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
Tag: Embossing
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
WWC211 – Kath\’s Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
I always love our \"Feminine\" Challenge prompts! Please be sure to pop over to The Watercooler Website to see what the other Artists have created this week. 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… Continue reading WWC211 – Kath\’s Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Create A Smile Guest Designer – Spring Citrus
It\'s citrus season here in Texas and that inspired me to make a bright cheery citrus themed card. I was invited to be a Guest Designer for Create-A-Smile stamps and I used one of my favorite stamp sets, Fruit Salad. For this card, I chose to use only the citrus stamps. The theme for their… Continue reading Create A Smile Guest Designer – Spring Citrus
WWC203 – Karen\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
Let The Bliss Begin! My daughter just got married and this is the card I made for her shower. I thought it was appropriate for my first time hosting a challenge for Watercooler Wednesday.I bought this stamp set (Colorplay) at a card making expo. I embossed the delicate image in a glossy black and colored with… Continue reading WWC203 – Karen\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge
Masculine Get Well Card
I needed some more Get Well cards for men and decided this statement sentiment (Ranger Letter It Greetings) would be fun paired with the birds from SSS\'s Stacking Animals. I thought the baby bird hanging upside added a light element to the card. I mounted my card base on a \"gravel\" colored card to add… Continue reading Masculine Get Well Card
Handmade Halloween Card
My daughter is getting married in September so I am getting an early start on Halloween cards. I think this Art Impressions image is so fun!I embossed the haunted house and then colored with vividly hued watercolor markers. I also made a coordinating envelop from a Penny Black Halloween stamp set.I am entering this card… Continue reading Handmade Halloween Card
Ink Blending for Summertime
I was in the mood to do some ink blending and this fruit collection (Create a Smile Fruit Salad) was calling to me. This is such a fun summery stamp set and I wanted bright bold colors. I started by embossing 5 fruit images and then used distress inks to blend from pink (watermelon) to… Continue reading Ink Blending for Summertime
Create a Smile Fruit Salad Card
I was invited to be a guest designer for the next Create a Smile Challenge so I\'ve been busy playing with their fun summery stamp set, Fruit Salad. Summer is my favorite season and I love bright bold colors which work perfectly with this stamp set.I started by embossing 5 of the fruit stamps plus the… Continue reading Create a Smile Fruit Salad Card
