My daughter is getting married in our backyard in September so I wanted to make a handmade card with seasonal color. I LOVE The Concord and 9th Happy Day stamp set.I silver embossed the cake and sentiment on watercolor paper and then watercolored with Daniel Smith watercolors. I love the bright vibrant colors. It was cloudy… Continue reading Handmade Wedding Card
Author: Karen Brown
Handmade Halloween Card
My daughter is getting married in September so I am getting an early start on Halloween cards. I think this Art Impressions image is so fun!I embossed the haunted house and then colored with vividly hued watercolor markers. I also made a coordinating envelop from a Penny Black Halloween stamp set.I am entering this card… Continue reading Handmade Halloween Card
Linear Pattern Stamping
I love the look of linear pattern stamping and think the horizontal (coffee cups) and vertical (cupcakes) stripes emphasizes the linear look. I used an acrylic block and grid paper (instead of a Misti) to hand stamp the images (Altenew Tea Time).The coloring went very fast as I only used four colors and no blending:Y35BG05RV23YG25N1… Continue reading Linear Pattern Stamping
In June, I won the AAA 4th Birthday Challenge with my Yappy Birthday submission. I won a 30 pound gift card to Visible Images! AAA also asked me to be a guest designer for today\'s Challenge: AAA Cards Over The Rainbow Challenge. I was so excited that I created two different cards and liked this one the best,… Continue reading
Monochromatic Watercolor Bleaching
I saw a technique that I wanted to try called Watercolor Bleaching. I thought it was very striking so I took a go at it. I went for monochromatic blues. First, I white heat embossed a number of floral images and a Thinking of You sentiment. Next, I (heavily) watercolored the background with several shades… Continue reading Monochromatic Watercolor Bleaching
Bright Summery Card for a Girlfriend
I have been mentally designing a card with linear pattern stamping using citrus fruits. I tried a couple different patterns and selected this one. I usually use my misti, but I stamped this card freehand using an acrylic block. To save time, I put all three stamps on the block and stamped across the card.Create… Continue reading Bright Summery Card for a Girlfriend
Birthday Bird in Red, White and Blue
I wanted to do a birthday card featuring this cute whimsical bird and decided a bold background would be fun. Since it is The 4th of July, I used Red, White and Blue as my color inspiration. I started by stamping the Hero Arts Tribal Stripes Bold Print Background Stamp with Ranger Denim ink. Next… Continue reading Birthday Bird in Red, White and Blue
Ink Blending for Summertime
I was in the mood to do some ink blending and this fruit collection (Create a Smile Fruit Salad) was calling to me. This is such a fun summery stamp set and I wanted bright bold colors. I started by embossing 5 fruit images and then used distress inks to blend from pink (watermelon) to… Continue reading Ink Blending for Summertime
Corgis are the Best
My daughter has the most adorable Corgi, so I wanted her birthday card to feature her beloved \"Newton\". I recently purchased the MFT Lucky Dog set so that I would have a Corgi stamp. I thought a clean and simple card with just Newton colored (and emphasized) would be a fun look.I am happy with… Continue reading Corgis are the Best
Create a Smile Fruit Salad Card
I was invited to be a guest designer for the next Create a Smile Challenge so I\'ve been busy playing with their fun summery stamp set, Fruit Salad. Summer is my favorite season and I love bright bold colors which work perfectly with this stamp set.I started by embossing 5 of the fruit stamps plus the… Continue reading Create a Smile Fruit Salad Card
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