Prairie Paper & Ink

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Sprays Take 2 | SSS Sketch Tulip Bouquet

Hey everyone!! So the other day I was using some of the newest Distress Oxide sprays (THIS post if you missed it) and decided to do some watercoloring with them again for today's card. 

I watercolored with Oxide Sprays on a card not too long ago:

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Sprays | SSS Sketch Tulip Bouquet

And I LOVED how that turned out, and I LOVE that stamp set - so I decided to use it again. Since I was in a bit of a funk and needing to get out of it I also went with last week's Color Throwdown Challenge (that I hadn't done last week thanks to said funk):

You can check out what the rest of the team created with these colors HERE <-------click! as well as see what everyone submitted. You can still play along of course but the submission links close as a new challenge goes up on Wednesday!

Here's what I made:

I white heat embossed Simon Says Stamp's Sketch Tulip Bouquet stamp set onto Distress watercolor paper, then watercolored them with water and 2 Distress Oxide Sprays. I used Abandoned Coral Oxide Spray for the blooms and Mowed Lawn Oxide Spray for the stems and leaves.

I used Tumbled Glass and Broken China Oxide inks on the Kraft card stock background - just blending them with mini ink blending tools. I then added some splatter with Broken China Oxide Spray.

I finished off the inside of the card as well as the envelope by inking up the tulips with Abandoned Coral Oxide ink and Mowed Lawn Oxide ink. The sentiment was stamped with Broken China Oxide ink and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <----------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Picket Fence Studios Rose Bouquet with Distress Reinker Watercolor

Happy Friday!!!! 

Today's post is part of a nearly month long series to celebrate Picket Fence Studios first birthday!! I've been a fan of their stamps and dies and ermagerd their Life Changing Blender Brushes really ARE life changing. I use them all the time and they've made a MASSIVE difference - I reach for my inks to do quick blended backgrounds way more often now that I have those brushes. 

Anywho - I have a card and video to share AND a big giveaway too!!

I used Picket Fence's Rose Bouquet stamp set and gold heat embossed it onto water-colour paper. I then watercolored it with Distress Ink Re-inkers in really bright colors. I was inspired by the patterned papers from Doodlebug's Hello 6x6 pack - yes I used some patterned paper again!!

I added some gold splatter using one of my FineTec palettes (this Prima palette is a good cheaper alternative just FYI!).

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping a sentiment from Picket Fence's Forgot To Say Thank You stamp set and gold heat embossing it. I then stamped the roses with Distress Archival ink in Picked Raspberry and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

OK now for the GIVEAWAY info!!

PicketFence is generously offering a $100 gift certificate to their store for one of you!!! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post to enter (please only one comment per person to keep things fair!!) and I'll use random.org to pick a random comment on May 15th! Comments close Tuesday May 14th at 11:59pm CST. Giveaway is open to everyone - please make sure you're using an e-mail address that you check frequently as that's what I'll use to contact the winner!

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!! ❤️❤️❤️

GIVEAWAY has now closed. Congrats to Samantha R for winning a $100 gc to Picket Fence Studios! I've forwarded on your e-mail to their team for them to send it to you!! Thank you all for participating and stay tuned for future giveaways!

Studio Katia Kind Bouquet with Prima Pastel Watercolors

It's Friday!!

I don't sound AS bad as I have all week, so I finished the voiceover on this video. I'm the host of this week's Color Throwdown challenge and wanted to get my card and video up!!

You can check out the challenge HERE <------click! to see what everyone else has made with these colors and play along if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

I used Studio Katia's Kind Bouquet stamp set and clear heat embossed it onto water-colour paper after stamping it with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I then used Prima Pastel Dreams water-colours to color them in and die cut the image with the coordinating die set.

I die cut the card front with Studio Katia's Grid Cover Wafer die from white card stock and adhered it to my white card base to give it all that detail and texture without distracting it from the main images. I added some Cocoa Blush Nuvo Jewel Drops and some Majestic 3mm Sequins for a little bling!

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the images and sentiment with Oxide inks, and stamped the roses with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink onto a SSS Walnut Woodgrain envelope and that was it!

To see how my card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Reinkers | SSS Wake Up & Makeup

Hey everyone!! I apologize in the video but just a heads up that my voice sounds pretty bad lol. I caught a chest cold over the weekend and as usual it's affected my voice.

I really wanted to get this video posted though so I powered through:

I LOVE Simon Says Stamp's new Wake Up & Makeup stamp set - and I've been itching to use it since it was released! I had an idea to focus on the lipstick images and sentiment from the set, and decided to use Ranger's Distress Oxide reinkers to do the colouring and create the backgrounds.

I used the reinkers to color in the lipsticks and to paint the backgrounds (adding splatter of course). I also used Inkon3's Liquid Pixie Dust on the lipstick containers to add some super shimmer and sparkle.

I finished the insides of the cards with more sentiments and lipsticks from the Wake Up & Makeup set and that was it!

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Watercolor with Distress Oxide Sprays | SSS Sketch Tulip Bouquet

I hope y'all are having a good week so far!

This week's Color Throwdown Challenge is up:

You can check out what the rest of the Design Team created with these colors HERE <---------click! and play along too if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

I white heat embossed Simon Says Stamp's Sketch Tulip Bouquet onto Distress Water-colour cardstock, and then watercolored them with Distress Oxide Sprays and a paintbrush.

I created the background with Distress Oxide Inks and sprayed it with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz to give it a ton of shimmer. I also added some Studio Katia September Crystals as the color was perfect for the background.

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the tulips and the sentiment with Distress Oxide inks and added some splatter with the Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Spray and that finished it off!

You can see how this card came together in my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <----------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

National Tea Day Blog Hop with Honey Bee Stamps

Hello everyone!! Today is National Tea Day so I'm hopping along with a bunch of other fabulous designers to celebrate! There's also giveaway info at the end!

If you didn't get here from Carrie's blog you can check hers out HERE <------click! I'll also have links to all the stops on the hop below!

I decided to combine my card with this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can check out the Color Throwdown Challenge post HERE to see what the rest of the team created and there's still time to play along with this one if you'd like!

Here's what I made:

We're all using Honey Bee Stamps Tea Time stamp set for this hop as it's rather fitting for National Tea Day lol!

I stamped the images onto Distress Water-colour paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, clear heat embossed them then watercolored them with PinkFresh Studio Liquid water-colours.

I used Honey Bee's Geometric Background stencil along with Blueprint Sketch Distress oxide to create my background. I added splatter with Distress Oxide Sprays and stamped the sentiment directly onto the background with the same Nocturne ink.

I finished off the inside of the card with images from the Tea Time set and more sentiments from the Perfect Blend stamp set and that was it!

To see how my card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

Next stop on the hop is Galina's blog! <-------click!

And here are all the links to all the stops:

Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s Blog

Lisa Bzibziak  

Helen Gullett

Katie Brooks

Dana Warren

Erin Thiem

Kerry Urbatch

Laurel Seabrook

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Amy Tsuruta 

Brenda Noelke

Carol Hintermeier

Honey Bee Stamps 

Carrie Bryant

Amy Rysavy (you are here!)

Galina Filippenko

Carly Minner

Keiko Ichikawa 

Jana Millen

Bibiana Cameron

Kelly Latevola

Jo Ann Danchik

Alba Castejon

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Now for the Giveaway info!!

Honey Bee Stamps is giving away 2 $30 gift cards - all you need to do to enter is leave comments on the posts along the hop and 2 random winners will be chosen to win!

Thanks for stopping by and good luck! 🧡💙💛

 

Waffle Flower Bouquet Builder 3 | NEW Water Media Mat First Impressions

Happy Friday again!! I'm SUPER excited to be a part of a special hop for Waffle Flower's NEW Water Media Mat. They revealed the mat at Creativation at the beginning of the year and everyone's been chomping at the bit to get one ever since!! 

And for those that haven't been "in the know" about this mat and wondering what all the fuss is about - here's what I'm talking about:

It doesn't look like much in it's product picture - but trust me it's AMAZING - and it's also a lot bigger than it seems (outside dimensions are about 17.5 x 11").

Here's another graphic with more info:

You can pre-order the mat HERE <-------click! and they're expected to start shipping out in about a week!!

Not only are there these graphics - Waffle Flower has been posting videos all week and we're all doing videos for this hop today showing a bunch of different ways to use this mat. You can find all the links to the participants in the hop HERE on the Waffle Flower Blog. Also stay tuned to the end of the post as there's GIVEAWAY info!!

Here's the card I created:

I used the new Bouquet Builder 3 stamp set for this card and stamped all the images onto water-colour paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I then used Distress Inks to watercolor the flowers with a paintbrush and water.

The background of the card was made with Distress Inks and some Distress Oxide ink smooshing on the Water Media mat. Once everything was dry and assembled I added a bunch of Nuvo Dream Drops in Dragon Scales and Cloud 9.

I kept the inside of the card simple and just stamped the large bouquet with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and that was it!

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

 

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away a $25 gift certificate. AND Waffle Flower will be choosing 3 random winners to receive a Water Media Mat!! This giveaway is open internationally!!

You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 4/15/19 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 4/17/19.

Thank you for stopping by and good luck!! ❤️❤️❤️

EASY No-Watercolor Card | SSS Beautiful Flowers 2 Take 4

Happy Friday!!!! First off - if you missed my SALE post from last night - here's the info!!

Woot woot!! Click HERE <---------click! to shop Simon Says Stamp and spend $5 or more and SAVE $5 off your order PLUS get 20% off over 50 different Mystery Brands (AKA you'll know when you see the % taken off whether it's on sale or not before you check out) with the code LUCKY777

Now Until 3/31 at 11:59pm ET, only one code per order. Cannot be combined with other codes. Not valid on previous purchases, card kits or card kit subscriptions.

Happy Shopping!!! ❤️❤️❤️

OK - on to this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can check out what the rest of the team created with this color combo HERE <------click! and there's still time to play along and submit your card if you'd like!!

Here's what I made:

I made a few cards using a "faux" no watercolor technique a couple of weeks ago using water-reactive inks (you can check out that post HERE if you missed it) and wanted to do something similar again. This time I used Distress Inks which are definitely water reactive - and have colors that would work for this color challenge!

I heat embossed the florals from Simon Says Stamp's Beautiful Flowers 2 stamp set onto Bee watercolor paper using Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. I then rubbed Distress Ink mini pads directly over the images and sprayed them liberally with water. Once dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies.

I used the same embossing powder to heat emboss Simon's Quilted Hearts background onto the Ivory card base, then sprayed the card base with Peeled Paint Distress Oxide spray.

I used the spray on the inside of the card, and also stamped the big floral cluster with Milled Lavender Distress Oxide ink. I added a white heat embossed sentiment from the Beautiful Flowers 2 stamp set and that was it!

To see how my card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

MFT Fresh-Cut Flowers with Prima Watercolors

Ahhhhh Monday......I have SO much catching up to do after having a pretty rough week last week. I have had MFT's March release sitting here all month just begging to get inky and creative with.

You can check out that release HERE <-------click!

Of course I gravitated towards the large floral (lol I think I've made my attraction to large floral stamps fairly obvious by now) as it's too pretty not to pass up and is so perfect for colouring:

I white heat embossed the Fresh-Cut Flowers Background onto Bee watercolor paper and then used my Prima Pastel Dreams palette to watercolor in the flowers and background.

I white heat embossed a sentiment from the new Anything-But-Basic Encouragement stamp set onto vellum and wrapped it around my watercolor panel before adhering it to the card base. I also used the new Nuvo Dream Drops on the card - these are SOOOOO pretty in real life, AND they are a duo chrome - meaning they look completely different on light and on dark card stock (I show swatches in the video).

On the inside of the card I stamped the Fresh-Cut Flowers again - this time with Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink. For the sentiment I white heat embossed it onto vellum, then ran the sentiment strip through my little Xyron X sticker marker to put adhesive all over the back of it. That way I could press it into place and no adhesive actually shows. 

To see how this card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-----click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

SSS Watercolor Rainboot Card | April Card Kit

Hello hello everyone!! I posted my unboxing video of the SSS April Card Kit on Friday - and now I'm back with a card made using elements from the kit:

I used the Rainboot Planter wafer die that comes in the kit, and die cut it from watercolor paper and then used a combo of Prima's Pastel Dreams and Tropicals watercolor palettes to color the image.

I used patterned papers from the kit to make up my card front, and heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Hello Darling stamp set onto the woodgrain patterned paper. I added the Bohemian Teal Nuvo Vintage Drops to my card and let them dry overnight before taking these pics. The Vintage Drops <------click to see all the colors - dry matte unlike the other Nuvo Drops in the line which have a glossy (or sparkly) finish.

I finished off the inside of the card with another heat embossed sentiment from the Hello Darling stamp set and added another strip of patterned paper and that was it!

To see how my card came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Cards for Friends | Picket Fence Studios Jill Girl

Hello everyone!! As I mention in my video - the cold has FINALLY let up a bit here - it was around -24C today and that's a HUGE improvement of the -40C and colder we've had for the last couple of weeks! 

During the cold snap tho - this image from Picket Fence Studios was too perfect:

This Jill Girl stamp was so perfect I had to order it when it came back in stock (it's been pretty popular so I had to wait for a back-in-stock email and then I snapped it up LOL!). It seemed rather fitting to pair it with Echo Park's Coffee 6x6 patterned papers, and then I used Simon Says Stamp's Painted Friend wafer die.

I stamped the Jill Girl onto Bee watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and then watercolored them in with my Mission Golds. After they were all dry I used my white Gelly Roll pens to add highlights.

To finish off the inside of the card I added strips of the EP Coffee papers and stamped a sentiment from Picket Fence's Coffee Understands stamp set using Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink. 

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

 

Gansai Tambi Galaxy Backgrounds | HoneyBee Stamps Friendship

Hello everyone!! For today's card I was completely inspired by one of the sentiment stamps from Honey Bee Stamps Friendship stamp set:

I created galaxy backgrounds with my Gansai Tambi watercolors on Arches watercolor paper. I used the starburst images from the Friendship stamp set and silver heat embossed those onto the backgrounds.

The sentiment from the Friendship set that inspired the cards was also silver heat embossed - this time onto vellum. I wrapped the vellum around the watercolor paper and used foam tape to adhere them to the card fronts.

On the inside of the cards I used a combination of silver heat embossing, black ink and Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink to make my sentiments and stamp the starbursts.

To see how my cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <-------click!

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

You Are Amazing Card Set | Waffle Flower Be Her

Hello everyone!! It's time for Waffle Flowers February Release! You can check out the release HERE <------click! and I've got links to all the stamps and dies individually as well as the stamp and die bundles below:

 

To celebrate the new release there's a fun blog hop with a bunch of inspiration and giveaways! If you didn't get here from the Waffle Flower blog I'll have links to all the stops below as well!

Here's what I made with a couple of the new sets:

I created 4 cards using the Be Her stamp set and the Label Greetings set. I clear heat embossed the critters after stamping them with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto water-colour paper, then watercolored them with Prima and Gansai Tambi water-colours.

I did all the backgrounds with the same watercolors, and white heat embossed the sentiments on black card stock then die cut them with coordinating dies.

All the critters and sentiments were adhered with foam tape, and I added some of Waffle Flowers enamel dots to the backgrounds.

I finished off the insides of the cards by stamping each of the critters with Distress Oxide inks, and also stamped them onto matching envelopes for each card. I then adhered the thanks sentiments to the insides and that was it!

To see how my cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

Next stop on the hop is Channin's blog <-------click!

And if you missed any of the other stops you can find them all here:

Waffle Flower (Nina) 

Amy Rysavy 

Channin Pelletier 

Nichol Spohr 

Rebecca Keppel 

Caly Person 

Kelli Cool 

Alix Davis

Keeway Tsao 

JJ Bolton 

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 2/7/19 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 2/11/19.

Thank you for stopping by and good luck!!

Honey Bee Mae the Mouse | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #15

Hello everyone! Welcome to Day 2 of blog hops celebrating Honey Bee's Brie Mine release! If you missed Day 1 you can check that out HERE <--------click! There's also GIVEAWAY info at the end of this post!

I also did a Release & Review video showing all the new products HERE <------click! and made a couple of cards using one of the other sets in the release HERE <------click!

OK now for today's cards:

Isn't this little mouse the cutest thing ever? The Mae the Mouse stamp set has a ton of different images in the set so you can create something for just about any occasion. I decided to use the honey jar image and go with a yellow theme to make a non-traditional Valentine's Day card that could be used as a thank you card or any occasion if you skipped the sentiment on the inside (or changed it up to a different sentiment using the Brie Mine set).

I stamped the mouse and the honey jar onto Bristol Smooth card stock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and then clear heat embossed them before colouring them in with my Arteza Real Brush markers and a water brush. Once dry I added highlights with a white gel pen and then die cut them with their coordinating wafer dies.

The backgrounds were created with one of the Hexi Patterns Background stencils and 2 shades of Distress Oxide Ink. Once the color was stencilled on I used Black Soot Distress Paint to splatter onto the backgrounds.

I finished off the insides of the cards with a little bit more stencilling and sentiments from the Brie Mine set and that was it!

To see how my cards came together check out my video below:

Or watch in HD over on YouTube HERE <--------click!

Next stop on the hop is Carly's blog! <-------click!

If you missed any of the other stops you can find them all here:

Amy Rysavy

Carly Minner

Ilda Dias

Nichol Spohr

Vera Yates

Also if you missed any of the previous posts in my Valentine series you can find them all here:

Lawn Fawn I Love You-calyptus | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #14

Love You Like French Fries | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #13

HoneyBee Piece of Cake Cards | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #12

C9 Monster Love Card | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #11

Easy MFT Nugget Treat Tags | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #10

Hey Dude | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #9

Always & Forever | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #8

Flat Shaker Cards | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #7

Waffle Flower Group Hug | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #6

Big Picture Book Animal Cards | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #5

You're So Stinkin' Cute Card | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #4

So Pun Friends Sloth Card | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #3

Thinking of You | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #2

Peace & Love Card | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #1

I get asked a lot about where to purchase the supplies I use in my videos and blog posts. I list all the supplies I use at the end of my posts (below) or in the description box directly below my video on YouTube.

Compensated affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you. Affiliate linking is what keeps my blog and YouTube channel up and running and enables me to work from home and provide for my children! I appreciate your support more than words can say! I occasionally receive product for free from stores/manufacturer with no obligation on my part to use/review - I only use and share what I personally love. Everything else I purchase myself! 

Now for the GIVEAWAY!!

Honey Bee is offering TWO $30 Gift Certificates to the Honey Bee Stamps Store, one from Day One and one from the Day Two comments. In order to be entered to win, all you need to do is hop along with us and comment on each blog. Winners will be announced on the Honey Bee Stamps Blog on February 1st.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!! ❤️

SSS Beautiful Flowers 2 Take 3 | Thinking of You Blues

Happy weekend everyone! I'm back with another card for last week's Color Throwdown Challenge - if you missed my previous card for it you can find it here:

C9 Monster Love Card | AmyR Valentine 2019 Series #11

So after making that one I still couldn't get this color combo out of my head - plus I REALLY wanted to use the jewels I had pulled out and decided against using on the previous card LOL!

To go with the jewels I pulled out one of my favorite sets - Simon Says Stamp's Beautiful Flowers 2:

I white heat embossed the flower stamp onto water-colour paper then used my Prima Classics water-colours and did some messy watercoloring of the images.

I used Simon's Thinking of You wafer dies for the sentiment and added a small sentiment from the Beautiful Flowers 2 stamp set. And of course used a bunch of the Deep Pool and Blueberry jewels from Little Things by Lucy's Cards.

I finished off the inside of the card by stamping the large floral image with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink and then white heat embossed a sentiment from the So Loved stamp set and that was it!

To see how my card came together check out my video below:

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