i can't believe i never thought of this before...

Truly, I can't believe I never thought of using sprinkles in a shaker card before! Did you get to hop with us yesterday and see the first one I made? 

Well I loved it so very much, I made two more...

I used the same design as my first card but instead of adding pink to the card front as frosting, I used watercolor cardstock for the front panel and painted a loose pink watercolor wash.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!

Carly

supplies:
UWF Sweet Sprinkles
Lawn Fawn Ink, Lobster
Avery Elle Ink, Mermaid
Distress Ink Picked Raspberry
VersaFine Onyx Black
Solar White cardstock

Nuvo Drops, Ruby Slippers

sending smooches: stamping + watercolor

Have you seen the newest United We Flourish stamp & die combo, Good Friends? It's so sweet! I'm a bit of a sucker for cute dog stamps and I love the mod feel of this set but I also wanted to try to create an image with a little more texture. 

So here's how a cute little mod cat became a furry little watercolor pup...

I used an Antique Linen Distress marker to outline just the edges of the cat and stamped onto smooth Bristol cardstock (my fav).

I scribbled a Tea Dye Distress marker onto an acrylic block, used a waterbrush to pic up the color and started painting my cat into a dog. 

To change the features a bit, I used the watercolor to add a little crook to the tail, a little fur under the belly and a little flop to the ears. I'm not an artist but these small changes were really easy.

The final step was to add fur with a darker brown. I used the Vintage Photo Distress marker and blended with a little water.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope your week is starting off awesome!
Carly

supplies:
UWF Good Friends
Distress Markers Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Worn Lipstick & Picked Raspberry
Bristol Pad 9x12

uwf good friends

Today is definitely a Sunday Funday...A) there is a brand new United We Flourish set at Ellen Hutson LLC, B) it's by MFT Stamps & it's so stinkin' cute, and finally C) some of the EH girls & some of the MFT girls are sharing today!

Isn't this set adorable?!

Now before I show you the cards I've made, you should know I'm going through what I can a "Barbie" phase. There has been lots of pink, purple & glitter happening in my craft room. Like really a lot, LOL! 

For these cards I used another current favorite, Distress Oxide resist. It's a super easy and fun technique that I've been using a bunch...I created a messy oxide background using Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry. 

When it was dry, I wanted to stamp a big heart but believe it or not, I didn't have the right stamp so I used a die and created a mask.

I applied VersaMark through the mask, removed the mask and embossed with clear powder.

After the embossing was cool, I added a wash of Wilted Violet.

With backgrounds made, I just needed critters! I used Distress Markers to color and blended with a Nuvo Shimmer pen for a healthy dose of glitter.

Head back to The Classroom to see more! (Just click on the pictures to see everyone's projects.)

Happy Sunday!

Carly

supplies:

UWF Good Friends

Hero Arts Infinity Heart dies

Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry & Wilted Violet

Distress Markers Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio & Hickory Smoke

VersaFine Onyx Black

VersaMark

Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pens

Stamping Mask Paper

hopping with Altenew!

Today we are hopping with our friends at Altenew to celebrate the release of the latest United We Flourish stamps & die set, Poppy Fields!

This is such a beautiful set, with some stunning (and signature) Altenew layering. Today I want to share Poppy Fields with 4 of my favorite mediums...

#1. Altenew Crisp Inks

The Altenew ink families make layering pretty much a no brainer! I used the Blush, Rouge and Crimson from the Red Sunset mini cube set and added a navy color from Memento - Paris Dusk. A little layering tip from me, start from the inside and work out. I find it much easier to line things up correctly if I stamp the smallest piece, like the poppy center, and work out to the piece that is really considered the "background".

#2. Distress Inks

This card started with a messy watercolor background using Abandoned Coral & Carved Pumpkin. I stamped the outline poppy in Paris Dusk and colored it with Distress Markers - Abandoned Coral, Worn Lipstick and Carved Pumpkin.

#3. Distress Oxides

This is a technique I love and I feel like this photo doesn't really do it justice, resist with Distress Oxide. I created a messy oxide background using Abandoned Coral and Spiced Marmalade. When it was dry, I stamped the middle poppy layer in Abandoned Coral, stamped the poppy background over it in VersaMark and embossed with clear powder (and the sentiment too). And then everything got covered in a wash of Salty Ocean.

#4. Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

And I think the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers are basically always a good idea! They are so vibrant and fun to use!

Thanks so much for hopping by! Your next stop is the amazing Lydia Evans' blog! Prepare to be seriously WOW-ed! And make sure you stop by The Classroom too because there are prizes! 4 randomly selected commenters will win a gift certificate!

Have a great day!
Carly 

hopping with Honey Bee Stamps!

Today we getting together with our sweet friends at Honey Bee Stamps to hop around and celebrate the release of the United We Flourish Sending Sunshine Stamp & Die Combo by Honey Bee.

I've been having a blast with this set, including creating these cards that I'm calling the "summer sunrise" trio...

These cards take my love of Glossy Accents and Nuvo Drops to a whole new place! Making glossy, layered die cut words is already one of my very favorite things but now I'm excited to use Accents & Nuvo Drops with my stencils too. Here's what I did...

The first step is to mask off a section to apply ink to. I used Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Wild Honey Distress Inks.

Tack stencil over inked panel.

Apply a gloss medium like Nuvo Drops Morning Dew or Glossy Accents.

Smooth medium with a squeegee. 

A few things to note...Distress Oxides are water-reactive so the gloss medium will effect the ink. Work quickly and apply to smaller areas. 

To complete my card, I "built" sentiments with the UWF Sending Sunshine set. I layered 3 sunshine die cuts, applied Oxide ink and topped with Glossy Accents.

Thanks for stopping by! Your next stop is Miss Carolyn's blog and make sure to swing by the Classroom at some point because there are PRIZES (gift certificates to EH baby)!

Have a great day! XO!
Carly

supplies:
UWF Sending Sunshine
Honey Bee Sunburst Layering Stencils
Distress Oxide Inks Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral & Wild Honey
Glossy Accents

uwf sending sunshine

I am NOT a summer girl. I don't like to be hot, I hate to sweat and at best, I'm ambivalent about the sun. I'm a true PNW girl, I love the gray skies and constant drizzle of fall, winter and spring. However I do think we all need a little more sunny things in our every day life. That's what handmade cards are all about right? Sending a bit of sunshine to those we love. 

I'm so excited that the latest United We Flourish set is available today! This collaboration from Essentials by Ellen & Honey Bee is full of sun and happiness...

I have been having tons of fun with this set! The sentiments pair so well with so many things, including something I consider sunny - citrus!

I used the Honey Bee Sunburst Stencils to achieve my mod & graphic lemons, limes and oranges. Here's how:

A ring of masking paper to a circle die cut from white cardstock.

Low-tack tape to tack down my folded circle notecard and stencil on top.

Avery Elle Daisy yellow pigment ink applied first.

A second color (Distress Oxide Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade or Twisted Citron) applied and blended.

Removed stencil and inked the remaining edge to create rind.

Removed the ring of masking paper and stamp sentiment inside.

For the card I used the same technique for the smaller orange slice. 

I created the dotted background paper by using a ink blended tool pushed straight down. 

Happy Sunday!

xo,
Carly

supplies:
United We Flourish Stamp & Die Combo Set, Sending Sunshine
Lawn Fawn Circle Stackables
Distress Oxide Inks Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey & Twisted Citron
Avery Elle Ink Daisy
Honey Bee Sunburst Layering Stencils