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Welcome to my blog! Today I'm sharing a card I created using a watercolor technique with the Humming Along Bundle.. The images in this stamp set are perfect for watercoloring. I used my Aqua Painter with Lovely Lipstick, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue & Night of Navy inks. Did you know... No ink refills? No problem! You can take an acrylic block, press it onto your inkpad then take the ink directly from the block, which becomes your palette. For the background, I made a light wash in the center of the card with Balmy Blue. When that was dry, I took a drop of Night of Navy ink mixed with a little water and used an old toothbrush and a table knife to flick spots of it across the page. This card has a lot of bling! The hummingbird & hibiscus are brushed with Wink of Stella, in addition to Silver Metallic Thread and some self-adhesive sequins. The hummingbird & the sentiment are mounted on Stampin' Dimensionals. The Humming Along Bundle is only available until June 3 (or while supplies last). The Hummingbird Framelits dies have 2 unique elements that make it a great set to own - specifically the beautiful die-cut pattern on the card front and the lovely shape that the sentiment is stamped on. To purchase any of the products used to create this card, please click any of the links below to be redirected to my online store. Product List Humming Along Cling Bundle [150621] Hummingbird Framelits Dies [148538] Humming Along Cling Stamp Set [148758] Watercolor Paper [122959] Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] Aqua Painters [103954] Silver Metallic Thread [138402] Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins [148561] Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] Thanks for visiting my blog!
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We are down to the final days of the the 2018-2019 Annual and 2019 Occasions Catalogs. While I am always excited to have amazing new ink, paper and stamps to play with, it's always hard to say good-by to some of my favorites! Humming Along is one that I am certainly going to miss! I love the images and sentiments in this stamp set! I started out by stamping the beautiful flowers in Smoky Slate. I was going to color each of the flowers, but after coloring the first one, I decided to stop and let the focus be on the humming bird. I love how this turned out! Supplies Used: Paper ~ Balmy Blue, Whisper White Ink ~ Smoky Slate, Memento, Stampin' Blends: Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Mango Melody Stamp Set ~ Humming Along Other Supplies ~ Iridescent Sequins You still have a few more days to purchase this stamp set...and don't forget the coordinating framlits {like I did!}. Have a fantastic Friday! Happy Stamping!
Good Thursday morning my fellow stampers. This week is just flying by, isn’t it? I just love long weekends and short weeks. I’ve got another sneak peek for you. Only 1 week and you c…
Download Humming Along Supplies: Stamps: Humming Along (148758) Stamp Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (132708); Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110) Paper: Shimmery White (101910); Night of Navy (100867); Calypso Coral (122925); Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper (148795)...
I used an alcohol spritzing technique on glossy cardstock for our TGIF Challenges Product Spotlight this week. Let me teach you how.
Today’s card uses a new stamp set and new Designer Series Paper! These are items from the 2019 Occasions Catalog and will be available to customers January 3rd. I received both the stamp set and paper
Humming Along Birthday Card! How cute is this card? click this post or head over to www.stampwithshar.com for details about today's post.
Sharing the love of stamping!
Hello there, happy Saturday! Hope you have a fun weekend lined up. Today I am going to a craft show with friends, so that should be fun. I wanted to share one more card using
Sharon Burkert, As the Ink Dries Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
Download Humming Along Supplies: Stamp Sets: Humming Along (148758), Humming Along Bundle (150621) – Bundle & Save 10%, Touches of Texture (143251) Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Pad (132708), Mossy Meadow (147111) Stampin’ Blends: Mossy Meadow Combo Pack (148547), Pumpkin Pie...
Humming Along III, Oil on Panel, 16 x 12 Inches, is one of a series of paintings, watercolors, mosaics and prints by Lisa Houck, a very established artist from Boston with a large following devoted to her exceptional work reminiscent of Matisse and Aborigine art, with gorgeous color and a sensibility both playful and quite serious that is uniquely her own. Houck has also executed many large public art commissions for interior and exterior sites in Boston and nationwide which are ambitious murals in oil or mosaic located in hospitals, libraries, playgrounds and other public buildings. LISA HOUCK Education and Professional Affiliations: Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: M.F.A. 1989. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI: B.F.A. 1975. Boston Printmakers Selected Solo Exhibitions Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA 2017 Cambridge Arts Council, Gallery 344, “A Long Walk with No Destination”, Cambridge, MA 2016 Beth Urdang Gallery, Wellesley, MA 2015 Patricia Carega Gallery: “White Line Woodcuts,” Center Sandwich, NH 2014 Rivers School, Weston, MA 2008 Bentley College: “All About the Square,” Waltham, MA 2003. Barton-Ryan Gallery: “Improbable Botanicals and Landscapes,” Boston, MA 2000. Randall Beck Gallery: Boston, MA 1993, 1991. Barbara Singer Fine Art: Cambridge, MA 1991. Coyote Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1989. Tufts University: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Cohen Arts Center, Medford, MA 1988. Modestino Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1987, 1986. New England School of Art and Design: Boston, MA 1986. Mott House: “The Comet and Other Phenomena,” Washington, DC 1986. Selected Group Exhibitions Arsenal Center for the Arts, “Big Print”, Watertown, MA 2016 FPAC Gallery, Fort Point Channel, “Mosaic Muse”, Boston, MA 2016 Art of Mosaic: Piecing it Together, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA 2013 National Mosaic Exhibit on Cape Cod, 2011 Fancy Plants: Bentley University, 2010 Contemporary Mosaics: Attleboro Arts Museum, 2010 Boston Children’s Museum: “I See Trees,” 2009. Somerville Museum: “Art of Mosaic,” 2009. Milton Academy: “Design/Build,” 2009. Danforth Museum: Members Show, 2007 Boston Printmakers: North American Print Biennial, 2005. Peabody Essex Museum: “In Nature’s Company,” Salem, MA 2004. Cambridge Art Association: “Hot Colors,” (Best in Show Award), Cambridge, MA 2002. Tufts University: “Alumni Exhibition,” Aidekman Gallery, Medford, MA 2001. Acacia Gallery: Gloucester, MA 2000. Wiggin Gallery: “Women in Watercolor,” Boston Public Library, Boston, MA 2000. New Art Center: “Lasting Impressions: Looking at the Land,” Newton, MA 1997. Bernard Toale Gallery: “The Pet Show,” Boston, MA 1996. Albers Gallery: Memphis, TN 1994, 1992,1991. Pritam & Eames: East Hampton, NY 1992. Boston Center for the Arts: Boston, MA 1989. DeCordova Museum: “Explorations in Handmade Paper,” Lincoln, MA 1989. Fuller Museum of Art: “RISD Alumni in Boston,” Brockton, MA 1989. St. Botolph Club: Boston, MA 1988. Danforth Museum: “Symmetry and Pattern in Art and Nature,” Framingham, MA 1986. Brunnier Museum: “Images of the Universe,” Ames, IA 1986. New England School of Art and Design: “A Celebration of the Return of Halley’s Comet,” Boston, MA 1985. Rose Art Museum: “Boston Printmakers,” Waltham, MA 1985. Fuller Museum of Art: “Triennial Exhibition,” Brockton, MA 1983. Cambridge Arts Council: “Lofty Views and Heightened Perspectives,” Cambridge, MA 1983. The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Selected Public Collections, Numerous Private Collections The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Herman Miller Lahey Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Mutual Corporation Montgomery Watson Harza Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Neiman Marcus New England Medical Center State Street Bank and Trust Valley Hospital, NJ Education and Professional Affiliations Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: M.F.A. 1989. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI: B.F.A. 1975. Boston Printmakers Selected Solo Exhibitions Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA 2017 Cambridge Arts Council, Gallery 344, “A Long Walk with No Destination”, Cambridge, MA 2016 Beth Urdang Gallery, Wellesley, MA 2015 Patricia Carega Gallery: “White Line Woodcuts,” Center Sandwich, NH 2014 Rivers School, Weston, MA 2008 Bentley College: “All About the Square,” Waltham, MA 2003. Barton-Ryan Gallery: “Improbable Botanicals and Landscapes,” Boston, MA 2000. Randall Beck Gallery: Boston, MA 1993, 1991. Barbara Singer Fine Art: Cambridge, MA 1991. Coyote Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1989. Tufts University: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Cohen Arts Center, Medford, MA 1988. Modestino Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1987, 1986. New England School of Art and Design: Boston, MA 1986. Mott House: “The Comet and Other Phenomena,” Washington, DC 1986. Selected Group Exhibitions Arsenal Center for the Arts, “Big Print”, Watertown, MA 2016 FPAC Gallery, Fort Point Channel, “Mosaic Muse”, Boston, MA 2016 Art of Mosaic: Piecing it Together, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA 2013 National Mosaic Exhibit on Cape Cod, 2011 Fancy Plants: Bentley University, 2010 Contemporary Mosaics: Attleboro Arts Museum, 2010 Boston Children’s Museum: “I See Trees,” 2009. Somerville Museum: “Art of Mosaic,” 2009. Milton Academy: “Design/Build,” 2009. Danforth Museum: Members Show, 2007 Boston Printmakers: North American Print Biennial, 2005. Peabody Essex Museum: “In Nature’s Company,” Salem, MA 2004. Cambridge Art Association: “Hot Colors,” (Best in Show Award), Cambridge, MA 2002. Tufts University: “Alumni Exhibition,” Aidekman Gallery, Medford, MA 2001. Acacia Gallery: Gloucester, MA 2000. Wiggin Gallery: “Women in Watercolor,” Boston Public Library, Boston, MA 2000. New Art Center: “Lasting Impressions: Looking at the Land,” Newton, MA 1997. Bernard Toale Gallery: “The Pet Show,” Boston, MA 1996. Albers Gallery: Memphis, TN 1994, 1992,1991. Pritam & Eames: East Hampton, NY 1992. Boston Center for the Arts: Boston, MA 1989. DeCordova Museum: “Explorations in Handmade Paper,” Lincoln, MA 1989. Fuller Museum of Art: “RISD Alumni in Boston,” Brockton, MA 1989. St. Botolph Club: Boston, MA 1988. Danforth Museum: “Symmetry and Pattern in Art and Nature,” Framingham, MA 1986. Brunnier Museum: “Images of the Universe,” Ames, IA 1986. New England School of Art and Design: “A Celebration of the Return of Halley’s Comet,” Boston, MA 1985. Rose Art Museum: “Boston Printmakers,” Waltham, MA 1985. Fuller Museum of Art: “Triennial Exhibition,” Brockton, MA 1983. Cambridge Arts Council: “Lofty Views and Heightened Perspectives,” Cambridge, MA 1983. The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Selected Public Collections, Numerous Private Collections The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Herman Miller Lahey Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Mutual Corporation Montgomery Watson Harza Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Neiman Marcus New England Medical Center State Street Bank and Trust Valley Hospital, NJ Grants/Projects Herman Miller Lahey Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Mutual Corporation Montgomery Watson Harza Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Neiman Marcus New England Medical Center State Street Bank and Trust Valley Hospital, NJ “City Square with Reflecting Pool,” 6’ X 6’ mosaic for Iron Street Park in Boston. Located on the corner of A Street and Iron Street in Boston, commissioned for this new park in Boston by a private client in 2014. Children’s Hospital, Waltham, MA: eleven-panel, oil-on-wood painting for the lobby, 2005. Grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council, 2005. For a ceramics program in the public schools, sponsored by the Dedham Cultural Council. John Hancock Financial Services: Frieda Garcia Park. Commission to create two mosaic murals incorporating children’s art from the community, 2004. Murals are 8’ X 10’ and 8’ x 22’. Broward County Cultural Affairs Office/Public Art Department, Florida: Public Art Commission to create paintings and printed materials for four libraries in Broward County, 2003. Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Jimmy Fund Clinic, Boston, MA: eight panel mosaic for the reception area. Architect: Miller, Dyer, Spears, 2003. Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan International Airport, Terminal E, Boston, MA: Six digital reproductions of paintings. Project Coordinator: Urban Arts Institute, 2001. ”The Rare Tropical Cod,” part of the Cavalcade of Cod, a school of 5’5” fiberglass fish sculptures which were displayed throughout the city of Boston in the fall of 2000. Sponsored by Boston’s B2K Committee. Poster and button and display banners for First Night Boston, 1998. Grant from the City of Cambridge to create murals for the Cambridge Senior Center, 1995. Administered by the Cambridge Arts Council. Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1994. Administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Grant from Arts on the Line, Cambridge, MA for temporary art in the subway including a 36-foot painting for the Kendall Square subway station, Cambridge, MA 1988. Grant from the Cambridge Arts Council for a mural for the Cambridge River Festival, installed in Inman Square, 1987. Poster for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1987. Publications Providence Journal, “Artists Put a Modern Face on Mosaics”
February 20, 2019 It happens every catalog…I see a bundle…pass it over…then, say… hmmm, I am going to take a second look at it… And, by golly, I LOVE it!! The Stampin…
Good Saturday, y’all! Hope your weekend is shaping up to be a good one – maybe you’re headed out to do a little Christmas Shopping?? Or staying home to bake cookies? Whatever you’re planning – I hope
CARD "Wishing you an amazing birthday" card from the Stampin' Up! Humming Along stamp set in the 2019 Occasions catalog. The image is stamped on Watercolor Paper and painted with Watercolor Pencils and the Aqua Painter brush. The background paper is Botanical Butterfly & Happiness Blooms DSP.
Humming Along, Watercolouring on coloured cardstock, Floral card, Wonderful Floral Framelits
Measurements: Whisper White: 4-1/4”x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”; 1-1/2” x 3-1/2”; 3” x 4” (for hummingbird) Mossy Meadow: 1-3/8” x 3-3/8” Instructions Fold Whisper White in half to create card base, burnish along score […]
Humming Along II, Oil on Panel, 16 x 12 Inches, is one of a series of paintings, watercolors, mosaics and prints by Lisa Houck, a very established artist from Boston with a large following devoted to her exceptional work reminiscent of Matisse and Aborigine art, with gorgeous color and a sensibility both playful and quite serious that is uniquely her own. This painting is one of a series of 2 related works that can also be installed as a diptych. Houck has also executed many large public art commissions for interior and exterior sites in Boston and nationwide which are ambitious murals in oil or mosaic located in hospitals, libraries, playgrounds and other public buildings. LISA HOUCK Education and Professional Affiliations: Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: M.F.A. 1989. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI: B.F.A. 1975. Boston Printmakers Selected Solo Exhibitions Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA 2017 Cambridge Arts Council, Gallery 344, “A Long Walk with No Destination”, Cambridge, MA 2016 Beth Urdang Gallery, Wellesley, MA 2015 Patricia Carega Gallery: “White Line Woodcuts,” Center Sandwich, NH 2014 Rivers School, Weston, MA 2008 Bentley College: “All About the Square,” Waltham, MA 2003. Barton-Ryan Gallery: “Improbable Botanicals and Landscapes,” Boston, MA 2000. Randall Beck Gallery: Boston, MA 1993, 1991. Barbara Singer Fine Art: Cambridge, MA 1991. Coyote Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1989. Tufts University: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Cohen Arts Center, Medford, MA 1988. Modestino Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1987, 1986. New England School of Art and Design: Boston, MA 1986. Mott House: “The Comet and Other Phenomena,” Washington, DC 1986. Selected Group Exhibitions Arsenal Center for the Arts, “Big Print”, Watertown, MA 2016 FPAC Gallery, Fort Point Channel, “Mosaic Muse”, Boston, MA 2016 Art of Mosaic: Piecing it Together, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA 2013 National Mosaic Exhibit on Cape Cod, 2011 Fancy Plants: Bentley University, 2010 Contemporary Mosaics: Attleboro Arts Museum, 2010 Boston Children’s Museum: “I See Trees,” 2009. Somerville Museum: “Art of Mosaic,” 2009. Milton Academy: “Design/Build,” 2009. Danforth Museum: Members Show, 2007 Boston Printmakers: North American Print Biennial, 2005. Peabody Essex Museum: “In Nature’s Company,” Salem, MA 2004. Cambridge Art Association: “Hot Colors,” (Best in Show Award), Cambridge, MA 2002. Tufts University: “Alumni Exhibition,” Aidekman Gallery, Medford, MA 2001. Acacia Gallery: Gloucester, MA 2000. Wiggin Gallery: “Women in Watercolor,” Boston Public Library, Boston, MA 2000. New Art Center: “Lasting Impressions: Looking at the Land,” Newton, MA 1997. Bernard Toale Gallery: “The Pet Show,” Boston, MA 1996. Albers Gallery: Memphis, TN 1994, 1992,1991. Pritam & Eames: East Hampton, NY 1992. Boston Center for the Arts: Boston, MA 1989. DeCordova Museum: “Explorations in Handmade Paper,” Lincoln, MA 1989. Fuller Museum of Art: “RISD Alumni in Boston,” Brockton, MA 1989. St. Botolph Club: Boston, MA 1988. Danforth Museum: “Symmetry and Pattern in Art and Nature,” Framingham, MA 1986. Brunnier Museum: “Images of the Universe,” Ames, IA 1986. New England School of Art and Design: “A Celebration of the Return of Halley’s Comet,” Boston, MA 1985. Rose Art Museum: “Boston Printmakers,” Waltham, MA 1985. Fuller Museum of Art: “Triennial Exhibition,” Brockton, MA 1983. Cambridge Arts Council: “Lofty Views and Heightened Perspectives,” Cambridge, MA 1983. The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Selected Public Collections, Numerous Private Collections The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Herman Miller Lahey Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Mutual Corporation Montgomery Watson Harza Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Neiman Marcus New England Medical Center State Street Bank and Trust Valley Hospital, NJ
It's time for another CASE the Designer Challenge with the Global Design Project. There are so many places to find inspiration for the projects we make - I love the opportunity to create a project that's inspired by the art of my fellow team members on GDP. Always a joy!
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Hi! Its time once again for this week's Colour Creations Blog Share. This week we are looking at Lovely Lipstick. It's a colour I haven't used much as it intimidates me a bit! I can't decide if it's a red or a pink! What do you think? Today's card definitely leans towards pink. What ever you think, it's bold colour, and so I toned it down a little with a layer of vellum. I have used a stamp set that was an All Attendee gift at OnStage, called Humming Along. It will be available from January when the Occasions Catalogue goes live. Isn't the flower gorgeous? It's a lovely big bloom, just right for colouring. Does anyone know the type of flower? I'm a bit horticulturally challenged! EDIT: My friend Rachel tells me it's a hibiscus! When we are at OnStage we get to see a lot of different stamping presentations. One which really stuck with me was Dale Hampshire's presentation on colouring for people who have problems with holding markers - maybe they have shaky hands, as Dale does. I've been thinking off and on about other ways to colour. I decided to give smooshing as a method of colouring a go, and I was quite pleased with the results. Do you remember how to smoosh? You basically just transfer some ink to a clear block, spritz with some water, pick up the watery ink with a bendable plastic sheet and then smoosh the sheet onto your cardstock. This time I stamped first in Stazon ink so that my outline wouldn't run. I was then able to be a bit more selective about where on my Shimmery White cardstock I smooshed each colour (Lovely Lipstick, Old Olive and Mango Melody). It looks quite messy like this, doesn't it? Look closer though - the water and the way you bend the plastic help to create colour variations in the different parts of the flower and leaves. It's not a perfect way of colouring, but it's not meant to be! Take a look at how it ends up once it's fussy cut (BTW: there's a gorgeous set of dies to match the stamp set, but I don't have them yet!): I was so pleased with the results, and I can't wait to try it with my class ladies! It really is a cheat's watercolouring. I finished off the inside with another of the blooms and a strip of DSP left from the front. The sentiment comes from the Varied Vases set. You may be interested to know that there's a new stamp set to match the lunch in the Occasions Catalogue too! Why not pop on over to Catherine's blog, where you'll find the rest of this week's Lovely Lipstick cards? It's a bold colour, and I can't wait to see what the other girls have done with it. Bye for now, Tina
A pretty card using the new Humming Along stamp set that will be available in the new 2019 Occasions Catalog. I colored in the flower using an Aquapen and Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody and Pear Pizzazz ink pads. The pretty Gingham Gala 6x6 Designer Series Paper will also be available in the new occasions catalog.
Each Thursday my Border Buddy Alison Solven from Canada and I share a card on our blogs that we have CASEd from the catalog. CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit). We like to show you how you can use the paper crafting projects in the Stampin’ Up! Catalogs to inspire you! Left: Card from Page 22 ... Read More about Just in CASE – Humming Along Thank You Card
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If you are a colouring fan then this stamp is the one for you. Humming Along. I stamped the images in memento black in and coloured them with Watercolor Pencils. A Blender Pen smoothed the colouring out. I used Crumb Cake and a Sponge Dauber to distress the edges. A relaxing card to make and
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Good Tuesday morning everyone. Hope you’ve had a good start to the week. Hopefully you have a short work week ahead. For today’s card I played along with the Fab Friday 150 Challenge.…
Happy Friday Friends, We hope you are having a wonderful week so far! This week our Premium Membership community received a fabulous Steampunk Advent...
So many ideas ran through my head for this week's oval-focused sketch at Global Design Project. There are so many ways to use an oval - I decided to let the oval play a background to the gorgeous hummingbird in Humming Along Bundle. Bright, bold colors were a perfect contrast
Now y'all know I'm not one to blend with two shades a ton. I love to use my blending markers to just color one layer, but rarely take the time it takes to make gorgeous, blended projects with them. I have friends like Elizabeth Mayfield-Hart and Erica Cerwin who can make magic with them, but I'm more quick and dirty with em. Dang! When I saw this card in the Stampin' Up catalog I knew I had to try it, and I am pleased with the results! I got together with the leaders of my team and did a catalog case swap. We copied cards straight from the gorgeous Occasions Catalog and this one was a challenge, but a stunner. I used the new Humming Along bundle with the stamps and framelits and NEW Balmy Blue and Mossy Meadow blends combo packs. The Stampin' Blends colors I used were Smoky Slate (annual catalog), Mossy Meadow(Occasions Catalog), Balmy Blue (Occasions Catalog) and Pumpkin Pie (annual catalog) blends bundles Did you see that pockety framelit? that's what I used to make the holes in the watercolor paper. I used a shim to make it cut all the way through. Worth it, don't you think? I did a watercolor wash with Balmy Blue on the watercolor layer. You better bet I also used my magnetic platform to BigShot those suckers since I spent many minutes coloring each one! Don't forget the other stunner in the set, the hibiscus. Is that a hibiscus? If not, tell me in the comments here! Does that lower card look familiar? Catch me on FB live this week Wednesday at 9pm on "papermadeprettierclub" FB group for a project using this bundle and also a gander at the card were are making with this bundle at Stamp Technique club this weekend. Here's a sneak peek! Click below to order any of these products to make this card today! ORDERING TIP: Order the bundle and a set of blends and get a FREE item of your choice from the Saleabration Catalog! Order all the things pictured below on a starter kit of $175 for only $99, no shipping! You can get it ALL and still have $27 left to spend! WOW! Click here to order your starter kit today!
My card today features the newest challenge over at Hand Stamp Sentiments... And it's a beautiful color challenge - I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these colors together! Be sure to play along this week with
Check out the Dec 2018 Color Fusers Blog Hop and Color Challenge! Project features the Humming Along Stamp Set, an Occasions Catalog Sneak Peek!
Can you believe this gorgeous hummingbird and hibiscus stamp set is on the RETIRING Stamp Set list!? I love this set and had so much fun coloring the images!! I gold embossed the outline images and then watercolored with Stampin' Up! ink and an Aqua Painter. Find the RETIRING Humming Along stamp set HERE. This is a super easy way to watercolor.. just 'smoosh' clear blocks onto the ink pads of your choice, then use the Aqua Painter to pick up the color and apply to the watercolor paper. Just play with the color... keep
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Welcome to the Ink it! Stamp it! Blog Hop! This is a group of amazing stampers so be sure to hop through the full line up below so that you can see all of the projects! This month we are showcasi…
CARD This is one of my favorite stamp sets in the Stampin' Up Occasions Catalog, and I know I share this love with Veronica Zalis. She designed this beautiful hummingbird card. This is the Humming Along stamp sets and Hummingbird framelit dies. The bird is colored with the Stampin' Blends markers. The label comes from the Stitched Labels dies.
