Die Cut Divas - Watercolouring

 Hi - can you believe it's the end of May.  Where has the year gone!  Today I'm sharing my card for the last day of our challenge at Die Cut Divas.  

Art Impressions are sponsoring us this month,   I have a few of their rubber stamps and some of their clear stamps in association with Hampton Arts.   And our challenge is Watercolouring - Real or Faux

I started by using some Distress Spritz drops to make my faux watercoloured background.  I dropped little dots of the spritz and used my finger to make them "splat" and the spritzed some white Altenew ink spray.   I stamped these two (from Laughing Girlfriends set) I used my Scan'n'Cut machine to cut out the image.  I then used Zig Real Brush  watercolour markers to paint in the girls. Scribbled some of the colour onto a plastic mat and used a paint brush to do the colouring.  Used the packaging to help work out where the shadows needed to go.  I grounded the girls with some darker marker.  The sentiment is from the clear set - Got Style.  Perfect card for a friend who is turning 60 in a couple of months. 

Our challenge finishes at 9pm Pacific time tonight, so do come join us Here

More new stuff fun....

 Over the weekend, I've managed to get a couple more cards made with my new stuff from last weekend.  

First this card using one of the panel's I made last Sunday.  

This used the Waffle Flower Duo Layering Poinsettia stencil.  Using some Berrylicous ink from Altenew together with some Lunar Paste - Silver Lining.   I cut the panel into two pieces and stamped the sentiment from Darkroom Door - stitched Christmas.  I added the panels with some 3D foam.  I wanted to add some Poinsettia and went through my stamps and decided on this bouquet on Altenew Holiday Flower.  I used the Berrylicous ink to blend on some card and stamped the flower.  I fussy cut the red flowers.  I used some of the Lunar Paste blended onto a scrap of card and once it dried, fussy cut the whole bouquet and layered the red flowers on top.  Added a dote of gold Kindyglitz for the flower centres.   Really happy how the card turned out.  

Card two is also a Christmas one - this time using a Woodware stamp. 

The stamp set is called Printable Bauble Circles - designed by Jane Gill.  It has the circles, toppers and snowflakes.   I started by making my panel background.  I spritzed a little Distress Spritz in Peacock Feathers and Fossilised Amber.  Blended some Peacock Feathers DI around the edge.  I stamped the snowflakes in Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire.  The three baubles were made by spritzing Peacock Feather Spritz for the big blue one. Stamped the big circle and added the sentiment from Gina K's Holiday Tapestry set.  Splattered with some gold Lunar paste watered down.  The medium one used some Distress ink - Peeled Paint and spritzed with Sparkle spray and stamped the snowflakes in the Peeled Paint.  And the little on was Forest Moss Distress Ink with the sparkle spray and added the snowflakes in the DI.    Added a little Peacock Feathers ink around each of the baubles and added splatters on them all. The biggest bauble was added with some 3D tape and the other two were glued directly on the panel.  Added the topper and ruled a line for the string.  There is heaps of sparkle in real life.  

Adding this to the challenge at Darnell's NBUS 

I still a couple of more stamps, dies and embossing folders to use. Next weekend is a long weekend for us so an extra days crafting! 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Art Deco Thanks

 I've been so busy making Christmas cards as part of the Card Makers Success Summit... I decided to may a Thank You card for a bit of a change.   

This card came about as I had been playing with my new Distress Spritz -  Used the Fossilized Amber spritzed onto some grey card.  It looks like gold.  I also had my new Altenew die out - Streamlined Sprig.  It looks very Art Deco to me.  

Loved the glittery background.  I used some Rose Gold metallic card to cut the outline die and some blue and teal green card for the centre bits.  Paired it with a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tag die.  The sentiment is from Altenew Sweetest Peas stamp set.  Again it had that Art Deco look to the sentiment.  Used the Rose Gold to back the panel and added to the same grey card base. 

I finished this a few days ago, but have been a bit tired lately so had some early nights.  Today I woke with a scratchy throat and massive headache so spend the morning resting and snoozing in bed before getting up.   Finally got some time this afternoon to photography this and make three more cards inspired by the CMSS presentations.