Pretty Pink Posh Flourishing Fuchsias!

There are few flowers that can draw in the sweetest little feathered friends the Hummingbirds to our garden like a big hanging basket of Fuchsias!  There are few sets that represent these flowers more beautifully than this favorite from Pretty Pink Posh!  this Flourishing Fuchsias is another perfect image for no-line coloring - and every other technique I know of!

A little closeup shows the details of the process of building up shadows while

keeping highlights when no-line water coloring.  This time the images were stamped with

Abandoned Coral Distress Ink, and also water colored with Distress Inks - the coral again, and dusty concord to be exact!

The subtle stamping of the leaves in the background was achieved by

picking up ink from my pad, then pouncing into water spritzed on my glass mat before

stamping randomly on my card panel using an acrylic block.

The fuchsias and their leaves were cut using the coordinating dies, popped up in a

few places and arranged on my slimline card panel.  The leftover watery ink was splattered here and there with a water brush, and my sentiment from Honey Bee's My Favorite Flower set, stamped in grey ink, was the finishing touch.  

I have much better luck with Fuchsias than I have with Hydrangeas!  Perhaps it's the Hummingbirds that give them the loving care needed to make them flourish?

Have a wonderful weekend my friends!

=] Michele

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Using A Sunshine Stencil For an Underwater Scene...

 

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone. I am sharing this fun ocean-themed Father's Day card with you today. I used the Sunray Background Stencil to create the rays of light shining in the ocean. 

I began by using the largest rectangle from the Basic Rectangles Creative Cuts to die-cut two stitched rectangles in order to create the base panel of the card and to create the sandy area. I then colored the images with Copic markers. To create the scene I used images from the Keep On Swimming,  Ocean Shell-fie,  You Are Sublime, Mermaid For You, and Pool Party stamp sets. 

Next, I added color to the base panel using Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide inks. Next, I used the Sunray Background Stencil to add the light streaming through look using Unicorn Hero Hues Pigment ink. I then added color to the sand area using Gathered Twigs and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks.     

I then heat embossed the sentiment from the Magic Spring Messages stamp set using Versamark ink and WOW! White Embossing Powder. I then used the Magic Messages die to die cut the sentiment. Next, I used the Tailgate Alphabet die set to die cut the word dad. I then stamped the sentiment from the Keep On Swimming stamp set onto the sandy layer using MFT Extreme Black ink. 

I hope you enjoy the card I created to share with you today. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by. I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day. Please feel welcome to visit me on my blog, IG or Pinterest.

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Beach Happy One Layer Card

Hi, everyone!  Toni here with you today sharing a refreshing summer scene.  I'm so jealous!

This month on the DB blog, we're focusing on one layer cards. These can be quite challenging, depending on your mindset. I love one layer cards because they force me to think outside the box and work a little harder too.  Let me explain.

In this example, I stamped Avery Elle Beachy bunny first then the umbrella which I wanted to appear as though it were behind her.  This required me to mask off the bunny's head.  Inkadinkado Masking Paper to the rescue!

Next I stamped the Sunny Studio Ocean View image but didn't mask the card front.  Instead, I masked the right side of the beach and water.  Those were just straight lines so I drew them back in around the bunny and umbrella.

I colored the scene with Zigs and am quite pleased with the sunset.  I used Derwent fine and medium tip water brushes which worked a treat with the Zigs. Just look at those colors.

Can you imagine seeing this in real life? This would be a dream vacation for me. Heaven!

I'll see you again soon.  If you'd like to check out my other creations in the meantime, you can visit my blog, Frankie Helps Craft, my Instagram, or my Pinterest Board.  Have a great rest of your day!

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Summer Flowers and no-line coloring

 

We're feeling those lazy, hazy, crazy hot days of Summer in Michigan - a good time to spend a bit of time in the AC water coloring some of Altenew's fabulous Paint-a-Flower sets... for some reason I just can't get my Hydrangeas to bloom, even though the plants themselves are gorgeous!  I'll take any advice you might have for success!

I've used the 'no-line' water coloring technique today that starts by stamping these gorgeous Hydrangeas in Distress Antique Linen ink onto a good quality watercolor paper like this one from Strathmore.

Take your time, keep the water to a minimum, and let each layer dry between -

that's my best advice for achieving good results using your favorite watercolor marker, or water color pan set - I've used my Zigs today starting in the shadows, and working my way out towards the highlights of each petal - using a good quality watercolor brush to move the ink.

This card took two days to complete!!

I found just the sentiment I wanted in the Altenew Paint-a-Flower Fashion Monger Dahlia set, and kept my card design very simple.  

I hope you are enjoying the first few weeks of your Summer so far - and that you have a bit of crafty time between picnics!  I'd love it if you'd tag us @doodlebugswa or @mfergu01 if you do a little no-line coloring!

=] Michele

Links to products used or recommended are listed below: 

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers