Watercolor And Embossed

Yesterday I watched a video that Jennifer McGuire made showing various ways to use Versamark Ink, Distress inks and background stamps to make watercolor background layers for cards.  I tried several methods that she showed on the video and some turned out and some didn't.  I have some very pretty watercolored papers now that I can use for stamping, card bases or to make watercolor die cuts.

Today's card was made using one of her techniques:  Ink up a background stamp with Versamark Ink and stamp on watercolor paper; add embossing powder and heat set.  Add Distress Ink on an acrylic block and spritz with water; spritz the embossed card base with a light misting of water; paint brush the ink/water from the acrylic block on that embossed paper; and, there is your card base. 

The label on the card was originally a shape from a Stampin' Up framelit.  I resized it twice on my Scan N Cut, using Dimensionals between the two labels.  A  little sponging on the top layer, a sentiment and pearls make the background look even prettier!  (And the ribbon covers up a couple of areas that I didn't cover with embossing powder~~lol!)  Have a great day!

Sweet Celebration

Playing with MFT's Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes stamp set, trying to get the Scan N Cut to cut out the fox, the penguin and the bunny.  Since the animals in this set don't have completely closed outlines, the SNC is not cutting clearly.  In addition, it sees darker parts, such as the eyes, and cuts those out.  I know there are ways to fix it, but I finally gave up and colored in the images I successfully cut on the SNC.  I used alcohol markers to color.  For the cake and the pennant banner I used SU's Flirty Flamingo Blends.  I was disappointed as the fine point of the lighter alcohol marker had no ink in it.  It couldn't have dried up in less than a month and not much use.  I will be sending a note to Stampin' Up.  For $4.50 plus shipping and tax, I would expect the marker to last more than a month.  Stacy Yakula does it again with a very cute stamp set.  Have a great day!

Lift Me Up

I haven't made an easel card in ages.  Over the weekend I changed that.  Today's card was created using Stampin' Up's Lift Me Up stamp set and framelits.  The background paper is from a retired pack of SU's Designer Series Papers.  The hot air balloons were stamped using retired Almost Amethyst ink and the large balloon background layer was die cut using Almost Amethyst cardstock.  Have a great day!

Happy New Baby

Our friends, Nick and Nikki, had a beautiful baby boy on July 10th.  I had made this card for Nolan a few weeks before he was born and then Nikki showed us pictures of  hot air balloons that decorate the little baby's room.  I was silently pleased because I had already used My Favorite Things stamp set, Birdie Brown's Up In The Air for his card.  After stamping the hot air balloon on the white cardstock layer I stamped it again on the green and white polka dot paper.  I fussy cut the polka dot paper and adhered three panels to the balloon stamped on the white cardstock layer.  For the sentiment I used a combination of stamps.  So happy for Nick and Nikki! Have a great weekend everyone!