Hello and thank you for stopping by! I am very excited about this bright fun card!One of my most used and loved stamps is Impression Obsession Baby Giraffe. I came up with the idea of watercoloring each \"spot\" with two colors and then letting them organically blend. I knew that giraffes spots are all unique… Continue reading Impression Obsession Rainbow Giraffe
Category: Uncategorized
WWC218 – Marsha\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
Thanks for stopping by! This week is Watercooler Wednesday\'s All About Occasions Challenge. Marsha is our host. Head over to the website for further details. I started with Lawn Fawn\'s Perfectly Plaid paper and used a 2 1/2\" circle punch near the top of the panel. Then I distressed the edges and around the circle with… Continue reading WWC218 – Marsha\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
Bridal Shower Card
Hello and thank you for stopping by. I am going to a bridal shower and did some brainstorming. I wanted to make a dramatic alcohol ink background and came up with the idea of using a white wedding dress die cut in a stitched circle spotlight. The dress is from the My Monthly Hero April 2017… Continue reading Bridal Shower Card
Altenew Garden Grow Birthday Card
Hello and thank you for stopping by! I was asked to be a \"Guest Designer\" for the CAS on Friday \"Butterfly\" Challenge.Altenew\'s Garden Grow stamp set is a longtime favorite so I thought it would be fun to have a gardening vignette with pink and yellow butterflies landing on the watering can and potted plant.I started… Continue reading Altenew Garden Grow Birthday Card
WWC217 – Michelle\’s Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Hello and thank you for stopping by! This week the theme for Watercooler Wednesday is Masculine \"Anything Goes\". Michelle is our hostess.Once a quarter, I take a Copic class with Laura Griffin. Recently, instead of coloring with Copics, we used Copic refills to make alcohol ink backgrounds. I\'ve been playing with alcohol inks, but had never tried re-inkers. … Continue reading WWC217 – Michelle\’s Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge
WWC216 – Dawn\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
Hello and welcome to Watercooler Wednesday\'s All About Occasions Challenge. Dawn is our hostess this week.I needed an Easter card so I challenged myself to use patterned paper with limited stamping. I chose bright cheery Lawn Fawn \"Perfectly Plaid\". I used one pattern to cover an A2 card and then selected a second pattern to die-cut… Continue reading WWC216 – Dawn\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
Handcrafted Easel Card
I came up with an idea to combine two of my favorite Hero Arts sets: My Monthly Hero January 2019 kit and Hero Arts Fun in the Rain.The pup from this set looks like my mini-Aussie so I colored her with markings like my \"Scout\". I think it is so cute that she has a… Continue reading Handcrafted Easel Card
Ombre with Alcohol Inks
I have been somewhat obsessed with alcohol inks for the last month or so. I used the \"side to side\" method where I put blending solution on yupo paper and then added three lines of alcohol ink and tilted side to side until the colors were blended. Lots of fun and very quick. You want… Continue reading Ombre with Alcohol Inks
WWC215 – Donna\’s Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Hello and welcome to Watercooler Wednesday\'s Feminine \"Anything Goes\" Challenge. Donna is our hostess this week.Feminine cards are so fun to create and I really enjoyed making this one. My daughter is a scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency and I wanted to make a special card for her. I started by stamping the image and… Continue reading WWC215 – Donna\’s Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Giraffe Baby Shower Card
I am going to a baby shower and the theme is giraffes.My friend\'s daughter is having a little girl so I went with a pink and yellow color theme. SSS\'s Stacking animals is one of my favorite stamps sets and the giraffe always makes me smile.I started by watercoloring a background panel with Rose Madder… Continue reading Giraffe Baby Shower Card
