Tag Archives: Watercolour

You’re a hoot

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Hey everyone! This card was tons of fun, I have been eyeing this stamp set from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps for a long time (link is in the products used), I was absolutely thrilled to get my hands on it!

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I used the Serendipity 6×6 pad that came in the Hip Kit January color add on, to create the layers in the backround. The bottom layer was cut with a stitched die from Simon Says Stamp. The twine is out of my stash I would assume from the twinery but it is the last of it so I can’t be sure.

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I stamped the image with versafine onyx black in then coloured it with my Gansai Tambi watercolours (I have the 24 colour set). THe white highlights are done with a small brush and Golden Titanium White heavybody Acrylic.

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Products used:

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps- You Know Whooo!

Hip Kit Club – January Color add on

Versafine Onyx Black

Spellbinders – Standard Circles Large (second larges die)

Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 color set

Simon Says Stamp – Bundle of Stitched Shapes

Teal Twine

Golden Titanium White Heavy Body Acrylic

Thanks for Stopping by,

Hugz,

Jess

It’s Your Bday

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Welcome back, I am up with my first card of the year. This sweet little image from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps, was so fun to colour. I decided to go a different way with this image and coloured it using only my Prismacolors. Supplies and colours will be listed at the end of the post.

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Kept this card rather simple with just a little watercolour and a simple black sentiment. A little twine and some enamel dots for embellishing.

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Supplies used:

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps – Birthday Buddies (Can no longer find it on the site)

Ranger watercolor paper

SSS Bundle of Stitched Shapes

Lawn Fawn Stitched Party Banners

White Large Eyelets- Westtrim Crafts

Twinking h2o’s – Sunflower , Luv-u-pink, Bashful Blue

Twinery Teal Twine

My Minds Eye – Miss Caroline – Pink Twine,

Versafine Onyx Black

Paper Smooches Party Posse

Prima Sugar Dots – The Optimist

Neenah Solar White 80lbs

SSS Birthday Messages (inside sentiment)

Memento Tuxedo Black

Golden Titanium White heavy body acrylic paint

Prisma colours used:

Skin – PC 997, PC927, PC939, PC928, PC941

Hair – PC997, PC1093, PC1080, PC948

Chair – PC992, PC905

Green – PC989, PC912, PC1005, PC1091

Purple – PC1026, PC934, PC1008, PC1078

Cake – PC1080, PC1082, PC946, PC947

Icing – PC1001, PC929, PC994, PC930,

 Jellyfilling – PC922, PC923

Plate – PC1070, PC1074

Balloons – Blue – PC1086, PC 1088, PC902, PC903

Yellow – PC940, PC916, PC1003, PC917, PC1002

Pink – PC1092, PC930, PC1030

Green weight – PC1005, PC909, PC907

Table Top – PC916, PC1002, PC918, PC921, PC1032

Shadows all over image PC935 (black)

Thanks for stopping by

Hugz

Jess

Sunflower’s and watercolor

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Here is a fun little watercolour card I made, I used a sunflower stamp, I have no idea who makes it, it is actually for doing pottery. I embossed with white embossing powder and coloured it, in a watercolour fashion, using distress inks. (mustard seed, wild honey, dried marigold, ripe persimmon, crushed olive, and peeled paint).

 

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I then added splatters on the background with mustard seed, and ripe persimmon. it is layered on a terracotta orange cardstock base with a chocolate brown mat (not sure whose card stocks they are probably Paper Trey Ink).

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The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Set called Birthday Messages 3×4, and is stamped in Wendi Vecchi Archival Ink in the colour Potting Soil

 

Thanks for stopping by

Hugz

Jess

Avery Elle Many Thanks

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I started with a piece of Ranger Watercolour paper cut to 4×5 1/4, and use Distress Ink in the colours, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, and Squeezed Lemonade. I put the inkpads on a ranger craft sheet and sprayed with water, after drying the first layer of colour, I tapped the piece back in the water to add some further layers, increasing the watercolour effect.

 

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Then on a white panned I stamped the Thank you sentiment from the Avery Elle set, the for everything is from a SSS set called Life is a Journey.

 

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I then made a bow on the front of the card using May Arts Turquoise Twill Stripes ribbon. Added a few enamel dots from my stash in similar colours, put it all on a white card base and the card was complete! Quick and simple.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugz,

Jess

 

Just a little white..

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So here is the card I made to enter the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge W is for White. My card base is Neenah Desert Storm 80lbs cardstock, then I cut a layer of Neenah Solar White cardstock and  used the Prima Butterfly stencil (I can’t find a link for) and inked it with Distress ink in Seedless Preserves, and Peacock Feathers.

A piece of Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain Cardstock,edged it in seedless preserves, and tor a piece of Bazzill 40lbs vellum and tore it slightly larger.

 

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A banner cut out of DCWV Burlap paper and covered it in many layers of Picket Fence Distress Paint, and layered a vintage Doily under it. Die cut 2 of the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Peacock Feathers and watercoloured them with Distress ink. Die cut and stamped the sentiment from the All Occasion Banners set.

 

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Thanks for stopping by,

Hugz,

Jess

Make a wish

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Hey everyone! Happy monday! I made a fun little shaker card here, and I must say that shaker cards have been really popular, which makes sense considering how popular sequins have become.

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The images (actually, all the stamps used) are from Lawn Fawn’s Critter Ever After stamp set and I coloured them with my Copic markers. I created my shaker card using a piece of Canson 140lbs Watercolour paper that I coloured using my Peerless watercolours that I recently recieved (they are heavenly but I will leave that for another post). then adheared the castle the 3 yellow stars and stamped some small stars right on the watercolour paper, then put foam sqares around the outside, filled with sequins from Neat and Tangled and 3 buttons,  and stuck of piece of acetate cut to the same size on the top (I believe the acetate is from spellbinders packaging). Then wrapped some pink Washi Tape around the outside to hide the ugliness that is the foam squares.

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So this got adhered to some cloud paper (its an Amy Tan design but I am not sure what collection) that was cut down from 12×12, and the grey woodgrain paper I believe is from Simple Stories DIY Boutique paper pad in 6×6.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugz.

Jess

Some things are not always as easy…

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Wow, lets chat about this technique from the Watercolor For Cardmakers Class, Swarup Murthy taught this lesson, and boy what a lesson it was. I am semi pleased with the results. Would for sure skip the enamel dots when I attempt this again. But this lady makes it look ever so easy, and lets be honest, this was one of the most challenging lessons I had run into in this class. I will attempt it again, hopefully this weekend so be on the lookout for that.

 

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There is a closer shot of the flower the lines you are seeing in the flowers are not the stamped line, they are actually dropped in with watercolour. I use a Windsor and Newton, compact Cotman watercolor pallet, on Canson 140lbs coldpress watercolour paper. The sentiment is from one of me flower sets from whimsy stamps, I believe it is on the Hibiscus and Lily set, but will have to check for sure.

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Thanks for stopping by

Hugz

Jess

Butterfly Card

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So, as lots of you know I have been playing catch up with the Watercolor For Cardmakers Class. It is fun, challenging, and irritating all at the same time. All I can tell you is I am sick of flowers… hence the butterfly.

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The circle is made with Gelato’s in some random colours, blue, pink, yellow, orange, grey, and purple. The butterfly stamp is a Martha Stewart one from 2009, and is stamped in Distress ink .

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I stamped the image with Dusty Concord, then watercolored in peacock feathers, and picked raspberry. The sentiment comes from the Handwritten Greetings set from Simon Says Stamp, and is stamped in Versa Fine Onyx Black. As usual my card base is Neenah Solar white 110 lbs cardstock cut to a standard A2 size card, the pink pannel is out of my scrap bin, so I am unsure of where it came from and is 4x 5 1/4, and the front with image is Canson 140lbs coldpress watercolor paper cut to 3 3/4 x 5.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugz

Jess

Watercolor Card Class

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Hey everyone. Sorry I have been missing life got in the way but I am back!

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So here is my first card from the class and I have a couple more on the go down in my craft room. I like the way this one turned out for the most part. If I was to do it again I wouldn’t add the solid colour panel.

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Sorry for the quality in these, they were taken on my phone, early in the morning with crummy light but they will give you the idea

 

Thanks for stopping by

Hugz

Jessie

Supplies:

Canson 140 lbs watercolor paper

Distress ink: salty ocean, broken china, and peacock feathers

Sequins from Neat and Tangled

Americian craft jute twine in navy

Hero Arts Shadow Ink: Navy

Sentiment stamp is from Indigo Blu

My Cute stamps is where the butterfly came from, no longer available

The starburst stamp is an Allison Kreft Design for Webster’s Pages

Neenah Solar While 80lbs cardstock

Oh, Hello

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So I was playing on my ustream channel, just making some cards, and I chose a wonderful little stamp set from Scraptastic. I am a subscriber to their PL kit, and their scrapbooking kit. Yes, I don’t only make cards, ha ha!

I thought it would be fun to use a stamp set that was designed for scrapbooking in a card! It can be done!

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I know the Iphone image did not stamp perfect, probably because I was using the rougher side of the watercolour paper, but I like it anyway. The sentiment also comes from the same set.

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Thanks for stopping by

Hugz

Jess