I was playing with watercoloring for a background and thinking of Valentine’s Day cards when this popped into my head. I just love those unexpected ideas! And I believe this one ended with success.
Watercolor Sheltering Tree
I used the Shimmery White Cardstock and my Aqua Painter to create the background. The picture doesn’t quite show the Soft Sky ink wash at the top, but you can see the Mint Macaroon and Pear Pizzaz pretty clearly. I wanted soft colors and these did the trick.
The tree is stamped in Tip Top Taupe with Flirty Flamingo buds. The sentiment and the enamel pieces are also Flirty Flamingo. I left the base card plain as well as the background layer. The layers and measurements are:
Base is Tip Top Taupe = 8 1/2 X 5 1/2
Flirty Flamingo Strip = 4 1/4 X 2
Mint Macaroon layer = 3 1/4 X 4 1/4
Shimmery White = 3 X 4
I was slow to use the Enamel Shapes, Much to my regret!! I have fallen for them and find myself reaching for them on a regular basis now. They come with two sizes of circles, hearts, and stars in each color. They are so great to add just a touch to a card. Or to cover up a booboo….. The next time you are ordering remember to look at these. I think you will love them and there are 40 of each color in a group. Another win/win.
This card is so quick and easy. It would be great for telling those we care about that we love them on any day or occasion.
This card has two sets used on it. The Sealed With Love from the Occasions Catalog and Your’e So Sweet from the Annual Catalog. The latter is a great set to have on hand. It can be used for a variety of occasions. I am most fond of the heart with “love” incorporated into it. I try to remember to stamp the front of my envelopes and the heart would be great for most any time. I think it tells the recipient that there is something special inside the envelope. At least I hope it does!
Here is today’s card:
You’re So Sweet, Stampin’ Up!, Jackie Beers Independent Demonstrator
The card base is Melon Mambo, which is one of my favorite colors. The Whisper White base layer is stamped randomly with two stamps from the Sealed With Love set and then embossed with the Happy Heart Embossing Folder. The heart layer is two stamped hearts from You’re So Sweet set and then the center one is a punched heart from the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack. The heart punch is called Sweetheart punch.
The color family paper stacks are a little more expensive but so very much worth the cost. You have every color in a family and a couple of different designs of each color. There is a color and design for many ideas and of course it coordinates perfectly with the card stock. A Win, Win !!
The card dimensions are:
Melon Mambo base = 8 1/2 X 5 1/2
Whisper White layer + 5 1/4 X 4
Melon Mambo small layer = 4 3/8 X 2 1/8
Whisper White heart layer = 4 1/4 X 2
The hearts layer and the polka dot heart are both popped up with dimensionals. I couldn’t get by without my dimensionals!
My card for today is from a FREE Sale-A-Bration set.Yes, I said FREE. don’t you just love that? From now through March 31, for every $50.00 you spend you get to choose one item from the special Sale-A-Bration catalog. There are a great stamp sets, along with ribbon, and designer series paper.
This card includes two sets from the SAB catalog: Tasty Trucks and Delicate Details.
Tasty Trucks, Delicate Details, Stampin’ Up!
I thought the different border stamps in the Delicate Details set were all lovely, but I needed a little whimsy for this card. So the wavy border was perfect for my vision. The set being in photopolymer makes it extremely easy to see through and line up the ends. I like the Smile factor this look gives my little truck. I stamped the border and truck in Archival Basic Black ink and colored the truck with our wonderful new Watercolor Pencils and a Blender pen. I know I have used these on most of the posts I have done, but they are just so much fun and so simple to use. They are the Cat’s Meow of my favorite tools right now! And yes I adore cats, and dogs!!
I started the card with a base of Daffodil Delight card stock and then a layer of Basic Black card stock. I did all of the stamping on Whisper White card stock. I needed something across the top because the Delicate Details border is longer than my 3 7/8 ends and I could not quickly decide how to make it meet. So I added a Pacific Point strip to mirror the blue stripe on the truck. To equal everything out I placed an Enamel Star on each end of the Pacific Point strip. I then used Brian King’s squint test and decided it needed an additional something. I then stamped “Congratulations” from the Tasty Truck set and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch. That was the finishing touch.
The measurements for this one are:
Basic card of 5 1/2 X 8
Basic Black is 5 1/4 X 4
Whisper White is 5 1/8 X 3 7/8
Pacific Point is 3/4 X 5 1/8
The products used are:
Sale-A-Bration: Tasty Trucks (143300)
Sale-A-Bration: Delicate Details (143314)
Occasions: Watercolor Pencils (141709)
Annual: Blender Pens (102845)
Annual: Enamel Shapes – Brights (141680)
Annual: Classic Label Punch (141491)
I had some technical difficulties, and mostly Operator Error on this post. Next time I will have the pictures and the links for easy access to my store. In the meantime you can click on Shop at the top of the page and enter the item numbers, or product name. I appreciate your patience as I learn this process!!
I love making cards, and I know that is stating the obvious! But I dislike having to make a sympathy card. I’m sure you all do as well. But once I have it completed I usually really like the finished product. I try to make them so that the recipient gets a little smile. We all need to smile and never more than during a sad time.
I probably should have thought the card out a little further, but I needed it quickly and so I grabbed the items on my desk. You will notice that the cardstock and DSP are the same as from the first post I made with Beautiful You. Please forgive that color repeat so soon after beginning this blogging journey. I needed to get this in the mail so I used what was out. And I really do love this color combination. Stampin’ Up! does such an awesome job on their designer paper. This one was a super hit when the current annual catalog debuted as it was on backorder for some time.
Remarkably You Sympathy, Stampin’ Up!, Jackie Beers Independent Demonstrator
I love the boldness of the flowers in the Remarkably You Stamp Set. The bold lines of the flower make it perfect for a stand alone image. I watercolored the flower with Stampin’ Up! Aqua Painter (watercolor pen) and ink from the lid of the ink pad. When I first tried this technique several years ago I was not very comfortable with the process of the outcome. But after playing with it, I have come to love doing it. There are several YouTube videos out there if you are not familiar with this technique.
The base of Melon Mambo is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2
The Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper is 5 1/4 X 4
The thin layer of Melon Mambo is 4 5/8 X 3 5/8
The Whisper White is 4 1/2 X 3 1/2
The sentiment is from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set. I always go for sentiments with mixed fonts, they are my favorite. I opted to place it directly onto the main panel (after much deliberation with myself!). I hope this is a layout, and even stamp set, you will use. With some added embellishments and a different sentiment, this layout works for any occasion.
The products I used are :
Remarkably You, 139894, $33.00
Flourishing Phrases stamp set, 141534, $37.00
Pop Of Pink DSP, 141648, $13.00
Melon Mambo Cardstock, 115320, $8.00
Basic Black Archival Ink, 140931, $7.00
Aqua Painter (2 pens), 103954, $17.00
Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your comments very much.
This fabulous stamp set is definitely a keeper! The versatility of the lighthouse is just wonderful. I can see using it for everything, and when I first saw it I ignored it. Silly me !! After going through the Occasions Catalog several times, I really looked at it. The font is what really got my attention. Then it was “DUH”. It fits male, female, sympathy, birthday, inspirational, just everything. This set also works well with the Wetlands stamp set in the Annual Catalog also.
High Tide, Stampin’ Up!, Jackie Beers independent demonstrator
My favorite type of card is one that is pretty quick to complete. And even though this card has several colors it really only took a few minutes to come together. The base is Sahara Sand cut to 8 1/2 X 5 1/2. Marina Mist is the first layer at 5 1/4 X 4 followed by Whisper White at 5 X 3 3/4.
I know everyone begins there cards differently, but I started this one with the sand image at the bottom stamped in Crumb Cake. I then was able to place the lighthouse (which is a 2 step process) in the indention left by the sand. That was very thoughtful of the stamp designer, it makes placement so easy. I stamped the first, more basic ,lighthouse in Smoky Slate and then stamped over it with the second stamp in Basic Gray. It truly is easy to see through the photopolymer stamps to do this. I stamped the water image in Marina Mist and wondered should I have stamped it before the lighthouse. But I like the sort of shadow look the blank space leaves. The birds were stamped next in Smoky Slate. And I hate to admit it but I forgot to stamp the light shining out of the lighthouse until I had the layers taped together!! I just played down a piece of copy paper and stamped it. I was so proud of myself to think to do that!
The saying is stamped in Crumb Cake and layered on Marina Mist. I wanted it to pop a little more than stamping it directly on the white base layer.
Again, I know there are several colors and stamps used in this card, but please do not let that scare you away. I did this card with my Club and they all completed it pretty quickly.
The products that I used are:
High Tide, 143006, $26.00
Sahara Sand 8 1/2 X 11, 121043, $8.00
Marina Mist 8 1/2 X 11, 119682, $8.00
Marina Mist Inkpad, 126962, $6.50
Crumb Cake Ink, 126975, $6.50
Smoky Slate Ink, 131179, $6.50
Basic Gray Archival Stamp Pad, 140932, $7.00
Thank you for stopping by. Please let me know if you have any questions. I would love to see your comments as well.
Hello everyone! I am so happy, and terrified, to have a blog up and running. This has been in the thinking, planning, and now activation process for over a year. And yes I apparently worry and analyze too much! But here it is finally. Thanks to Integrant Services for the building of my blog and to Brian King, my amazing upline, for helping me learn how to use it. And here we go……….
My first post is about Beautiful You. When I opened the 2017 Occasions Catalog this was the first set that truly caught my eye. I thought it was simple (which I love), and could be used with a variety of techniques to give it different looks. So she was in my first order!
This stamp set is perfect for playing with the Watercolor Pencils. But you can also stamp the zigzags that are included in the set for coloring her dress or do paper piecing. I colored her with the watercolor pencils and used the blender pen to smooth it out. This is such an easy technique to do! I went a different direction with the umbrella and stamped it onto Pop Of Pink Designer Series Paper, cut it out, and glued it on top of the umbrella. How simple to add a different look. And the bold lines of the stamp are very user friendly for cutting. The Layering Ovals are such an easy way to pop out your focal point, and there are so many different sizes that it fits almost any design. They are just a “must have”.
The base of the card is Melon Mambo cut to 8 1/2 X 5 1/2. I followed that with a layer of Basic Black cut to 5 1/4 X 4. I felt like the thick black lines of the image along with the black in the designer series paper needed to be anchored. The Whisper White base layer is 5 X 3 3/4 and the designer paper is 5 X 3/4. I also colored in a few additional hearts with the Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write Marker.
This card layout is very versatile and I use it often for larger stamped images.
The products I used in this card are:
Beautiful You,143637, $28.00
Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper, 141648, $13.00
Layering Ovals, 141706, $35.00
Blender Pens, 102845, $10.00
watercolor Pencils, 141709, $16.00
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