Congratulations Wedding Card with Simon Says Stamp and Cas-ual Fridays

I love the "Heart to Heart" background stamp by Simon Says Stamp.  Here I did a watercolor wash background using my Aloha Watercolors (so sparkly!) and then heat embossed the stamp in white.

I used "Heartfelt Says" by Cas-ual Fridays Stamps for sentiment which was white heat embossed on a piece of vellum.

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Father's Day with Concord & 9th

I kept this card very simple using the "Monster Hugs" stamp set from Concord & 9th.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's "Dad + Me".  All were stamped in Versafine and heat embossed.  Then I used the Altenew Watercolor 36 pan set and finished the image using a few Polychromos pencils.

Mother's Day Card with Altenew

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For this Mother's Day card, I started by creating a rainbow background using Aloha Watercolors.  Then heat embossed the flower from "Best Mom" by Altenew with Versafine and clear embossing powder.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp "Mom's Meadow" and was also heat embossed.

Mother's Day Card with Mama Elephant

Products Used:
- "Family Time" by Mama Elephant colored with watercolor pencils
- "Warp Speed" stencil by Altenew with Gina K ink for background
- "Mother Love" by Whimsy

Thank You Card with Hero Arts and Neat & Tangled

I don't feel like this was my best work, but still worth sharing.

I got some new Finetec watercolors that I had asked for for Christmas and I wanted to try them out.

I die cut a couple of pieces of navy and white cardstock with the Fancy Square from Studio Katia.  Then I stamped and heat embossed the jellyfish from the July 2016 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit and the sentiment from "All My Heart" by Neat & Tangled.  I put on some colors using as little water as possible since I wasn't using watercolor paper and tada!

Thank You Card with Newton's Nook - 2018

I needed a thank you card for my boss so I pulled out my my brand new Altenew watercolors to give them a whirl.

First I die cut a panel of watercolor paper with a Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle,  Then I stamped and heat embossed the palm tree from Newton's Nook "Paradise Palms" and the Mahalo sentiment from MFT's "Polynesian Paradise".  I did a wet on wet technique to add some background color then let it dry overnight.

Sympathy Card with WPlus9 - 2018

I love the "Christmas Rose Bouquet" stamp set by WPlus9!
I've seen so many folks use it for occasions other than Christmas.  Here I used it for a sympathy card:

I heat embossed it in silver on watercolor paper then painted the flowers.  I covered up the flowers with a mask then added some splatter.  Finally I die cut the "hugs" die from the March 2018 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit.

Window Birthday Card with Hero Arts - 2018

Here is a fun window card that I made for my mom's birthday last year using the "Color Layering Seahorse" from Hero Arts.

The background was inspired by a couple that Kristina Werner showed on her YouTube channel using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  The sea life images were stamped with a variety of Catherine Pooler and Altenew inks.  The final layer on the seahorse was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

This is definitely one of my favorites that I've made so far!

Valentine's Day Card with Avery Elle - 2018

When I saw this stamp set "Lava You" by Avery Elle, I knew that I needed to make a card with it.  This is a Valentine's Day card I made for my husband which was perfect since we live in the shadow of an active volcano.

Supplies used:

Stamps: "Lava You" by Avery Elle; "Paradise Palms" by Newton's Nook

Dies: Zig Zag Rectangle by Lawn Fawn; Inside & Out Stitched Squares by MFT

Other: Zig Clean Color Real Brushes

Father's Day Card with Hero Arts

I started creating this card by first doing some watercolor backgrounds using some handmade watercolors from Aloha Studios that are based here on the Big Island of Hawaii.

It's hard to capture in the photos, but this watercolor has a subtle shimmer to it that is absolutely gorgeous!

Once the background was dry, I die cut it with a Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle.  Then I stamped the deer and tree from the "Color Layering Snowy Tree" stamp set by Hero arts.  I created the ground using my black Copic and the stars using a white gelly roll pen.  I didn't want to cover up any of the scene so I stamped the greeting on the inside.

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Sympathy Card with Altenew - 2017

This was created using the "Fresh Freesia" by Altenew.  I white heat embossed it, then colored it with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens.  I used the matching die and them glued it to a background that I watercolored with Distress Ink that I cut using one of the In & Out Stitched Rectangles from MFT.

The sentiment is a blend of "Hello World" from Catherine Pooler Designs and "Brushwork Alphabet" from Stampin' Up.  I added a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to finish it off.

Sympathy Card with Avery Elle - 2017

I used the Avery Elle "Floral Bouquet" to create this sympathy card.

This is a one layer card where I embossed the image in white embossing powder and the colored it up with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  One complete it felt like it needed a little something extra.  So I used a small butterfly from Newton's Nook "Beautiful Wings and popped it on the card with a foam dot.

Father's Day with Inkadinkado - 2017

For this card, I used "Winter Wildlife" by Inkadinkado.

I stamped the elk on watercolor paper then covered him with Glossy Accents by Ranger.  I used Distress Ink to do a watercolor sunrise.  Once dry, I peeled away the masking fluid and stamped the sentiment from Lawn Fawn's "Dad + Me".

Father's Day with Lawn Fawn - 2017

This was a fun little card I put together for my Grandpa for Father's Day!

I used "Dad + Me" by Lawn Fawn.  This time I stamped the bears on kraft cardstock.  Then I water colored a background with Distress Ink and cut it with a stitched rectangle.  I stamped the reeds and the dragonflies directly on the background.  Then I stamped and die cut the pond after adding some fish and Wink of Stella and added it to the background.