Espresso Swirls ~ Fun Stampers Journey Cards

Well I looked at my blog today and realized I hadn't posted in a while!  I have plenty of pictures of different cards I've created, but I've been a bit lazy about the posting part.  I have one picture today of a group of cards that I created as thank yous for a few ladies.  Now I need to make sure I get them sent out!!

Isn't this a cute stamp?!  
Once I saw this stamp as one of the new Bloom Benefits in the FSJ 2017 - 2018 Inspiration Book & Catalog (spend $50 before tax and shipping and get it for free!) I had an idea going through my head and couldn't wait to get it onto paper. :)

Bubble Gum

Pool Play

Catalina Splash

Pretty Amethyst

Candy Apple

Fresh Forest

I used the new Liquid Ink to watercolor it all in after I embossed the image in white.  Yes, I actually used the red and green...I needed brown! :)   Just in case you can't read the sentiment it says "words can't espresso" and on the inside it says "how much you bean to me".  How fun is that?!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

Espresso Swirls (only available as a Bloom Benefit!)

Beauty Blooms ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is a special card because I made it for my sister's birthday. :)  
I did a bit of watercolor (OK a LOT of watercolor) to create this card.  It took a bit longer than I thought, but I love how it turned out. :D  

I'm patiently waiting for FSJ new Liquid Colors that I ordered, but until they arrive I'll stick with my splashes.  That's what I used on this card.  The image is embossed in white and then painted in.  I did one petal at a time by adding water first, then painting with Pineapple Smoothie color splash and last I added a bit of Sweet Berry Color Splash.  Each petal turned out differently and I liked the look of that. I also put sparkle silk on each of the petals to give them a bit of shimmer. :)  The leaves were pretty easy.  They are mostly embossed and I added a mixture of Sour Lemon and Lemon Grass Color Splash.  I didn't wipe the color off the embossed leaves because I wanted them to stay green.  The last thing I did was add the blue for the sky using Cool Pool Color Splash.  Simple right? lol  Not quite, but I just keep plugging away at it because I love the look of watercolor. :)

Sweet Berry

Pineapple Smoothie

Sour Lemon

Lemon Grass

Cool Pool

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

140 lb. hot press watercolor paper
masking tape

Morning Glory ~ With Fun Stampers Journey

Today I have a small, but fun card to show you.  I'm sure many of you are familiar with Splitcoast Stampers right?  On Wednesdays they have a technique that is shared and this past Wednesday it was a technique called Duoprinting with Chlorophyll.  Check out the instructions and video HERE.  Since I'm a bit of a nature lover myself I HAD to give it a try!  I whipped out a bunch and hope to share some of the cards I've created with them in the coming weeks.

I made this little 3x3 as a thank you for my upline for being so generous. :)  

As you can see below my morning glory sample didn't turn out the greatest.  That's because it's a juicy, wet plant.  I loved how it looked other than all the green blobs so I decided to use just a portion of the reverse of this sample so I didn't have to throw it all away.  Can you tell what part of the other sample I used?

I used watercolor paper when I did the technique and added a bit of Liquid Color in Lovely Blue to create the sky and to add just a bit of color.  I used the new Corrugated Board embossing folder from Fun Stampers Journey on the Pool Play piece of card stock so it wasn't quite so plain.

Butter Cream

Cool Pool

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Snappy Birthday ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Yes, it's the 4th of July here in the U.S. but I ended up creating a birthday card for today's post that was inspired by Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday's sketch challenge #329.  My daughter likes blue and orange together, so she got it on her b-day card.  Not sure what she thought of it.  I never asked. lol

Make sure you check out what the other designers created HERE.  If you get a chance to play along I'd love to see what you create! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Today is THE Day...

What's so special about today?!  

Today you can order from the 2017 - 2018 Inspiration Book and Catalog!  
If you haven't had the chance to look through the catalog check it out...
HERE!!!

To place an order go to my website at www.funstampersjourney.com/sarahoogendoorn

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I would love to be your Journey Coach! If you are thinking about joining 
Fun Stampers Journey and would like to be a Journey Coach click 
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 If you have questions feel free to contact me. 
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Supplies used on this card

My World ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Just a quick post for you today...it's my hubby's birthday so I created this card for him. :)

I used a couple of embossing folders for the grainy look on the "table" and striped look for the "wallpaper".  And of course I had to have the grand idea to cut out the globe and stand so I spent a bit of time fussy cutting.  Other than that it was a pretty quick and easy card to assemble. :)

Butter Cream

Oatmeal Cookie

Hazelnut Blend

Dark Roast

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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 If you have questions feel free to contact me. 
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Supplies used on this card:

Also used embossing folder Corrugated Board that is in the new 2017 - 2018 Inspiration Book and Catalog

Using Splashes as Watercolor ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is something that I've been doing a little bit of lately...watercolor.  I love the look of watercolor and was inspired by a video by thefrugalcrafter.  Check her out!  She does a LOT of different kinds of crafting and has videos galore! lol  
So I'm telling you right now I did not come up with this scene on my own.  I did use my own colors because I don't have any actual watercolor paints.  I try to use what I have on hand from Fun Stampers Journey.  For today's card that means using Journey Color Splashes! 

I tried this on several different watercolor papers and found that I liked it the best on 140 lb hot press watercolor paper.  Anything with texture didn't seem to work for me.  Probably because I wasn't using true watercolor paints.  I've never used them though so I don't really know!

These are the color of card stock that I used.

Whip Cream

Lemon Grass

Kiwi Slice

Denim Days

Yes, these are the Journey Splashes that I used.  I just did a bit of mixing. :)

Pineapple Smoothie

Sour Lemon

Sweet Berry

Cool Pool

Turbo Teal

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I would love to be your Journey Coach! If you are thinking about joining 
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 If you have questions feel free to contact me. 
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Supplies used on this card:

Other supplies used:

Fabriano 140 lb. hot press watercolor paper
1" Flat Brush
Size 6 and 10 Filbert Brushes