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
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
WWC260 – Karen\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello and welcome! This week we are making occasion cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. I am excited because it is my week to host. I chose to make a bright watercolor card.A friend gave me this die cut (Paper Roses Blooming Flowers). I used a tape runner to glue down the die cut panel to… Continue reading WWC260 – Karen\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
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
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
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
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
WWC255 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twis
Hello and welcome! This week, at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, we are creating cards for the men in our lives. Marsha is our talented hostess. I made this card for a male friend that turns the BIG 60.This card is all about the background and sentiment. I used Hero Arts Bold Tribal Print background stamp and… Continue reading WWC255 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twis
WWC254 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello and welcome! This week it is all about occasion cards at The Watercooler Wednesday challenge website and Tristan is our talented hostess. I had some lovely left over alcohol ink scraps that I wanted to use on a background. I trimmed the pieces to a variety of widths and then pieced them together to make a solid… Continue reading WWC254 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
WWC253 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
Hello and welcome! I can\'t believe it is a new year...and a new decade. This week we are making \"feminine\" cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Website and I am the hostess.I ordered some Altenew Mega Alphabet dies and the Altenew Large Thanks sentiment so I could make some thank you cards. I wanted a bright happy… Continue reading WWC253 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
