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
WWC214 – Marsha\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
Easter is getting closer so I thought is was time to make a card or two. This week\'s Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is \"All About Occasions\" so this was the perfect time to get started.This was a cute little \"freebie\" stamp I received from Stamps of Life (Somebunny). I thought these small images would be very… Continue reading WWC214 – Marsha\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
WWC213 – Karen\’s Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge
What a day....it is my turn to host Watercooler Wednesday\'s Anything Goes Masculine Challenge! I am very excited. :-)I recently purchased a die cutting machine (Gemini Junior) and ordered this fun die cutting set from Spellbinders. This card is for my new son-in-law. He drives a pick-up truck, so I thought this would be perfect for… Continue reading WWC213 – Karen\’s Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Seaside Village Watercolor Card
I had the idea of creating a 3D seaside village for my aunt's birthday. She loves watercoloring so that is the technique I chose. I love this beautiful Art Impressions Shoppes stamp set. You might also enjoy my Whimsical Village die cut scene card. Village Shoppes I started by stamping the two shoppes with… Continue reading Seaside Village Watercolor Card
