Month: January 2016

                                 Day 4 Watercolor for card makers Intermediate TechniquesI am addicted to coffee!  Shari Carroll’s watercolor on Day 4 really spoke to me.  I ordered the Tim Holtz stamps immediately!  True to form, Ellen Hutson had them at my doorstep…

                                 Day 4 Watercolor for card makers Intermediate TechniquesI am addicted to coffee!  Shari Carroll’s watercolor on Day 4 really spoke to me.  I ordered the Tim Holtz stamps immediately!  True to form, Ellen Hutson had them at my doorstep…

                                                   My granddaughter LOVES Chocolate!                                                    …

                                                   My granddaughter LOVES Chocolate!                                                    …

My daughter-in-law and I share a love of bacon.  This valentine is going to their house.The bear and chef’s hat are from Simon Says Stamp.  The bacon and sentiment is from Alley Way Stamps.  Pattern paper is from SU.  Cardstock is from Xpress.  Stamping is in Memento and colored with Copics.  The bacon is brushed…

My daughter-in-law and I share a love of bacon.  This valentine is going to their house.The bear and chef’s hat are from Simon Says Stamp.  The bacon and sentiment is from Alley Way Stamps.  Pattern paper is from SU.  Cardstock is from Xpress.  Stamping is in Memento and colored with Copics.  The bacon is brushed…

Day 2 OCC Watercolor for Carmakers IntermediateLaura Bassen always chatters through her demo and makes me feel like I can do it!I clear heat embossed this heart background stamp from i.o.  Then I used the same MFT heart die and same Koi watercolors as I did in the first card to make these overlapping hearts…

I wanted to try putting water on a solid stamp and watercoloring it with the same technique as I did the hearts.  The pear stamp is by Rubber Stampede.  Watercolors are by Koi.  Since I just cannot draw, this was a great option for me.  I like the results.

I have looked very forward to this class but also feared it.  I LOVED the first OCC on Watercolor.This one said INTERMEDIATE!!  I wanted to learn more but not at all sure I was ready.Kristina Werner said to just get brave.  So I did and I’m loving it!I used a MFT Heart die for my…

                        Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is Love and using the color RED.This doesn’t look much like a valentine but my son will love it!  I typed Ready!  Set!  Hap …Hap…. on the front and die cut it (SU) into a caption.  Inside it…