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WWC264 – Helen\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

  Hello and Welcome.  Today we are showcasing \"Occasion\" cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Helen is our hostess.  I wanted to make a birthday card for my daughter. Megan\'s beloved \"Tank\" is her baby so I went with a dog themed card.  I was at a card making convention and I saw a stamp that looked… Continue reading WWC264 – Helen\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

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WWC263 – Tristan\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Hello!  I am so pleased you stopped by.  Today we are making Masculine cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Tristan is our hostess.In my family, boys/men enjoy humorous animal cards so that was my starting point.  I stamped, Copic colored and die cut the animals and greenery.  Next I die cut the sentiment and then assembled… Continue reading WWC263 – Tristan\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

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WWC262 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

Hello and welcome!  This week we are creating occasion cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Marsha is our hostess.I wanted to make a spotlight background for this joyful girl. I started by drawing (in pencil) an off-center circle.  With a brush, I filled in the circle with clean water and then dropped in three different watercolors… Continue reading WWC262 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

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Personalized Initial Notecards for the Altenew March Inspiration Challenge

I loved the colors in the March Altenew Inspiration Challenge.  I decided to use alcohol inks on watercolor paper.  I thought the look would be softer than Yupo paper and more in keeping with the spring theme for the challenge.My Process:I laid a stencil over the watercolor paper and inked it with Versamark ink.  Then… Continue reading Personalized Initial Notecards for the Altenew March Inspiration Challenge

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WWC261 – Kath\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

Hello and welcome!  This week is our always popular \"feminine\" challenge at Watercooler Wednesday.  Kath is our hostess.I made this card for my sister\'s birthday.  I heat embossed,  watercolored then die-cut this beautiful floral image from Altenew.  I used watercolor paper for the painted panel and the card base as I liked the continuity of texture… Continue reading WWC261 – Kath\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

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WWC259 – Dawn\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

Hello and welcome.  This week we are making masculine cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Dawn is our hostess.Last summer my husband and I went on an old-fashioned driving vacation of the American Southwest.  It was a wonderful trip and when we were in Santa Fe, New Mexico I found a stamp shop that stocked designs… Continue reading WWC259 – Dawn\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

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WWC258 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

Hello and welcome!  This week is all about occasions at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Website and Marsha is our hostess.I wanted to make a CAS watercolor valentine for my husband this year.  With pencil, I drew a heart shape in the bottom right corner of a Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigment panel.  Next, with a brush,  I filled the… Continue reading WWC258 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

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WWC257 – Heidi\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

 Hello and welcome! This week we are making feminine cards at the Watercooler Challenge and Heidi is our hostess. I had a lot of fun making this valentine for my daughter.  I started with a piece of wet watercolor paper and then I applied pink, purple, red and a hint of yellow Kuretake watercolors to the… Continue reading WWC257 – Heidi\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

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WWC256 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

Hello and welcome.  This week is all about \"Occasion\" cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Kath is our hostess.  I started by making an \"ink-smoosh\" panel.  Here was my technique:I liberally inked an 6x6\" acrylic block with Distress Inks.  I wanted an ombre gradient look so went in rows across the page.  I used Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean… Continue reading WWC256 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions