INKspirations!

Hello! Today’s card is all about sand and sun!  I was inspired from the mood board from this month’s Four Seasons Challenge: Summer. To join in on the fun, click the link  (HERE) For my card, I used a piece of watercolor paper and a large paint brush to add a light wash of color for the sky. I continued to drop in more shades of blues to mimic waves, and dropped a few splotches of plain water to remove a little color.   For the sand, I loosely added Crumbcake ink, and allowed the paper to partially dry.  I used a sponge to pounce a little texture to the sand, and a few flicks of the brush for pebbles. While the paper was damp, I embossed with (SU) Subtle Textures (EF). The beach chair was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink (SU), and watercolored with a fine tip round brush. For the card design, I used this sketch from My Favorite Things (Sketch #268) - found on Pinterest.  I trimmed up the background and used a square cutting die for less white space. The image was ...

  Hello!  Every time I see these chicks, it makes me chuckle!  The set is from Unity titled: Still Pecken’ Fabulous.   The layout was came from Cheerful stamps blog.   I used a sheet of 12 x 12 a scrapbook paper pad from Michael’s and to make the mats, found complimentary shades of SU-Daffodil Delight, and a coral shade.  I was looking for a purple strip and finally decided on the chunky silver scrap. The birds were colored with prismacolor pencils and embellished with silver glitter stickles. Each bird was fussy cut and applied to the card base.   A small banner die was the perfect size for the sentiment.  I used the paper clip gifted from Unity as a little extra pizazz.   This card is a horizontal top folding card which measures 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches.  The white cardstock base is Accent #120 cardstock. Thanks for stopping by!

  Hello!  I felt like coloring today, and found the cutest digital image.  I was looking for a "Santa on Vacation", and came across  JansDigiStampShop , and came across a Santa sitting under a palm tree and sipping on a drink with an umbrella.  What's even better is that this cute image is currently 50% off!   I thought this would be perfect for my friend who loves all things tropical.  To start the coloring process, I usually add a body color to larger areas with pastel or water color paint, and then use pencils over.  This saves a lot of time and also saves wearing down my beloved Prisma Colors!  I grabbed Stampin up Real red and a watercolor brush and lightly added base color to the hat and coat.  Next, Delightful Daffodil ink was brushed in on the chair, and Certainly celery for the drink.  The sky had a little pool party mixed in, but I wasn't crazy about the brush marks. After the image dried.  I went back over and a...