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
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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
Pink Dress Shop Scene Card
I\'ve combined two of my favorite stamps sets (My Monthly Hero: April 2017 and January 2019) to create this pink scene confection. The card is girly and feminine and is for one of my BFFs.I started by applying Distress Ink Spun Sugar over my bricked layering stencil. Next I stamped the Hero Arts Images, colored… Continue reading Pink Dress Shop Scene Card
Festive Spring Floral Card
Today is my birthday and I wanted to make a festive floral card bursting with color for spring. This card definitely has a lot going on:I started by stamping the Doodle Buds (by WPlus9) images, then colored with Copic Markers (V17, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV09, Y17, YG67, YG25) and finally fussy cut.Next I used a 2… Continue reading Festive Spring Floral Card
WWC209 – Marsha\’s Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Masculine cards are usually the most difficult for me and I needed one for my brother\'s birthday. I love dragonflys and thought it would be fun to emboss a series across the page in Nuvo Hot Chocolate Embossing powder.Last summer I won first place in AAA 4th Birthday CAS Challenge and the prize was a generous gift… Continue reading WWC209 – Marsha\’s Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Doodle Buds for Spring
I finally purchased a Gemini Junior die cut machine and I am having so much fun! I am not sure why I waited so long! Previously, I fussy cut everything. Doodle Buds by WPlus9 is one of my all time favorite stamp sets so it was in my first “die” order.I started by stamping, coloring… Continue reading Doodle Buds for Spring
Bright Colorful Pattern Stamping
I have a fondness for pattern stamping, and when I received a new stamp set for Christmas, I thought this brightly colored layout would work well. I used my new Inkblot Shop This & That stamp set along with images from SSS Hello Friends and Photoplay Thinking of You.I started by stamping the sentiment (Ranger… Continue reading Bright Colorful Pattern Stamping
WWC206 – Anything Goes Challenge
Its time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and this week is the bonus 5th week of the month so we have our broad \"Anything Goes\" prompt. To find out more, please pop on over to the Watercooler Wednesday website.A while back I watched a Jennifer McGuire video about one layer \"Framed Stamping\" and thought I would… Continue reading WWC206 – Anything Goes Challenge
