Welcome to BONUS Day 26 of this year's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event. All the details can be found here on Tracey's blog.
Today's sponsor is MFT Stamps.
I used the new Peacock Pattern background stamp to create my sophisticated tag. I embossed it with Silver embossing powder onto Memory Box watercolor paper.
Then I sprinkled Tonic Nuvo Shimmer Powders (Catherine Wheel and Cherry Bomb) over top and spritzed it with water. The powders moved and separated into these colours, settling into the wells created by the embossing.
I added a (retired) Joy die cut that had been embossed with Platinum Sparkle embossing powder.
Happy Canada Day! Today I'm part of a video hop celebrating Canadian YouTubers, craft products and shops. There's over a dozen videos plus 13 shops and 2 Canadian papercraft magazines involved and we’re giving away over $1000 in prizes! All the information is on Emily's blog
The more you comment, the higher your chances of winning.
I focused on Christy's:
-rich colours
-bold flowers with white outlines
-wonderful sentiment
I changed:
-technique
-die cuts vs patterend paper
Christy's bold patterned paper reminded me of this outline flower die from Essentials by Ellen Wild Garden, which I haven't used in ages!
I wanted to create some of the fun texture from Christy's card, so I devised a dry brush technique, using Catherine Pooler inks, to create my coloured cardstock for inlaying and my background.
I popped up the flowers over a white strip for my sentiment from Totally Random Sayings Vol 3.
Good morning! I'm excited to be a Guest at the Fusion Card Challenge Anniversary challenge today! Thanks so much to Michelle Lupton for inviting me!
I used some brand new stamps and gems from the January release from Pretty Pink Posh, along with some older dies I had in my stash.
I started by creating my soft watercolour background with some Catherine Pooler inks and lots of water.
Then I used Versafine Clair Nocturne ink to stamp the Crocus Flowers across the panel before adding more watercolour to them, to make them stand out from the background.
To assemble the card, I rotated the sketch and changed some proportions - making that dark strip very narrow (but so pretty with that scalloped edge from Stitched Borders 1!). My sentiment is from Everyday Greetings, stamped on a stitched circle from Stitched Essentials 1 and layered onto a label from Stitched Labels 1. I added a couple of small gems from Party Mix for sparkle.
I had fun making my card for this week's Muse Challenge, where Guest Muse Bharati gave us this sweet inspiration:
I focused on Bharati's:
-rainbow, geometric background
-focal image with two 'bumps'
-strip sentiment with white embossing
I created my background with an MFT background stamp embossed in white on watercolour cardstock. I slopped (sounds messy, but it's true!) Catherine Pooler inks all over it in several layers so that in some areas with was blended and in others it was layered.
The heads of the hedgehogs made me think of a tilted heart so I kept it clean and simple with a white Heart Stax (these appear to be discontinued, so I linked to the Pierced Heart Stax below). I finished with a simple sentiment embossed in white on a black strip.
Good morning! I am so excited today to be hopping on Day 3 the New Craft Stash Blog Hop (full blog list below)! This is a 'just for fun' Blog Hop where participants are using something new--"New" meaning - new to the papercrafting market, new to the participants, or newly discovered in our Craft Stash - you know the stuff you bought, tucked away and forgot about!
The Blog Hop is split over three days, so if you missed Day 1 or 2 you can go to Ingrid Blackburn's blog to get a list of links for the participants. By following the hop and commenting on each stop, you have a chance to win one of 6 prizes plus there are a few other prizes along the stops of the hop.
I used a new Concord & 9th stamp set and matching dies, along with new-to-me Arches Cold Press watercolour paper.
I started by embossing the rose with WOW! Opaque White embossing powder.
I used Kuretake Gansai Tambi and started with a watery wash over the whole panel in soft yellow. I used the same colour with a little less water in the rose, to intensify the colour. Then I used a darker yellow to add depth in the shadows and finally some dark pink to blend and bring it to life. This rose is so big that you get a lot of variation in colour and it's so fun to experiment and see how the colours blend. I used the same process with the leaves, but they are much smaller so I only used two colours.
Once the panel was dry, I used a grey Copic marker to add a shadow along the bottom of the rose. Next, I used the matching die to partially cut out the leaf on one edge before trimming my panel to 3.75x5. I cut the sentiment in Essentials by Ellen Slate cardstock and inlaid it into the watercolour panel. I added a narrow white mat before adhering it all to a Slate card base.
Here's a quick video:
We have some amazing sponsors & Prizes:
Stampscapes – 2 prizes – choice of Nature Sheet Stamp Set ($26.50 value)
CAS-ual Fridays Stamps – $25 gift certificate
Catherine Pooler Designs – $25 gift certificate
Right at Home – $20 gift certificate
Stamplorations – $20 gift certificate
Prizes will be drawn on Monday, July 23, so be sure to hop along for your chance to win!
I focused on Tracy's:
-watercolour background
-colours
-stacked white die cut
I changed:
-added more 'form' to the watercolour background (see below for description and video)
-used a die cut as my sentiment
-spritzed the background and stamped hearts instead of sequins
-dark card base
I used stamps and dies from the Love is in the Air Stamp of Approval Collection from Catherine Pooler Designs, which will be available to Stamp Nation members and the Wait List in the next couple of days. See yesterday's post for more details of how you can win this collection of amazing goodies (and below for today's blog hop list!)!
I started by painting a heart with clean, clear water, on watercolour cardstock. I then added some of Catherine's vibrant inks, letting the water move and blend the colours.
It's Day 2 of the pre-release Blog Hops - if you want to win your Love is in the Air Collection, make sure to hop and comment!
Today we have two new stamp sets - one is a beautiful mandala that will be so versatile and the other is a sentiment set that's all about YOU (with matching die, of course!)
This card was inspired by Debby Hughes' card here. I loved her colour choice and tried to mix my own watercolours (I know!) to match (I think mine ended up a bit softer, but still very pretty, if I do say so myself! lol!).
I stamped the mandala 4 times on a 6x6 piece of watercolour cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. Then I set to work with my Prima Confections. I cut the panel using Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles, offsetting the mandalas so that the clear space created a place for my sentiment. Then I cut the 'you' 3 times (2 in regular cardstock, 1 with watercolour cardstock that had been painted with some of the full strength purple) and stacked them up.
Next, I felt like the mandala was calling out for for a rainbow treatment. This is so simple - I scribbled some Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers on and then spritzed it a lot! (be sure to use watercolour cardstock for this method). I cut it out using the largest Zig Zag Stitched Circle die and popped it up over the edge on a square card (making sure that it will still fit into a standard-sized envelope!). Here's a quick video:
Be sure to drop by all the DT Members' blogs for more inspiration and a chance to win (details on the SugarPea Designs blog)!
I'm on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog today with this watercoloured card. Pop over for a photo tutorial and more details!
Since I was inspired by our Guest Muse Jessica at Muse: ChristmasVisions - specifically by her red, blue, gold and white colour scheme, I'll also link up there.
