Missing You

A card sent to my parents created with WPlus9's Pretty Peonies and Altenew's Label Love.

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Watercolor Butterflies

I've been cleaning out my craft room and came across another old favorite. This butterfly is from the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Hydrangea set. Remember that one? Another great set but alas, it is no longer available.

Using Canson 140 lb Watercolor paper and Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus Fine Art Watercolors, I created a sort of tie-dyed panel. Quick tip: when making tie-dyed panels, fill a shallow rectangular pan with water (I used a disposable aluminum casserole tin that you get at the grocery) and submerge your panel for just a minute or so. This makes it so quick and easy to wick paint through the paper and blend with the other colors.

Dr. Martin's is my favorite brand of watercolor paint. It's a concentrated liquid that comes in a bottle with an eye dropper top. A drop is all you need to create vibrant color on your page. Because of the dropper top, it is also easy to create drips and splatters. I linked to Donna Downey's store where she sells them in kits and as single bottles. While you are there, check out some of the other unique and amazing stuff she has. BTW: Her customer service is amazing! And no, I don't get anything for sending you there. It's just my way of saying, "Thanks, Donna." She has given us all so much with her classes, videos and free tutorials.

After my panel was dry, I stamped the butterflies, using Ranger Archival Jet Black ink, fussy cut them and adhered them to the card. The sentiment is from another retired Stampendous set.

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Peeking Posies

Here are a couple of cards I made using the new Hero Arts Peeking Posies stamp set (LL072). I absolutely love this new set! The flowers are great for coloring and fussy cutting. They remind me that Spring is right around the corner...at least I hope so.



The first card was colored with Copics and the second one with watercolor pencils blended with the Whispers Strokes blender pen. On the second card, I also used the Hero Arts cling stamps: Cling Dots (CG139) & Flourish Background (CG119) stamped with the Versamark stamp pad.



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