You make my heart melt!!

Hello & Happy Saturday Everyone!!!

Today I'm on BRI Blog sharing a card .

I got lot of new goodies from Butterfly Reflections Ink store recently.

Thank you Vanessa for having all the latest & greatest products available in the store!!

I have combined few stamps & dies from different companies for this card.

I looooooooove this fox image from Greeting Farm- Cuddly Thanks set.

The sentiment is from THIS MFT- Stamp set.

For the background I used three distress inks... Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers.

The gorgeous heart die is from Neat & Tangled.

I colored the fox with Zig Clean Color Brush markers.

I also added some Finders Keeper Enamel Hearts.

This card is for the following challenges...
Allsorts- No Designer paper.
Fairy Tale- Forest Animals.
Creative Fingers -  Anything goes.

I love how this card turned out, hope you all like it too!

Don't forget to check out the BRI store for all the latest goodies!

Thanks for stopping by...

Happy Crafting!

Wishing you...

Hello and Happy Friday!

I'm on the Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog today ...sharing two Wplus9 cards.
I love the new WPLUS9 release!!

Here is my first card using the super cute Wishing You set.

How cute are these bunnies??

Love the sentiments in this set too!

 I created the background using Distress Ink and Create a Smile stencil.

I watercolored the bunnies using Zig Clean Color Brush Marker.

I also added few Diamonds are Girl's Best Friend sequins.

This card is for the following challenges..
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes.
Incy Wincy Designs - Birthday wishes.

Next card is for the  Fall...

The Wplus9 Autumn Leaves set is simply amazing!!!

Love that the set includes both solid and outline leaf images.

The sentiment is from Grateful Greetings, 

I heat embossed it using the Ranger Gold EP.

I created the background using different Distress inks , misted the ink stamps with water before stamping.

 Then stamped the outlined leaf images using black ink.

I didn't stamp them exactly on the top of the solid image...but slightly off.

Love the look!!

This card is for the following challenges..

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Fall fun.

Paper Minutes - Eye Catching background

Hope you liked these cards!!

Thanks for stopping by..

Water colors!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

I'm on Butterfly Reflections,Ink Blog today.

I'm soooo loving all the fabulous new goodies in Butterfly Reflections, Ink store.
I treated myself with some crafty shopping spree for my Birthday!!!

I like to follow latest trends and I have been enjoying all beautiful water colored creations all over the blogland. 

I was not sure if I have the skills for it....... but finally I got myself some ZIG Clean Color Brush markers ..YAY!!!

I have to admit that I had so much fun.... the ZIG Clean Color Brush markers are really very easy to use!

I used the new Altenew Wild Hibiscus stamp set for all these cards.

As a first timer..I played safe , just heat embossed the floral image using WOW opaque white EP.

Then I simply colored the blooms with ZIG markers and water brush.

For the sentiment I combined a stamp from the same Altenew set and THIS Wplus9 set.

The patterned paper is from Avery Elle.

This card is for the following challenges...

Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes.

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes.

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Hand colored image.

 For the next card I picked the beautiful butterflies from the stamp set.

A clean and simple thank you card!!!

I did the same for this card, heat embossed and watercolored with Zig clear brush markers.

For this sentiment I used Paper Smooches stamp and the sub sentiment from Altenew Wild Hibiscus 

set.

This card is for the following challenges...

Fab 'n' Funky - Things with wings.

Sisterhood of Crafters- Rainbow.

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes.

 Here is my final card for today...

I used another gorgeous image from Altenew Wild Hibiscus set.

The sentiment is from Paper Smooches and the patterned paper is from Avery Elle.

I also stamped the floral image on the card base.

This card is for the following challenges...

Try It On Tuesday- Sending flowers.

Crafting from the Heart -  Anything Goes.

Crafting with an Attitude -  Anything Goes.

I used one of my favorite embellishments for all three cards.... Diamonds are Girl's best friend sequins.

Zig Clean Color brush markers are fabulous, blends very easily and colors stays very vibrant.

 I hope you all like the cards as much as I do!! 

Make sure to checkout BRI Store for all amazing new products!!

Thanks for stopping by..

A Charming Winter Release!!!

Hello Everyone!! 

Its time for A Charming Winter release!!

Today Purple Onion Design is releasing a amazing winter collection of stamps designed by Stacey Yacula.

I love each and every image from this release...very cute!!!

I used Warm Hearted image for my card..

A sweet image with a Snowmen and a cute lil' bunny!!!

The sentiment is from the same set...'tis the Season.

I stamped the image on watercolor paper with SSS- Fog ink... and did some no-line water coloring with Distress inks.

I love the soft look on this card. 

The DP is from Heidi Swapp holiday collection.

I also added some chunky snow glitter and Wink Of Stella glitter for a festive sparkle.

This card is for the following challenges..

Allsorts - Christmas.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Photo Inspiration.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes.

Hope you all like this card!

Until Nov 5th the A Charming Winter Collection is available for a special introductory price.

The entire 16 stamp collection plus 3 sentiments (wishing you a wonderful holiday season, warm wishes and merry & bright) can be purchased for $75.00.

Make sure to visit POD BLOG to check out all the amazing DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by!!

CardMaker Magazine - Inchie Arts Blog Hop!!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Welcome to CardMaker Magazine - Inchie Arts blog hop!!!

If you are not familiar with Art Squares , you can check it out here.

I'm using Inchie Arts art squares for the first time...this stuff is absolutely amazing.

They are precision cut matboard in variety of sizes...like 1", 2" , 3" & 4".

They are like mini canvases to me.

The theme for the hop is FALL.

I love fall colors!!!

I used 3" Art square for my first card...

As I mentioned its like a mini canvas.

I stamped the card base using Hero Arts leaves stamp with white ink.

Then created my focal art square.

I used Gelatos and layer of stamping and stenciling for the background. Then added few diecut leaves( cut using Lawn Fawn dies and glitter paper, vellum and balsa wood).

For my sentiment I used a flair.

I love how this card turned out!!

This card is for the following challenges...

City Crafter Challenge - Leaves.

Simon Says Stamp : Use Watercolors.

Great Impressions - - Autumnal Elegance.

Next card set is using 2" art squares...

These 2" art squares were perfect for my 4 x 4 thank you card set.

Clean and simple... just heat embossed the sentiment with white and various leaves with gold, then sponged some distress ink over it. Also added few white ink splatters.

All stamps are from Paper Smooches.

This card set will make a perfect gift!!

Here are the photo of individual cards...

This card set is for the following challenges...

CASology: Splatters.

Paper Smooches Sparks: Anything Goes.

Virginia's View Challenge: CAS.

My last card is using 1" art squares..also known as Inchies...

Really these art squares are super fun to work with!!!

For this card I heat embossed the background using Hero Arts stamp and white embossing powder.

Then I heat embossed few inchies with the same stamp and white EP.

Colored the Inchies with distress ink and waterbrush.

Adhere them randomly on the cardfront.  Added some gold splatters ,gold enamel dots & rhinestones.

The sentiment is from Casual Fridays stamps.

This card is for the following challenges...

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes.

AAA - Play with watercolors.

Stamping Sensations - Autumn Colors.

Hope these projects inspire you try out these Art Squares from Inchie Arts!

I love them...you will see many more projects using these on my blog in future.

Here is the complete hop list...

CardMaker

Jeanne Jachna

Mae Nazareth

Sharon Harnist

Noelle McAdams

Dina Kowal

Penny Ward

Piali Biswas

Jill Foster & Elizabeth Allan

Theresa Momber

Inchie Arts

Hop along to see all the amazing creations and don't forget leave a comment on each stop.

Inchie Art is hosting a great giveaway!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Watercolors...

Hello Everyone!!!

I'm back with another B'day card.

Sometimes cleaning is fun!!!

How ??? While cleaning my Heidi Swapp color shines today I made this card...

 Sometimes the color shine bottle nozzles get clogged, so I was cleaning them with a baby wipe, after while the baby wipe looked so pretty with the mix of colors.....that's how I got the idea of this water colored background!!!

I used Color Shine mists and water for the background...its super fun !!!

The colors are perfect for Spring time.

The die is from Papertrey Ink... ♥ it!!!

I'm not sure if you can see it in the pic, I have added a vellum layer around the diecut frame, so that the background behind the diecut is much more vibrant than the other parts. It is very pretty in real.

I also added lots of sparkle to diecut part with Wink of Stella glitter pen. There were some diecut stars from previous projects, they were the perfect lil' embellishments for this card.

I will enter this card for my super talented and sweet crafty friend Virginia's challenge.

Her new challenge blog is a BIG hit ...if you didn't get a chance to play along yet, hurry the 1st challenge is going to end soon.

This card is for the following challenges...

Virginia's View Challenge: Watercolors.

Sisterhood of Crafters  - Sentiment as main focus.

Tuesday Throwdown: Stitching.

Hope you like my card!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Watercolor Fun!!

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Water-coloring is very trendy nowadays!! Its super easy and super fun to do.

There is no strict rules to follow or lots of blending to do or special/expensive supplies need for water coloring.

Actually you can use any watercolor...like cheap kiddie ones, simple water color pencils, Gelatos, Aquarelle pencils, Inktense pencils, distress markers, distress paints...pretty much anything water soluble and colorful.

Okay!! I'm not a PRO but I like trying new trends.

Now here are the results of my fun watercoloring evening...

I used THIS Art Impression stamp set for this card....simply colored it with water and Inktense pencils.

This card is for the following challenges...

Cards For Men: Animals.

Pause, Dream, Enjoy: Outdoor critters.

Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything Goes.

Next... 

I used Inktense pencils again..

I used the SAME Ai stamp set for this card.

Easy peasy coloring...just added a anchor charm with May Arts Jute twine.

This card is for the following challenges...

 Retro sketches: Sketch #61.

Cupcake Craft : Water/sea.

Amusing Challenges: Anything goes.

...now for the last card I used  Faber-Castell- Aquarelle pencils.

This card is done a bit differently...usually I stamp and then color but here I colored the spots where I want to stamp first and them stamped with coordinating inks.

Just wanted to try out some new ways ;)

The stamp set is from Wplus9.

This card is for the following challenges...

Design Memory Craft: Inspired by gardens.

Critter Sketch:Flowers.

Get Inky!: Floral fun.

All the 3 watercolored cards are for MOXIE FAB WORLD-Wonder of WATERCOLOR challenge too!!!

Did I mention that my Camera broke... Super sad!!!

The lens won't move, I love it , its simple one and I've been using it for 4 years now.

Now I've to take pics with my iphone..until I get it fixed.

iphone is good but not the best for card pics.

What do you think the pics are OKAY?????

Check out the fun post on Coloring...Coloring Outside the Lines!!!

Thanks for stopping!!!