Friday Feature - Watercolor Pencil Comparison :)

Hello everyone, I have a new feature set for you for the next five Fridays!  I have done a comparison of five different sets of watercolor pencils.  No, I don't have the full sets of each of these (except Prima ;))  Each set is a small set that I have acquired over the years, some I have purchased, and some were gifted to me, and each has it's own unique set of pros and cons.  I will touch on a couple of these in each of the five blog posts :)

The first one I have for you is Staedler Karat Aquarell.  This was a nice set, however I found the leads very hard.  The colors are fairly bright, but not as bright as I like them.

The set I purchased about 4 years ago is very small, so I needed to pick an image I could color with a very limited palette (I think there may be 6 pencils in this set lol).  This stamp is  the Large Thistle Flower from The Rubber Cafe.  The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.


Stop by next Friday for another review, this time of Staedler Ergosoft Aquarell :) See you soon.

Miss Anya Bags and Quick Creations

Hey, you...yes...you :)  Have I told you lately how much I adore The Greeting Farm's Miss Anya collection?  I really do, lol, and now you know :P

I have created a fun card for Noelle over at Quick Creations using the curly-haired Anya from the Miss Anya Bags stamp set.  Don't the worry, lol, the other two from this set won't be far ahead.

I created this card with paper from the Prima Marketing "Princess" collection, Kaisercraft Mini Blooms "Coconut", the Cottage Cutz "Victorian Rose" die, some Prima Marketing "Everyday Vintage" Sugardots, and some CC Designs enamel dots from the "Snowy Day" collection.  I also used some flowers from my stash and a sentiment from my Stamp of Approval "Beautiful World" collection.

I colored Miss Anya using my Copics, Prismacolor markers and Prismacolor Premiere pencils in the following colors:

Skin:  E000
PC927, 939, 1081
Hair:  PB199
PC1082, 946, 948, 935
Clothes:  BV04, BG72
PC956, 1008, 932, 1088, 936, 1027, 901
Bag:  E70
PC1080, 1017, 1081, 1092, 1068

You can find all of the linked products in the Quick Creations online store, come on over for a visit :)

A Blog Hop with Quick Creations!

Hello everyone, we have a fun blog hop planned for you for the next two days :)  We have all created using the NEW Paper Nest Dolls exclusive images for Quick Creations :)

Before I show you my creation, I want to make sure you have come here from the Quick Creations blog, where Noelle has posted her creation for the hop.  If you didn't start there, please go back and do that :)  In order to be eligible to win the prize, you must comment on every blog in the hop!

So, here we go!:

Welcome to the Quick Creations Blog Hop Featuring The Paper Nest Dolls Exclusives, available only at Quick Creations! Before we get into the hop, Quick Creations is offering a 10% off code for all orders using the code: HOP10OFF . This code is valid on August 6th, 2016 ONLY! It cannot be combined with shipping discounts or rewards coupons. One code per order/package. The prize for the hop is 1 of each exclusive stamp! 

Here are the rules:

1. You must comment on every person’s post along the hop. Facebook comments do not count.

2. You must complete the hop by August 8th, 11:59 P.M. Pacific Time.

3. Winners will be announced August 9th!

4. Have fun hopping!

BLOG HOP LINE-UP

Quick Creations Blog- http://www.quickcreations.blogspot.com/...

Leah - http://odetopaper.blogspot.ca/  **You are Here**

Nikki- https://nicoledesigns.net/

Olivia - http://ormcraftynights.blogspot.com/...

Kelli - http://stampingwithadream.blogspot.com/...

Cindy - http://daydreamingtocreate.blogspot.com/...

Jo - http://joboogie.typepad.com/stampin...

Lameka - https://www.youtube.com/user/Marcnm...

Rachel- http://kneedeepinpaper.blogspot.com/...

So here is my creation using Fairy Emma and both Fairy Kittens :)

To create this card I used paper from the Kaisercraft Fairy Dust collection, and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Sweet Lilac, as well as my Spectrum Sparkle pen!

I colored her using my Copics, Prismacolor markers and Prismacolor Premiere pencils in the following colors:

Skin: E000

PC927, 939, 1081

Hair:  PB199

PC1083, 946, 1076, 935

Dress:  BG10

PC992, 905, 901, 1027

Wings:  PB99

PC1026, 934

Stars:  Y21

PC916, 1033

Kitten 1:  PB99, BG10

PC1018, 901, 1058, 1027, 935, 1051, 992, 905

Kitten 2:  PB99, V20

PC932, 956, 935, 901, 1051, 1018, 1058

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to visit all the blogs in the lineup to eligible to win the prize :)

Friday Feature - Watercolor Card #5 Have a Great Day!

This is last watercolor card for the Friday Feature series, until next week when I start the watercolor pencil comparison!

I created the background for this card using, you got it...my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors once again lol.  I stamped the sentiment first and embossed it with silver embossing powder from recollections.  The sentiment is from a Hero Arts stamp, CL351.  Sorry, I don't know the name and I couldn't find it on their website.  If you know the name of this stamp, pleas let me know in the comments section and I'll add it to the post.

The sequins are from my stash, and the ribbons are from my local Dollarama, lol.  I can be a very thrifty shopper :)

So, that is the last of the easy but effective watercolor cards, but next Friday I will be starting a five week series on watercolor pencil comparisons.  I am looking forward to showing you what I have created, I hope you are looking forward to seeing them!

Queen of Hearts with Paper Nest Dolls :)

Hello everyone, it's challenge time again at Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog!

I have created a card for you today using the fun rubber stamp image "Queen of Hearts Ellie":

Isn't she fun?

I created this card using paper from the Cosmo Cricket "Baby Jane" collection, as well some ribbon and bling from my stash.  The sentiment is from JoyClair's "You and Me" sentiments stamp set.

I colored her using my Copics and Prismacolor Premiere pencils in the following colors:

Skin:  E000
PC927, 939, 1081
Hair:  E31
PC941, 947, 948
Clothes:  C1, R22, BG10
PC1065, 923, 1060, 905, 1067, 992, 937, 1027, 925

You can find this sweet stamp and many more in the Paper Nest Dolls online shop :)  Check soon for more inspiration from our talented design team, and don't forget to join in the challenge!  The theme is always Anything Goes!

Friday Feature-Watercolor Card #4 I Freakin' Love You :)

The Friday Feature this week is watercolor card #4 using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors :)

I love how bright and cheerful this card turned out, and the sentiment from Stampin' Up, called Yippee Skippee, was just perfect!

I embossed the sentiment with Copper embossing powder from Recollections (Yes, Michaels again haha) and created the background with my Kuretake watercolors in yellow, orange and red.
The ribbon is from May Arts.

The last Watercolor card comes next week!  And after that, get ready for a watercolor pencil comparison.  Each week for five weeks I'll be creating a card using a different brand of watercolor pencils and giving you my thoughts on each brand :)  See you soon!

Fluffy on the Lily with Whimsy/Wee Stamps and Quick Creations

See, I told you last week was a hint of this week's project lol.  This is "Fluffy on the Lily" by Whimsy/Wee Stamps lol.

Noelle has both of the 'fluffies' in her shop at Quick Creations :)

To complete this project I used paper from the Bo Bunny "Soiree" collection, the Lawn Fawn "Flutterby" stamp set and flowers from the Petaloo "Burlap Blooms" set.  I also used the CC Designs "Vine" die and some enamel dots from both the CC Designs "Snowy Day" and Prima Marketing "Everyday Vintage" collections.

I colored this fluffy with my Copics, Prismacolor markers and Prismacolor Premiere pencils in the following colors:

Fluffy:  PB199, R11
PC1084, 1082, 948
Flowers:  R11, YG13
PC924, 923, 925, 913, 912, 911
Background:  C1, C3
PC1060, 1065

You can find all of the linked products in the online shop at Quick Creations.  Come back soon for more fun inspiration for Noelle at Quick Creations :)