Water Color Coffee Card - Day 3 FallCLH

Water coloring is so relaxing and the theme for this coffee inspired card for Day 3 of the Fall Coffee Lovers Bloghop.

I used an adorable House Mouse stamp called Feeling Rosy.  I stamped the large mug first, created a mask for it and then stamped the mouse in the teacup.  The small tea bag tag in the House Mouse stamp is "hidden" behind the coffee mug to keep this card in the coffee theme motif.

I could not find embellishments in my stash to match this image after creating it...so improvisation was called for! The leaves were embossed using Zing Brown Sugar, water colored with the same colors used on the mugs and fussy cut.

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Entering this card into: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - No Designer Paper 
Spellbinding Stamps by Nikki Burnette - Challenge #1 Embellishments 10/9

Supplies used:

• House Mouse Stamp Feeling Rosy
• Sargent's Water color Pencils set. Light Yellow and Light Orange colors used.
• Zing Embossing Powder in Brown Sugar
• StazOn Saddle Brown Ink
• Large coffee stamp (brand not marked unfortunately)
• Maya Design leaf stamps
• Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin September 2015 Fall stamp set
• Recollection card stock 110 lb

Last Day - Watercolor Bloghop!

Today is the last day to link up for the Watercolor Bloghop!  (link by 11:55pm PST) 

The Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop is also still going strong until Friday June 12th! 

Here is another summer-inspired coffee themed card. Had to incorporate this cute seahorse stamp and a sentiment from the new The Stamps of Life monthly club fit perfectly! 

I embossed the seahorse stamp and sentiment in Apricot embossing powder and watercolored the background on top. Paper pieced this cute latte cup in a similar orange shade. Finished it off with some small handmade stamps by Norajane and another sentiment in teal ink on a vellum banner.

Link up your summer coffee/tea/cocoa creations until June 12th! Can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies used:

• Stampendous "Limpet Points" stamp L103
• The Stamps of Life whale2stamp set
• Seahorse/starfish handmade rubber stamps by Norajane on Etsy
• Zing embossing powder in Apricot
• Fiskars Latte  Love stamp set
• Lawn Fawn Harold's abc's stamp set
• Colorbox paper pad 6x6"
• Dolphin/Starfish embellishments given as a gift
• Simply Art 36 watercolor set
• StazOn Teal ink
• StazOn Pumpkin ink
• StazOn Saddle Brown ink
• White Jelly Roll pen

New Baby Sports Card

Here is the new baby card I created for the latest challenge at Melonheadz!  Their theme for the next two weeks is: All About Kids!  My best friend is having her first baby due in October and this card was created with her love of baseball as my inspiration.

  

The background was embossed with white powder onto watercolor paper. After drying, I used Fired Brick Distress Ink over the embossing.  Stamped some cute baseballs with a bat and, of course, had to add a strip of washi tape!

The inside of my card.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Let's get Sentimental
Frosted Designs - 5/20
Simply Papercraft Challenge -

Supplies used:

• Melonheadz digital stamp
• StazOn Jet Black ink
• Elmer's permanent tape runner adhesive
• My Favorite Things stamp sets "All Star" and "Jersey"
• Foam tape from Orientaltrading.com
• Distress Ink in Salty Ocean and Fired Brick
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Decorative paper tape (washi) from Dollar Tree
• Recollections 110lb card stock in white
• Core'dinations colored card stock
• Wow embossing powder
• Versamark Ink
• Embellishments

Makeup Party Invitations!

These were made for a Beauticontrol consultant who is having a makeup party next month.

 

These next few pictures are of the inside right, inside left and back of the cards.  Right says "It's a Beauticontrol Party". The left is a quote which I love! 

"For beautiful EYES, look for the good in others; for beautiful LIPS, speak only words of kindness; and for POISE, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." ~ Audrey Hepburn

This image was stamped with Staz On Jet Black Ink and watercolored using Distress Ink pads/markers.  I really enjoyed this project!

As a little bonus, I created a small gift set of 5 greeting cards in a box to be given away to those that attend the party.  I used my circle punch and new Lawn Fawn Stamp Set to create a small game that can be used over and over to choose a winner.

Playing with a border die

Day 2 of my online card classes and I'm playing with border dies!  Well actually... I only own one at the moment, which I found in my Spellbinders Shapeabilities Damask Accents package.  I first painted a 4x6" piece of 140lb watercolor paper with red and yellow watercolors.  I love how it blends in the middle for a slight touch of orange!

 

I ran the top and bottom of the watercolor piece through my Cuttlebug and adhered the pieces to white cardstock, but spaced out a little bit. The two fine detail pieces are attached to the cardstock using a Zig 2 way glue pen and the two larger pieces have foam tape behind them to make them pop!

Items I used for this project:

• Spellbinders Shapeabilities "Damask Accents"
• Simply Art 36 Watercolor Set from Joanne's
• I heart you stamp set from American Crafts
• Red Glitter gel pen from American Crafts
• Zig 2 way glue pen
• foam tape from Orientaltrading.com
• Master's Touch Fine Art Studio 140lb watercolor paper
• Core'dinations 65lb cardstock from Jo-Ann

I'm entering this card into these challenges:  -Crafty Sentiments Design
-Just Inspirational 
-Papertake Weekly = Warm colors theme
-Through the Craft Room Door

Inky Background Card

Today I was inspired by a challenge I found on -Simon Says Stamp, which is...Challenge: Inky background. (my entry is #72!) This technique was achieved by putting Distress Inks on parchment paper and misting with water, followed by dipping a piece of watercolor paper into the ink. Love the effect!  Then used Distress markers directly on my flower image to stamp on top. 

This is a new technique for me (new stamp set as well!).  I have watched many YouTube videos of this technique and finally decided to try it for myself.  Love Distress Markers...I messed up in the corner, but used extra water to create grass and cover up my mistake. 
Also entered this card into -Fab 'n' Funky Challenges:  Entry #85  Something New. -The Crafter's Cafe: KISS Card (Keep It Simple Stamper) Entry #31

Items used include:

• TPC Studio Rubber Stamps
• Inkadinkado Rubber Stamps
• Tim Holtz Distress Markers and Distress Ink pad squares
• Brown Pigment ink pad squares from Tuesday Morning
• Master's Touch Fine Art Studio 140lb watercolor paper
• Core'dinations 65lb cardstock from Jo-Ann
• Embellishments given as a gift, origin unknown.

  I also included images of the card inside as well as the stamp I include on the back of all my card creations. Hope you enjoyed this crafty inspiration! :)