Watercolored Flowers

I have two cards for you today that are water colored. I just love summer flowers. Even the weeds look beautiful. :) The first card, I applied distress markers directly on the stamp, then stamped on my paper. I used Hero Arts Blooming Meadow cling stamp that I found on ebay for really cheap.

For the background I did a wet on wet technique. The pearls are by Want2Scrap. I'm entering this card to the following challenges: SSS Monday Challenge, Our Creative Corner, JUGS, Shabby Tea Room (In my garden inspiration).

My next card has a freehand watercolored flower. I was playing around to see if I can make a messy flower using the loose watercolor technique. It's not quite what I had in mind, but I like that about this technique. You never know what you're going to end up with. :).

The sentiment is heat embossed black using the WPlus9 Hand Lettered Thanks set.

I'm entering this card to the following challenges: SSS Monday Challenge, Our Creative Corner, Retro Sketches, JUGS.

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Water Color Painting Card

As you know, I've been enjoying playing with water colors. I have so far just created mainly backgrounds that I used for my stamped images. This week, I'll be sharing some cards with water colored images that I did free hand. If you're an expert water colorist, excuse the noticeable novice mistakes. But I enjoyed making them and I hope you will be inspired to try your hand at water color painting.

I first sketched the trees with a pencil and went to town with my watercolors. I did the wet on wet technique on this. First with the background and when that dried, I spritzed some water to create the texture. I then painted the trunks in light brown and the details in dark brown. I made the background trees subtle to show perspective.

After I painted, the trees looked kind of bare, so I added some birds, die cut from Penny Black In A Row. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. Adhesives are by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. In order to prop the birds, I cut the foam squares in half.

Challenges: Card Mania (die cut), SS Wed Challenge (thinking of you), Moxie Fab (Trees).

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Father's Day CAS cards and sketches

I have some mass produced clean and simple cards for you today using The Craft's Meow's Mother and Father stamp set and patriotic Bo Bunny papers. When I have to make several cards, I try to follow one sketch, mix and match the papers from a collection and have coordinating inks, cardstock and embellishments on hand.

I used my pinking shears to add interest to the border strip. I embellished simply with coordinating twine. I spent no more than an hour making all 5 cards.

Here's the sketch I used for my cards. Feel free to use it and leave me a link to your creation.

My next card is something I shared on the Want2Scrap blog yesterday. This is also based on a sketch I made for The Craft's Meow's June Sketch Challenge.

The main panel is a Want2Scrap Manilla tag, which I stamped with Hero Arts woodgrain pattern stamp. The sentiment, frame and pocket watch are from The Craft's Meow's For My Dad set. I also stamped a strip of paper with cancelled postage image from TCM's Telegram set. The papers are Prima.

The bling on my card is subtle, but I thought they were necessary. :) I adhered a row of three Want2Scrap Baby Bling Rhinestones Brown - 100 Count - 2.5 mm. on the bottom right of the tag. Buttons and burlap twine finish the card.

Here is the sketch it's based on. Please link your card on the TCM blog for a chance to win some TCM stamps!

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Celebrating You Birdcage

It's been a great day of reunion and unpacking, so I'm a little late with today's post. My sweet husband brought me and the girls our goodies and left his beloved books behind, due to limited luggage space.What a guy! I am thankful to God for this life we've built together and I am indeed a blessed wife.

For my card, I used The Craft's Meow's Tweet of You and Celebrating You stamp sets. I also used Hero Arts Hydrangea card on the background. The papers are the brand new Miss Caroline by My Mind's Eye. I love these papers. I bought mine from Papers and Such and she shipped so fast even for me who's overseas.

I had to bling it up with some brown flourish by Want2Scrap. At first I thought it was odd to put a flourish there, but I am happy with it :). I just gotta have my bling :).

Don't forget to join us on Thursday as my friends and I do our very first blog hop. See you then!

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