Silhouette Bells

I tried a new technique for this card. I smooshed different colors of pink, lavender and blue distress inks on my craft sheet.  I sprayed just a bit of water onto it.  Then I used this as a stamp pad to pick up ink onto my stamp.  This took just a little trial and error to get the right amount of water (3 spritzes for me with my mini mister.)

This is a small card, just 4.25 by 3.25 inches.  

Supplies:

Hero Arts Silhouette Bells

Distress inks

Watercolor paper

Hero Arts CL342 Sentiment set

Versafine Onyx Black ink

This card will be entered into the following challenge(s):

ModSquad Challenge Blog: Lavender and Lace

Pink and Grey color combo Christmas Cards

I was able to make two new Christmas cards this morning. I think I am getting much closer to the amount that I will need this holiday season.  I think it is fun to work on them in the summer when there is no pressure at all!

I created a sheet of patterned paper with my snowflake stamp set and then cut it in two to create two similar cards.

Supplies:

Hero Arts CL622 Designer Snowflakes Set

Hero Arts CL342 Sentiment (sending warm fuzzies)

Lawn Fawn Snow Day stamp set (You Warm My Heart)

Avery Elle pigment inks: Fog, Silver Fox, Raspberry and Pixie

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Recollections Grey Kraft cardstock

American Crafts Texture Cardstock in Pink

EK Success Snowflake, circle punches

EK Success Snowflake Border punch (positive and negative)

Spellbinders circle nestabilities

These projects will be entered into the following chalenge(s):

July Rudolph Days

Artsy Inkers Winter Holiday Cards in July ChallengePink

Card: By the Sea by Gina K. Designs

Here is another card using watercolor "dry on dry" brushstrokes from my Craftsy Watercolor Cards made easy class.  This time I used the blue distress ink to paint a sky.  

Supplies:

Gina K Designs By the Sea stamp set

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Distress ink Broken China

Canson watercolor paper

My Mind's Eye Patterned paper

This project will be entered into the following challenge(s):

ModSquad Challenge Blog: Sea or Sky

Inkadinkado Sketchy Sailboat

This water was made using a brush stroke "dry on dry" technique that I learned in a class at Craftsy called Watercolor Cards Made Simple.  

The sailboat was stamped with a simple watercolor stamping technique where you ink up the stamp, then spritz a very fine mist of water on it before stamping.  

Supplies:

Inkadinkado Sailboat Sketch stamp

Gina K Designs stamp set

Versamark ink

Clear embossing powder

Distress inks: Broken China, Faded Jeans

Canson XL 140# watercolor paper

This project will be entered into the following challenge(s):

ModSquad Challenge Blog: Water or Sky

Artsy Inkers: Summer Challenge #3 Water

Fast & Easy Card - Gina K Wildflowers

I have not had much time or inspiration to stamp and participate in blog challenges until just lately.  I had the background stamp out to work on this Shadow Stamping challenge over at Artsy Inkers, so when I saw this challenge for Fast and Easy, I thought it would be the perfect one to keep working with as this card idea only takes a few minutes!

Supplies:

Gina K Designs Wild Flowers Stamp set illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger

Hero Arts Harlequin Shadow Background stamp

Avery Elle Pigment inks in Sea Glass and Sugar Plum

This project will be entered into the following challenge(s):

ModSquad Challenge Blog: Fast & Easy

Stately Flowers Poppy - Watercolor stamping

I had a lot of fun with this kind of watercolor stamping technique.  I used my Tombow water-based markers to color on my rubber stamp, then just stamped it onto wet watercolor paper.  I experimented with the amount of water and I liked the look with less water, then just applied a touch more coral with a wet brush.

I went ahead and aged the image with tan and brown Distress inks and a sponge.  The matte is kraft cardstock that has also been distresed with the same colors to match.  

I used a background stamp to create the card base with Distress ink over kraft cardstock.  

Supplies:

Gina K Designs Stately Flowers 1 stamp set

Tombow markers 249, 905, 845

Versafine Ink Onyx Black

Distress Inks Frayed Burlap, Tea Dye, Antique Linen

Hero Arts Woodgrain background stamp

This project will be entered into the following challenge(s):

ModSquad Challenge - Watercolor Stamping

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Don't abandon the coral

DCWV Linen Closet Card Set

Today I used a sketch challenge to make a little card gift set.

Supplies:

DCWV Linen Closet Matstack
Recollections 120# Heavy Weight ivory cardstock
Gina K Dies from Birthday Blessings set
Hero Arts CL342 sentiments (Just a Note and Just Saying Hello)
Gina K Stenciled Spring stamp set (thank you)
Gina K One in a Million stamp set (have a happy day!)
Gina K Dark Chocolate Ink
Fiskars and EK Success punches
Cuttlebug Just My Type border embossing folders
Twine from my stash

These projects will be entered into the following challenge(s):

Case This Sketch #121
SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes!