Blown Ink

This week's PTI  Make It Monday #114 took me back to my childhood!

 
Blowing watercolors/thinned paint using a straw was something I would do all the time, in fact my friends, not realizing how simple it was, thought it was some kind of a trick, and would keep asking me to make differents shapes..tree,flowers clouds!
 I don't know when or where I had picked it up, but I used to have lots of fun with it!. Back then we did not have plastic straws and I would use the paper ones and go through quite a few of them trying to show this "trick"to my gullible and believing  friends!
.......as I watched the video by Dawn, I thought how quickly we forget some simple but fun and easy little techniques and it had never occurred to me, all these years to use it on a card.

 Since I did not have any reinkers, I went the old fashioned way and used diluted watercolors and tried to blow myself a tree !
The bird is by Memory box and the sentiments is by PTI

It was so much fun revisiting an old favorite of mine. Thanks Dawn!

 Also sharing with Moxie Fab World -Wonder Of Watercolor challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Blown Ink

Papertrey Ink April Blog Hop + Giveaway Winner!

  Last month I was away and missed the Papertrey Ink  blog hop , and this month too I almost did, was way too busy all morning and just could not get to making a card. Just got back and immediately  sat to get one done. A pretty simple card  but I really wanted to attempt the 'at an angle' trend and I loved it!

 I thought twice before posting this card...as much as I love the sentiments at an angle, I felt as though something was missing, but since I was already running late to join the hop, I decided to go ahead and link it up.

 I added a bit of added interest by stamping the stripes in light grey.

Stamps- Papertrey Ink Movers and Shakers Sentiments

Also sharing with Moxie Fab World -The Wonder Of Watercolor challenge

and Simon Says Stamp-anything goes

Off to hop now...thanks so much for stopping by today.


Giveaway Winner....


..... the winner of the Faber Castell Giveaway Winner..

"My Paper Epiphany Thursday, April 18, 2013

I've loved all your Faber Castell creations, but I think this last one might just be my favourite! I love the grey shading with the colour background - very beautiful!"

 Please email me ....click here for contact info

If I don't hear from the winner in 48hrs , I shall pick another winner.

Thanks for all the wonderful comments and a warm welcome to all my new followers, hope you see you all around.

Papertrey Ink April Blog Hop + Giveaway Winner!

A Birthday Blog Hop

If you are looking for the Faber Castell Giveaway click here...there are just 2 more days left!

It's Michele's (owner of CAS-ual Fridays challenge blog  and stamps ) birthday and  it was only natural for us Girl friday's  to have a blog hop wishing her the very best!
............. you should have come here from Leigh Ann's blog...

 I wanted to create something special for Michele and I hope my card shows it!.

 I wanted to create something special for Michele and I hope my card shows it!.

I tried a new technique shared by Jennifer Mcguire, where we iron off the embossing powder to leave white highlights on the paper, a very interesting effect!. The stamping, masking  and embossing took me quite a bit of time(1 hour! ), but then the coloring was a breeze and I used traditional watercolors , since it's always on my desk and also since I have no distress markers!

Also, to add a bit of dimension to the card, I colored and fussy cut some extra leaves and adhered it.

 Stamps- Jane's Doodles, Papertrey Ink.

Wish you the very best Michele, and hope you have wonderful year ahead!

Here is the  blog hop list

Leigh Ann

Sanketi...you are here!

Alice

Kelly

Jingle

Lorena

Lindsay

Sylvia

Deb

Jocelyn

AJ

Pamela

Angie

...your next stop on the hop would be Alice's blog...

 The Ink Squad girls from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps are also hosting a blog hop for Michele!  

.......you can follow  them too: Dana, Karen, Kelly, Laurie, Lynn, Michelle, Piali, and Virginia!


 Have fun!

Also Sharing with Moxie Fab World-The World Of Watercolor Challenge

A Birthday Blog Hop

CAS-ual Fridays- Birthday Bash

 If you are looking for the Faber Castell Giveaway ..click here

We are having a Birthday Bash over at CAS-ual Fridays for the next two weeks !
..............It's Michele's birthday!  YAY!

                      Happy Birthday Michele!

Here is my card to start the party.....

I simply love this stamp.. reminds me of a child's storybook!
Used Copics to color in the image and the sentiments are a mix of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, PTI and Clear Dollar Stamps. Also drew the lines with a Copic Micro tip pen.

We have a wonderful sponsor this week....... CAS-ual Fridays Stamps  with a huge prize  ... a $45 gift certificate to the winner! Yippeee!

Now stop by the CFC blog and check out what the rest of the Girl Fridays have in store for you!

Thanks for stopping by today.

CAS-ual Fridays- Birthday Bash

A Colorful Giveaway- Faber Castell

 ETA-Winner -Moxie Fab World Wonder Of Watercolor Challenge
 
This card today is my last project as Faber Castell  Design Memory Craft Guest Designer. That feels so strange to write, because it feels like  just yesterday that I started my term there and it's already 4 months!
 But, as is oft said ..all good things must come to an end!

Here is a card I made as a thank you to Faber Castell for filling my world with color..

 Head over the to the Faber Castell Blog for a list of supplies and stepped out pictures..

Edited to share with Moxie Fab World-The Wonder Of Watercolor challenge

Also, here is an overview of all my projects done for Faber Castell, it has been a lot of fun playing with their lovely colors! Each of these projects have step by step pictures, so if you want to try something, hop on over to the Faber Castell Design Memory Craft blog.
here are the links...
 Art Journal
 Reflection-Canvas
Sketchbooks
Zendoodle
 watercolor bookmarks
You color my world
Too much of a good thing

 

 




 Faber Castell Design Memory Craft has put together a wonderful generous giveaway as a finale to my term as Guest designer, here is a look at all the wonderful products one lucky winner could enjoy!

Red/Yellow Paper Crafter Crayons

4ct. Metallic Gelatos- (Used here,  here )

Stamper’s Big White Pen

Green Art Grip® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils ( Used Here )

 For a chance to win.

1-  Leave a comment here on this blog post by Wednesday April 24th 9pm CST 

2- LIKE the Design Memory Craft Facebook page. 

3- And if you like my work, do  follow my blog!

The  winner will be announced here on Thursday April 25th..
...Good Luck!

Thanks for stopping by.

A Colorful Giveaway- Faber Castell

Here For You.....

Am back with a card for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday#112- embossed alpha die cuts..

 I love these MIM videos, something new every single week!. This week it's about  embossing our alpha dies. I die cut the alphas and embossed with white embossing powder. then stamped the feather and fussy cut it and partially dry embossed the top portion of the card.
I partially stamped the I'am Here For You" sentiment by masking the you and then filling in with the alpha dies.

 close up of the die cuts and feather.

Stamps and cardstock- Papertrey Ink, embossing folder-Ranger, alpha dies-Sizzix

Coming Soon ........a giveaway!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Here For You.....

A New Home

Hello everyone, hope you all had a nice weekend, mine was bit too busy and was over before I realized it was a weekend!

Anyway this afternoon , I decided to make some time and create a card for Play date Cafe, it had been a long  time since I played along their challenges and their current color inspiration had orange and aqua  and if you have been following my blog then you know I love aqua!

Ever since I made this card , the PTI Boards and Beams stamp set has been lying on my desk , so I decided to use the same set and also use the same watercolor embossing technique that I had used on that card.

 Some masking and repetitive stamping and of course watercoloring!

Sharing with Play Date Cafe- Nautical Breezes

I have a  Faber Castell Giveaway  coming soon, so standby if you are interested in some lovely colorful goodies!

Thanks for stopping by.

A New Home

Art Journal- Faber Castell

  This is my second post for today , scroll down for my CAS-ual Fridays post...
or click here .



A page from my art journal for you all today....

 If you are interested in starting one of your own or just curious to know how I go about layering my pages, head over to the Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Blog for step by step pictures.

 

I have used Faber Castell Gelatos and pastels on my page , you will find the complete list of supplies over there . Hope I have inspired you to start a journal of your own , give it a try...it's so liberating and of course total fun!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Art Journal- Faber Castell

CAS-ual Fridays-All That Gitters..

....is not gold..it's diamonds!

  Yes, lots of Diamond Stickles on my card today!

For my card today I stamped the flowers and went ahead and did some shading using the same ink but with a brush, similar to  this card here
This week we are playing with glitter over at CAS-ual Fridays, so get your hands glittery and show us something sparkly but remember to keep it clean and simple.

Simon Says stamp is sponsoring this week an one lucky winner will have some fun shopping !

A simple stamped card with just a touch of sparkle!

 Thanks so much for stopping by today.

edited to share with Simon Says Stamp challenge- April Showers and /or Spring flowers

CAS-ual Fridays-All That Gitters..

Black and White

Update-   It's a Winner!

Before I get on with today's project, I want to thank you all for all the wonderful comments on this card. I was overwhelmed to say the least!
In fact this is a mystery I have yet to solve, some cards get a deluge of comments, almost like every person who saw it commented, then there are those cards which get like 150 views and barely a trickle of comments!
which makes me think what makes a person leave a  comment?
..yet to find an answer, if you have one let me know!

Now coming back to today's card...
Today as I sat browsing and looking for new challenges, I came across Annabelle Stamps ' challenge. I knew all along that  they hosted challenges , but had assumed they would want us to use their stamps on our project, but no!... anyone could could play with or without their stamps! Great!

Their current challenge AC 160 is a color challenge- Licorice and White.

I sat to create and just could not translate my design onto paper, so, I decided to put it aside for later and instead,  got my sketchbook out, to sketch the beautiful grey rainy day outside. As I completed that sketch I realised it was black and white, and perfect for the challenge!
..but... decided to redo and  use a  stamp for my focal image, just so that if any of my readers wanted to give it a try and were not good at sketching , they could.

  
 The image of the church and the sentiment is by Clear dollar Stamps. I colored around it using watercolors and added a tiny hint of  Diamond stickles to the windows  to show light filtering out and  also on the trees

  A simple watercolor wash can add so much depth and interest to an image!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Black and White

Watercolor + Embossing

............. = Awesome !

  Time for  Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #111.

Here is my take on this weeks challenge....

 Stamps by Papertrey Ink- Boards and Beams.

A closer look at the house - heat embossed with white embossing powder and colored in using watercolors.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Watercolor + Embossing

CAS-ual Fridays

It's time for some chevrons and flowers over at CAS-ual fridays this week!

We have  a wonderful sponsor  this  week, so play along and you might win to shop at the Ellen Hutson!

Stamps -Jane's Doodles,CAS-ual Fridays, Die-Sizzix

If you need more inspiration hop on over CFC blog and you won't be disappointed!

Thanks for stopping by.

CAS-ual Fridays