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Paper Sweeties Birthday Blog Hop With Pink and Main

August 24, 2019

Hey everyone. Welcome to the Pink and Main/Paper Sweeties Birthday Blog Hop. I’m so excited to be a part of this hop. It’s going to be full of inspiration and creativity overload. Paper Sweeties has some really cute stamps and products. So let’s get started.

For my card today I used the Pink and Main Pen Pals as my background paper. I trimmed down the pattern paper so I could add a pretty gray piece of card stock behind it. Next I stamped out the sentiment on white card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and trimmed it down. I also placed the sentiment strip onto gray card stock. I added faux white stitching to both panels with a .10 point gelly roll pen. Finishing off this panel I glued the sentiment strip onto the pattern paper panel.

Now it was time to die cut out the love sentiment from Paper Sweeties. I die cut this piece several times and glued the piece together for extra weight. I then used my white gelly roll pen to go over the letters for some white highlights. Once this was complete I adhered it to my card panel and covered the sentiment with Nuvo Crystal Glaze. To keep the card colorful, I placed my pattern paper panel onto a rose card base. Adding just a touch of bling to my card I used these pretty flower sequins also from Paper Sweeties.

Here is a closeup of my card. The little flower sequins are open in the center however I placed a small gem in the middle of mine.

Now for all the details. Paper Sweeties is offering 25% discount on that day to celebrate their 7th Birthday. And Pink and Main will be giving away a surprise package valued at $25.00. Participants must leave a comment on each stop along the hop. Winner announced on Wednesday August 28, 2019.

It’s now time to hop along to the next designer. So head on over to Laurie’s blog and get inspired. Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peony Background – IT’S BEAUTIFUL

August 23, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back sharing a card using the Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peony background stamp. I’ve had this card made for months but totally forgot to share it here on my blog.

I stamped out the image onto watercolor paper in memento ink. Pulling out my watercolors and Prismacolor pencils was a great decision for this card since I was able to really build up with color on this piece. Watercoloring always takes me to a happy place. I try not to overthink my color when I work with this medium. The Pretty Peony background stamp was a perfect way to just let me coloring flow.

Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peony Background stamp

I kept this card really simple by trimming down the floral panel and layering it with fog card stock from Simon Says Stamp. I placed the panel on my typical white card base. Just for some added interest I splattered on gold paint with a paint brush and added some Nuvo vintage drops.

Here is a quick closeup of the finished card. So what do you think? If you don’t have this background stamp, I would highly suggest it to practice your floral watercoloring with. It’s a very forgiving image to color.

Thanks for stopping by today. I have more cards made using Simon Says Stamp products you can check out here. I’ll see you guys back here soon. Sending hugs and love to all.

Genuine Watercolor Pens Review

August 22, 2019

Hey everyone. Today I have a Genuine Watercolor Pens review for you. The company reached out to me to do a review of their watercolor pens and I accepted. Let me begin by saying, I always give my honest opinion of any product I share with you. My integrity will not allow me to say something is good if it’s not. I’ll be sampling these markers on different brands and thickness of papers for a good start. You can find the pens on Amazon.

Let’s get right into the review. Remember anytime you are creating, take several things into consideration. The medium you are using as well as the paper matters. I have several watercolor papers and two bristol papers in this video. You will need to see which works best for your style of coloring. A small correct on the paper I used in the video. It’s STONEHENGE not STONEHEDGE.

Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon.

Positive Vibes ONLY

August 22, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m up on the Pink and Main blog this evening sharing more of the August release. Head on over to check out this card I made and purchase from the affiliate links provide. We only need POSITIVE vibes these days. Too much negativity filling the world. So stay happy and feeling good. I mean how can you not feel good if you received a gorgeous card like this.

Positive Vibes

See you back here soon.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Mid Summer Blues

August 19, 2019

Hey everyone. I’m back sharing a quick card I made for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. This challenge is to use mid summer blues and I’m so happy I played along. I finally pulled back out my Nuvo mouse from my stash and the really cool facetted stencil from Simon Says stamp to create this card.

For today’s card I used three Nuvo mousses for my color combination. I tinted the pearl white down with a little bit of alcohol ink in blue from Brea Reese. I stenciled the mousse over the faceted stencil from Simon Says stamp with a palette knife. While this panel was drying I die cut out the sending hugs sentiment from white and silver foil paper. I stacked my dies one on top of the other for dimension.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Mid Summer Blues

To finish off the card I layered the stencil panel on light blue card stock and then onto a white card base. I added a few matte sequin and my card was complete. I have a tutorial up using this stencil in a video I shared on my Youtube channel. Head on over and check it out.

Love the simple look of this card. Shopping list included below. It can either be sent to a female or male friend due to it’s simple color palette. Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon!