Watercolor Wild Rose Pair with Sweet Stamps LLC

For my Sweet Stamps inspiration this week, I created another watercolor card, this time mixing colors from my Cotman watercolor paints.  I used the beautiful Wild Rose Pair 7037 rubber stamp from Sweet Stamps, and paired it with a sweet sentiment from the Framed Handwritten Words Stamp set SS4406.

I love how this card turned out.  I mixed all my colors for this card to create the purples and the earthy greens.  I purchased only three colors of the Windsor & Newton Cotman Series 1 watercolor paints, so to get the colors I wanted, I had to take a risk and mix, lol.

I even used a different tool this time, and masked off the flowers with masking fluid before creating the background with a wash of blue.  That stuff is super cool!

I love these Wild Rose stamps, and I have a couple more I'll be using in the near future :)

Lesson learned this project?  Hmmmmmm, I'm having trouble with that one right now.  Except maybe my lesson learned this week was the use of masking fluid and mixing colors.  Although I've been around colors my whole life (HA!) I think I need to learn how to mix brighter colors.  This purple turned out to be very muted.

Stay tuned next week, for more watercolor inspiration for Sweet Stamps and more lessons learned lol.  Come and join us on the Sweet Stamps blog for our two monthly challenges :)

Sweet Poinsettia Tags with Sweet Stamps!

I have some sweet poinsettias for you today, which I have used to make Christmas tags for Sweet Stamps LLC.

I have the following stamps from Sweet Stamps LLC:

Antique Leaf Scroll Border H5003
Poinsettia and Holly Leaf 7053
Poinsettia Garland 7071
Simple Poinsettia 7068

These were so much fun to color with my Copics, and because I'm such a beginner it was easier to do with the smaller images, and they turned out so pretty I just had to make some tags with them.

You can find these rubber stamps, and many more over at the Sweet Stamps website!  And don't forget about our two monthly challenges over on the challenge blog!

Merry Christmas! with Crafty Ribbons

Hello everyone, Christmas is slowly creeping towards us, but at a steady pace at least!  Are you ready yet?

I have created a fun Christmas card today for Crafty Ribbons, using the Christmas Charm Ribbon - Badges.

You can this and many other fun Christmas ribbons over at the Crafty Ribbons website.  Our 12 weeks of Christmas challenges are over for the year, but come back in January and join in the new bi-weekly challenges over on the Crafty Ribbons challenge blog!

Have a Beautiful Day with Sweet Stamps

I have some beautiful Cabbage Roses for you today for Sweet Stamps :)

I stamped the Cabbage Rose rubber stamp in layers using a post-it note masking technique in a light colored dye ink.  Then I water colored them using my water color pencils and water.  I used the Beautiful Day rubber stamp for the sentiment, but I accidentally double stamped the left side, so I used a black marker to thicken up the first letters in each word.  This is a good way to fix a mistake without actually having to redo your whole project :)  Lastly I added some dew drops with Glastique!  I love how nice this stuff works on a floral card!

Sweet Stamps has many beautiful floral rubber stamps, and the detail is amazing.  I will eventually be coloring them all!  Muwahahahahah!  Hehe, sorry, that one snuck out lol!

There are loads of other products in the Sweet Stamps online shop, like chipboard accents!  I love them, lol.  I will definitely be creating with them again soon :)

And come and join us for our two monthly challenges!  The Anything Goes challenge begins on the first Sunday of every month, and the Anything But a Card challenge begins on the third Sunday of every month.  Come and join us for some fun and prizes!

Flutterby Birthday Card with Sweet Stamps

Hello everyone, I have a fun new card design for you today for Sweet Stamps :) AAAnnnnnnddd I am totally in love with it lol.

I had a lot of fun creating this card, and the most fun thing about it?  Starting out with one idea, and then having it morph into something totally different and unexpected!  I love how creativity works sometimes ;)

I stamped the Daisy Side rubber stamp on hot press watercolor paper in a light colored dye ink and then heat set it with my heat tool.  Then I water colored the flower with my watercolor pencils and water (duh, of course!).  Then I decided to try something new.  I die cut the flower with the Flutterby #2 die set (the solid one).  Then I die cut the layer of the die with patterned paper and glued them under the solid butterflies.  I also used a sentiment from the Kitty Sweets clear stamp set and then added some Glastique for dew drops!

I love how this card turned out!  I will definitely be trying this technique out again soon.

You can find all the products I mentioned in the Sweet Stamps online store :)  (As well as many, many more;))  And don't forget to come and join us for two monthly challenges!  The Anything Goes challenge begins on the first Sunday of every month, and the Anything But a Card challenge begins on the third Sunday of every month!  See you there!

Peace Joy Love Christmas Tags with Crafty Ribbons

I have been a busy little beaver lately, with the new job and Christmas is only 3 weeks away!  I still have to finish my Christmas shopping, plus...the holiday Craft Show season is upon us!  Phew, that'll keep a girl busier than usual that's for sure!

For my inspiration post for Crafty Ribbons this week, I have created some cute little Christmas tags, using watercolor and embossing powder, as well as the Peace Love Joy ribbon from Crafty Ribbons, I think this is my favorite of the new ribbons for 2015.  It is so classy looking and appropriate, especially given the amount of tragedy throughout the world.

You can find this ribbon and plenty more exclusive gorgeous ribbons on the Crafty Ribbons website!  And you can also come and join us for the bi-weekly challenges over on the challenge blog!  We are still in the midst of our 12 weeks of Christmas challenges, where we are having a new challenge every week, so hurry up and join us!

I love Butterflies and Sunshine :)

I have a sweet project to share with you today for Quick Creations and Noelle Martin.  I have used a CC Designs stamp called Butterfly Lucy, that I've had my eyes on for a while.  I cannot resist butterflies, and this little darling caught my attention and wouldn't let me go :)

I have colored her using my Prismacolor Premiere Pencils in the following colors on Arches 140lb Hot Press water color paper:

Hair:  PC914, 942, 1034, 943
Skin:  PC927, 939, 1029
Butterfly:  PC904, 903, 1100, 993, 994, 995
Dress:  PC989, 1005, 911
Boots:  PC904, 903, 1100

I used the 6 x 6 paper from Doodlebug called Hello Sunshine to make this card, and to cut the die shapes, I used the Spellbinders Floral Ovals, Sizzix Decorative Accent and Label and the Wild Rose Studio Butterfly Lace Dies.  I used Tim Holtz Distrtess Ink in Antique Linen to give some depth to the edges and also to create a slight shadow around the image.

I used some Ranger Glossy Accents to highlight the word Hello and finished off this project by adding some adhesive pearls from Recollections.

I love to color on hot press water color paper with my pencils.  The amount of tooth is perfect for pencils, the colors blend so beautifully.

If you are looking for great supplies for your crafty habit (and we all know its more than just a hobby! LOL) then you need to go and visit Noelle at Quick Creations.  Great customer service and fast shipping, she has what you need.  Noelle also offers some pre-order options on some of your favorite stamp brands :)

You can find Quick Creations on Facebook, on Pinterest, and on Instagram :)  Noelle is also having a Fall sale in her shop, right now!  The sale ends October 16, so you best  go and check it out!