Card for A Friend

Hello! I made this card with an older stamp set Wild Blossoms from GKD.  I had a challenge for using a silhouette in mind when creating this card, but I found out that you can only do one entry and I had already entered.  But I think this card will qualify for Monthly Mix Up Challenge at Gina K Designs. We are to use Black and White Plus Pop of one other Color.  Other supplies used: GKD Blue Raspberry and Black inks, Circle dies, Ink Blending Brush, Black Marker for Edging the White Panel, White CS. 

Challenge:
Shopping Our Stash: SOS 474 Challenge Blending In

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Hugs, Theresa

Dreamy Butterfly

Welcome!  Today I have been water coloring with Distress Oxide Inks....so much fun as I never know what will turn out. I began by stamping a butterfly from Gina K's Take Flight set with GKD Amalgam Black ink on watercolor paper and embossing with Clear EP.  I  then water colored the image with a water brush using DOI Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, and Peacock Feathers.  I created the water colored background  with Faded Jeans and Broken China using a brush and water. I like the effect that I achieved.  I added a mat of GKD Little Boy Blue CS and a card base of Ivory. Stamped the sentiment from the same GKD set with Black Versafine ink.
Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: September Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes- Optional: Twist Butterfly
Stampin' Sensations: September Challenge I spy with my little eye something beginning with "B".  I spy Butterfly and Blues.
613 Avenue Create: Challenge 213 Anything Goes

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Colorful Zinnia Bouquet

Hello!  I love zinnias and they are my favorite summer flower.  And they are the perfect pick for this color challenge.  Sometimes an idea for a card just does not turn out like you think it would.  I knew what stamp would be great to use for the color challenge at Tuesday Throwdown and I thought I would do a watercolor but use Versamark and heat embossing for stamping the image. Using a old favorite Zinnia stamp by Marcella Hawley, I did 4 tries with the embossing using different EP before giving up (see on the left) and then stamped the image with GKD Amalgam ink which works well with Copics and Watercoloring.  The result with stamping on water color paper and water coloring with Distress Oxide Inks worked much out to my satisfaction and I also used all the colors in the Color Combo Challenge. I colored with Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, and Broken China.  Used Memento Sweet Plum marker for the darker color.  Finished with a sentiment from the Zinnia set and added my painting to a Blue card base. Easy-peasy once I gave up on the embossing. 

Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown: TT400 Color Combo Inspiration

Thought I'd share a card that I made in 2014 with the same set but with Copics:

 I love reading your comments. Theresa