New Collection from Sheena is Beauty Bursting Through

Sheena has been at it again and had designed these fun stamps that will be bursting through your projects! They are available now at Crafters Companion US.  I added extra dimension to my Clematis flowers by stamping extra images, cutting them, shaping them and adding to the base image with foam adhesives.

Supplies:

          Sheena A Little Bit Sketchy Clematis, Cherry Blossom

                                    Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolour Pencils: Grapefruit, Carmine,

                  Deep Blue, Aegean Blue, Oregano, Kiwi, Sorrel, Brunette

           Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Fig

Crafter's Companion Returning to HSN!

Sara Davies, of Crafter's Companion, will be back on HSN next week! Be sure to tune in on Wednesday, March 16th to see some amazing new products and inspiration!  She will be launching the release of the Spectrum Noir Aqua Blend Water Color Pencils - which you are going to love!  I created this fun gift box using them (along with other wonderful Crafter's Companion products!)

Sheena A Little Bit Scenic - Provence EZ Mount Stamp Set
Sheena Perfect Partners Victorian Floral - Pansy EZ Mount Stamp Set
Sheena Perfect Partners Victorian Floral - Pansy Die...
Die'sire Classiques Decorative Scallop Edge Die
Big Score
Textures Embossing Folder - 8 x 8" Basket Weave
AquaBlend by Spectrum Noir: Aqua, Lagoon, Beeswax, Carmine, Ruby, Indigo, Clay, Sky Blue, Dark Slate, Fossil Grey, Ginger, Charcoal Brown, Spinach, Parakeet, Mango, Banana, Oregano, Kiwi
Crafter's Companion Watercolour Cardstock
16 x 16 Construction Cardstock

Bonjour!

Bonjour! Well, the Christmas cards are all finished, so I thought I would start sharing more non-holiday cards with you.  This French 50's Cafe stamp set from Crafter's Companion was just begging to be colored with the Spectrum Aqua markers, so that was my starting point.  I created the background by using the debossed side of the embossing folder.  I finished the scene out with some adorable die-cuts.

Supplies:

Spectrum Aqua: Scarlett, Begonia, Peacock Blue, Sea Green, Sunflower, Sepia, Kingfisher, Terracotta

Sheena, A Little Bit Scenic: French 50's Cafe Stamp Set

Die'Sire Classiques - Garden Bench, Head in the Clouds

Embossalicious 6 x 6" Embossing Folder - Spring Morning

Buttons and Bows with Joy Clair

I love this Tufted Background stamp from Joy Clair! It's so cute! You may not be able to tell from my photo, but I cut the buttons out and popped them up for fun dimension. Be sure to go over the the Joy Clair site and check out all of their other wonderful stamps!

Sparkle Power

Have you seen the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Markers? They are divine! I colored my images with them. along with a few Spectrum Aqua markes- and the colors are so intense and sparkly! You really have to see these in person to appreciate the glitter-effects - but you will love them!

Supplies:
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Markers: Olive Jade; Cosmos; Harvest Moon; Starry Sky; Emerald Green; Aquarmarine; Moonlight
Spectrum Aqua Markers:  Purple; Red-Violet
Indulgence 11 x 17 Card Pack
Sheena A Little Bit Sketchy - Tropical Nectar EZMount Stamp Set
Kimono 5 x 7 Embossing Folder - Cherry Blossom
Shimmering Cardstock - Black Pearl
May Arts Ribbon - 377-38-46

Thank You Fall Leaf Card

This was a fun stamp to play around with my watercolors.  I inked the stamp with my Spectrum Aqua pens, and then stamped onto dampened watercolor paper.  I re-inked the stamp with Versamark and heat embossed with black powder.  I painted the background with Twinkling H2O's.

Stamps from Technique Junkies 

Oak Relief

Grateful Flourish Sentiments 

Challenges:

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Thanks/Thanksgiving

Hello Autumn with Joy Clair Stamps

 I'm really excited about the new stamp company, Joy Clair - and even more thrilled that I am part of their first design team! I will be sharing their lovely designs with you every week.  These are the best quality clear stamps I've ever used - they stamp like a dream. These stamps are perfectly clear, have no odor, have sharp and deep etch depth, adhere well to acrylic blocks, have excellent ink transfer and are resistant to yellowing. You've got to try them!

 

For my card today, I used the Hello Autumn Stamp set. This set is loaded with wonderful fall sentiments and lovely leaves and acorns - just what you need for your autumn projects. 

Be sure to check out the other stamps in the Joy Clair Store.

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CardMaker and Stamping Bella Blog Hop

Hi! and welcome to the CardMaker and Stamping Bella Blog Hop! This is the first hop for the new CardMaker Blog team, and we are so excited that we got to pair up with the talented ladies from Stamping Bella.  Make sure to stop by their blog, because they will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to their store - so you could pick out some of these adorable stamps for your own collection.

I chose to work with one of the Uptown Girl images, Maybelline Loves Mail. It was such a bright and cheerful design, perfect for sunny, summer colors.  I colored her with Spectrum Aqua pens, which added to the fun splash of color.

The next stop on the hop is Stephanie Hill.  Have fun!

Supplies:

Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Maybelline Loves Mail

Core'dinations Cardstock - Brights Assortment

Crafter's Companion Embossing Folder - Sheena Indian Bouquet

Spectrum Aqua Markers

Crafter's Companion Watercolor Cardstock

May Arts Ribbon - 426-58-46

Want2Scrap Pearls

Tim Holtz Punch - Spiky Floral

Punch Bunch Medium Birch Leaf Punch

Blog Hop Order

CardMaker-

Angela Thomas

Chitra Nair

Elaine Hughes

Gini Williams Cagle  (You are here)

Stephanie Hill

Jennie Harper-

Michelle Boyer

Mendi Yoshikawa

Tracy Valure-

Stacy Morgan

Tracy Macdonald

Stamping Bella

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop for June

Welcome, to the June Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, July 4th, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

Heartfelt Creations Products:
Blazing Poppy Stems
Blazing Poppy Petals
Blazing Poppy Die
Birds and Blooms Paper Collection
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit
Spectrum Aqua Markers
May Arts Ribbon


Hop Order
Vicki Dutcher

Alissa Wells

Glenda Brooks

Amarilys Doria

Caroline Duncan

Sarah Miller

Emilia van den Heuvel

Mary Faus

Gini Williams Cagle

Ujjwal Gupta

Lisa Gregory

Lisa Allen

Poppy Power

 

I am really enjoying playing with watercolors and thought that the Large Poppies stamp would be fun to practice my techniques.  I used the Spectrum Aqua pens, but first heat embossed the image with black powder. This technique is quick and easy, perfect for summer days!

Daisy Girl

It's a beautiful summer day - perfect for the card that I have to share with you today.  The Technique Junkies stamp that I used is Daisy Girl.  I heat embossed the image, and colored the girl using the Spectrum Aqua markers.  I spritzed the background to color the daisies.

June Tutorial for Crafter's Companion

 Watercolors, Masking, and Embossing, Oh My

Crafter’s Companion US supplies:

Sheena: PoppiesStamp

Stamp-It Australia, Dreamer: Once In a Lifetime Stamp Set

Spectrum AquaMarkers: Orange, Sunset, Scarlet, Aquamarine, Teal

Crafter’s Companion Watercolour Cardstock

VersaMark Ink

Other Supplies:

Heat Tool

Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Spritz ( Sparkle), Embossing Powder: Gold, Black

DCWV Corrugated Cardstock

WorldWin Cardstock, Vellum

Round Watercolor Brush 

Coarse Salt

Tombow Removable Adhesive

May Arts Ribbon EM94 1.5" Net

Button

 Directions:

1.  Stamp the poppy image onto the watercolour paper using watermark ink. (Be sure to stamp a little of the image off to the side and bottom).  
2. Sprinkle with black embossing powder and heat set.
   
3. Using the Spectrum Aqua markers, add a little Orange to the bottom of the flower and Scarlet at the tops of the flowers, leaving white space in the center.
4.  Spray Sheer Shimmer Spritz onto the craft mat. Using a watercolor brush, blend the colors together with the Shimmer Spritz.  This will create a beautiful glimmer to the colors.
   
5.     Use the fine tip end of the Spectrum Aqua markers to color the stems.
   
6.  Stamp the poppy image onto vellum to use as a mask. Since the vellum is clear, this will make it easier to align the colored image and the mask.
   
7.  Cut around the mask, including inner areas of the stems.
   
8.  Use removable adhesive to place the mask on the colored image.
   
   
9.  Stamp the script image over the poppies, using watermark ink. Sprinkle with gold embossing powder.  Remove the mask before heat setting.
   
10.  Replace the mask and use the darker blue marker to add shadows around the poppies, and the lighter blue to add color to the background.  Blend using the brush and Shimmer Spritz. 
    
11.  Sprinkle coarse salt over the wet watercolor and allow to dry.  Brush away the salt.
12.   Remove the mask. Add panel to card base as desired.

Happy Birthday Card with Technique Junkies

 It's always a good idea to have extra birthday cards ready to go at a moments notice, so I whipped up this cute card using TJ's Whimsical Birthday Cake stamp.  I colored the image with Spectrum Aqua markers.  Now I'll have another card for my birthday stash.

Sheena's Laguna Release for Crafter's Companion

I know you are going to be excited to see the full new release by Crafter's Comanion today - Sheena's new Laguna line.  I've always loved Passion Flowers, and this beautiful stamp is so fun to color.  I used the Spectrum Noir pens to color the base, and then added shading with the Spectrum Noir Blendable pencils.  Such a realistic image!

Sheena Laguna Release: Passion Flower
Spectrum Aquas: Evergreen
Spectrum Noir Markers:FL3, LG3,CG1, CG2, CG3, PL4, HB1, HB2, HB3, LV2, LV3
Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils: 044, 038

Spectrum Noir Ultrasmooth Premium White Cardstock
Floral Wonder Embossalicious Folder
Sheena Brambles Decorative Metal Die
Bebunni Cottage Lace Die

Webster's Pages Patterned Paper

Core'dinations Cardstock

May Arts Ribbon 

Want2Scrap Pearls

Time to Nest with Technique Junkies

 

Hi, it's Gini, and I'm excited to share my first blog post with you today on the Technique Junkies blog!  I love trying new techniques and of course, adore beautiful stamps - so this is the perfect place for me.

I used two different stamps for my background - Burlap Flowers and Fat Smudged Lines.  I had fun with some embossing techniques, including a variation of the Outlined Resist Tutorial from the Bodacious Background Stamps CD.  

My focal image, Nesting Bird, was colored with Spectrum Aqua markers.  I then cut the image and used foam adhesive to apply it to the card.

The sentiment is from the very fun Mae West Sentiments (from the Palettini Collection).

 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a bright and beautiful day.

Supplies:

Technique Junkies Stamps: Burlap Flowers, Fat Smudged Lines, Nesting Bird, Mae West Sentiments

Technique Junkies CD:  Bodacious Background Stamps

Lindy's Stamp Gang:  Embossing Powders: Geranium Coral Blush, Tilt-a-Wheel Teal; Oakleaf Olive; Flat Fabio Sprays: Tilt-a-Wheel Teal, Raspberry Lemonade, Merry-go-Round Green

Noor! Designs Dies: 6003/0026; 6003/0035

May Arts Ribbons: 5" Tulle; Double Faced Satin: HA-8-04, HA-78-94; Burlap String; Cotton Eyelet

Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Markers

Prima Flowers

Want2Scrap Pearls

Challenges:

Lindy's Stamp Gang April Challenge  

(All products linked in supplies)

Noor! Designs UK

Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

April Showers/ May Flowers

April Showers Bring May Flowers

 

 It's wonderful to have a long holiday weekend, and I am enjoying the pretty spring weather.  I have a card to share with you today, again, using the Spectrum Aqua makers.  I created the background first with a wash of the markers, and sprinkled coarse salt on it while wet. I then stamped the wildflowers using the Wedding Dress Memento Luxe Ink, then drew on the stamp with my Aqua Markers, offset it from the original image and stamped again.  It created a lovely and subtle shadow for the flowers.

Crafter's Companion:

Sheena A Little Bit Sketchy: Silhouette Wildflowers

Vintage Floral: Floral Sentiments

Spectrum Aqua Markers: Moss, Bud Green, Sea Green, Aquamarine, Teal, Kingfisher, Begonia, Blossom

 Sheena A Taste of India 5 x 7 Indian Boquet Embossing  Folder; 

Imagine Crafts: Versafine Ink: Onxy Black;  Memento Luxe Ink: Wedding Dress

May Arts Ribbon AKB 66

 Want2Scrap Pearls

Core'dinations Cardstock: Pastels

Watercolor Paper

Challenges:

Simon Says Monday: Pastels

Technique Junkies New Team, New Website, New Stamps Blog Hop

Welcome to the Technique Junkies Blog Hop to celebrate our new design team, new website and of course, new stamps for the April release!  The hop starts out on the TJ Blog, so if you didn't start there, you may want to start at the beginning, so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects.  If you've been following the hop, you should have arrived from the very talented Jane Bosi's blog. 
We would love for you to head over and take a look at the new TJ Website, and to entice you more, all stamps are 15% off between April 1-8th - so it's the perfect time to stock up!

I love this new stamp - Watercolor NY (S633), and knew I would enjoy inking it up and coloring with my Spectrum Aqua pens.  I created the stars in the sky by dripping water on my dried sky.  The sentiment, Forever and a Day (SD599), is also from the April Release.

Now get ready for more inspiration, by hopping over to Jerri Jone's Blog.

Design Team Blog         

Pam DeChellis              

Marilyn Hughes                 

Kathy Stacy                       

Robin Redd                     

Beth Norman                   

Jane Bosi                            

Gini Williams Cagle        
       

Jerri Jones  

Sally Lynn MacDonald                       

        

Pat Huntoon                      

Flowers For You

I am having so much fun playing with my Spectrum Aqua Markers, so I have another card to share with you that I colored with these great pens!  I stamped the image onto watercolor paper, put some of the marker onto an acyrlic block, and used a round paintbrush and water to apply a light shade of pigment.  For the darker areas, I used the pen directly onto the paper, and blended it out a bit with the brush and water.

Supplies:

Sheena Floral Fantasy: Bluebells and Daffodils Stamp Set

Makey Bakey: Thanks Petal Stamp Set (Sentiment)

Die'Sires Create-A-Card- Ornate Lattice Die

Spectrum Aqua Markers: Leaf Green, Olive, Sunflower, Gold, Yellow

StazOn Ink: Jet Black

May Arts Ribbon

Core'dinations Cardstock

Watercolor Paper

Dream

 I absolutely love the Artisan Style Collection from Graphic 45.  I grew up around Asheville, NC - and this style of architecture is extremely embraced for it's  historical significance as well as it's  inspiring beauty.

I stamped the Craftsman home on watercolor paper, and embossed with black power.  I used the Spectrum Aqua pens to "paint" my house.

Supplies

Graphic 45 Artisan Style Paper

Hampton Art/ G45 Artisan Style Stamps 2,3

Spectrum Aqua Markers

Creative Expressions Die: Greek Island Collection: Corner, Border, Tag

Fisakars Tag Punch

PunchBunch Mini Cherry Blossom

Memento Luxe Ink, VersaMark Ink

May Arts Ribbon 444-58-20

Want2Scrap Pearls

Core'dinations Cardstock

Xyron Adhesive

Stampendous Embossing Powder