Cuppa?

 Did you know that today is National Coffee Day?

This morning I received an invite to participate in a Coffee lover's blog hop and that's when I came to know that Chaitali from Cuts crops and creativity was hosting a blog hop to celebrate the day!  I knew I wanted to join the fun but was not sure if I could make anything today . But it was about coffee and although I don't drink coffee anymore, there was a time when I could not start my day without a cuppa and even today the sweet aroma of coffee makes me want a sip !

 I quickly sat to do a piece of watercolor . The cup is a stamp by Clearly Besotted and the rest of the picture has been sketched.

 here is a closer look...

 Will keep this post short as I have to finish a lot of other stuff which I pushed to the back burner this morning!

Sharing with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge-anything goes

 Hope you liked it.......
Thanks for stopping by  and have a wonderful day!

Cuppa?

Love and Joy

Finally...the weekend is here!

Over the last 2 weeks I was busy with an art exhibit and looking at my blog today, I see that posts have become far and few! The week seems to just fly by and apart from DT assignments I don't seem to get the time for anything else! I keep looking at all these challenges ..some old ..some new and keep reminding myself to play along..but always seem to miss the deadlines!
..oh well..need to organize my time better I guess!

Today's post is about Spectrum Noir coloring. I will have a complete tutorial over at Spectrum Noir for this one and you can see how it came to life!

The stamps are by Crafter's Companion -
Stamps-Paintbox Poppets Sleigh Ride, Stamp It Australia-Floral fancies.
Spectrum Noir Markers- CR2,CR5,CR9,CG1,CG2,CG4,EB3

a closer look......

Sharing with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge-anything goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful weekend!

Love and Joy

Giving - Unity Blog Hop

It's Thursday and it's time to hop with the Unity girls!

Here is my card for today...

We have a brand new Suzi Blu release today and have a grab bag kit too. The sentiment Thanks and giving is from that kit.

 We have TWO amazing Unity filled prize packages to giveaway.  Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win.  The winners will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the hop!

Giving - Unity Blog Hop

Chase your dreams

Sharing a card I had done a while back and forgotten to share..so here we go!

Have used Unity stamps-August kit Of The Month-Summer collapsed Into Fall

I heat embossed  the lovely butterfly and watercolored inside the lines...trimmed it and adhered it to the background . I simply love the sentiments in this kit .

.......a short post... had a very busy weekend!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week ahead.

Chase your dreams

Believe

Hello everyone...welcome back to some mid week inspiration!


Today, I have a mixed media piece for you and it's loaded with Faber Castell goodies!
...yes ..there are creamy Gelatos, Big Brush pens, glitter gel and more!

I do have a video as promised and  I hope it inspires you getting your hands inky!

Watch in HD on YouTube

The size of this piece is 9x12..matted to 8x10.

Do stop by the Unity blog for more info on the stamps and join us for a week long hop with Faber Castell and win an awesome prize!

I hope you enjoyed the video ....thanks for stopping by and see you soon!

Believe

Greetings!

 Today's card makes me wonder.... where did this year go....season's greetings ? already?
....ok ..don't panic if  holiday cards are not on your to do list as yet...it's only Sept we still have time..but not much ..so don't take it too easy!

But I wanted to give this beautiful stamp a holiday feel. This stamp is by Crafter's Companion and was released last week. It's part of a wonderful collection of 14 stamps ..all US landmarks!

I decided to watercolor the background and the actual image was done using Spectrum Noir colored pencils and just a hint of diamond stickles for that little bit of sparkle.

 I love the detail on this collection of stamps..all of them are so beautifully illustrated..love them!

Thanks for joining me today...see you on Wednesday with a  mixed media video!..
.........here is a sneak peek ..

Have a wonderful week ahead!

Greetings!

Story

Happy weekend friends!

Here is some weekend inspiration for you...using Unity's current Stamp Of The week.....Struggle is part of it.

There is still time to join the program and get this stamp...click here to know how!

a closer look..

Hope you liked it ...thanks so much for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Story

Have a friend...Unity Blog Hop + video

It's Thursday..are you ready to hop with the Unity girls?
....we have lots of inspiration and eye candy for you!

I decided to showcase an earlier release..Brandy and Emma- be a friend..which has been beautifully illustrated by Phyllis Harris. For a change, I have used watercolor pencils instead of traditional watercolors and I have a video to show you how..so sit back and enjoy the hop and the video!

Here is the video...

Click here to watch on YouTube

Unity has some new releases and awesome promotions over the weekend...do check them out.

Starting today we have a new Be Inspired Challenge ...join in!

 

 Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win.  The winners will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog. And here is this week's TWO prize packages to give away.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you liked the video and the hop..have a great weekend!

Have a friend...Unity Blog Hop + video

Friendship

 Hi there..hope you had a wonderful weekend, mine was a bit busy with all the 'happenings' around the house as mentioned in my previous post and am glad the week has started so that things can get fixed and done!

But I did get some time to create and here is what I have for you...

 I have used Crafter's Companion stamps and embossing folder and colored using watercolors.

Stamps-Sheena - A little bit sketchy- on the water, Stamp It Australia-Friendship sentiments,
CC embossing folder-Darice- bird
watercolors

For more inspiration stop by Crafter's Companion's Facebook page and blog !

Thanks for stopping by !

Friendship

Floral Beauty - video

 Ok ..am finally here with a video!
.....sorry everyone..I know I promised it would be here on Friday .. but then.... we had uninvited guests .......'bees' in the house!...... no clue where they are coming from.....getting help on Monday...had a broken door latch which led to a broken door itself.. thanks to the guy who came to fix it!...long story short..life happened!

Anyway let me not bore you with anymore details.....enjoy the video instead!

 The image 'Sophia' is by Unity Stamps and it was released last week. It's beautifully illustrated by Unity artista  Tracey Malnofski.

 Here is the video ...

Click here to watch on YouTube in HD

a closer look....

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Floral Beauty - video

Feel the Light...

 Fall is almost here and am already loving the little peekaboo of color showing up amidst all the greens! Today's card has been inspired by those colors.

I have used Crafter's Companion stamps and watercolors.

 Stamps-Sheena- A Little Bit Sketchy-Faith
Watercolors

  This month Crafter's Companion challenge has an Autumn theme...perfect for this time of the year...so get started and link up your creations to win an awesome prize!

Sharing with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge-Stamptember stamp it and blog hop.

For more inspiration stop by the Crafter's Companion Facebook page .

See you tomorrow with a brand new project and a video!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Feel the Light...