Hi!  It’s Lisa here again, woot woot!  Today I’m popping in with a card using the newer Sunny Studio Stamp set called Pretty Pumpkins, and this set is pretty!  I love layered stamps and Sunny Studio Stamps creates some of the best ones.  The dimension is incredible!  I also love to give them a watercolored look, and these stamps really make it look hand done check it out…

Aren’t they so cool?  With this set you can achieve some clear and crisp dimension if you use just your inks, but with the Clean Color Real Brush Markers I was able to achieve the more blended and watercolor look that I was looking for.  Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers used include:052, 023, 070, 061, 066,072, 036, 047,048.  I also have to thank my MISTI for making these images so easy to stamp.  To start I would color directly onto the stamps first and stamp them several times.  Then I could go over the ink with a water brush to smooth the color out.  For the darkest layer I chose to keep the lines more crisp and only went over them very lightly with my water brush.  For a more dimensional scene I used masking for the largest pumpkin and stamped the other two pumpkins in the background.

I then used colored in my own ground and a touch of a blue sky.  To finish the stamped panel I added a sentiment from the Pretty Pink Posh Giving Thanks set with Memento Ink, and die cut the whole thing with Lawn Fawn’s Stitched Rectangle Dies.

With layers of patterned paper, enamel dots and twine my card was complete!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy Crafting!

Supplies Used: 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Pretty Pumpkins	Giving Thanks (Pretty Pink Posh)	ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers	MISTI Laser Etched Stamp Tool Kit	Ranger Inkssentials Water Brush – Fine Detail Nib
Rich Cocoa Dew Drop Ink Pad (Memento)	STAX Small Stitched Rectangle Cut Set (Lawn Fawn)	Stamp Shammy (Lawn Fawn)	Into the Woods 6×6 Paper Pad (Lawn Fawn)

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Yes you are, but so is this card!  I loved the new layered stamp set by Sunny Studio called, Cute As A Button, the minute I saw it!  So of course I had to share some of my love with all of you, take a peek!

To create this card I started by stamping my buttons, first in the lighter color, and the second with my darker colors.  Once they were all stamped, I used the matching die set to cut them out.  Seriously, these buttons are so much fun to make that you really want to just keep making them!

Next, I began working on my sentiment.  I decided to go with the circle theme of the buttons and I cut out a circle with my Stitched Circle Dies.  To add some bright colors with a marbled effect I grabbed my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a Waterbrush.  While this was drying I created the background of my card with some patterned papers found in the Echo Park Dots and Stripes Paper Pad.

When the circle had finally dried, the sentiment was added using Versafine Ink.  This ink is perfect when using watercolors as it won’t bleed or smear.  I then began to layer up my circle, buttons and background.  To finish the card off I used a fun mix of Pretty Pink Posh Clear Sequins.

The best part about the layered stamps is how easy they come together, but the depth that is created can have you playing for days!  Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see what you are creating linked up in our current challenge!

Happy Crafting!

Supplies Used: 

Sunny Studio Cute As A Button	Sunny Studio Cute As a Button Die	ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker Set of 24	VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad – Onyx Black (Tsukineko)	Altenew Mini Ink Pad Set – Glacier Caves
Ranger Inkssentials Water Brush – Fine Detail Nib	My Favorite Things Die-namic Set – Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX	Pretty Pink Posh Mixed Cupped Sequins – Sparkling Clear Mix	Pretty Pink Posh Solid Cupped Sequins – 6mm Sparkling Clear	Pretty Pink Posh Solid Cupped Sequins 3mm – Sparkling Clear

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Today I’m featuring a bunch of new products in the MarkerPop store! First, my set of Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, and then My Favorite Things‘ (MFT) new (and a tad older!) stamp & die sets. 

I created a fun interactive card that combines these MFT products: 

• Springtime Critters stamp & die set (just released in April!)
• Springtime Blooms stamp & die set (just released in April!)
• STAX Stitched Dome die set (just released in April!)
• Stitched Oval Word Windows die set (just released in April!)
• Slider Channel Builder die set (released in August, 2016; here’s a video on how to use this die)

 All the images are colored with my Zig Clean Color Brush Markers and my Water Brush onto Distress Watercolor cardstock.

I integrated a couple trusty Lawn Fawn dies into this project, Grassy Border and STAX Large Stitched Rectangle. The patterned papers are MFT’s: Dots & Stripes Neutral and Subtle Plaids. These Pretty Pink Posh (PPP) cupped sequins were such a cute addition to this sweet card:

• Pink Blush 6mm
• Mossy Green 6mm
• Lime Sorbet 4mm
• Lemon Meringue 4mm

And the cute googly eyes on the frog are PPP Silly Eyes 4mm.

Don’t forget to check out and enter our Watercolor Giveaway! Have a great day, and Happy Crafting!

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers	Ranger Inkssentials Water Brush – Fine Detail Nib	Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper 4.25 x 5.5	Ranger Archival Mini Ink Pad Set – Kit 2	Springtime Critters Stamp Set (My Favorite Things)
Springtime Critters Die-namics Set (My Favorite Things)	Springtime Blooms Stamp Set (My Favorite Things)	Springtime Blooms Die-namics Set (My Favorite Things)	STAX Stitched Dome Die-namics Set (My Favorite Things)	Stitched Oval Word Windows Die-namics Set (My Favorite Things)
Slider Channel Die-namics (My Favorite Things)	Grassy Border Die (Lawn Fawn)	STAX Large Stitched Rectangle Cut Set (Lawn Fawn)	Dots & Stripes: Neutral 6×6 Paper Pad (My Favorite Things)	Subtle Plaids 6×6 Paper Pad (My Favorite Things)
Pink Blush 6mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Mossy Green 6mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Lime Sorbet 4mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Lemon Meringue 4mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	Silly Eyes 4mm (Pretty Pink Posh)
Clear – Zig Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Pen Marker	White Card Shoppe Paper (Bazzill)	Clear Gel Glue (X-Press It)	X-Press IT Glue Pen – 1 mm Fine Point	Adhesive Runner (Crafter’s Companion)

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This month on the MarkerPop blog we are focusing on different watercoloring mediums! And to tell you the truth, I was pretty unsettled with this – lol! This is because I am pretty much a Copic girl. I’ve used watercoloring pencils before, and they can be SO beautiful; I’ve colored with Distress inks, and they can be amazing! But to be honest, I never felt like I could get the look like I wanted. Then, along came Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers; ohhh, I was very, very curious, but I never took the plunge to order them. That’s why I was pretty excited that this month gave me the excuse to HAVE to try them!

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers are available in 80 colors; here is the entire color chart:

You can buy sets or singles of the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers; I chose to dive in with a medium size set, the Set of 24. I felt it had a good range of colors ranging from all the basics to a few “in-betweens” for each color group. But there are smaller sets (Set of 6, the Set of 12, or even 4 different Sets of 4 are available) if you want to start smaller. And then there are the larger sets that are available (Set of 36, Set of 48, and the Set of 60!). Here’s the chart that shows 4 of the sets available (24, 36, 48, 60):

Here’s a great video by Jennifer McGuire showing & demonstrating these great markers:

OK, on to my card for today; now remember, this was my first time using these markers! And I’ll tell you, I was thrilled with them! You can get a completely different look than mine today; for example, check out Lisa’s project yesterday where she’s also using these markers! Mine is a very solid, dark color, and hers is very light (& gorgeous!).

For my card, I’m using and older set by Altenew (I have just recently become obsessed with Altenew, so my collection is very small, but growing! I’m featuring the Oriental Orchids stamp set (they have a coordinating die set, also).

The colors I used for this card are:

• Pink (the main color for the flowers)
• Carmine Red (the center of the flowers)
• Light Green & Pale Green (the leaves)

After coloring, I painted some Zig Wink of Stella Yellow onto the center of the flowers; it changed the colors from a dark red to a red-with-a-hint-of-yellow. It looks very pretty in person! 

Then I painted Zig Clear Wink of Stella onto the sentiment. Now, I felt the card was lacking in something, so I pulled out Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl, and spritzed the entire card; it gave it a great shimmer. My final touch was adding Pretty Pink Posh Marshmallow sequins in 4mm and 6mm. 

Have a wonderful day, and Happy Crafting!

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ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker Set of 24	Ranger Inkssentials Water Brush – Fine Detail Nib	Oriental Orchid Stamp Set (Altenew)	VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad – Onyx Black (Tsukineko)	Marshmallow 4mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Marshmallow 6mm Cupped Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)	STAX Large Stitched Rectangle Cut Set (Lawn Fawn)	Yellow – Zig Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Pen Marker	Clear – Zig Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Pen Marker	Acrylic Stamping Block – Plain Set of 4 (Apple Pie Memories)
1″ x 7″ Acrylic Block (Lawn Fawn)	White Classic Smooth Paper (Bazzill)	Adhesive Runner (Crafter’s Companion)	Stamp Shammy (Lawn Fawn)	Stamp & Die Storage Pockets (Avery Elle)

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