Watercolor Cornucopia

Oh yea...it's Friday!!!

I'm feverishly getting ready for a craft fair on Sunday!  

I haven't done one in a couple years, but

it keeps my mom busy and gives me an excuse to just create.

Today I have an oldie but goodie (or in my eyes a classic) Lawn Fawn image 

perfect for Thanksgiving to enter the latest

I started with some Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder and 

 the retired Lawn Fawn's Harvest Season stamped out on a die cut

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle.

Then I masked the image with Fineline Masking Fluid Pen

and waited for a bit before using Distress inks to create a blended background.

Then I carefully rubbed off the masking fluid and used Tombow Markers scratched onto

an acrylic block and a wet brush to watercolor the image.

Because everything was so colorful I went with a tone on tone background using

Lawn Fawn's Woodgrain Backdrop inked in Lawn Fawn Doe ink.

Check out Instagram (StampnHI) for a closeup pic!

Mahalo for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!!

Aloha with My Favorite Things

I finally caved and decided to join the My Favorite Things

"You Could Be A Card Design Superstar"

I've seen a bunch of FABULOUS cards which was my biggest hesitation for not joining. 

Then decided to have some fun anyway with my favorite MFT set

Polynesian Paradise.

I wanted to create my own Hawaiian background and give it an "Aloha Shirt" print or 

Hawaiian print look.  Of course with watercoloring being all the rage I got out my 

Tombow markers and got to work!

Everything was stamped with Versamark then white heat embossed.

I watercolored the plumerias in shades of yellows and pinks.  Finally to create

more depth and shadowing, I added shades of blue having more color around the bottom

edges of the images and using my waterbrush to pull the blue away. 

Lastly the sentiment was white heat embossed on some pink cardstock and foam taped to the panel.

Here's another look...

So that's it for me.

There's still time to enter and I'm hoping to get one more card in

 before midnight tomorrow (September 18).

Mahalo for stopping by!

Design Team Spotlight for Kitty Bee Designs

Happy Aloha Saturday!

If you're stopping by from 

Kitty Bee Designs blog

WELCOME!

If you're a regular...MAHALO 

for coming back!!

On to today's card...

I was going for an Easter themed card,

but quickly realized I may not get it out in time, so 

I decided to change the sentiment to something a bit more general ;o)

The sentiment was die cut from

 Penny Black's Words of Gratitude.

If you've been following my blog you'll know I've been obsessed with 

Deco Foil and you can see my VIDEO HERE and HERE.

I used some American Crafts Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic pattern paper,

with a that fabulous rainbow washi tape up the side.

The Kitty Bee Design Bun was colored with Tombow markers

and a blender for a watercolor look. 

I think you can see the foil shine better in the above picture.

I think the muted background helps balance the colored image, rainbow washi

and that bit of color in the banner to tie everything together.

That's it for me!

MAHALO for stopping by!!

A Hedgehugs Shaker Card

And just like that it's Monday.

I've been playing around with different ways 

to make a shaker card and even made a fun one

that I'm in the process of making a video for!

(stay tuned!!)

For today I used the sweet Lawn Fawn Hedgehugs set...

Lawn Fawn Hedgehugs, Lawn Fawn My Silly Valentine, Hero Arts Heart Frame Die,
Simon Says Stamp Rectangle die, Hero Arts Shadow inks
Doodlebug Designs sequins, Hero Arts flower gem, Tombow markers

I initially die cut the stitched rectangle and created my own 
subtle background with the hearts to enter the next
Lawnscaping Challenge: Create a Background

I then decided to make a shaker out of it creating a heart window.
Fun right!?
Tip:  Your sequins (or other fun filler)
will move easier in the window, depending on the
thickness of your foam tape used.
I decided to go with a thinner foam adhesive and only some
sequins move easy.  It's kinda fun not to have them all sit at the bottom!

Those sweet hedgehogs were colored with Tombow Markers
and of course I needed to add a little Hawaiian flair with
a flower gem!
Hope you all have a fabulous week ahead.

Mahalo for stopping by!!
 

Day #5 Naughty or Nice?

I've been playing around a lot lately with my Christmas

themed stamp collection, but wanted to continue

with the non-traditional idea.

I finally got into getting a set of Tombow markers
and really like the results!
Ta da...

Lawn Fawn Good Fortune, Lawn Fawn Tag You're It die, 
Recollections pattern paper, Lawn Trimmings

   Do those fortune cookies look yummy or what?!
I thought the handwritten sentiment on the fortunes

was a nice touch with the stitched tag.
(read: I didn't have a naughty or nice stamp)
And just like yesterday's post I decided to do a second card
because I liked the theme a lot!

I'm hoping the guys at the office will get a kick out of this one.

I'll be entering this into the next
Lawnscaping Challenge: Merry Christmas

That's it for today!
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