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Watercolor Brush Pens

By on April 21, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some very BRIGHT cards for you, created using Watercolor Brush Markers from Altenew. I was quite surprised and amazed at the amount of pigment in these brush markers, and you will see that you can create some vivid, beautiful images with them!

This is a part of my AECP certification training, and I was inspired by the class called “Creative watercolor Media” taught by Jennifer Rzasa, Debbie Hughes, and Laura Bassen. I used quite of few of the techniques from this series: like watercoloring from a palette, watercoloring with sprays, and others.

Take a look at these cards! Those colors are amazing!

I create a video to share the three techniques I used, watch it below or on YouTube in HD:

For the first card, I used the wet-on-wet technique with watercolor paper. I heat embossed the image in gold, then used a waterbrush to add some water to a few of the petals. Then I added the color in. I let the water do most of the work and it turned into a brilliant flower! Wow!

Three colors blended together

For the background, I used a Metallic Spray to add color and splashes of interest.

On the second card, I used the watercolor pens direct to the watercolor paper and got amazing color. I put on some color from each of the markers, then blended with a brush and water to get a smooth look. So bright!

Glitz Glitter gel over the top to tone down the color

I used only ONE color on that big flower this time…so much depth. These pigments are just so good.

For the last card, I mixed colors together to get even more colors for my rainbow flowers.

I stamped the large flower on both corners of this card, and heat embossed in clear. Then I mixed some colors to get a nice rainbow spectrum. I finished off this card with some rainbow die cuts and a sentiment stamped in Lagoon ink to match the watercolor pens.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

I really hope you enjoyed these projects, I challenge you to try out some watercolor brush markers and give these techniques a try!

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Nurse Appreciation

By on April 20, 2020 in Freebies, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some cute cards to show appreciation for nurses (and doctors) and medical professionals. This image is currently a free digital stamp from Polkadoodles, click here to find it and download the bundle for yourself.

You are appreciated

Isn’t she cute? I colored her up with Copic Markers, trying some new combinations. It’s all a part of the Daily Marker 30 Day fun!

I die cut the main panel with a stitched border, and added it to a green plaid patterned paper. Then I added a few hearts in different sizes.

If you want to color this image up yourself, go get this digi while it lasts! And a BIG THANK YOU to all our front-line workers who are helping in important ways. Stay healthy!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Lots of Color For Your Day

By on April 18, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am sharing a project for AECP inspired by the class called “Color Your Day” taught by Therese Calvird.

I was really inspired by day 5, where Therese talked about all the ways your coloring can look different…depending upon what medium you used, what ink you used, or what embossing you used. So I thought I’d give it a try!

I inked up one of my favorite flowers from the Wonderland Stamp set in a variety of ink & embossing powders. One in clear embossing powder, one in white, and one in black embossing…then I watercolored them with Zigs. Then I also inked one with Amalgam ink to color with Copics. Can you guess which one is which?

A color study…

This was an interesting color study, as different mediums and different inks really make a difference in the way the cards look.

Copic markers and Obsidian Amalgam Ink
Watercolored cards with Clear embossing, white embossing, and black embossing

I do think they have a different feeling, and I chose similar colors and coloring techniques to make them as similar as I could.

I used the same sentiments on all of them also, using some greys and black inks. (I thought the lighter cards needed a softer color sentiment, so I used gray ink).

I used a light blue color around each of the flowers to make it stand out more. I love the differences in these, and it was quite a fun study of color/mediums for cards.

I hope you enjoyed these projects today! Give it a try to see how your cards have a different feel with different mediums & embossing powders. It’s a fun exercise!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Spread Joy, Not Germs Hop

By on April 17, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m excited to be a part of the Spread Joy, Not Germs Hop. There are lots of prizes, so be sure to enter (see details below). I am using stamps from the Hedgehog Hollow April 2020 Kit and March 2020 Kit.

When I was creating this card, I was inspired by the events going on today. I created a dark gray city with bright, happy people. See, even with this big challenge, we can be happy and stick together. 🙂

I first stamped the people images with copic-friendly ink. Then I masked them off with masking paper before inking on the gray buildings using a stencil and Distress Oxide ink.

I colored the images in bright colors so they really stood out from the background. The large “always” sentiment is from the March 2020 Hedgehog Hollow Kit (lettered by Jessica Francisco). I white heat embossed it on black paper then fussy cut around the sentiment.

I stamped the “you” and “me” with black ink, then made a blue mat around them with the same blue Copic marker as on the sweater.

For the video tutorial on how this card came together, watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

If you are interested in the colors I used, here is my Copic Color Chart:

Copic Color Chart

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

There are so many prizes to be won on this hop, and the more blogs you visit and COMMENT, the better your chances are at winning! On my blog, you have the chance to win a $20 Gift Card to the Hedgehog Hollow shop!

SPONSORS AND PRIZES!

THIRTY ONE companies are offering more than FIFTY prizes on this hop! Comment on the blogs on the hop to be entered. No minimum number of comments required, but the more blogs you comment on, the greater the chances of winning.

Deadline to enter is April 24 and winners will be announced on Monday, April 27 on the Catherine Pooler Designs and Hedgehog Hollow blogs.

  • Catherine Pooler Designs – $20 Gift Certificate on the CP blog and each of the Brand Ambassadors’ blogs
  • Hedgehog Hollow – one month free sub to the box with free us shipping
  • CAS-ual Fridays – Win the new release – over $80 value
  • Heffy Doodle – £35 voucher for the store
  • Whimsy Stamps – $15 GC on each of their Creative Team team blogs
  • Sassy and Crafty Stamps – $35 Gift Certificate
  • The Ton – $20 Gift Certificate (stamps, dies, ink or sequins)
  • Ellen Hutson – $35 Gift Certificate
  • Polka Dot Orchard- $20 Gift Certificate
  • Ink on 3 – $35 Gift Certificate
  • Brutus Monroe – $50 GC
  • STAMPlorations – $25 gift code on the STAMPlorations blog + $10 gift code on each designer blogs.
  • Trinity Stamps- $25 Gift Certificate
  • WOW! Embossing Powder – two gift vouchers 1 x £30 and 1 x $30 that covers the USA, UK and Europe 
  • Greeting Farm -$25 Gift Certificate
  • Miss Ink Stamps -$25 Gift Certificate
  • Pear Blossom Press -$25 gift certificate
  • Trinity Stamps -$25 Gift Certificate
  • Paper Sweeties – $50 Gift Certificate
  • Xyron – Mega Runner, Refill & 1.5 inch sticker maker, refill
  • Beacon – Product gift bag
  • Artesprix – Getting Started Kit
  • iCrafter – $20 Gift Certificate
  • Joy Clair – $25 Gift Certificate
  • Dina Kowal – Two $10 gift codes to Dina Kowal Creative
  • Rabbit Hole Designs – $10.00 gift code on each DT members blogs
  • You’re Next Stamp – $25 Gift Certificate
  • Taylored Expressions – $50 Gift Certificate
  • Pink and Main – $25 Gift Certificate
  • Unity – two $25 Gift Certificates
  • Dress My Craft – $35 gift certificate
Crafty Friends stick together!

TO ENTER TO WIN, please comment below on my blog and tell me what you are doing now that makes you feel JOY. (I’d also love to hear about your favorite cardmaking technique right now)

The next link on the hop is Julissa Padilla! Thanks for stopping by!

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Hoppy Poppy in the Flower Fields

By on April 15, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have such a happy card to share with you using one of my all-time favorite bunny stamps. I am pairing it with some giant flowers made of red rubber to create the giant Flower Fields card.

The flower stamps are unmounted red rubber, so in this video I show you a couple options for using these types of stamps. And I actually figure out a way to make it work with the Misti stamp platform. Watch it below or on YouTube:

I used Copic Markers to color up these images and I will have the colors listed below.

Greens: YG05, YG13, YG17
Yellows: Y00, Y08, Y17
Oranges: YR15, Y35
Purples: B63, BV04, BV01
Grays: C0, C1, C3
Pinks: (ears) R30
Pinks: (flower) RV19, RV17, RV55, RV02, RV52
Blues: B00, B000, B0000
Browns: E79, E57, E35

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

Hello!

I hope this card made you smile today. I know this bunny always makes me smile…and a bunny in a giant flower field is especially happy!

Thanks for stopping by!

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