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Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Altenew Build-A-Flower Bellaroma TeaRose ReleaseHello, hello and welcome!  I am so excited to be part of  Altenew\'s February Build-A-Flower  Release and Blog Hop.  This month\'s flower is the  Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose and it is a real beauty.   Layering stamps are lovely, easy and fun to use and I especially enjoyed creating with this set.  Altenew has … Continue reading Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

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WWC305 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Masculine Goes

Hello!  It is the third Wednesday so we are making masculine cards here at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Helen is our hostess.   I made this card for my brother.I used a gel press, three colors of ink  and brayer to make a blue background.  I then stenciled  over the background for a festive masculine look.Supplies:SSS Ring… Continue reading WWC305 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Masculine Goes

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WWC304 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

 Hello and welcome!  This is my design team card for Watercooler Wednesday\'s \"All About Occasions\" Challenge.  Kath is our hostess.I wanted to make a mixed media card and this is the bold look I came up with.  I started by spreading gesso on the cardstock with a card.  I let it dry and then used diluted watercolors… Continue reading WWC304 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

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WWC303 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Feminine Goes

 Hello and welcome!  I am so excited to be hosting our challenge this week at Watercooler Wednesday where our theme is \"feminine\".  I created a monochromatic vintage look card using stamps from a collection of companies.I started by playing around with my layout and when I was happy with the look I stamped and heat embossed the… Continue reading WWC303 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Feminine Goes

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Altenew Tall Vase

Altenew Tall Vase Stamp and DieHello and welcome!  Just a quick post today to spotlight this fun new Altenew mini-stamp set called Tall Vase.  This card was fast and easy to create.  A masked ink blended background with this beautiful die cut botanical image.  Thanks for stopping by!Karen 

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WWC302 – Marsha\’s Special 3-Week Challenge

Cheers to each of you!  We are changing things up at Watercooler Wednesday and are having a three week \"Anything Goes\" end of year challenge.  I created a card I thought would be fun and festive for New Years.Supplies:Honey Bee Square Window TrioHand Inked Blue Background panelClearly Besotted Raise a Glass stampTonic Nuvo Crystal GlazeWe would love to… Continue reading WWC302 – Marsha\’s Special 3-Week Challenge

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WWC301 – Dawn\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

 Don\'t you just love \"twofer\" cards?  This card is the second from a pair of mixed media thank you cards that I made.  Click here to see the first card.  I created this one for  Watercooler Wednesday\'s  All About Occasions Challenge and Dawn is this week\'s hostess.I was wanting to make some thank you cards to use this… Continue reading WWC301 – Dawn\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

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WWC300 – Tristan\’s Challenge: Anything Feminine Goes

Hello and welcome!  There is a lot of \"new\" on the card that I created for this week\'s Watercooler Wednesday challenge.  I love ink blending and have been wanting to try Altenew\'s Ink Blending Tool so I recently purchased the large blender and this was my first time giving it a \"go\".   I was immediately impressed by… Continue reading WWC300 – Tristan\’s Challenge: Anything Feminine Goes