Make It Monday #158: Stamping With Watercolor Mediums

Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and stamped watercolors.

I LOVE leaves. I am not sure why, because in college I needed Botany for my major. I waited until my Senior year and it conflicted with another class I HAD to have. They let me take a houseplants class at night that was meant for the community. Easy A! Which is also funny because I have a black thumb!

Anyway, back to my card. I used Leave it Be. I think the image I used looks like a wildflower, agree???

I used Gelatos like Heather. But I only have the basic set, so shading with lots of colors is out. Who am I fooling? Shading, HaHa!

Anyway, I LOVE how it turned out. I used watercolor paper. I got a pad at HL or Michael's a long time ago. It is not expensive and lasts forever. It really hardly warps.

Fun technique. I am going to leave my supplies out and hopefully make a few of this card. 

I think my ladies will LOVE it!!!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

Make It Monday #157: DYI Cover Plates

Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and making your own cover plate styles with dies..

When I first watched this MIM, I wasn't sure I was going to participate.

Today, as I was making a few cards, I looked at my Beautiful butterfly dies and thought, Why Not!

I am THRILLED with how it turned out!

I didn't want to stamp my butterflies, I just cut some PTI polka dot paper with each butterfly. I almost always use the Filigree Border Die to cut a contrasting paper to make "wings" for my butterflies. I also use a strip of clear jewels for the 'bodies".

I LOVE the script Thank you from Keep It Simple: Thank You.

This card was actually easy to make once I figured out what I was doing. I will definitely be making more!!!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

March 2014 Blog Hop ~ Card 6

 This month we are challenging you to incorporate anything high gloss into a paper crafting project! 

I saved my favorite for last. This card is based on the one everyone loved from the release. 

Nichole's beauty:

I wanted to have the look of the Watercolor Wonder, but I do not own those stamps. It was easy to achieve the look without them.

Actually, while I had my re-inkers out I made several panels so I can make more of this card.

I LOVE IT!!!

Wet Paint is AWESOME!!!

The BEST font in a long time!

Can you see the clear embossing on the Thanks?

I currently have a Berry Sorbet obsession.

It is such a great color!

I had fun with this challenge! I love embossing I just wish I didn't end up with embossing powder all over my work space :(

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

March 2014 Blog Hop ~ Card 5

 This month we are challenging you to incorporate anything high gloss into a paper crafting project! 

I wasn't going to post this one. It was a "practice card"

But, why not! There is a PTI gift certificate on the line! ;)

The reason I wasn't going to post it was, I didn't get it lined-up perfectly.

Oh well! At least you can see the embossing on my monogram!

Nichole did this on the release and I LOVED it!

It was obviously a challenge to line it up, but I am sure the next one will be better!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

March 2014 Blog Hop ~ Card 4

 This month we are challenging you to incorporate anything high gloss into a paper crafting project! 

This one uses a left-over from last weeks MIM. I had some of my colored embossing paste left over so I took my Damask stencil and made a little embellishment. I didn't have the bottom edge secure and the paste leaked through. It did not give a crisp image, so I did what all self-respecting card makers do!

I covered it up!!!  The sequins are strategically placed, as well!

I LOVE those shiny, iridescent white ones I got at JoAnn's!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

March 2014 Blog Hop ~ Card 3

 This month we are challenging you to incorporate anything high gloss into a paper crafting project! 

I am a pretty good card maker, but I am a LOUSY photographer. 

There is clear embossing on the flowers and the sentiment on this card! The frame is clear embossed, too!

BUT YOU CANNOT SEE IT!!!

WHY???

Maybe a tiny bit! If you enlarge it.

DRAT! Embossing is a lot of work for it not to show. Well, it does in real life. But, you are not here!

Anyway, I love every element of this card. Don't you love Garden Grace. It is so pretty and so easy to get a big bang for your time.

Dawn's frames are so handy to have (that is what she says ;))

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

March 2014 Blog Hop ~ Card 2

 This month we are challenging you to incorporate anything high gloss into a paper crafting project! 

I LOVE shaker cards!

I just do not love how much time it takes to make them. 

Lizzie's Text Block Birthday was meant for a shaker card. 

SO CUTE!!!

Mine is filled with shiny crushed glass glitter, some sequins, and a silver charm!

A shiny, glittery rectangle of FUN!!!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan