Willow Girl~Watercolor with Quick Quotes Powderpuff chalking inks

Hello, I have been playing with the latest 2018 PowderPuff Chalking Ink Set.  I love to use a water brush to color an image with the inks.  I recently won this image and I could not have found a more perfect piece of paper on which to stamp it.  This sheet is from the soon to come Spring Showers collection as are the flowers die cuts I created.

Here I am coloring my image.  I stamped and embossed the image to withstand the water I will be using.  The raised edge also helps to contain the ink within the proper place.  I usually paint several layers depending on the intensity of color I desire.  Quick Quotes papers hold up to the many layers and water as well.

I finished my card off with stamping and embossing the sentiment to match.  I die cut the sentiment and added some die cut flowers.  I used sequins in the center of my flowers as well as sprinkling a few among my flower border.  I like to finish off my sequins with a dot of pearl drops to cover the hole.  I think it just looks so neat.

I hope you try using the latest 2018 PowderPuff Chalking Ink Set or any of your Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking inks to water color.  The results are beautiful.

Quick Quotes products:

Powderpuff:  Tropical Punch, Vanilla Cream, Kokomo, Desert Sun

Papers from Spring Showers and Navigator (coming soon)

other products:

stamps by Unity Stamp Co Willow Girl

die cuts by Sizzix/Tim Holtz florals

die cut by Tutti Designs scallop stitched circle

black pigment ink and embossing powder by Judikins

sequins and pearl drops

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Watercolor Block technique Thanks cards

Good morning readers! Today I am playing around with a new (to me) technique.  This is a super easy one and super fun.  You simply add color to an acrylic block and spritz with water.  The secret seems to be to put something heavy on top of the block and letting is settle for just the right amount of time (about 5 minutes).  I let some settle too long and the they had dried too much already and brought up some paper with the block.  On the versions I didn't wait long enough there were more puddles of color and more white space.

I fussy cut a couple of the cards in the shape of the block.  One card I die cut some layers.

I played with several different colors of ink.

Ingredients:
Spellbinders Phrases One (Thanks)
Our Daily Bread Designs Stitched Rectangle dies (one card)
Distress inks: Candied Apple, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves  and Wilted Violet
acrylic blocks and water spritzer
Creative Memories punches (hearts and stars)

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://inkychicks.blogspot.ca/2017/08/challenge-no-87-stars.html until 9/8x

http://citycrafter.blogspot.com/2017/09/city-crafter-challenge-blog-week-378.html until 9/11x

(pick one)...I used both bottom palettes

 

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2017/09/challenge-410-give-us-your-background.html until 9/12x

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.ca/2017/09/tuesday-throwdown-359-punches-andor-dies.html until 9/12x

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/2017/08/challenge-91-case-beverley-brown.html until 9/12x
card to CASE:


http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/188-anything-goes-sentiment.html  until 9/17x

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.ca/2017/09/welcome-back-after-summerbreak.html until 9/18x

http://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/09/challenge-98-techniques.html  until 9/21x

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Thanks a latte! with Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch

Good morning, I have a cup of coffee for you this morning!  I am not a coffee drinker.  Caffeine gives me the shakes.  I do enjoy a nice sugary creamy cup of vanilla decaf every once and a while but all that sugar and cream is not something I need to get in the habit of drinking every day. My hubby on the other hand...straight up black!  He likes dark roast, too!  Oh so bitter to me! 

 

Here's the sketch I used for this card. Try Stampin on Tuesday also suggested the theme of dainty and neat.  Well, that didn't work for me this time around.  I used this sketch as a springboard for a swap I am in with the theme of drinks.  I almost went with a summery fruity drink as I have a great sentiment that says "It's 5 o'clock somewhere" but I was already playing with my Distress inks and water so a coffee stained panel worked out perfectly.

Despite the fact I don't drink coffee, I own almost all the Tim Holtz coffee products.  This particular one is a stamp and die blueprint sketch combo set.  I felt funny cutting off the "blueprint" parts but it didn't turn out too bad.

Since this was for a swap I made half a dozen cards.  I only need 3 or 4 so I had a couple left over, here is another version.  I used all the same products but distress watercolor looks different on the different panels.

I decided to cut the sleeve out of the same corrugated paper.  I wanted the sentiment to stand out a bit against all the browns, although still brown, I stamped with a very dark ink and embossed in a transparent brown.

Ingredients:
Distress ink Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz Coffee Time stamp and die set
Fiskars Latte love stamp (sentiment)
Mix'd Media Truffle ink
Clear Bark embossing powder
coffee cup paper is called Sand & Surf I believe but I can't find the brand
Creative Memories papers (about as old as you can get)
pearl bling
corrugated kraft and french vanilla card stock



I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.ca/2017/07/challenge-329.html  until 7/17??? no winner posted

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/2017/07/connie-can-crop-monthly-challenge-60.html until 7/31 (every single product is OLD!)x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

Avery Elle Martini & Olives card with the Sketch File

This is my third and final installment in the B is Booze challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  As long as I had my alcohol stamps pulled out, I went ahead and made a Martini version. I was also inspired by really watery water color.  Not sure I pulled it off, but not bad. 

Here's the sketch I used for this card:

Close up:

Ingredients:

Spellbinders label die

Our Daily Bread pierced circle dies

Avery Elle We go together stamp set

Funny Bones sentiment stamp

Distress inks:  Peeled Paint and Peacock Feathers

Brilliance Graphite Black

Judikins clear detail embossing powder

black and white card stock

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.ca/2016/07/soss-63-b-is-for-booze.html until 7/22 (C10)(3of3)x

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2016/07/challenge-230-die-cuts-andor-punches.html until 7/23x

http://kathyswafflesketchfile.blogspot.com/2016/07/introducing-july-lo.html until 7/31

http://houseofcardschallenge.blogspot.fr/2016/07/july-challenge-fruit-drink-andor-colors.html until 7/31x

http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/july-challenge-have-fun-with-circles.html until 7/13x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

My Favorite Things Camp Create Glitter challenge with Heartfelt Creations Peacock

This is my final post completing all 5 challenges for My Favorite Things Camp Create.  I also followed a few other challenges including the color challenge at Your Next Stamp and the sketch from Crazy 4 challenges.  I tried to glitter it all up see the previous post for my owl failure.  So I went with what I knew this time.  I used a glue pen and sprinkled glitter on top.

Here's the card I created.  I did step it up a little by using two different color glitters.  First I put on the lavender on all the flowers in certain areas and the center of the peacock feather.  Then a simple crystal just to highlight the peacock details on the wings and top of the head.

A side view of the glitter.

Here's my work in progress after water color before glitter.

Ingredients:

Versamark ink

Recollections Sapphire Pearl embossing powder

Heartfelt Creations Paisley Peacock and Delightful Daisies

Distress inks: Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Peeled Paint, Lucky Clover, Fossilized Amber

Quick Quotes Brandywine chalking ink

K & Co recycled paper pad purples and violets

Sizzix die

Recollections bling

white card stock

fiber

glitter

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/camp-create-2016-1/ until 6/23x

http://yournextstamp.com/blog/sketch-and-color-challenge-41-more-inspiration/ until 6/23x

http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2016/06/crazy-4-challenges-c4c341.html until 6/24

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2016/06/june-2016-challenge.html until 6/25x

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/ until 6/26x

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2016/06/challenge-77-sparkle-shine.html until 6/27x

http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/06/all-that-glitters.html until 6/27

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2016/06/3-designer-papers.html until 6/29x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia

My Favorite Things Camp Create Slider card

Still playing along at My Favorite Things.  This card plays along with the Sensational Sliders challenge. I also continued with the water coloring with distress inks.  Water coloring was Wednesday's challenge but since I am doing them backwards...this is Tuesday's challenge.

I had fun water coloring with distress inks.

Ingredients:

Dylusions Clearly Under the Sea stamps (new to me)

Distress Inks: Blueprint Sketch, Hickory Smoke, Mermaid Lagoon, Fossilized Amber, Crushed Olive, Seedless Preserves

Clear Wink of Stella

Stampin Up punch (to create the slider channel)

misc card stock (blue)

Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder (old one of my very first)

pennies and pop dots

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/camp-create-2016-2/ until 6/23x

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2016/06/pile-it-on-110-old-new-blue-dt-call.html until 6/25x

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/odbdslc275-pop-it-up-or-add-dimension.html until 7/3x

I have one more technique which is not going so well.  First try was a failure!  And I watched the video!  I much prefer a glitter paper, where you don't have to deal with this mess!  Great hint from the video was to use swiffer inserts.  I hope I am back tomorrow with the final project!?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Alicia

My Favorite Things Camp Create Water color Card

Good morning!  I am back with more fun techniques from Camp Create at My Favorite Things.  They have some great videos showing each technique.  

Here's a picture of my work site.  I just stamped a little ink on my mat and had a small bowl of water.  I mixed Peeled Paint and Lucky Clover for the green, you can see where I added lots of water and mixed them.  I need another distress green but mixing worked!

Ingredients:

Stampin Up With Love...Naturally set (very old)

Mixed Media Stormy ink

Ranger Silver Pearl embossing powder

Distress inks:  Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Lucky Clover, Hickory Smoke

white, silver, and lavender card stock

yellow ribbon

Quick Quotes Coal Miner

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/camp-create-2016-3/ until 6/23x

http://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2016/06/wwc73-gails-clean-simple-summer-theme.html until 6/27 (C4)x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Alicia