sick and tired dragonfly

SU's Dragonfly Dreams as well as Sending Thoughts. Although the color doesn't show up all that well, I do love the Pool Party and copper combination.

hugs, prayers and love

 I used a combination of stamps and dies again on these cards, trading around the Pool Party and Black colors.
Sending Thoughts from the SU Occasions/Spring Catalogue as well as dies and stamps from the Sunshine Sayings sets.

It's okay (hand-lettered)

Artist's pens, SU's watercolor pencils, eversharp and eraser! That's all, folks. You can easily do it, too!

watercolor (hand-lettered)

The only stamp used on here is from SU's Gorgeous Grunge. Otherwise I simply used SU reinkers and watercolor paper and Aqua Painters. Oh, and then fine-tip artist's pens and an eversharp! The sequins cover up smudges from my inky fingers. I really thought it looked better without them, but What Could I DOOOOO?!

praying for you (hand-lettered)

Another example of a hand-lettered and sketched greeting card. I used the stars from SU's Moon Baby stamp set.

Special Reason watercolour effects

Try this: Take the largest daisy image from the Special Reasons stamp set (SU) and color three different colors directly on the stamp. I used Cucumber Crush in the center, So Saffron on the inner petals and Flirty Flamingo on the outside petals. Then using your Stampin' Spritzer, mist the whole thing really well. (I probably misted it too much, but I do love what happened next!)

 

This picture (above) isn't the greatest, but maybe you can sort of see how it turned out. I simply stamped that big flower image three times on three separate pieces of Whisper White cardstock. Each time I stamped I breathed an "Oh-h-h-h!" to myself! Watercolor does that to me every time! You just NEVER know what it will surprise you with.
Using those three images, I created the following cards. See what I mean? From bright and happy to sweet and soft! They cover all moods.
And don't you LOVE how that stem die from the Special Reasons set creates a gorgeous negative space?! I just love everything about this set!

some more die cutting!

watercolor peonies

Water coloring is so...so......so NEAT! SPECIAL! I don't know HOW to say it I guess! Water color has a mystique to it that other techniques don't. OK! I know that's just MY take on it, but since this is my spot to air my opinions, that's what you'll get! I used my aqua painter and re-inkers dropped onto a clear block as my palette. That's right! A clear block makes the perfect palette! It's washable and smooth enough to mix colors to perfection.

two ways to use paper strips by Karly

While you may wonder why I posted these two cards of Karly's on the same page, it's cuz they showcase two different ways you can piece your paper colors to create two completely different looks. (I've studied and studied these cards, Kar!!  Keep them coming!)

accordian card

This card is an example of emboss resist. I used many different products on it, mostly Stampin' Up, but also some other random pieces of equipment!

jar of lilacs for you

I tried to get a picture that showed the Wink of Stella glitter paint and this is the closest I got. It adds a subtle glimmer to the lilacs.

just a note

square thankyou and compliments

my shoulder is yours

I absolutely love that sentiment. This card was a combination of embossing, stamping, sponging, masking, coloring, and anything you can think of! I love using Timeless Textures for the edges and subtle hints of background design.

more sunshine and caring

These two cards utilize the Sunshine Sayings bundle (at a 10% savings). I'm just really really loving what all you can create using these dies and stamps together.

amazing watercolor backgrounds

My favorite 5-year-old co-cardmaker and I once made these backgrounds. They were laid aside for another day and now using the Flourishing Phrases stamp set and Flourish thinlits dies, I created these cards with those backgrounds. It's our version of doodling! Ha!!
By the way, if you purchase this stamp and die bundle you save 10%!!! Let me know if I can grab them for you!!

best fishes

These two cards were made using SU's bundle which includes the stamp set Jar of Love and the framelits dies Everyday Jars. The top card is 3-d with a clear center and gems inside the fishbowl while the 2nd card has the gems adhered on the bottom of the jar.

i'm here for you

I just love this sentiment. It's so caring. So this whole post is full of cards that tell you "I'm here for you!"

Besides challenging myself to use DSP, the following card has the added interest of holes punched in it and butterflies on the INSIDE of the card!

all about roses

These cards are all very different from each other, but they have one common element. They were created with the Rose Garden and Rose Wonder stamps and dies bundle. The card above was water colored after the image was embossed in clear on watercolor paper.

 

Above, is another die-cut and water colored rose card. I love how these images lend themselves to simple elegance. Below is a partial die-cut rose. Again, simply elegant.

ice cream anyone?

Sprinkles of Life is a fun fun fun stamp set with coordinating punch that I don't use nearly often enough. Here's a really simple and quick card made from Sprinkles. You could dress it up with string or ribbon or buttons or candy dots or ANYTHING!! I left it clean and simple today.