Jul 5, 2017 | 2017 Occasions Catalog, Big Shot, Cards, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Uncategorized, Watercoloring |
Well I’m really behind on sharing about the Spring 2017 Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. It was a few months ago and I didn’t share about it on my blog then but I’m going to do that now. And be sure to save the date for the Fall retreat – September 29-October 1. I held the retreat at a beautiful cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. I’m actually heading back up there later this month to host a Demonstrator Getaway Weekend. It is so much fun to getaway for the weekend and be creative with friends.
At the Spring Retreat we had Make&Take projects for everyone there. We had a project for Friday night and another one for Saturday.
For Friday night we stuck with a fairly simple project – a card and a little 3-D succulent.
These use products from the Oh So Succulent Suite from the Occasions Catalog. We used the Popcorn Box die and cut it shorter to create the container for the succulent. The card uses 4 x 5-1/4 piece of designer paper that is cut at a diagonal. You can mix and match the patterns from a pack of designer paper. Everyone at the retreat got a piece of all the different patterns in the pack.
On Saturday we had a bigger project and taught 5 different water coloring techniques. We used the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and dies to create a set of 4 cards – each with a different technique and a card holder with a 5th technique.
Everyone also made a 3D project to match the cards using the Window Box Thinlits Dies. Since I prepped everything ahead I did a ton of Big Shot cutting for this one!
Inside the Window Box was a battery operated tea light – the back of the box opens up so you can turn on your light. We strung a wire through so you could hang it from a hook somewhere.
The projects turned out great and everyone enjoyed making them and learning the new techniques. I hope you can join me in the fall.
Thanks for stopping by.
Jul 23, 2014 | Cards, Watercoloring |
This is a really fun technique that I found on the internet somewhere – probably pinterest or Facebook – isn’t that where most of our ideas come from these days….
Its another way to use textured embossing folders – add ink to one side of the folder – then spritz it with water – put your watercolor paper inside the folder – close it up and press all over with your hand – open and ta-da – the design from the folder is transferred to your paper with a watercolor look to it.
Each time you do it you get a different look and it also varies based on how much water you spritz on it. For this one I went a little bit lighter on the amount of water that I used so most of the hexagons have a lot of open space. More water would have carried the color a little further throughout the design.
To finish the card I used the new Flower Patch Photopolymer stamp set. for the center of my flower I added a star shaped sequin with a mini brad. And I tied a piece of the new thick Baker’s twine around the front piece – love that thick twine!
Here is a list of the supplies I used plus clear blocks:
It’s a really pretty card – hope you liked it!
Feb 6, 2014 | Cards, Occasions Catalog 2014, Watercoloring |
Water coloring is a big trend right now. One of the cards that we made at our Leadership Conference featured water coloring.
Supplies for this card:
- Whisper White card base (you can’t actually see it here because the designer paper covers the whole front)
- Kaleidoscope Designer Series paper (the black stripe print) *
- Watercolor paper
- Stazon Jet Back ink
- Vivid Vases stamp set *
- Aqua-painter
- Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive classic ink for watercoloring the vases
- strip of Daffodil Delight card stock
- Bermuda Bay card stock
- Scallop Border punch
- Metal Buttons *
- Whisper White Baker’s Twine
*These items are in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions 2014 catalog.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Jan 31, 2014 | Cards, sympathy, Watercoloring |
Are you ready for Spring? I am!
In a normal winter I think we have a handful of days that we get below freezing, let alone in the teens or lower. It seems like this winter that has been the norm. What is up with this weather? I’m afraid all my plants are going to be frozen and dead I guess I’ll find out in a few months. I did notice the Bluebirds are starting to house hunt. They have been going in and out of the bird houses trying to choose the one they want this year. Normally they always take the same one but we shall see what they decide on this year. I’d like to put a little sign on each – Welcome Blue Birds, Welcome Chick-a-dees, Welcome Titmouse – and then they would know which house is theirs – but I don’t think they would care.
Anyway this little card idea that I found on Pinterest (by Claire Daly) has a beautiful bird image on it from the Stampin’ Up! Hostess set – Simply Sketched. It’s a set you may have missed seeing in the catalog – since the hostess sets are now in the very back I think they aren’t noticed quite so much. I know I keep forgetting I have it.
Here is what I used on mine:
- Soft Suede card base
- StazOn Jet Black ink, Soft Suede & Pool Party Classic ink for watercoloring
- Ovals Collection Framelits
- Large Oval punch
- Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Paper (the Pool Party strip), Modern Medley Deisgner paper (the music strip), Neutrals Collection Designer Paper Stack (the Soft Suede strip)
- Naturals White card stock – what the bird image is stamped on
There are three greetings in the stamp set – I chose to use the sympathy one, but there is also a birthday and a thanks. It makes this a very versatile set.
It’s going to be a good one to use with the new Blendabilities Markers that will be coming out some time this quarter from Stampin’ Up! They are our new alcohol based marker sets. There will be 12 colors ( I think to begin with so I believe more will be added later) coming in sets of 3 markers – each set has a Dark, Medium and Light version of the color. If you click on the photo below you should be able to read the colors on the larger version.
There will also be a color lifter and skin tone colors. These are in production here in the US and will be available sometime this quarter. I’ll let you know when Stampin’ Up! gives us more information.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Jun 25, 2013 | Embossing, In Colors, Tags, Watercoloring |
I love this fish bowl stamp (Fishin’ Around) in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog! I think it is so cute! And I had it on my first order along with the new In-Colors which are so beachy feeling that I decided they were the perfect colors for the fish bowl. Last week we were at the beach and I had one day alone in the condo and I spent part of that time playing with this stamp and these colors. I actually made this project earlier for my In-Color Hands On class (right before I left for the beach trip) and loved the project so much I wanted to make something for convention that used this stamp. So I made a whole stack of these and I thought I would share the “steps” with you on how I water colored my fish bowls.
Wait – here is the finished project from my class –
Fish Bowl treats
Would these be so cute to send to camp or school with your kids! Anyway so here is what I did – I took pictures of each step so you can see the bowl come to “life”. First use Watercolor Paper – it works the best for watercoloring. Stamp the fish bowl image in VersaMark ink and cover with Black Embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool. The raised embossing gives you little wells to water color within.
I started with the Baked Brown Sugar color – squeeze your ink pad a little before opening it and it gives you a little palette in the lid that you can dip the aqua painter into. The Baked Brown Sugar is the perfect color for sand! Remember load your brush and touch down where you want the darkest color, as you brush out the color will lighten up.
I also used the Baked Brown Sugar for the treasure chest. Next I used Crisp Cantaloupe for my fish – body and faces.
To add some dimension to the fish add the Strawberry Slush to give some darker coloring to the tails and fins. When you are watercoloring its ok to leave touches of the white space so don’t worry about covering every little section – you want the variations of the color.
For the bubbles I used the Pistachio Pudding ink – just a tiny dot inside each of the bubbles. And you could use it for the jewels in the treasure chest (emeralds) – or use the Strawberry Slush if you want rubies.
Now add the water using the Coastal Cabana – just the perfect color! I started with darker areas under the waves and under the fish and along the little ripples in the water. And then lightened out from there. I also added the Coastal Cabana to the rim of the fish bowl – that may not be easy to see though.
Let it all dry. To finish I punched the fish bowl out with my circle punch ( I think it was the 2″ punch – I don’t have it right in front of me to check). And finally I added a dot of Crystal Effects to each of the bubbles. Let those dry for a hour or so.
I think it is so cute! I hope you like it too.
To finish the project for my class we put some gold fish in a ziploc bag and punched a hole through the top – added some Calypso Coral Bakers Twine (it works fine with the Crisp Cantaloupe color) and tied on the fish bowl tag and another little tag that says “just for fun”. here is the finished project one more time.
Fish Bowl treats – Monika Davis
Enjoy your day!
