smile...

All these watercolor creations I'm seeing are making me want to watercolor everything.  In trying a few of these techniques, it's also teaching me to let go of my symmetrical, clean control.  ha!

I am using a couple more new sets from this May release over at PTI.  I stamped and heat embossed this background, from Background Basics: Venice, onto watercolor paper.  I don't have watercolors....yet....going to head to Hobby Lobby today....but I do have watercolor crayons.  So I scribbled 6 different colors, covering the card front and then added water in.



The new Wet Paint III from PTI is amazing!  A must have for your stash.  I stamped "smile" in Versamagic Black Onyx and then cut it out.  I wanted the sentiment to stand out but didn't want to hide the background, so I added in some chunks of tissue paper....also going against everything in me.  But I was happy with the end result.

Now I am going to go and watercolor something else.  Be back later.  :)

More PTI Release...

I have another card today for the latest PTI release.  I used 2 new stamp sets and a fun new die all in one card.  And I have a couple photos to share.

I used to "stage" my cards all the time and haven't for awhile.  I have been seeing so many gorgeous photos out in blog land lately, so I thought I would dust off some of my "props".  I have 2 different photos here.  If you have time, leave a comment and tell me which one you like better.

So here is my card for today...



I heat embossed the flower from Oopsie Daisey with Filigree Embossing Powder and then used some Pure Poppy just on the edge of the card.  I added in one of the new Circle Scribble dies and then layered it with a vellum sentiment.  This sentiment is one from the new Keep it Simple: Sympathy Mini Stamp set.  

Here is the second photo....



I mostly use natural light but always struggle with what should go in the background.  The floor of my photos is several slats of real barn wood.  For some reason I can't change that.  I love the look of barn wood.

Ok, enough babbling.  I would love to hear what you think.  Thanks for stopping in today!  Hope your Sunday is relaxing!

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Happy Saturday!  Did you get to see the release hop from Simon Says yesterday?  It was pretty fabulous!  Click HERE to see all the new products from the Pure Sunshine Release.  And then click HERE too hop along and win some stuff!  :)

I am using some more release goodies today for the new Retro Sketch challenge.  Here is my card for this week...

I started this card by taking a 4' x 5 1/4" piece of Neenah and my Round Ink Blending tools and creating the background.  I actually started with Simon Says Fog ink, but quickly found that there was some green Mister Huey left on my stencil from a previous project.  So that gray background I wanted turned greenish blue.  I decided to keep it.  Normally it doesn't work that way but it was an ok mistake, lol!  Then I heat embossed the sentiment onto vellum and attached the butterfly to the front.  I didn't want the vellum to lay flat, so I heat embossed the edges some more so they would curl a little.  Then I used some Tombow Vellum adhesive and light attached the vellum to the card front.  With my ATG gun, I attached the whole thing to a Simon Says Fog card stock base.  To finish it off, I added some white enamel dots.  

This new stencil?  FUN!  A must for your stash.  I can't wait to get some more of the new stencils from yesterdays release.  I am still trying....slowly but surely....to break free from my CAS ways.  ha! I need to learn to make a mess, that's all there is to it!  :)

Here is this week's sketch.   It is based on a gorgeous card by Kim Heggins.  Click HERE to see her original.

Stop over to the Retro Sketches blog to see what the DT has created for today's sketch and to link up your own card!

Thanks so much for coming by today.  Hope you have a great Saturday! 

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Reverse Confetti Color Challenge..

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I am extremely late for today's Color Challenge over at Reverse Confetti.   But better late than never right?  Here is my card...

I used my watercolor crayons and made a quick brush stroke watercolor background after I heat embossed the "SMILE" on the little die cut from the Class Act die set.  Before I adhered the sentiment to the card base, I took an iron and some scratch paper and ironed off all of the embossing. Now it just looks like I stenciled the words.  I haven't tried that before, but I think I will have to try it again now.  I also put a little piece of gray card stock peeking out of the bottom, just for a little contrast.  

Here are some Color Challenge details straight from the Reverse Confetti blog...

• There will be a new Color Challenge posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 16th of each month.

• The color link list will be open from the 16th until noon CST on the 29th. The color challenge graphic will be posted in the sidebar and you will be able to click on it to get to that month’s challenge post with the link list during this time.

• Reverse Confetti stamps are required to win.  This is a way we get to thank our customers for using our stamps.  Anyone is welcome to play, though!

• You may enter as many times as you wish.

• There will be a winner each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of Color Challenge will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 30th of this month.

Here is the new color combo for May...

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