The current #staycraftywithhero Challenge is to CASE one of the Hero Arts designers. Of course I had to choose my friend Seeka (aka SkyPaperScissors), although her precise clean & simple style is a bit challenging for me to emulate. I chose one of her gorgeous watercolor designs for my inspiration. I … Read more
Did you see they are having a 9th Anniversary Party at Paper Anthology. I made a card for their very first challenge – Put a Doily On it! I used a light blue doily together with a water-colored Amy Tangerine Oh Happy Life Circle. I paired it with a Distress Oxide Blended background … Read more
The October Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is Color Blocking. I started with one of my #gellinktober prints (I used the middle one, which was the brayer roll-off print). I inked an Acrylic Block with Gina K. Designs Powder Blue Ink, spritzed it with water, and then created the color block … Read more
Often this weekend of the year I am hanging out in Ames, Iowa with the Taylored Expression Crew at Stamp Joy, but this year we all had to hang-out virtually. I was thrilled that Mona (aka @MyCraftyDreams was able to travel to Cedar Rapids, so we got to craft together with 900 of our closest … Read more
Today I made a card for Cathy Zielske's World Card Making Day Challenge at Scrapbook & Cards Today – to make a card using her Warm Analogous Color Combination. I pulled out my watercolors and painted an ombre piece of watercolor paper using this palette. I did more of a fluid ombre than … Read more
When I saw Sam's adorable little Goat Card, I immediately ordered the Hello Bluebird Party on the Farm stamp set. I spent the afternoon coloring/watercoloring with my Karin Brushmarkers, which is something I seldom do … it was relaxing to put together my little farm scene. I stamped and colored the Hello Bluebird … Read more
Today I discovered that the PinkFresh Studio Facebook Group has a Sketch Challenge, so I decided to join the fun. I used the PinkFresh Studio Floral Cluster set for my card. I stamped the Floral Cluster image in Versafine Black ink on Watercolor paper. Next I used a transparency sheet and three colors of … Read more
Yesterday I gave myself permission to just play with my Karin Brushmarker Pro Markers. It felt like third grade art class … or at least what I think third grade art class would have felt like if I had not been such a perfectionistic anxious kid at that age. Even though I loved it, art … Read more
Today's Spring Card Camp Class was about layering Cover Plate Die Cuts with Dimension. When I watched the video, I initially thought I would take a pass … just too futzy for me. May assured watchers that it wasn't futzy … so I tried. But indeed it was super-futzy. Glad I tried … highly unlikely … Read more
Today's class at Spring Card Class 2 was all about Watercolor Washes with Ashlea Crafts. I tried a monochromatic green wash, but didn't get quite the blend I was hoping for due to the texture of my paper, but I didn't let that stop me … I went in with some gold metallic paper and … Read more