QC He Loves Me Not Tilda

Squeal!  I got to design with one of my favorite stamp companies for Noelle Martin over at Quick Creations.  I created this card using He Loves Me Not Tilda from Magnolia Stamps.  Isn't she just adorable!

I colored her with my Prismacolor Premiere Pencils in the following colors:

Hair:  PC997, 1082, 946, 1099
Skin:  PC927, 939, 1029
Bow:  PC1089, 1020, 1097
Dress:  PC1089, 1020, 1097
Flower:  PC1080, 1029, 948
Socks:  PC1089, 1020, 1097
Shoes:  PC946, 935

I completed this project with paper from Kaisercraft's Enchanted Garden collection (lush!), the Floral Ovals die set from Spellbinders, some dies from Marianne Designs, and paper blooms from Kaisercraft in Coconut, and some Prima paper leaves.

I love coloring Magnolia stamps, and they turn out so nice with colored pencils when coloring on hot press watercolor paper :)  This paper has just the right amount of tooth to hold the pencils.

You can this and several other Magnolia stamps in Noelle's online store at Quick Creations.  And don't forget to come and join in on the monthly challenge...this month's theme is anything goes!

A Gorjuss Feature and A Cup of Tea :)

The third installment in my stamps feature, featuring Gorjuss dolls, is called Sweet Tea.  And she is so sweet :)  I stamped her on 140lb hot press water color paper by Arches (another first for me lol).  I really like this paper, it is so smooth compared to cold press.

I colored her up (another first) with my Prima water color pencils.  They are soooo nice!  I will definitely be doing that again!  I really do recommend these pencils, and Noelle sells them in her shop at Quick Creations.  They take the guesswork out of water coloring!

I paired her up with some paper from the DCVW The Garden Tea Party Stack 12 x 12 card stock pad.  I have been finding it much easier to choose my paper before I choose my coloring colors these days.  That way everything matches perfectly!

If you would like to purchase this or any other Gorjuss stamp, please visit the online shop at Quick Creations.  And don't forget to come and join our monthly challenge over on the challenge blog!  You can also find Quick Creations on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest!

Gorjuss Feature: Ladybird

Hello everyone, I have another Gorjuss feature for Quick Creations to show you today.  I ventured a wee bit out of my comfort zone again (phew...this is happening a little too often, hehe) and painted her using Prima Water Color Pencils and a paintbrush and water.

The rubber stamp image is called Ladybird, from Santoro's Gorjuss line, and you can find her in Noelle Martin's online shop at Quick Creations.  Noelle carries many Gorjuss stamps (and I think I may have purchased almost all of them heehee).

I colored her using the following Prima Watercolor Pencil colors:

Hair:  91, 95
Skin:  05, 08, 09
Dress:  16, 44, 32
Leggings:  62
Shoes:  07, 22
Ribbons:  16

I began this project by heat embossing the image with with white Stampin' UP embossing powder and then used the pencils only in the areas that would be shaded.  This allows the color to stay inside the lines when adding water to the image.  When she was finished I created an easel card using paper from the Echo Park "Summer Bliss" 6 x 6 paper pad.

I also die cut the two different sized ovals using the CC Designs Make A Card #5 Die Set, which you can also find in Noelle's shop.

Don;t forget to check back here often, for more Gorjuss features and inspiration.  Head's Up:  on the 15th of this month, I will be showcasing a Magnolia image!  I just love Magnolia too, and can't wait to get her done :)

If you order from Quick Creations, don't forget to use my referral code for a nice discount!  LEAH10

Time for Some Tea?

I am falling in love with the watercolor pencils, and if you notice in my projects lately, I have been using them quite a bit, lol.  This project for Quick Creations uses the Time for Tea Ponytail clear stamp image, and I have colored her with the Prima WC pencils.

I used paper from the Prima "Princess" paper pad, and flowers from Kaisercraft :)

I really like how this card turned out, a different kind of layout for me, but I will definitely try this again :)

I have linked all the products that you can find in Noelle's shop for your convenience and I encourage you to visit the challenge blog and try for your chance to win a great prize from the Quick Creations shop :)

Use my special code in the online shop for a discount!  The code is LEAH10

Noelle is also having an inventory clearance sale right now!  Go to the Quick Creations Online Shop to check it out!

OOooooooo Butterflies!

How can you say no to beautiful butterflies, and after the long winter we've had, I am so looking forward to seeing them in real life :)  For Quick Creations this week, I made this Happy Day card and I really love how it turned out.

I used the Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Lace Die to create this card.

I cut two of the dies, and shaded one in the center and one on the outside edges with my Stampin' Up Island Indigo ink pad.  Then I glued them together in the center and popped up the two of them up with a dimensional adhesive.  The doilies are from Recollections.  I used one of the sentiments from the Time for Tea Ponytail Rubber Stamp, and the flowers are from Kaisercraft.  The papers are Prima "Butterfly" 6 x 6 paper pad.  I also used the Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Burst Die.  Most of these products (except for the Recollections Doilies) can be found in the Quick Creations online shop.  I have linked them all for you :)

Don't forget to visit the challenge blog for the monthly challenges for a chance to win an awesome prize :)

Use my special code in the online shop for a discount!  The code is LEAH10

Noelle is also having a huge inventory clearout sale!  Check it out!