Altenew - Sewing & Watercolors 2

 Hello!!

Happy Friday!!! I'm popping in today with my second project for Altenew's Sewing Contest. This one is a card and I used one of my watercoloring on evenweave experiments! I used Altenew's Statement Flower  stamp for this card. 

For this piece of evenweave, I saturated it with water, then added my Altenew watercolors diluted with water. Starting with evenweave already wet, the colors blended a lot better, though they are on the light side. I did let it dry over night!

The next day I stamped the Statement Flower with black memento ink. Then I picked out a light and dark green floss for the leaves and a light and dark pink floss for the flowers. I used only one thread and did some back stitching to outline the leaves and flowers, then I went in with the darker colors and added my own stitching to add shadow/darker areas.

Next, I iron on some interfacing to help stiffen the fabric and helps to hold the back floss in place. It also limits the fraying of the edges, because I went and cut out the flower. I left a border around the flowers. Since it was going on a card I didn't use a fraying glue that would really stop any unraveling!

For my card I pulled out a Hero Arts stencil and a black card base. I used some watermark ink to ink up the stencil, but kept it loose with uneven edges. Then I used some green Perfect Pearls and added some color the watermark ink. I used a paint brush to clean any extra off. 

Next, I adhered the stitched flower to the card base. Then I white heat embossed the Hello sentiment, trimmed it and then added it to the card with foam tape. 

While the stitching is a bit more work then the typical card, the recipient can easily frame it to enjoy year round!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Altenew - Sewing & Watercolors

 Hello!

I'm stopping by with a project  - not a card - Shocking, I know!!! Hehe! Altenew has a sewing contest and I knew I had to try a few things! You have find all the info here, if you want to play along, but hurry it ends the 31st!!

So for a while I've been wanting to try watercoloring on my cross stitch fabric. I've been cross stitching longer then I've been card making!! I had some 28 ct white evenweave that I cut up to experiment with. 

I found that using a lot water with the watercolors was the best way to add color to the fabric. First I would add the watercolor to the fabric, then add water and work it into the fabric. To make the color darker and brighter I would add more watercolor (with lots of water). If the watercolor is more intense (more pigment, then water) then it was splotching on the fabric and didn't move through the fabric . But lots of water with a little pigment, would spread much easier.

After doing my watercoloring I let the fabric dry over night. The next day I came back and used the butterfly from the Ori Kami stamp set. I just used regular memento black ink, stamping lightly. 

Then I started stitching! I used three threads of black floss and did long stitches over the stamped butterflies. A little tip for you, there is no need to use knots to start or finish your stitching. Just leave a tail when you start and as you stitch, your stitches will hold the tail. When you are done stitching, just thread your needle through your stitching on the back, then trim the extra. 

To finish the stitching I used iron interfacing on the back, this helps strengthen your fabric,  holds your wrong side stitching in place and and lessons the chance for edge fraying. From the craft store I found a simple black frame for my stitching!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back in a day or two with my second project for the contest!!

Dana

Graciellie Designs - Relax

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Happy Tuesday! Today I am sharing a card I made with new Graciellie Designs Relax digital stamp. I was in the watercolor mood and this stamp set is perfect for it!! With a quick google search you can see how colorful it is!!

I opened the flower image in a word document and enlarged it. Then I added the Relax Unplug. Unwind. Breathe. sentiment below the flower and printed it out on watercolor card stock.

Next, I used my Altenew watercolors to color the flower. After it was dry, I added a little bit of grey watercolor around the flower to give it some shadows. When that was dry I used watercolors to add splatters of orange and black.

I used a stitched rectangle to cut out the colored image and adhered it to a black card base. To add a little sparkle I added some purple and orange rhinestones.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Graciellie Designs - Relax

Hello!

I'm popping in with a card I made with Graciellie Designs new Relax digital stamp set! Gorgeous exotic flower with fabulous sentiments!!

I printed the flower and sentiment on watercolor card stock. Then I used my Altenew Watercolor set to color it up. When my coloring was dry, I used yellow and orange to add some splatters.

When everything was dry I used Spellbinders circle dies to cut three circles of the same flower. I used a large, medium and small circle for the flower and an even smaller circle for sentiment.

I played with the layout a little and then added each of the circles with foam tape. The sentiment circle was adhered on top of the other circles with foam tape. Last, I added a few orange sequins.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Graciellie Designs - Beautiful Day

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I hope everyone is having a good weekend!! Today I have a card to celebrate Gracie from Graciellie Designs birthday!! There is a fabulous sale, 50% going over at the shop for the coming week!!! Perfect to time to get those digital stamp sets you have been eyeing!!! Please note all my Graciellie Designs links are affiliate links!

My card today features the gorgeous Beautiful Day digital stamp set! These poppies are just stunning!! I started with one of the floral clusters and making it really big!! I also added a Happy Birthday to the flower. Then I printed it out on some watercolor card stock.

Then I used some Papertrey Ink reinkers as watercolors, coloring the poppy. After my color was dry I used some gold ink spray to add some splatters to the image.

Next, I used a stitched rectangle to cut the image out and adhered it to a black card base. Then I added a few black and pink rhinestones to the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring/Summer Blog Hop

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It's time for the Spring/ Summer Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop!!! There are tons of inspiration to be had over the coming week!! I'll be sharing several cards, not sure yet how many as I'm still creating!!  You can start and get all the details over at the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog!

There are lots and lots of wonderful sponsors, so make sure to get your coffee/tea/hot cocoa projects linked up!! One of the returning Super Sponsors the fabulous Graciellie Designs!! Today my card features the newest coffee digital stamp set: Coffee Queen. Please note the Graciellie Designs links are affiliate links at no extra cost to you!!!

This is my first card made with this set, later in the week I'll be sharing two more!! First I added one of the coffee images to a Word document. I resized it, making it a little one big side, then I added an sentiment.

After printing the image I used my Copic markers to color the image. When I printed the image I had an idea of what I was going to do with it, but as I started to create the card, I went in a totally different direction!! Instead of leaving most of the white around the image, I fussy cut out all out instead.

Then I made the background by doing some watercolor smooching with Altenew watercolors. I used a heat gun in between the orange and light purple, both colors to match my coffee cup. Then I cut the panel out with a stitched rectangle and adhered it to a black card base.

Next, I added the image with foam tape and then added a few rhinestones for some sparkle! Since the image fell over the edge, I did trim a little off.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have fun over the next week with tons of coffee inspiration!!

Dana

DoodleBug Designs - Stellar Birthday

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Today I have a card I made for a Doodlebug Designs sketch challenge. The challenge was for National Scrapbooking day this past weekend. When I saw they had a card specific collection, I new I had to play along with my Doodlebug stamps!! Here is the sketch:

I started by making a galaxy background. The make the background I used my Altenew watercolors. First, I taped a watercolor panel down, added water to it and then started to randomly add a few colors, pink, yellow and a blue. Then I added a bunch of black and water as necessary. As it dried I added a little more black here and there, until I was happy with the look.

While the background dried I pulled out Doodlebug's Far Out stamp set and stamped all the images. I decided to do them all as I wasn't sure which one I wanted to actually use on my card. Next, I used my Copic markers to color them up. Then I fuss cut out each one.

When my background was dry I did add black, white and silver splatters. I used a heat gun to make sure they were dry. Then I cut strips of cardstock, including a couple black strips. I stamped and white heat embossed the Have a Stellar Birthday on one of the black stripes.

I adhered the strips together and trimmed it to fit my galaxy background. The background went on a blue card base and then adhered the strips. 

Next, I played an images and then added them with liquid adhesive and foam tape. I did add a little clear sparkle to the stars and spaceship lights.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be back later in the week with a card I made with the images I didn't use today!!

Dana

Watercolor Sunflower

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I'm popping in with a card I made just for fun! I've been doing a little organization so seeing lots of great stamps that I haven't played with yet!! I played with The Stamp Markets - Some Kind of Wonderful stamp set and Altenew's watercolor set.

This was my first time using Altenew watercolors, and I have to say I like them!! I stamped the flower with brown in on watercolor paper. I hit it with my heat gun just to make sure the ink dried.

Then I went to coloring! I need more practicing, but they were fun to use!! After everything was dry, I used some of the same colors to add splatter to the flower. Then I used a stitch rectangle to cut out the flower.

Next, I used The Ton Vintage Type to stamp the Happy Birthday on watercolor cards stock. I used The Greetry Sentiment Suite Basics die to cut out the sentiment.

Last, I added the sentiment to the panel with foam tape and then adhered it to a Kraft cardbase. From my stash I added a few brown rhinestones.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Be Merry with Pinkfresh Studio

Hello again!!

My next card I made yesterday for World Cardmaking Day was made for Pinkfresh Studio Challenge #2! The challenge is to make a Christmas card. I only have one Pinkfresh Christmas set so I paired it with a non-Christmas set!

I started with Simply Succulents and stamped the pot and two cactus/succulents. Then on another piece  of card stock I stamped the flower and bird from December Days stamp set.

Then I fussy cut the flowers and birds out and adhered them to the succulents. I stamped Be Merry in brown ink below the pot. Then I used a fancy rectangle die to cut it all out.

From my stash of extra's I pulled out a watercolor smooching background that actually matched the color of succulents. I wrapped some twine around the panel and tied it in a bow. Then I added the stamped image with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Honey Bee Stamps - Thank You

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I'm popping in with my first card today that I made yesterday for World Cardmaking day! This one I made for Honey Bee Stamps, they had several challenges on Facebook but I decided to do the very first one, a Color Challenge!

I started by stamping the kittens in the metal pail from the Oh My Whiskers stamp set. Then I used a few Copic markers to color it up and used my mom's Brother Scan & Cut to fussy cut it out.

Next, I used a Gina K. Stencil called Thick Brush and adhered it over some watercolor card stock. Then I used Art Philosophy metallic watercolors to color the stencil. The set had some of the similar colors, yellow, orange, rust color and for the brown I used a Distress Marker to paint some of the openings.

While that dried I pulled out a Tonic Thank You die and cut it from Kraft card stock and then used some dark brown ink to make it darker. I trimmed a piece of Kraft and adhered the thank you sentiment to it.

The watercolor panel was cut with a stitched rectangle die and then adhered to a Kraft card base. Then I added the sentiment and strip across the card. Last I added the kittens with foam tape.!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back several times today, I have a few more cards to share for World Card Making Day!!

Dana

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Hello and Happy World Cardmaking day!!

My mojo has been missing the past week or so, but I saw that were would be some WCD challenges today. So I gave it a try and was actually able to spend whole day making some cards!! Beware, I have a few to share today and tomorrow, so get ready for a lot of posts!!

My first card is for a Photoplay Paper challenge I saw on Instagram. The challenge is to make a card with your favorite products. I have a lot of there paper collections, and my current favorite is Fish Tales! In fact I ended up making two cards with this collection and stamps! I'll share the second card tomorrow probably, but my first card was made with one of the Fish Tales stamp sets.

I started by stamping the hammerhead shark and using my Spectrum Noir markers to color it. Then I used my mom's Brother Scan and Cut to cut it out.

Then I pulled out a dark blue card base and a set of Art Philosophy metallic watercolors. I used the blue watercolor and did some waves across the the card base.

While the card base dried I used a heart die to cut some red card stock. I stamped the I Love You More Than Shark Week in the center of the heart.

Then I added the heart and shark to the card with foam tape. I also added a few clear sequins, kind of like air bubbles coming from the shark. Last I rounded the corners.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I'll be back in a few with another card!! :)

Dana

Graciellie Designs - Tea for the Soul

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Graciellie Designs has a new release and today I'm sharing a card created with the new Tea for the Soul digital stamp. If you are a tea fan, this set is for you!!

I started by resizing the image and adding the sentiment in Word. Then I printed it out. I used my Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers to color the image.

Next, I pulled out a light pink and yellow Spectrum Noir Aqua marker and did a little watercolor smooshing. While it dried I trimmed the top half of the colored image.

Then I added foam tape to the colored image and adhered it to my watercolor panel. To add some sparkle I added a few white/iridescent gems.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Make sure to stop by Gracielle Designs for all the new releases, I'll be sharing more cards in the coming weeks featuring new digital stamps (and some recent sets too!)

Dana