TIM HOLTZ PRODUCTS

I didn't even realize how many Tim Holtz products I had until I made this card. This Sizzix 3D Botanical embossing folder is so gorgeous I bought it twice. LOL. I embossed it on heavy white cardstock and then ran MementoLuxe "Peanut Brittle" ink over the raised parts.

I diecut the "Wildflower Stems 2" out of watercolor paper and then painted the diecuts with watercolors. Nothing fancy just very quickly. I tied the stem with some b/w string and now wish I had used red/white for a little pop of color. I was going to use the Tim Holtz clipping stickers but instead thought of the wordbands I have in a box on my desk. I stuck my hand in and "Capture Life's Moments" came out. And on my desk is my junk journal just waiting for me to embellish the cover. I may use this for the cover or I still may glue it to a card, Either way, I love it.

A COLORFUL BOUQUET

I often just make backgrounds and leave a pile of them on my desk. This works for me, I'll periodically get inspired by this "to do" pile. 

I took a distress ink cube in "Mowed Lawn" and ran it over this Spellbinders "Tropical Leaves" embossing folder and ran in through my BigKick. The ink gets pressed into the nooks and crannies.

I also keep a box of images I stamped and didn't use or experimented with. Here is the Altenew "Beautiful Day" flower. Luckily I had a few in different colors.

The red flower had Sunshine Yellow Flower Soft in the center. I glued some in the center of the other 2 flowers I had in my stash. The butterfly is the Sizzix Tim Holtz thinlit butterfly. I cut the outline in black and the wings from a scrap of alcohol in yupo I had leftover. The sentiment, "made with love" is from Hero Arts "Everyday Sayings", a great a purpose sentiment set.

That's all for now, please leave me a comment!

Coloring SSS Floral Mix Background

I stamped the Simon Says Stamp "Floral Mix Background" stamp on a piece of watercolor paper in a beige ink. I then used several medium types, Polychromos colored pencils, Copic Markers, and Watercolors on the flowers. I tend to color like this, starting with one thing, maybe not having the right shade in marker or pencil, adding something else, or giving a light wash over the whole flower to soften the pencil or marker strokes. Just becareful not to muddy the tip of your expensive Copics.

I have a baggie full of clear sequins, they never look right on a card, they just don't show up. Here I glued a plain sequin on my card. YAWN. So I took some Icicle Stickles and place a small dot in the center of the sequin. Just the right amount of glitter and shine.

It's hard to see in the photo but it looks nice, just a little sparkle.

I'd love to read a comment if you'd like to leave one!

Penny Black Dahlia on Distress Oxide Background

 I stamped the Penny Black Dahlia on watercolor paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink 2x and the small dahlia stamp 1x. I fussy cut the centers of each of these stamps, colored them all in and popped the these center pieces to give the stamp some dimension. The stem is a die cut from Sizzix Wildflower Stems  2. The "thanks" sentiment is from Walter and Winnie, cut and stacked 3x. The Distress Oxide ink background is  in Tumbled Glass, Faded Denim and Wilted Violet. I misted the background with water and used a towel to blot to leave the color variations. The dots are white Enamel Accents.

Here is how I like to color my images. I use Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils, in 3 shades of purple. I randomly color in the petals, using each of the 3 colors. Here is what it looks like after I'm done using the colored pencils. You can see the pencil strokes if you look closely.

At this point I usually use a Copic Marker to blend the colors, using a light shade. I liked the way RV02 (Sugared Almond Pink) looked over the pencil. 

After die cutting the stem, I used watercolors to color and shade the stem. I wove the bottom of the stem through the word, THANKS. I feel like that little bit makes the card look more interesting, just as popping the center of the flower does. I hope you like it...I hope someone is reading this:)

3 ways for Altenew Dainty Blooms Cover Die

The 2 cards on theleft were created using alcohol ink outlines.I diecut the fuschia background. (The one on the right I went over on my last post.)

Then painted the flowers.

I took the green background, and attached a diecut made from gold cardstock. I saved all the pieces from the fuchsia background and glued and inserted them where the petals should be, like a puzzle

 . I left the leaves and background green. I attached this to a green mat and attached it to a white card.

Altenew Dainty Blooms Cover Die

When I saw this Altenew Dainty Blooms Cover Die, I knew I had to have it. It's so pretty and I know I'll use it for a ton of cards. The Altenew July challenge has these beautiful colors.

                                   http://altenewblog.com/July-2019-Inspiration-Challenge

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I'm new to this blogging so I forgot to take step by step pics. This card is pretty straightforward. I took a piece of watercolor paper and used a paintbrush to put water on it. Then I took the 3 watercolors I wanted to use and put them on my glass mat and smooshed the paper into the paint. I decided I wanted more paint on the paper so I used my paintbrush to loosely add more.

I then die cut the Dainty Blooms Cover Die in white, matted it in green and glued it all to a white 5x6.5" card. I added a few gems to the flower centers to add a little color.