Prairie Paper & Ink

More Easy Watercolor with Distress Reinkers | Honey Bee Cap & Gown

Hey friends! Today I have a couple of grad cards to share with y'all using Honey Bee Stamps Cap and Gown stamp set and coordinating Honey Cuts:

These are 5x7" cards.

That's right - 5x7 cards. My card in yesterday's post was 5x7 too - which for me isn't the norm. I generally stick to A2, slimline and now mini-slimline. BUT - sometimes 5x7 just gives that extra space and makes for a more substantial card IMO!

I heat embossed the images from the Cap and Gown set onto Canson XL watercolor paper and then watercolored them with Distress Reinkers. I silver heat embossed sentiments from the same set onto black card stock and die cut everything with the coordinating Cap and Gown Honey Cuts.

I used Honey Bee's Bee Bold Uppercase Alphabet dies and stacked them with black card stock topped with silver glitter card stock to spell out the work GRAD on each card. For the stars I used the Honey Bee Stacking Stars wafer dies and cut them from black, silver glitter and silver foil card stocks.

On the insides of the cards I added another silver heat embossed sentiment from the Cap and Gown set and the remaining die cut stars 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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 DieCuts with Distress Reinkers | Waffle Flower Rustic Rainbow

Hello friends!! Today is Waffle Flower's June release and it is FABULOUS. You can check out all the new products here at my links below:

I'm part of a blog hop today sharing inspiration with the new products and I'll have links to the other stops as well as GIVEAWAY info lower down in my post!

First off - my cards:

I used the new Rustic Rainbow wafer die set and die cut the stripes from Canson watercolor paper. I then used Distress Reinkers to watercolor them in all the rainbow colors, and once dry I adhered them to the die cut outline.

I die cut the clouds using the same die set, and staggered everything on my card fronts using foam squares.

For my sentiments I used the Label Maker Sentiments set that had come out in Waffle Flowers previous release. Once everything was adhered into place 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 Arjita's blog HERE <-------click!

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

Waffle Flower Blog

Amy Rysavy

Arjita Singh

Cathy Zielske

Channin Pelletier

Galina Filippenko

Jeanne Jachna

Jessica Frost-Ballas

JJ Bolton

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Rachel Arribas

Nichol Spohr

Rebecca Keppel

Vicky Papaioannou

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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!!

 

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Monday June 7th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 6/9/2021.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!! ❤️❤️❤️

Easy Rainbow Palette with 3 Distress Reinkers | CZ Design Pride Wafer Dies

Hello hello everyone!! OK first off - if you missed that Simon has a NEW release:

You can check out all the new products HERE <-----click!

AND because today's post is part of a blog hop I have a code for y'all:

Shop at Simon Says Stamp <------click! during the Rainbows release bog hop and get a FREE pack of Holographic envelopes with any purchase using the code ENVIES

I will have links to all the other stops on the hop as well as GIVEAWAY info lower down in the post!

If you missed my earlier card and video using some of the new products you can find that here:

Custom Embossing Paste with Distress Reinkers | SSS Fading Hearts Slimline Stencil

Now on to today's card:

I used only 3 Distress Reinkers - Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Mermaid Lagoon - to create a rainbow of colors in my watercolor palette. I then used the colors to paint a rainbow background that I die cut with the outline of the CZ Design Pride wafer die set.

I used the same watercolors to create a splattery background for the Pride die cut, and added a sentiment from the Reverse Pride Sentiment Strips pack.

I watercolored another panel to adhere to the inside of the card and added a couple more of the Reverse Pride Sentiment Strips 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!

The next stop on the hop is Heather's blog HERE <-----click!

If you missed any of the stops on the hop you can find them all at the links below:

Simon Says Stamp Blog   

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Kristina Werner

Amy Rysavy

Heather Ruwe

Lisa Addesa

Amanda Korotkova

Sidnie Des Jardins

Suzy Plantamura

Yana Smakula

Kathy Racoosin

Barb Engler

Lea Lawson

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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!!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop (thanks Heidi!!) from each blog's comment section (so leaving comments on all the blog posts of the hop increases your chances of winning!). Simon will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday the 9th of June (6/9). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

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

Shimmer Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Look For the Rainbows Take 5

Hello friends!! I've been editing up a STORM over the last several days - if you've missed any of my recent posts you can find them all by scrolling down!

I'm still on a Distress Reinker kick - it's been so much fun creating with them. For this card I stamped images from Simon Says Stamp's Look for the Rainbows stamp set onto Canson watercolor paper using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I heat embossed them with WOW's Clear Matt Dull embossing powder then watercolored them with Distress Reinkers mixed with Perfect Pearl Powder so they're all shimmery.

On the background I heat embossed the Open Grid Background stamp and then watercolored over it with more Distress Reinkers mixed with Perfect Pearl powder. The die cut hugs is from Simon's Small Script Trio wafer die set and I topped it with Holographic card stock.

On the inside of the card I inked up the images using Distress Oxide inks and sponge daubers. I had die cut some Flickering Butterflies from Lawn Fawn's Translucent vellum, and adhered some to the outside and inside of the card. I stamped a sentiment from the Look for the Rainbows set and paired the card with a Doll Pink envelope 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Shimmer Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Wildflowers Stamp Set Take 6

Hello friends!!

So I've been posting a BUNCH of videos lately using Distress Ink re-inkers - and of course I've got another one for y'all:

This is a 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline card.

I added some Perfect Pearls powder to my Distress Reinker palette to add some shimmer, then watercolored a background using them. Once it was dry I used Simon's Wildflowers stamp set and heat embossed the silhouette image using Tonic's Glitter Noir embossing powder.

I used the 'thanks' wafer die from Simon's Script Trio wafer die set and added a top layer die cut from Simon's Holographic card stock. I die cut the Flickering Butterflies from some of Lawn Fawn's Pearlescent vellum and added those as well.

On the inside of the card I inked up the Wildflowers image using several Distress Oxide inks and sponge daubers. I added a couple more of the Flickering Butterflies, and a sentiment strip from the Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strip pack 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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 Ink Refills | SSS Flower Cluster Wood Mount Stamp

Hello everyone!!

I've been creating like mad using Distress Reinkers - if you missed any of those posts you can scroll down or check out the specific posts here:

Emboss Resist Gradient Background with Distress Reinkers | SSS Dandelion Messages Take 3

Emboss Resist Distress Reinker Backgrounds | SSS Spring Blooms Background

Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | SSS Organic Fruits Stamp Set

Slimline Distress Reinker Watercolor Card | Trinity Stamps Slimline Doodle Garden

Watercolor with Distress Ink Refills | CZ Design Color Wheel Stamp

So today's cards use Distress Reinkers of course:

These are 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline cards.

I used Simon Says Stamp's Wood Mounted Flower Cluster stamp, stamped it with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink onto watercolor paper and heat embossed it with WOW Clear Matt Dull embossing powder.

I used a variety of Distress Reinkers to watercolor in the image (all are linked in the supplies below!). For the sentiments I pulled out the Thankful Flowers stamp set (one of my favourites) and stamped the Thank You directly onto the card front and added a small companion sentiment stamped on Lawn Fawn Sunflower card stock.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the Flower Cluster using Simon's Khaki ink, and added another sentiment from the Thankful Flowers stamp set.

For the Ivory Mini Slimline envelopes I inked up the Flower Cluster stamp with several Distress Oxide inks using sponge daubers to get all the colors then stamped it onto the envelope and that was it!

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

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

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Emboss Resist Gradient Background with Distress Reinkers | SSS Dandelion Messages Take 3

Hey everyone! Post and video #2 from me today - if you missed my earlier post you can find that here:

Emboss Resist Distress Reinker Backgrounds | SSS Spring Blooms Background

OK on to the cards:

I pulled out Simon Says Stamp's Dandelion Messages stamp set and heat embossed one of the images onto Canson XL watercolor paper using Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. Once that was melted I used my palette with Distress Reinkers (that I've used in all my latest videos) and painted the colors in a gradient. REALLY easy to do!

The sentiment is one of my oldie-but-goodie favourites - Simon's Painted Thanks wafer die. I die cut it from black card stock and stacked them 3 layers deep for dimension.

On the inside of the card I used the same image from the Dandelion Messages stamp set, and this time I inked it up with several colors of Distress Oxide inks using sponge daubers. I then stamped a sentiment from the same 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Emboss Resist Distress Reinker Backgrounds | SSS Spring Blooms Background

Hello hello everyone! I've been able to get SO much editing done so I'm posting videos and sharing with y'all a TON!

So lately I've been on a "watercolor with Distress Reinkers" kick and it's been fun - and I continued that with these cards.

I heat embossed Simon Says Stamp's Spring Bloom Background onto Canson XL watercolor paper using Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. I then used several different Distress Ink Re-inkers and watercolored over it. As it dries the embossed images resist the inks and I'm left with these fun colourful (and satin shimmery) backgrounds.

I used the CZ Design Swoopy Thank You wafer dies for my main sentiment and then added a companion sentiment from the Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strips pack.

On the insides of the cards I stamped the Spring Blooms Background using Simon's Fog ink and added a couple more of the Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strips. I paired the cards with a couple of Lemon Chiffon envelopes 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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 Ink Refills | SSS Organic Fruits Stamp Set

I used Simon Says Stamp's Organic Fruits stamp set and stamped the images onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed them with WOW's Clear Matt Dull embossing powder.

I then used Distress Reinkers to watercolor in all the images and once dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer dies. 

For the backgrounds I heat embossed Simon's Open Grid Background using the same embossing powder and then painted over it with more Distress Reinkers.

On the insides of the cards I adhered the same fruit I'd put on the outside 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Slimline Distress Reinker Watercolor Card | Trinity Stamps Slimline Doodle Garden

Hey everyone!

So here is this week's Color Throwdown Challenge:

You can check out what the rest of the team created with these colors HERE <------click! and you can play along yourself if you'd like (all the info on how is on the CTD blog that I linked to above).

Here's what I created:

This is a 3.5 x 8.5" slimline card.

I white heat embossed Trinity Stamps Slimline Doodle Garden image onto Distress watercolor paper and then watercolored it using Distress reinkers. The Happy Birthday sentiment was die cut from black card stock and stacked 3 layers together to give it some dimension.

I stamped the Doodle Garden image onto the inside of the card using Weathered Wood Distress Oxide ink (and added some yellow splatter to fix an oops). To create the envelope I used some Doodlebug paper from my stash and Trinity's Slimline Envelope Builder wafer die set and that was it!

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

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

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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 Ink Refills | CZ Design Color Wheel Stamp

Hey friends!! Insomnia is still a massive (and debilitating) issue with me here - I'm dealing (or not dealing depending on the day) with it (and I share that as just a small glimpse into things as people ask why I haven't been posting as frequently - this is the main reason why).

Anywho - new card and video! I kept this card more "simple" - basically as clean and simple as I can get - while still adding splatter and some bling lol!

I white heat embossed CZ Designs Color Wheel background stamp onto some Distress watercolor paper and then used Distress Reinkers, a paintbrush and water to color them in. I used Salvaged Patina, Cracked Pistachio and Tumbled Glass - keeping some of the parts "as is" with the colors and others I mixed to get all the variation.

I added splatter (of course) and a sentiment from the CZ Design Thanks wafer die set.

 

On the inside of the card I stamped the Color Wheel using Salvaged Patina Distress ink. I then stamped my favorite sentiment from the XL Greetings 2 stamp set onto white card stock using Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink and then die cut it with the coordinating wafer die.

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

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

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Watercoloring with Distress Oxide Sprays Mini Slimline Cards

Hey everyone! More Distress Oxide Sprays - this time creating a base for a background and then watercoloring with them again (I am LOVING watercoloring using the sprays).

These are 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline cards.

I used Simon Says Stamp's Spring Bouquets stamp set and stamped the roses image onto Canson XL watercolor paper using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat embossed it with WOW's Clear Matt Dull embossing powder.

I used Candied Apple and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Sprays to watercolor in the florals and leaves and once dry I die cut them with the coordinating wafer die.

On the background I'd used Speckled Egg, Antique Linen and Candied Apple Distress Oxide Sprays. Once dry I used the Spring Boho Circle Stencil and Crackle Paste (still a favorite combo of mine).

On the insides of the cards I stamped the rose image with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink and added a sentiment from the Spring Bouquets set with the Nocturne ink 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

EASY Painting with Opal Watercolors Take 2 | SSS Party Balloons Slimline Cards

Hello friends!! I'm part of a blog hop today for day 1 of 2 days of hops for Simon Says Stamp's Born to Sparkle Release:

You can check out the entire Born to Sparkle release HERE <-----click! AND I have a code to share with y'all:

Shop at Simon Says Stamp during the blog hop and get a FREE Island Crush ink cube set with a purchase of $25 or more using the code CRUSH428

I have links to the other stops on this hop as well as GIVEAWAY info lower down in this post!

First off the cards. I made these cards just the other day using some new-to-me Opal watercolors (and my favorite stamp set) and wanted to try them out again and this time use ALL the colors in the palette:

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I white heat embossed the new Party Balloons background stamp onto black card stock and then painted in the balloons and confetti with the Opal watercolors. 

It's hard to show how shimmery and reflective these look in photos. I added a bunch of splatter of course, and used an older CZ Design Let's Party wafer die that I topped with some of Simon's Holographic card stock so it's SUPER reflective in real life!

On the insides of the cards I used the new Confetti stencil with several Distress Oxide inks and got all the different colors using the new stack of rainbow blending brushes that Simon got in (that are SO cute and I am in love with lol). I stamped sentiments from the CZ Design Stop Drop Party stamp set with Nocturne ink 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!

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

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

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Heather Ruwe

Amy Rysavy

Lisa Addesa

Sidnie Des Jardins

Suzy Plantamura

Cheiron Brandon

Barb Engler

Sandi MacIver

Natasha Vacca

Seeka

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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!!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop (thanks Heidi!!) from each blog's comment section (so leaving comments on all the blog posts of the hop increases your chances of winning!). Simon will choose the winners over the weekend and post on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday the 5th of May (5/5). All the winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize.

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

EASY Painting with Opal Watercolors | SSS Beautiful Flowers Take 16

Hey everyone! I am super excited to share these cards with y'all - I recently bought the Kuretake Opal Colors watercolor palette and decided it was high time to open it and use it. I am SO glad I did - they are gorgeous on black paper!!

These are 3.5 x 8.5" slimline cards.

I pulled out my still ALL-time-FAVORITE stamp set - Simon Says Stamp's Beautiful Flowers, and white heat embossed the floral cluster onto black card stock. I then painted them in with the Opal Colors - quick and easy. I used the coordinating wafer die to cut them out once dry and popped them onto the card fronts with black foam tape.

I added splatter (of course) using the Starry Colors palette (another favorite of mine that I use a ton - including on the cards I posted yesterday).

I stamped the Beautiful Flowers on the insides of the cards using Wendy Vecchi's Thistle ink, and then stamped a sentiment from the Thankful Flowers (another fave of mine) set with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and that was it!

To see these Opal Colors in action and how these cards came together check out my video below:

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

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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! 

Watercoloring with Distress Oxide Sprays & Crackle Spray Backgrounds

Hello friends! I'm still obsessed and experimenting with Distress Oxide Sprays (and crackle paste - LOVING the crackle paste!). So I made a couple more cards incorporating that:

These are 3.25 x 6.25" mini slimline cards.

I heat embossed Simon Says Stamp's Sketch Tulip Bouquet (an oldie-but-goodie favorite of mine) onto Canson watercolor paper with Simon's Cream embossing powder. I then watercoloured it in using 2 Distress Oxide Sprays - Shaded Lilac and Twisted Citron.

On the background I used Simon's Spring Boho Circle Stencil with Crackle Paste over the same Canson watercolor paper. I then had fun spraying and blotting Distress Oxide Sprays over it - LOOK at that texture. 

For the sentiment I painted a scrap of watercolor paper with the Pumice Stone Oxide Spray, dried it then heat embossed the sentiment from the Sketch Tulip Bouquet set.

On the insides of the cards I inked up the tulips with Shaded Lilac and Twisted Citron and then stamped the sentiment with Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink. I paired the cards with Simon's Mini Slimline Blue Violet envelopes 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!

Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube! You can also consider supporting me on my Patreon!

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!