Just Because - Momenta Brand Ambassador Post!!

Happy Wednesday!!  I've got a new Momenta Brand Ambassador post for you today, featuring the You're Invited Stamp & Embossing Folder set.  I love to make piles of quick cards to have a the ready.  These came together so quickly, but I just love how they turned out.  I used the Watercolor Paper Pad to make my card fronts and the die cut center with the sentiment.  Super easy and fun.

I made three in each color.  Since the paper is has a watercolor look, they all turned out differently.

I worked in shifts, cutting all my layers first, then embossing, inking and then stamping the die cut circles last.

Be sure to check out the You're Invited Stamp & Embossing Folder and all the other fun Momenta products!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Floral Thanks - Brea Reese Brand Ambassador Post!!

Hi everyone!  I've got a new Brea Reese Brand Ambassador post for you today, with a ton of fun thank you cards!!  I'm finding more and more that I don't have enough of them when I need them, so I wanted to build up an arsenal!  I couldn't really decide what I wanted to watercolor my cards with, so I used tons of different supplies!  Lemme show you all the cards together first, then I'll break down what I used for each one.

I wanted to just sit and color for a few hours, so I started out by stamping a ton of floral backgrounds and while they dried, I die cut the word "thanks" from watercolor paper.  Then I was able to color a coordinating sentiment to go with every background.

I wanted this one to be subtle, so all I did to the background was paint the outline flowers with Liquid Glitter.  I just love how they shimmer and shine.  The sentiment was painted with Watercolor Ink first, then I painted Liquid Glitter over the top.

This one is actually one of my favorites!!  I made the background paper for this one, too, with Violet Glitter Ink and Gold Liquid Metals.  The flowers are painted with Metallic Watercolor Pan set.

This one's pure Watercolor Ink, very little water.  It's so vibrant!!

I used the Jewels Professional Watercolors for this one.  I love how the colors blended.

For a different look I only painted the leaves here.  I used Watercolor Ink for them and for the sentiment.

I had a ton of fun with this one.  The silver flowers were painted with watered down Silver Liquid Metals.  I mixed the same Silver with Magenta and Pink Watercolor Ink for the other flowers.

This one is pure Watercolor Ink.  Love purple and that almost-teal green together.

I had a lot of fun with this one.  It's colored with Watercolor Ink and Glitter Ink.  I really love how the flowers pop against that blue background.

 This one I painted with the Classics Watercolors Set.

This I spotlight painted with Pink and Magenta Glitter Ink.

These are a combination of Watercolor Ink mixed with Silver Liquid Metals and the Metallic Watercolor Pan.

Time to fill a few of these out and get them in the mail!  Be sure to check out the Liquid Metals and all the other Brea Reese products!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Lovely Trio - Brea Reese Brand Ambassador Post!

Happy Tuesday!!  I've got a new Brea Reese Brand Ambassador post for you today, sharing a trio of LOVE cards!!!  As we approach Valentine's Day, I like to make love-themed cards that don't have to be romantic.  I especially like the idea of Galentine's Day, celebrating close friendships between women.  I figured these cards all worked for several occasions.  I had a blast using the Heavy Body Acrylic Paints to create my marbled backgrounds for my heart die cuts.  I did a lot of blending with a palette knife and the following colors: Silver, Gold, Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Crimson, Rose and Magenta.  If you're new to Heavy Body Acrylics, you might try the Jewels or Brights sets, they give you smaller tubes of each shade so you can jump in and see what colors are your favorites.

The close-ups of each card help you see the marbled detail.  It's so much fun to play around with the paint to see what kinds of results you get.  They'll never be the same twice.

Be sure to check out the Heavy Body Acrylic Paints and all the other Brea Reese products!!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Floral LOVE - Momenta Brand Ambassador Post!!

Happy Tuesday!!  I've got a new Momenta Brand Ambassador post for you today, and since Valentine's Day is next week, I wanted to make a LOVE card.  I really love sending love you cards all year long, anyway.  It's something to be celebrated.

I started with the Intricate Floral Love Cutting Template.  I was playing around with cutting it out of different Momenta papers when I realized I wanted to layer a few of them to create this card.  I used both the Watercolor Metallic and the Watercolor pads for this layered shaker design.

Be sure to check out all the Floral Love die and all the other fun Momenta products!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

**ANYTHING GOES/LOTS OF RED** New Challenge with Get Creative Challenges!!

Hi everyone!  It's a new challenge at Get Creative Challenges and our theme is Lots of Red!!  It's the perfect time of year for love cards, but I combined it with something that I love: Coffee!!  Our lovely sponsor is Scribbles Designs and I'm working with Frappy!

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #85 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #156 Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - #440 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - #156 Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations - #155 Lots of Love 2/3
• Cards 4 Galz - #89 Hearts/Red Pink & White 2/3
• Aud Sentiment - #219 Anything Goes + a Sentiment 4/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 4/5
• Word Art Wednesday - #372 Anything Goes 4/5
• Colour Crazy - Anything Goes 2/2 (I used Copics, Spectrum Noir Glitter and Stickles)
• CRAFT Challenge - #499 Anything Goes 2/2
• Creative Fingers - #156 Anything Goes 3/3
• Creative Friday - #223 Love Is In The Air 3/3
• Moving Along With The Times - #90 Add A Sentiment 3/3

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created.  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!!

**ANYTHING GOES/LOVE** New Challenge with Angie's Digi Stamps!!

Hi everyone!  It's the first Sunday of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge at Angie's Digi Stamps!!  Our theme is always Anything Goes but we always have a twist as well!  This month the twist is LOVE!!!  I'm using an adorable cupcake image on my card!!

Just a few challenges:

• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #85 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #156 Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - #440 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - #156 Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations - #155 Lots of Love 1/3
• Cards 4 Galz - #89 Hearts/Red Pink & White 1/3
• Moving Along With The Times - #90 Add A Sentiment 2/3
• Creative Fingers - #156 Anything Goes 2/3
• Creative Friday - #223 Love Is In The Air 2/3
• Aud Sentiment - #219 Anything Goes + a Sentiment 3/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 3/5
• Word Art Wednesday - #372 Anything Goes 3/5
• The Crafty Addicts - #56 Anything Goes 3/3
• Crafty Catz - #447 Anything Goes 3/3
• QKR Stampede - #333 Anything Goes 3/3
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - #415 Anything Goes 3/3
• Cute Card Thursday - #567 Valentines

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created and to enter this month's challenge!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!  Laters!!

**HEARTS** New Challenge with Simply Create Too!

Happy Thursday!  It's a new challenge at Simply Create Too and our theme this month is HEARTS!  Perfect for Valentine's Day or any day really, because love is constant.

Just a few challenges:

• DLArt Linky Party
• Happy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft - #85 Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - #156 Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - #440 Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - #156 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts - #56 Anything Goes 1/3
• Crafty Catz - #447 Anything Goes 1/3
• QKR Stampede - #333 Anything Goes 1/3
• Creative Friday - #223 Love Is In The Air 1/3
• Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge - #415 Anything Goes 1/3
• Aud Sentiment - #219 Anything Goes + a Sentiment 1/5
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes 1/5
• Word Art Wednesday - #372 Anything Goes 1/5
• Cut It Up - #166 Hearts 1/1

Be sure to visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!