Hello Friend using Watercoloring

Trying to deal with getting rid of this cold and today feeling better so I decided to finish up this card today to join another day of Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. Lots of fun. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Layer it Up. 

For this card, I started off by creating a watercolor background using several colors of tombow dual markers. Afterwards, I took this Butterfly Friends set from Pretty Pink Posh and embossed the images using clear embossing powder. 

Now comes the fun part, I took the square die portion from the Stitched Duo 3 to cut out little squares. Kept the same order as I was die cutting not to lose the pattern.  

Added white fun foams underneath each square to give it some dimension and placed on a white panel measuring: 3 5/8" x 4 7/8". Placed the panel on top of a pink card stock that I used for the base. 

For the sentiment, I cut a strip of black card stock and embossed the word "HELLO" using the Birdie Friends set and than die cut the word "Friend" from the same Butterfly Friends set.

Last but not least, stamped the butterflies onto vellum using black ink and die cut the images using the Coordinating die. Added several 4mm clear droplets to give illusion of water. 

Birthday Wishes with Hummingbirds and Bold Blooms

Back today with Day 1 of Kathy's 30 day color challenge as she is once again hosting. Check out all the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. It's always so much fun. Also, joining this week's at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge using Patterned Paper. 

As you know I love using storybook dies, so I decided to create another  birthday card using Storybook 4 along with one of the new Hummingbird Thanks stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh.

I was having fun coloring with my copic markers with these adorable hummingbirds and mixed several colors together.

Wings and above beak area: RV52, RV55, RV66, Y11

Body: B06, B02, B00, B000, Y11

The Coordinating dies for this set came in handy as they cut and match the image perfectly. For the sentiment, I used one of the new sets called: Birthday Friends as it's one of my favorite fonts for the center of this card. 

For this card, I added several flowers on two of the corners by using this adorable Bold Blooms set along with the Coordinating die. 

To fill in this shaker, I used a combination of Hydrangea Flower Sequin Mix along with several Mini Sparkling Clear Flowers as they go perfect together. 

Last but not least, added some foam mount tape underneath the images and glued them down in place to finish off this card. 

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It's Your Birthday!

Having fun with the new Pretty Pink Posh release to create another Happy Birthday card using this cute Friends Forever set along with the Coordinating Die.  Also, joining in for Kathy's 30 day color challenge over at the The Daily Marker with coloring all these heart balloons and adorale little kids using my copic markers.

For the base of the card, I used the new Stitched Notes Die and love the size to create a panel background. Here, I used some designer paper along with light blue cardstock for the bottom. Also, love the three little banner dies in varies sizes to choose from. 

For these clouds, I pulled out the Rainy Days set as I love how you can add faces and make them happy. 

For the sentiment, I'm using another new set called Everyday Greetings where I embossed it using versamark ink and white embossing powder. 

To finish off the card, I added a couple Spring Flower Mix along with some 4mm Sparkling clear sequins.

SUPPLIES:

Stitched Notes Dies	Friends Forever Stamp Set	Friends Forever Coordinating Dies	Rainy Days Stamp Set	Rainy Days Coordinating Dies	4MM Sparkling Clear Sequins
Spring Flowers Sequins Mix

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Season's Greeting

Spent some time today coloring and joining in for another day with Kathy's 30 day color challenge over at the The Daily Marker. Also, joing over at Simon Says Stamp Wenesdaychallenge of using Christmas Critters. 

I had lots of fun coloring this cute little penguin from the Winter Wonderland set of Pretty Pink Posh along with this little Santa's hat from the Winter Friends set using my copic markers. For the Penguin, I used C3, C5, C7, YR68, R20 for cheeks. Santa's Hat: B000, B01, B04 Sleigh: R32, R35, R46

I decided to use some traditional and non-traditional colors for this card as I love this new Holiday Shimmer sequins mix filled with pinks, greens, clear sparkles.  

This card is easy and fast to make using this adorable Stitched Stars die from Pretty Pink Posh and love the rounded edges along with the stitching, both inside and out.

Okay, to create this I frist cut out a square base measuring 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" and added some Razzleberry cardstock and matching paper and put it aside.

For the Star, I took some water color paper from Tim Holtz and used some distress inks: Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and Tumbled Glass. From there, I die cut the star and added some white snowflakes using the Winter Wonderland set using some white embossing powder.

Stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Friends in the center and added some new Holiday Shimmer sequins. Placed the star on top along with the sleigh, penguin, and hat.

Finished off the card by adding some Twine and Bow using some white card stock. In the end, this card does measure 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (maybe a little smaller) based on where you put the star, but it fits an A2 size envelope.

SUPPLIES:

Christmas Friends Stamp Set	Winter Wonderland Stamp Set	Winter Wonderland Coordinating Dies	Stitched Stars Dies	Holiday Shimmer Sequins Mix	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger TDP40064
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Ranger TDP40132	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TDP40248	*Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE WHITE EPJ36678	Tsukineko Versamark CHAMPAGNE DAZZLE Watermark Ink Stamp Pad VM-003

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Ready Set Snow for Christmas

I'm having fun with this color challenge Kathy is hosting over at the The Daily Marker, and back to Christmas time again. I figured to pulled out a set I haven't used and been sitting for a long time hidden. It's great when you find things!

Using this cute stamp set called Ready Set Snow from from Simon Says Stamp and since I love the snow, l used my favorite Falling Snow Stencil along with some texture embossing paste again. 

Here, I'm using my favorite Scallop Borders to create the snow hills by die cutting two and overlapping, but before adding it to the base, I stamped the sentiment using the same stamp set. 

Also, I pulled out this fabulous Scallop Frame die from Pretty Pink Posh as I do love the inverted scallops and amazing stitched details. 

Colored this adorable girl using my copic markers and ended up mixing them around on my desk once more. In fact, if you saw my desk, it's filled with markers everywhere.  

You know I love shakers and was going to create one, but as I was working on this card, I loved the way it came out. Also, if I change my mind, I can easily convert it to a shaker. 

For this card, I glued down these adorable Snowflake Sequin from Pretty Pink Posh and added 4mm Raspberry on top of them. Later, I added a few 4mm Sparkling Clear as I love adding sparkles. 

Peace and Joy for Christmas

Back to Christmas time again and using this adorable new Christmas Friends set from Pretty Pink Posh and loving these little kids. Also, joining in for another day of the color challenge, day 15, over at the The Daily Marker, but for me day 14...I think. 

Here, I decided to use the new Stitched Pieces as I love the design of the 3 window panels. This time, I used it horizontal vs. upright as in a previous card.  

Yes, I started this card again using the Falling Snow Stencil from Simon Says Stamp along with some texture paste as I do love the look of snow. This card is quite easy to do. 

Since I was waiting for the embossing paste to dry, I noticed I had some extra snow hills sitting on my craft desk as I previously die cut several Scallop Borders. I thought it would look nice to add to the back scene (behind the windows), but before gluing them down, I did add a little blue sky above.

I couldn't decide where I wanted the sentiment, but once I saw this cute sentiment "Peace and Joy" I knew it would be perfect for the center panel. 

Colored this little guy and cardinal birds using my copic markers and told myself to put all of the colors in a mug so I could list them for you especially since I was trying new combos, but somehow they ended mixed up on my desk. 

For the reds, I do remmember, I used: R59, R35, R32 and yellow: Y11, Y15. Also, I used the Coordinating die to help me cut all images along with this little kiddo. 

Originally, I was aiming for a shaker card and added the acetate, but decided instead to only glue down these adorable Snowflake Sequin and added 4mm Cobalt on top of them. Later, I added a few 4mm Peridot Mist, 4mm Cornflower Blue, and 4mm Sparkling Clear.

SUPPLIES:

Christmas Friends Stamp Set	Christmas Friends Coordinating Dies	Snowflake Sequins Mix	4mm Peridot Mist Sequins	4MM Sparkling Clear Sequins	4MM Cobalt Sequins
4MM Cornflower Sequins	Simon Says Stamp Stencil FALLING SNOW SSST121324	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE 4oz INK44444	WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 9 x 12	Crafter's Companion HEAT RESISTANT ACETATE Pack CC-HRA-5PK

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Sending Hugs with Giving Thanks set

Back today with another card using this adorable Giving Thanks set from Pretty Pink Posh as I wanted to create a sending hugs card to a special sweet friend. I only wish I could give a big hug in person. 

For this card, I started off by creating pink clouds onto an A2 size panel of white card stock using some Spun Sugar distress ink and than placed a 2 5/8" circle die over the area where I wanted the shaker.

From there, I die cut the smaller Scallop Circle from Pretty Pink Posh using some silver foil cardstock to add over the opening for a decorate look. If you recall, I previously created a background using this set and was left with this circle so I used it here for this card. 

I'm in love with this new amazing Winter Sparkle sequin mix with all of the shades of purple and sparkles.

To add the sentiment, I pulled out the Birdie Friends set and than heat embossed the words using white embossing powder by Ranger along with a black strip of cardstock. Added mini scallop border using the Stitched Borders 4.

Finally, added this adorable little beaver from the Giving Thanks set which was colored using my copic markers. Also, used the Coordinating Die to help me cut out this cute little beaver. 

Joining in on another day of the color challenge over at the The Daily Marker  

SUPPLIES:

Giving Thanks Stamp Set	Giving Thanks Coordinating Dies	Scallop Circles Dies	Stitched Borders 4 Dies	Winter Sparkle Sequins Mix	*Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE WHITE EPJ36678
Crafter's Companion HEAT RESISTANT ACETATE Pack CC-HRA-5PK	WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 9 x 12

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