With Sympathy Watercolor

I wanted to stock up on some cards and unfortunately sympathy cards are part of what I need to keep on hand.  Watercolor is one of my favorite techniques right now so I decided to use it on this card.

With Sympathy Watercolor Card Recipe

Using my paint brush, I painted water on the watercolor cardstock and then I added Hero Arts Watercolor.  The sentiment is from Stamplorations and I die cut it in navy blue card stock and light blue card stock.  The adhered sentiment pieces were offset slightly so the light blue was visible.  The sentiment inside 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:  14   I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 

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.

CASEing Nichol Magouirk - Watercolor Stained Glass Butterfly

I absolutely love Nicole's stained glass butterfly with watercolor card.  She makes it look very easy to create this look.  And for a normal crafter it probably is easy.  But alas, I am not a normal crafter.

Here is Nichole's Card on Nicole's Blog.

Here are the different results from my attempts.

The butterfly stamp is from Dare2BArtzy.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Paper Smooches.  Cardstock is from Fun Stampers Journey.


This butterfly is from Hero Arts and includes dies.  I used silver embossing powder from Stampendous.  And of course I used my Zig Clean Brush Markers.

I am very happy with the way my attempts turned out.  I have discovered that not only do I walk hard I paint hard.  My Dad always used to tell me you walk like you're pushing a plow.  Well, I don't look like I'm pushing a plow anymore, but I do still have a heavy walk.  But I digress.  I was too heavy handed with the paint around the image so I decided to paint the background on a different piece of paper.

This week's theme is die cutting.  As you can see I used stitched dies as well as the butterfly die from Hero Arts.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in tomorrow for some more die cutting projects.

Have a great day and be inspired.

April

Proverbs 3:34  He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.

Watercoloring Technique Using Zig Clean Brush Markers

I just love these Zig Clean Brush Markers for watercoloring or just to use as markers.  I am going to share a technique that will be a great way to start watercoloring if you're new to it.  Or a great refresher if you're already a pro.

I was just recently introduced to Dare 2B Artzy stamps and dies.  The set I am going to use in the video is perfect for this watercolor technique - lots of open space.

Check out my video:

The cards:

Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  I hope you have the chance to try out this technique with your watercolor markers.

Have a great day and be inspired.

April

1 Peter 2:9  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Spectrum Aqua Markers - Craft Hoarders Unite - Use It - Don't Stash It!

I am a self proclaimed craft hoarder.   I do not want to be cured.  I just want to use my stash.  And in addition to using my stash I want to inspire others to use their stash, too.

How many of us buy craft stuff we JUST HAD TO HAVE and yet it is still sitting in the box on a shelf never opened.  Let's get into that packaging and pull out that AWESOME crafty goodness.  Le t's use it!

Today I am going to share an easy watercolor technique using my Spectrum Aqua Markers by Crafters Companion and a sketchy horse stamp W116 - Filly Sketch Stamp by Stampendous.

Check out my video and get your craft on:

And here is the same technique in gray:

Here are the cards I made using the watercolor images I created in these videos:

Now get out those markers you bought last craft day and use them.  It will make you smile.  :-)

If you would prefer to buy ready made cards instead of creating them yourself - check out my Etsy shop where you can purchase these cards:

My Etsy Shop

Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next week when I use my Anna Griffin Minc.  See how you can use it with your digital stamps and your die cutting machines.

Have a great day and be inspired.

April

Proverbs 21:21  Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.

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.