CAS(E) + SSS Monday Challenge + Reverse Confetti

I'm playing along with the CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge  and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (Favorite Technic) today using Reverse Confetti's Walk By Faith stamp set. 

 After gold embossing my sentiment, I applied three shades of pink Zig Clean Color Markers to the card base and then brushed each with water using an aqua brush. 

Water coloring is my go-to and favorite technique at the moment, so I knew I had a match made in heaven with the Simon Says Monday Challenge to use your favorite technique combined with this dreamy CAS(E) sketch.

 I added bits of sparkle with color coordinated sequins to finish my card. That's it, sweet and simple as can be. 

I hope you'll find some time this to play along with these challenges, and always remember to trust in the Lord (for everything).

Hugs,

Amy

Exciting News + Double Challenge

I'm so glad you stopped by today because I have a bit of exciting news to share along with a fun card I created to participate in two challenges - Simon Says Monday Challenge: Trio of Colors & Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 284. 

I've seen a few of these full layer shaker cards lately and decided it would be perfect for the Sweet Sunday Sketch. The sentiment is from Simon's Big Scripty Greetings set and my most favorite anchor stamp from SugarPea Designs Anchored . 

I clear embossed both before watercoloring my trio of colors - Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade). After the background dried, I wonky stitched an acetate layer on top, filled in my shaker with Pretty Pink Posh sequins and then finished sewing across the top opening. I sure do likey and know just the person who might likey it as well.

How about some exciting news before I go? I've been a guest designer for SugarPea Designs this month and have been asked to stay on as a full time designer, which means you'll be seeing my SPD designs on a regular basis starting with Sweet Sneaks in another week or so!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

~Amy

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Jumbo Watercolor Gift Tags

I have a couple of jumbo gift tags today pulling double duty as gift wrap slash birthday card. George is invited to a birthday party for a twin brother and sister, and I thought this was a fun way to go since I was wrapping for two. I'm also linking up with the current Simon Says Monday Challenge: Summer - I mean, what screams summer more than anchors aweigh and fishing, right?!

A closer look at each of the tags...

anchor | happy birthday

waves | birthday buddies | surf & turf

How to:

The stripes on the anchor tag were made by placing torn strips of Post It tape over my tag as a mask and then color washing distress ink in the open areas. I used the same technique on this card last week. 

I did something similar on the fish tag, this time creating a mask with the waves die from Paper Smooches and filling in the water colored background by smooshing ink from an acetate sheet onto the lower half. To create the mask, simple lay a strip of Post It tape on a piece of scrap paper, die cut it and then peel off the tape (the Post It tape won't stick to the scrap paper) which is now ready to be used as a mask that will stay in place. Cool, huh?! I'm sure I'm not the first one to have told you this trick, but I was so excited about it that I had to share.

Last little tidbit is the sentiment lure sign on the fish tag. After stamping the sentiment from Birthday Buddies, I drew in the sign boxes, fishing line and hook with a Sakura Pigma Micron Pen along with a few squiggles here and there. I actually used the inside straight edge and corner of the tag die as a guide but kept some of the lines non-parallel (is that even a word?) to keep them from looking too perfect. I finished off my luring signs (sorry, couldn't help myself) with my mid-grey Zig Real Color Brush for a matching watercolor look.

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Color Wash Stripes

Happy hump day! 

I couldn't wait to play along with this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and came up with this little ditty. The challenge is to use color wash or color mists + stamping and I decided to do a little color washing for my background. I got so darn excited about my color washed stripes that I forgot to add stamping to them, but I did do a little stamping on the shaker window. ;-)

In the supplies listed below, you'll notice Post-It Masking Tape. I tore long strips of the tape in half and used them to mask my background layer into stripes and hold my paper in place. Then I pressed distress ink onto my craft mat, spritzed it with water and painted (color washed) the stripes. Before pulling the masking tape and while the paper was still wet, I sprinkled gold embossing powder here and there, heat set it and then pulled the tape off to reveal this really cool background.

I noticed that I just happened to have some shaker card ingredients that matched my color wash stripes, so I die cut a circle into the background layer and added a shaker pouch behind. I have so many wonderful friends who I dearly wish lived closer to me, so I really should mass produce this one!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a chance to check out the Simon Says Monday Challenge following the link below.
~Amy

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