Happy Little Stampers June 2017 Watercolor Challenge

HLS' June Watercolor Challenge!

Adding watercolors to your cards is so hot right now.

Beautiful background washes, wet on wet, bright bold colors, or

soft muted pastels. All give our cards that little something extra.

The challenge is Anything Goes, with an optional twist, to mask.

I usually love to incorporate the twist, but I tried a new 

technique, (to me) and didn't do the twist.

My background is done with Marvy Brush Markers, but you can use 

any markers that are water base.

I started with a 4 x 5 1/4" watercolor card stock, and 4 pen colors.

The colors are applied to  an acrylic block, and spritzed with water.

The block is then pressed onto the card stock, to form a washed bg.

I found the technique here:

Tutorial Tuesday Watercolor Series Part I -Creating Designer Papers with Distress Inks and Distress Markers with Heidi Blankenship

Once my bg was dry, I splattered with the darker blue, purple and white paint.

My butterflies are from PTI's Life is Beautiful, 

and Bitty Butterflies Coverplate.

I painted and spritzed my butterflies with various colors and iridescent sprays.

The large butterfly is die cut with vellum, and edged in silver embossing powder.

Sentiment from HLS's 'Especially For You'.

Hope you get a chance to try this technique, so much 'whammy'

for very little effort. Can't wait to try it with other colors!

Don't forget, there's a 20. GC for the winner of this challenge!

the Card Concept #77

Hello everyone!

One of my favorite challenges, The Card Concept, has asked me to join them.

Couldn't be happier to say 'YES'!

Do you play at the Card Concept?

You can pick your styles from their selection, or 

combine your own. 

Just explain what style you used, and how you were inspired.

Here's our inspiration photo for the 2 week challenge:

Well, doesn't this just scream, SPRING?

My card is a literal interpretation of what inspired me,

the jar, blooms (turned the blooms into butterflies),

and the dreamy faded bg. 

Style: Classy Elegant, with a touch of Mixed Media.

PTI: Friendship Jar die, Bitty Butterflies Cover Plate and stamp set.

Tiny Tags heart die & stamps, Gathered Garden bow die.

Modern Background Stencil

Wendy Vechi embossing paste.

The jar is cut from PTI's: Sea Shimmer and then inked.

 Stamper's Select White Cardstock, Classic Kraft (bow).

Neat & Tangled Sequins

Be sure to stop by & give some love to all the Card Concept's designers.

CC#71-April 12th- {Fresh Flutters}

Grace to You

MIM's challenge this week is with Ashley,

showing us how to use our stencils with paste to create texture.

She also uses reinkers to add color.

This was so much fun, I had to make a couple of cards!

1st up in pinks and purples.

2nd in aquas and blues.

Stencil used was included in Betsy's Make It Market: Color Pop Butterflies.

You've Been Framed: Oval

Graceful Greetings 2

Inspired: Grace

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste

Play along on Nichole's blog here:

Make It Monday #254: Stenciling with Texture Paste 

Fusion/CAS(E) this Sketch #81

The latest Fusion Challenge gives us this sketch/photo as our inspiration:

Such an elegant themed photo needed all the gold I had in stash.

Loved the sketch and pix so I went with combining both.

It was so much fun gathering all my golds, and following the inspiration.

PTI cardstocks, Star Banner dies, Wonderful Words: Forever, Inside Out: Love,

Beautiful Butterflies

Darice EF

Memory Box: Brea Ornament

My Craft Spot Metallic Sequins

There's a one week window for Fusion's challenge, better hurry if you want to play!

FUSION {Teaming up with CASE this Sketch!}
CAS(E) this Sketch #81