Blue Beauty with Indescribable Gift

I had a chance to go away last weekend and make cards to my heart's content. :)  I decided to work on a few challenges while I was there and came up with this card for the Paper Craft Crew challenge #141.  I love doing triple time stamping whenever I see sketches like this so I had to give it a try again.  Of course this isn't really triple time stamping, but it sounds better than double time stamping so I went with it! lol

I stamped the flowers on watercolor paper using black StazOn ink and colored it in with an aqua painter using Stampin' Up! ink pads or reinkers when I wanted colors a little darker.  

Just a couple more pics to look at. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Moon Lake Birthday

 Today's card is inspired by Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch challenge #212. I think this challenge has some great sketches to work with.  They're not too hard...meaning there are not too many layers or things I need to add on, nor are they too simple that I feel like there's not enough on the card.  Thanks to the ladies who have provided these fun sketches. :)

Anywhoo...the other day I posted a card saying I was in the mood to do some water coloring.  After I finished the apple blossom birthday card I went on to make this card.  This stamp really needed some loving because it's the only one I hadn't used yet out of the Moon Lake set.  The other two stamps are what I would call masculine, but I think this one is feminine.   What a fun picture to "paint".

This is the sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  Make sure you check them out HERE.  Lots of fun cards created using this sketch. :)

Just a couple more pics for you to look at.  I love it when there are two or more pics of someone's card on their blog.  I have no idea why, but I just do so that's why I always try to post two or three pics myself. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Apple Blossom Birthday

Today's card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #179.  It's a clean and simple sketch and I love that about it.  I was in the mood to do a little water coloring...if that's what you call it when using an aqua painter. lol  Either way I enjoyed it even though it's a little time consuming.  

I used Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi and Sahara Sand ink pads to color in my flowers.  I stamped a little on the inside and you can see it peeking out of the top left corner in the first picture I took of my card.

Here is the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches that I told you I liked so much.  Make sure you check out the great cards by the design team if you haven't had a chance yet.  It's always fun to see how one sketch inspires so many different creations.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Galaxy Greetings...

Today I have another fun card for you!  It's totally different than my last post, but I think it's pretty cool.  Since it's Friday you know it's a part of the Friday Mashup.  This week Holly has challenged us with a new to me technique called the Galaxy Technique.  Boy did I have fun playing around with it!  So here's the challenge...

Create a project with the "Galaxy Technique".   Links to technique HERE &HERE.

Create a project for "A Friend". 

or Mash it Up! and create a "Project for a friend using the Galaxy Technique".

I did create this card for a friend, actually a coworker.  It ended up being a "thinking of you" because he lost his beloved little doggy Honey Bunny.  It was not a good day last Friday!  Let's hope today is much better. :)  He really liked his card too and that's a compliment from someone who is very artistic!

Make sure you head over to the Friday Mashup HERE to see all the other cards by the designers...yup, love them!  If you have the time, try and play along with us, but watch the videos Holly has linked for you and use your imagination.  I had to use the supplies that I had on hand, so I used reinkers on very wet naturals white paper, dried it with my heat tool, then ran it through my Big Shot between two cutting pads and under an embossing folder.  Straightened that warped thing like you wouldn't believe! lol

I put in a couple more pics so you can see how a card's looks can be affected by different lighting.  I was trying to get the dark of the galaxy to really stand out and not the trees.  I did stamp the trees in white, but the white absorbed the colors from the galaxy so they were actually darker like in the first picture.  The last two pics were definitely brighter than the card, especially the trees.  Plus I embossed the sentiment in white so it stood out a little more.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Supplies use on this card:

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Simply Sketched

Today I have a card for this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch # 163.  It's another great sketch to work with and the twist is Easter is Here.  I didn't really do anything with Easter, just put a bright flower on the card.  I also used three different embossing folders for my background pieces instead of DSP.  I have to admit I just don't have much DSP at all so I fill in the background with embossing and sponging on the edges to add a little color. :)  Make sure you head over to Try Stampin' on Tuesday HERE to see what the other designers made and to play along too. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Set:  Simply Sketched

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Melon Mambo & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Melon Mambo & Gumball Green

Embossing Folders:  Beautifully Baroque, Fancy Fan & Pretty Print

Framelits:  Ovals Collection

Punches:  Bojo Blossoms & Petite Petals

Paper-piercing Pack:  Occasions

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Aqua Painter & Sponges

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

You're Lovely, Daffodil

Yeah, it's Friday!  Last week was so busy and this week wasn't too bad, so why am I so excited for the weekend?  Who knows, but I'm glad it's here.  And since it's Friday it's time to show you my card for the Friday Mashup challenge.  This week Tara brings us a great challenge...

Create a project using the "Scattered Embossing Technique".

Create a project with "Spring Colors or a Theme".

Or Mash it up and create a "Spring project with the Scattered Embossing Technique".

I've never done the scattered embossing technique, so that was something new and fun to do.  I also chose to use yellow for this week's card since it's bright and springy and a favorite color of my niece's.  I hate to admit it, but I'm SO far behind on my March cards and it's already April 4.  At least I have one of them done now.  I hope to finish them up this weekend.  Maybe that's why I'm excited for the weekend.  I can just make a few cards and relax and enjoy doing it. Don't forget to check out what the other designers made for this week's challenge HERE.  They're beautiful!  Make sure you play along too if you get a chance so you can try out the scattered embossing technique and think spring at the same time. :)

I can't forget to add the the other challenge that I used to help create this card. I used this week's Freshly Made Sketches for my card design.  I'm finally playing along with a sketch challenge since I haven't done it in a while.  Actually I did last week and totally forgot to play along on their blog!  Guess that means I'm getting old! lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  You're lovely & Express Yourself

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White

StazOn:  Black

Ink Refill:  Daffodil Delight

Embossing Folder:  Decorative Dots

Framelits:  Deco Labels

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Aqua Painter

Spring Stippled Blossoms

Hi Everyone!  Today's card is for the challenge I'm hosting this week over at the Friday Mashup.  This week we're playing with colors and a technique...

Use the colors "Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi & Perfect Plum".

Use "an Aqua Painter or a Blender Pen to create a Watercolor Effect".

Or mash it up with the "Colors above & a Watercolor Effect".

Since I haven't used the set Stippled Blossoms in quite a while I decided to pull it out, dust it off and give it another try. I always love how my cards turn out when I use this set.  I used the three colors, but did I give it a watercolor effect?  I sure did!  It's just a little hard to see in the picture.  After I stamped each of the flowers I used my aqua painter to blend the colors together.  Usually when I stamp with this set everything is very crisp.  It still looks nice, just has more of a blended effect which is what I was looking for.  After I blended the colors I let them dry, cut out the flowers and (of course!) spritzed everything with smooch spritz to make it shimmer. :)  Don't forget to visit us at the Friday Mashup HERE to check out what all the other designers made.  Their cards are fabulous!  Well, they are every week, but I loved what each of them did using this week's mashup.  Don't forget to play along to show us what you can create. :)

Oh, I almost forgot to add where I got my card design from.  Can't forget to mention that!  It's been so long since I've played along with a challenge I almost forgot ! lol  As soon as I saw this week's sketch challenge from the Paper Players I knew exactly what I was going to make.  It usually takes me a while to figure out what I want to do since it never seems to turn out on my card the way I thought it would in my head.  Anyone else ever have that problem? lol  For once that wasn't the case...whew!  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  Stippled Blossoms & Simply Sketched

Card Stock:  Naturals White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Daffodil Delight, Perfect Plum & Wild Wasabi

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges & Aqua Painter

  

Happy Watercolor

Just a quick post for you today since I should have been to bed hours ago!  Yup, I schedule my posts ahead, but this one sure won't be much ahead! lol  Today's card is for this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge.  I didn't do the twist this week which is Red, White and Pink.  I didn't need anymore Valentine's Day cards, so I just used some bright colors from the newest In Colors.  I also flipped my pieces around since it looked better that way with the stamp I used.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  Happy Watercolor & Simply Sketched

Card Stock:  Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe,

Strawberry Slush & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe

& Strawberry Slush 

Embossing Folder:  Framed Tulips

Punches:  Decorative Label & Angled Tag Topper

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Aqua Painter & Sponges

Happy Pink Poppies

Boy has it been snowy and cold in Michigan for the past couple of days.  I definitely wanted to make something with flowers for today's Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge instead of  a wintery scene!  I love the new set Happy Watercolor, so I thought I would use the poppy along with the flower garden embossing folder.  Since there are pink poppies I thought I would make the card with pink instead of the more common poppy that is orange.  As I'm sitting here typing this I'm imagining that color would be pretty too.  Hmm...maybe a second card is in order.  We'll see...

Don't forget to check out what the other designers made HERE using this sketch.  Why not play along too if you get the chance. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Stamp Sets:

  Happy Watercolor ~ 133188 $29.95 or 133191 $21.95

 Teeny Tiny Wishes ~ 128748 $36.95 or 127802 $26.95

Card Stock:  Basic Black, Blushing Bride & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Blushing Bride

StazOn:  Black

Embossing Folders:  

Flower Garden ~ 123113 $7.95

  Decorative Dots (available during Sale-a-bration!)

Aqua Pen ~ 103954 2 for $16.95

 Blender Pen ~ 102845 3 for $9.95

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer ~ 118772 $4.95

Happy Watercolor Birthday

Happy New Year!  All I can say is it doesn't feel any different here today than it did yesterday.  It's cold and snowy...and I like it!  Well, I like the snow, but not the cold.  I guess I have to take one with the other though.  Since it is so cold and snowy I thought I would show you a couple of  bright and flowery cards I made that are similar to the sympathy card I showed you last week.  It's a new set out of the Occasions catalog that you can order from starting January 3!  I have to say I bought more than my share of things from the new catalog this time.  Lots of great stuff in it!  Ok, on to the pics of my two cards...

If you're wondering how I made these here's a few instructions...I stamped the image with Black StazOn, colored in the flower using an aqua painter and cut the flowers out.  Then I stamped the cut out image all over with a VersaMark pad, covered it with clear embossing powder and melted it with the heat tool.  If you don't want to deal with fussy cutting do all the same steps, but don't cut it out.  Instead you color in the whole image with a VersaMarker being careful not to go outside the lines.  That's what I did on the card I posted last week that is similar to these cards.  Coloring it takes time, but not nearly as much as cutting the flowers out!  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

Stamp Sets:  Happy Watercolor & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock:  Rose Red, Crushed Curry & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rose Red & Crushed Curry

StazOn:  Black & VersaMark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Clear

Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White (colored with sponges)

Jewels:  Basic Pearls

Aqua Painter & Brayer