Stampin Expressions

More for the color challenge

I have been waiting to use this gorgeous new Embossing Folder and this color challenge was the perfect thing I was looking for. The best part was the Traditional Wreath EF is so large I was able to create 2 cards!

After I embossing the image I colored with Pool Party and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends. I cut it in half and adhered one to another embossed piece and added a retired sentiment that I thought was pretty close to Secret Sea.

For the other half I started with a piece of Pool Party Cardstock and ink blended with Secret Sea Ink on the edge, leaving a light hallow. I used a gold watercolor to add my spatter. The greeting is from a retired set of greetings.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are joining the challenge!

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge 475

Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge has a color combo that I found kind of interesting. I would not have thought of putting these colors together, yet I am so happy with the card that came from the challenge. I used the Branching Out Dies for my card. I love that not only this die set has nesting shapes but also branches and berries. I die cut the pieces in white cardstock and then colored with Stampin'

Blends. For the background I used a blender brush to apply my ink and did a few splatters.

I hope you get a chance to try these colors out! I have a few more ideas for you this week, so check back!

Stretching Supplies with Amber Autumn Dies

For today's card I wanted to use the leaf from the Amber Autumn Bundle to create a wreath. I wet a piece of water color paper and then smooshed yellow and greens on the paper. I love how fun and simple that is. I was able to die cut so many leaves. When these leaves die cut the center is also cut out, I did not want to waste these pieces, so I also added them to create a little fuller wreath.

The greeting was die cut with the Textured Notes Dies and I added a few retired dots for bling.

Let me know how you like to stretch your supplies?

Autumn is in the air

Just a quick post to show you one of the cards I created with the Amber Autumn Bundle. I have had so much fun coloring this set and I have so many ideas to show you. I also used the Branching Out Dies for the background. Those dies are a must!

I pray you are having a great day and get to create something that brings you joy and you can share with others. Thanks for stopping by!

Notes & Totes

I have not given my Notes & Totes Dies a lot of love lately and so I had to create a fall inspired bag. I used the Amber Autumn Bundle for my card along with the Branching Out Dies for the background. Since I had a lot going on with the bag I kept the background all white and used the Perfectly Plaid Embossing Folder on the outer layer. I used a water painter and ink refills to color the large fall image and then I did a smooshing technique for the leaves in the bag.

I hope this inspired you to create a fun fall bag today!

Grateful

I love this greeting from the Amber Autumn Bundle. I am truly grateful for all of you who visit my blog. I have so much fun creating card and can't wait to share them with you.

My card today was colored with watercolor pencils and blender pen. I used the Country Wood DSP and Textured Notes Dies to cut out the main image. I finished it off again with a few of my favorite retired sequins.

Thank you again for stopping by and I do really appreciate you!

Keep it Simple

This card was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge and how to keep a card simple. You do not have to color your line art images to have a beautiful card. For this challenge I stamped the image with the Saddle Brown Staz On Ink Pad and thought I would color with watercolor pencils and blender pen but after I stamped it I liked it the way it was. So I combined it with a piece of Woven Textured DSP, cut the image out with the Spotlight On Nature Dies and white heat embossed the greeting on Early Espresso Cardstock. I finished it with a few sequins and that was it.

I hope this inspires you to let the line art do the work for you and make a quick and easy card!

Amber Autumn

I have been really inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge this week. Using the Amber Autumn Bundle has been so fun! I love to color and so I have been finding so many ways to color up this set. For this card, I used Fluid Watercolor Paper and Staz On ink so that I could watercolor the scene. I used a water painter and ink refills for the coloring. After it dried, I used the Everyday Arches for the main image as well as the large arch that I die cut with Country Woods DSP.

For the background piece I used a retired embossing folder, but you could use any that you have on hand. A few circle punches were used to cut out the greeting and a few retired sequins to finish off the card.

Have a great day!

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #474

Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge has some amazing inspiration for this week! I will have so many more cards to share. I love fall, the colors, the cooler weather and all the cozy clothes. I kept this card pretty simple. Using the Amber Autumn Bundle I stamped with Staz On Ink on Fluid Watercolor Paper so that I could use a water painter and ink refills to watercolor. I used several of the dies to cut out the image, the background and a few extra leaves. I also used a few dies from a retired die set from last fall.

I added a few retired sequins to add a little sparkle to the card.

I am really excited to see what you create with all these fun images!

Have a great week!

Sketch Challenge

I have finally found a few minutes to create another card with the sketch challenge for this week, over at Hand Stamped Sentiments. I used a few retired items for this card. I love using the supplies that I have, especially the ones that I really like. I forgot how much I love these cute houses from the holiday stamps from last year. (you might be seeing them again.)

I ink blended the background and then use Country Woods DSP for the torn parts on top and bottom. The greeting is from the set of preprinted cut outs. We also have a fun group of those this year in the new catalog. They really come in handy!

Have a great day and I hope you were able to play along with the sketch for this week!