I did a little watercoloring on this little snowman card over the weekend. He made a fun Christmas card, with some cute falling snowflakes too! He's a happy, little snowman, out dancing in the evergreen forest!
All supplies available from Stampin' Up!:
Stamps: Snowman Season (Item #150458)
Itty Bitty Christmas (Item #150513)
Card stock: Old Olive (Item #100702)
Thick Whisper White (Item #140272)
Inks: Smoky Slate (Item #147113)
Basic Gray (Item #149165)
Pool Party (Item #147107)
Old Olive (Item #147090)
Soft Suede (Item #147115)
Misty Moonlight (Item #153118)
Real Red (Item #147084)
Pumpkin Pie (Item #147086)
Blushing Bride (Item #147100)
Accessories: Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine (Item #149653)
Stitched Shapes Dies (Item #152323)
Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder (Item #153576)
Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper (Item #153491)
Snowflake Sequins (Item #150443)
2020-2022 In Color 1/4" Ribbon (Misty Moonlight) (Item #153624)
The March 2020 Paper Pumpkin subscription kit is so adorable!! Not only is it super cute, but considering the times we are living in right now, it is so appropriate for what we are going through. I'm sure you know someone who could use a little "pick-me-up" card in the mail that you made just for them.
So far, I have made 3 alternate card designs using the "No Matter the Weather" kit that I want to share with you today.
Here is the first one. We have some cute, older lady friends that are very special to our family, and we just wanted them to know that we were thinking of them. I made this card just for them. Everything on this card is from the March Paper Pumpkin kit except for the Whisper White card base, the Iridescent Sequin Assortment, and the inks (Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, and Petal Pink). The bunny and the cute rain boots are from the bonus stamp set that was included in the March kit. Plus the patterned paper was from the "Pleased As Punch" Designer Series Paper that was only available during Sale-A-Bration with the coordinating products. (But I'm sure you could use something else that would be just as cute!"
This next card uses one of the card fronts as a type of patterned paper. It is the piece with the girl in the rain boots, with the blue sky background. I mounted it on a Pear Pizzazz card base. The label with the greeting on it came from the kit also. The flower pots and the greeting both came from the stamp sets that came in the kit, plus the little epoxy dots. I used a piece that I punched with the Decorative Ribbon Border punch on the opening edge of the card also. I used the Aqua Painter brush to color the leaves and the pots. The flowerpots are a two-step stamping set. You stamp the line-art pot with the flowers, and then you can color the flowers with another stamp in the stamp set. I stamped the flowers in So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, and Petal Pink, and painted the leaves with Pear Pizzazz, and the pots with Soft Suede.
My third card is one of my favorites. The kit comes with some printed die-cuts. One of them is this set of rainbow-hued rain boots that I used here. When I cut the card front off from the flower pot card above, I still had a whisper white back that I could use, so that is the piece I used here. I took my Aqua Painter brush, and using the colors of the rain boots to inspire me, I painted some stripes of color. The colors I used were: Balmy Blue, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Petal Pink, and Poppy Parade. (I think those boots on the far right side are supposed to be Calypso Coral, but I think the Poppy Parade still looks okay.) I then stamped some Balmy Blue "rain puddle" lines underneath the boots, plus some stamped-off clouds and then cut them out by hand (fussy-cut). I mounted it on a Balmy Blue card base. I used one of the dies from the "Ornate Frames" die-set to cut the little label at the bottom after I had stamped the greeting. I mounted two of the clouds, the boots and the greeting label using Stampin' Dimensionals, and then added some of the epoxy rain drops to finish my card off. I really like this one!
I hope you like the alternate cards that I have come up with so far. I am enjoying using the "No Matter the Weather" Paper Pumpkin kit, and I hope to have some more alternate cards to show you from this kit in the near future.
And if you're wondering about the April 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit, just watch this video that tells about the wonderful card kit that is available up until April 10th.
If you are interested in getting your own subscription to Paper Pumpkin, just click on the link to go directly to my sign-up page:
I have been so busy lately that I haven't posted here lately. Shame on me!!! (It isn't that hard. Really.)
So here is a cute little simple card that I put together to share with you. Take a look:
All supplies used are from Stampin' Up!:
Stamp set: Free as a Bird (Item #149468)
Inks: Blueberry Bushel (Item #147138),
Soft Suede (Item #147115),
Petal Pink (Item #147108),
Old Olive (Item #147090)
Cardstock: Blueberry Bushel (Item #146968),
Whisper White (Item #100730)
Accessories: In Color 6X6 Designer Series Paper (Item #149618),
Aqua Painter (Item #103954),
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (Item #151193)
Stampin' Dimensionale (Item #104430)
Just some simple watercoloring used on the little birdies on the twig. And a little background stamping on the blue cardstock. Very simple, but very cute I think.
I have several friends who are big on camping. I understand how they feel, but my husband and my kids are not big on spending time in the great outdoors. My husband grew up in the big city, and he was never one for "roughing it". I guess my boys get it from their dad. LOL! Anyway, I plan on giving this card to one of my camping friends. Her birthday is the end of the month, and I think she will get a kick out of it!
Over on the TGIF Challenges blog this week, they had a sketch to help inspire creativity. Here is my card, but I did not get it completely done in time to join in the fun. Oh well...maybe next time. Anyway, here is my card:
All supplies are from Stampin' Up!:
Stamp set: Glamper Greetings
Card stock: Dapper Denim, Tranquil Tide, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Color Theory Designer Series Paper Pack, Stampin' Blends Alcohol Marker (Cherry Cobbler Light), Aqua Painter, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Here is the challenge graphic, but you will not find my card over there:
Thank you for visiting today! I hope you come back soon.
Kathryn
P.S. I added the curtains in by hand, with a Stampin' Write marker.
What a beautiful morning! So happy to be here with all of you today!
I had some time to craft on Saturday, and so I decided to see if there was a blog challenge that I might want to participate in...and there was! Over on TGIF Challenges blog, they are celebrating their 3rd "blog"-iversary (blog anniversary, if your not familiar with that term), and it is a wonderful color challenge. I have participated in several of their challenges over the past three years, so I thought I would have a go at it this time.
Did you notice the flower image and the greeting is cut out? That is not from a die. I had to fussy cut them with my paper snips. I usually use my Big Shot to cut out images, but not everything has a die to go with it. That's okay though. I don't mind fussy cutting sometimes, if I've got the time.
I used my Aqua Painter to watercolor the floral image. I love to watercolor! I also heat embossed the "hello" greeting, and used clear Wink of Stella on the little center pistils of the flower for a touch of bling!
Here is the challenge graphic from the TGIF Challenges blog:
I hope you enjoy my blog challenge card, and please go check out their website: tgifchallenges.blogspot.com
Thanks for stopping by to visit, and I hope to see you again soon,
I have a friend at work, and her birthday is tomorrow, so I wanted to make her a birthday card. I've had this idea floating around in my head for a while, so I decided to use it for her card.
Take a look:
All supplies are from Stampin' Up!:
Stamp set: Cool Treats
Ink Pads: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lemon-Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay, Archival Basic Black
Card Stock: Whisper White Thick
Accessories: Big Shot, Frozen Treats Framelits dies, Aqua Brush, Watercolor Paper, Sprinkles Embellishments (retired), Fine Tip Glue Pen, Dimensionals
I taped the piece of watercolor down (all four sides, using some washi tape) and I spritzed it really well with water. Then I took my Aqua Brush, and starting on one end, I "watercolored" a swatch of color, then a second color, overlapping them some to blend the colors as I worked my way across the watercolor paper. How do you like it? Me? I LOVE it! The bright colors really made me think of popsicles, and that is why I used the Cool Treats stamp set. What a fun birthday card for an end of the Summer birthday!
They have a really great color challenge over at TGIF Challenges this week. The challenge was to use the three Stampin' Up! colors of 1.) Pool Party, 2.) Crushed Curry, and 3.) Lemon-Lime Twist (one of this year's In-Colors...and I love it!).
I don't know about you, but I seem to use more birthday cards than anything else, so I made my card a birthday card. (I really should try to make more masculine cards, but I know more women to give cards to than men, except for my family, who are all men. Except for one of our cats...LOL!)
Anyway, take a look:
All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise specified:
Stamp Sets: You've Got This, and Beautiful You
Cardstock: Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Whisper White Thick
Inks: Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Lemon-Lime Twist, Archival Basic Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder,
Watercolor Paper, Aqua Brush, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Paper Snips
I stamped the large flower image on some watercolor paper, using SU!'s Archival Basic Black ink. It is waterproof and I knew that I wanted to paint it with the ink colors from the challenge. I used all three ink colors when I painted the stem and leaves. Lemon-Lime Twist was just a little too bright of a green for my liking for this large Peony-like flower, but it was the color in the challenge, so I had to figure out how to make it work. The three colors together make it really interesting. I also used the Lemon-Lime Twist for the center things of the flower, with a little bit of Pool Party thrown in for good measure! What do you think?
Here is the challenge graphic from the TGIF Challenge Blog:
Anyway, I hope you like my card today! I really liked making it and I'm really happy to share it with you!
Don't you just hate it when life gets in the way of your fun?!
I had to get a full-time job, and it has seriously put a crimp in my crafting time, what with having to take care of my family, cooking, shopping, cleaning, laundry, etc... I am really having a difficult time getting up to my desk to create! But recently, my sweet husband helped me out with dinner duty so I was able to sneak up to do some card making.
Stampin' Up!'s 2016 Occasions catalog is my source of inspiration for this card. Take a look:
All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated:
Stamp sets: Carousel Birthday, Thoughtful Banners
Card stock: Peekaboo Peach, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral
Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Peekaboo Peach, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Cupcakes and Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack, Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker, Blender Pens, Paper Snips, 3/8" Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack (from Sale-a-Bration), Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Paper Snips, Large Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals
In the close-up you can see the sparkle and shine from the Wink of Stella brush. And the gold shine on the ribbon is so pretty in person, but it just doesn't show up in the photograph.
Anyway....I hope you like my card. And I appreciate you all who have kept coming back to visit even though there hasn't been anything new to see. I hope to correct that in the near future!
When I first saw the Merry Mice stamp set in the Holiday Catalog, I just knew that I had to get it. Not only are the mice adorable, but this set lends itself so well to coloring in one form or another. So here is my first offering for you to see.
I watercolored this little cutie using my Classic Ink Pads and an Aqua Painter.
All supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise specified:
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Aqua Painter, Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimensionals
I have more to show you, and I just hope that life doesn't get so busy again that it takes 2 weeks to get around to it! (What?!!! That never happens to you, does it?!)
I made today's card in response to the challenge blog "TGIF Challenges". The challenge ( #tgifc65 ) was to cut something out and use it on your project. It could be die cut, fussy cut, or even punched. You just had to CUT something out. My card used die cutting, using my Sizzix Big Shot and two different die sets. I was also inspired by Kristina Werner's blog post from a couple days ago where she watercolored her background. You can see her post here: http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/?p=16235
I used a piece of watercolor paper that was 5 inches wide by 3-3/4 inches high. I sprayed both sides with water to help prevent it from curling up on me while I was painting it. and to also help the ink to blend together and spread. I squeezed a few drops of Melon Mambo ink refill into the lid of it's corresponding ink pad, and also squeezed a few drops of Calypso Coral ink refill into the lid of it's corresponding ink pad. Then I took one of my aqua painters, loaded up my aqua brush with water and some of the Melon Mambo re-inker and started painting along the top of the wet watercolor paper. I painted about 1-1/4 inches and then I cleaned out my brush. Then, I picked up some of the Calypso Coral with my aqua brush and started to paint underneath the Melon Mambo. I wanted the two colors to blend so I went over the first color close to where I had stopped painting to mix the two colors slightly. (Remember, my paper is pretty wet, so the color was being pulled down by gravity a bit.) I used less and less ink the closer I got to the bottom, so that it would become lighter and lighter. After the paper dried (I helped it out a bit by using my heat tool), I wanted to give it the look of having little water droplets splattered on it. I wasn't sure if I actually dripped water on it, if it would look like I wanted it to, so I decided to use one of the splatter stamps from the "Gorgeous Grunge" stamp set. I used Whisper White craft ink, and I really like how it turned out. I think it looks great, and I love the colors! I also decided to turn the watercolor paper upside down so that the Melon Mambo was on the bottom instead of at the top so that it didn't feel so top-heavy.
All supplies used are from Stampin' Up!:
Stamp set: Gorgeous Grunge
Inks: Melon Mambo Classic Ink Refill, Calypso Coral Classic Ink Refill , Whisper White Craft Pad
Card stock: Whisper White Thick, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Watercolor Paper, Aqua Painter, Big Shot, Hello You Thinlits Dies, Bloomin' Heart Thinlits Dies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimensionals
Now, like I mentioned earlier, the TGIF challenge was to use something you cut out on your project, so I decided to use the "Hello You" Thinlits Dies, and also the "Bloomin' Heart" Thinlits Dies. I layered the little flower dies to give them some dimension, and on the greeting, I cut out four "hello" dies. I layered all four of them one on top of the other to give it some depth also.
Here is a picture of the challenge post from TGIF Challenges blog:
I hope you like my card today, and that it might inspire you to create something yourself!
