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                                      Watercolor for Cardmakers Exploring Mediums Day 2I’m about ten million miles from my comfort zone on this one!!  Jennifer Rzasa used this technique with tube watercolors.  It was my first time to use tube watercolors.  The…

               Day Three Online Watercolor Class for Cardmakers Exploring Mediums Day 3     I dusted off my Gelatos and gave them another try after watching what Shari Carroll did with her Gelatos, a stencil and a baby wipe!  WOW!  I LOVE the results!  Die is from SU, Small leaf…

                               Online Watercolor for Cardmakers Exploring Mediums Day 3The next challenge was to use watercolor pencils.  I used Derwent Watercolor pencils.The class videos on Inktense watercolor pencils really helped!  Dipping the watercolor pencils directly into water was a new concept to…

Online Watercolor Class for Cardmakers Exploring Mediums Day 3.All I can say is that I tried Kristina Werner’s technique to make backgrounds using water soluble oil pastels. After using 2 background stamps from Hero Arts and one from i.o. either I need background stamps with more surface area, hot press watercolor paper or this may…

On Day One Online Card Class Watercolor for Carmakers Exploring Mediums Debby Hughes made a beautiful card using Zig Clean Color Brush Markers. I went shopping in my studio to find products that would simulate her card. I used watercolor paper and incorporated the holes at the top of it to look like notebook paper….

A friend of ours declares September 1st the day he can open the first bag of candy corn.  This card is for him. I’m taking the Watercolor for Carmakers Exploring Mediums Online Card Class.  This card combines lessons from two instructors Day One.  The masking of the giant candy corn is inspired by Kristina Werner….

My favorite paper craft is making Christmas tags. I get my holiday cards finished early so I can concentrate on making tags. I really pulled out products from many different companies for this one!The darling elf stamps are from Hero Arts.  They are stamped with Memento and colored with Copics.  The window die is from…

My friend is in the hospital.  She has a fracture that won’t heal quickly.  Hopefully this card will help her know that I am keeping her in my thoughts.  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is to use a die.The idea of die cutting a leaf on the front of a card like this came from my…

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is to use a favorite technique.  I love to mask!  It’s just like a puzzle to figure out the order in which the various elements should be stamped. The idea of having a monster come out of a coffee cup is not my original idea.  I saw the idea on the…

This stamp from Make it Crafty is borrowed more than any other!  Everyone knows someone who was once a drummer!  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is to use a stamp.  I stamped with Momento ink and colored with Copic markers and silver gel pen.  Some Wink of Stella and Stickles put a little sparkle in just…