Watercolors

Hello!  I've been playing with my watercolors again.  There is just something that I like about the look that I love, and even though I haven't mastered the technique yet, I'm getting closer.  I just need to practice more (a good excuse to stamp, I'm thinking).

I wanted to enter the Mod Squad Challenge, so this is what I came up with:

I used a Hero Arts stamp and colored it with markers.  Then I spritzed it and stamped it on a watercolored background.  I spattered the blue with my paintbrush.  I love the softness.  It's just a clean and simple card, and I like that the watercolored image is the focal point.

The next card is on a watercolored background.  I used the flowers from Gina K Designs Frames and Flowers kit and a Heidi Swapp sentiment.  The centers of the flowers are watercolored and I used gold micro beads for the centers.

The next card is also from the Frames & Flowers set from Gina K. Designs.  I colored the carnation stamp with markers and stamped, then I stamped the jar with a black Palette stamp pad and watercolored the water, along with more watercolors on the carnation.

On the following card I heat embossed the image with black embossing powder then watercolored the background.  I like the way it turned out.

The fish stamp from My Paper Moon was stamped with Noir (black) Palette ink. I have found it doesn't run like the Memento ink when it's spritzed with water.  I watercolored the fish and his background, then matted it and placed it on a watercolor splatted background. I used various shades of blue sequins for the air bubbles.

So, as you can see, I got to play a little bit this weekend.  Practice makes perfect, so I'm hoping to get a little more practice in this week.  :-)

I hope you get to be crafty this week!

Free Stamp

Good morning!

There are a lot of you folks out there who are unaware of the high quality stamps that are available from My Paper Moon.  So I decided to give you a test drive.  If you send me a self-addressed, stamped (postage stamp) envelope, I will be happy to send you a free stamp (my choice) and a coupon for free shipping on your first order.  You will need to send it to:

My Paper Moon

421 Kumquat Avenue

Sebastian, FL  32958

I'll get your free stamp and coupon in the mail by return post.

Happy stamping

Huge Blow-out Sale Today Only

Just a quick reminder that there is a huge sale going on at My Paper Moon. Today only, 50% off unmounted stamps.  U. S. customers only - no international shipping at this time. It's not advertised on the site and you don't need a coupon.  Just place your order. Prices will be correct at check-out.

See you soon!

Valentine #3

Baby, it's cold outside! Today has to be the coldest it's been so far. I'm all bundled up like a snowman! Go ahead, call me a wimp, but I don't like it when it's this cold. And this is cold for Florida.



Today I want to share another valentine I've made this year. The image is from My Paper Moon. I stamped the image on white cardstock and colored it with markers. I stamped another image and cut out the red hatband and the rose, which I colored and then used pop dots for dimension.

I cut out the image using an oval nestability die. I also cut out a slightly larger piece of red cardstock with a larger oval die, and mounted the image on this.

I folded a piece of cardstock to make an A2 card. I cover it with black dotted paper. I ran a white piece of paper through the cuttlebug using the dotted swiss embossing plate. I cut this out into a scalloped shape. I also did a scallop between the white and black cardstock using silver glitter.

I cut a tag with the Cricut, which had "L O V E" punched out. I put a piece of black and white patterned paper behind it, added a piece of black ribbon and mounted onto the card.

I hope you have enjoyed today's card. Stay warm, wherever you are.

Lifeguard Cat

I was playing around this weekend, and this is my creation. The Lifeguard Cat is a fun stamp to play with. And of course I had to use the fish bone (he had lunch, right?), the birds, the buzzing bee, and the grass. The front of the umbrella is popped out with pop dots to give it dimension. This cat would also look good with the pool stamp in the background. If you haven't seen the pool stamp, go to http://www.mypapermoon.com/, and type pool in the search box. All stamps are from My Paper Moon, http://www.mypapermoon.com.

I made some ATC's also, which I will show you tomorrow. I love to make ATC's. A compact little canvas with endless possibilities.

I'll talk to you tomorrow!