Get Well Flowers in Blue

I played around with heat embossing and water color to come up with some fun get well cards.  I also used the technique for some sympathy cards that I shared earlier.  I seem to be in need of sympathy cards on a regular basis.  :-( . Here is a simple card, but the pretty flowers keep it from being boring.

Get Well Card Recipe

I love using heat embossed images with water color markers.  It makes it so much easier to color because when you add the water there is a wall that will keep your color from going where you don't want it to go.  I used Tombow markers for this card along with water.  I added a sentiment from Paper Smooches.  The centers were created with Nuvo and I am terribly frustrated with them because mine always look like Hershey kisses.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Galatians 1:  15  But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.

With Sympathy Rose

I have been playing with my Tombow markers and water using several flower stamps that I hadn't used in a while or ever.  As I have been in need of sympathy cards lately, I thought this rose would make a lovely sympathy card.

With Sympathy Rose Card Recipe

The Penny Black rose was stamped in Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Nuvo Black Embossing powder.  I used a beautiful red marker from Tombow to color in the areas of the flower where there would be shadows.  I added water to the part of the rose that had no color.  The water bled into the color and pulled the color out giving the effect of shadowing on the rose petals.  The same technique was used on the leaves.  I outlined the flower in a dark gray and used a brush with water to pull the color away from the flower, but leave a darker line around the flower.  This makes the flower pop.  Lucy's Cards jewels were added along with a sentiment from Paper Smooches.  A black mat finished up the card front.  Now Veletta would be proud because I stamped on the inside of the card too.  :-)

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Galatians 1:  24  And they praised God because of me.

Hurry and Be Well Tulips

Here is another card that I heat embossed with Nuvo Black Embossing powder and colored with Tombow markers.  This is a great technique when you want beautiful cards, but some extra time left in your day when you're done.

Hurry and be well Card Recipe

These are currently my favorite tulips and they are from Penny Black.  I stamped them in Versamark Ink and heat set them with Nuvo Embossing Powder.  Tombow Markers were used to color the flowers where there would be shadows and then I added water where there was no color.  This allowed the color to bleed into the rest of the flower.  I did the same with the leaves.  I outlined the flowers in a purple Tombow marker and then used a brush to pull the color away from the edge of the flowers.  The sentiment if from MSE and I stamped it in Versamark Ink and heat set with Nuvo White Embossing powder.  Lucy's Cards jewels finished off the card along with a black mat.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Galatians 1:   19  I saw none of the other apostles—only James,the Lord’s brother. 

With Sympathy Cala Lillies

I was recently in need of a sympathy card and decided I would make a couple using Tombow watercolor markers.  I am a big fan of flowers and I think flowers are always a good idea for a sympathy card.

With Deepest Sympathy Cala Lilly Card Recipe

The flowers are from Penny Black.  I stamped them in Versamark Ink and heat set with Nuvo Black Embossing Powder.  Tombow markers were the medium I used to color the flowers and then I added water.  The sentiment is from Avery Elle and was stamped in Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white Nuvo Embossing Powder on black card stock.  The inside sentiment is from Dare 2B Artzy.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.   

April

Galatians 1:  11   I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

Freeze Frame - Under the Sea

Jenny was busy in her craft room and created this beautiful card in honor of this week's blog theme - freeze frame.

Under the Sea Card Recipe

Jenny used Tombow water color markers to color her new Our Daily Bread Coral Reef stamp.  She added stickles.  The paper is Bo Bunny Boardwalk.

I think I need to add this stamp to my collection.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in tomorrow for WOYWW.

Have a great day and be inspired.

April

Proverbs 15:29  The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Danke - Oh Yeah - Thank You in German

This week is a celebration of gratitude with Thank You cards.  Today it's my turn!

I have three cards to share with you today.  The first two feature digital images from Power Poppy.

This sunflower was great fun to color with my Zig Clean Brush Markers.  The die I used to cut the circle in the middle is from My Favorite Things.

I did a similiar type of card using the digital coneflowers from Power Poppy, too.  I wanted a more pink color, but ended up with a purple using my Zig Clean Brush Markers.  Are there any other markers?  Yes and I used those on the third card.

My next card was a CASE of Kathy's card at the Daily Marker Blog.

I used a butterfly set from Martha Stewart and my Tombow markers to create this card.  I think next time I will be using two coordinating colors instead of two shades of the same color.  I do like how it turned out though.  I am a sucker for butterflies and I had to try to create a card like Kathys.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in tomorrow for another 'thank you' card.

Have a great day and be inspired.

April

1 Peter 5:6  Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

Peeps Wrap Up

I have one more people project to share with you to wrap up this week's theme.  She is a cutie from Fun Stampers Journey.

Check her out:

I used a mixture of tools from multiple companies.  The image from the Capture the Moment Stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey.  I used Tombow Watercolor Markers to color her.  I used a die set called On Film Framelit Dies from Stampin Up.

 This little stamp is from Technique Tuesday.  Is it ADORBS or what?

I'm just loving this stamp.  She doesn't require a lot of coloring because she is a small image.  Probably about 2 x 3.5.  You will be seeing her quite frequently on my cards.  :-)

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  I hope you found some inspiration with the people projects this week.  People are the hardest thing for me to color so it was a nice challenge.  Tune in tomorrow for a demonstration of the Anna Griffin Minc machine.  I am going to FOIL the world!  And tune in next week for the theme 'All Things Summer.'

Have a great day and be inspired.

April

Psalm 51:12  Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.

Please pray for the wisdom and strength of the leaders of all our nations that they look to a higher more noble power to guide them.  Let them be driven by the needs of their people and not greed.

The Trouble With Watercolor

I stuggle with watercolor.  I love what I see others doing, but I have not mastered this form.  I haven't even minored it.

I've been watching videos and trying different techniques.  I did a butterfly that went into the garbage.  I've done some flowers that don't even look like flowers;  they look like orange blobs on green lines.

Here is a birthday card I made for my Mom and I am actually very happy with it.

I followed some instructions that Jennifer McGuire shared in this video:
Watercoloring with Distress Markers with Jennifer McGuire

Now I used Tombow markers because those are the markers I have the best selection of.  I also tried the ironing to transfer the embossing powder to typing paper and I had no success.  I used clear embossing powder from Stampin Up.  The stamp is by Close to My Heart.  The sentiment stamp is by Avery Elle.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  I hope you try watercoloring.  I think it's one of those techniques that takes practice - just like coloring.

Have a great day and be inspired.

April

Psalm 91:1  Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

It's Easter Week So Let's Celebrate

It is the week before Easter so I thought sharing Easter projects was in order.

I made some cards for a coworker.  I've made a similar card for another coworker, but I added a little birdie to these box cards:

The chick is from Stamps by Judith and Heather.  I used Tombow watercolor markers to color him in.  The pattern paper is by Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by the blog.  Tune in tomorrow for WOYWW.

Have a great day and where ever you are - be there.

April

John 1:9  The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.