Splashes of Watercolor

It’s HOT outside!  I don’t know about where you are, but the temperatures here have been in the 90’s for a couple of weeks, with no relief in sight!  Thank goodness for pools, lakes, rivers, beaches, and beer!!

The hugely talented and effervescent Bev is hosting our Wacky Wednesday this week.  She’s come up with quite a title for this one: Hard & Soft.  Now get your mind out of the gutter…she’s referring to what you use on your card/project this week!!  She’s asked us to use metal and ribbon.  This is what I came up with:

I have to tell you that I am IN LOVE with the new In Color from Stampin’ Up – Soft Suede.  It works with everything!  And just look how perfectly the gorgeous May Arts ribbon matches both Soft Suede and the new Bermuda Bay (another new favorite for sure)!

My metal is the tiny seashell charm and of course the ribbon is pretty obvious.  The umbrellas are from the Kittie Kit Scene #6 set.  I liked the way the umbrellas looked so much, I decided to use this image as my summer blog banner.

Please join the Rubbernecker Red Hot Mommas for this week’s Wacky Wednesday challenge.  You can check out all the details at the Rubbernecker blog then be inspired by checking out all the wonderful creations of the design team members:

Thank you so much for visiting with me again this week!  I appreciate that you took the time to stop by!

• Stamps: Kittie Kits – Scene #6, It’s Summer text
• Paper: soft suede, bermuda bay, melon mambo, crushed curry (Stampin’ Up!); The Travel Stack (DCWV)
• Ink: tuxedo black – Memento, soft suede (Stampin’ Up!)
• Other: Prismacolor pencil – sienna brown, gamsol & stump, RoseArt silver pen, May Arts ribbon, seashell charm, linen thread, corner rounder punch, foam tape 

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamps.

When it came time to make a birthday card for my DSIL, I was at a loss.

I thought I could surely use something from one of my Kittie Kits, but alas, he’s not much of a farm type person.  Then I remembered this post from Sherry, and decided to go with her great idea!  I used this weeks CPS sketch - CPS113 too!

This little guy was watercolored using SU markers and a blender pen and cut out using a Labels One Nestabilities die (on sale right now at Rubbernecker).  Copper brads and a Tim Holtz trinket pin were added.

Now I just need to decide what I’ll use as an inside sentiment!!  Maybe “How’s it crowing?” or “It’s your birthday!  Strut your stuff!”  What do you think?  Any suggestions?

Thanks for stopping by again!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

• Stamps: Kittie Kit Chicken Coop Scene #7, Flower Silhouettes (467) - sentiment
  
• Paper: watercolor paper, Prism Desert Coral Dark, vanilla, Basic Grey Marrakech 6×6 pad
  
• Ink: StazOn - timber brown, Memento - rich cocoa, Ranger Distress - antique linen, SU markers: so saffron, pumpkin pie, really rust, ruby red, going gray
• Other: blender pen, Labels One Nestabilities dies, ink blending tool, Tim Holtz trinket pin, May Arts ribbon, brads, foam tape

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Woo hoo!  New Kittie Kits!!  Can you believe it!!??  How exciting!  I had a blast playing around with these cool stamps.  The combination possibilities are endless!!

I used the Chicken Coop Scene #7 for yesterday’s card and the Farm Scene #8 for today’s.

Intimidated by the “scene” thing?  Don’t be!  You don’t HAVE to create a scene with these cool images but if you’d like to give it a try, check out Kittie’s watercolor landscaping tutorial on Splitcoaststampers HERE.

I didn’t try a scene for today’s card.  I just wanted to use and highlight this amazing drawing of an old wagon sitting alone in a field.

*****My original post was going to end here, but I just love these wonderful images, so I had to play a little more.  As a result I have a bonus card to show you using the sketch challenge SC225 from Splitcoaststampers.  Here’s my little Moonlit Cabin using another image from Kittie Kit Farm Scene #8:

And a close up:

Wanna play along for a chance at some prizes?  Here are the deets:

Stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red Hot Mommas.  The Stroll starts at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find the rules on how to win one of the sets being revealed or even possibly the GRAND PRIZE.  If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog, you should go there now in order not to miss anything!  In order to win one of the sets revealed today, you must leave a comment on this post and to win the GRAND PRIZE, you must collect the entire phrase.  Random numbers will be drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon.

Here is my phrase clue for the GRAND PRIZE: a.  To find the next clue, stroll over to Candy’s blog.  But remember, you need to START at the  Rubbernecker Stamps Blog in order to collect ALL of the clues.

Thanks for stopping back by!  Now go take a STROLL!!

Wagon Card:

• Stamps: Farm Scene #8 Kittie Kit, Flower Silhouettes (467) - sentiment
  
• Paper: Prism - white, Suede Brown Dark; 7 Gypsies - Nottinghill
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
  
• Other: petite oval Nestabilities dies, Imaginisce flower, buttons, linen thread, May Arts ribbon, corner rounder punch, Copic markers:

Cabin card:

• Stamps: Farm Scene #8 Kittie Kit
  
• Paper: Prism - white, Baby Blue Light, Sunflowers Light, Stormy Medium;  Junkitz Cousins Collectionz - cousins floral
  
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress - weathered wood
  
• Other: circle and labels one Nestabilities dies, ink blending tool, ribbon, lace, foam tape, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

It’s time for another Wacky Wednesday!!  This time Candy is our hostess and she’s chosen for us to use chipboard or buttons on our cards.  It’s also time for another new release!  And I’m so excited for you to see what we’ve got for you this time!!  Today’s card is a peek at what’s in store for tomorrow’s Blog Hop!  Can you guess what the “kits” may be??  How about if I give you a hint and say they’re from the ORIGINAL scene artist herself??!!

I had a great time putting this tiny bit of a scene together!  I didn’t even need a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig!  This fence is designed perfectly so that you always get a perfect continuation!  Love it!  The only “tool” I had to use was Eclipse tape to cover Mama Hen when I stamped the fence!  Easy peasy!

My chipboard element is the addition of the “hinges” from the Tim Holtz Plain Elements grungeboard pack.

You need to head over to the Rubbernecker Blog to check out all the details on the Wacky Wednesday challenge.  If your entry is chosen you could win a 40% off gift certificate off your next Rubbernecker purchase!  And while you’re there, link up to the other designers’ blogs so you can drool over their wonderful creations with one of the new stamp sets!

Thanks for visiting me today!  I hope you’ll come back tomorrow for the BLOG STROLL!!  It’ll be loads of fun and you could win some awesome prizes!!

• Stamps: Chicken Coop #7 Kittie Kit and Master #1 Kittie Kit
  
• Paper:Prism - white, Tawny Medium, Crabapple Dark; 7 Gypsies - Savannah
  
• Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Adirondack - Lettuce, Ranger Distress - Frayed Burlap
  
• Other: Ink blending tool, plain elements grungeboard, copper brads, long rectangle Nestabilities die, May Arts ribbon, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

Well, I do, too!

Today’s Rubbernecker Blog challenge is presented by the fabulous Shelly Kuck, and she’s asked us to use sparkle on our cards! My sparkle is the snow on and around my log cabin.

Here’s the full view:

My, it does sparkle IRL!

I started with Beate’s sketch WSC54 and the log cabin from Kittie’s The Moose Is Loose Kittie Kit. It’s really easy to create a scene with the stamps Kittie has chosen. All you have to do is stamp and color. All I added were the trees, and they’re from the same kit.

I colored the cabin, the sky and the snow with Copic markers. I masked the slopes with Eclipse tape to stamp the 2 background trees, then stamped the tree in the foreground after I removed the tape. I cut the circles with Nestabilities, and then mounted the entire scene on a piece of corrugated cardboard torn from a shipping box. (And lord knows, I have enough of those!!) The chimney smoke was done with liquid applique.

You can find all the details to the challenge (RBC10) HERE, and be sure to check out what the other designers have come up with. You’re sure to see bunches and bunches of sparkle!!!

• Bev Gerard (Tex)
• Candy Williams
• Joan Ervin
• Juliana Swanson
• Kittie Caracciolo
• Linda Duke
• Pam Hooten
• Shelly Kuck
• Sherry Cheever
• Tami Mayberry

Thanks for stopping by to see the sparkle!!

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Stamps: Kittie Kit - The Moose Is Loose Scene #2

Paper: marl paper, chocolate chip, soft sky DP, unknown yellow DP, corrugated cardboard

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Adirondack dye inks - Juniper, Meadow, Frayed Burlap, SU Soft Sky

Accessories: ink blending tool, felt ribbon - The Paper Studio, linen thread, foam mounting tape, Tombow Mono Aqua liquid glue, Sulyn Glitter (Michael’s), Copic markers~

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Company

It’s my honor to hostess the Rubbernecker Blog challenge this week. I thought it would be fun to do use an inspiration piece, and I chose a beautiful piece of art that I found while browsing Art.com. It’s an amazing abstract by Dee Ott called Summer Fern II, and can be seen (and purchased) HERE. Be sure to check out the Rubbernecker Blog for all the details of the challenge.

My card came together strictly by experimentation. I knew the look I wanted, but I wasn’t sure I could achieve it. My first step was to emboss the larger pine tree from my Kittie Kit Scene #2 - The Moose is Loose stamp set in clear EP on white cardstock. Then I sponged on some Adirondack Willow ink. I stamped the tree again in Lettuce ink and clear embossed it. A smaller, and less full, tree was cleare embossed to the left and behind the first white tree, then stamped again in Lettuce twice without reinking and clear embossed again.

Maybe you can tell that I really liked the progression of color in the Summer Fern II art piece and tried to replicate that in my card. After the trees were stamped and embossed, I started sponging. I used Lettuce behind and around the trees, Juniper on the lower right, and Cloudy Blue for the sky. The water is Stonewashed. The rest of the sky was sponged in Cool Peri, Shell Pink, Peach Bellini and Lemonade.

THEN, I spilled some clear embossing powder onto the card!!!!! I almost panicked, because the inks were still wet from sponging and the powder wouldn’t just fall off. So instead, I just reheated the entire card and it resulted in a very cool textured surface as opposed to what would have been a flat surface. Here’s a close up (you can click on it to see it larger):

I hope you’ll visit the Rubbernecker Blog for links to the Design Team’s inspired artwork too!

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Stamps: Kittie Kit Scene #2 - The Moose is Loose (trees), Sentiment (53-02) from the Winter Holiday section

Paper: white, greens, brocade blue, acetate

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Ranger Clear Resist pad, Adirondack dye inks: willow, lettuce, juniper, cloudy blue, stonewashed, cool peri, shell pink, peach bellini, lemonade

Accessories: clear EP, Cuttlebug Just My Type folder, brads, Cut N Dry stamp pad felt

Items available from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.