The Hearts Have It

Whew!  A new challenge that has you make two different designs using the same stamp or die and different occasions.  The Twofer Card Challenge should be a fun one.  I played along with it as well with the CAS Watercolour Challenge and The Paper Players Challenge.

The card on the left is done using Candied Apple and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide inks to make a watercolored background for the heart.  Actually the heart was cut out of my first attempt and I didn't like it but it did beautifully as a die cut.  The stamps I used are both from Stampin' Up!  The sentiments are from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and the other is the Amazing You stamp set.  They were stamped using Poppy Seed ink from Taylored Expressions.

For the card on the right, I used the colors from The Paper Players.  I made my own background paper by stamping Real Red ink and Crumb Cake ink using the little heart from the Jar of Love stamp set by Stampin' Up!  I stamped it off so the colors would be softer and stay in the background.  The sentiment on the bottom right is from the retired Stampin' Up! Oh So Succulent stamp set.  It was stamped using Poppy Seed ink from Taylored Expressions. 

The hearts were cut using the Sunshine Wishes Dies by Stampin' Up!  For the labels I used the Modern Label Punch and the Word Window Punch both retired from Stampin' Up!.  The finishing touches were adding some Nuvo Winter Blizzard Glitter Drops to the birthday card and Pearl Basic Jewels to the anniversary card.

Both of my cards have been entered in the Twofer Card Challenge.  I've also entered the card on the left in the CAS Watercolour Challenge and the card on the right in The Paper Players Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your projects, click the images below.

Thanks for stopping by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Silhouette Thanks

It seems like forever since I've been able to spend any time in my craft room.  I've been away every day for the past couple of weeks and when I get home I'm ready to curl up and do absolutely nothing.  As you know that's not a good way to get anything done.  But, today found me up way too early but well rested and ready to get some projects made.

For this card, I did a little bit of water coloring with some Distress Oxide Inks.  I used Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade and Wilted Violet for the background.  On top of the watercolor panel, I used the birds in flight stamp from the High Tide stamp set from Stampin' Up!  The trees were cut out in Basic Black cardstock using the dies from the Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies.  I set the panel off center so I could add the die cut from the Thanks die by Taylored Expressions.  My card base is Crumb Cake. 

Today, I've entered my card in the following challenges.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the images below.

 Using stamping, watercolor wash and die cuts

 

 

Thanks for stopping by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Just a Note

Time does fly when you are busy.  Top that off with not feeling well and that explains why it's been a while since I've been able to sit and create.  Today I'm sharing my water-colored butterflies with you.  I love those Distress Oxide inks and just can't seem to get enough of them.  This is another of my note cards that I like to keep on hand.

Now I'm on my way to watch the final episode of Downton Abbey.  I'm still not feeling too perky so I'm taking it easy today.

Stamp Set:  Simply Stamped - Butterflies (Taylored Expressions); Distress Oxide Inks:  Faded Jeans, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz by Ranger); Ink:  Basic Gray; Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Whisper White (both Stampin' Up!), Watercolor Paper (Strathmore); Other:  Simply Stamped - Butterflies Dies (Taylored Expressions), Succulent Framelits Dies (Stampin' Up!)

The theme I used is from the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  For my butterflies, which are the watercolor focal for my card, I stamped the images onto watercolor paper and spritzed them with water to get the water colored look.  The Distress Oxide inks work great for this.  The die-cut flowers were lightly tapped on the ink pad to give them a bit of color.

For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

So glad you stopped by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Birds in Flight

It isn't often that I can combine three challenges all on one card.  I really like this clean and simple design and, after the day I've had, it was nice to have something go just the way I planned it.  In an already full day, others decided I needed to add more to my agenda.  Suffice it to say that I got it all done, survived the heat of the day and I'm taking the rest of the evening off.  I'm just here long enough to share my card with you.

Stamp Sets:  Background Bits - sentiment, Delicate Details, High Tide - birds, In the Meadow (all Stampin' Up!); Ink:  Night of Navy; Distress Oxide Inks:  Faded Jeans, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint (Ranger - Tim Holtz); Cardstock:  Watercolor Paper (Strathmore), Whisper White Thick (Stampin' Up!)

The theme of birds is from The Paper Players Challenge. The line of birds flying through the air gave just the right finishing touch to my design.

For the summer theme at the CAS Watercolour Challenge, I tried to give the illusion of the trees swaying in the breeze.  So, no, it's not suppose to look blurry, just windy.

The sketch I used is from the Retro Rubber Challenge.  I loved the simplicity of the sketch.  The stamp I used that is older than one year is In the Meadow which was featured in the 2016 Occasions Catalog.

So glad you stopped by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Pretty Spring Flowers

Flowers have always been a sign of Spring for me.  They peek their heads up out of the ground looking for sunshine and warm weather.  With the strange winter we've had here, I'm not sure they know what to do.  I'm just hoping that they don't get too chilly as this March weather tries to make up its mind.

Anyway, I used the Butterfly Basics stamp set, first introduced in the 2015 Occasions Catalog, and colored the image with Watercolor Pencils.  I think those Pacific Point flowers are so pretty.  But, give me anything blue and I'm happy.  I love the way Rich Razzleberry and Pacific Point look together.  I colored the pearls with Pacific Point but they came out looking lighter than the flowers.

Stamp Set:  Butterfly Basics; Ink:  Basic Black Archival; Watercolor Pencils:  Old Olive, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry; Cardstock:  Rich Razzleberry, Shimmery White, Whisper White Thick; Other:  Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Pearl Basic Jewels

The colors I used are from the CAS Colours & Sketches. Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

The theme of Spring is from the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge and the Stampin' Royalty Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the images below.

The sketch I used is from the Sunday Stamps Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

My card was also entered in the Anything Goes Retro Rubber Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Love Is In The Air

Today finds me with low energy but in the mood to create.  I found that I could combine these challenges, CAS(E) this Sketch, Just Us Girls and CAS Watercolour, for a cheerful card that could be used for Valentine's Day or an anniversary.

To start, I did a bit of splotchy watercoloring on a piece of Watercolor Paper.  The colors I used were Sweet Sugarplum, Flirty Flamingo and Peekaboo Peach.  Once dry, I attached that layer to a card base of Whisper White Thick cardstock.  The large hearts were punched from Sweet Sugarplum and Blushing Bride.  The Blushing Bride heart was embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  The little hearts were punched from Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Pink Pirouette and Rich Razzleberry using the heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.  The two hearts on the lower left of the card were embossed using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder.

From the Sunshine Sayings stamp set, I stamped two sentiments onto Whisper White using Basic Black Archival ink.  Then, I added a line of Rhinestone Basic Jewels to each label and one to the large Sweet Sugarplum heart.

Here is a close up of the what the Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist looks like.  I sprayed the entire front of the card with it so it has a very pretty shimmer to it.

The sketch I used is from the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

The them of hearts is from the Just Us Girls Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

The theme of love is from the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Snowflakes

Christmas may have come and gone but it's never too early to start making the cards you'll need for this year.  I love sending out Christmas cards so today I have the first one of the new year to share with you.

First, I heat embossed the snowflakes in white onto Vellum.  Then, I used my Copic markers and colored the back of each snowflake using a different shade of blue.  Each snowflake has been punched out, then glued to the Shimmery White background.  Although it is hard to see in the photo, there is a watercolor wash of Soft Sky that is behind the snowflakes.  Next time I think I'll have to go darker so it shows up better. 

Stamp Set:  Flurry of Wishes; Ink:  Soft Sky; Copic Sketch Markers:  B00, B02, B05; Cardstock:  Shimmery White, Vellum, Whisper White; Other:  White Embossing Powder, Snowflake Punch, Flower Medallion Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

The theme I used is from the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

The sketch I used is from the Sunday Stamps Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Sunflower Bouquet

When I attended the Stamp Joy 2016 Event in October, one of the classes I took was a watercolor class.  Today I'm sharing with you one of the cards I made in that class, which fits perfectly with the Watercolor Resist challenge at the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  The image was heat embossed then water colored.  I love the way this looks.  It's a wee bit of bright to counter the cold of an Iowa winter.

My card has been entered in the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha