Dragonfly Birthday Cards

This is one of the first stamps I ever bought from SU. For these cards I stamped the image on watercolor paper with archival ink and then used a mixture of watercolors and misting sprays to get the desired effect. No matching die here, just a lot of fussy cutting.

Easter - Butterfly Variations

I made these three cards using the exact same techniques, just different colors. I started by clear embossing the flower images on water color paper. I then washed each card with a mixture of colors. The butterfly was stamped on vellum and colored on the back with markers.

Our Journey

This is a sympathy card that I made for some friends of ours that had to put down their beloved Gabby. Inside the card I included a family photo taken this past summer in Alaska. The wood veneer is from Cocoa Daisy and the Crazy Dogs stamp is from Tim Holtz.

Brush Lettering

Practicing my brush lettering on watercolor paper. #Charlottesville

Happy Mother's Day - Popup Card

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! The inspiration for this popup card came from Pinterest with instructions from Splitcoaststampers. Stamps and dies are from SU.

 

Wedding Card - Japanese Kanji

While searching for wedding card ideas I came across the Japanese tradition of gift money or goshugi. A quick google search revealed all sorts of elaborately decorated gift money envelopes, some with kanji (Japanese characters) and some without. So, I decided to break out my watercolor brush (totally the wrong brush) and take a stab at creating the symbol for LOVE. Unfortunately I didn't find this great video until after I was finished. I think mine is a little top heavy but it will have to do. As you can see from the closeup I used watercolor paper, a mica spray and really small pearl accents for the cherry blossoms.

Happy Birthday Watercolor Card

Happy Birthday to my wonderful sister-in-law. I hope you have a great day!

Welcome Haddy!

Today our two girls (with 4 legs each) are going to meet their new their cousin Haddy.  She is a miniature schnauzer originally from Oregon and got to fly to California with her new mom to start her new life.  We thought it would be really cool to welcome her to the family with this dog themed card using supplies from SU.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2014 (June)

Better late than never. Here is my take on Tim's tag for June. I used one of the butterflies from Stampin' Up's "Papillon Potpourri" and a coordinating punch. The sentiment is from the "Elegant Beginnings" set.

Secret Garden

This card was inspired by a card that I saw on Pinterest. I used the Secret Garden stamp set, matching framelits, hexagon embossing folder, watercolor paper, rub-on sentiment and markers from Stampin' Up! What caught my eye was the simplicity of the background and the contrast it created with the stamped image.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2013 (Jun)

Every month I try to anticipate what Tim might be using for his monthly tag and this month I was completely off. I did not expect another dragonfly or his watercolor technique. Of course, I love them both. What I was expecting to see was his eclectic elements fabrics...maybe they're just too new. Anyway, everything used to make this tag, except for the stamp, is from Stampin' Up! If you like what you see, please check out the new catalog.

More Watercolor

This technique for Day 4 involves stamping an image on watercolor paper with StazOn and then painting the image using water, your Stampin' Up! ink refills and a paintbrush.  I then sponged chocolate chip on the edges of the watercolor paper and the textured kraft cardstock.

Brushless Watercolor

I'm taking an online class at BigPictureClasses.com.  Instead of using the products recommended in the class, I'm using all Stampin' Up! products.  Day One included this Brushless Watercolor technique.  Start by applying different color inks directly onto the stamp starting with the lightest color first so you don't contaminate your ink pads.  Then you spritz the entire stamp with water and stamp the image onto watercolor paper.  You finish off the image by heating with your heat tool.