Splashes of Watercolor

Happy weekend everyone! Well, it’s almost over, so I hope you’ve had a happy one. This is the first weekend in a long time that I’ve been able to stay home and in my craft room. That’s certainly made it a happy time for me!

I fell in love with the color combination for the color challenge at SCS this week (CC180) and also with the sketch challenge (SC190). So I decided to combine the 2 challenges. Along the way, other ideas kept popping into my head, so I ended up making 3 cards using both challenges! They all use the same papers too!

This first card was made with my new Ornamental Cardinal stamp by Inkadinkado. I colored the stamp with my SU markers, spritzed it with water, then stamped it onto blush blossom cardstock. (For some reason, the blush doesn’t show up very well in the photos.)

The ruby red card front was run through the Cuttlebug using the Leafy Branch folder. Both the cardinal and the leaves were painted with Royal Red Shimmerz paint.

I added some We R Memory Keepers hardware, ribbon, linen thread and rhinestones to finish the card.

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For this next card, I also used the Limited Supplies challenge (LSC182) to use old stamps/papers/embellishments. I haven’t used SU‘s Petal Prints or French Script in forever! I’ve also had the papers (Basic Grey Blush and DCWV Metallic) for at least a year.

The stamps were colored with SU markers again and spritzed with water before stamping onto the blush cardstock.

Butter Cream Shimmerz was painted on the flowers and again I used some We R Memory Keepers hardware. Same paper, same layout, same colors. The B sticker is also from the Basic Grey Blush collection.

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This third card was a lot of fun. I added taken with teal to the color combination and this time I added a sentiment.

Stitching, too! I sewed around the outside of the card and along the diagonal paper seam. The monkey’s head is a third layer (I colored a second stamped image and glued it to the original one that had been stamped on the blush circle.) His arm is part of the second layer. I cut along both sides of it and placed some small pieces of foam tape under it to raise it a little. The cupcake is up on foam tape as well, and the frosting is coated with Ranger Glossy Accents.

Well, thanks for stopping by today and taking the time to read through this long post. I’ll be back on Tuesday with the 2 for You Tuesday double header. Be sure to check back then!

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Winter Cardinal:
Stamps: Ornamental Cardinal – Inkadinkado
Paper: blush blossom, ruby red, DCWV Metallic stack, Basic Grey Blush collection – Devotion
Ink: SU markers: ruby red, blush blossom, always artichoke, close to cocoa, chocolate chip
Accessories: Copic marker – W1, circle Nestabilities, sponge dauber, rhinestone stickers, WE R Memory Keepers hardware, ribbon, linen thread, Royal Red Shimmerz, Cuttlebug & Leafy Branch folder, mounting tape
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Petal Shimmerz:
Stamps: Petal Prints, French Script
Paper: blush blossom, ruby red, DCWV Metallic stack, Basic Grey Blush collection – Devotion
Ink: blush blossom, mellow moss, close to cocoa, SU markers – ruby red, blush blossom, always artichoke, close to cocoa
Accessories: circle Nestabilties, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, waterbrush, water mister, Butter Cream Shimmerz, We R Memory Keepers hardware, ribbon, mounting tape
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My Sock Monkey:
Stamps: Sock Monkey
Paper: blush blossom, ruby red, close to cocoa, taken with teal, Basic Grey Blush collection – Devotion
Ink: Memento – Rich Cocoa, SU markers – ruby red, blush blossom, creamy caramel, close to cocoa, cameo coral
Accessories: circle Nestabilities, small & large oval punches, Copic marker – W1, WE R Memory Keepers hardware, ribbon, glue dots, Ranger Glossy Accents, mounting tape