Hello Crafters!

I don’t know about you guys but I love Flowers no matter what time of year it is. I love seeing how people decorate for autumn and recently I’ve seen some beautiful floral arrangements. I went straight to Pinterest and started brainstorming!

Here’s what I came up with. My absolute favorite set to watercolor with is Fresh Cut Florals. It’s the cat’s pajamas of watercolor sets for me 🙂

I put together a video for you guys showing how I did it. Enjoy!

Here’s a close up for you.

I really do love the way it came out. Makes me feel like a real painter haha!

Here’s the supplies I used:

Gift card layers die, Fresh Cut Florals, Pretty Peonies, Grateful Greetings, Distress Markers in: Ripe Persimmon, Fired Brick, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, and Forest Moss, Distress ink pads in: Fossilized Amber, Ground Espresso, Festive Berries, and Aged Mahogany.

In other news, I’m hosting a challenge on my blog and MarkerPOP was generous enough to not only offer a $25.00 gift card as a prize but also offer a coupon code! If you’d like to be in the running you can check it out here!

Thanks so much for joining me!

Hi Crafters!! It’s time for our next Challenge, and the theme is Anything Goes!

Create a project using your Copics or any of the markers that we carry!

One entry will be chosen at random to receive our prize. Three additional entries will be chosen for the ‘Top 3′ based on their amazing coloring skills. The prize winner and top three can all proudly post their brag buttons on their blogs for the world to see!

Entries are due by Sunday, October 18, 2015 at noon CST.  Winner will have TWO weeks to claim their prize.

**International winners will be responsible for shipping costs if they choose to claim their prize**

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Good morning, Crafters! It’s Valerie here today, and it’s time for another MarkerPOP! Challenge! The theme is Anything Goes, so I made a Birthday card!

I’m working with the Paper Smooches Birthday Bash stamp set and their Fancy Frames Icon die set for this colorful one!

Yes, the background is the stamped balloons heat embossed with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, and then lots of Distress Inks (colors shown in supply list below). I did some dabbing of color onto the Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper with a paint brush, and I also did some smooshing of the paper into the ink & water on the craft mat. 

The cake is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press IT Blending Card paper, and colored with Copic Sketch markers: Y02, Y06, Y08 / BG01, BG02, BG05 / YG01, YG03, YG25 / BV21, BV23 / YG09

The final touch was painting all the balloons with my Zig Clear Wink of Stella, and then covering them with Glossy Accents.

Good luck to everyone!

Good Monday Morning, crafters! Valerie here today, and I have a  SUUUUPER sweet one for today’s post! 

It’s a birthday card using these Lawn Fawn products:

• Here’s the Scoop stamp set and coordinating die set
• Baked with Love stamp set
• Bake Me a Cake stamp set
• Milk and Cookies stamp set and coordinating die set
• Flirty Frames stamp set and coordinating die set
• Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies
• Small Stitched Oval Stackables Dies
• Fawndamentals Ink Pad – Lobster
• Let’s Polka 6×6 Paper Pack

The background is created with Distress Inks – Twisted Citron and Spun Sugar, with my Mini Ink Blending Tool.

I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto X-press It Blending Cardstock, and colored them with Copic markers.

• Cupcake Stand: Y11, Y113, Y15 / Cupcake Liner: RV02, RV04 / Frosting: RV00, RV02
• Chocolate Cake: E25, E27 / Frostintg: E0000, E000 / Sprinkles: Y15, YR04, YG07, RV14 , B04
• Cookies: E31, E35 / Plate: BV04, BV08
• Spoon: B01, B04
• IceCream Float: RV10, RV21, RV23 / Whipped Cream: E0000, E000 / Cherry: R29 / Straws: Y38
• Sundae: Vanilla Icecream: E01, E02 / Strawberry Icecream: RV23, RV25 / Chocolate Icecream: E25, E27 / Syrup: E47, E49 / Cherries: R29 / Bowl: BG0000, BG000
• Milk Glass: BG0000, BG000 / Milk: W00, W01 / Straw: R24

Have a great day!

Welcome to another Guest Designer Sunday! We are so lucky to have Rubeena Naz from A Rare Ruby with us again!

Ruby made a fantastic, adorable shaker card for today! She actually wrote out her process and techniques for me  (yay!), so I’ll let her take it from here!…

With some masking, I stamped the giraffes from WPlus9’s Party Animal and the tree stump from WPlus9’s Happy Mail with Ranger black dye ink on watercolor paper. The sentiments are from Unforgettable.

I colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: 060 Brown, 062 Dark Brown, 064 Oatmeal, 066 Dark Oatmeal, 071 Flesh Colour, and 220 Tea Rose. I didn’t add any water to them. I masked them and watercolored the background with some distress inks in Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire, Hickory Smoke, Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean, and Mowed Lawn. Once it was dry, I sprayed with Hero Arts Unicorn White ink spray.

I stamped the balloon from Party Animal on separate watercolor paper and watercolored in Mermaid Lagoon. Once it was dry, I die-cut it and attached some fun foam behind it.

I die-cut the frame using stitched rectangle dies and taped it to acetate sheet. I colored it with a Zig Clean Color Real Brush in the color 023 Scarlet Red. For this part, I did add water since I was coloring a larger area.

I added more fun foam behind the frame and attached the balloon to the frame so I would know where to draw the balloon string.

I filled the inside with Pretty Pink Posh sequins that matched the colors I used and then taped down the top frame.

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OK, Valerie back again – THANK YOU SO MUCH, RUBY! We were thrilled to have your work on our blog with us!  

Thanks for stopping by, crafters, and have a great rest of your weekend!!