Perennial flower punch

I am so in love with this new punch and coordinating stamp! I know I have used it a lot lately, and I am hoping you like the ideas that I have some up with.  Most of them are pretty basic and easy but I think that is what I like most.  Quick and easy!

I love to white heat emboss images and watercolor them! These images took me no time because they are so small. I stamped them a few times with versamark ink and then embossed them on watercolor paper. I used mostly bermuda bay ink and pool party for the flower colors. Every time I use bermuda ink and paper I wonder why I don't use it more often. I love the color!

For the leaves I decided to stamp the same flower on pear pizzazz. For the card base I used bermuda and swiped my white ink pad across it for a subtle look.  I love this technique. If is kind of hard to see it in my pictures but in person it looks so soft and pretty. The greeting is from the free as a bird stamp set and the die I used to cut that out is from the stitched label dies. This die set has great dies for sentiments. If you have not gotten this bundle yet, I would highly suggest it! The price is affordable and you can use it in so many different ways.  Let me know what you have done with this bundle.  Enjoy!

Coloring on crumb cake card stock

A simple card with a little coloring is what I have for you today.  A one layer card that I stamped with momento black ink on crumb cake card stock and used colored pencils. I even kept the colors to a minimum.  I used white and yellow.  

I put the white in the areas that I thought would be highlighted and then a pop of color with the yellow. A card does not have to take you a long time. This card would be so easy to mass produce and have on hand. You could even wait to stamp the sentiment and stamp it for the occasion that you need.  Enjoy!

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Enjoy coloring!

I recently took the 30 day coloring challenge and I have been enjoying all the time I have dedicated to coloring. I find it so relaxing and great way to do something for myself. You can check it out at https://www.thedailymarker.com/  Kathy is so incredibly talented and she has a wonderful group of followers. So I have been either coloring with pencils, blends or water coloring the past 26 days or so.

These are just the sweetest little birds around. I wanted to keep them nice and soft with a subtle background. The focus on the birds!  I used my stampin blends for this image.

For the greeting I was afraid that I would mess it up when I went to stamp it and so I stamped it on a separate piece of white card stock and cut around it. So many times I have worked on a piece and then ruined it with the greeting at the end. 

I invite you to check our Kathy's website and join in for the last few days of the challenge.  She offers it pretty often and so sign up to receive updates. It is a great way to take time for yourself each day. I also love that she says you don't have to finish your projects, take a few days to enjoy the process. Bonus is that her videos are wonderful with lots of great tips!  Enjoy!