Starry Walk in the Woods

Hello, crafty friends!  Mama Bear and her cubs are taking a walk in the woods on a starry night for my post for Blue Knight Stamps today.  I heat embossed in black against a watercolor galaxy sky.

Blue Knight Stamps is doing a September New Release giveaway! Head over to the FANS OF BLUE KNIGHT RUBBER STAMPS Facebook group HERE, to enter!

It's easy to make a watercolor galaxy sky.  Take watercolor paper and add swirling strokes of dark blue, dark red, dark aqua, and purple to the paper.  Spritz with water if you would like for the colors to blend. After it dries, create a black wash and add to some parts of the card. Add white gesso flicks or silver dots for the stars.  There are many tutorials out there on the Galaxy Technique.  Each one will be unique and fun to create.

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kReN@afourthlife

Prayer Flower

Hello, my dear friends! 

It's time to share a project for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps and 
it's a new release month.  There are seven new sets to choose from and you can see them by clicking the links below.

I am spotlighting Prayer Flower and ribbon from The Ribbon Place.
I white embossed the image and used Peerless Watercolors. 
Then I used a stitched die frame and an embossing folder.
I love blue-green and pink together, don't you?

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Let It Snow

Hello, Friends. 

Happy Tuesday and Merry Christmas to you!   

It's Kren here sharing another project using 

some of the wonderful products from Cheapo Dies.  

Today I am using Let It Snow.

Here are the Tuesday Tips for creating this project.

While the watercolors are out, make several 8 x 11

backgrounds to cut into quarters to be used immediately or saved for later.

No silver metallic card stock?  Spray  card stock or die cuts with metallic paint instead.

See you next Tuesday!

Kren

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Heartfelt Words

My cards today use a set called  Heartfelt Words.

My first two cards use the galaxy technique.  You watercolor splotches of color onto watercolor paper, add a black wash over it all using circular motions, and add silver or white dots to simulate stars.

Flourishes lc Heartfelt Words, Peerless watercolors, silver acrylic paint, Sizzix heart die

The second card uses the same galaxy technique with an American Craft globe die, metallic card stock, Peerless watercolors, acrylic paints, and, of course, Heartfelt Words by Flourishes lc.

I couldn't resist making a third card when I stumbled across this silver-accented designer paper in my stash.  Sometimes, you can just let the designer paper create the inspiration for the card.

Flourishes lc Heartfelt Words, unbranded die cut, designer paper

Sending Warm Thoughts

It's a hot, hot summer and I am sending you warm thoughts.

Imagine your Adirondack chair in the sand

gazing out at the beautiful water and sky.

It's time to think ocean and beach for the

JFF Rubber Stamps Blog Challenge for August.

Here's my card:

Sunset at the Seashore G3652Adirondack Chair B3392Sentiments 3 UMS 7020

Blue Skies

Nothing cheers me up more than bright blue skies,

so when MFP/SFF chose monochromatic blue for

the challenge theme this week, I was elated.

Because hot air balloons are one of my favorite things,

it was a perfect combination.

I created the background paper

 using watercolor paper,

an embossing folder (Can you ever have too many?  I think not!),

brayering the raised portions,

and heat embossing with white ep.

It's a technique I can't seem to get enough of.

Hope you like it and will join us this week.

Think blue!

Red!

The MFP/SFF challenge this week is to make a

monochromatic red card.

I took out my Peerless watercolors and painted watercolor paper.

After running it through with an embossing folder,

I loaded a brayer with embossing fluid and

embossed the raised portions with embossing powder.

I used a set called Primitive Farm and a brighter

red embossing powder on vellum for the images and sentiment.

Here's my card.