OLC Watercolour Thanks

I've coloured directly on to the Paper Smooches stamps with distress markers, huffed and stamped while masking the silver vase. The leaves were then shaded with a distress marker. The Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Inspirational Photo was a great starting point, I focused on the big blooms in a solid darker vase, the pink colours and the silver mirror surface. 

I have a very neglected large silvery vase that used to be polished and displayed, but now languishes in a corner. I may have to get the polish out this weekend and bring some bright springtime cheer to my house. Instagram has the before shot, but I don't know when the after shot will go up, if you discount my stamped vase!

Thick watercolour paper meant that my die cut nearly all the way through, so a label is keeping everything in place on the inside, just in case we have a wardrobe malfunction and something falls out! However it was worth it as I love the watercolour effect of all the blended distress makers on the textured watercolour paper.

Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays CFC136: Must Love Watercolor
One-Layer Simplicity Challenge OLS13: You Blend!
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge 8-14 February: Inspiration Photo
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: All Things Bright & Beautiful

 

 

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Scripty Thanks

Ink: Encore Silver

Paper: Watercolour card from stash

Colouring: Distress Markers- Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lilac, Mowed Lawn

Hope you enjoyed your visit today and see you again soon!

Blended OLC Poppy Birthday

 

I love the way in which Distress inks blend. However, my flowers blended a little too well, as I stamped the second colour while the first was still very wet, resulting in very little definition between them. I restamped the darker colour and used a watercolour brush to aid the process. The stems underwent the same procedure minus the restamping and the background square was doodled with a watercolour brush.

I added some Wink of Stella to the flower sentiments and stamped the sentiment in Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black.

This is a special birthday card for my Auntie Pauline. I've posted it a little early, but as she doesn't have an internet connection, I'm pretty certain it will remain a surprise until the postman delivers it! Hopefully this will bring a little brightness and beauty to the still dull February days!

A quick shout out for Craft for the Craic who turn one this month: Lá breithe sona duit, go maire tú an céad!

Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays CFC136: Must Love Watercolor
Craft for the Craic February Challenge: Birthdays or Anniversary
One-Layer Simplicity Challenge OLS13: You Blend!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: All Things Bright & Beautiful

Supplies

Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps Brushed Poppies, Sentiment
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles

Ink: Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Pumice Stone

Paper: Watercolour card from stash

Highlights: wink of stella

Hope you enjoyed your visit & see you again soon!

August Challenges

A spot of watercolouring using Memento Luxe inks for the monkey and balloons and for the background colourwash over the masked clouds. The leafy stamped panel with a nod to Orla Kiely is something I've wanted to do for ages but am only getting round to it now. I bought the stamp set ages ago just to do this but never got round to it. Originally I thought my tag would go on the balloon strings but the proportions weren't right so I popped it directly on to one of the balloons. Lastly lots of Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.

Challenges:
CAS(E) this sketch #87 with a Tag 
Craft for the Craic August Challenge #7: A Craft Item You Have Never Used Before
Mama Elephant and Me August Challenge: Watercolouring + Birthdays

Supplies  
Stamps: Mama Elephant Up and Away, Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals, Paper Smooches Crystal Clear, Simon Says Stamp Happy Sentiments, Fresh Squeezed Stamps On Trend
Ink: Memento Luxe Morocco, Pistachio, Pear Tart, Teal Zeal,  Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies/Embossing: Memory Box Puffy Clouds
Paper: White  card from stash 
Highlights: Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella, black gel pen

Hope you enjoyed your visit and catch you next time I get some crafting time!

Watercolour View #2

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I couldn't stop with one card for Virginia's View Watercolour Challenge and this card has two more types of watercolour techniques on it and some watercoloury patterned paper. I've used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #68 and lots of Paper Smooches stamps and dies and had a go at some inlaid die cutting.

  

The flowers are diecut from some watercolour card which had been daubed in distress ink on my craft sheet. I misted the distress ink with glimmer mist and sprayed a little white paint on it too.

The bookmark is stamped using a watercolour mixture. I applied distress inks on an acrylic block, misted and then inked my stamps with the watery liquid.

I like the idea of including a little gift with the card, so a part of it goes on!

Challenges:

CAS(E) this sketch #68

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge March 16-22: Anything Goes

Virginia's View Challenge #1: Watercolour

Supplies

Stamps: Paper Smooches We Totally Click, Mimi Monograms, Sentiment Sampler
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire, Picked Raspberry, Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies etc.: Paper Smooches Polaroid Dies, Bookmark Dies, Memory Box Prim Poppy Die

Paper: White & watercolour card from stash, Crate Paper Maggie Holmes

Highlights: Tattered Angels glimmer mist, twine

Hope you enjoyed your visit and see you again soon!

Watercolour PTI Birthday

Papertrey Ink's 6th Birthday celebrations are continuing with a challenge to create a project that uses some type of watercolor technique or look. Using Sunday's sketch #5, I've heat embossed my flowers in white, then dipped them in distress inks which were smeared on a craft sheet & sprayed with glimmer mist to mix them. I've accentuated the flower centres with Deep Cadmuim watercolour pencil so that they have a daisy quality. I've added some Stickles to Dawn McVey's digital Papertrey Ink freebie & inked the edges in Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.