Watercoloring

Today I have some fun watercolor and watercolor inspired cards to share with you.  I had purchased the Aqua Painters a long time ago and finally broke them out for this post.  And I will be using them again because they are so fun!   And I got to use some fun new stamp sets as well.  

Here I used From Land to Sea and By the Tide along with And Many More for the sentiment.  That turtle is so cute and I had so much fun coloring him.  I used my favorite color Mint Macaron along with Tip Top Taupe.  I decided to add some Night of Navy accents as well.  I love how this card turned out.  I made a few to swap with at Convention!!!!

I used that beautiful flower from You've Got This and colored it with Watermelon Wonder and Mint Macaron.  I added some of that Watermelon Wonder Lace on the side as well.  And this doesn't show as well in the photograph but I used my two way glue pen and then sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds on the flower.  Ooooo sparkly!

And finally here is my water color inspired card.  I used the Watercolor Wash background in Pool Party and added the sentiment from Watercolor Words in Tip Top Taupe.  Then in Calypso Coral, I stamped and fussy cut some seahorses from By the Tide.  I finished the card off with some Linen Thread and the White Perfect Accents.  This was a fun card to make!

So are you into watercoloring now?  Whether you actually watercolor with the Aqua Painters or Blender Pens or just use some of the fabulous watercolor inspired stamps, the sky is the limit...or should I say the ocean?  Thanks for looking!

A Fancy (and Quick and Easy) Gift Tag

I love being able to make a quick project from the scraps left over from previous projects.  And that is exactly what I did with this gift tag I created.  I used some scraps I had on my desk and was able to make a cute tag for a bag in about 10 minutes.  Of course, it helps that Stampin' Up! has so many great coordinating products!  Here is the gift bag:

I buy these big plain bags and use my stash to decorate them.  Much more personal and cheaper than the store bought bags.  I just added some of the Bohemian Washi Tape and some Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim.  Here is a close up of the tag:

I used the Bohemian DSP along with coordinating card stock and the Boho Chich embossing folder.  The sentiment is from Happy Happenings and I love how the Label Bracket layers on the Decorative Label punch.  I tied the tag on with some of the striped Blackberry Bliss ribbon.  I can't wait to be able to give this cute bag to someone special.  Did you check out the other gift tags over at SSI?

July Card Sketch

We have a fabulous card sketch for you today our at SSI.  Check it out:

I decided to use some framelits for that center part and an older stamp set that hasn't seen much ink.  Here is what I came up with:

I used my favorite pattern from the Cherry on Top DSP stack.  It look like confetti to me and the colors are so fun and bright!  I used my go to set of framelits, the Deco Labels and I had to emboss the Pool Party layer with the Lucky Stars embossing folder.  It went perfectly with my sentiment from the Pictogram Punches stamp set.  And of course I had to punch a little Crushed Curry star with the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack.  

This would be a perfect card for my daughter when she stars 2nd grade this year!  I might have to write a cute note inside and tuck it in her lunch.  Now if only I could remember that!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Remember to upload your creation over at SSI!

    

You Always Need More Paper...

Okay so that title is a little bit tongue and cheek because I have more paper than I will ever be able to use.  But every time a new catalog comes out they have such awesome Designer Series Paper.  And then sometimes I don't think I need it but I see someone else use it and then I realize I have to have it.  I have several projects to share with you using DSP.    

For this card I just used a small piece from the Pretty Petals DSP stack and I layered it over some embossed Old Olive card stock.  I just love the Brick Wall embossing folder.  Then I did some triple step stamping with the Watercolor Wings butterfly stamp (I used Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral and Watermelon Wonder).  The sentiment also comes from the Watercolor Wings stamp set.  The DSP is not exactly center stage in this card, but works well with the stamped images.

For this card I cut small pieces from the Cherry On Top DSP stack and made a chevron by folding rectangles.  For a super awesome tutorial on this card check out this page.  I just added the Hi from the I Think You're Great stamp set stamped in Watermelon Wonder.  

Unfortuantely, for this card, the picture does not do it justice.  I attempted the cracked glass technique on this large piece of DSP from the Bohemian pack.  I covered it with Versa Mark and used clear embossing powder.  I embossed the entire sheet three times.  Then to completely dry it, I put it in the freezer for a bit and then folded it to crack the "glass" layer on top.  I added the Blackberry Bliss stripe ribbon and some Delightful Dijon punched with the Note Tag and stamped with a sentiment from the Tin of Cards stamp set.   

Likewise, this card does not photograph well.  I took the giraffe pattern from the Go Wild DSP stack and layered it on some Gold Foil.  I embossed the sentiment from the Hello Life stamp set in gold directly on the DSP.  I added some other gold embellishments to finish this card off.

Hopefully I have inspired you to get out your DSP and create with it!  Did you get a chance to see some of the other creations over at SSI?   

Anything Goes SSI Blog Hop

Welcome to July's SSI Blog Hop.  We have a wonderful variety of projects for you today because ANYTHING GOES with this Blog Hop!  Today I am featuring projects using our fabulous white vellum.  This specialty paper can add a fun and elegant touch to any project and you can use it in so many ways.  

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 10 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Jennifer at Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

First up I have an easy way to use vellum, layer it over a particularly busy piece of DSP to make a bold pattern a little more subtle.  

Here I used a piece of DSP from the Pretty Petals stack, layered on the vellum and added the large butterfly from the Butterfly Thinlits.  Of course I needed to add pearl to the body.  The sentiment comes from the And Many More stamp set.

Next up I tried my hand at embossing a piece of vellum.

My color palette here is Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango and Smoky Slate.  I embossed the vellum with the Boho Chic embossing folder and used the Watercolor Words set for the flowers and sentiment.  I added a little bit of Bermuda Bay thick twine under the sentiment.  I really do love how the vellum looks embossed!

Next up I used a small piece of vellum and heat embossed a sentiment on it.

Here I used some Pacific Point card stock and a piece of DSP from the Pretty Petals stack.  The sentiment comes from Friendly Wishes.  And how about that cute flower?  I was inspired by my fellow design team member Carrie!  I added an antique brad to the center of my Mint Macaron flower!

And finally I have little bits of vellum used from punches.

Apparently I was in a butterfly mood.  The DSP is also from Pretty Petals and its layered on Mint Macaron and Calypso Coral.  The sentiment is from Butterfly Basics and I added the net stamp in Mint Macaron over the Pacific Point text.  I punched the butterflies in card stock and vellum and then layered them and finished them off with some rhinestones!

Thanks so much for looking at my projects!  If you don't have any vellum, now you see a few cool ways to use it.  And if you have it, what are you waiting for?  Time to use it to add a special touch to your creations!  

Up next is Diana at Stampin Fun with Diana.  I can't wait to see what she has in store for us.   

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Jenny at Jenny G Paper Crafts
2. Diana at Stampin Fun with Diana
3. Leanne at Literally My Joy
4. Kim at Stamping with Kim
5. Darcy at Dj's Stampin Place
6. Tobe at The Craft Sea
7. Melissa at Stamp Doc
8. Donna at Organized Chaos
9. Bree at Craft-Somnia Momma
10. Jennifer at Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life

Technique Tuesday - Bargello

I love trying a new technique.  So when the gals at SSI were doing a post about Bargello, I knew I had to see what it was all about.  This was my first attempt at this technique.  Here is my card:

I used the Pretty Petals DSP stack.  And I love the colors but I don't think some of these patterns worked as well.  Maybe I just felt bad chopping up butterflies?  I used the Kinda Eclectic stamp set, which really is one of my favorites!

Check out the other projects created with this technique over at SSI.  Thanks for stopping by!  

July Color Challenge

It is the first Monday of the month so I have the color challenge from SSI for you today!  We have some fabulous cheery colors for you to work with.  Check them out:

So fun right?  I had some of these colors out from a previous project I was working on so I used what was on my table and created this:

I used the Boho Chic embossing folder on the Bermuda Bay card stock.  The sentiment comes from the Friendly Wishes stamp set.  I added some of the Bermuda Bay washi tape from the Cherry on Top Washi Tape set.  I finished it off with a little Watermelon Wonder heart punch from the Itty Bitty Accents punches and a few Crumb Cake candy dots.  

Thanks so much for looking at my card today.  Be sure to check out the other creations from the design team and upload your creation over at SSI!