SCS Mystery Image Swap - February 2016 Two Paper Divas & Reverse Confetti "Hello Good Friends"

With the other half away, I took advantage and spread out all my supplies to get some play time in.  How wonderful this is going to be that I don't have to clean up my table surface or piles for another month!

Here's my February submission for my group of a dozen other ladies from SCS.  This month, Tracie (taclary) sent us this cheerful watering can image full of flowers from Two Paper Divas.

Tracie states "this image is in honor of the friendships that I have made through SCS.  I am lucky to have each and every one of you as a friend. So February's challenge is in honor of the friendships that we have made through SCS."

I can't wait for her to see what I came up with and I hope that Dea, who's the next in our rotating recipient list, will like my card in person!

I really wanted to play with my copics since I never was an expert coloring gal.  There are lots of mistakes here and I managed to salvage it by using the pebbled dot texturizing technique on my watering can.  I have no idea if that's what the technique is called, but from looking at my coloring, I think you get the idea.

Since I decided to use the image without the perfectly stamped coordinating sentiment Tracie provided, I added some die cuts from Reverse Confetti to add to the Spring Friendship theme.

One last thing, I'm dying because my card suffered an accident at the very last minute when I was stamping an alternative friendship themed sentiment on the inside of my card.  The front of the cover made contact with my just reinker refreshed ink pad that was sitting right next to it!   Grr...I'm working on a desk that's about 3 feet wide and about 1.5 feet deep. I'm practically working on top of myself.  I need to clean up after myself much better to avoid this.  Unfortunately, adding color dots or sequins to mask my oopsie just crowds this card design so I've decided to just leave it as is.

I still think this card came out pretty cute!  Just for fun, I entered this card in the CASology challenge for their Week 185:Egg.

Thanks for visiting!







"Hello Friendship" Card
Paper: My Mind's Eye Now and Then Milo PP
Stamps: Two Paper Divas Bloom Wildly; Reverse Cnofetti Hippity Hoppity; SU Feel Goods
Ink: Copics Various;  SU Brocade Blue;  Wink of Stella Glitter  Yellow
Tools: Reverse Confetti Hippity Hoppity & Hello Dies; MFT Grass Border Die
Size: 4.25" x 5.5" rectangular 

Think Happy Thoughts Watercolor Splatter

I've noticed this splattered paint/watercolor trend in many of the card galleries out there and finally got a chance to try it out.  I'm still finding my confidence in allowing the water to spread, mix and dilute the colors.  Can I tell you how hard it is to just leave it alone?!?!?!  

TIP:  When using watercolors, it's important to use an ink and/or heat emboss it so it doesn't smear.  I made the mistake of using Momento Tuxedo Black in my previous Crazy Birds card because it's been awhile since I've been crafting.  I love that Momento pad because the black is rather crisp.  But it's just a dye based ink pad.  Grr! I completely forgot I had been using Versafine Black which is an archival instant dry pigment ink pad.  Voila! No wait time, I could apply gobs of water or watercolor right away. 

Decided to play along with the current Muse Challenge #127 this week while trying out this splatter technique with my Kuretake Gansai set.

Here's this week's Muse inspiration card by Joan Bardee:

I loved the tons of fresh clean white space which I replicated on my card.  Also loved her circular / oval gathering of elements that framed her sentiment which I created with my color splattering and golden bronze-y sequins.

This was a fun card and challenge.  Thanks for visiting!





"Think Happy Thoughts" Card
Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper
Stamps: Reverse Confetti Color Me Happy 
Ink: Versafine Black; Kuretake Gansai Watercolors 
Embellishments: Darice Sequins
Size: 4.25" x 5.5" rectangular

A Rainbow of Sweet Treats Birthday

7th SCS VSN Challenge done!

This one took me just 10 minutes as I had a long day of meetings and commuting today.  This is all the brain cells I have today.

I originally wanted to color in the birthday cake with copics and then mat it on coordinating solid cardstock and patterned paper, but I'm pooped.

So it's the grungy element from my new Reverse Confetti stamp to the rescue.  I just shopped through my box of scraps to match up with the stamped background pop a bit more.  The stamped elements easily came together as I just went down my row of SU Rich Regals ink pads.

So I call uncle and am heading to bed on a VERY early Friday night.

Challenge Title: Bake Up Some Happiness
Hostess: annsforte3 (Ann)
Keyword: JUN15VSNH

In retrospect, I probably should have matted the color in larger rectangles so that all four sides of the stamped image has a colored border.

G'night! Thanks for visiting!





"Rainbow of Sweet Treats Birthday" Card
Paper: SU Whisper White; Bazzil CS
Stamps: SU Sweet Treats; From the Herd (sentiment); Reverse Confetti Color Me Happy 
Ink: Memento Black; SU Pink Passion; SU Only Orange; SU YoYo Yellow; SU Gable Green; SU Tempting Turquoise; SU Brilliant Blue
Size: 4.25" x 5.5" rectangular