Love and Hugs Watercoloured Roses from SSS

Hello!  The monthly challenge on Instagram for Simon Says Stamp is watercolouring, so I thought I’d pull out one of my Simon Says Stamps sets called Beautiful Flowers , because it really IS beautiful!  I embossed the image onto Arches watercolour paper, and pulled out some of my Daniel Smith Watercolour tubes to paint.  

It almost feels a bit like cheating when you watercolour over embossing.  The raised edges of the embossing hold your colours in each section so nicely.  This image has a lot of gold in it, so over all it was easy to paint. I used the coordinating dies for the set to die cut the image out. 

I also created a background using a Gothic stencil and embossing paste with ink splatters.  It gives it so much great texture.  

The sentiment is from the set, also embossed in gold, and a few mirrored sequins make it sparkly.  

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Love and Hugs Watercoloured Roses from SSS

Special Delivery Envelopes from The Stamp Market

Hello!  Today I’ve got a cutie card that’s sealed with a kiss!  For this design I’m using The Stamp Market’s January Cutest Card Kit Ever and the February Card Kit as well.  I think the envelop theme paired with the die cut flowers is such a great combination!  

I started by doing a bunch of die cutting in a colourful palette with papers in the kit from The Stamp Market.  I’ve used coordinating colours in the mini envelopes and the flowers.  This took some time and its sure a patient process, but how cute are those tiny details like the envelope circles and the tiny flower centers?  So worth it.  

The background is run through Concord & 9th’s Double Stripe Card Front Die to add texture.    And then its all about placing all the piece in a pleasing arrangement.  

The sentiment is stamped from the January Card kit stamp set.  Sweet as can be!  

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Special Delivery Envelopes from The Stamp Market

Foiled Daffodils with Spellbinders

 

With two feet of snow on the ground, and more falling all the time, I’m longing for a warm up and a move toward Spring!  I’ve had this coloured panel on my desk forever and its Spring colours finally convinced me to create a finished design!  This is a retired foiling plate from Spellbinders called Flower Pattern.  After foiling it in silver, I coloured it up with Copics and trimmed around the interior to create a frame.  The foiling really takes it up a notch with the shimmer and shine.  

Daffodils are so cheerful!  You can never go wrong with them!  I also added in the interior sentiment from Yana’s Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and coordinating dies.  I’m always needing more Birthday cards.  

Some iridescent sequins make a nice finishing touch.  

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Foiled Daffodils with Spellbinders

Little Lamb Cuddle with RAM

 Hello!  It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and a cortisone shot in the shoulder which has prevented me from being as creative as I’d like.  But I’m back today with the cutest little lamb cuddle from Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps!  This one is called Lamb Cuddle, and my link my referral code at no cost to you.  I thought this adorable little girl snuggled up with her sheep was the perfect Spring image.  

She’s coloured up with Copics, and I’ve paired her with pretty plaid digital paper from RAM called Love Bugs.  I can’t wait for things to be growing in the garden again!  I added some fun pennant accents, typewriter style sentiment and a few enamel dots.  And when is the last time you used ribbon?  It’s been ages for me, but the touches of lace seemed just right. 

A great design to cheer up a friend!  Thanks for joining me today!  

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Little Lamb Cuddle with RAM

Slimline Tulip Spray with Crafty Meraki

 

Hello!  Today is another fun Hop on Instagram for the newest Meraki Genesis Release at Crafty Meraki.  There are ways to win, so please join us on this post on IG starting HERE.  For the Hop I created this slimline beauty with sprays of tulips in sunny shades.  I have been having a lot of fun with the new Press Plates!  This one is called Love Like No Other, and I pressed it with green outline ink and used the coordinating Crafty Meraki Layering Stencil Set and coordinating Dies.  The stencils are really gorgeous as you can see, and the vibrant colours are so perfect for these blooms.  

I placed the tulips on an ink blended background with water splatters, and then added touches of sparkle with the Strip Suite - ZigZag Zoom Dies cut from sparkle paper,  as well as the sentiment foiled with Crafty Meraki’s Handmade Love Hot Foil Plate (an essential for great scripty phrases).   

Just a few copper coloured sequins add that last detail to tie it all together.  Thanks for joining me today!  

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Slimline Tulip Spray with Crafty Meraki

Love Letters with Honey Bee Stamps

 

I love looking at stamps and products in a new way!  When the postal strike was on in Canada, my Christmas order from Honey Bee Stamps was delayed well over a month, so the very lovely Floral Noel Honey Cuts and stencils didn’t arrive until Christmas was over.  That felt disappointing, so I wondered if there was something else I could spell with this pretty floral lettering.  And....creativity struck!  I could Valentine the set by adding in a “heart” for the V in LOVE.  Perfect!  

The letters are stencilled, ink blended and cut with the coordinating die set, along with the extra flower sprays.  I also ink blended a ombre argyle die background to look like lattice.  

With some pretty sequins and pearls its fancied up for Valentine’s Day, or a wedding perfectly!  

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Love Letters with Honey Bee Stamps