With sympathy

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquets:mums
• Avery elle- with sympathy die
• Dealer Rowney-aqua fine smooth watercolour cardstock
• Archival 'jet​ black' ink pad
• SU! 'tangerine tango, real red, pear pizzazz, tempting turquoise' ink pads
• Kraft cardstock

I cut a mat of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank, leaving a slight border. I stamped my floral image over to the side of the card. I watercoloured using the ink pads, then attached to my card blank. I die cut the sentiment from Kraft cardstock 4 times and layered them up, before adding on to the card. This is a simple but pretty card with a little dimension on the sentiment. Although the colour palette is brighter than I would normally choose for a sympathy card, I think it creates a more modern look.

Mx

I would like to enter:

The paper players #344 colour challenge

big news!!

• SU!- big news
• Mama elephant- rainbow high creative cuts
• W plus 9- unforgettable
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine smooth watercolour cardstock
• Tim holtz distress ink pads- tumbled glass, stormy sky, worn lipstick
• Twine
• Copics- sorry... got carried away with this one and forgot to make a note of which colours I used!! 

I water coloured the blue to create a background. On another piece of card, I stamped the sentiment, die cut into the balloon shape and water coloured it pink. I added darker pink to letters and sparkled once dry. I stamped, coloured and die cut the elephant from a further piece of card. I glued the background to card blank, then added the balloon using foam pads. I then tied twine around the elephant's tail and positioned it on the card, again using foam for dimension. I looped the loose end of twine around the balloon and secured with a knot. I finished with some dots of glue along twine to hold it in place.

Mx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Seven hills 'tic- tac- toe': watercolour, big words/ letters, pastel shades or animals, big words/ letters and die-cutting

Paper players #336 'welcome to the world'

Special bouquets...

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquets ranunculus stamp
• Sentimentally yours- elegant milestone birthday 
• Archival 'jet black' ink pad 
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine watercolour cardstock 
• Zig clean color real brush markers- 200,022,025,027,029,036,041,042,043,045,046,052,080&083
• Black 6x6" card blank

I cut a matt of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank leaving a small border around the edges. I stamped my flowers in an arrangement using a masking technique to give more depth to the design. I coloured using the zig markers and added water to blend. When I had finished colouring I made sure it was fully dry before stamping my sentiment. 

I have chosen to keep this card looking very crisp, but you could flick some colour on for a more artistic feel or add some gems or sequins for a bit of sparkle.

Mx

The challenge i would like to enter:

Simon Wednesday says- anything goes 

Curious forest friends...

• W plus 9- curious forest friends 
• Lawn fawn- small stitched circles stackables 
• Lawn fawn- large stitched rectangle stackables 
• Copics- bear:E81,43,44. Tree/honeypot:E35,37,39.YG63,67. background: B41.BG70. bees/honey:Y13,15 ground:C00,1.
• Memento 'tuxedo black'ink pad 
• Tim holtz distress 'tumbled glass' ink pad
• White & Kraft cardstock 

To make this card I die cut 3 panels of white cardstock. One I inked blue and added a sentiment. The second I cut again at an angle. I stamped a small bee image all over and coloured using copics. I added shimmer with wink of stella. I then die cut a circle of white card and stamped my image. I used my copics to colour the image and add a blue haze around it to give it more depth. I die cut the same circle out of funky foam to create a layer to add some dimension to the card. I glued all these pieces to my card blank to match the sketch. I used the third panel of white cardstock to decorate the inside of my card. I stamped a sentiment in the middle of the panel and a image in the bottom corner. I coloured this with copics and glued it inside my card to finish. 

Mx

Challenge i would like to enter:

Freshly made sketches #250

Simon Monday say- 'summer fun'

Simon Wednesday says- 'make for the border'

quick and beautiful...

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquets: ranunculus 
• SU!- express yourself 
• SU! Ink pads- melon mambo, daffodil delight, rich razzleberry, old olive & Bermuda bay
• Lawn fawn- large stitched rectangle dies
• Daler & Rowney- Aqua fine smooth watercolour cardstock 
• Archival 'jet black' ink pad

I was in a rush when I made this card so did a little speed watercolor. I diecut a piece of watercolour cardstock and masked off a section to stamp inside. I stamped the floral image once then masked that off and stamped it again. I removed the mask over the flowers but left the tape lines on to protect the edges. I water coloured the panel then removed the masking tape. I stamped a sentiment under the panel and glued my watercolour card to the front of a card blank to finish. 

Mx

Challenge I would like to enter:
Paper players #304

beautiful sympathy...

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquets: ranunculus 
• Avery elle- with sympathy die
• SU!ink pads- blushing bride, so saffron, wisteria wonder, pear pizzazz, soft sky
• Archival 'jet black ' ink pad
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine smooth watercolour cardstock 
• 6x4" Kraft card blank & cardstock 

I cut a matt of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank, leaving a small border. I stamped my floral image and watercoloured it using stamping up ink pads. I diecut the  sentiment  twice and layered these together to give more dimension to my card.

Mx

Challenges i would like to enter: 

Case this sketch #178

Floral fifty!!

• W plus 9- beautiful bouquet mums
• SU!- express yourself 
• SU!- large numbers framelit dies
• Lawn fawn- stitched scalloped borders dies
• SU! Ink pads- pear pizzazz, daffodil delight, tangerine tango, melon mambo & Bermuda bay
• Archival 'jet black's ink pad
• Daler Rowney- Aqua fine watercolour cardstock
• 6x6" Kraft card blank & cardstock
• Bermuda bay yardstick
• Dovecraft- serendipity sequins

 

I cut a Matt of watercolour cardstock to fit my card blank. I stamped my main floral image slightly off centre and watercoloured it using the SU! Ink pads. I used some ink on my paintbrush to make splashes of colour across the entire panel. i cut a strip of Kraft card, die cut a scallop edge to the bottom and stamped my sentiment at one side. I diecut the 50 from teal and Kraft cardstock, then layered these together to provide a shadow. The final touch was a scattering of coloured sequins.

 

Mx

Challenges I would like to enter:

Freshly made sketches- #242

simon says 'add some glitter' Wednesday challenge

hoppy anniversary!!

• W plus 9 wishing you stamp and dies
• Lawn Fawn stitched stackables square
• Mama elephant- landscape dies
• Memento tuxedo black ink pad & copics friendly cardstock
• Copics (w00,01,02. R00)
• Archival jet black ink pad
• wow white embossing powder & tim holtz embossing ink pad
• Tim holtz distress InkPad (tumbled glass, Brocken China, fafded jeans, chipped sapphire, crushed olive and peeled paint
• watercolour &black cardstock
• 5x5" white card blank

I used a stitched square die to cut 2 pieces of watercolour cardstock. I then die cut 1 piece a second time, using a hill die to create a landscape. I coloured both pieces with distress ink pads and used a water sprayer to create some interest. for another little touch I added a small shooting star to the sky, I embossed this to make it bright white. I placed the sentiment on to my clear block, in a slight arch to match the line of the hill. I stamped this using black archival. I stamped, coloured (using copics) and die cut my bunny characters. I used the same sized die as before and a second slightly larger die to create a black frame to complete my card. I glued my layers onto my card using different depths of foam tape to give extra dimension.    

Mx

the challenges I would like to enter are:

 

cas(e) this sketch -#155  (I would like to include the image in my post but unfortunately I am unable to add the picture, so don't forget to click on the link and take a look at all the great examples)

simon says Wednesday- " ombre"

you lift me up ...

• w plus 9 stamps & dies- party animal & unforgettable
• papermania- happy days 6x6" paper pad
• memento tuxedo black ink pad
• copic friendly card
• copics
• sakura micron & white pen
• wink of stella- clear
• 6x4" white card blank & black cardstock

I cut a matt of blue patterned paper and stamped my sentiment at the bottom. I then drew on some clouds using a white gel pen. I layered this with some black cardstock, then glued it on to my card blank. I stamped and die cut my images. I coloured the elephant with copics and I paper pieced the balloon with a scrap of matching paper. I added my these to my card using foam tape for dimension. the final touch was some glitter on the balloon.

 Mx

I would like to enter the following challenges:

• sketch Saturday #391