everyone!  I decided to get out the watercolors and give them a go with a stencil and embossing paste.

 I used the Peerless watercolors and the Geo Triangles stencil. First, secure the stencil (use painters tape or Washi...). I used the Dark Green color (which is the main background color) and applied that all over the background thru the stencil.  I removed the stencil and added splashes of Wisteria Violet and Japonice Scarlet and Dk Gray using a wet paintbrush and flicks of the paintbrush.
 I replaced the stencil and added white Embossing Paste here and there.

 The Embossing Paste added a little texture to the background.  Once dry, I watercolored over the areas of dry embossing paste again using Dark Green. I added a little more color over that with a Copic marker. Be patient and let the embossing paste dry- if you want a bubbly look- you can use the heat gun- but if you do not want a bubbly look- be patient : )
  The Billy Painting Happy Birthday image was stamped, colored with Copics and fussy cut- then added on Dimensionals to the card.

Products from the SweetStamps.com store:

peerless transparent watercolors	Art Stencil GEO TRIANGLES	Billy Painting Happy Birthday DUO 549	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Copic Sketch Markers	Core'dinations Lavenders
Core'dinations Out to Sea	Embossing Paste WHITE	Forget Me Not Ink Spot

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We'd love to have you join the challenge this week using a stencil and embossing paste HERE

Shelly Schmidt