Season of Chic Part 2

 Hello again! 

Just a very quick post and a very simple card today. It does show how versatile the Season of Chic stamps and dies are as this card features the wash of color stamps and flower dies. 

Stamping in bright Altenew inks suggest a flower bouquet. I love these flower dies, how they have a whimsical texture all their own with just the outline of the flower. 

This thank you card came together in about 15 minutes! 

Hope you week is going well. I so appreciate your kind comments and visits this week! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Color Hues - Aqua and Black

 June is my favorite month! Can you believe we are ready for our 20th challenge at Color Hues?  Aqua and black, what a lovely duo! My favorite SU color has always been Cool Caribbean and I have hoarded that card stock for too long! Pulled it out for today's card. 

The  Stitched Diamond and Triple Lined Diamond Dies from Waffle Flower are terrific paired for a classic textured look. I added florals from the Bouquet Builders 6 stamp set that I colored with Copic markers and die cut. I kept the coloring light on the flowers but the leaves are leaning more towards teal to add dimension. 

I kept the card simple for a graphic look. Honey Bee stamps and dies called Bitty Buzzwords supplied the sentiment.

Thanks to you for your visit today. Hope you will be playing along!

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

             Make something beautiful! 

Roses are Red

Hello, friends! 
Roses are red, Razzleberry is a rich purple. Add olive green and you've got the colors of today's thank you card! 

I only knew that I wanted to use layered dies for the sentiment, and the quilted stencil (FranticStampers). Putting it all together with the Rennie Rose stamps and dies from Altenew was really fun! Coloring was done with Copic markers and the Paper Players provided the combo. 

 I am so happy that you came by to visit. 

         Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

Be yourself
     Delight in your craft
          Make something beautiful!

Watercolored Thanks

I pulled out the Look for the Rainbows Stamp set from the September Card Kit again today. 

This time I wanted to watercolor those gorgeous flowers. One thing that attracted me to this set was the large flowers with petals big enough to color generously. And that is what I did! 

I love to watercolor but I'm still in the learning stages. I used my Peerless watercolors but the colors were a bit more intense than I wanted. Once I realized that I was stuck with that, I added details over the blossoms with Copics, and flicked on spatters in black and metallic gold. I added a pale yellow background and black card stock with the sentiment embossed with Liquid Platinum. And I liked the results!

 Using a black mat, I mounted the card front onto Very Vanilla card stock for the base and added a few jewels.

Thanks so much for coming by today! Thank you for your kind words and comments. 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Bright and Cheery Thanks

Hello,  how are you today? 

I'm in the mood for something bright and cheery, how about you?

Have a peek at the photo for the challenge at Inspired By. 

I fell in love with the bold patterns and the pop of pretty colors! 

My card uses the No One Else stamps and dies from WPlus9 Designs, featuring the color palette from the inspiration photo. 

The sentiment is embossed on white card stock that was inked with Lime Green.

Thanks for visiting today! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

What I love: Sweet Honey and Bears

Hello stamping friends, how goes it for you?

We've had a couple of rainy days and I've found some cozy time in the stamp studio. 

Hope you don't mind if I share my Wednesday What I LOVE feature a day early. 

I'm happy to share these darling itchy-pawed bears and their helpers from the Curious Friends stamps from W Plus 9 Designs. They are up to some antics today! 

On Bristol Smooth card stock I blended a background using Distress Inks in Vintage Photo and Cracked Pistachio. For coloring, I chose my Zig markers, stamping the images and sentiments with black ink and heat embossing. I rounded out the scene with the tree boughs, scalloped circles and a few ink spatters. 

I love the inside of this thank you card the best. It tells a story and has a happy ending. What's not to like about that? 

Hee, hee, sweet and sappy. Sorry, I couldn't resist. 

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I hope you know how much it means to me!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Playing along with the challenge at Simon Says to use dies or punches.