Hi everyone! I am so happy to be back! I had a terrible cold all week and truly didn’t get to craft. I was in bed early, which is very different from me! I am usually a night person! I am beginning to feel a bit better, so I had some time to craft today!

I started by pulling out a panel I had started a couple weeks ago. It is the beautiful Be Kind set from (The Gray Muse) https://www.thegraymuse.com/ I love this set! I love the bold letters and the beautiful flowers. I wanted to give this card a vintage/monochromatic feel. So I used different shades of pinks and green.

I started by stamping this beautiful image on watercolor paper and heat embossed it using a white powder. I then used my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor set to paint my panel. I am working on being patient with watercolor and truly letting the image dry between layers. I did add some gold paint to the leaves, as well as a white glitter paint to some of the flowers for added interest.

Once the main image was complete I then chose a light brown to paint around the image. I chose to do this to give this a vintage feel. I also painted the letters in the image a dark gray. I then added splatter to sections of the card front using 2 different shades of gold.

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Be Kind (The Gray Muse)
• Paper: Canson watercolor paper
• Coloring Medium: Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor set
• Additional Supplies: Gina Marie Die, sequins for added sparkle with stickles

Have a good weekend! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

One of my all time favorite stamp sets is from Simon Says Stamp… Beautiful Flowers! Its so much fun to color and the details in this stamp are truly gorgeous! One of my crafty goals for this year is to learn to use alcohol markers! I am very comfortable with my water brush pens, but alcohol markers are very new for me! I am excited to say I found a marker that works for me and the smell is ok for me too! I am using the altenew artist markers! I am excited to add to my small collection!

I started by stamping the beautiful flowers image on my spectrum noir marker paper. I let my ink dry and then I began coloring. I used the ideas and techniques described in Kathy Rac’s online coloring road trip class! This class is so helpful and I encourage you to check it out! I started my coloring from light moving my way to dark, by adding in multiple layers of color. I even learned how to color smash! So much fun! I then used my arteza colored pencils to add more details within in the nooks and crannies of the images. It is so true how doing this adds more detail and dimension! In the picture below you can see where I added the pencil for more dimension!

I then used an embossing folder to add more details behind my floral image, which I die cut using the coordinating die. I heat embossed a sentiment from the stamp set using white embossing powder. The floral image and sentiment were popped up using foam tape. I then used 110 pound cardstock from Michaels (Recollections) for the card base. I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge… Lotsa Love

Supplies used:

• Stamps- Beautiful Flowers (Simon Says Stamp)
• Paper: Spectrum Noir Marker paper for floral, Recollections 110 cardstock for base
• Coloring Medium: Altenew Artist Markers, Arteza 120 colored pencils
• Additional Supplies: Embossing folder

Thank you for stopping in! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

I have been working on taking the Online Road Trip Coloring class by Kathy Racoosin. I am loving this class and have learned a lot from her already! Her coloring is beyond amazing and I am always looking for ways to improve mine! In her class she talks about leaving a sweet spot (white space), as well as the nooks and crannies. I’m working on leaving a white space! I love the idea of adding pencils to the nooks and crannies! I truly feel like it has given my designs more texture and depth! If you haven’t already, be sure to check out her class! I truly LOVE IT!

I started by stamping this beautiful succulent by Picket Fence using versafine ink onto Canson watercolor paper. I took her advice (Kathy Rac) and didn’t heat emboss this image. I then water colored this image using my tombow dual brush pens. I used 2 colors for this card. I took my time to let the layers dry and then add more color once it was dry!

I then cut my stamped image into a square. I added some metallic watercolor splatter to sections of my card panel. I decided to add it mainly to the white space for some extra detail. I chose a sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh and heat embossed this in white embossing powder. I popped the sentiment onto the panel using foam tape and adhered the panel to my black card base.

Card Materials:

• Stamp: Picket Fence Aeonioum African Succulent
• Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper, card base Recollections 110
• Coloring Medium: Tombow Brush Pen
• Metallic Water color – Hobby Lobby

Thank you for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs, Natasha

I am so happy you are here! I am excited to begin this next step in my card making by creating my own blog! I have to admit I am excited and nervous at the same time! So let’s get started!

I began crafting over 20 years ago. I started with scrapbooking! I truly loved scrapbooking and learned a lot through creating albums. I was introduced to card making by a co-worker! I went to a Stampin Up party and was instantly hooked! I have been doing some form of crafting for over 20 years! My love of making colorful cards began a couple years ago! I love to create bright colorful cards, show me a floral stamp and I am hooked!

Thank you for taking this creative journey with me!

Have a great week – I look forward to my first card post!