Splashes of Watercolor

Oh my goodness!  How sweet is this little doll???

I have a funny story to tell you.  I created this on Monday evening and was saving it to post today.  Well, on Tuesday I visited Sherry’s blog and was astounded at what I found.  A card using a Crafty Secrets image of a cute little girl and embellished with a handmade lace flower topped with a button!  It’s even a similar layout!!

Now Sherry and I have always claimed to be long-lost sisters…we think alike in so many ways it’s really scary sometimes!  But this coincidence just blew me away!!  If she had used red along with her aqua and brown, I would have totally freaked out - PIMP style!!!  LOL!

Now on to the card…

I made this for the 2 Sketches 4 You challenge this week - Kazan’s Sketch 36.  I used a Cotton Scrap from Crafty Secrets and lots of yummy Cosmo Cricket Early Bird 6 x 6 paper.  And thanks to Sherry, I now know it qualifies for the Crafty Secrets forum challenge CSSC88 at Splitcoaststampers.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!!

• Stamps: none
  
• Paper: chocolate chip, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird mini deck
  
• Ink: none
  
• Other: Cotton Scraps - Crafty Secrets, pinking shears, Martha Stewart Simple Scallop border punch, sewing machine, wooden star button, lace, button, Martha Stewart twine, ribbon
  

Today’s Ways to Use It challenge at Splitcoaststampers is to use red.   I can do that!

This card was made as a birthday card for a child who loves balloons, but I don’t see why an adult wouldn’t love it too!   Using the Everyday Button Bits stamp set from Papertrey Ink, I created the little scene.  Then I die cut some “hot air balloons” using oval Nestabilties.  I stitched the seams on the large balloon and then tied on some embroidery floss.

And here’s the inside - a different set of balloons:

Thanks so much for dropping by!  And thanks, Julia, for the fun challenge!

• Stamps: Everyday Button Bits - Papertrey Ink
• Paper: aqua mist, spring moss - Papertrey Ink, red, Basic Grey patterned paper
  
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black
  
• Other: oval Nestabilities, sewing machine, DMC floss - white, foam tape
  

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I was honored that Sharon asked me to make a sample for her Dare to Get Dirty challenge today.  Of course I said yes right away!  It’s a color challenge: use black and white and just a touch of red.

I had no idea where this card was going to end up when I started, but I did know I wanted to start with the white background and the Wildflower background stamped in black.  I also wanted a lot of it to show, so I decided just to go with that and an embellishment that would pop!  I’m happy with how it turned out!

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Go check out all the challenges  HERE and play along with us.  So much fun!!  You are a Fan Club member, right?  It is SO worth it to join in on all the fun!  C’mon!!  This is your chance to be a “dirty girl”!!!

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• Stamps: Wildflower background (447) - Rubbernecker Stamps
  
• Paper: Prism Simply Smooth white & classic red, black
• Ink: Versafine onyx black
  
• Other: clear EP, Labels One & Labels Four Nestabilities, ribbon, Heidi Swapp flowers, glittery button, DMC floss, foam tape, wonder tape
  

I got some new toys!!  A full set of Tombow markers…and I couldn’t wait to play!

Lucky for me, the Featured Stamper at Splitcoaststampers this week is (Sandra McLean (B-gin-r) who is a super-talented watercolorer.

I chose to use THIS CARD as my inspiration.  Of course mine is the little girl version of it!!   Sandra’s is just incredible!

I love using the Tombows!  And there are so many colors!   Basically I just watercolored with them by wetting the paper first, laying the color where I wanted it to be the darkest, then spreading it with my water brush.  (I decided to use patriotic colors too in celebration of the 4th!)

Thanks for visiting today!

• Stamps: Untamed - Gorjuss Girl from Sugar Nellie
• Paper: watercolor paper (hot pressed), vanilla, real red, pacific point, Daisy D 8×8 winter fun pad
• Ink: StazOn jet black, Tombow markers, Ranger Distress - antique linen
• Other: water brush, curved rectangle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart arch lattice border punch, May Arts ribbon, button, crochet thread, ink blending tool, corner rounder punch, foam tape, rhinestone stickers, lace, wonder tape
  

Yay!  It’s time for yet another Blog Stroll with the Rubbernecker Red Hot Mommas!!  Are you ready?  And if the Blog Stroll isn’t enough excitement, this time we also have the designers at Charisma Cardz joining us!  Please be sure to check out their creations as well!

Well, Rubbernecker Stamps is just HOT, HOT, HOT!  This week we have 3 new releases: 2 stamp sets and a background stamp.  Check this out:

Pretty darn cool, huh?

My tag card yesterday featured an image from the Flower Silhouettes set (468).  Today I’m using the adorable Teddy Inchies (426).

I’ve used the Color Challenge combo CC224 from Splitcoaststampers – Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, and Summer Sun.  And my sketch is from the Clean & Simple blog – Fall-to Layout 27.

Ok, here’s your Blog Stroll information for today:

If you haven’t arrived here from the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog , you should go there now so you won’t miss anything!  In order to be entered to win one of the free sets, please leave a comment on this post.  Winners will be randomly drawn from the comments left on the design team members’ blogs and from those emails with the completed, correct phrase sent to Sherry per the instructions on the Rubbernecker Blog.

My phrase clue for today is STAMPS?  (includes the question mark)  To find the next clue, stroll on over to Joan’s blog.  The Blog Stroll will end at 12:00 noon on Friday, June 26, and winners will be announced on the Rubbernecker Blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a wonderful day!  Stroll on!!

• Stamps: Teddy Inchies (426)
• Paper: Prism – simply smooth white; pacific point, tangerine tango; DCWV – Pocket Full of Posies matstack
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, Ranger Distress – antique linen
• Other: Sizzix Flower Layers Die, Heidi Swapp Flower, corner rounder punch, 1 1/4” & 3/4” circle punches, scallop circle Nestabilities die, CB embossing border – Just My Type, chipboard stickers, sponge dabber, sewing machine, foam tape, Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamps.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a chance to play along with the Featured Stamper challenge at Splitcoaststampers, so when the opportunity arose this morning I jumped right on it!

Today’s featured artist is Christy S.  She’s got a great gallery!  This is the card I chose to CASE.  I used the same stamp from the same set and the same basic layout.  Everything else is changed a little.

Thanks for stopping by to look!

• Stamps: Forest Friends & Great Friend - Stampin’ Up!
  
• Paper: Prism - Simply Smooth white, Island Mist Dark; Poppy - SEI paper stack
  
• Ink: Adirondack -stream, SU - going gray
  
• Other: Labels One Nestabilities, C1 Copic marker, tangerine tango ribbon, buttons, cotton thread
  

Are you ready for another Red Hot Mommas Blog Stroll??  I’ve just loved these strolls and hope you’re having just as much fun as I am!  Let’s get started!

We’ve got 5 new sets that are being released today.  Cute, cute, cute!!  I just know you’re gonna love them as much as we all do!!  You’ll need to head on over to the Rubbernecker Blog to check out photos of all the new sets and get all the details on how you can win one of them!  And then you’ll need to stroll along to check out all the exciting new samples from all the designers.

I’m working with the Baby Inchies (429) again today.  I just love them!  There are 24 adorable images in this set, and I really had a hard time deciding which ones to use!  I ended up going with the tiny animals for this child’s birthday card.  The sentiment is from a previous release, Birthday Borders (438) and the Screen background (452) was used on the bashful blue layer.  Oh, and the basic colors are from the Color Challenge CC220 at Splitcoaststampers this week.

Now to get down to business:

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.  If you haven’t started at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog, you should go there now in order not to miss anything!   Here is my phrase clue for a chance to win:  and Bears  To find the next clue, stroll over to Candy’s Blog.

Thanks for visiting me again today.  Have fun on the stroll and good luck!

• Stamps: Baby Inchies (429), Birthday Borders (438), Screen background (452)
  
• Paper: white, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, bashful blue, Sassafras  Sunshine Lollipops
• Ink: Memento - tuxedo black & rich cocoa, Ranger Distress - frayed burlap
  
• Other: circle and long scallop rectangle Nestabilities dies, 1″ and 1 1/4″ circle punches, ink blending tool, foam tape, May Arts ribbon,Copic markers:

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamps

Today is another Wacky Wednesday over at the Rubbernecker blog!  Be sure to check out the great challenge that Candy has presented us with….using inchies in our design.

It’s also the monthly Dirty Dozen (past and present) design challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  This month Christine has asked us to use watercoloring in a design that is based on water.

I chose to use my water to make lemonade!  What better refreshment for those hot days of summer out by the pool or at the beach?  (Well, besides a cold Bud, of course!)

My inchie lemons and the long tall glass of cool lemonade are watercolored.  The lemons are punched with a 1″ square punch and matted on black cardstock.  After I colored the lemonade and cut it out, I used Ranger Glossy Accents on the ice cubes for a really “cool” effect.

I used my Top Note die to cut out the S.E.I. linen.  The sentiment is stamped on it using black StazOn ink.

We’d love for you to play along with us in the Wacky Wednesday challenge.  You could win a 40% gift certificate to use at Rubbernecker!  Check it out!  And while you’re there, link up to the blogs of the other design team members for some “cool” inspiration!

If you’d like to see all the other cards for the Dirty Dozen designers challenge you can go here:

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Hope to see you really soon!

• Stamps: Lemonade (367-10), Lemon (367-09), Make Lemonade sentiment (367-07)
  
• Paper: black, Prism - Candle Glow Light, watercolor paper, Basic Grey Urban Prairie Hayfield
• Ink: StazOn black, Ranger Distress reinkers - mustard seed, broken china
  
• Other: Top Note die, s.e.i. linen assortment - excursion collection - mineral, 1″ square punch, water brush, Ranger Glossy Accents, foam tape

Items available at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.

I could hardly believe it when I saw that my dear friend Joan Ervin was chosen as the Featured Stamper this week at Splitcoaststampers!  Not the fact that she was chosen, mind you.  She’s a true artist and an incredible paper crafter as well as being a sweet, kind and funny lady!  She definitely deserves to have been chosen!  What I couldn’t believe is the fact that she’s never been the Featured Stamper before now!!  What’s up with that???   LOL!!

So THIS is the card of Joan’s that I chose to CASE.  I love the beautiful highly-contrasting colors and I love the simplicity of the card.  Joan can make even a simple layout of a card look elegant, well thought-out, and beautiful!  Thanks for all your inspiration, Joan!

I kept my card simple as well, adding only the 2 flowers and a ribbon.  But I couldn’t help myself!  I just had to add a button too!  I know that Joan would understand!!!

The stamp set used is Floral Silhouette (467), a new set from Rubbernecker.

Thanks for stopping by today!  We’ve had a rather dreary, rainy day here in South Carolina.  I’m hoping tomorrow will be brighter!  Have a great week, y’all!

• Stamps: Floral Silhouette (467)
• Paper: black, cool caribbean, Basic Grey Urban Prairie Meadow, {note}worthy spiral notebook - Making Memories
• Ink: Adirondack - stream, aqua
• Other: Prima flower, Heidi Swapp flower, 3/4″ circle punch, button, black DMC floss, May Arts ribbon, wonder 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.