Hello From A Furry Friend!

Happy Sunday, friends!  I hope that your weekend has been amazing! Today I am super excited to share one of the cards that I created for the Pawsome Dogs Re-Release from Kat Scrappiness!   I am 100% in love with this card!  

I started by using the In the Doghouse Dies to die-cut the pieces for the fire hydrant, food and water dishes, and the grass.  I then inked each of the pieces up with Distress Inks to add some depth to them before putting each item together.  Once I was happy with them, I set them aside. 

I colored up this adorable little lazy dog from the Pawsome Dogs Stamp Set and cut it out with the coordinating dies. 

To create the background, I die-cut a piece of white and gray card stock using the Stitched Nesting Dome Dies.  I stenciled clouds all over the white piece and I tore the gray piece to give the illusion of uneven ground.  I inked the gray cardstock up and adhered it to the top of the white dome.  I then made a dome-shaped frame using two of the nesting dies and adhered it over the background.

I layered a piece of paw print paper from the Pawsome Boy 6 x 8 Paper Pad over a piece of red card stock after inking the edges of both with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and adhered it to the card base.  I added the dome element to the card front before arranging and adhering the images.  I used the Simple Sentiments Stamp and Die Bundle for the "Hello Friend" sentiment, which I backed with a piece of red cardstock.  Lastly, I added some of the beautiful Almandine Garnet Rhinestone Mix to the front of the card for a bit of bling.

I hope you love this card as much as I do!  It was a ridiculous amount of fun to create, and I am so pleased with the results! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending a few minutes of your day with me!  I would LOVE to know - are you Team Woof or Team Meow? 

Xoxo, Kim

 

Hello Card - Scribble and Spritz Watercoloring

 Hello again, friends!  I guess today is a two-fer!  I saw a post by the incredible Erum (@glitternswirls) on the Altenew blog and I had to try it out!  (Blog post here).  If you know anything about me, you know watercoloring is my nemesis!  I just cannot seem to get the hang of it, no matter what I do.  You may also know that I am in awe of Erum's amazing talent, so I wanted to give this a try. 

This card uses the Scribble and Spritz Technique, and it looked like something I might be able to achieve some success with.  I started by heat embossing my very favorite stamps onto watercolor paper using clear embossing powder.  These floral images were perfect for some simple watercoloring, as they really don't need any detail added to them.   I then cut them apart so that when I added water, it didn't spread to the other flowers.  

Using the glorious Altenew Woodless Watercolor Pencils, I scribbled my color in very lightly and when I was done, spritzed the image with water.  To note, I was not careful in the least... I set the image aside to dry and moved on to the next.  Once they were done, if I wasn't happy with how the color moved, I added color directly from the pencil to a wet brush and applied it to the paper.  Once they were all dry, I die-cut them with the coordinating dies and set them aside to work on my card panel. 

To create my background, I lightly scribbled on a watercolor panel with my pencils.  I then spritzed it with water.  I think I added too much water, as there was very little color left on the panel.  Oops!  I added more with my paint brush and then used my heat tool to dry it.  I added some black liquid watercolor splatters to the panel. 

I arranged my flowers on the panel, and using Press 'N Seal to keep the arrangement in place, adhered them down to my card panel.  I embossed a sentiment from the Altenew Painted Butterflies stamp set onto a black strip and trimmed it down.  I adhered my panel to my card front and then added my sentiment strip with foam tape to give some dimension.  Lastly, I added some clear sequins for a bit of sparkle.  

Products Used:

• Recollections 110# Card Stock:  White, Black
• Altenew BAF: Coneflower Stamps and Dies
• Altenew Painted Butterflies Stamp Set
• Arches 300 gsm/140# Cold Press Wateecolor Card Stock
• Altenew Woodless Watercolor Pencils:  Crimson, Rubelite, Heart Beat, Coral Bliss, Ultramarine, Lavender Fields,  Grass Field, Shadow Creek, Maple Yellow, Orange Cream, Dew Drops, Mountain Mist
• Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
• PinkFresh Liquid Watercolor:  Black
• Wow! Embossing Powder:  Clear, Opaque Bright White
• Simon Says Stamp Clear Sequins
• Foam Tape

I am so excited to have found a watercolor technique that even I can make look pretty!  If you haven't checked out Erum's video, be sure that you do. 

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a fabulous weekend.  Happy Stamping! 

 

Fabulous Card Class with Neha: Tulip Hello Card

 Good morning.  Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a class hosted by one of the fabulous Altenew Certified Educators, Neha Aggarwal.  

I was really excited about this class, because Neha was demonstrating how to make 5 different cards, using one embossing folder.  It happened to be an embossing folder that I own, but hadn't used. 

When Altenew released the Tulips 3D Embossing Folder, I knew I had to have it, but I just hadn't quite figured out how to use it.   Now you see why I was so excited about this class!   I have only managed to make one card from the four techniques taught, but am looking forward to the rest! 

For this card, I embossed the Tulips on a card panel.  I then added my ink directly to the panel on the debossed side.   I started using Arctic ink, but found it a bit too gray for what I wanted, so I added Iceberg over the top of it.  I struggled to get the ink smooth, but I decided to leave it looking a bit grungy (after several attempts), as I liked the variation. 

 I used the Altenew Waterbrush Hello die to cut my sentiment in black.  I also cut the sentiment out of fun foam and layered the black sentiment on the fun foam.  I added a strip of silver glitter tape across the front of the panel. 

I layered my panel on a black card base and attached my sentiment.  I kept it very simple, but I just love it! 

Products Used:

• Recollections 110# Card Stock:  Black
• Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock
• Altenew 3D Embossing Folder:  Tulips
• Altenew Waterbrus Hello Die
• Altenew Crisp Dye Ink:  Arctic, Iceberg
• Altenew Silver Glitter Tape
• Fun Foam

A huge thank you to Neha for the wonderful class!  I am so excited to use all the new techniques that you taught!  

Thanks for popping in!  Happy stamping!