Splashes of Watercolor

I’m so pleased to share with you that I will be on the Angel’s Landing design team for their fall term.  Judi’s digital images are just darling and I’m so excited to be able to play with them!  I’m also super happy to be joining these other wonderful designers:

* Amber Hight
* Cheryl Walker
* Donna Smith
* Jennifer Love
* Julie Buhler
* Lauri Ingram
* Lisa Cook
* Lynn McAuley
* Michelle Redman

I will be uploading my first card next Wednesday, so be sure to check back then.  In the meantime, be sure to check out the Angel’s Landing website and blog.  Be prepared for some very special eye candy!

Now here’s a little sneak peek for you…

Thanks for allowing me to share my happy news with you!

Our lovely and talented Candy is today’s hostess for the Wacky Wednesday challenge.  She’s asked us to use bling or anything that sparkles and shines.  I can do that!

I didn’t opt for the obvious rhinestones or big chunky glitter (although I was really tempted).  Instead I chose to use a Cloud 9 Design transparency that’s already “glitterfied”; and then I added Stickles to the flowers. The image is actually below the transparency and I popped the flowers up on top of it.  I also painted the water with Pool Smooch.

Here are a couple of close ups of the sparkly parts (click on them to see them larger):

It would really be great if you’d play along with us!  And just for playing and linking your card up to the Wacky Wednesday blog, you’ll get a special discount.  Check out the details HERE.

Then be sure to visit with all the design team members to check out their sparkly creations:

Bev * Candy * Joan * Juliana

Linda * Shelly * Sherry

I’m so glad you decided to stop by today!  I appreciate your visits so much!  Try to come back by on Friday…I have a bit of news!

Hugs for now~

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• Stamps: Pondering (1066 SO)
  
• Paper: Prism - simply smooth white, razzleberry dark
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black
  
• Other: oval & scalloped Nestabilities, Copic markers, Copic air brush system, corner rounder punch, Smooch - pool, Cloud 9 Design transparency, May Arts ribbon, Basic Grey button, DMC floss - white, glue dots, pink Stickles

Hi all!  Today’s Color Throwdown challenge is being thrown down by Cathy!  I love the colors she chose!

We’re being sponsored this week by My Creative Classroom.  You could win a $25 gift certificate for one of their classes if you play along with us.  Check out the details HERE.  We were able to choose whatever stamps we wanted to work with this week, and I’ve just been itching to use some of my new Papertrey Ink stamps that I purchased at CHA.  My card uses the fabulous set In Bloom:

Not much coloring on this card!  I just used my Copic markers to add shadows and highlights to the flowers and leaves, which were stamped on and cut out of the colored cardstock.  I love how it turned out!  I used Jen del Muro’s SFYTT sketch for this week too.

Please play along with us!  You can find all the details for the challenge here:  Color Throwdown and then check out all the cool creations from the design team here:

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Barbara * Cathy * LeAnne * Tammy * Sylvia (Guest Designer/August)

(Danielle’s taking a break this week.)

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Thanks for checking in with me!  I’ll see you in a little bit for the Wacky Wednesday challenge hosted by the oh-so-talented Candy!  It’s sure to add some bling to your day!!

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• Stamps:  In Bloom and Everyday Button Bits (sentiment) - Papertrey Ink
• Paper:  Prism - simply smooth white, PTI - kraft, spring moss, hibiscus burst, SU - bashful blue, Basic Grey - lemonade
  
• Ink:  Versafine - onyx black
  
• Other:  EK Success Morocco Lace border punch, May Arts ribbon, foam tape, Copic markers: YG0000, YG93, RV11, RV14
  

According to UrbanDictionary.com, the definition of “Emo” is:

Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle.

This would be my niece and nephew.  I don’t understand it, but then my parents didn’t understand it when I was in love with the Beatles either!

My niece’s favorite band’s trademark is a skull with wings, so this Inkadinkadoo stamp set was perfect for her.  And she LOVES her birthday card/bookmark!

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Here are a few close-ups of the details.  There are a lot of Tim Holtz products used.  Hmm.  I wonder if Tim would mind being classified as Emo here?

(You can click on the photos to see them larger.)

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I made sure that when I was clear embossing the stamped images that some of the sponged Distress ink background was still wet as well, so there would be random texture.  I also added milled lavender and fired brick Stickles in various places.

Thanks for checking in with me!  Have a great day!

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• Stamps: Rock Star - Inkadinkado
• Paper:  Prism - blush red medium, classic purple
• Ink: Versafine - onyx black, Ranger Distress - black soot, weathered wood, background - dusty concord, fired brick, peeled paint
• Other:  craft sheet,  shipping tag, ink blending tool, Tim Holtz mask - ransom, clear EP, Distress stickles - fired brick, milled lavender, Tim Holtz Ideology trinket pin & chain & connector, Dymo label maker

This week the Color Throwdown challenge is being sponsored by Rubbernecker Stamps!! So my Color Throwdown card is also my Wacky Wednesday challenge card.  Yeah, my head is spinning too!

Be sure to check out both blogs for all the details of the challenges….you could double your chances of winning great prizes by posting links to your creation in both places!  And there’s a special something extra just for you too!!

Here are the colors I’ve chosen to work with this week:

And here are the Prism alternates just in case you don’t have the new SU In Colors:

Bermuda Bay - Prism Vibrant Teal

Dusty Durango - Prism Desert Coral Dark

Soft Suede - Prism Suede Brown Medium

I LOVE this Small Sunrise Palm (1532 SO) and I loved coloring it with my Copic markers.  I didn’t, however, love cutting out the top of the palm to layer it!

Check out all the wonderful stamps at Rubbernecker Stamps….there’s definitely something for everyone.  You can find details of the challenge HERE and HERE and both have links to the super talented designers’ blogs.

Thanks so much for visiting me today!!  Now go forth and stamp!

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• Stamps: Small Sunrise Palm (1532 SO)
  
• Paper: Prism - simply smooth white, SU - Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Basic Grey - Marrakech
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black
  
• Other: circle & labels four Nestabilities, ribbon, foam tape, button, hemp twine, Copic markers:

I’m headed down the road to visit my Mom, so I won’t have time to play today.

I thought I’d show you a quick birthday card I had made for a male friend whose special day was July 4th.  Hi, Stevie!

Sorry, I just HAD to add the little flower with the knot tied in the center.  At least there’s no lace or frilly bows!  And I KNOW he likes cupcakes!

It’s hard to tell in the photo, but the cupcake liner was crimped to make it look like a real one.  Ya gotta love die cuts for a quick, yet impressive card!!

Thanks for stopping by!

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• Stamps: Sweet Little Sentiments, Crosshatch background - Stampin’ Up!
  
• Paper: Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay, Basic Grey Two Scoops 6×6 pad
  
• Ink: Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango
  
• Other: Big Bold Cupcake Sizzlits, ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, foam tape, Tombow Aqua mono glue
  

that I’d show you this Purr-fect Wishes card when I finished it, so here it is.

I used my Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder Poseabilities dies with Prism classic red paper and K & Company Glitter paper pack - the Fresh Paint collection.  And I was totally impressed that when I ran my image with the Sparkly Fluff already on it through the Wizard with the circle Nestabilities die, not a single bit of the Sparkly Fluff came off.  It’s still just as fluffy as ever!!  Woo hoo!

Thanks so much for visiting!  I hope you have a wonderful day!!

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• Stamps: Purr-fect Wishes - Our Craft Lounge
  
• Paper: Prism - simply smooth white, classic red, K & Company Glitter paper pack - Fresh Paint collection
• Other: Sparkly Fluff - appletini, inkssentials white opaque pen, Martha Stewart ballpoint tip glue pen, circle Nestabilities die, Snowflake Wonder Poseabilities dies, cropdile corner chomper - deco, May Arts ribbon, Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder, Copic markers

It’s Wednesday and I don’t know if it’s wacky yet (it’s a little early), but it’s definitely time for the Wacky Wednesday challenge at the Rubbernecker blog!

Joan is our hostess and she’s come up with a darn good challenge!  We’re supposed to take our inspiration from a past experience, memory, possession, style, etc.  Sounds like fun, huh?

At first I was a little apprehensive.  But I’ve got my high school reunion coming up in a couple of weeks, and I was asked if I had any photos I could contribute to a slide show.  I came across the photo that you see replicated below and thought it would serve to make a great altered piece of art.

The photo is of my best friend, Gloria, and myself on our very last day of high school.  I’ll be staying with Gloria the weekend of the reunion and will take this to her as a gift.  I used PSE to alter it a little and although its quality is really very poor, I think it still looks good enough in this content.

I started with an artist’s 5×7 canvas (thanks, Candy!) and painted the edges with charcoal black Studio Paint (from Claudine Hellmuth’s line).  I stamped the French Script background and the flower silhouette on the 7 Gypsies paper and then glued it to the canvas using Studio matte Multi-Medium (also from Claudine Hellmuth) and burnished it with a brayer.  Then I sanded the edges and sponged them with Ranger Distress black soot ink.  The entire canvas front was then painted with more of the Multi-Medium.  When this was all dry, I misted it with a mixture of water and bronze Perfect Pearls.

The blush colored Core’dinations cardstock was embossed with a CB Textile folder, sanded with a Tim Holtz sanding block, and sponged in Distress antique linen ink.

The flower is a piece of lace sewn into a circle (Thanks to Pam Hooten for the instructions!), and the button was a CHA freebie in a bag from Blumenthal Lansing.  Isn’t it gorgeous?

The sentiment from Flower Silhouettes (468) was stamped on a scrap of Core’dinations and glued to the Tim Holtz fragment using Ranger Glossy Accents.

I think the rest is self-explanatory.  Sorry for being so long-winded in this post!

Please head over to the Rubbernecker blog for more information on the challenge, and instructions on how you can play along.  We’d love to see how you “capture” your memories!!

Thanks for visiting today!  See you soon!

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• Stamps: Flower Silhouettes (468), French Script background (448)
  
• Paper: black, Core’dinations - Cauldron, 7 Gypsies - Gypsy Market Paper - Rye
• Ink: Ranger Distress - black soot, antique linen, Versafine - onyx black, Copic W7 marker
  
• Other: Studio paint (charcoal black), Studio artist brush and Studio matte Multi-Medium (Claudine Hellmuth), brayer, Tim Holtz sanding block, ink blending tool, Ranger Perfect Pearls, Ranger mini-mister, CB Textile folder, deckled rectangles Nestabilities, ribbon, May Arts ribbon, lace, vintage button, Tim Holtz fragment, Ranger Glossy Accents, EK Success morocco lace border punch, wonder tape, foam tape

How about another Color Throwdown challenge!?  This week is Tammy’s turn to be hostess, and she decided to venture into the new In Colors from Stampin’ Up!  Here are the colors that she chose:

(And just how do you like that SASSY piece of graphic design work by our very own Kisa??!)

This week we’re being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!  Wow, what an awesome variety of product and stamps they carry!  And boy, do they have some cute little clear stamps!!  Case in point, this adorable little skunk standing on one of the cutest tree stumps I’ve seen.  These images and the sentiment are from the Deer with Forest Family stamp set.  Too cute!!  (AND they’re made in the good old USA, folks!)

My project today started by using the Label Shaped Box template from Mel McCarthy!  My, what a talented lady she is!

I colored the images with Copic markers and cut them all out.  The flowers were made using plain and scallop circle Nestabilities.  The stems and leaves were cut by hand and I did a lot of faux stitching on everything!  I used a tiny Kaiser Pearl in the center of the skunk’s little flower, and tied it all up with a beautiful raspberry fizz ribbon from Papertrey.

And why did I call this a “button box”?  Because I am using it to present a small plastic bag filled with a sampling of all the Papertrey buttons I purchased at CHA to my friend Karen, whose birthday I missed while I was gone.

Please check out all the details of the challenge at the Color Throwdown blog.  You don’t have to use these exact colors and there is a prize involved!  For more inspiration, please visit the design team’s blogs:

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Barbara * Cathy * Danielle * LeAnne * Tammy * Sylvia (Guest Designer/August)

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Thanks for checking in and please stay tuned for the Wacky Wednesday challenge coming up shortly!

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• Stamps: Deer with Forest Family - Simon Says
  
• Paper: white, kraft, melon mambo, crushed curry, chocolate chip, DCWV textured green, Basic Grey Urban Prairie - patchwork quilt
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black
  
• Other: Label-shaped box template - Mel McCarthy, circle & scallop circle Nestabilities, raspberry fizz satin ribbon (PTI), Kaiser Pearl (SSS), Faber-Castell artist pen, 3M foam tape, wonder tape, black gel pen, Copic markers:

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Timestamp: 2009-08-10

The winner is Claudia!

Her comment was:

Claudia on 06 Aug 2009 at 10:29 pm

broni what a super cute card.

thank you so much for your comment over on my blog what a lovely surprise.
I have not seen you but i spoke with Beverly about you too funny because i remember you well from Splitcoaststampers before i was blogging.
i would have loved to meet you.
The sCS booth was always sooo busy..hugs
Claudia

Congratulations, Claudia!!  Your Purr-fect Wishes set will be on it’s way to you soon!

Thanks to all of you for expressing such an interest in this wonderful new set!

There will be a complete set of winners on the Our Craft Lounge blog on Monday!