Color Combination

I used the Less Is More challenge to create a card with the colors in your bedroom.  

I used brown, hunter green and red.  The brown and green are dark so they don't show up well.  My creation fit the Less Is More challenge for me because it was so quick and easy to put together but I ended up with not a whole lot of white space showing!!! The longest part of making the card was waiting for my inks to dry!

 I am so in love with this flower from Altenew so it was fun to use it again.  I added water to my watercolor paper and then added Distress Stain. I had puddles of the color so I inked the flower stamp with those puddles and stamped it here and there on my paper. I also stamped one single flower and cut that out. The "hello" is a die cut from Mama Elephant.

Here is the Less Is More challenge.
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Watercoloring

I have started playing around with watercolor techniques and "I CAN'T STOP"!!! Don't want to either!

 I sat down just to play with the Colour Me Monochromatic challenge.  My entire card base uses watercolor paper. See below for my most recent find that I LOVE! The first thing I did was to emboss the front of the card with a die cut from My Favorite Things.  I just used an embossing pad so that it would emboss and not cut. I sprayed the front with water and started adding some color along the bottom portion of the card front with some Distress Stain in Broken China and Distress Stamp pad in Peacock Feathers.  I kept adding water because I wanted this to move up the card with more color at the bottom. 

 While this ink was puddled because of all of the water, I stamped the flower stamp into the water and ink mixture and started stamping it randomly on the front of the card.  The result is faint images in the same blues. I also splattered some Heidi Swapp gold spray. 

 Next I stamped two flowers using a set of stamps from Altenew.  WOW are these layered flowers fun. On their web site they offer a cheat sheet of how to use the layers and that sure helped. The sentiment is from Mama Elephant. 

 Here is the Colour Me challenge.

Here is my new find in Watercolor paper. I picked mine up at Michaels.  The sheets in this pad are 9 1/2" x 11" so I can cut an entire card from one sheet. This is heavier then the Tim Holtz watercolor paper that I do love but this heavier paper seem to warp less and I like that I can cut the size I want.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

AAA Cards Game 6

Yeah! Another AAA Card and Challenge to share...

This week, the challenge is to use these colors along with this sketch.

 I have had this die from My Favorite Things for awhile and had been wanting to try something like this so I know this sketch was going to be the perfect time to pull it out. The butterfly and the sentiment is from a set by Clearly Besotted.

After I cut out the pattern in my white cardstock, I mounted the matching colors behind each cut out.  Simple and fast!  

Thanks for visiting and be sure to play along at AAA Cards.

Linda (lbpost)

Black and White with a POP of color

I have wanted to give this look a try for awhile now and when I got this new set of stamps from Altenew I knew they were going to work.  

 I used the color combination from Colour Q to add my color POP.  I stamped the background with just plain black ink.

 I stamped one individual flower stamp and one leaf, colored them  with Copic markers in the Colour Q colors and cut them out. They were added over the stamped background with foam tape for dimension.  I did add a few little splashes of some orange ink and some dots of orange Liquid Pearls.  

Here is the Colour Q combination.
And for a photo...

Why does a cat this anytime is nap time? It's 10:30 in the morning here!!!!
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Playing with Paper Players

I cannot remember the last time I created a card with a Wedding theme but it was fun to think of something to go along with the Paper Players "Wedded Bliss" challenge.

 I just got a new stamp set from Mama Elephant. I feel in love with this beauty as soon as I saw some of the creations using it.  I knew I could try to create an elegant look that would be fitting for "Best Wishes" to the new couple or an anniversary greeting.

 I embossed the image with silver embossing powder on watercolor paper.  I then added simple coloring with some Distress Stains, using plenty of water to keep the colors subtle.  I added a few splatters and stamped that middle piece separately and then added it with foam tape for dimension.  I cut a little banner from vellum with my Reverse Confetti die, stamping that with a little sentiment from Mama Elephant.  

 Here is the Paper Players challenge.
This also fits the Less is More challenge to use more then one stamp.
And for a fun photo...

One of our cute fur babies!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

Card with a Tag

I managed to get in a card that uses the Freshly Made sketch.  Too often the week flies by and I don't get to play along with that challenge blog.  I so loved this weeks sketch though, so I really wanted to play.

 I started out with a Heidi Swapp tag.  This comes in a package of tags, all with a cut out word/words on them.  The paper goes along with watercoloring techniques.  I went to a set of Wplus9 Designs set of flowers and stamped them with Distress Stains spritzed with water.  I just wanted a simple, artsy look.

 To go along with the sketch, I created a little accent at the top with some leftover orange tulle, some twine and a button.  

Here is a close up of the cut out word, Hello.  I backed the tag with some orange cardstock so the letters would show up better.

Here is the Freshly Made sketch.

And for a couple photos to share:

 I was over at a new shopping center close to my house this week and just had to take some photos of this fun fountain.  I used my Hipstamatic camera on my phone. 

Aren't the colors fun?

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

First AAA DT card

Let the fun begin! I was asked recently if I wanted to be a part of the AAA Cards team and since I am over the moon in love with challenges, I knew right away I wanted to play along with the team.  This week is my first card, being part of the team.

 It was so much fun to approach this challenge because of the little bit different angle.  Looking at the inspiration photo, I see a kitty cat, a book or newspaper and some yarn or string.  

 I knew I didn't have anything kitty cat related so that really was my first challenge!!! I did the next best thing and turned to A Day for Daisies shop for a digital image.  I love using digital images because I can print them out as many times as I want and in the sizes that I need.  I colored it with Copic markers.  This adorable image has the cutest little kitties and some yarn or string. The cloud die cuts are from Paper Smooches.  

 I stamped the newspaper image piece, making it into an banner.  A colorful piece of paper tape added some great interest.  Do you love that background!? I created it with a Tim Holtz stencil and some Ranger Distress Stains, Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade.  The stencil and the Distress Stains are available at Blue Moon Scrapbooking. Be sure to check out this online store with it's great prices and selection. 

 I also wanted to create a card for the Addicted to CAS Texture challenge.  

 I used only a portion of a stencil and the Ranger Emboss It Dauber - embossing liquid in a dauber bottle.  I then embossed that with white embossing powder.  To add the color, I smashed down a pink Distress Stain onto the paper over the embossed design.  I love the little splatter that comes with the smashed ink.  The sentiment is from Mama Elephant.

Can you see the texture and the coloring?  That pretty flower and the leaves are stamps and matching dies from Wplus9 Designs. The center is Distress Glitter in pink. 

This also fits a new-to-me challenge blog, Inkspirational Word Prompt.  

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)