Wednesday, August 28, 2019


Blue Sailing...
  Hello and welcome!  Today’s card features this super adorable set from Lawn Fawn (Smooth Sailing) and Copic coloring.  To start, I die cut a woodgrain BG (Lawn Fawn) panel, a scallop circle, and a circle all from Neenah solar white cardstock.  I then die cut stitched waves (Lawn Fawn) from several blue cardstocks.  Next, I stamped images, die cut, and Copic colored.  To finish, I assembled elements, stamped sentiment, white heat embossed, and adhered to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care! 

Friday, August 23, 2019


Worth the Wait...
  Well Helloooooooo Friends!  Today’s card features this super adorable set from Neat and Tangled (Slow and Steady), Copic coloring, and Ink Blending using Distress Inks (seedlings preserves, wilted violet, shaded lilac, forest moss, and fossilized amber).  To start, I die cut a pierce dotted rectangle panel from Neenah solar white cardstock and ink blended BG.  Next, I ink blended a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock and die cut grass.  I then stamped, die cut, and Copic colored image.  To finish, I assembled elements, stamped sentiment, and adhered elements to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care! 

Wednesday, August 21, 2019


Autumn Greetings with Color...
   Hello and welcome!  Today’s card features this pretty stamp set from SimonSaysStamp (Nutty Over You), Gina K Designs wreath builder, and stamping using Altenew Crisp dye inks (emerald, lagoon, autumn blaze, and honey drizzle).  To start, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel from Neenah solar white cardstock.  I then placed Gina K Designs wreath builder and die cut panel in my Misti and began stamping various images from the stamp set using the above mentioned inks.  Once all images were stamped, I stamped the “acorns” and heat embossed, then stamped both the sentiment and “bow” and also heat embossed.  To finish, I adhered stamped panel to card base using fun foam.  Thanks so much for stopping by...take care! Please note: this card has been submitted to the current SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge blog. 

Thursday, August 15, 2019


Yellow Messages...
   Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this lovely floral set from Altenew (Wallpaper Art) and watercoloring using Chromatek brush markers.  To start, I die cut a wonky stitched rectangle panel from Distress watercolor paper then loosely watercolored panel using Distress Inks (bundled sage and forest moss).  I then stamped, heat embossed, and die cut images using Strathmore Bristol smooth paper.  Next, I watercolored images by first adding the color directly to images then going over using a damp brush pulling the color to the edges of the petals and leaves.  To finish, I assembled elements, stamped/heat embossed sentiment, and adhered elements to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by...take care! 

Tuesday, August 13, 2019


Fintastic Friendship...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this super duper fun set from Lawn Fawn (Keep on Swimming) and Copic coloring.  It also includes a fun interactive element which I’ll show in a quick video below this post.  To start, I die cut both the “Reveal Wheel” elements and the fish bowl “Reveal Wheel” (Lawn Fawn) out of both a piece of Lawn Fawn’s Spring Fling pattered paper and Neenah solar desert storm cardstock.  Next, I die cut stitched woodgrain (Lawn Fawn) panel also from Neenah desert storm cardstock.  I then stamped, die cut, a Copic colored images.  To give a look of the fish swimming in water, I ink blended fish bowl by first masking the colored fish, then ink blending area using Distress Ink in tumbled glass.  I then stamped sentiment, trimmed, and ink blended too.  To finish, I assembled elements, and adhered to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care! Please note: this card has been submitted to the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog #58


Here’s a quick video showing the fun interactive element...



Thursday, August 8, 2019


Kind Flowers...
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this pretty floral die cut from SimonSaysStamp (Flower Cluster) and Copic coloring.  To start, I die cut flower cluster several times out of Neenah solar white cardstock then adhered together using liquid adhesive.  Next, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel also from Neenah solar white cardstock.  I then Copic colored flower cluster using various light reds/oranges/greens.  To finish, I splattered BG using Kuretake Gansai Tambi black watercolor, stamped sentiment, assembled elements, and adhered to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by...take care! 

Monday, August 5, 2019


Pretty in Red...
  Hello and welcome! Today’s card features this lovely floral image from Penny Black Stamps (Golden Dance), Copic coloring, and Ink Blending using Distress Inks (bundled sage and forest moss).  To start, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel from Neenah solar white cardstock then ink blended over stencil.  Next, I stamped, die cut, and Copic colored floral image.  I next die cut both circles from a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock and vellum.  To finish, I stamped sentiment, white heat embossed, trimmed, then assembled elements, and adhered to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!  Please note: this card has been submitted to the current SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge blog 

Thursday, August 1, 2019


Squeezed Lemons..
  Hello friends and welcome!  Today’s card features this super fun set from Ellen Hutson Llc (Squeeze the Day) and stamping/watercoloring  using Catherine Pooler dye inks (coral cabana, limoncello, and grass skirt).  To start, I die cut a stitched rectangle panel from Neenah solar white then stamped BG image using above mentioned inks.  Next, I stamped, heat embossed, and die cut images, then watercolored using above mentioned inks.  To finish, I stamped sentiment, heat embossed, assembled elements, and adhered to card base.  Thanks so much for stopping by... take care!