Poppy Gems with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

I have been wanting to try using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to paint flowers since I saw Kristina Werner's post here.  I used Poppy Gems by Penny Black and embossed the image with white embossing powder. I then colored in the flowers using the same colors that Kristina used. I colored over the flowers with a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter pen for some shimmer.  Mine came out differently but I learned a lot about using some colors together that I never would have tried!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Muse Challenge #171

Color Throw Down #398

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Add Shimmer

Penny Black and More Challenge - Flower Power

Virginia's View - All About the Color













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Best Wishes

I created this for the SCS color challenge, the Case Study Challenge:

and for the Muse Challenge:

I was inspired by the layouts on both of the cards and the colors for the Muse challenge.

I used the flowers from Altenew's Painted Flowers set and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

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Just Because

I haven't had a minute to make cards until tonight.  So this card is for a few challenges:  Retrosketch #111:

Muse Challenge #67:  Marion Vagg's card:

Just Us Girls:

and the SCS color challenge - Pumpkin Pie, Real Red and Pacific Point.

I used SU! Pumpkin Pie and Real Red Markers and Memento Bahama Blue marker.  I stamped the flower block with Versafine Onyx Black. I then colored on an acrylic block with a Pumpkin Pie marker, picked up the color with a wet aquabrush and color washed it over the entire flower. Then I picked up real red marker off the block and painted over the Pumpkin Pie in several places. I then painted the background with the Bahama Blue marker ink and aquabrush. 

The colors in my card are similar to Marion's colors, I used a flower and made my card square.

I will be taking the Online Card Class - Watercoloring and our pre-class work is to play around with watercolors - different paints, markers, etc.  I am submitting this to the pre-class gallery.

Today Darnell, Kim and I met at the Paragon Outlets in Livermore.  We shopped and had a little lunch and then shopped some more.   Here we are at the Ghirardelli Outlet.  It was such a fun day!

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Hello

This was an attempt at a technique that we learned in the CAS 3 - One layer card class, Day 11.  I think I inked a distressed stripe background stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps with Colorbox White Pigment Ink and heat set the ink.  Then I overstamped the "hello" sentiment with Hero Arts Shadow Ink.  You're supposed to see the background come through the overstamping.  On my card you can barely see the stripes where I didn't overstamp.  So I guess I needed to use a larger solid stamp to over stamp the background.
I used the colors from this week's ColourQ challenge and am also participating in the Muse Challenge.
ETA: I am submitting this to the Moxie Fab World Hip on Handwriting challenge.

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HYCCT - Pinterest Inspiration and Punch It Out

This card was inspired by a Pinterest photo of a yummy ombre cake.  It was also inspired by the MUSE challenge - I was inspired by the slanted panel.  I first stamped the Unity flowers with Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then I sponged various hues of pink for the ombre effect.  Lastly I used a dark pink ink on the script background stamp and stamped over the whole panel.  I then wiped off any ink from the white flowers.  

This card was made for the HYCCT challenge to use punches or dies.  I combined this challenge with the SCS F4A189 which was to use texture on your card and fall colors. This layout is from this week's CAS(E) This Sketch. I used felt in fall colors and die cut it with a leaf die from Sweet 'N Sassy stamps.
The sentiment is from Amuse Studio.

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HELLO!

I created this for the MUSE Card Club Challenge.  Our inspiration is this card from Marion Vagg:

As soon as I saw Marion's card I thought of my PaperTrey Springtime Doodles stamp set with the whimsical flowers and bugs.  I stamped the flowers with Memento ink and colored them in with Copic markers.  I added Frosted Lace Stickles to the bee's wings and to the flowers and Glossy Accents to the center of the coneflower.  The sentiment is from MME stamp set.

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MUSE and SCS Color Challenge

I created this for the MUSE Challenge #9 using today's SCS color challenge: Marina Mist, Baja Breeze and Midnight Muse.  Here is the link to the MUSE challenge so you can see Marion's card.  I was inspired by her overall design of the card and the stripes.  Instead of embossing the flowers on top of the stripes I cut and used the negative space from the Simon Says Stamp Daisies die.  I then adhered the panel to the front of the white card.  Blue rhinestones were added for interest and also for the dessert option of the color challenge.
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