Sunshine in my pocket

Make Your Own Sunshine

By KariV on August 26, 2017 in Paper Crafting

I’m a big fan of bright colors and sunshiney days! And this new challenge from Ellen Hutson here reminded me of that.

I had a great time inking up the background with bright Distress Inks (picked raspberry, peeled paint, and scattered straw). Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to watercolor up that bear and his lemonade.

Can you just see that bear hula dancing away as he sips on his lemonade? It’s a great day!
Entering the Ellen Hutson Pin Sights Challenge.

I hope this made you smile. 🙂

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A Stockpile for the Seagull

By KariV on August 26, 2017 in Paper Crafting

Hello again! I am having a great time with this new set Seaside Seagulls from My Favorite Things. I thought it would be fun to have a pile of fish (that the seagull gathered) on this card. Here’s how it turned out:

Such a fun set to play with! I colored the images with Prismacolor Pencils and I used distress inks for the ground.

Entering into the MFT Sketch Challenge.

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Day 6 Rainbow Copic Coloring

By KariV on August 16, 2017 in Paper Crafting

I was completely inspired by Kathy Racoosin on this card! She took a bundle of 3 flowers and drew a rainbow on them with a pencil, then she colored in each line with a rainbow color (across all the flowers)! Brilliant!

Here is my attempt at this technique:

Guess who needs green copic markers!?!? Yep, this girl. I still like how it turned out even though I used “Putty” instead of a green color. So much fun.

Thank you, Kathy!

If you haven’t seen the Rainbow Maker Online Card Class, I highly recommend it! Had such a great time and I’m STILL making rainbow cards. 🙂

Supplies used:
Various Copic Markers
Paper Smooches stamp set: Friendly Flowers

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Water Stencil Technique

By KariV on August 14, 2017 in Paper Crafting

I cannot stop making rainbow cards! Today I thought I’d try another technique stamping with water to “Bleach” the background a little.

I’m using the Ellen Hutson Bold Blooms set and the Avery Elle Fill-In-the-Blanks set (a few of my favorites!) Here’s how it turned out:

Doesn’t that look cool how the water just sort of wicks away that color?!? Here I used Distress Inks on watercolor paper. It’s a neat technique and you can try it with a stencil OR a stamp! This card is for a friend that just landed a new job. I think this card is great for that celebration.

Entering the Ellen Hutson Mix-it-Up Challenge.

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Day 5: a Rainbow Burst Sky

By KariV on August 13, 2017 in Paper Crafting

I absolutely adored a card made by Jennifer McGuire in Rainbow Maker class today. I didn’t have any glitter embossing paste like she used, so instead I used a sparkly embossing powder.

After I finished the rainbow background, I couldn’t bear to cover up the gorgeousness so I used vellum for my images. You can still see some of that color through the vellum.

This hot air balloon set from Waffle Flower is a favorite of mine! Isn’t the radiating rainbow with sparkly rays so mesmerizing?! Thanks for the inspiration, Jennifer!

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