Autumn Colors

     I love the beautiful colors of fall, the gold, yellow, red, orange, browns and greens they make me feel warm inside.  Cooler days and crisp nights, cuddling with the one you love. Fire pits burning bright in the evenings, s'mores, a glass of wine, and good company. Taking a drive in the country to just look at the beauty of God's wonderful creation in full color, breathtaking! Halloween, all the kids dressed up in their costumes. Trick or Treat! We loved those days setting up all the decorations and carving pumpkins, fun times. Then there's Thanksgiving, friends and family getting together to enjoy a wonderful meal and being thankful for all the good in our lives, and Football, of course. Those are the things I look forward to when fall comes around.

     

     When making this card I was tried to capture some of the beauty of Autumn.

Products used:

Just Rite Shabby Chic "Autumn leaves" #CR-03870

Impression Obsession #E13185

Ranger Archival ink Black

Ranger distress inks

Canson watercolor paper

Canson card stock

Misti

     Using the Misti and distress ink, Carved Pumpkin, I spritzed with water and stamped the Chinese Lanterns. This is an outline stamp so next I took water and a brush and colored in the image, pulling the color from the stamped areas. I then stamped the image again after inking the stamp with a darker color, Rusty Hinge, no water this time. I pulled some of the darker color out for shading and then stamped it again for definition. I used a mask to cover the first stamping and added the lower branch using the same technique. The sentiment is from the Just Rite set. Then I used Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, Carved Pumpkin and Fired Brick distress inks to blend the background.

     For the second panel I used the same colors to blend the background and the using Archival black ink I stamped the Leaves.

I will be entering this card in these challenges:

Make My Monday #30 Autumn/Fall colours"

MoJo Monday #466 Sketch

Time Out Challenge #66 "Photo Inspiration"

Color Q Challenge #360

               

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a wonderfully crafty day!

Karen  

 

  

Sunnier Days

     It's been so beautiful the last couple of days, sunny and the temperature in the 70's perfect. I won't complain about the summer and the heat because it's better than snow, but these last few days have been a wonderful reprieve from the high 90's.

     My card today is inspired by the beautiful sunny days of summer, and the Inspiration Photo on Addicted to Stamps and More. 



 Products Used:

JustRite Stamps #CL-02138 Sweet Posies

JustRite Sentiment #CR-04835 Black Eyed Susan Vintage Labels Five

Ranger Archival Ink

Ranger Distress Ink (Salty Ocean, Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin)

Ranger Distress Markers

Canson Watercolor paper

Misti

     I love the JustRite stamps, they are a custom product of Spellbinders and have dies that coordinate, they have so many beautiful backgrounds, sentiments, flowers and so much more. Check them out when you get a chance.http://justrite-papercraft.myshopify.com/collections/all-stamps.

     I stamped the bouquet on the left side of the watercolor paper, using my Misti. Then I used my Ranger markers and using the fine tip I colored in the small areas of the leaves, center of the flowers and buds. For the larger flowers I stamped ink onto an acrylic block and water colored them. My stamp was still on the Misti so I stamped it again to define the edges and make it pop.  

     The Butterfly was so pretty I had to add it to the card, so I stamped it on the card and then on a scrap piece of watercolor paper. I water colored the one on the scrap piece of paper and then fussy cut it out and adhered over the one on the card.

     When I stamped the sentiment I didn't realize I had ink on my fingers, Ugh! My solution was to stamp some of the flowers again and watercolor them. I fussy cut them out and placed them over the ink smudges and not only solved the problem but it added a nice touch to the card.

     I used some of the same color ink as the flowers around the edges of the card to soften them.

I will be entering this card in:

Addicted to Stamps and More "Photo Inspiration" 

Love to Scrap "Flower Power"

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Stamp It"

 

  

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Wonderfully Crafty Day!!

Karen

    

 

Fur-ever Friends

     My husband and I have always loved having pets around the house. I don't remember a time in our 39 years of marriage when we haven't had a dog, cat, guinea pig, hamsters or fish. until the last few years. After so many different types of pets we found Zeke, a loveable mix of 4 different breeds, and adopted him. He was 8wks old at the time but we knew just by looking in his eyes he was special. He was such a smart, sweet and loving boy. Even as a Pup he would let us know if he needed something, like water, if his bowl was empty he would pick it up in his teeth and bring it to us. If he needed to go out he would hit at our feet and tilt his head and stare, then when we got up he would bounce all the way to the door. He was a special part of our live that we miss every day. He lived to be just over 17 years old and gave us so much joy.

     I'm sure we will get another dog someday but for now, memories of Zeke still fill our hearts,  I'm sure they will forever. For now we have a wonderful Grandpup named Bella, who loves us as much as we love her.

     My card today follows the theme Fur-ever Friends from Little Red Wagon, with a dog and kitten sharing a warm moment.



Products Used:   

Stampers Anonymous Crazy Dogs #CMS271

Stampers Anonymous Crazy Cats #CMS251

Hero Arts Kitten Stamp

Hero Arts Oval Frame

Ranger Distress Ink

Diamond background stamp

Penny Black #30-358 Happy Snippets 

Inkadinkado Masking paper

Canson watercolor paper 130lb.

Misti

     First I stamped and cut out all my masks and then began stamping the rest. I stamped the dog first in a very light Antique Linen distress ink, using the Misti. then I placed the kitten mask that I trimmed so that part of the dogs leg would show on the image and stamped with archival ink.

     To stamp the rug I placed left the kitten mask in place and masked the dog then I stamped all the other elements and masked them.

     For the floor I stamped over all the masks with my Diamond background stamp making sure to line up the diamonds with each stamp.  I removed all the masks and used my distress black marker to fill in where any of the diamonds were not stamped well near the masking.

     I water colored the dog and kitten and all the different elements and added the sentiment, which was stamped on watercolor paper and outlined with Festive Berries then I dragged a wet brush over it to smear the ink on the edges, attached with dimensional tape.

     It was a very time consuming card but I love the results. 

 

I will be entering this card in:

Little Red Wagon "Fur-ever Friends"

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Stamp It"

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Wonderfully Crafty Day!!

Karen