Watercolor - TY

I've had such fun creating my little watercolor scenes and have decided to start incorporating them into my cards. This is the reason I took my course last year. I love the subtle colors with the watercolors to use as a background.

Since there was some pretty purple in the water, I used my purple, hand-made paper for the card stock.


I discovered a new website by visiting Karen Letchworth's blog from Outlawz. It calls for a challenge that I'll enter this in. The challenge is to use watercolor!

V's Sweet Ideas Blog
and I'll also enter it in:
Word Art Wednesday

Traveling Time!

It's summertime and we have the travel bug but are staying close to home for now. Instead, I created a colorful RV card. If you look closely at the RV, you may see a peace sign in it. :)

I chose this paper just for that purpose. The base is home made brown card stock with a glitsy yellow layer to pop out the RV.

I will enter this in:

Outlawz Thursday Twisted Challenge; and
Word Art Wednesday

Tomorrow's Forecast

We have a friend that has undergone an incredible surgery to correct her spine from scoliosis. Her pain is intense but she is home and recuperating. Get well doesn't seem adequate to say so I'm hoping for a better 'Forecast' for her tomorrows!

This card used my yellow card stock, a piece of torn screen, and plenty of sparkle to bring out the butterfly.

I'll enter this in:

Outlawz' Thursday Twisted Challenge; and
Word Art Wednesday

Shaving Cream Technique

Oh, this is too much fun! Why leave all the good, play time to the kids? We adults must be able to garner some of the play and incorporate it into a hobby...well, this hobby for instance!

What do you get when you take a used aluminum roasting pan, fill it with shaving cream and drop alcohol inks into it? A background to die for! This background was made using Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks and dragging the paper straight through, then scraping off the excess.

Stunning and fun, oh yeah, I'll be doing this on a regular basis. Especially when you can get shaving cream from the Dollar Tree Store for ...Wait for it...$1!

I will enter this card in the Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge this week; and
Word Art Wednesday.

White Embossing Again!

I noticed that all the DT cards are on brown paper, different shades, but basically brown. I know that this is the ultimate "craft" paper.But, since my color paper packs also say "craft paper" on them, then I'm pushing the lines here I guess. I did look for some guidelines on the website for a definition and even for a tutorial that might give me a hint.

At any rate, here is my next card for the MFP White Embossing on Craft Paper Challenge. I need about 200 Christmas cards for this year so am making them with every inspiration I can come across.

I used the Christmas Selections 2012 and Snowflakes 2014 from the MFP stamp set collections. And to my amazement, this embossing does look white. I'm so happy the way they turned out!