Showers of Blessings

Hello. I'm back with another card for the CAS Watercolor Challenge for this month - Green & Pink.

I needed a wedding shower card for later this month so this was a good opportunity to combine that need with our challenge:

I watercolored the umbrellas with Distress markers and an aquabrush. These markers are so easy to water color with. After the watercolor was dry I "painted" the umbrellas with a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush pen. The little heart confetti was added for final embellishment.

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April CAS Watercolor Challenge

Happy April! The rains here in California created gorgeous wildflower fields all over the state. Our poppies (state flower) are all in bloom too. Since it is the start of a new month we have a new CAS Watercolor Challenge for you - Green & Pink.

I created two cards using the same Penny Black Brush Stroke Stamp and two different watercolor methods. The first one was using my Tombow markers and huffing on the marker before stamping. I used two shades of each color and laid down the lightest on the entire image, and stamped, then highlighted with the darker shade and stamped again. I used my MISTI of course!

For this second card I used my Zig Clean Color Brush Markers and painted right onto the image using the lighter shades first, then highlighting with the darker shade like I did with the Tombow markers. I didn't have to huff on the image since these are wetter markers and the colors blended more easily.

I like how they both came out. Do you like one better than the other?

I hope you will join us this month. Also, please check out the beautiful samples from the rest of the team and from our guest designer for this month: Marcia from Marcia K Designs.

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Spring Happy Birthday

I know in some parts of the US it seems like winter is just starting with the blizzards happening as I write this post. But in my part of the country, the San Francisco area, it has been rather warm after all the rain we received and the bulbs are all blooming as well as our golden poppies. So it is looking like spring here and that is what the CAS Watercolor Card challenge is all about this month. Below is my reminder sample for the challenge:

This card was inspired by a card created by Michelle Lupton which you can see here (scroll down a bit).  I white embossed the My Favorite Things Rose background image on the smooth side of a Tim Holtz Water Color card. I used my Zig Clean Color Brush pens in various shades of pink, red, yellow and orange to paint the panel. I used my PaperTrey dies to cut a piece of white card stock into the two pieces and with foam tape adhered it to the painted panel. That was then adhered to a card base. The sentiment is from PaperTrey.

I am looking forward to seeing your creations in our gallery!  Thanks for coming by!

Happy Spring!

Welcome to a new month for the CAS Watercolor Card Challenge. This month we are celebrating Spring. Before we get started I wanted to mention how beautiful our LOVE gallery was last month!

Here is my sample:

One of my favorite flowers is the poppy. This image is from Altenew. I stamped the image (masking where needed) with gray ink from Altenew onto Tim Holtz water color paper (the smoother side). I then used my Zig Clean Color Brush markers and blended a few colors while they were wet. I used a stitched rectangle die from Simon Says Stamp to cut out the panel and adhered it to grey cardstock.

I love using the Zig Brush Markers - they make a quick and easy card!  Please check out our Guest Designer Heather T for her awesome inspiration along with the rest of the team's creations.

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Butterfly Kisses

It is time for a reminder for the CAS Watercolor Card challenge:  LOVE:

I cased one of my cards that I made several years ago - this is a valentine that I made for a friend to give to her daughter. I used water color pencils to color the image and Stickles on her wings. The heart die cuts are from Spellbinders and I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background.
I am looking forward to seeing your creations in the gallery!

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CAS Watercolor Card Challenge - LOVE

The Snowflake Watercolor Gallery from last month was filled with sparkling beauties! Thanks for playing along with us! Our new CAS Watercolor Card theme for the month of February is LOVE.
Please check out the beautiful cards that the DT have created to inspire you - here.
Here is my sample:

This is a quick and easy card to make since I used the Simon Says Stamp pre-printed card panel. I have the watercolor pack of "love" cards.  I colored the image with my Derwent watercolor pencils and an aquabrush. Before adhering the panel I embossed the card base with a very old Cuttlebug embossing folder.

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CAS Watercolour Challenge - Snowflake

Welcome to 2017 and a new CAS Watercolour Card Challenge! This month we are focusing on snowflakes!

Here is my card:

The background was created with Gamsai Tambi watercolors, wet on wet technique. I put down one color at a time and dried it with a heat gun before applying the next color.  I cut out the panel with a Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle die. The snowflake corner is a Memory Box die. The sentiment is from a Wplus9 stamp set.

I hope you will join us at the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge blog - see you in the gallery!

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CAS Watercolor Card Challenge - Emboss Resist

This is a reminder that there is still lots of time to submit a card to the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge: Resist.  Here is another card I created to inspire you:

First off I want to thank Loll for creating my awesome watermark! Isn't it cute? I just love that kitty!

I started out by masking off a rectangle on some watercolor cardstock and then stamped the Winnie & Walter Background stamp inside the rectangle with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I then used my Gambai Tambi water colors using the wet on wet method, one color at a time, drying it with a heat gun, then adding the next color and so on.

The "happy 2nd" part of the sentiment was created with dies from Winnie & Walter (happy) and PaperTrey (2nd). I stamped the rest of the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink after removing the masking tape.

I hope you will find some time in this busy season to play with us. Happy holidays to everyone!

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CAS Watercolour Card Challenge - December

Welcome to a new month of CAS Watercolour Card Challenges. This month we are focusing on Watercolour Resist.

Here is my sample - working on those holiday cards:

I embossed the poinsettia image with gold embossing powder and then painted over the flower with my Gansai Tombi watercolors. I cut out the tag with my Pretty Pink Posh tag die and then stamped the sentiment from WPlus9 in green ink. I decided to emboss the card base with an embossing folder for some added texture but keeping all that lovely white space!

I hope you will join us this month!  Thanks for coming by!

CAS Watercolor Card Challenge - November Mid Month Reminder - TEXT

I am back again for the mid month reminder and sample for the CAS Watercolor Card Challenge for November. Here is my sample:

These Penny Black brush images are so easy to make a watercolored card. I colored the image with distress markers and the MISTI. I used 2 colors of purple and 2 colors of green, one color at a time, misted with water and stamped. Each layer was still damp when I stamped over it so the colors would blend.  I used some MME patterned paper for the text and blended distress ink to match the flower. The border of the card front was cut with a Penny Black border die.

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CAS Watercolor Card Challenge - November - TEXT

I am so excited to be a part of the team for the monthly CAS Watercolor Card Challenge. To see who else is on the team along with the creators of the challenge, Loll and Bonnie, click here.

The theme for this month's challenge is TEXT. So keep your card CAS, use text (other than a sentiment) and watercolor!  Here is my sample:

The image is all one stamp by Sweet 'N Sassy. I stamped it several times so I could get a good impression with my MISTI on 140 lb. watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black. I then masked off the sides of the image and proceeded to do a wet on wet watercolor using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi water colors. Once it was dry I removed the masking tape, painted the roses at the bottom and then applied a red rhinestone for her earring.

I am looking forward to seeing your creations and I'll be back mid month with another sample!

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Happy Birthday

This is my second submission for the new challenge blog - The Flower Challenge - Anything Goes.

I used Distress markers and Distress ink cubes to try to make a layered colored look to the flowers and leaves. After coloring onto the stamp with the distress inks I spritzed with a bit of water and stamped. Once dry, I colored over the leaves and flowers with Distress markers in the same colors.

I am also entering this to the CAS Watercolor Card Challenge - Autumn Colors:

 to ATCAS - Watercolor:

to Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Fall/Autumn

and to Penny Black and More Challenge - Autumn

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Grateful for You

I am grateful that I had a little time to stamp today! There are so many challenges out there in blogland and I created this card for a few of them:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls - Leaves

Addicted to CAS - Watercolor

One Layer Simplicity Challenge - Fall colors (yellow, orange, red)

Virginia's View Challenge - Focal Point

CAS Watercolor Challenge - Autumn

I used the Simon Says Stamp / Altenew Be-Leaf Me stamp set and distress inks to create this card. This is a layered stamp set and so easy and fun to use! I spritzed the stamp after inking to create the watercolor on the leaves. I finished it off with a few sequins.

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