Wild card

Hi! I hope you are having a great week and that you are staying healthy! The wild rose stamp set makes such beautiful cards. Today I used the technique of stamping the second layer of roses with mambo melon and spritzed it with water. Then stamp the image onto watercolor paper.  One hint I have is that it is best to leave the stamp on the paper a few extra seconds to really let the water and color do its job and then just let it dry flat. The results are always different. I did the same with the leaves using pool party for the ink.  After they all dried I used the dies to cut out the images.

I really liked this dsp from the lily impressions pack and thought it went really well with the flower. (This paper is FREE with a $50 order)  I love the detail in the paper to make it look like paint on a canvas. So fun! Finished this card off with a beautiful greeting and mounted it all on a piece of thick whisper white card stock. Let me know what you think of this technique and if you have tried it? Have a beautiful day and I hope to be back soon!

Floating by to say "hi"

It feels so good to be back stamping. When I go many days without it I get so sad! I made this background a while ago. I started by practicing a watercolor wash on watercolor paper. I used night of navy for this. After it dried I ran it though with the high seas embossing folder and finished the panel with the largest of rectangle stitched frames. 

I stamped the walrus in momento ink on smoky slate card stock and used the white watercolor pencil to add a few highlights. I added a few sprays of white ink on the background for a little extra added texture.  Thank you for stopping by and for having patience with my lack of blogging. 

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Don't forget to check out the website with the new items from the second set of sale a bration items with every $50 or $100 order FREE sets!

How can it be March?

Hi my friends! Thank you for stopping by today! I apologize for being absent for the past few weeks, some how life has just been so busy. I have not had time to stamp and that makes me so sad. But it looks like things will slow down and I can squish in some time to stamp. It is my happy place and really relaxes me, something we all need more of. I wanted to let you know a few new things that start today.

Yeah, it is the second release of saleabration! Some fabulous new sets and items. 

Isn't that the cutest set!

This paper is so gorgeous! I am so excited to order it! I feel like this will be a wanted item!

Wow this vellum is stunning! Another item I think will sell out fast! So order your $50 to get it for free.  Just placed and order so you don't know what to order? I always stock up on card stock and adhesive during saleabration. Especially the in-colors that will be retiring in a few months. 

Did you know that if you order paper pumpkin subscription for 6 months or more you receive all the same saleabration items? And the next paper pumpkin is going to include an additional stamp set for FREE! 

I am really excited to see what this little box has in store! I love the box already. Let me know if you have any questions about paper pumpkin. It is great for first time stampers and those we like everything done for you. I have found they are great for grab and go. When I have to sit in a doctors office or just watching tv they are so easy!

I hope to get a few cards finished today so that I can share them with you soon. Thank you again for stopping by! I truly am blessed to have such wonderful, supportive friends!

Thanks BIG time!

Thanks BIG time for all of you! I appreciate the time you take out of your day to check out the cards that I create. I would love you to introduce yourself when you stop by. A little about myself, I am a Catholic wife and mother of 4 amazing children and one beautiful daughter in law, plus 2 crazy dogs! Oh and who can forget my sweet husky puppy grand dog.  I have been stamping for over 22 years and been a Stampin Up demonstrator for over 21 of those years. I love stamping and pretty much anything with paper, ink, paint, etc. all things crafty! I am originally from Minnesota and came out to Southern California for college (go USC Trojans!)and met my husband and we ended up staying in Southern Cal. Basically that is my life in a nutshell. Now on to the card. What you really came here to see.

This little walrus set is so adorable! Doesn't this guy just make you want to smile? I decided to try a watercolor wash for the background and I really like the way that it has turned out. Colored the walrus with stampin blends. and kept the assembly of the card pretty simple.  Thanks again for stopping by! Below check out some of the specials going on now. Have a blessed day!

Only a few days left to order this kit. Feb 10th is the deadline.  Let me know if you have any questions.

My own kind of masterpiece

Happy Friday! I really wanted to make a ink blended card today. So I started with my white card stock and picked my color combo, calypso coral, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, granny apple green, coastal cabana and blackberry bliss, using my sponge daubers started to blend. I am not the best at blending. I think I get to inpatient. You need to have a soft hand and slowly go over each layer. I tend to want to get the color on right away and push to hard. I was somewhat happy with the results and so I stamped my images from the high tide stamp set with staz on black ink. While I stamped the lighthouse I made a little smudge of the black ink. I should have just left it, but I thought I would try to erase it. Wrong! It took off the color from my ink blending and I was so sad.

However, I decided to try to blend a little of the color back in the spot. You can still see the mistake, yet it now is homemade looking. I still like the card and actually sent it out just the other day. Do you still keep or send cards that you make a little mistake on? I realize that not all my cards will be masterpieces, actually very few of them will be. But it is the thought and love that goes into the cards that I make! Right!?! The joy that feels the person that you thought of to make it for. So don't beat yourself up,  enjoy the process, let yourself make mistakes and embrace them. Next time I will just leave the smudge and not try to erase the blunders that I create. Have a blessed day and take time this weekend to create your own kind of masterpiece! Thank you for stopping by!

CAS(E) this sketch #357

Hi and welcome if you are new to my blog!  When I saw this sketch I was flooded with ideas. There are so many fun ways that you can make the stripes in the background, card stock, watercolor, designer series paper just to name a few. I decided to go pretty simple with this card. Using a piece of watercolor paper I made a quick wash of color. Turned out a little darker than I had wanted but thought it went so  well with the sentiment in this stamp set, high tide. It looked like a big messy storm. I used my stitched shape dies and then stamped the images in black. I used a stamp positioner because of the texture on the watercolor paper, I had to stamp it a few times.

Below is the fun sketch for the week. Check out the website and see all the amazing projects!

Check it out here!

Here is a close up of the center circle. Sometimes it is fun to just put a portion of the image, gives it more interest. I would love to hear what you think of the card. I truly appreciate all comments.  Thank you for stopping by and go check out the CAS(E) this sketch website. Give one of the challenges a try! Have a beautiful day!

Iris thanks

I have not played with this stamp set in such a long time. This stamp set is great for quick and easy cards. Since it is a 2 step stamp set it gives you the opportunity to use the 2 steps or you can color it with any of the coloring options.

These flowers were stamped with rich razzleberry and pear pizazz. The outline stamp was in staz on black ink pad. I used  a little dot of daffodil for the center of the flower. To make the flowers in the background I stamped off the flowers 2 times and then lightly stamped them.

I white heat embossed the greeting and fussy cut it out.  Thank you for stopping by today and I hope that you have a great rest of your week!

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Check out the amazing new products that Stampin' Up is offering!  So many great options. Quantities are limited and so don't hesitate.  Also, can you believe that sale a bration is half over?  Have you ordered yet? If you need a demonstrator I would love to help you out. Or would you like to sign up to be a demonstrator? Now is the best time with the addition of Free mini paper trimmer, 6x6 assortment of dsp, and free stamp set of your choice (any price!) All for only $99 and you also get to pick $125 worth of product. Let me know if you have any questions! I have 20+ years of experience and I would love to answer any questions you may have!