Hello, hello...so glad you stopped by! This week we are making occasion cards at Watercooler Wednesday and I was in the mood to do some fun coloring. This card was very relaxing and therapeutic to make. I\'ve wanted this stamp for a while and finally took the plunge and placed an order at Taylored Expressions. Supplies Used:Taylored Expressions… Continue reading WWC290 – Michelle\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
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Altenew Academy Watercolor 101
Hello, hello and welcome! I was so pleased to learn that I passed the Altenew Academy Level 2 Final and can now begin working on Level 3 courses! For my first level 3 class I chose to take Artist\'s Watercolor 101 taught by Emily Midgett. It may be my favorite class to date! Emily\'s explanations… Continue reading Altenew Academy Watercolor 101
WWC289 – Heidi\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist
Hello, hello...so glad you stopped by! This week is all about masculine cards at Watercooler Wednesday and Heidi is our hostess.I created a silhouette card with a darling die-cut puppy and cake toting bear. My background is a second generation wash using three colors of distress ink: Twisted citron, cracked pistachio and lucky clover. I made a… Continue reading WWC289 – Heidi\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist
WWC288 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello! I am excited that you stopped by to see this card...I love how bright and bold it is! This week at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge we are creating Occasion cards. Talented Kath is our hostess. There are so many occasions and we would love to see your project in our gallery.I started by stamping, Copic coloring and… Continue reading WWC288 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
WWC287 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
Hello, hello and welcome! I can\'t believe it is September already. This week at Watercooler Wednesday we are creating feminine cards and Helen is our hostess. I did a bit of loosed watercoloring with Nuvo Shimmer Powders. I very loosely painted the wreath and then made a coordinating background by sopping up the leftover pigment with watercolor paper.… Continue reading WWC287 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
Altenew Academy Level 2 Final Project
Hello, hello....so pleased you stopped by! I finished Altenew Academy\'s Level 2 Classes and wanted to share my final project. I was challenged to make four masculine cards for four different occasions. I had loads of ideas and had a lot of fun creating. To make my cards masculine, I used my husband\'s favorite colors....aqua,… Continue reading Altenew Academy Level 2 Final Project
WWC286 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Happy Wednesday! We are creating Occasion cards this week at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Marsha is our hostess. I did some tone on tone Polychromo coloring on this thank you card.I stamped the Inked Lotus with blue ink on blue paper and then used blue, green and white colored pencils to shade the image. I die cut… Continue reading WWC286 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
WWC285 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Hello and welcome! I am so pleased to be hosting this week\'s \"Masculine Challenge\" at the Watercooler Wedenesday Challenge. My husband\'s birthday is coming up and this is the card I created for him. I was going for a playful summery card. My process:I started out by inkblending over a stencil to create the background panel.I then… Continue reading WWC285 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Altenew Academy – Masking Unleashed
Hello! Well, I am still camping out while work continues on my house, but it left me plenty of time to finish my next Altenew class called Masking Unleashed. I did have to run home to get my inks and blending brushes. Svitlana Shayevich taught us loads of useful tips and techniques. For this card, I… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Masking Unleashed
Altenew Academy – Magical Markers
Hello! A little update....I haven’t made a card in the past two weeks because we moved out of our house so some renovations could be done. I did pack up a few crafting supplies and had time to finish another Altenew Academy class. This one was called “Magical Markers” and it was taught by Sara… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Magical Markers
