Pearly Magic Blossom

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

The design is a CASE of a card my dear friend Joanna sent me.

This magic flower was done by smooshing some Versamark onto the

die cut then brushing Perfect Pearls over the top.

You can see the shine better here.

The background is from a print making trial.  I ended up adding

some more blobs of watercolor until I was happy with it.

and a twofer for a Golden Anniversary

The bottom flower has been embossed with a glittery gold.  The top flower is cut

from Gold Foil.

Here's a better look at the shine.

I hope this got to it's destination in time...

Happy 50th Anniversary D & K!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Watercolor (TH), Neenah

Other:  Magic Blossom Die (AR), Circle Thin Frames (SSS), Copper Perfect Pearls (Ranger)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Many Everyday Messages (HA)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:  Neenah, Vellum, Brushed Gold, Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Magic Blossom Die (AR), Gold Tinsel EP (Ranger), 3D Texture Fades EF (TH), Gold Sparkle Crystals (Studio Katia)

Flowers in Bloom Twofer

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I have some exciting news to share.

I've joined the Design Team at my dear friend, Darnell's Twofer Challenge.

I am so excited to be joining the talented ladies at this fun challenge!

As you may have guessed, the challenge this month is...

  

I have so many flower stamps and dies.  It was hard to choose, but this

MFT stamp won out.

I stamped the flowers with distress stain for a no-line watercolor look and

colored with some Distress Stain and Ink smooshed on my palette.  I used a

damp waterbrush to pick up the color and paint the flowers.

When it was dry, I added some highlights to the nooks and crannies with

Caran d'ache Supracolor pencils. 

I used the die to cut out the finished flowers and tucked them into

the die cut frame.

For my twofer...

I changed the orientation of my flowers and made a thinking of you card.

I stamped the flowers with VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

To color, I pressed Wilted Violet Distress Ink on my palette and sprinkled with 

Pearl Perfect Pearls then mixed with  a bit of water, picking the ink up with my waterbrush and

coloring the petals.

After I added the wash and it dried, I die cut the flowers and also die cut from Neenah.

Inset the Neenah die cut and added the colored flowers on top.

The flowers have a lovely shine.

I hope you'll visit the Twofer Challenge and check out the beautiful flowers

our talented Design Team have created to inspire you. And two of my awesome

friends, Brenda and Viv, are Guest Designing this month. Then I hope you'll add your

pretty blooms to the gallery.

Since I used Heat Embossing, I'll take this to 

The Flower Challenge #52

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Flowers in Bloom (MFT), Cosmo (TT)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Festive Berries, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany (DS), Peeled Paint (DM)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Black, Neenah

Other:  Flowers in Bloom Die (MFT), Stitched Rectangles Die (SSS), Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils (Black, Dk Carmine), White Gelly Roll Pen

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Flowers in Bloom, (MFT), Every Day Sayings (HA)

Ink:   VersaMark, Wilted Violet (DI), Gorgeous Grape (SU), Tumbled Glass re-inker (DI)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah

Other:  Flowers in Bloom Die (MFT), White EP, Brown Sharpie, Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencil (Aubergine), White Gelly Roll Pen

More Fun with Perfect Pearls

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

A couple of months ago, I zoomed with some friends and we use Perfect Pearls.

I've finally made some cards with my makes and need to share them

before the season passes.

For this card, I mixed gold Perfect Pearls with Pumpkin Pie ink and water and painted on

this leaf die cut.  While it was still wet, I brushed some copper Perfect Pearls

on top.

I've used some of the leftover gold mix smooshed on the background and

did a little random stamping over that with Tea Die ink.

Here's a picture that shows more of the shine.

I used the same technique for this card but used a little print making 

for the background.

Isn't this a wonderful sentiment stamp?

And a close up of the shine.

Challenges:

Sunday Stamps - Color Challenge

Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Handwritten Notes (PTI), French Foliage (ret. SU)

Ink:   Pumpkin Pie, Tea Die (DI), Versamark

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Copper Foil (stash)

Other:  Perfect Pearls (Gold, Copper), Woodland Branch Die (MB), Stitched Leaf Die (Lawn Fawn)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Autumn Mosaic (IO

Ink:   Versamark

Paper:   Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Copper Foil (stash)

Other: Stitched Leaf Dies (Lawn Fawn), Perfect Pearls (Gold, Bronze), Copper EP (Zing)

Perfect Pearls with Friends

Hi there.  I'm glad you stopped by!

I've had Perfect Pearls for years and hadn't used them in years.

So when my sweet, organized and talented friend Loll suggested a Zoom get together

using Perfect Pearls, I was all in!

I die cut the butterfly from Mixed Media paper so it was all ready to add color. 

Then I smooshed  Distress ink on my palette, tapped a bit of Pearl Perfect Pearls on the ink,

spritzed with a bit of water and mixing it to use as watercolor.

I laid the die cut on another piece of  mixed media paper so my messiness

would run off on it for a background.  While the butterfly was very inky, I turned

it over and pressed it down for Print Making.  Then I covered the print butterfly when

I made the card.  Oh well, it made an interesting background.

I also added a snowflake that was laying on my table. I just liked the look of it

under the butterfly.

You can see the pearly shine better here.

Of course I didn't stop at one!

Stamped, heat embossed, watercolored with Distress ink mixed with Perfect Pearls

and water.  Maybe you can see that pearly glow better here.

Check out what my Zoom friends did with their pearls.

Brenda

Christine

Darnell

Loll

Susan

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Out on a Limb Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   Peacock Feathers (DI), VersaMark

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Tempting Turquoise (SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Stitched Butterfly Trio Die (PS), Pearl Perfect Pearls, RyLynn Snowflake Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Winter Flowers (SSS), Merry Christmas Messages (HA)

Ink:  VersaMark, Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:  Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  White & Gold EP, Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS), Gold Dazzling Details

Sponging with Shimmer for CAS Mix Up

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Mix Up!

Our CAS Mix Up Challenge this month is

I used a technique that Jennifer McGuire shared here.

I started by masking a piece of white and sponging some Distress Ink
Then I brushed Perfect Pearls over the top while the ink was still damp.
It makes for a wonderful shimmer!

I've die cut the sold butterfly from vellum and the open butterfly from white.

Here's a close up of the shine.

I used Stamping, Sponging, Masking, Perfect Pearls, Heat Embossing, Dry Embossing, Die Cuts and Vellum.

The Design Team has some awesome inspirations pieces to show you.

And we have another fantastic Guest Designer, Maura,

who won the October Challenge.

Here's some videos if you'd like some ideas.

December - Sponging videos:

Basic Sponging Techniques by Dawn (3:04).
Bokeh by Brenda Keenan (6:32)
Color Layering for Galaxy background by Ilina Crouse (7:40)
Emboss Resist Ink Blending by Laura Bassen (5:48)
Faux Mother of Pearl by Loll Thompson (6:09)
Layered Sponging by Susan Campfield (6:05)
Masking and Sponging by Brenda Keenan (7:42)

The challenge is open until the 24th of December.

Hope to see you in the gallery.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Painted Butterflies (Altenew)

Ink:   Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber (Distress), Whisper White (SU)

Paper: Solar White (Neena (110 lb.), Whisper White, Vellum   

Other:  Perfect Pearls (Metallic Pearl), White EP (SU), Butterfly Thinlits, Bold Butterfly Framelits (SU), Stictched Mats Rectangles Die (LI)