We Wish You

Today I'm playing along with a new challenge to me.  It's the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and I'm looking forward to participating on a regular basis so I can have my Christmas cards all ready for next year.  It makes life so much easier when you have them all done and just have to write a note and put them in the mail.  So much less stressful.

Their challenge was a technique challenge of watercolor.  It's been a while since I've done any watercoloring and I really enjoyed coloring this poinsettia.  I started by stamping the poinsettia and leaves with VersaMark and heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder to make my outline.  Then, I filled in with watercolor.  It's a simple but effective technique.

Stamp(s):  Big Blooms-Poinsettia, Mini Strips Holiday (Taylored Expressions)
Ink(s):  Cherry Pop, Cilantro (Taylored Expressions); Iceberg, Jet Black (Altenew)
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Watercolor Paper (Strathmore)
Other:  Icy Sparkle Crystals (Studio Katia)

I've entered my card in the following challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

AECP Level 2 - In the Mood for Color

It's time to share another card I made for certification class.  This lesson, in the In the Mood for Color class, focused on the color green.  She showed stamping on watercolor paper and simply using your brush and water to spread the color.  I love the look you get.  While she used distress inks, I used some of my Altenew inks.  I think the next one I do, I'll use some oxide inks to see what happens.

Stamp(s):  Leafy Canopy, Build-A-Flower: Rose (Altenew)
Ink(s):  Frayed Leaf, Sweet Leaf, Firefly, Jet Black (Altenew)
Cardstock:  Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Watercolor Paper (Master's Touch)
Other:  Sequins (Taylored Expressions); Foam Tape; Shimmery Crystal Effects (Stampin' Up!)

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Watercolor Roses

What?  No dies!?  That's the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.  What do you do when you can't use die cuts?  Well, I watercolor.

First, I stamped the image from the Wild Roses stamp set onto Watercolor Paper using VersaMark, then heat embossed using White Embossing Powder.  I colored the roses and the leaves using the Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Watercolor Pencils.  The background is a wash of Pear Pizzazz.  The sentiment is from the Jar of Love stamp set and stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  Then, I added it to a layer of Elegant Eggplant and added a bow made of Linen Thread. 

It's no dies were allowed at the CAS-ual Fridays 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

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

Watercolor Autumn

Such a busy week it's been.  A visit from my daughter-in-law and two grandsons from Reno and gearing up for Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy annual event this coming weekend.  It's a local rubber stamp company so you can bet I'm thrilled to be able to participate.

In the meantime, I've managed to spend a wee bit of time in my craft studio.  Today's card was made for a brand new monthly challenge called CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  Autumn is the theme for October.  With the weather turning cooler and a hint of frost in air, there aren't too many flowers still out there blooming so I created a mid-Autumn flower to brighten up my day.

Stamp Set:  A Season of Giving - sentiment (Hero Arts); Inks:  Archival Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky; Cardstock:  Cajun Craze, Keep In Touch Watercolor Panels (Taylored Expressions), Whisper White; Other:  Copper Metallic Thread

The "Autumn" theme is from a new challenge, CAS Watercolour Card Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

And, the code word at Addicted to CAS is "watercolor" so I've entered my card there as well.  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

Watercolor Wash

It was just plain fun to try my hand at doing some water coloring.  I don't do much of it but it does stretch me when it is offered up as a challenge.  The Friday Mashup Challenge this week was to create a project with a watercolor wash, create a CAS or one with minimal layers or mash it up and use both.  As always, I tried both.

The watercolor wash background was done on watercolor paper.  I used Dimensionals to pop up the background.  Sometimes I have a hard time getting the water color paper to stay stuck, especially after it's been wet.  Of course, I had to use my all time favorite stamp set, Lovely As a Tree!

 
Stamp Sets:  Lovely As a Tree, Kinda Eclectic, Trust God; Inks:  Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger); Card Stock:  Lost Lagoon, Watercolor Paper; Accessories & Tools:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels
All Stampin' Up!® product, unless otherwise noted.

The Friday Mashup Challenge can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha