Hello Sweet Friend

Hello, sweet friends! I'm up on the Poppystamps blog today, with a 

 watercolor card full of spring blooms! Pop on by to see how I used my

new Arteza pens to create my scene.

Can't wait for the real thing, (blooms that is) in my neck of the woods!

Have a blessed weekend!

Hello Sweet Friend by Nancy Penir

Watercolor Thanks

Hi, playing along (again!) with Cas Watercolour Challenge.

Bonnie and Loll have given us the theme, 'Autumn', 

for the month of October.

Sunflowers are in full bloom everywhere right now, 

gorgeous reminders of fall sunshine. I chose the lined drawn sunflower

 from PTI's Botanical Blocks.

Sharing a couple of techniques with you.

First, to color onto dark card stock: painted on bleach 

within the embossed image,

When dry, watercolored with Zig pens.

Background dry embossed with PTI's Bloom Builder's die.

Then spritzed with water, and colored randomly with watercolors.

Flicked Terracotta Tile and Ripe Avocado Inks, (PTI), after the 

background was dry.

Thanks from Swoosh dies.

Olive Twist cardstock: PTI

Watercolor cardstock: Canson

Card base: Rustic White: PTI

'Thanks': PTI's Cream shimmer

Do you love to watercolor?

Play along here:

CAS Watercolour October Challenge and DT Call

adding also to:

Challenge #98 - Watercolour

Happy Holidays

MIM this week with Danielle, has us 

splattering our projects, something I already love to do!

It's always great to learn a few of the designer's special

tricks, and Dani has plenty to share!

Make It Monday #233: Splattering

I couldn't wait to break open Winter Woods, a new set with beautiful bold winter birds.

White frost splatter created with: Mister Huey's Color Mist Shine. 

Sentiment from Botanical Blocks 3.

Twinkling H2O's watercolors

Vintage Linens Paper Collection

Sequins & Beads: WMS Vanilla Frost

Also playing along at:

The Challenge #53 {Make a NON-Traditional Christmas Card}

edited to add my bird card to 

Merry Monday, where the theme is Birds

Merry Monday #182 {Birds}

Yesterday we kicked off the holidays with a trip to the Moscow Ballet's 

traveling production of the Nutcracker.

Ron and I took our Analise and Reagan, ages 11 & 10.

It was magical!

Part of the package tickets were nutcracker dolls with the

event & date engraved on the bottom.

Grandpa snapped these pix with an iPhone, not bad for a phone!

If the production comes to your town, don't miss it!

The sets, costumes and performers were wonderful!