Spring and Fall Flowers

I enter a lot of giveaways over on Instagram and won this Honeybee Stamps Zen Bouquet stamp set awhile back, and immediately tried out the large floral stamp, but for these projects I inked up the small stamps.

For both cards I masked a portion of the cards and built a floral frame to color. For this one, I used fall colors like red, yellow and orange. The sentiments are from a free mini set from Scrapbook.com. I used the mini MISTI to figure out the placement of the stamps and because I knew I'd have to stamp multiple times to get a good impression from so many stamps. I love my MISTI...because otherwise, my stamping sucks. I was wary of spending $50 on a small item, but it really helps me enjoy stamping because I can get good impressions.

For the second card, I used the bright pinks and purples of my Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers and this one turned out to be my favorite. I like the colors and how the sentiment fills the space too. For both cards, I added in doodles with a black marker and white uniball pen. I also went back in and stamped the black small leaf to fill in some blank spots, this time using an acrylic block.

Which color palette do you prefer when coloring florals? Brights or naturals?

Happy Friday!

Chark

 

Love You Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing a card I made with a 12x12 coloring page from Adornit. I picked it up at Scrapbook.com, and it's meant for watercoloring. The paper is thick and textured and perfect to paint. I cut down the large image and made a birthday card with it.

Here it is, mid-painting. I used Tombow markers and one Real Waterbrush marker and did both coloring straight onto the page and also applying water to make it paint before putting it on the page.

Here's the final card, with a few Nuvo Silver drops for flower and berry centers and white gel pen and colored pencil additions to the painting.

I like how fast you can make a card with these panels already painted...so, buy some (they have tons of watercolor panels here) and do an afternoon of painting and then on another day, trim them into card-size panels and attach them to card bases.

Happy Friday!

Chark

Daisies Galore

I love Power Poppy's beautiful stamps...they have both clear and digital stamps. I use the digis because I usually want them now and can't wait for the mail. Plus I can make them any size, which is super great.

When the FB group I'm in, Kit and Clowder, had a free digi from Power Poppy, I had to join in. Kit and Clowder offered a free coloring class for this image too. They make for a great duo! My first try was with a single bloom included in the free digi set. I used my trusty Prismacolor pencils.

Then I tackled multiple blooms while watching Say Yes to the Dress...I am somewhat fascinated by this show. 

I love weddings and I loved planning and crafting for my own, 28 years ago! But I'm still fascinated. I love a good long look at the bridal mags. So this show is right up my alley, especially when you add all the human drama. I've told my adult daughter we must go to a bridal salon, have her try on dresses and come out and show me. Whereupon I will say things I've heard on that show like, "It looks like a tablecloth," and "No, just no." 

My all-time favorite line was from a mother to her daughter who was getting married in a church. The mother was ultra-conservative and the daughter less so. The dress wasn't even terribly revealing, but the mom said, "You're going to make Jesus cry if you wear that." I about fell out of my chair laughing. I totally want to say this in a salon! Luckily, my daughter is a fun-loving gal too and she's on board with this idea! lolol

I added some light blue to this background of warm colors. Don't you love this stamp? Gerbera daisies are gorgeous irl too! Alyce over at Kit and Clowder is a great coloring teacher if you're tempted to try one. She also offers a couple of free classes here and there, like this one with the daisies.

Happy Monday!

Chark