Watercolor Butterfly

 These pictures came form my facebook page and Instagram. I made these as a quick baby gift and didn't have time to take staged photos of them.
You can see that I just rubbed some watercolor paint into regular white daisy cardstock and then stamped over it. I used staz-on ink to stamp right over over my watercolor once it dried. I did find that when I heated up the watercolor spot with my craft heater before stamping I got a better image (the paint didn't peel up)
This way of paint is fun and stress free- no staying in the lines!

Watercolor Roses- No fuss Watercolor!

This card was so easy! To create this card you don't need any special watercolor skills- In fact the start of the project looks a lot like when you see an elephant with a paint brush. All you need to do is swipe some color on the watercolor paper- Messy is the key!

1. Paint some random messy spots on your watercolor paper. 

2. Stamp over the top of your paint spots with a matching ink color.

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InstaLife Cards on Cards

 

Here are some sample of Cards using the Instalife cards. What a mouth full that is!

This 1st one is my all time favorite!! I cut down one of the 4x4 cards that said hello (infact I used the the piece on the cover of the album from yesterday) Those dots on the bottom half of the card are from my CTMH watercolor set.  Nothing better than using supplies to create mo own pattern paper.

After it dried I added some 3D stars from my stash! 

Below are just a few more examples of how I used the Instalife cards.

 

These last 3 are a pattern from the CTMH Make it From Your Heart Pattern book. Taking the same pattern, but rotating it each time creates a whole different look. The focal point of each card is a 2x2 card from the Instalife Line!

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LOVE in Gold

In the top picture is hard to tell that the L, V and E are in gold foil tape, but take a look at the below picture and you can sure tell. Spelling words with tape (foil or washi) adds a very fun look to your cards. You have to choose your words wisely, because some letters are harder to make than others. Curvy letters like O are difficult, but I like to get creative and use a image or sicker.
What are some other words that would be easy to create with tape?

 

 For this hello card I used one of the CTMH Picture My Life Clear Cards. All I did was trimmed it down and used some strategically placed adhesive.

 

Here are some of the cards that are in the Picture My Life Pack- click here to add some to your shopping cart.

Last up today I have a cute gift sack and tag. The tag has the jar from the December Stamp of the Month on it.   It is super cute with the hearts in the jar. I colored the hearts with the CTMH watercolors. I also did a little fancy folding on one of the CTMH bags to make it stand up. To make a bottom for your bag:
1. score the same distance on the 3 closed sides of the bag. (I used 3/4")
2. fold out all the score lines.
3. fold in the bottom triangle pieces and glue down.

Be sure to enter the Give Away- Go to the Blog post from Dec. 1st to enter-

Spider in a Jar

Here is one of the cards from Watercolor class. This card was to teach the use of white space in watercolor.

September Class: Halloween Cards, Halloween Houses and Watercolor Techniques

 Make 2 cute little Halloween houses to sit in your window, mantel or kitchen table. Learn water color techniques, and 3D construction that can be used year round.

Date: September 26th
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: my house
Cost: $25
RSVP and Pay to hold your spot by September 14
Kit includes pre-sanded and covered blocks, pre-cut pattern paper and cardstock a package of
Nevermore Compliments, Step by Step Instructions.

Make 9 Halloween Cards
Date: September 26th
Time: 9:30 am
Location: my house
Cost: $25
RSVP and Pay to hold your spot by September 14
Kit includes Nevermore Paper Pack, Pear Fundamental Assortment, Green Shimmer Trim, black twine, cricut cut pieces and staples.
Add the Stamp set for an ADDITIONAL $12

Learn different Techniques using watercolors with stamping and scrapbooking. I will teach you glazing, white space ratio, smooshing, color wheel and much more.

Date: September 27th
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: my house
Cost: $30
RSVP and Pay to hold your spot by September 14


Kit includes Watercolor Paint Set, Paint Brush Set and a package of Watercolor Paper. All of your cards and pieces will be pre-cut for your 6 cards.

Happy Birthday Circle Watercolor Card

September is National Stamping Month, and this year Close To My Heart has something to help every kind of papercrafter say a big “hello” to life! Available only during the month of September, these exclusive C-size My Acrylix^® Hello, Life! stamp sets can be purchased for $13.95each! Or, for an even better deal, you can purchase all three for only $34.95 —a savings of $6.90, Each stamp set is designed to fit with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that’s scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking. However, all the stamp sets coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic artwork. These stamp sets also coordinate with shapes from the new Cricut^® Artistry collection to help expand your artwork options even further. Remember, these stamp sets are available for one month only, so get your orders in for one stamp set—or all three—before these gorgeous stamps disappear!  #ctmhHelloLife.

National Stamping Month-Scrapbook Layout with Video

September is National Stamping Month, and this year Close To My Heart has something to help every kind of papercrafter say a big “hello” to life! Available only during the month of September, these exclusive C-size My Acrylix^® Hello, Life! stamp sets can be purchased for $13.95each! Or, for an even better deal, you can purchase all three for only $34.95 —a savings of $6.90, Each stamp set is designed to fit with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that’s scrapbooking, cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking. However, all the stamp sets coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic artwork. These stamp sets also coordinate with shapes from the new Cricut^® Artistry collection to help expand your artwork options even further. Remember, these stamp sets are available for one month only, so get your orders in for one stamp set—or all three—before these gorgeous stamps disappear!  #ctmhHelloLife.

Happy Birthday Hedgehog

 Is that not the cutest little hedgehog? This guy cuts on the brand new CTMH Artistry Cartridge. I used a flower in her hair and little watercolor on her cheek!

Be Happy Watercolor Card

 Here's a fun project for you using the new Watercolor Set from CTMH, after I stamped I used a light blue watercolor over the top for a fun effect.

Thinking of You Watercolor technique

 

Inspired by this card on Pinterest,

I really liked the watercolor look behind the image and since I didn't have the stamp from CTMH I created my own water color back ground using watercolors.

Watercolor Butterfly Card Set

 We had some pretty unusual weather at the end of December and first of January. We were iced and snowed in for several days here in Texas. I spent more time in the house/craftroom than normal. I really love card sets, but it's not often I have to make multiplies of card. I saw this post, and decided I wanted to pull out the watercolor paper and give these butterflies a try.

 To create the butterflies I inked my image in multiple colors and then sprayed lightly with water. Then I stamped on the watercolor paper.

Water Color Technique Video

I just love the soft look of watercolor. When I saw the this flower stamp in the catalog I started dreaming up a watercolor card. After a few attempts I came ups with a pretty good technique for making a soft watercolor background using stamps and inks. Here is a video I made!

Valentine's Week (Lubbock Unit meeting)

This is another treat box or sack for Valentine's Day. It's know as the 2,4,6,8 box. I got the directions here. The great thing about this project is that it makes use of the CTMH markers and your get the same affect as the Copic markers. The key to blending with the CTMH markers for me is WATERCOLOR PAPER! Because they are water-based it is easy to blend and shade if you have the correct tools.

Supplies from CTMH-Tulip CS, Olive CS, Staz-on black ink, Tulip marker, Olive marker, Black marker, Blending pen, edge distresser, liquid glass, You are beautiful stamp set

Other-watercolor paper, black ribbon, hole punch, electric fence wire.

This is the project from the Lubbock Unit Meeting if you missed out!

Baby Birthdays

I pulled out the watercolor pencils again! I started out trying a new technique, but that ended up in the trash. Went right back to my same ol' water color pencils and the water brush! These flower stickers have been hanging around here for months, I have no clue why I bought them, or who made them??

Supplies from CTMH-Colonial White CS, White Daisy CS, Buttercup CS, Blush CS, Cocoa Cafe pattern paper, Black ink, Water color pencils, colored pencils, Flower child stamp set, Holiday jubilee stamp set, One solo stamp set, Today's Date stamp set, edge distresser, Buttercup ink,

Other-assorted flowers