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pcc #429

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Welcome, crafty friends! Let’s check out this week’s challenge from the Paper Craft Crew!

Another great card layout to spark your creativity! I like the different layers slightly angled. I had some pieces sitting on my desk that worked great for this sketch.

I had been playing with the Rainbow Repeat stencil from Taylored Expressions. I used Salt Water Taffy, Pineapple, Pink Champagne, and Sweet Potato TE inks. The rainbow panel worked great with the Salt Water Taffy panel embossed with clouds. I also love the petite rainbow and sentiment. They are from a set that was a Stamp Joy (a TE virtual stamping event) exclusive. So much fun!

The Paper Craft Crew would love it if you joined the challenge. You can find more details and inspiration on the Paper Craft Crew blog. Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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Happy Mother’s Day!

A friend of mine wrote – “Whether you are a new mom, expectant mom, seasoned mom, or grieving mom, YOU are a MOTHER. It doesn’t matter if your child’s heart beats for 50 years, 5 months, or for 5 minutes…You are still a Mother. Some things we may never understand this side of heaven but one thing I know for certain is that God is sovereign and each life was created on purpose for a purpose.” – I though this was a beautiful thought for Mother’s Day. Moms – You are SO loved!

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no line watercolor

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A few weeks ago a friend who is a wonderful artist gave a lesson in water color painting. I have been practicing with some beautiful floral images from Taylored Expressions Sketchbook Florals stamp set.

If you are not familiar with No Line Coloring, you stamp the image in a pale ink (some companies have an ink specifically for this), then water color the image and the inked lines blend in. It looks like you painted the image freehand. Here are a few I painted after my lesson.

One tip I got in my lesson was to blend colors on the wet paper. It really added to the depth of the image. After I did this one, I wanted to try some other color combos.

Another tip I received was to be patient. Wait for one area to dry before trying to paint an adjacent area. This is hard for me, but I’m getting there.

I spent my time at a recent craft retreat continuing to practice this technique. I’ll share some of those results soon.

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pcc #415

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Welcome crafty friends! Time to play along with another great challenge from the Paper Craft Crew. This week we have a fun color challenge.

This color combo puts me in the mood for spring. But, it is 12 degrees out and snow everywhere. sigh. Well, I’ll let my cards bring in the spring!

I used some inks from Taylored Expressions for today’s card: Guava, Pineapple and Confetti Cake. I also used the TE set Gus and Gertie. Love that pooch and birdie.

I have been having a lot of fun blending inks and using stencils. For this card, I lightly blended the inks on white card stock. Then, I added the stencil and blended the same inks to get a darker pattern. What a fun background for the dynamic duo.

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I have been practicing a lot lately with stencils and blending brushes. I love the gradient looks you can get. I tried what I call double layer blending. It was perfect for this Valentine card!

For this card, I first lightly blended Merry Merlot, Rococo Rose and Blushing Bride onto a white panel. Next, I laid my Taylored Expressions Mini Slim Cable Knit stencil over and added more of the same colors. The panel was then cut with a mini slim stitched rectangle die. The hearts are from Stampin’ Up!’s Stitched Be Mine dies. I hand wrote the word “love” with a black pen and added a few rhinestones for a bit of bling.

Have you tried double layer blending with stencils? I’ve got a few more ideas in the works with this. Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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thank you for being so sweet

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Hello friends! I had a chance to visit the Taylored Expressions store in November. It was such a fun visit and included a super cute make&take project! I was introduced to (and completely hooked on) Mini Slim cards. These cards are 3.5″x6″. I have been having a lot of fun creating in this size.

I decided to play along with Taylored Expressions #TEmakerchallenge for January.

I love the Rio color pallet: Strawberry Milkshake, Lollipop, Confetti Cake, and Blue Raspberry. I used it with the Zig Zag Mini Slim Stencil.

My “something that begins with A” is and anemone flower from the Stampin’ Up! Floral Essence set. I created the flower center by distressing some Lollipop card stock and gluing the paper fluff to the flower center. I finished off the card with a Simple Strip sentiment and some clear drip drops.

A cheerful card to send to a friend. Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!

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pcc #402

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Hello friends! I am happy to be back with another Paper Craft Crew Challenge! This week, we have a fun layout to work with.

I have been bitten by the slim line card bug. Plus, I just got this adorable new set from Taylored Expressions. So, I was ready to work with this sketch!

Isn’t that little reindeer ADORABLE! I colored him with Copic markers. The Merry is from Stampin’ Up!’s Peace & Joy set. How about a closer look?

There is a lot more inspiration for this card sketch over at the Paper Craft Crew blog. Come join the fun and play along!

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