Foiling with BetterPress Plates and Trying New Metallic Watercolors

 Hi everyone! I tried a little something different for these cards. I foiled a BetterPress plate! I've seen other crafters do it with great success, so I tried it myself and it worked beautifully. At first I tried it with a shim and realized that I didn't need it. So if you have the Glimmer and fall in love with a BetterPress plate, go for it! You can used it like a glimmer plate!

I glimmered on dark cardstock and used some new metallic watercolors to color them. I love the sparkle and shine with these metallic watercolors. Check them out.

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**Blogger is randomly deleting my blog posts, so this post was originally posted January 28, 2024**

SEALED FLORALS PRESS PLATE

 

I used the Sealed Florals press plate (from the Pressed Posies collection) for both of these cards. I glimmered on black cardstock with gold foil and on navy cardstock with matte silver foil. I use white cardstock for 85% of my cards, so branching out with dark colors was really out of my comfort zone. I even considered not posting them, I just really love crisp white cardstock. But in the end, I liked these well enough to share.

On a whim I purchased a metallic watercolor paint palette by Arteza from Amazon and it sat on my desk a good long time until I got the idea to glimmer on dark cardstock. While I do love the shimmery effect, I was a little disappointed on how the colors showed up on cardstock and I was hoping for more pink and green options in the palette. I didn't realize these were heavy on the iridescent which shows up different then in the pan. But this image doesn't have much to color and I think all and all they turned out pretty. 

I foiled the press plate with matte silver foil on to navy cardstock. Then I matted the navy panel to matte silver cardstock and then onto a white card base. The "hello" sentiment die came from the Wonderful Script Sentiments die set. I love that the wispy font goes with the tall stems of the flowers! I added a few small silver pearls, a piece of twine and some silver splatter for the final touches.

This card uses matte gold foil and I used one of the new Must-Have Wax Bead mixes in Pink. I love the mix of wax beads in this set. 3 shades of pink and some gold. Perfection! The wax seal is from my stash.

Like my other card, I matted the black panel to matte gold cardstock and die cut the sentiment from the same. I added a few gold gems to the large flower center and added some gold splatter as finishing touches.

Supplies used on these cards:

 Arteza Iridescent watercolor paint set

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stamp Simply Fruit of the Spirit release

 Hi everyone! Long time no post. I took the summer off from crafting to do some much needed front yard redo/landscaping and to spend time with my boys.

Today I'm back to share a trio of note cards I made with the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps newest release, Fruit of the Spirit!

I colored each fruit image with my Arteza Watercolor brush pens. These were actually pretty quick and easy to color. I think I've finally got the hang of it!

The note cards measure 4"x4" and each have a strip of white cardstock embossed with the Spellbinders Elite EF bordered by a strip of patterned paper from Craft Consortium Watercolors 6x6 pad. The papers in this pad are seriously GORGEOUS, you have to check them out! My cards don't do them justice, you have to see the complete patterns!

I was in a matchy-matchy mood, so each card has a piece of coordinating 1/8" silk ribbon.

Here's a close up look at each note card:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Other supplies used:

Spellbinders Standard Circles LG and Circles SM
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Arteza watercolor brush pens

No line water colored summer roses

Hi everyone! I tried my hand at no line water coloring! It's not as easy as the talented designers on Instagram make it look. I went through several colors of ink before settling on Antique Linen distress ink. I think there are inks on the market that are made just for this technique, I don't have any, but if you have any recommendations leave me a comment.

This gorgeous image is from the Floral Cluster Summer Roses stamp set from Stamp Simply Clear Stamps. I used my Arteza brush pens to color them and after they dried, I went over the centers with a touch of white gel pen. The coloring process took quite a long time, so I kept the card layout pretty simple. Just a strip of patterned paper and a piece of embossed cardstock with a few pearls and string as embellishments. 

I kept the sentiment a simple hello to allow the pretty flowers to take center stage.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Other supplies used:
Floral Cluster and Sprigs die set Stamp Simply Steel Dies
Silver pearls

White gel pen

Number 2 water color brush

May Arts metallic string in silver
FSJ Embossing folder

Water colored Thanks card

Hi everyone! I have a fun card to share which uses the Crafter's Companion edge dies and some coloring with my Arteza Real Brush pens. I had quite a few colored images left over that I made a second "bonus" card!

The stamp set is one of my favorites from Fun Stampers Journey called Flower Swirls. I chose to color each bloom different colors and 3 different hues within those colors. I love how this turned out. 

Here's a different view so you can see how fun these edge dies are!

And here's the bonus card I made with the left over colored blooms using the Hugs word. I didn't use the edge die to cut into the card front on this one, it I used it as a layer and popped it up with some die cut fun foam.

The splatters in the background is from the brush pens as well. I just added some of the color to a squirt of water on my palette. The fabulous deep rich purple ribbon is from May Arts -the faux canvas in violet. LOVE the color so so so much. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Other supplies used:

Cosmic Grape cardstock by Fun Stampers Journey

Silver pearls by Fun Stampers Journey

Silver metallic string by May Arts

Swiss Dots embossing folder

Copic and Arteza brush pens, one image colored 2 ways

Hi everyone! My coloring journey continues. I bought this amazing stamp by Picket Fence Studios which is part of their Beautiful Girls line, this one is Jordan and I am in love. She is just beautiful. I see many more of these beauties in my future.

I wanted to practice my coloring skills with skin and hair using both Copics and my Arteza Brush pens. I thought it would be fun to make identical cards one colored with each method. Here's how they turned out.

This was my first time at coloring a person (and a rather large area of the shirt) using my Arteza brush pens. I really love this look! Water coloring is tricky and I plan on taking an online class to help me improve. After I finish my Copic class that is which I'm only 1/2 way through! I keep getting sidetracked, lol. I'm sure many crafters can relate!

Here is a closer look at the water colored image. I heat embossed her in black first to help my coloring stay in the lines. When I get a bit better I plan on trying to water color without embossing and then the no-line method!

Here is a closer look at the copic colored image. I am more practiced with Copics and like how this turned out even without getting through the skin and hair section which is up next!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Other supplies used:
Fun Stampers Journey - Black sparkle silk, Film Frame die set, Text Happy stamp set
Wild Orchid Crafts - ivory open roses 10mm
May Arts - silver metallic string
2mm black rhinestones
PaperTrey cardstock Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores