More Watercolor Note Cards

I am still playing around with the Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards.  I just love how the base layer is all done for me and they are just so pretty!  Check out yesterday's post to see another example if you missed it.   I decided to make another of the No-Line Piercing technique cards, using the Peaceful Petals stamp set.   .

For this technique you stamp the image on the back of the paper and use your paper piercing tool to pierce around the image.  Then flip your paper over and color with your favorite coloring tools.  I used my Aqua Painter and Melon Mambo and Gumball Green inks for this card.

I added a Vintage Faceted Button and linen thread to the center and a "thank you " tag made with scraps. I also ruffed up the edges a bit on my main image panel.

I hope you like today's project!  Feel Free to contact me with any questions!  Thanks for stopping by! 

Watercolor Wonder Designer Note cards!

LOVE the new Watercolor Designer Note cards!!  They are just SO pretty!  You get 20, yes I said 20, printed cards on watercolor paper, 4 each of 5 designs.  Plus Envelopes! When I opened the pack today I was pleasantly surprised that there were so many, I am used to things coming in dozens I guess.  They are really really pretty all on their own and I was nervous to use them :)  Silly me!  But I am glad I did because I like how it turned out. 

This card comes with that fun Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango background and oval already to go.  I decided to use the Petite Petals stamp set and matching punch to create a bouquet of flowers.  Looks like spring right?  It doesn't look like spring out my window, soon I hope!

 I used markers to ink up my stamp.  Then I used the Stampin' Spritzers to get them a bit wet before I stamped the image onto a sheet of watercolor paper. 

I think the spritzing gave them a fun watercolored look, perfect for the background.

I added stems with my Aqua Painter, a favorite tool.

I stamped a few extra flowers and punched them out.  I used dimensionals to pop them up.   The Tag was made with the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp set, a must have really.  It has 24 stamps for just about every occasion.  I used my Aqua Painters on the edges. 

I ruffled up the Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon by fraying the ends and grabbing hold of a center stand of thread and pulling on it.  Then I just cleaned up the ends again. 

I hope you like today's project.  As always contact me with any questions.  Don't forget that Sale-A-Bration is ending soon! 

MDS Blog Hop E-Cutter projects

It's MDS Blog Hop time again!  This  month we are working on e-cutter or Hybrid projects.  What is the MDS Blog Hop?  The MDS Blog Hop is a group of linked blogs of 10 demonstrators who love My Digital Studio!  You may have reached me from Cori's blog.  If this is your first stop, follow the links and hop all around until you come back to start.  This week we are showcasing our E-Cutter or Hybrid projects.  I got an e-cutter for Christmas this year and it has been sitting unused since then, so this was the perfect challenge for me.  And, since it was a Christmas gift and we got a huge snowfall yesterday (can you believe it?) I decided to make a Christmas project.

As I was searching through my Christmas stamps thinking what I would like to cut, I came across Dasher.  When the Dasher stamp came out a few years back I really loved it.  Those antlers are so great.  The stamp was only a few inches tall, maybe 2 1/2 ?   I thought it would be great if it was larger. That's the beauty of digital stamps.  I made Dasher a full 9 inches tall!  I cut it out with my Cameo Silhouette, to use as a stencil.   I laid the stencil on a piece of Modern Medley DSP and used Early Espresso and Encore Gold ink on it, applied with sponges.

  I also added a circle of Red Glimmer Paper to his nose.

I cut the word "Believe" out with my E-Cutter as well.  This is a stamp from the Snowflake Soiree Download.   I thought it needed something behind the letters to help them stand out, so I added a banner in Vellum that was aged with some Crumb Cake ink.






Now that I am done with my stencil I can always save it to use again, or I can flip it over and use it with some glitter paper to make another project.  Fun!

I can also use the cut out image!   Three ways to use one cut!




















Well, I hope that you like my first E-cutter project.  I hope to get more chances to play around with it and learn all that it can do.  I hope that you will continue on our hop and head over to Holly's blog, where I am sure you will find something great to inspire you!

No Line Piercing

Last week I saw a fun new tutorial and I thought I would give it a try.  It was called "No-line piercing".  It actually does have lines, they are just on the back so you don't see them.   This was a fun technique to try and I am sure I will do it again. 
I started by stamping on the back of a piece of watercolor paper.

The back is not going to be shown, so you don't have to be careful.  I added leaves to my flowers and even elongated the stem by free hand.  It wont show, so you can do as you please. 

next you use your paper piercing tool to poke holes all along your lines.  You can decide just how much or how little detail you want to use.   Here is how it looks on the front. 

I used my Aqua Painters and the lids of my ink pads to add color to the front.  This card used Island Indigo and Gumball Green. 











I tied some 7/16" Natural trim ribbon around the base layer, and frayed the edges a bit.   The tag is added with a safety pin from the Vintage Trinkets embellishments.








This card uses Perfect Plumb and Crumb Cake. 
I used a scrap of Victoria Crochet Trim and a Antique brad to attach the "Thank You"

I tied little knots with linen thread in the center of the flower. 

I used the paper piercing template to add a pattern to the edges.
The tutorial can be found at SplitcoastStampers.com
















Both card used the Peaceful Petals stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

New Weekly Deals

Lots of great deals this week.  Check them out.  There is even one I don't have so that good for me too!  and, you really need to see the super cute new photo-polymer set.   SO SO CUTE, especially the frames.  They are called "Sweetie Pie Frames" and "Sweetie Pie"  and did I mention that they are super cute?

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I will have a project to post later in the day.  I need to finish up a few things first :)

St. Patrick's Day "Hi!"

St. Patrick's Day is almost here and I love to give the kids in class a fun little treat.  Last year they received fun little leprechauns, and I was almost going to make them again.  Then another Demonstrator friend of mine, Linda Budzik, make a cute little pop-corn treat and I decided to make that instead.  The Tag reads "Just Popping by with a St. Patrick's Day Hi" and inside I added a packet of Pop-Rocks for the kids. n Linda's version held popcorn.  Linda says that she got the idea from her sister, Laure Sander, who made something similar for Christmas.  How Brilliant!  You can substitute any Holiday on the Tag.
To make my version you start with a 6 x 6 inch piece of paper, scored at 1 1/4 and 4.  Fold along the score lines and add adhesive to the bottom and along the flap to keep it closed.  Use a hole punch to punch a hole at the top.




Edited to add a video tutorial of this type of treat holder...

Thread your ribbon through the holes, going straight across.  I keep the ribbon on the spool while I do this because in your next step you are going to push the Pop-Rocks down into the pouch, pulling the ribbon down with them, so that the ribbon is looped underneath the treat.

Here the Pop-Rocks pack is going into the pouch.   You can alsi see in this picture that I folded the pop-rocks pack in a bit.  I wanted to get the most of my 12 x 12 paper.  In order to get 4 out of each sheet, I needed to fold them just a tiny bit.












Now, when the recipient pulls the ribbon up, the treat will pop up too! P.S.  that ribbon is on the Clearance Rack right now!! Love the Clearance Rack, so full of goodies! 

I made the shamrock with pansy punch!  See in the photo where I cut to make it a shamrock?  Love it.
Pansy punch # 130698 $15.95

I created my labels in My Digital Studio.  Seriously, I use that program just about every day!















I looked for a St. Patrick's Day stamp and I found one, but it has an image in the middle. Here is what it looked like.

Here were the two I liked.   But, I didn't want the shamrock image because I wanted to use my punched shamrocks, so I got rid of the centers by adding a circle punch to the centers of each image, filled with white.

Here is what they looked like with the centers filled in.   I then resized them to fit the 2 1/2 inch circle punch. 

I filled a whole page with my stamp image and printed it out.

I also printed out a page of my " Just popping by with a St. Patrick's Day Hi!" tags.

I added a large Rhinestone to a few select treats.  I know most kids will just tear this apart in seconds :)















Here is the project that Linda made, which gave me this idea!

 

Linda used the Heart punch to make her shamrock, and wrapped a popcorn bag with DSP! 

Hope you enjoyed the projects!  Thanks for stopping by! and thanks Linda for the idea!

My Paper Pumpkin Special ~ ending March 31st

The My Paper Pumpkin Special is ending at the end of March!  Right now if you sign up for My Paper Pumpkin you will receive a pack of the In-Color markers!  These are great colors including Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green.  Sign up by March 10th to get started right away.  The monthly kits ship on the 15th of each month.  Anyone who signs up on or before March 10th will get their kit sent out on the 15th.  Anyone signing up after March 10th will get their kits with the April shipment.  The first kit is shown above, after that, its a surprise each time.  Last month we got a kit to make 6 personalized gift bags! 
Here is a link to see images of past My Paper Pumpkins: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=my+paper+pumpkin&qpvt=my+paper+pumpkin&FORM=IGRE
and here is a link to a blog that shows you how to use your My Paper Pumpkin kits in other ways.
http://www.mypumpkinchallenge.blogspot.com/
Click the link on the right side of my blog to got to the My Paper Pumpkin sign up site.
My Paper Pumpkin can be cancelled at anytime by the 10th of the month, or you can skip a month too!  Each kit has an exclusive stamp set and ink spot.
Contact me with any questions!