Roses All Over Blended

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Today I'm joining in with Heather Telford's Floral Faves Watercolour Class.

For this card I've used one of the techniques she shared and have one

finished product to show.

I actually made quite a mess out of it.

My embossing didn't take very well as sometimes happens when I try to stamp

and heat emboss a large stamp.  I continued on with her technique of coloring.

As I was looking at it and trying to figure out how to salvage at least some of it,

the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge popped up in my email

and gave me an idea.

Instead of a balloon, I die cut an oval and was able to cover

up the bad spots with the sentiment strips.

For the bottom, I heat embossed the bottom of the card with the same stamp.

You can see it better here.

I added a small strip from the edge of the colored piece and a couple die cut leaves.

I hope that's okay.

Challenges:

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Floral Faves

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Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Roses All Over, Fluttering Friends (MFT)

Ink:   WOW Emboss, Crushed Curry, Primrose Petals, Rose Red (SU)

Paper:   Watercolour (Fabriano Extra White Hot Press), Neenah, Vellum

Other:  White EP, Double Stitched Oval STAX die (MFT), Grand Greenery Die (MFT), Skinny Strips Die (MFT), 

More Rainbow Inking

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

Another card using Eileen Godwin's fantastic technique and some

Lavinia stamps.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Rainbow inking through a stencil

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Fairy Orbs, Fairy Bugs (Lavinia)

Ink:   Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Faded Jeans (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  Neenah, Textured, Black, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series) 

Other:  Layering Mini Stencils set 4 (TH), Sentiment Strips (SSS)

Sunflower Fun

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I love sunflowers!  They always make me smile with their bright, happy faces!

This sunflower had one petal that was really awful.

I learned not to go back in with a bright orange!

This little bee was just the right size to cover up most of the disaster.

It was inked and stamped with Distress inks on Neenah cardstock.

I used a slightly damp brush to move the ink around.

When dry, I added highlights and lowlights with watercolor pencils.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge - Favorite flower (this is definitely one of my favorites)

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes/optional CAS

Krafty Chicks - CAS week

  

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Rise & Shine (PB), Smile Today (PB), Nature Walk (ret. SU)

Ink:   Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage (DI), Archival Black, Early Espresso (SU)

Paper:   Neenah, Early Espresso

Other:  Caran'  d'ache Supracolor pencils (Orange, Reddish Orange, Burnt Sienna, Umber)

More Fun with Santa

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I'm playing with the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where I'm Jo's Guest Elf this month.

Our challenge is

I used another image from this fun Christmas sELFies stamp set from MFT.

It's been stamped with Memento ink and colored with Copics.

It fit perfectly inside a square cut with a double pierced square die.

The background has been stamped embossed more than once with a Pine Bough 

embossing folder.

I hope you'll join Jo & I at Christmas Kickstart.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart - Santa & Friends

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Santa

Merry Little Christmas #34 - Anything Goes

Let's Squash It - Make some space and bring the bling

  

 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas sELFies (MFT), Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Paper:   Neenah, Real Red (SU)

Other:  Copics (E000, E11, R22, C00, C0, E21, E23, R24, R29, R37, G14, G46), Double Pierced Square Die (AE), White EP, Pine Bough EF (ret. SU)

More Rainbow Inking for CAS Mix Up

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

There's still time to join in Susan's stenciling challenge at CAS Mix Up.

Our fabulous Design Team and Guest Designer, Michele have lots of inspiration

to share with you.

This time I've used Eileen Godwin's technique to add blended colors and a

Tim Holtz stencil for the background.

A NBUS Lavinia stamp tops it off.

When I trimmed the black piece a little, I had these curly pieces.

I'm not sure I'm crazy about them.  They look a little snakey.

What do you think?

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up - Rainbow Ink Blending with Stencils.

NBUS #26 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Single Glow Flower (Lavinia), Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:  Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet (DI), Archival Jet Black, Versamark 

Paper:  Neenah, Black Licorice (MFT)

Other:  Blending Brushes, Straight Edge, Layering Mini Stencil Set 4 (TH), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystaline Rainbow Super Fine Satin Glitter (Sweet Poppy)