Watercolour Challenge

Yes thats right a watercolour challenge.  Pretty Pink Posh  (fantastic blog - you must visit) are hosting this wonderful challenge where you need to include watercoloring in your project.  I have had watercolour paints and pencils forever and never really used them on cards until last week.

Heres a sneak of a card I made a few days back.   I had tried colouring the image in pencils and then markers and just wasn't happy with it.  As I sat staring at my supplies I saw my watercolour pencils tucked away in a corner, I dusted them off and as they say the rest is history.

Then by absolute chance, luck or some other intervention I came across Kathy's (The Daily Marker) blog (another fantastic blog). Kathy did a post about the watercolour challenge and after watching a couple of her tutorials I was more than curious and in for a real treat. I was so inspired I stamped a little image called Patchwork Butterfly from Lili Of The Valley and proceeded to have another go.  I coloured him with the intention of cutting him out till I realised just how difficult that would be with all his "fluff.

I have to admit, because I was going to cut it out I wasn't overly careful with the rest of the card so had to improvise and cover a couple of splodges.   So I added (water coloured) the background and set to making the card.

I cut and stamped a little tag from a piece of card I had practiced on.  I'm actually really happy with how this turned out.  In fact I look at it and can't quite believe I did it. I think I am pretty much sold on water colouring and think its just what I have been looking for, just need to practice some more.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Summer Facebook Challenge at Lili Of the Valley

Yes thats right Lili of the Valley are running their first ever Facebook Challenge.  There are some fabulous prizes up for grabs so make sure you take a look.

Heres the link  https://www.facebook.com/liliofthevalleycrafts

This is my card made to celebrate the Northern Summer because it sure is nothing like summer down here. I double stamped the image and fussy cut the seed packets and flowers for dimension.

Stamp Image and Sentiment: Watering Can

Papers are from the Shabby Shack Collection

Thanks for stopping by..... now go check out the challenge.

Entered into 

Week 253 The Shabby Tea Room

#290 Crafty Creations

#145 Gem of a Challenge

Paper Sweeties are just so sweet.

Today I am super thrilled to be Guest Designer at Paper Sweeties for my little win in the April Challenge.  Thanks so much Paper Sweeties for having me xo

I so enjoyed playing with these great products.  I love the co ordinating stamps and dies and must say what great quality the acrylic stamps are.

Its Party time in the Boutique and here is the inspiration graphic for Challenge #32

 My inspiration came from the colour combination and the pretty banner with clean spaces.

My First happy little card is made using stamps and dies from the Tree of Life add on, Spring, 

with Stitched Tags #1 .  

 The papers and sentiments  are from Lili of the Valley.  

Thanks for popping by today.

Make sure you drop in to the Paper Sweeties Blog for this challenge 

and more wonderful inspiration.

Angel Johns

Annette Witherspoon

Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties 

Emily Frasier

Jill Norwood

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett

Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

June Guest Designer:  Karen Oliver  - Thats Me

Playful Kitty - Bon Voyage

The latest clear stamp set at Gerda Steiner Design is called Playful Kitten and playful she is.
This little cutie is trying to smuggle into a suitcase.  I made it an envelope and card all in one. Prrretty Great Friend and the hearts are from the set.

Inside I used a luggage tag stamped with one of the sentiments in the set as the background.  

This is my last project as part of the Gerda Steiner Design Team, I have loved my time with Gerda and have enjoyed watching her little business grow and flourish. 

I am sure her whimsical little images will become firm favourites with many. 

Its been a pleasure and I wish Gerda and her little characters all the very best.

xoxo

# Cheers

I created this little card for the Paper Smooches Sparks May Designer Drafts Challenge. Unfortunately I don't have any Paper Smooches Stamps (haven't come across them down here) fortunately there are some kindly supplied freebie digis to play with.  I do have a few Paper Smooches dies which I use often.  The ones used here are # from the card booking dies and cheers from Birthday Words. Check out the whole range at the Paper Smooches store. I inked clouds onto the background using a hand cut template.

This is the draft.

And here's my card

The Card Concept

I received some Goodies from Paper Sweeties for winning a Challenge.  Yay for Me!!!

So I have been playing around with them as I also get a Guest Designer Spot in June.  Yay for me again!!!

The heart die and stamp is from the Stitched Tags 1 bundle and the lovely little flower shaped sequins are called Spring Peeps.

I made this card inspired by Challenge #35 at The Card Concept.  I think it comes under the style banner of Clean and Layered.

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Lili of the Valley second card for May

Well its a miserable wet cold evening here.  But here's a little card to cheer you up.  Its my second May card for the LOTV Design Collective. There is a special running at the moment on Art Pads so scurry on over quick. This is the third stamp in the set "Present Trio''.

Stamps Present Trio and Small Greeting General

Paper is from the Pastel Dreams collection