Star

So how are all my US friends doing.....tummy still full? wondering what to do with the leftovers? lol!
......hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

It was  a quiet and peaceful holiday for us...no shopping ...just caught up on reading, painting and spending some quality time at home. 

Here is a card I made using Crafter's Companion - Moonbeam Meadow Christmas-Magical star. I stamped the image and masked it using masking fluid. Then applied watercolors to the background. Once dry, I peeled the masking and colored the image using Spectrum Noir blendable colored pencils. Also added a bit of stickles for some glittery sparkle.

 Stamps =Moonbeam Meadow.
Spectrum Noir colored pencils-120,095,039,086,102,114,118

 A closer look....

Enjoy the rest of your holiday...see ya!

Star

Papertrey November Blog Hop Challenge

 After a very long time, am playing along Papertrey Ink Nov Blog hop! Until last year, this used to be on the top of my 'arty' to do list ..and than I got busy with DT schedules and would invariably forget the date!

But not today....I had put a reminder on my phone this month and here is my card for this month's theme-Snow.

I have used Papertrey Ink stamps- City Scene and Stylish sentiments- holiday . I stamped the Big Ben on wet paper and immediately went around it with a damp brush to soften the edges. Once dry I stamped the inner layer and sketched the trees.

 Here is a closer look at the snow splattering.....

.... off to hop now...

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week ahead!

Papertrey November Blog Hop Challenge

Greetings!

 Happy weekend friends!

Here is some weekend inspiration for you.... a holiday card!

The stamps are by Crafter's Companion- Sheena- A Liitle bit festive-Christmas is coming' and the letter box has been colored using Spectrum Noir blendable pencils. The wall has been stenciled using distress ink, the background was done using watercolor and the snow has been applied using white watercolor paint.

 
a closer look...

For more inspiration, stop by CC Facebook page and blog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fun weekend!.

Greetings!

Unity Blog Hop

 It is BROWN THURSDAY weekend - in the US we have big sales the day after our Thanksgiving called "Black Friday."  This is Unity's version.  We do it the weekend before and call it Brown Thursday ....if you love Unity stamps than you don't want to miss this one!

 The set of four little notes are showcasing sentiments which are being released this week . I decided to keep it simple and let the lovely sentiments be the focal point .

 Here you can see them all together...

... and here is another new release and this one has been colored with Inktense pencils. Again, I kept the look clean and  simple..more like doodling.

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 Monday night on the Unity blog.

Unity Blog Hop

Fairy- video

Hello friends, I have a video today showing you how I brought this fairy to life!

The fairy stamp is from the Nov Kit Of The Month by Unity stamps. This month's kit is one of my very favorites and quite a few of them have met my watercolors already!

Here is the video....

Click here to watch on You Tube

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week ahead!

Fairy- video

Winter Wishes

Am back with some mid week inspiration for you!

This is a card I made for this month's challenge over at CC and the theme for this  month is Christmas/winter. There are prizes to be won, so be sure to join in !

For today's card I have used  Crafter's Companion  stamps and Spectrum Noir markers. These stamps by Sheena are huge and fill the front of the card completely!

Here are the deets ...

 Stamps -Sheena a little bit festive
SN markers- FS5,FS8,DR1,DR3,DR5,DR7,BLACK,CG4,BGR1,BGR2,BGR4,EB7,TN4,TN5
Dies-Die'sire decorative dies-scalloped tags
Splattered white paint on top and a very light wash of color for tree and foreground.

Crafter's Companion is having a Warehouse sale...don't forget to check it out if you live nearby!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week ahead!

Winter Wishes

Watercolor - poinsettia - video

Happy Friday friends!

A couple of weeks back, I was commissioned to do some artwork....awesome! I had to paint poinsettias..hmnnn.....not so awesome!
.....I had never painted these before, but since am always up for a challenge... I took it up!

The first step was to spend some quality time with my sketchbook instead of my husband! After a few disappointing tries, I finally made it !  Since I paint extremely wet..maintaining the form of the poinsettia without  loosing the shape of the leaves was the most difficult part of this painting....but practice always gets you there.

I tried this using different shapes, but my favorite was this square shape and the circle. You can use 'post it' notes to mask and I believe you get them in sheets too...I got to know about that after I was done. But I think that would make this really easy ..just punch or die cut the shape and you have a mask ready!

 Here is the video..

 Watch on YouTube In HD

 This is really easy to do freehand, but if you are not comfortable, you could use a poinsettia stamp and go from there... which ever way you choose..please give this one a try ..paint some poinsettias for your family and friends this Christmas!

Thanks for joining me today..have a wonderful weekend!

Watercolor - poinsettia - video

Pondering - Unity Blog Hop

 Welcome Unity friends...it's time to hop!

Lots of new releases this week but I decided to play with the November Kit Of The Month. I had to paint this image..

 I think this kit will be seeing a lot of ink and paint...that fairy and those poppies are calling me  and the sentiments are just perfect!

There are 10 new releases this week...lot's of fun 'edgy' new stamps...

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.

Hope you are enjoying the hop...
.........thanks so much for stopping by!

Pondering - Unity Blog Hop

Joy

Hello everyone,
....am back with a Crafter's Companion card today.

I have used Spectrum Noir markers to color the image . I love the way these blend effortlessly and it's so easy to layer and mix colors..

Stamps-Sheena - A little bit festive, Vintage Christmas -sentiments
SN markers- CR2,CR4,PP6,PL1,LY1,CG5,DR1,DR2,DR4,DR6,DR7,GB1,GB3,OR1,OR2,OR3,FL2,IG1,IG3,Blender
stickles

Sharing with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge- anything goes

These dull grey days are making it extremely difficult for me to photograph my work...not that my photography skills are something to write home about .. I just know the basics, but I think it's time to get some help from the pro..aka ..husband.. he is our in house photographer!

That's it for now ..will be back later this week with a video!

Joy

Trust your soul

Hello friends!
..been MIA for a week...sigh!

I know the blog seems so quiet...well!
......been busy with DT projects but just not had the time to post them here!

Here is one I did for Unity using their current SMAK kit-Trust Your Soul. I wanted to give that minimalistic, abstract look to  the piece and decided to add just a hint of color. There are some lovely images in this kit and I feel there is something there for everyone...a card maker, scrapbooker, or a mixed media lover!

 Sharing with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- anything goes

That's all from me for now...enjoy your weekend!

Trust your soul