tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4507135435990273102024-03-18T20:33:25.950-04:00Karen's CreationsKaren Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.comBlogger1863125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-88737624389927747332024-03-15T08:00:00.001-04:002024-03-15T08:00:00.245-04:00Tulip Trio<p> I'm enjoying painting many of the Art Impressions flowers lately, especially tulips, it seems! This little pot of them if from 5870 - Peeking Bunny Set that was recently released. I stamped the pot three times in a row on my Ranger Distress Watercolour paper - using the colours that they are painted in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBdeDvzbplhNiSscbowz_PyQWHzewE5Ml0X2uu_ceBwhzVoVDtGdRiBxDv4t-ri2OlSS6Ve8dheZe9L21oayA9THomd_clrrR6JeJO_N6wS6s61yJ1Asi_GB1ifcwHVKFmrbea9rb7KKHEgA2N32KToaEDJEi6N4NAYEt6w9IeEJjMuDm8xlsocsiu-kK/s3026/IMG_0299%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBdeDvzbplhNiSscbowz_PyQWHzewE5Ml0X2uu_ceBwhzVoVDtGdRiBxDv4t-ri2OlSS6Ve8dheZe9L21oayA9THomd_clrrR6JeJO_N6wS6s61yJ1Asi_GB1ifcwHVKFmrbea9rb7KKHEgA2N32KToaEDJEi6N4NAYEt6w9IeEJjMuDm8xlsocsiu-kK/w400-h400/IMG_0299%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pots are stamped in N52, painted with 947 & 969. The greenery is all 126/349/177. The tulips have two colours each: 606/565, 725/626, 933/725. N52 was painted as the ground, 493 as the background, and 565 was used throughout for shading.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZ5J_UM3c9-raWK3ArKxjNR_PRg5JeM-D6ZTBkub8q1Ij-v-oiheEor9nkRiOF8HKJJKXrGyDDAUiBSAKiTniVRC2YQXHrccHXmLbBE9WH6gt9-JNIZPmyxy3yGLKIM2YsIaOUmHVbMqKi1HUXEWkUJGW3CSPWuV-wWS6iscdJQed3iYhTtrr97yJDHjL/s2933/IMG_0296%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="2933" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZ5J_UM3c9-raWK3ArKxjNR_PRg5JeM-D6ZTBkub8q1Ij-v-oiheEor9nkRiOF8HKJJKXrGyDDAUiBSAKiTniVRC2YQXHrccHXmLbBE9WH6gt9-JNIZPmyxy3yGLKIM2YsIaOUmHVbMqKi1HUXEWkUJGW3CSPWuV-wWS6iscdJQed3iYhTtrr97yJDHjL/w400-h400/IMG_0296%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added "Spring" from 5867 - Mini Easter Sentiments, and sewed it down to a medium brown cardstock. The finished card is 3 1/2" x 7 3/8".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rAnSrQutpdDLzLbJ2l6pqCIofIL7YKSVoye_kkwPUcI94fEXCgnUi8JXL46a6uWhbYZTSLUDw8I6EvHDLodbLY2AxbNknLgToDxCsXjfYg30Yk31AWG4sCkyLIpSog3xBQOmYoB34hwiKsbEE1zrzz19tgmS99ThKoPIM64sxarP8N4tnusavjT95OLJ/s508/Ai_Karen_DT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6rAnSrQutpdDLzLbJ2l6pqCIofIL7YKSVoye_kkwPUcI94fEXCgnUi8JXL46a6uWhbYZTSLUDw8I6EvHDLodbLY2AxbNknLgToDxCsXjfYg30Yk31AWG4sCkyLIpSog3xBQOmYoB34hwiKsbEE1zrzz19tgmS99ThKoPIM64sxarP8N4tnusavjT95OLJ/s320/Ai_Karen_DT.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-84005925267661597692024-03-14T15:39:00.003-04:002024-03-14T15:39:33.862-04:00Quick Easter cards<p> I have always been a patterned paper fan, and Art Impressions has some of the prettiest paper packs around - today I am using 5742 - Easter PP along with the sweet bunny outline die from 5869 - Easter Bunny Puppet Set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX8E-DWc_ZZiLhejhV-6o_aSyxtmvXNv38oZNWO5HVknsDMd43vsiVw4EvpK7mh905wPKlVBIPdj6KWU2xINJQVK3bY6E-UMnw5ohZcgEoq9dE1lE4DcHopnFY-zD70HE5s5kXuLIo3yybxY5t8QELr-ByqoPuzSkq7Cp8SelaDJPMkAAjbEUZVsoZUVS/s2836/IMG_0277%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="2826" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX8E-DWc_ZZiLhejhV-6o_aSyxtmvXNv38oZNWO5HVknsDMd43vsiVw4EvpK7mh905wPKlVBIPdj6KWU2xINJQVK3bY6E-UMnw5ohZcgEoq9dE1lE4DcHopnFY-zD70HE5s5kXuLIo3yybxY5t8QELr-ByqoPuzSkq7Cp8SelaDJPMkAAjbEUZVsoZUVS/w399-h400/IMG_0277%20(1).jpg" width="399" /></a></div>Since I wanted the papers to shine, I just used the die from the puppet set, starting out with a shaker card. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAge-a1-476kK3vbAfdBorgVDoo0egkjOLQabSYV5tMkFScypSG32E-UnwQwiKWH6Aacl8wm0dNKtJ8u5Efu439jWdtKeNnQFkegqyTr6jslw7tYqia_TcdlMb0LIaJuG-gPXHvuYQvYIONwh4L4suuvPh4PtSHpWqp2R7zd_1pWVCp9aWBigrByUFfZGG/s2641/IMG_0280%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2641" data-original-width="2638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAge-a1-476kK3vbAfdBorgVDoo0egkjOLQabSYV5tMkFScypSG32E-UnwQwiKWH6Aacl8wm0dNKtJ8u5Efu439jWdtKeNnQFkegqyTr6jslw7tYqia_TcdlMb0LIaJuG-gPXHvuYQvYIONwh4L4suuvPh4PtSHpWqp2R7zd_1pWVCp9aWBigrByUFfZGG/w400-h400/IMG_0280%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> I cut the bunny out of the oval die cut (5065 Oval Double Stitched Dies), as well as the background paper, where I inlaid the gingham bunny - this isn't a necessary step, but I wanted the base to be as flat as possible, giving my shaker elements lots of room to move. I glued on a piece of acetate, and rimmed the bunny with some thicker 3D foam adhesive, I placed the shaker bits on top of the bunny and attached the oval overtop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg216hyK4gUwVaVCBWNXYAJ3I7zEYQ47WrivqEfY1k9LCng0Y4NOfKedl4wwfbd89A_ROP0zHrFWnHhUr2btUQk3lZTYCsDiy9SteiRfzU3b0i5bI23V8yOMYnnbissSi79Jn2V-2L4glzOvqcTqlMKeH6hRhaGrdcuy4HIPr6tA-CsACzTUiJI44EFyF78/s2724/IMG_0276%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="2722" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg216hyK4gUwVaVCBWNXYAJ3I7zEYQ47WrivqEfY1k9LCng0Y4NOfKedl4wwfbd89A_ROP0zHrFWnHhUr2btUQk3lZTYCsDiy9SteiRfzU3b0i5bI23V8yOMYnnbissSi79Jn2V-2L4glzOvqcTqlMKeH6hRhaGrdcuy4HIPr6tA-CsACzTUiJI44EFyF78/s320/IMG_0276%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't have any white pompoms on hand, so I dug out some soft white yarn, and created my own by wrapping the yarn around a pencil, then trimming it down a bit. They are the softest, scruffiest little bunny tails! I really love how they turned out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2E5tsBijafSW8y7g4zB1Hg5M6vpAbUe_3XGcYXXvS8v7OjGpOVTf8oMnyTbv42sVM0EJHNTwNsmKOc29UmJ_KjgG-GS0JdtH-144z-SuYPDgm2a9xg1oFIe4dpyQBuBU2gSqXDxrHAaiBL1r48CE1_WdAWx6Ri6x8WQ6odDHsXg0TAnXupYGCtq63M5E/s3024/IMG_0275%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2E5tsBijafSW8y7g4zB1Hg5M6vpAbUe_3XGcYXXvS8v7OjGpOVTf8oMnyTbv42sVM0EJHNTwNsmKOc29UmJ_KjgG-GS0JdtH-144z-SuYPDgm2a9xg1oFIe4dpyQBuBU2gSqXDxrHAaiBL1r48CE1_WdAWx6Ri6x8WQ6odDHsXg0TAnXupYGCtq63M5E/s320/IMG_0275%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXqqRwf1KUnaZ4CURNRxjMsJd-O73ET0t5WL43HSRmEXGFCnwENILx2Xs3f7BKwtrclGnWL9RTTSpuH1PZDxhUgDHBTU9541_kt8MXwwXnjvlB_8xcw32CdBPI0Vv0b8KxuHO2J0DEAe19oprUY-PByn3T1nVT-GVWS0c_hAdaECeGjNKBTMBE6rANhBz/s2955/IMG_0274%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was loving the bunny shapes so much, that I made a coordinating card with all three of my patterned papers, using my sewing machine to add some zigzag stitching, and of course... more bunny tails.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxa6JGZpVpin1hOtlnQr0HlhtwvVGzZdUyU_MVn-SYucoMeimYwu8AZYdKbE23WziJ8KSpTgcsnKe75cH61ibLxA5l2xlI0dnZ8BVC7gFap_tIncqcj-2NJ13GXkRPfKbfaizx7RIZO5bAVGCEAuO5nVS-uruOsjKTZYEJF1QEy2mNfGGnf9MYvQ-FZD7/s2709/IMG_0282%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="2709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxa6JGZpVpin1hOtlnQr0HlhtwvVGzZdUyU_MVn-SYucoMeimYwu8AZYdKbE23WziJ8KSpTgcsnKe75cH61ibLxA5l2xlI0dnZ8BVC7gFap_tIncqcj-2NJ13GXkRPfKbfaizx7RIZO5bAVGCEAuO5nVS-uruOsjKTZYEJF1QEy2mNfGGnf9MYvQ-FZD7/w400-h400/IMG_0282%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaf8CZlo4mRfXeLozRtGT9HPixtGiIOyWRy2zCclWp6H5ocfBWYu16SmQq1KVT9OJTAtNIp0pMiOEUt_POqfu1j0Hs8KgdidfKUa_eWPdt_ePhrJYOlbXQYGiDTdOreW_6SMj08bgEXuPqNovpOoqO88bPM6EJFOtl-uMxj2CxLid6_uXSzRaEez3vQlv/s3017/IMG_0283%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="3016" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaf8CZlo4mRfXeLozRtGT9HPixtGiIOyWRy2zCclWp6H5ocfBWYu16SmQq1KVT9OJTAtNIp0pMiOEUt_POqfu1j0Hs8KgdidfKUa_eWPdt_ePhrJYOlbXQYGiDTdOreW_6SMj08bgEXuPqNovpOoqO88bPM6EJFOtl-uMxj2CxLid6_uXSzRaEez3vQlv/w400-h400/IMG_0283%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I also whipped up a quick placecard, as I thought he'd make some pretty cute Easter table decor!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegqRhUlAAIAYdBXOLS4ixJIW8unnJrJSjJj-D8Uu38Nq1CjcZJe1ZV497rbHpvEPWuCE_2F3-lsv2tOkkj3J-Dsqu_PxKDBUmckJ8Ke1i7CQ2XTgzXBcnLY5XAYjPI50vS5SwQ5s2yYVeGGmmTA-N3nKdtqxBq9WS41b3qOAVAV7T8Z27-9kEHBNShnfm/s2566/IMG_0285%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="2563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegqRhUlAAIAYdBXOLS4ixJIW8unnJrJSjJj-D8Uu38Nq1CjcZJe1ZV497rbHpvEPWuCE_2F3-lsv2tOkkj3J-Dsqu_PxKDBUmckJ8Ke1i7CQ2XTgzXBcnLY5XAYjPI50vS5SwQ5s2yYVeGGmmTA-N3nKdtqxBq9WS41b3qOAVAV7T8Z27-9kEHBNShnfm/w400-h400/IMG_0285%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The sentiments are both from the newly released 5867 - Mini Easter Sentiment Set. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGqLWqNHGSGBhBLeqRpCi0KLlx4cpbVOXrg8BNWSyOQnOmfj49c1CPs2pNpf662X0XCTg06X5b-og052Q9k3GcA1-kWxRAOJecT7zgMVNM_c5V3bcCI5P0dTxJ1cQhEsTN2JljPco3xgpym4J0YuR5qrmoeJsHhhtTjCngzRwMEouTMV478ZDL-oFy67A/s508/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGqLWqNHGSGBhBLeqRpCi0KLlx4cpbVOXrg8BNWSyOQnOmfj49c1CPs2pNpf662X0XCTg06X5b-og052Q9k3GcA1-kWxRAOJecT7zgMVNM_c5V3bcCI5P0dTxJ1cQhEsTN2JljPco3xgpym4J0YuR5qrmoeJsHhhtTjCngzRwMEouTMV478ZDL-oFy67A/s320/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-25960678337171220622024-03-09T08:00:00.001-05:002024-03-09T08:00:00.134-05:00Best Wishes<p> When Spellbinders came out with their alphabet press plates, I knew that I'd be grabbing a few. This is the Every Oxccasion Floral B and Sentiment plate set. I used Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink on the Betterpress cotton cardstock, then coloured in the florals with Copic markers. Card is 5 1/4" square.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0UvEI4LU6lQ7MS4NtoWY0zbBikP2acayoIBV7JLvcrwrs003QjWviIJQpHagCgWIzU1p180qtDEPCBz53FZMOC5PHoK5eXKT7ftFSNQYOfb07YscSVAXRd1V42u9sQd2a8-y61-3BkYDs8HzSquIcnckm59oGrNgK7YhV1a0rJyZY2b40wpCnhx0S_mT/s3026/IMG_0266%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0UvEI4LU6lQ7MS4NtoWY0zbBikP2acayoIBV7JLvcrwrs003QjWviIJQpHagCgWIzU1p180qtDEPCBz53FZMOC5PHoK5eXKT7ftFSNQYOfb07YscSVAXRd1V42u9sQd2a8-y61-3BkYDs8HzSquIcnckm59oGrNgK7YhV1a0rJyZY2b40wpCnhx0S_mT/w400-h400/IMG_0266%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6AI69_WLRBOAtIUXsGGLDX4qCef3cnehwUXTmpmjL1eCCcuSxQlT7J7HWY7YNqZ89Mgc5YHg8KUBUL2sKktGxHMPhH2KBsp__cfyRCocj5SXJwYzilXn68-2LGGi5Fv_6HzRSlS6gapOYK5n-UanNmc65l5usds5L2ArQRPqxmY6PTMo34HzrQ1aSBxF/s2902/IMG_0267%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="2899" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6AI69_WLRBOAtIUXsGGLDX4qCef3cnehwUXTmpmjL1eCCcuSxQlT7J7HWY7YNqZ89Mgc5YHg8KUBUL2sKktGxHMPhH2KBsp__cfyRCocj5SXJwYzilXn68-2LGGi5Fv_6HzRSlS6gapOYK5n-UanNmc65l5usds5L2ArQRPqxmY6PTMo34HzrQ1aSBxF/w400-h400/IMG_0267%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-11603734380114801892024-03-08T14:25:00.003-05:002024-03-08T14:25:16.363-05:00All-Spellbinders card!<p> I have a Betterpress card today, using the Sealed Floral and It's Your Day Sentiment Strips press plates, pressed with the Betterpress black ink onto Canson XL Watercolour paper. I painted them with 3 colours of Distress ink, added some silver paint spatters, a silver metallic bow, and finally a silver wax seal made with the Timeless Blooms seal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU9dOhxEF5Q1eIoW5EE7t2HPJFxg_5QTkcMIZuGKA-kQpZBxW1LRDdOwJqc2qebSkexLUg6dPnVOfpZd5TYqohMvwVqm8JgbSRtzr4mxVyRA5e9Yoje7vCxvZYN-Ob3USugy61Oo2kiZ7mFv4jCFQy6D5_d2WvW1CI-0Z8hnFrhMxEnL0De6OezdLIck9/s3025/IMG_0260%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU9dOhxEF5Q1eIoW5EE7t2HPJFxg_5QTkcMIZuGKA-kQpZBxW1LRDdOwJqc2qebSkexLUg6dPnVOfpZd5TYqohMvwVqm8JgbSRtzr4mxVyRA5e9Yoje7vCxvZYN-Ob3USugy61Oo2kiZ7mFv4jCFQy6D5_d2WvW1CI-0Z8hnFrhMxEnL0De6OezdLIck9/w400-h400/IMG_0260%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJyUmmXhsv3BL9fNdQfjsLwcP4MDALfz9_K_3wPPFLa9U8mKb2b2FfVBK4yl4Jphfx3Y1fdk2gi0LE3lDNY5F-9SqXb3CnTJqG4kQCrKd7Sf7feDHH0aSZRHg4CkKm33U4k-TjngQkX6xAOy4RwHZuDU6ngWy5C29e9JizlZ-f8Gx-ERS0LTTRrJjYfgY/s2974/IMG_0258%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="2974" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJyUmmXhsv3BL9fNdQfjsLwcP4MDALfz9_K_3wPPFLa9U8mKb2b2FfVBK4yl4Jphfx3Y1fdk2gi0LE3lDNY5F-9SqXb3CnTJqG4kQCrKd7Sf7feDHH0aSZRHg4CkKm33U4k-TjngQkX6xAOy4RwHZuDU6ngWy5C29e9JizlZ-f8Gx-ERS0LTTRrJjYfgY/w400-h400/IMG_0258%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-46065094640266027242024-03-03T08:00:00.002-05:002024-03-03T08:00:00.148-05:00SF Village & a Bunny card<p style="text-align: center;"> It's Watercolour Weekend time, and I have a couple of projects to share here and on the Art Impressions blog today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanWzbAXCfQIXJ4NEXI91yt8RHzUnl-r5B8ueV9mstjxnamH2OK7aEX4FbHjkYeVyPTY-nv4RtBTbuodsylO0WiDgOhRvNvEgyNgMsqRoULRNsVo78hnqyO6iW-VL8OpKA0_Yem97tUbfdjINxonbm7qUHCm9vPvvwHzdCRbBeOnRriKyh5aYIXPhAWgbX/s600/WatercolorWeekend1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanWzbAXCfQIXJ4NEXI91yt8RHzUnl-r5B8ueV9mstjxnamH2OK7aEX4FbHjkYeVyPTY-nv4RtBTbuodsylO0WiDgOhRvNvEgyNgMsqRoULRNsVo78hnqyO6iW-VL8OpKA0_Yem97tUbfdjINxonbm7qUHCm9vPvvwHzdCRbBeOnRriKyh5aYIXPhAWgbX/w400-h400/WatercolorWeekend1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, something spring-like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpBG8NsGSZ3CAfSee4cgQ7EnlS_2hajKOnDh9Gxz6JX2_hArS2iAWgNfF-ERMK3DFGCMNjAoFBs1zqGbJvdMGy3aAJ9Dnoe7cj31rVlbReAaOu7M5KANfVV-kOHjUVsHrPRjvguw_gLvqAUeoQ_KYxNKOD4UO5eZ0KvWyYMUpdQAi4rQuulL-DXoVb2KH/s2881/IMG_0130%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpBG8NsGSZ3CAfSee4cgQ7EnlS_2hajKOnDh9Gxz6JX2_hArS2iAWgNfF-ERMK3DFGCMNjAoFBs1zqGbJvdMGy3aAJ9Dnoe7cj31rVlbReAaOu7M5KANfVV-kOHjUVsHrPRjvguw_gLvqAUeoQ_KYxNKOD4UO5eZ0KvWyYMUpdQAi4rQuulL-DXoVb2KH/w400-h400/IMG_0130%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I stamped the bunny on a stump from 5737 - Bunny & Chicks Set in N57, as I wanted softer lines for my scene. After masking him and the pot, I began building my bouquet, with all the flowers from 5794 Whimsical Flowers, and the leaves from 5795 - Berries. After pulling the colour out of the lines with a damp brush, I built up the shadows & shading on the bunny using N57 - keeping most of him unpainted, as I wanted a white bunny, and did the same with the daisies, adding a little extra grey in some areas to indicate shadows. I used #533 on the bluebells, which is a lovely lilac/blue colour, again adding layers of colour where I wanted it to be darker. #565 was used for the foxglove-like flowers, and I used both #126 and #177 on the leaves, as I find two colours make them a little more interesting!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQzN7mE4ojSXbvYB2LyA81YkPbqlWHSGoqEJqs1Afbfn4BXYy3yWwJXvdUjKLITtoM1v5ATxvED9ZzXnc4vItnojLhrVrEjz7ADWoDT-Kk5JGaJwCxkdbXCMsZZ_LnGDwu10iI001kq2PT6gPVh4pn7-jtr8hNXx2HvtspFEAKXGh2EoqvCAb3aR4NrkC/s3026/IMG_0132%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQzN7mE4ojSXbvYB2LyA81YkPbqlWHSGoqEJqs1Afbfn4BXYy3yWwJXvdUjKLITtoM1v5ATxvED9ZzXnc4vItnojLhrVrEjz7ADWoDT-Kk5JGaJwCxkdbXCMsZZ_LnGDwu10iI001kq2PT6gPVh4pn7-jtr8hNXx2HvtspFEAKXGh2EoqvCAb3aR4NrkC/w400-h400/IMG_0132%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I mixed together #565 and #177 to create the blue/green shades of the pot, adding touches of the 533 and 565 as shadows. For the stump, I used several shades of brown (992/969/947) mixing and layering them in the crevices to create the darker and warmer shades of the bark. With the larger grass from 4051 - WC Foliage Set 1, and #177 - I added in the grass, painting it out and adding it as a wash along the ground. A wash of #493 was painted as the sky (it's very faint in the photo!), and I added a few dots to my scene using my black Twintone marker.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd0_kLiUet-fRUOh07H4TKiNgFzzurGBGKpnnVQYZNcz0KWOQfxIP7wL_7vAlWk3obvltHOJyVxwj-sm4V3XQRduJARMLwOiAUf-HesKUbn2itSpV3mTdukkEn7nmv0p2vyHwXBH8QWRMXSgNG9VrFTAYoIZnFZLoHYIIWEuZvriLsvDagBoJdvA62qoy/s2893/IMG_0133%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="2891" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCd0_kLiUet-fRUOh07H4TKiNgFzzurGBGKpnnVQYZNcz0KWOQfxIP7wL_7vAlWk3obvltHOJyVxwj-sm4V3XQRduJARMLwOiAUf-HesKUbn2itSpV3mTdukkEn7nmv0p2vyHwXBH8QWRMXSgNG9VrFTAYoIZnFZLoHYIIWEuZvriLsvDagBoJdvA62qoy/w400-h400/IMG_0133%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I cut out my scene using 5061 - Square Double Stitched dies, and my sentiment, which is from 5734 - Friend Sentiments Set, was cut with 5064 - Circle Double Stitched Dies. Both were matted with some pale blue cardstock and added to my patterned background.<br /><p>My second card has been in the back of my mind for a few months. Last fall my husband and I visited Mont Tremblant, a ski resort just north of Montreal - and the 5746 - SF Village stamp reminds me so much of the village! Scroll down and you'll see a photo that was my inspiration.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_F-SInd4E2EdNhhRbalOg-sCV2O6aI4b_qOa8OCurrcKOnmuln3YuNyxlwGzjlixmNbBhfAYAquB0FFaCje59ooaMg9h2IhvJEw6zJ_pQQKj5XLlqBdmK9EAQoS6TJFCZ2zGmF0xR_rhWVfBOEdhWvVsLTva6bNSr30TV2aK46LAL1f3Grf0aJ1dSzDW/s2833/IMG_0134%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="2830" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_F-SInd4E2EdNhhRbalOg-sCV2O6aI4b_qOa8OCurrcKOnmuln3YuNyxlwGzjlixmNbBhfAYAquB0FFaCje59ooaMg9h2IhvJEw6zJ_pQQKj5XLlqBdmK9EAQoS6TJFCZ2zGmF0xR_rhWVfBOEdhWvVsLTva6bNSr30TV2aK46LAL1f3Grf0aJ1dSzDW/w400-h400/IMG_0134%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I stamped the Scenic Foundation onto my Canson XL watercolour paper using Tombows #969/565. I picked my warm and bright palette of: #993/837/373/476 to paint the buildings, layering the colours to create darker, shaded sides and keeping the sunnier sides brighter. #837 was also used for the chimneys. Layers of #N57 were painted onto the planters, sidewalks and to create the cobblestones. Several layers were painted to create the chalkboard sign. I used #249 along with the leaves stamp from 4052 - Flowers set 1 as the shrubs in the planters, and the small green from 4867 - Foliage Set 2 to create the greenery in the flower boxes. After softening them with a damp brush, I used the Bleed Proof White Paint to add dots that became flowers in the boxes. The mountains and hillsides were suggested behind the buildings with washes of #565/177. #565 was also used to add shadows under eaves, in doorways, on planters and in the windows. A wash of #493 was added to the sky. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAKALy_-jjO_J3WA40eYfyLk9rm6Va9wUxpCzPhBoQqPLPQT_pkBc1fXJuOHWM2S_6AbB4hS52vtpIyUsMfwGO_i-6tpycJqzM29kMwhnj9dtMlOvdJbwIUSaD0TfxBqV2vDTwNO6MuSVMqCc61qu_fZoD8U2FcI31QCCSgd0iHi7HeAYFvROWrz5YCQ9/s3025/IMG_0137%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAKALy_-jjO_J3WA40eYfyLk9rm6Va9wUxpCzPhBoQqPLPQT_pkBc1fXJuOHWM2S_6AbB4hS52vtpIyUsMfwGO_i-6tpycJqzM29kMwhnj9dtMlOvdJbwIUSaD0TfxBqV2vDTwNO6MuSVMqCc61qu_fZoD8U2FcI31QCCSgd0iHi7HeAYFvROWrz5YCQ9/w400-h400/IMG_0137%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I like to leave a little white space around my paintings, so I selected one of the 5063 Rectangle A2 Double Stitched dies to cut out my image, then mounted it with some 3D foam adhesive to my card base. A few enamel dots were sprinkled around it. Here's a photo of Mont Tremblant:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HO1LCF6oqXBwoYOMJmvsAHIoJBmwcFRG7xbKH-2mK-NHFBLzFU9FC9EO6b6Gk72bhzyEdsIAI3JKw34C8v_80xxA8G_N7ur_b2ZA-lwxE06eTuKLMo9vb6y2zrZI6FlpKggnlWNyfSocbGsKkwJi5fXEkpyqhyphenhyphenOWKhsQ-E85wrNsSTIAFou-zWKtPB4f/s1501/IMG_0508%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HO1LCF6oqXBwoYOMJmvsAHIoJBmwcFRG7xbKH-2mK-NHFBLzFU9FC9EO6b6Gk72bhzyEdsIAI3JKw34C8v_80xxA8G_N7ur_b2ZA-lwxE06eTuKLMo9vb6y2zrZI6FlpKggnlWNyfSocbGsKkwJi5fXEkpyqhyphenhyphenOWKhsQ-E85wrNsSTIAFou-zWKtPB4f/w400-h400/IMG_0508%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVZliFkUHg8sooDEjrE71ase0uHxzlaRguEEHg7vemk6qti9CAEq6OgUUf9iFihvKuHjkIPxeehQWazNa0OW0s2_mMK_FIdEakyod9K0wKYOr-ZAJse1ACRGAkFkO3SrvmqfKgAmGaSsdBFB8D0V8-y73J_i8TYmSRb1HTzYjyUpkCKRAXhywlkpbR2wN/s508/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVZliFkUHg8sooDEjrE71ase0uHxzlaRguEEHg7vemk6qti9CAEq6OgUUf9iFihvKuHjkIPxeehQWazNa0OW0s2_mMK_FIdEakyod9K0wKYOr-ZAJse1ACRGAkFkO3SrvmqfKgAmGaSsdBFB8D0V8-y73J_i8TYmSRb1HTzYjyUpkCKRAXhywlkpbR2wN/s320/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><!--LinkDeli Code Start--><!--Karen Village Bunnies--><a class="linkdeli-image" href="https://linkdeli.com/view/dd5fef64-40f0-4276-ad14-ccbb0f9e1e2a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://linkdeli.s3.amazonaws.com/public/placeholders/dd5fef64-40f0-4276-ad14-ccbb0f9e1e2a.jpg" /></a>
<script async="true" class="linkdeli-widget" data-campaign="dd5fef64-40f0-4276-ad14-ccbb0f9e1e2a" src="https://linkdeli.com/widget.js?id=f5e8378456858c916708"></script><!--LinkDeli Code End-->Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-88446323367339186232024-02-24T18:06:00.008-05:002024-02-24T18:06:55.140-05:00Spellbinders Cardmaking Star<p>I am entering the Spellbinders Cardmaking Star competition with this card using the Cosmos Backdrop press plate, that I've watercoloured using Distress Inks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6klKqCPgxp4KkHb0EkxxdUeILpXYFwFCuWFNj4_63HmWnHPMc6kwuAk_6ggGhWV4fnSjvp0ceEFopmVipSsmTc4EjVtYk8VDRhR5-4Z76EvDDK4_3Utuis9CLFrM-jwEWx9S5wbKpILNF7EwuhXvB5HHY_oTINChTzdoDpy8acR6rCK1UciRWx31psNQa/s2996/IMG_0142%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="2995" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6klKqCPgxp4KkHb0EkxxdUeILpXYFwFCuWFNj4_63HmWnHPMc6kwuAk_6ggGhWV4fnSjvp0ceEFopmVipSsmTc4EjVtYk8VDRhR5-4Z76EvDDK4_3Utuis9CLFrM-jwEWx9S5wbKpILNF7EwuhXvB5HHY_oTINChTzdoDpy8acR6rCK1UciRWx31psNQa/w400-h400/IMG_0142%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My image was pressed onto Canson XL Watercolor paper, using Betterpress Black Ink, and my Spellbinders Betterpress system. I painted it in by smooshing my Tim Holtz Distress Ink cubes onto my palette, and picking up colour with a paintbrush to add to my image.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTUa0HTBwRKnSWRFSNwwVXjszSHoYne8eDXrd3q8coLMTEkIOI0w7sNQtwVsBqvzU7r6BBxUv8fLV7cVEXM3YWe2F-Ortv1QTFd21AYFQ3hF3S0dZeyYxqurw5K_xlxGUOYsGmfaPQSsrACfPtu3ExEdXNrLuR8OD_eTqj2ZmvwVCqYjnZ6tHRCMGBrJL/s3026/IMG_0144%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTUa0HTBwRKnSWRFSNwwVXjszSHoYne8eDXrd3q8coLMTEkIOI0w7sNQtwVsBqvzU7r6BBxUv8fLV7cVEXM3YWe2F-Ortv1QTFd21AYFQ3hF3S0dZeyYxqurw5K_xlxGUOYsGmfaPQSsrACfPtu3ExEdXNrLuR8OD_eTqj2ZmvwVCqYjnZ6tHRCMGBrJL/w400-h400/IMG_0144%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After using my powder tool, I used Versamark Watermark ink with the It's Your Day Sentiment Strips to impress some black cardstock with all the great sentiments that come on this plate! I sprinkled the impressions with white embossing powder and heated them all with my heat gun, before using the coordinating die to cut them out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqw9-RfPK4LtCYxgeWl3iQDyTOjidUdPA_VTNsZoJDrSqc9xtKlyIS0Y7huLe5jLPh4UFGmANFBpkovIJjNB7J0KZN-xBHx4A59LDukLMBfe49e9xMNzvf5dH78Cbz9l76nM9Wq82mtt-YZFMb-l3PAz-ZZjSAxzWrEEvMM8gceWHnZaMKFVq5BHZmP6Q/s3025/IMG_0146%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqw9-RfPK4LtCYxgeWl3iQDyTOjidUdPA_VTNsZoJDrSqc9xtKlyIS0Y7huLe5jLPh4UFGmANFBpkovIJjNB7J0KZN-xBHx4A59LDukLMBfe49e9xMNzvf5dH78Cbz9l76nM9Wq82mtt-YZFMb-l3PAz-ZZjSAxzWrEEvMM8gceWHnZaMKFVq5BHZmP6Q/w400-h400/IMG_0146%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I matted the image with black cardstock, and adhered it down to my periwinkle blue cardbase. The sentiment is attached with 3D foam adhesive, and a few black gems were placed around it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZUAWz5OTFFxWzqRMIwYl8roSPchkNMLWYH1nRtY2Z5pIX86nSPOj0WgCjb2YZJeGC5LXFBeKsz8_ipR7pt7nnIP7EMac9OwDw2jjR8ILmISAOfQEV-CINnmBzUUq6vhTkh3t9G8mp5nXorKdLWgPxQcP8GnM5yHbYGHxfpL0pYQ14EbuDzTHLJBudSQ3/s2696/IMG_0148%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="2694" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZUAWz5OTFFxWzqRMIwYl8roSPchkNMLWYH1nRtY2Z5pIX86nSPOj0WgCjb2YZJeGC5LXFBeKsz8_ipR7pt7nnIP7EMac9OwDw2jjR8ILmISAOfQEV-CINnmBzUUq6vhTkh3t9G8mp5nXorKdLWgPxQcP8GnM5yHbYGHxfpL0pYQ14EbuDzTHLJBudSQ3/w400-h400/IMG_0148%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I'm really loving my Betterpress!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/0538/6219/files/Cardmaking_Super_Star_General_1200_x_300_Header_with_Corners_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707771584" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/0538/6219/files/Cardmaking_Super_Star_General_1200_x_300_Header_with_Corners_1024x1024.jpg?v=1707771584" width="400" /></a></div><br />Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-1098395161896494362024-02-21T22:37:00.003-05:002024-02-21T22:37:41.922-05:00Snow Happy<p>I coloured these up a few weeks ago, thinking I'd use them for winter birthdays, but decided to make them into Christmas cards instead. This is "Snow Happy" from the Colorado Craft Company - illustrated by the amazing Anita Jeram.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNkYiPJYOVlkVS34MfFprpfal1jZ1bWh6v_Uq9Zk-N345wf47-PodlBUqGNYF2BElhStAjNFE33hDzOwVmW-ra8QbIDp9ilcm5laBksqBjT2DxIg6EDnbZR1ASygTa435olgZ3Ditvolwi8eSg2fsriTHr4uUIeAYcf6Um7KSC76f4GGWbpKULXNPdrSD/s2834/IMG_0119%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="2831" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNkYiPJYOVlkVS34MfFprpfal1jZ1bWh6v_Uq9Zk-N345wf47-PodlBUqGNYF2BElhStAjNFE33hDzOwVmW-ra8QbIDp9ilcm5laBksqBjT2DxIg6EDnbZR1ASygTa435olgZ3Ditvolwi8eSg2fsriTHr4uUIeAYcf6Um7KSC76f4GGWbpKULXNPdrSD/w400-h400/IMG_0119%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled out some ancient CTMH paper, and used Spellbinders dies to cut out the pine sprigs and sparkly leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9w99g1QJhtyos68l_lN8Pc3xjRFc7-7Mdt3hpzf57zdVHwwE3wWwGECkO2tasXX8ynO7hkf7kKiy0eBhPr55_B3vtpsq3K_nMNNoiQWhrGG5ucj_WQMfn7AK9T5uZqsOSbgjmGMtfFcLRvaGYJa-PDtqHtUtoUkNAlP4nyrOxhi_w__p2cE81qC2Mk4ve/s3026/IMG_0114%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9w99g1QJhtyos68l_lN8Pc3xjRFc7-7Mdt3hpzf57zdVHwwE3wWwGECkO2tasXX8ynO7hkf7kKiy0eBhPr55_B3vtpsq3K_nMNNoiQWhrGG5ucj_WQMfn7AK9T5uZqsOSbgjmGMtfFcLRvaGYJa-PDtqHtUtoUkNAlP4nyrOxhi_w__p2cE81qC2Mk4ve/w400-h400/IMG_0114%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The images are coloured with Copic markers, and die cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies from The Greetery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijezeSsvJxI6gtJ7DyKcSm5rwLfcNXVmNER3ryH9Qk6J-sgkFQH8jW-oecZ32AF2RgYIGr_1AXHgZhewQNj0Tjw-iMKv9oSBGlcUOPis5PgwlYkruZXYNcs2lrVRbYvfwckXLh9LqlhsjLXCz_MaO88josmhWjruodfJzUvLftsX8mfKFB6SlvZh1v7fF/s3026/IMG_0120%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijezeSsvJxI6gtJ7DyKcSm5rwLfcNXVmNER3ryH9Qk6J-sgkFQH8jW-oecZ32AF2RgYIGr_1AXHgZhewQNj0Tjw-iMKv9oSBGlcUOPis5PgwlYkruZXYNcs2lrVRbYvfwckXLh9LqlhsjLXCz_MaO88josmhWjruodfJzUvLftsX8mfKFB6SlvZh1v7fF/w400-h400/IMG_0120%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So happy to have my first two Christmas cards ready for this year!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQrSB2MhGpbOdvbTvQCSJJuUUHu4yZPGXHFxCjU2FpjdLlehzYukxivFMk9620_zOlK_TtNMTyOEUyi5NU7ku0Ph4JXb3uFHiX2Rr3qA9X4PYiLe5YMscHQY6sEvOUEwzl2JJBEhW-tNSSJhjlEIRrp5lTpaSkn8wnz5x3XPnw_SASJuH0buHCOGOqbBL/s3025/IMG_0121%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="3023" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQrSB2MhGpbOdvbTvQCSJJuUUHu4yZPGXHFxCjU2FpjdLlehzYukxivFMk9620_zOlK_TtNMTyOEUyi5NU7ku0Ph4JXb3uFHiX2Rr3qA9X4PYiLe5YMscHQY6sEvOUEwzl2JJBEhW-tNSSJhjlEIRrp5lTpaSkn8wnz5x3XPnw_SASJuH0buHCOGOqbBL/w400-h400/IMG_0121%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-90455704562247710792024-02-18T16:58:00.003-05:002024-02-18T16:58:59.994-05:00Throwback Tulips<p>Each month, Art Impressions features a throwback set - something from years ago that they re-release for just a few days. This is 5868 - Daffodil & Tulip Set from January (there's a new one out this Tuesday... and it's rumoured to be more flowers!). I loved painting this - and went for total spring vibes. Same goes for the paper and ribbon choices when I was assembling my card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdECreswzCevAdb9oF45ys6O0z_gKsRz7F3v2Ue_TWo1IpGZa_6rk4zRhCnYeKCaUH9wBnOxMda3fY0sjMdIMwV6SKflKQ22DkFHvlCUCjhtLh1pn6yEN6VcT_U9jU4xFT6WUe_UFYwildTpnxktJk2lZSZwOPU3yhPof_pW2QNCzQiFLtI4GX8f-H-LIY/s2825/IMG_0102%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="2824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdECreswzCevAdb9oF45ys6O0z_gKsRz7F3v2Ue_TWo1IpGZa_6rk4zRhCnYeKCaUH9wBnOxMda3fY0sjMdIMwV6SKflKQ22DkFHvlCUCjhtLh1pn6yEN6VcT_U9jU4xFT6WUe_UFYwildTpnxktJk2lZSZwOPU3yhPof_pW2QNCzQiFLtI4GX8f-H-LIY/w400-h400/IMG_0102%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKZCIbFzm-y8SdUC9ToClXz61K4hA0-u80PZ-2HJ3KL1BqdTnZEPcGoe1Zi3saHThLb0v5zKdptzPxZnDGJfHOcrnJlI6b0mDFRucWBx_Xe_B3NuVX8zN7jRURy_uqrEdUfzG_TJM36ATaRQ6K6-jJFys7KSu1KKyye9bR7yZVqVFRnVwF_0Dyf1nCCkb/s3025/IMG_0103%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKZCIbFzm-y8SdUC9ToClXz61K4hA0-u80PZ-2HJ3KL1BqdTnZEPcGoe1Zi3saHThLb0v5zKdptzPxZnDGJfHOcrnJlI6b0mDFRucWBx_Xe_B3NuVX8zN7jRURy_uqrEdUfzG_TJM36ATaRQ6K6-jJFys7KSu1KKyye9bR7yZVqVFRnVwF_0Dyf1nCCkb/w400-h400/IMG_0103%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2oQxbjWCj7FfieOcNe_Iz-SOXZ8NETn6hU1j14bW-Dlxvw8NG3sHOe6NCtvT6rPnqDNl4QHQuQDhQjfYcO1gaxMju2FEImLbCgC2Q4vvXyf5aHO1jrxoXBQoFYxKSKpNWZpdO_p6YkhdvuQajtIh1uM6buO8SkpMwJ40Usj9-4HPocww2_brVWWN51Zq/s508/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2oQxbjWCj7FfieOcNe_Iz-SOXZ8NETn6hU1j14bW-Dlxvw8NG3sHOe6NCtvT6rPnqDNl4QHQuQDhQjfYcO1gaxMju2FEImLbCgC2Q4vvXyf5aHO1jrxoXBQoFYxKSKpNWZpdO_p6YkhdvuQajtIh1uM6buO8SkpMwJ40Usj9-4HPocww2_brVWWN51Zq/s320/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-12336384524964384842024-02-17T16:49:00.004-05:002024-02-17T16:49:37.610-05:00Ombre Anniversary card<p> I took this idea from one of the Spellbinders designers, this is the Floral plate that comes with the Betterpress kit, along with the You are Everything Sentiment plate. I used Distress Oxide inks in Peacock Feathers and Blueprint sketch to ink blend on the cotton cardstock, and used Peacock Feathers again to impress the floral images onto the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9bCUzlCLiFqYinhAwj0krhH06WFucKyLG3_Qs04RVs-vbccQL7yEYnYuEKtYHa0eTuDJgd5Ir1hCqDNbxivo7LlvPnvmEdBlW_6dSDxmLHMypX1peLqBxR-Ux22Ae82Cq27thWtcZhvcsjPBzd0Bam1OV5uNHi7zwB0XpTcdN5w_7CkX2EWNunZ7Z2gA/s3345/IMG_0098%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3345" data-original-width="2949" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9bCUzlCLiFqYinhAwj0krhH06WFucKyLG3_Qs04RVs-vbccQL7yEYnYuEKtYHa0eTuDJgd5Ir1hCqDNbxivo7LlvPnvmEdBlW_6dSDxmLHMypX1peLqBxR-Ux22Ae82Cq27thWtcZhvcsjPBzd0Bam1OV5uNHi7zwB0XpTcdN5w_7CkX2EWNunZ7Z2gA/w353-h400/IMG_0098%20(1).jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Hemstitch Rectangle die is also from Spellbinders and always seems to give the perfect extra detail to cards. I adhered the panel to my white base with 3D foam adhesive, and did the same with the sentiment. A few irridescent jewels adding a little sparkle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS8Mg6xOv0YGzeC_6-b9f7dPUUcR_1Sa6S4ds6Cy15u5qE1x0TIHQbmfRVPEOyo-HEE2NG1-AeYHesYsKV8uYW8GLB9FYHVPKNxwuGnhbIXlUM0mcauQ_MoqU-R-4PpiEJDDIVuBoun5CfnYzZo6DnN-84OdGRIlt7Xaez8hu9Sy5fPXxf0AAt3GswMva/s3629/IMG_0099%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3629" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS8Mg6xOv0YGzeC_6-b9f7dPUUcR_1Sa6S4ds6Cy15u5qE1x0TIHQbmfRVPEOyo-HEE2NG1-AeYHesYsKV8uYW8GLB9FYHVPKNxwuGnhbIXlUM0mcauQ_MoqU-R-4PpiEJDDIVuBoun5CfnYzZo6DnN-84OdGRIlt7Xaez8hu9Sy5fPXxf0AAt3GswMva/w334-h400/IMG_0099%20(1).jpg" width="334" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">All supplies were from the Papercrafter's Workshop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8Ph6d9GlKEz9vu6-GCBNy08YTZ80lHULPrTGfqrONkhtjJwK3g-ZYl9zNGYWtdOQIwf4-jUqMKznUC2H0hjaycUwoayTdKAj3COst_34koQvbGc8DvWruesc8F6dDNFs3fik8Z1DQpuyDSKlzeLULLEn9pxmtrhiRkLM2l4l_oi_VHUsSAvh_JQPAjvd/s820/70020436_1293643010815521_8803708012108709888_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8Ph6d9GlKEz9vu6-GCBNy08YTZ80lHULPrTGfqrONkhtjJwK3g-ZYl9zNGYWtdOQIwf4-jUqMKznUC2H0hjaycUwoayTdKAj3COst_34koQvbGc8DvWruesc8F6dDNFs3fik8Z1DQpuyDSKlzeLULLEn9pxmtrhiRkLM2l4l_oi_VHUsSAvh_JQPAjvd/w400-h153/70020436_1293643010815521_8803708012108709888_n.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-40449586738762570432024-02-10T15:26:00.007-05:002024-02-10T15:38:56.636-05:00Floral Square Frame<p> I was thrilled to purchase this Betterpress Plate from the Papercrafter's Workshop this week... and got it pressed as soon as I could! This is the Floral Square Frame from Pinkfresh Studio, pressed onto watercolour paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMZCGX-KoCHibdwniglMIYuA93xFnjkxg-A6h3xJWH7AwzUx_2epZkfnt8E9OUj4LFKMcFpRKDCR8usdQS4Ky8rxqRJVgipCQETwG5rDKeBtotxwI4HFY4TkzF0cW_tN6aWxhm8rHYsCXnh_peopk4Zz2wi4R7T4OzQgJk6OOYfURgHI-dS3H_9NBZh1q/s2846/IMG_0084%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="2844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMZCGX-KoCHibdwniglMIYuA93xFnjkxg-A6h3xJWH7AwzUx_2epZkfnt8E9OUj4LFKMcFpRKDCR8usdQS4Ky8rxqRJVgipCQETwG5rDKeBtotxwI4HFY4TkzF0cW_tN6aWxhm8rHYsCXnh_peopk4Zz2wi4R7T4OzQgJk6OOYfURgHI-dS3H_9NBZh1q/w400-h400/IMG_0084%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feathers Distress inks, and painted them onto the image... thinking that I would make bolder colours. But after my first pass of painting, the softer shades started to grow on me, so I made it into a card as is. The sentiment is from the Sealed Cord & Faux Seal Sentiments from Spellbinders. My finished card is 5 1/4" square.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76alDPi87ayxozOOHtriHfJu6EJqGzCMK5_Y6kGdB5yinhJ7H3JtjUhd1QhPd42VmYYURAHCH-e_Ee3snCFDQ5ZtpE1KkBebeVK7RlU1KiqxStZtz6LGhZXtiyHeeGnASRdjPY4qFaeTBkX0BoF13ryWjlQnWqTXR8_hTpnJlP_JinWWfFDXPkeK1nJXN/s2942/IMG_0083%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="2940" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76alDPi87ayxozOOHtriHfJu6EJqGzCMK5_Y6kGdB5yinhJ7H3JtjUhd1QhPd42VmYYURAHCH-e_Ee3snCFDQ5ZtpE1KkBebeVK7RlU1KiqxStZtz6LGhZXtiyHeeGnASRdjPY4qFaeTBkX0BoF13ryWjlQnWqTXR8_hTpnJlP_JinWWfFDXPkeK1nJXN/w400-h400/IMG_0083%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am playing along with the <b><a href="https://www.pinkfreshstudio.com/blogs/card-making-challenges/february-2024-challenge">Feb challenge</a></b> on the Pinkfresh Studio blog... using the colour inspiration!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/6481/files/MonthlyChallenge-Feb24.jpg?v=1706817774" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0773/6481/files/MonthlyChallenge-Feb24.jpg?v=1706817774" width="400" /></a></div><br />Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-10788248846368330732024-02-07T16:42:00.003-05:002024-02-07T16:42:40.879-05:00My Favourite Birds<p> This set was released on the Ai website today, a lovely set with all different kinds of birds - designed by Bonnie's daughter Kim. This is not my favourite card - I'm not quite happy with my execution, the splatters aren't perfect, nor are the hand drawn hearts... but I really love the concept. When I first saw the swans, I had a love/anniversary/valentine type of card in mind. So while it's not my favourite, I wanted to share it in the hopes of inspiring someone else to create something similar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pZIllXmW8OQyQIud3GDbvI46hOOxS5HFRWbAalKi1cxe_w34-Uj7N3-Szst_b1O_6oDtojrHbxPS1VPrQkFBCdgsN4axSdJbzwiB_j76OyYuf3fQ7n2lzPQMYbqBw_93E0tCz9IX72SHYP8apUHQdoTDq4sTt-DYp_GF_gps4ibattnYZFr-pfONHb48/s2515/IMG_0075%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="2514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pZIllXmW8OQyQIud3GDbvI46hOOxS5HFRWbAalKi1cxe_w34-Uj7N3-Szst_b1O_6oDtojrHbxPS1VPrQkFBCdgsN4axSdJbzwiB_j76OyYuf3fQ7n2lzPQMYbqBw_93E0tCz9IX72SHYP8apUHQdoTDq4sTt-DYp_GF_gps4ibattnYZFr-pfONHb48/w400-h400/IMG_0075%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9H88OWYgoiim2VyN79cwUPpHvh9mzMVpJESWG_jUs5loyTNnGDAu2cMEoWgyO8mU9R0wi6e4K_E8UZ-aU5c94T-jeg3-aXMUGqLJ726Zoq1HYNqEVM0b8U9jHZv-wEyz8l265GR1_bU3lfK48i0znt6VXu3CBW3s2bt-0LUp-FaV3xDE7a9HmzB9dlsvq/s2664/IMG_0076%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="2660" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9H88OWYgoiim2VyN79cwUPpHvh9mzMVpJESWG_jUs5loyTNnGDAu2cMEoWgyO8mU9R0wi6e4K_E8UZ-aU5c94T-jeg3-aXMUGqLJ726Zoq1HYNqEVM0b8U9jHZv-wEyz8l265GR1_bU3lfK48i0znt6VXu3CBW3s2bt-0LUp-FaV3xDE7a9HmzB9dlsvq/w400-h400/IMG_0076%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNtIZ0Vqgi9qwlva0LnzWsCqspdusbri_0AEMY5Ddv5DSVjBqLGI133riInQI4Yjb-4FlK3BiXSe9JVxNo5_ktdYVqBqKDqfL38hEuXZIvt44Ck4R99LhnydBWghZiP5Y4ADVfKNX32d5WFfkq7Y1C7wFZ7E-IWYS2hLdeYeAr5MqUzMgw5yQmxtocar-/s3027/IMG_0079%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3027" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNtIZ0Vqgi9qwlva0LnzWsCqspdusbri_0AEMY5Ddv5DSVjBqLGI133riInQI4Yjb-4FlK3BiXSe9JVxNo5_ktdYVqBqKDqfL38hEuXZIvt44Ck4R99LhnydBWghZiP5Y4ADVfKNX32d5WFfkq7Y1C7wFZ7E-IWYS2hLdeYeAr5MqUzMgw5yQmxtocar-/w400-h400/IMG_0079%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-69592930894706567412024-02-06T17:40:00.003-05:002024-02-06T17:40:22.855-05:00Galentines cards<p> I decided to make Galentines cards for a couple of girlfriends this year, and have been dying to use this little envelope die from Art Impressions. It's part of 5543 - Journal Template Die Set (one of a ton of dies that come in the set!), and I pulled out two of the Ai Paperpacks, mostly 5741 - Valentines Paper Pack, with a few sheets from 5835 - Mini Journal Paper Pack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2Vmv01JiQ7VJnotdP7OFfgmPMoe7JYrnKYXm4MD_SzqNq2sNb4UfV5plPC0SS6xYmGPE6iboAmx_cn8vcr85ld_OxCOjILd4oqX5ZP9QaMM3o_HMGP_7j4B3n7qdvJ-mITLS6FQ0c66_9-i8BiwTkPmyJHbAJwcP6HAgxt9-n2rasCMx7vZZ1tPrhYx4/s2977/IMG_0064%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="2975" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2Vmv01JiQ7VJnotdP7OFfgmPMoe7JYrnKYXm4MD_SzqNq2sNb4UfV5plPC0SS6xYmGPE6iboAmx_cn8vcr85ld_OxCOjILd4oqX5ZP9QaMM3o_HMGP_7j4B3n7qdvJ-mITLS6FQ0c66_9-i8BiwTkPmyJHbAJwcP6HAgxt9-n2rasCMx7vZZ1tPrhYx4/w400-h400/IMG_0064%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Ai papers are double sided - which worked perfectly for all the little envelopes, so I die cut a bunch with coordinating patterns, glued them down to my panel, and adhered it all to my base with 3D foam adhesive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vc-lTXLGCzePqH9aQJF8XWI7fIrYqUcqwxQfYDypcwe5PbSvnRryCe9GzMOuQgjz7_KrlhR7Qt1C6JA5Zmt5tkjXNhZ9PhducLISyqxk1kJPzQVZgc0t63tcVEnYKZT9DyqZGiiMfNefBY3wouGjH8z8UEAiU5CuURVfrxV0uhzN-1Lojx-cjTzMKenq/s2884/IMG_0065%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="2882" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vc-lTXLGCzePqH9aQJF8XWI7fIrYqUcqwxQfYDypcwe5PbSvnRryCe9GzMOuQgjz7_KrlhR7Qt1C6JA5Zmt5tkjXNhZ9PhducLISyqxk1kJPzQVZgc0t63tcVEnYKZT9DyqZGiiMfNefBY3wouGjH8z8UEAiU5CuURVfrxV0uhzN-1Lojx-cjTzMKenq/w400-h400/IMG_0065%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love switching it up and making a slightly different version - these papers have such a lovely soft feel to them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOelrrdYMGrZxIH7c9GhmjVPTTHDMyZi8fY1PMg1pNImgh4EQ9qiJNwPAu27IBn11xT_YsYUofn2uaiaqhE7bFYE1ITFu_-O0_Ecv7HQk8RO-cdv3m99YB58on5mw9wAyM7zIA9fwXDQ6ylC9m-lnL_TDLlEz3pGQAbc_5lIqWFE2cwhdk1zGuORmcVazY/s2847/IMG_0070%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="2843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOelrrdYMGrZxIH7c9GhmjVPTTHDMyZi8fY1PMg1pNImgh4EQ9qiJNwPAu27IBn11xT_YsYUofn2uaiaqhE7bFYE1ITFu_-O0_Ecv7HQk8RO-cdv3m99YB58on5mw9wAyM7zIA9fwXDQ6ylC9m-lnL_TDLlEz3pGQAbc_5lIqWFE2cwhdk1zGuORmcVazY/w400-h400/IMG_0070%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Happy Galentine's Day!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5l7DFAASf3-dVIW4KnDnKeRaiMhmwFH4XNMu2TvU4VZ1w1Ib5Z96M10DLTNYdmCYFM2yjnT-3XKsyxb4k7xBOOtp3Ys_LeGUn9je7NV6ghqpPNzu-A9ndMx2H1abf4EBbbuH-9n_iip7vm8j7Ql_0vsD6m_ZLG44DkSX26AxhjzXg2jf4fAGGP1MxcOl/s508/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5l7DFAASf3-dVIW4KnDnKeRaiMhmwFH4XNMu2TvU4VZ1w1Ib5Z96M10DLTNYdmCYFM2yjnT-3XKsyxb4k7xBOOtp3Ys_LeGUn9je7NV6ghqpPNzu-A9ndMx2H1abf4EBbbuH-9n_iip7vm8j7Ql_0vsD6m_ZLG44DkSX26AxhjzXg2jf4fAGGP1MxcOl/s320/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-64957544552796634462024-02-04T08:00:00.006-05:002024-02-04T08:00:00.132-05:00Whimsical Cards<p style="text-align: center;">I am on the <b><a href="https://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/">Art Impressions blog </a></b>today, for the Watercolour Weekend post.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0u95BRbpBjSrjcCHGU6-lEgPryWNITC2G8LnTHzuB25FEdcZEh1xspr5AnSUXWiboQdlKfnEBN_NdOWR6kuAEmzTXk-4jkcl6CuKnOlvQDTqqf7CqW7t3qOeFWmKmFlkPeGS3u1ZxplKRvxYJNaqv52VYEBn3xUrz1aRO_v1qnP2b0d-SqYIaqiF5aW-/s600/WatercolorWeekend1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0u95BRbpBjSrjcCHGU6-lEgPryWNITC2G8LnTHzuB25FEdcZEh1xspr5AnSUXWiboQdlKfnEBN_NdOWR6kuAEmzTXk-4jkcl6CuKnOlvQDTqqf7CqW7t3qOeFWmKmFlkPeGS3u1ZxplKRvxYJNaqv52VYEBn3xUrz1aRO_v1qnP2b0d-SqYIaqiF5aW-/w400-h400/WatercolorWeekend1.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Valentine season is almost upon us... and if you don't own any Valentine stamps, no problem! Use what you have. You can do a lot with the right sentiment, or just adding a heart to your card (or in my case, a heart shaped balloon!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzGctj1OYlgYXH4xtCO9WrguVzcCaYDQRu7BKOnumF5Oio4AqINKWyUlW7oKKJexFibIitE3cYi6ylqACQmUvm_QCC0yvBQjfUKSV8PTTPha7LooBjzijOnfAi9ZL4eUDiUY7Lw2lV84hS6pw2hLMsrvpApD2TzuO7l-8RQuMnpm20dahZ4Yn5HFJ7vgs/s2522/IMG_0042%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2522" data-original-width="2521" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzGctj1OYlgYXH4xtCO9WrguVzcCaYDQRu7BKOnumF5Oio4AqINKWyUlW7oKKJexFibIitE3cYi6ylqACQmUvm_QCC0yvBQjfUKSV8PTTPha7LooBjzijOnfAi9ZL4eUDiUY7Lw2lV84hS6pw2hLMsrvpApD2TzuO7l-8RQuMnpm20dahZ4Yn5HFJ7vgs/w400-h400/IMG_0042%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 5785 - Gnomes Set has been so popular, so I decided to use the largest gnome - stamping him in Tombow #969/565 onto my Canson XL Watercolor Paper. I didn't intend to make him a Valentine, but realized with his arm extended up, that I could easily attach a balloon, so I also stamped the heart shaped one from 5722 - Birthday Journal Set, then sketched in the string with a fine marker. I pulled out the colour with a damp brush, then started adding #991/992 to his pants and mitts, and #526 to his jacket. I used layers of #847 on his hat, adding layers of colour to the sides, and finally shading with a bit of #565. N57 was painted in on his shoes, again layering to achieve my darker shades, and it was also used to paint around the edges of his beard, to give it some texture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwqr6kKo5Aiox0w2s5h_6jv_ZXsAHLCOCqtZLDvkNSkmYVOxf2w2ufb_EqoFwSyO16coqfA5HVeYq5RndsY2IYj7NIMO0TkfCfVeZ7tphShtLInhCUjc2qtsMa05PnOuqz3ML4DhIvprLZs67itIItcvZRq5LZVFQoGjXRJIsnXkdNxVLn2tdaXG0z64P/s2972/IMG_0045%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="2970" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwqr6kKo5Aiox0w2s5h_6jv_ZXsAHLCOCqtZLDvkNSkmYVOxf2w2ufb_EqoFwSyO16coqfA5HVeYq5RndsY2IYj7NIMO0TkfCfVeZ7tphShtLInhCUjc2qtsMa05PnOuqz3ML4DhIvprLZs67itIItcvZRq5LZVFQoGjXRJIsnXkdNxVLn2tdaXG0z64P/w400-h400/IMG_0045%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also used #847 on the balloon, using layers to create the shadows - focusing on the underside of the balloon to suggest the rounded shape. A little #533 was washed around him, and #565 streaked at the base, to ground the image. He was cut out with 5724 - Nested Rectangle Dies. The sentiment is from 5734 - Friend Sentiments Set stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink and adhered with 3D foam tape. My background papers are from 5741 - Valentines Paper Pack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really love making wreaths with my Ai stamps, so created this little whimsical one with an assortment of stamp sets:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexXUnx9FdEbzgF72KmoX-la8OtCWuuTNDGZhg16uB05WC4BNoHrfSXFWuTKXSzwy9P-6MtnzpmighyphenhyphendbjU75-713kPapKI7rFKAdwZu83FhXeqhivaSkRvT4cEh8JxbXpt5nyFrT0DSXnKyYIXDKmdhJbYFf9rtaUwXT4UWwlPP5q8M7CNfoYzaG47uWd/s2295/IMG_0034%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="2293" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexXUnx9FdEbzgF72KmoX-la8OtCWuuTNDGZhg16uB05WC4BNoHrfSXFWuTKXSzwy9P-6MtnzpmighyphenhyphendbjU75-713kPapKI7rFKAdwZu83FhXeqhivaSkRvT4cEh8JxbXpt5nyFrT0DSXnKyYIXDKmdhJbYFf9rtaUwXT4UWwlPP5q8M7CNfoYzaG47uWd/w400-h400/IMG_0034%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by planning my wreath out on scrap paper, stamping the images to see what worked, and how to place each image within my design. Beginning with 5788 - Whimsical Mushroom Set, I stamped the house in #N57, masked it - and stamped the large and small mushrooms behind and beside it. I kept the masks in place, and started to build my wreath outwards from there. I added multiples of the following:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fern from 5830 - WC Mini Wreath Set in #126</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Small broadleaf fern from 5830 in #296</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaves and strawberries from 5795 - Berries Set in #249/847</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Round leaf stem from 5828 - WC Poinsettia Set in #346</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Twig from 4964 - WC Branches Set in #969</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mini Foxglove from Flower Set - 4052 in #565</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuvdlgtoT2HiffvXSoJFQykjH7Q4bGHpE6-ylPHsuY0YSUxGs0hw1eqgRFmMh0zG2kGFOhrIw3mRPbATZv27XSqDzDo0q2ISCk9U0g9Obpld7X7jwKVppLdoz_KpeO69zY31PbZ6UCiXVzdw7DfyTeMB_NsTsLZrDwrkmPId2d3zrSmPBu1MCCeC9rooJ/s2706/IMG_0037%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2703" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuvdlgtoT2HiffvXSoJFQykjH7Q4bGHpE6-ylPHsuY0YSUxGs0hw1eqgRFmMh0zG2kGFOhrIw3mRPbATZv27XSqDzDo0q2ISCk9U0g9Obpld7X7jwKVppLdoz_KpeO69zY31PbZ6UCiXVzdw7DfyTeMB_NsTsLZrDwrkmPId2d3zrSmPBu1MCCeC9rooJ/w400-h400/IMG_0037%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I touched everything with a damp brush, painting in more colour where needed. I used shades of #847 on the strawberries and mushroom lids, using layers of colour to achieve darker tones. #565 was painted on the door and the smaller mushrooms, and shades of #977/992 were painted on the mushroom stems. I made sure to concentrate shadows under the mushroom lids where it would be the darkest, and added the grass directly to the paper with the 126 marker. There was a lot of 'white' space in my wreath, so I pulled out colour from the leaves, and painted it in and around them, to fill gaps and keep the arched shape of my wreath. A final touch was adding black dots sprinkled around the image. I used my sewing machine to stitch the square down to a green mat, and adhered it all to my 5 1/2" base with 3D foam tape.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkNfDhveiKesvkrQjQrcg29X2q5ULWGuCGQ-S4YJtg970JaWO5JiEYvO8pdixHgb6ylZo9Y6OzOnHBY9Cz_NCeYPsg-SwnS1QB58Ob85JKRIarJNvTlAEdVBC9tU3FBl2XF8X3cwjSHnCg4jk9BRqwE3IlqukIBaOB-nujl83GYrfavmzjxvQ_FLQb1KC/s508/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkNfDhveiKesvkrQjQrcg29X2q5ULWGuCGQ-S4YJtg970JaWO5JiEYvO8pdixHgb6ylZo9Y6OzOnHBY9Cz_NCeYPsg-SwnS1QB58Ob85JKRIarJNvTlAEdVBC9tU3FBl2XF8X3cwjSHnCg4jk9BRqwE3IlqukIBaOB-nujl83GYrfavmzjxvQ_FLQb1KC/s320/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxqn00q7fQM-tvlk4HUuGoAFhU1NYEyzXQsPlWLvQ1Xld2GWCUIzpHPCJhK9oKrOaZXU9BEIap_DnpMXvQQqDKADQir1_w_eh5beGsygZ-o0qv0sWdGF6UzVc_XHV8G5MxikDEf0WLAat671s_opfy03Uk2aWPBbwSJ0Lks7Y0AaRNU7zY4hw2UUD2pV_/s508/Ai_Karen_DT.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://linkdeli.s3.amazonaws.com/public/placeholders/bc80b627-b712-4988-bf6b-3353f2e48d8c.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-13543108186545174752024-02-02T14:41:00.007-05:002024-02-02T14:41:44.071-05:00Fresh Picked Buttercups<p> Happy Groundhog Day! Not sure if Wiarton Willie has seen his shadow this morning, or not, as he lives a little ways away from us... but either way, I have a fresh new card to share today.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAirTjo6F9kG4aeET4nx6XLJX5YpAIsc4L12qpchyphenhyphenm8XC8_aeuHwZEc1qUW6kdHsNUUcxIo4TARVSvMNWmee_l1bsb-pYXWTz5R4Gx9IoU5fA219Ed1ZZ8rBZHChprWO4WtMampTZRIYuqseNuo-dLonMF5y3ofxqyWk_rgEdd4JHvxEMlBRRp4BDlHRo/s2954/IMG_0055%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2954" data-original-width="2954" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAirTjo6F9kG4aeET4nx6XLJX5YpAIsc4L12qpchyphenhyphenm8XC8_aeuHwZEc1qUW6kdHsNUUcxIo4TARVSvMNWmee_l1bsb-pYXWTz5R4Gx9IoU5fA219Ed1ZZ8rBZHChprWO4WtMampTZRIYuqseNuo-dLonMF5y3ofxqyWk_rgEdd4JHvxEMlBRRp4BDlHRo/w400-h400/IMG_0055%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Fresh Picked Buttercups die set from Spellbinders, that I just received, and have had SO much fun playing with. I was worried that it would be difficult to adhere to the base, but once you have your layout set, it wasn't hard at all.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-AG2hpT4EuzRaVQJATd3W-HiXzdu1cjr4JXThkLCQcrMzYC420Hfhm376vfZJ6t8_hPJJwd3Dgt9b9HbXpg9hHw_qmngNdBJbarjZAf5sQmw3z603ruB25A3DVFI7jE2TSVNYMnw2iAH8KB9UFO5JqXLm1NNk4L9WPTm2006kkT5SxJFgs_NySx9x87p/s2875/IMG_0056%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="2872" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-AG2hpT4EuzRaVQJATd3W-HiXzdu1cjr4JXThkLCQcrMzYC420Hfhm376vfZJ6t8_hPJJwd3Dgt9b9HbXpg9hHw_qmngNdBJbarjZAf5sQmw3z603ruB25A3DVFI7jE2TSVNYMnw2iAH8KB9UFO5JqXLm1NNk4L9WPTm2006kkT5SxJFgs_NySx9x87p/w400-h400/IMG_0056%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I used some Wild Honey and Dried Marigold distress inks to warm up the centers of my flowers. The sentiment is a Betterpress plate "You Are Everything Sentiments" done on cream cardstock.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqXX-ngdq4NqVncyILg-Jyy24mM6EEi_waFBzsBwCW2KJHHXicxMyww2SRhc1JcyMmzcfZFbSsFbPjPMu2WuqqUvUPEgzecOTtGknSNBNLl1A5MyT_VDldFZyV59__IZlsF7qDVDt4pZrrBf2IrcPjeLyiE8FeYVgkxKTTlsMBV2YeA6LmB50m_SkL0Q0/s2874/IMG_0057%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="2873" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqXX-ngdq4NqVncyILg-Jyy24mM6EEi_waFBzsBwCW2KJHHXicxMyww2SRhc1JcyMmzcfZFbSsFbPjPMu2WuqqUvUPEgzecOTtGknSNBNLl1A5MyT_VDldFZyV59__IZlsF7qDVDt4pZrrBf2IrcPjeLyiE8FeYVgkxKTTlsMBV2YeA6LmB50m_SkL0Q0/w400-h400/IMG_0057%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Stay tuned, I've got a bunch of these in the works!<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-79536973850423450862024-01-31T08:00:00.002-05:002024-01-31T08:00:00.237-05:00Cosmos Background<p> I have loved using my Betterpress Machine, and several weeks ago, took a class with Spellbinders to learn a bit more about it. The add-on kit for the class came with this GORGEOUS plate called Cosmos Background. So easy to do, I've used the Betterpress Black ink, and both of these are just done using regular cardstock (you only get the lovely embossed effect when you use a thicker, softer cardstock).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGE-h-2ProCeK2A7ywbrU66DryB7PzBTdo9v-PUPpWdbtskBHhq_Hi7-cdaCUu57_LB41VVnWlQ0M7bTULkEKBNDJH1gX4LaTitJAu5M4i1aESQgbfVJERx6iXiKaBVDD_yHW3BpTJpI-8DCm3RBMBL4tNlehCbuUEdhKIoedSzkeFxUhSerU0V0nkfNh/s1316/image3%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGE-h-2ProCeK2A7ywbrU66DryB7PzBTdo9v-PUPpWdbtskBHhq_Hi7-cdaCUu57_LB41VVnWlQ0M7bTULkEKBNDJH1gX4LaTitJAu5M4i1aESQgbfVJERx6iXiKaBVDD_yHW3BpTJpI-8DCm3RBMBL4tNlehCbuUEdhKIoedSzkeFxUhSerU0V0nkfNh/w400-h400/image3%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Not exactly sure why I picked this next colour, it's sort-of a greenish taupe shade, not too different from kraft - but I ended up really loving the end result.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqAmQpCJBP_LTYN0TftGmwPmC6pWroqkyt0fLokHIs7iQvS5DFGWAnZTuOA_QuNwnLO1KNSN8I8QUpkP3bx03UxDBZNmyYjnNuzJjhha8YWpvlnfH27QjiDalweLCXghl1drx_ULJBfdOEBnB1hxb6uAkHj-qW6LLGEds5a9Lc0gXlg-dN8PhlS6jX7zE/s1366/image2%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqAmQpCJBP_LTYN0TftGmwPmC6pWroqkyt0fLokHIs7iQvS5DFGWAnZTuOA_QuNwnLO1KNSN8I8QUpkP3bx03UxDBZNmyYjnNuzJjhha8YWpvlnfH27QjiDalweLCXghl1drx_ULJBfdOEBnB1hxb6uAkHj-qW6LLGEds5a9Lc0gXlg-dN8PhlS6jX7zE/w400-h400/image2%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I used Pinkfresh Studio inks with the stencils that came in the kit to colour them up, then added Betterpress sentiments from the kit as well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vCZAmkPfwCwXkGPIkHzIX67wfS8gY71a-ym_zjhHUoUsRbXvBU_JRabAfYmgd-VrNtQdDIm6dwCXC0PpK70qMwG-w1URjr0kotaRxJ1otxQszr6WFer9EVSCIwrsKg1r2I1ko1rhqfwFhmd2QYGbUzxqv6_xHx-27CO48tqzIkGTQ2neMRFQy7o-dzFa/s1509/image1%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1509" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vCZAmkPfwCwXkGPIkHzIX67wfS8gY71a-ym_zjhHUoUsRbXvBU_JRabAfYmgd-VrNtQdDIm6dwCXC0PpK70qMwG-w1URjr0kotaRxJ1otxQszr6WFer9EVSCIwrsKg1r2I1ko1rhqfwFhmd2QYGbUzxqv6_xHx-27CO48tqzIkGTQ2neMRFQy7o-dzFa/w400-h391/image1%20(5).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I added a few black jewels for some extra sparkle, and mailed off the one on the left to my niece for her birthday. Happy Birthday, Allie!<p></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-1460549406415856222024-01-30T20:35:00.005-05:002024-01-30T20:35:48.839-05:00Birthday Wreath<p> This is a remake of a card I made last year. At the time, I die cut enough of the rainbow boughs for two cards, so am finally assembling the second one!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXBMp0cnU7jau0Qqf2FMf3mGEEWZ60eTHtSrvtUhgo_tokpZRNz0IpgkFT4REnxpqwFHRx6ZFrfwNUd5IznXHBUjBbX4JFa6057r7MPqWTMr3LDtc-IHBhsq6Z58uce8HtYGk_3uaBLyCmjvmfnUX5RlKYPrZsd4uSPXWuUE0LP0JHxVb3kYjwjV9SHxn/s2251/IMG_0038%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="2251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXBMp0cnU7jau0Qqf2FMf3mGEEWZ60eTHtSrvtUhgo_tokpZRNz0IpgkFT4REnxpqwFHRx6ZFrfwNUd5IznXHBUjBbX4JFa6057r7MPqWTMr3LDtc-IHBhsq6Z58uce8HtYGk_3uaBLyCmjvmfnUX5RlKYPrZsd4uSPXWuUE0LP0JHxVb3kYjwjV9SHxn/w400-h400/IMG_0038%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is actually a set of pine needle dies, but they have a bit of a direction to them, so I knew they'd assemble nicely into a wreath shape. Background die is Taylored Expressions, and the sentiment is Perfect Sentiments from Pinkfresh Studio.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-PN_PbK1MObtBW5DD_HB3QQCkLGBlrdjJkTRpNFXQ1CWWEC8MEjGUTN58wZzwKOUpcPiB_tQhRl8SoomffTwfGdAx3UtKchODAVxNNli1FU2da2EUTEKnsJ6tcBtUJCTcwjEGgiI6ys-MhWrk_mto5pyB2mlwMpK8dmjxDrMZfXdk43dQIGVLFXnAK0y/s2431/IMG_0039%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="2430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-PN_PbK1MObtBW5DD_HB3QQCkLGBlrdjJkTRpNFXQ1CWWEC8MEjGUTN58wZzwKOUpcPiB_tQhRl8SoomffTwfGdAx3UtKchODAVxNNli1FU2da2EUTEKnsJ6tcBtUJCTcwjEGgiI6ys-MhWrk_mto5pyB2mlwMpK8dmjxDrMZfXdk43dQIGVLFXnAK0y/w400-h400/IMG_0039%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I'm on a mission to finish up partial projects that are kicking around my craft room, so I'm happy to have this one done and off my desk!<br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-10106327458297751262024-01-26T14:23:00.000-05:002024-01-26T14:23:01.124-05:00Daisy card<p> I have an all-Spellbinders card today! I've really been enjoying their products lately. This is the Floral Stems die set by Simon Hurley, along with the Essential Arches die.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF2CeKgX3tAqSLVx0KSABj5GZfsYrCOqB6tuNka0c7GjRiE5YpL9C-PCEKMkaRImCfTbDG4pvM_aWPpMq1BWIf6KR9Ce91JbWtu9x5NYA0EBJ1n506Zd3yddYbrxaLiXZwZUlIWCsm80GAF9b0jaxle_2crE9MJVqA01uFpTHPhyWxPA8LmN5PhHOzBxM/s2662/IMG_0028%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="2662" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyF2CeKgX3tAqSLVx0KSABj5GZfsYrCOqB6tuNka0c7GjRiE5YpL9C-PCEKMkaRImCfTbDG4pvM_aWPpMq1BWIf6KR9Ce91JbWtu9x5NYA0EBJ1n506Zd3yddYbrxaLiXZwZUlIWCsm80GAF9b0jaxle_2crE9MJVqA01uFpTHPhyWxPA8LmN5PhHOzBxM/w400-h400/IMG_0028%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wax seal was one I created during the Pressed Posies class given by Spellbinders a few weeks ago, so i adhered it down over some gold twine that I wrapped around my panel before attaching it with 3D foam tape to my card base. I added a little ink blending in Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick, and some gold paint spatters as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB11kN21SlP_0Q8s8Ot5w_3_ux4XyX3_2e8KVdQzWIc7-PwpUBm53-dAg1SFgSh8mJXu-NWYpugN1BTCFqDKa1NTbsywBce1qcAINVSoQ29nt6iy5vKOfxa_y1MoOhbB15gUdQPIlSskVtpy213yx45Lz91NlI4QTOm332HdsndYYhl2KiiwXRHIBN4exX/s2658/IMG_0029%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2658" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB11kN21SlP_0Q8s8Ot5w_3_ux4XyX3_2e8KVdQzWIc7-PwpUBm53-dAg1SFgSh8mJXu-NWYpugN1BTCFqDKa1NTbsywBce1qcAINVSoQ29nt6iy5vKOfxa_y1MoOhbB15gUdQPIlSskVtpy213yx45Lz91NlI4QTOm332HdsndYYhl2KiiwXRHIBN4exX/w400-h400/IMG_0029%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-15618455597725569902024-01-21T14:16:00.005-05:002024-01-21T14:16:37.867-05:00Floral Stems<p> I couldn't wait to create with my new Essential Arches dies from Spellbinders! I've also been wanting to try painting some of my die cuts, after cutting them out of watercolour paper. This is my first effort - lots of practise still needed, but I decided to make it up into a card. I used my Gansai Tambei watercolours, trying to keep my style loose, adding a few different colours. I spattered everthing with blue paint before assembling it all together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlkZEHbcTvtjPJJdQ57VnBDROhXlRnjRPNytIholssOcswqNLQZ6PpHA-Jy-ErEKl0DI4JVcpoWR2lD25giJ5TnFw71nDc_Owq73kHxL8szMvWl_Z0jvR4k34pDm3DLSthTMq9wegCNeuX6U-tDShOcJFS-pMAsPYZARyUBg8RIXhwVGeH8Zzq68VTxTW/s2387/IMG_0021%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2387" data-original-width="2385" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlkZEHbcTvtjPJJdQ57VnBDROhXlRnjRPNytIholssOcswqNLQZ6PpHA-Jy-ErEKl0DI4JVcpoWR2lD25giJ5TnFw71nDc_Owq73kHxL8szMvWl_Z0jvR4k34pDm3DLSthTMq9wegCNeuX6U-tDShOcJFS-pMAsPYZARyUBg8RIXhwVGeH8Zzq68VTxTW/w400-h400/IMG_0021%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The pieces are all from the Floral Stems set by Simon Hurley, all but the bow from The Greetery. I added one of my Betterpress sentiments from You Are Everything sentiments from Spellbinders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpH9Q7GeQMxt02rZ7VLwU3mwNrsVoSUn2uvlHn-U1c7U4qy19GwDivFm3O4-t_SwvCBCwa6UDhU0XO8HO-IjUKlKQw4gjMe7UbfLp2GnolENNOJmcza9gmOanAGkKQHNmyYszuGO-COu6hza0XuEFb8zGg0MI-QwLxrZBXRaNtojEqmYqjDswT09uCs3W/s3026/IMG_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3026" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpH9Q7GeQMxt02rZ7VLwU3mwNrsVoSUn2uvlHn-U1c7U4qy19GwDivFm3O4-t_SwvCBCwa6UDhU0XO8HO-IjUKlKQw4gjMe7UbfLp2GnolENNOJmcza9gmOanAGkKQHNmyYszuGO-COu6hza0XuEFb8zGg0MI-QwLxrZBXRaNtojEqmYqjDswT09uCs3W/w400-h400/IMG_0023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-59032754056566606232024-01-16T23:13:00.003-05:002024-01-16T23:13:42.832-05:00Lots of Love<p> I'm starting to assemble a few Valentines, once again using things I've got sitting in my stash. I stamped a bunch of these Oopsie Daisy flowers from The Greetery several years ago (!!), and am finally using up the last few. I've also pulled out a Greetery stencil to do some background ink blending with Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose Distress Oxide inks, and finished them off with a diecut sentiment and jewels from Pinkfresh Studio.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr76DS6ASizd3QY9Y_0fZUjApqB7XZIZO0bO9QPFUTb9896hT2pPSzTXXa8Aouhe7X9gKjMVTvDZ3s44-sQ7x-iS3bWm4JYDKeKHCFHfVIjC2WiJo-nKActjdSGYpNV9vodn4w7vYPLxOQI6KrR10wCQSR3kZE5wl_zwYbnf1xQJaxIypywm-vK_Rmtr6/s2625/IMG_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="2625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr76DS6ASizd3QY9Y_0fZUjApqB7XZIZO0bO9QPFUTb9896hT2pPSzTXXa8Aouhe7X9gKjMVTvDZ3s44-sQ7x-iS3bWm4JYDKeKHCFHfVIjC2WiJo-nKActjdSGYpNV9vodn4w7vYPLxOQI6KrR10wCQSR3kZE5wl_zwYbnf1xQJaxIypywm-vK_Rmtr6/w400-h400/IMG_0017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gw1f1BDCEFl5cYH-yJG9sBWgmRP7Om2jv8hZihyphenhyphenNiQVZWxt_09uO9tN5sydg0Fb37z-Vma7XIj8SuGlO90M7G_4Wy2ExIqg7QxtYI3bd1MGCRrPEZd8FggK7IO8FcaPRX1eOhpDX-xv4niBKTDQ3IGLIYskXbVh8zBQjuQ5t8n_FbAaeVBwDiCGsCSBq/s2480/IMG_0018%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="2480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gw1f1BDCEFl5cYH-yJG9sBWgmRP7Om2jv8hZihyphenhyphenNiQVZWxt_09uO9tN5sydg0Fb37z-Vma7XIj8SuGlO90M7G_4Wy2ExIqg7QxtYI3bd1MGCRrPEZd8FggK7IO8FcaPRX1eOhpDX-xv4niBKTDQ3IGLIYskXbVh8zBQjuQ5t8n_FbAaeVBwDiCGsCSBq/w400-h400/IMG_0018%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-18951547995016987622024-01-16T23:09:00.001-05:002024-01-16T23:09:43.013-05:00You're Clawsome<p>This is one of those stamp sets that I coveted the first time I saw it. I resisted for a year or two, and then finally bought it. It's not something I'm really going to use a lot... but I think as a kid, we all wanted to play the claw vending machine to try to win something awesome. And while I've coloured and used it in the past, I'd never made it into an interactive card until today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='375' height='316' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwgFfym-h_zEQaymGDnenzYcxjNHtFuY15U4Lkqe-7Za6_tsLXJJUpfAUki1Aq-xepcmzLfyKkcPBiZkyl9XQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p>I stamped everything onto some cream cardstock and coloured them in with Copic markers before fussy cutting it all out. I got onto the Lawn Fawn website, and looked up "You're Clawsome", and they have a video showing how to put together the claw slider using a penny and foam dots. As long as you remember to do everything in the right order, it's actually pretty easy to assemble!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefRstrhCgVd4kcXJRe8uxa3R15CDEW3tnOZqCq2soLY03wLHt40OZRr7Th3Q89dnvK7JkYj3kQjlHNrHeaOUbPHmWNbwXo-rxk4UZGuwKxWS2dmkzPynRCwvXVoljflv2IpGiWn8vPFjM7iQMddslzBCu8UEwQVNsKoqWz2PgeG_vwUzF7wcDaHI1oXbM/s2398/IMG_0006%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2396" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefRstrhCgVd4kcXJRe8uxa3R15CDEW3tnOZqCq2soLY03wLHt40OZRr7Th3Q89dnvK7JkYj3kQjlHNrHeaOUbPHmWNbwXo-rxk4UZGuwKxWS2dmkzPynRCwvXVoljflv2IpGiWn8vPFjM7iQMddslzBCu8UEwQVNsKoqWz2PgeG_vwUzF7wcDaHI1oXbM/w400-h400/IMG_0006%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>So when you tilt the card side to side, the claw slides back and forth with the little unicorn clasped in it. I added a little Wink of Stella to the unicorn's horn and on a few other spots to give it some glimmer. I can't believe that I got two of these made. Happy to be using papers and stamps that I've had on hand for a while.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOkkH4DME6HUAVxlgVw4f7TDaGpSNLkernM8F1vGIesYPYHPEPpfnOyijjpsinv9qnOlsJSc0HmSrr6oaWE2kUSTGy0vPZpEbJplz9M6_iHxBdeu24OG7slEXAWCq4NPsI_zHN2pDMqNyFoTXN_lkqFsvbl5Ng3Xx6QxmSdahlnKpQEci3sLHuUdpUwow/s2683/IMG_0004%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="2683" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOkkH4DME6HUAVxlgVw4f7TDaGpSNLkernM8F1vGIesYPYHPEPpfnOyijjpsinv9qnOlsJSc0HmSrr6oaWE2kUSTGy0vPZpEbJplz9M6_iHxBdeu24OG7slEXAWCq4NPsI_zHN2pDMqNyFoTXN_lkqFsvbl5Ng3Xx6QxmSdahlnKpQEci3sLHuUdpUwow/w400-h400/IMG_0004%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Paper and stamps are all Lawn Fawn.<p></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-4846716523671504392024-01-13T12:09:00.003-05:002024-01-13T12:09:16.109-05:00Pressed Posies Class<p> I had a great time last night participating in the Pressed Posies class from Spellbinders. I've only used my new Betterpress machine a couple of times, so was keen to get some good tips, and I am loving what we got in our kits. Here are the three cards we created:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cunxnIOKYgnA9KqWkL0A50e1EAfoqhp6ReenKo1V81v2TO7soznRtQdeAj7Cbp5N7TYRDlO6_wa2MKXzWbZu0UiKzcXFh2CoCz94QIKOg0Bqvv52otqRj1fIVQ67m8-362kPFAclAs3QmMvVd5jK2Q_LhfTyn6KAIOuJCsbJNYA6onIdpPFcTVOOY3vJ/s2631/image0%20(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="2631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cunxnIOKYgnA9KqWkL0A50e1EAfoqhp6ReenKo1V81v2TO7soznRtQdeAj7Cbp5N7TYRDlO6_wa2MKXzWbZu0UiKzcXFh2CoCz94QIKOg0Bqvv52otqRj1fIVQ67m8-362kPFAclAs3QmMvVd5jK2Q_LhfTyn6KAIOuJCsbJNYA6onIdpPFcTVOOY3vJ/w400-h400/image0%20(9).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eMx0Brlb4EbZZ2qqMNeEV7Mr_LhGAX2FtjgM128-6r0aXykNud_zalKkW2ARokQoBQIOP1hpN2W6xW7Xy-uh8hQEuzxRqz5hVrS0nHj16goaR1IFrb8PUkxFwTabCQjVx_KZdmmelJJNNtAzlRqt-9GExaMAZ5DJ4IRgl22_jxAggFdoQ4XbuzOsoGyk/s2374/image1%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="2374" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eMx0Brlb4EbZZ2qqMNeEV7Mr_LhGAX2FtjgM128-6r0aXykNud_zalKkW2ARokQoBQIOP1hpN2W6xW7Xy-uh8hQEuzxRqz5hVrS0nHj16goaR1IFrb8PUkxFwTabCQjVx_KZdmmelJJNNtAzlRqt-9GExaMAZ5DJ4IRgl22_jxAggFdoQ4XbuzOsoGyk/w400-h400/image1%20(7).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyP7yMc1G-gkqs8IKZ0eJSY_GXa08LzXVhsDwmdi5qWe-eV298mUDDaHXX-1diMs_J9zH__r4viFvkJJDYSYu4xRB3l7yH3auf6dpmotSTyvZc4I2lzPGH1MkqXRp1COCh3wAb3Rd3H_IIDtsOvd-v_d8sUUgFw0UuRwrhU1ZThy3qJz2dDjqDOmBMcT5o/s2389/image3%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2389" data-original-width="2383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyP7yMc1G-gkqs8IKZ0eJSY_GXa08LzXVhsDwmdi5qWe-eV298mUDDaHXX-1diMs_J9zH__r4viFvkJJDYSYu4xRB3l7yH3auf6dpmotSTyvZc4I2lzPGH1MkqXRp1COCh3wAb3Rd3H_IIDtsOvd-v_d8sUUgFw0UuRwrhU1ZThy3qJz2dDjqDOmBMcT5o/w399-h400/image3%20(4).jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6MHkY3oT8hifEfGut0pwAW2-At89h93AgdAz1Rm5K-f3g1RNRUOrNNinL2fkb0ssQfZQ83piyfifHcrtu-kISIsrNiS7gePcEuqg2PRih5iwmDcljsF0mccPTJlinjp0fWV8ZpFT6VdBoAydlTeBHo4RGpRGO1svL5BDe5s7P1QB-gJ1dYe3HS4_PZvD/s2301/image2%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="2299" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6MHkY3oT8hifEfGut0pwAW2-At89h93AgdAz1Rm5K-f3g1RNRUOrNNinL2fkb0ssQfZQ83piyfifHcrtu-kISIsrNiS7gePcEuqg2PRih5iwmDcljsF0mccPTJlinjp0fWV8ZpFT6VdBoAydlTeBHo4RGpRGO1svL5BDe5s7P1QB-gJ1dYe3HS4_PZvD/w400-h400/image2%20(4).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>All supplies are Spellbinders, other than Distress Oxide inks that I used for ink blending and some of the pressed images. Thanks to the Papercrafter's Workshop for offering the class!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkL7m1P7ooAqYr30jDzdMF6DcPatBCaX0O1Oj_-msdaPTH7Yp0JVHadzTyNkfyaOjwEmWLLOoqLxnVBC4oZmu4gWlneFcd9vtqavCnTWEoddYhzBdVhS7WAazcqpT6-Nk4HCSq8XmktcfnnKAPgWLB4gsI0yxLr-0ZqMqt4QVvMopgrhVvNMPa1FoKG4ux/s820/70020436_1293643010815521_8803708012108709888_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkL7m1P7ooAqYr30jDzdMF6DcPatBCaX0O1Oj_-msdaPTH7Yp0JVHadzTyNkfyaOjwEmWLLOoqLxnVBC4oZmu4gWlneFcd9vtqavCnTWEoddYhzBdVhS7WAazcqpT6-Nk4HCSq8XmktcfnnKAPgWLB4gsI0yxLr-0ZqMqt4QVvMopgrhVvNMPa1FoKG4ux/w400-h153/70020436_1293643010815521_8803708012108709888_n.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-4703165533860694592024-01-12T17:00:00.000-05:002024-01-12T17:00:32.625-05:00Ai Monthly Challenge<p>Did you know that <b><a href="https:artimpressionsstamps@blogspot.com/">Art Impressions</a></b> has started a <a href="https://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-guest-designer-challenge.html">monthly challenge</a> on the Ai blog? They're going to be a little different each month, but January's is a colour challenge! It's a lovely pastel-ly feeling colour palette (scroll down to see the inspiration photo), so I pulled out four of my Tombow markers and created a quick scene.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiNLxf-9Cksc-kCAB0mz64up7J1DG245dt-D0dc40wzN00Jh01LvYSVATJa6xfwPLNRLrA7mYC35gtLyBx-m07g8Os2y4F7C2TOa6sjIvxT5mxIzVYPFOEXW8aG9_BfHSwmjsUPBabbHRWA4tByLj18tQYVu7WJuGmBC2cuPs4wc0o3smySOBaYibLzg/s320/368.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="320" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiNLxf-9Cksc-kCAB0mz64up7J1DG245dt-D0dc40wzN00Jh01LvYSVATJa6xfwPLNRLrA7mYC35gtLyBx-m07g8Os2y4F7C2TOa6sjIvxT5mxIzVYPFOEXW8aG9_BfHSwmjsUPBabbHRWA4tByLj18tQYVu7WJuGmBC2cuPs4wc0o3smySOBaYibLzg/s320/368.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qZwf-qtP3YNodZaF9L66ArmLm0RIPdJx9KjwiPuxueh5lvV2OkJ9eOPcfsODTLZFCd_gpcxzRLcxrZFjj7DfL_ZgcCe55iY9vcxXFI9-bqZkNbjBmRX0gF1cYJfN4I2ft3gjjUujJhYJfmT5byHLjwZPrkr_We5VTbRdnmetcvBTPzR-IXWStz-j0UjV/s1361/image3%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qZwf-qtP3YNodZaF9L66ArmLm0RIPdJx9KjwiPuxueh5lvV2OkJ9eOPcfsODTLZFCd_gpcxzRLcxrZFjj7DfL_ZgcCe55iY9vcxXFI9-bqZkNbjBmRX0gF1cYJfN4I2ft3gjjUujJhYJfmT5byHLjwZPrkr_We5VTbRdnmetcvBTPzR-IXWStz-j0UjV/w400-h400/image3%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Using #N57, I coloured up one of the cats from 4873 - WC Cats Set, and stamped it onto my Canson XL Watercolour Paper. I masked the kitty, and stamped the plant stand from 5568 - Rocker & Plant Stand Set, also coloured in N57. I pulled out all the colour with a damp brush, then created my bouquets - using the circle of flowers from 4868 - WC Flower Set 2 in #673, the dot flowers from 5009 - WC Mini Flower Set in #761, and the small foliage in #312. I wanted a little height in the top bouquet, so added the grasses from 5126 - WC Foliage Set 4 in #312. I painted in the kitty & stand by picking up N57 from my palette, and used #491 for the pots. A wash of #493 was painted in the background, and I used #565 to add shading in and around all of my images.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK4icXuXpWwgBMw0Qyp9_oUYzbnCUufWOlRP3nrwNR_PUDkplicWcDhfsURTlchTe5QjyBCUvYZaTqqQ_MSt-vp8gKuuRpNpC1UeZG8Mpr625ZdAH5E7BPdw9a2H4TTYus9Ty0oNipghNV4evF77U4OHOu3w-CieG4z_xQqZklQyU48UfzmwLpG8xpb5V/s1515/image1%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1515" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUK4icXuXpWwgBMw0Qyp9_oUYzbnCUufWOlRP3nrwNR_PUDkplicWcDhfsURTlchTe5QjyBCUvYZaTqqQ_MSt-vp8gKuuRpNpC1UeZG8Mpr625ZdAH5E7BPdw9a2H4TTYus9Ty0oNipghNV4evF77U4OHOu3w-CieG4z_xQqZklQyU48UfzmwLpG8xpb5V/w400-h399/image1%20(6).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I die cut the scene with my Oval Hemstitched die from Spellbinders, and adhered it to my base with some 3D foam tape, and matted it with a pale grey. A pink organdy bow finished it off. Hope you'll have time to play along, there are always great prizes to be won!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k-moJII-A-oWNcBS0T2vpSWmxEdhSApgsAclPyGKbLBCGSrPUimwt0t6n8SII9uNgWYvXWxaWPoHtF8DIGRABcU-oB2cwCdotYqTdQCcU_64Kcz_Qre9mNcinrSzevl5HdVfcvEWBpNlzAWWG0JDViz3v8x3eCtLrHABBcjZt7QHZpS2aBUJzER2cnU/s475/Screenshot_20231205-220334_Facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k-moJII-A-oWNcBS0T2vpSWmxEdhSApgsAclPyGKbLBCGSrPUimwt0t6n8SII9uNgWYvXWxaWPoHtF8DIGRABcU-oB2cwCdotYqTdQCcU_64Kcz_Qre9mNcinrSzevl5HdVfcvEWBpNlzAWWG0JDViz3v8x3eCtLrHABBcjZt7QHZpS2aBUJzER2cnU/w395-h400/Screenshot_20231205-220334_Facebook.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmtpLf3XYAdGcS1WEVdlbe6FZ5hll6vm0Iv_gq27BsNp3MvP8zaifS8wUfPQf-87k0lcr1azBZIElVcrcoaQMV7itdPiR9z1klq03x4jZP6THScqTUzypSVgyDFPmvTvt6l4ATnKq7AQyOIvgnzFhMPRGfsY322d_Ze_HdoI8GVr6WCcZOlK0S-Y-Cp-k/s508/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmtpLf3XYAdGcS1WEVdlbe6FZ5hll6vm0Iv_gq27BsNp3MvP8zaifS8wUfPQf-87k0lcr1azBZIElVcrcoaQMV7itdPiR9z1klq03x4jZP6THScqTUzypSVgyDFPmvTvt6l4ATnKq7AQyOIvgnzFhMPRGfsY322d_Ze_HdoI8GVr6WCcZOlK0S-Y-Cp-k/s320/325282666_8453907061350025_3725607305122668328_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-33275081705792527642024-01-09T22:23:00.003-05:002024-01-09T22:23:25.818-05:00Reflections<p>It's my husband's birthday tomorrow, so I pulled out this panel I created a while ago using the Reflections stamp set from The Greetery that my niece let me borrow. I added a little ink blending to the sky, and a sentiment from Pigment Craft Co. "Have a Lovely Day" isn't the usual sentiment I'd give my hubby, but since our last name is Day... I usually try to work it in there somehow.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo9E5CEIM-oUb-IqLOfkIR_ntmEcA5g-dIOmy0jAy-kZ7_Z2V4Lp5gz7d9Ia8FFxmNFt0FHvKrMKMeILKs0-t09SZu5GuIT7NrUQ-dX6RiFw7HegwISGwnLvAh1FIE-hheKKgUbgtZh9VXLxdUZoYo_AdDP-PsxCVGyEB0w6YAF7UUkMhlK4DtIFGNzQl/s1326/image0%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1325" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTo9E5CEIM-oUb-IqLOfkIR_ntmEcA5g-dIOmy0jAy-kZ7_Z2V4Lp5gz7d9Ia8FFxmNFt0FHvKrMKMeILKs0-t09SZu5GuIT7NrUQ-dX6RiFw7HegwISGwnLvAh1FIE-hheKKgUbgtZh9VXLxdUZoYo_AdDP-PsxCVGyEB0w6YAF7UUkMhlK4DtIFGNzQl/w400-h400/image0%20(8).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-29127396679913302182024-01-07T13:00:00.001-05:002024-01-07T13:00:00.135-05:00Hummingbird card<p> Here is the 6th bird card that I created, fully intending it to be part of the card set in my previous post... however this one seemed to have a life of it's own. No matter what I tried to try and make it blend in with the other, quieter styled cards, this one kept screaming for bright papers (obviously due to the way I coloured it!). So here is the sweet hummingbird image, standing all by itself!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCkKyftjXtKZG6UsfNOH0nwxIyarfyt9a-qdqXmSNQRMphY0WrtUMrX6iMl24Q8SHdaBEUJbqOY0AqVdJXLO5708xaPGN-3pNpIMdFDI-k-2630VyHwoGpNCfxE5rZrcTi-DJm5xvtH841qhpsma8aOk5rdmkxmCNQgefC6r-V5wCeI-Y9UmHV1wHJRaw/s2785/image0%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2785" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCkKyftjXtKZG6UsfNOH0nwxIyarfyt9a-qdqXmSNQRMphY0WrtUMrX6iMl24Q8SHdaBEUJbqOY0AqVdJXLO5708xaPGN-3pNpIMdFDI-k-2630VyHwoGpNCfxE5rZrcTi-DJm5xvtH841qhpsma8aOk5rdmkxmCNQgefC6r-V5wCeI-Y9UmHV1wHJRaw/w400-h400/image0%20(5).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQRbDnxW73kGJdACpHm0psdWuQxsEp9pduKpTFc7H6pMbrqpSdkoNHOh1A9odoy3M2G7IpzNb2gpxqacYyp98dd6cqjOh3CpnK_FrVNFgMLSEm67SoeLMOFCekNJY61l_fQtaSU6h4VBeoELsNfRp4FfeZd1-OCwEQ4kBSEv7ejP_GSzQjo-39rwgas8p/s2724/image1%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="2724" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQRbDnxW73kGJdACpHm0psdWuQxsEp9pduKpTFc7H6pMbrqpSdkoNHOh1A9odoy3M2G7IpzNb2gpxqacYyp98dd6cqjOh3CpnK_FrVNFgMLSEm67SoeLMOFCekNJY61l_fQtaSU6h4VBeoELsNfRp4FfeZd1-OCwEQ4kBSEv7ejP_GSzQjo-39rwgas8p/w400-h400/image1%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12LJ41XORBfbjD8g8HJXp6Iiu8uShZTEwf2PW6UGTBEWod3vAl9XYW6aCtw8U7nM7s0oDIiPgyq3cHaZKOcXAWaA9caCtCbbbeZs7MSTeZp1Dy5EEONU41DxSPtiXfxnjNonnSSHuDJUDPDoL0bgrMWlz_JeX1JHc3tORQ8u8D_UQFsSbfcVcNoxe8GrR/s508/Ai_Karen_DT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12LJ41XORBfbjD8g8HJXp6Iiu8uShZTEwf2PW6UGTBEWod3vAl9XYW6aCtw8U7nM7s0oDIiPgyq3cHaZKOcXAWaA9caCtCbbbeZs7MSTeZp1Dy5EEONU41DxSPtiXfxnjNonnSSHuDJUDPDoL0bgrMWlz_JeX1JHc3tORQ8u8D_UQFsSbfcVcNoxe8GrR/s320/Ai_Karen_DT.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Karen Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435431932305406904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-450713543599027310.post-77004270083757640492024-01-07T08:00:00.006-05:002024-01-07T08:00:00.129-05:00Bird Card Set<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JsMaSsAJfCGuxiZfdPc1Zq-xZqDWymhl7bLUSz9gp09PH27u-ZO-habyp-0v_in_bqCDtS8RxJhm-TonJXsqJMOyBrUG8LQAu8TN9i9AUzIIefARCW6fb3oYqbg3Y5oIPcDesPcH721J4iIhfaTgOOjdK0WWj5Ynpyp_zJePARob66-6Q6m3qFyeCaPp/s600/WatercolorWeekend1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JsMaSsAJfCGuxiZfdPc1Zq-xZqDWymhl7bLUSz9gp09PH27u-ZO-habyp-0v_in_bqCDtS8RxJhm-TonJXsqJMOyBrUG8LQAu8TN9i9AUzIIefARCW6fb3oYqbg3Y5oIPcDesPcH721J4iIhfaTgOOjdK0WWj5Ynpyp_zJePARob66-6Q6m3qFyeCaPp/s320/WatercolorWeekend1.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I am kicking off the Art Impressions Watercolour Weekend posts for 2024 with a set of five cards. I have a brother-in-law who is a 'birder', so when Ai first came out with all of the bird freebie stamps, I knew what I'd be doing with them! He's also a big fan of my cards, so here's what I've made for him (scroll down to see them individually):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K_6Hm7MXBqVLmfr_wrRj3uWbJwoJnBEPtrw-crlYi_-DLFGzhs-n_4m9al1XFvMjRTgubF8Lj0tBlew35yAH9uYKK8cr28c9vYqePn7UBWY622MC0sLUmUw8OokSjITN9Qsbdr9HGFjXVATCcBx195ld1gL0_PzqW7C5zrJmIs0rEhaU905opJPkMl24/s1946/image0%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1946" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8K_6Hm7MXBqVLmfr_wrRj3uWbJwoJnBEPtrw-crlYi_-DLFGzhs-n_4m9al1XFvMjRTgubF8Lj0tBlew35yAH9uYKK8cr28c9vYqePn7UBWY622MC0sLUmUw8OokSjITN9Qsbdr9HGFjXVATCcBx195ld1gL0_PzqW7C5zrJmIs0rEhaU905opJPkMl24/w400-h311/image0%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I started by die cutting my Canson XL Watercolour paper using the 5061 - Square Double Stitched Dies, and the 5064 - Circle Double Stitched Dies, keeping in mind that some of the birds are larger than others, and I wanted a variety of shapes to keep the set interesting. All of the birds were coloured with Tombow Dual Brush markers in #969/565, and then filled in with various other colours. *In order to colour them up accurately, I Googled each bird so that I would have a photo to follow! For each one, I added a little greenery/foliage - several using stamps, and some were hand drawn (the chickadee's leaves). I kept everything really simple, as I wanted to keep the focus on the birds - so I used a wash of #565 on each, to suggest the sky.</p><p>When assembling them into cards, I matted each image with a darker colour to frame it, then chose some subtly patterned papers from my stash as my card bases. Since they're all for a fella to hand out to friends and family, the card designs were fairly plain, without a lot of extras. I stamped sentiments from 5735 - Birthday Sentiments Set onto the Canson paper, or right onto the backgrounds using Versafine Onyx Black ink.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlqYrD18uJYYcNjIJDKi8BgIO8qPjMKpSH2rhyphenhyphenwZdn_pfWsXVFkM1QlGQODEOCX2hOj-Kl6bJXhxVewsOFbbjhg32CGfDJMbLGXH4f1jl51Q-Fc1j2jZs32AMl6iKyVKkVeRs5wg-NsbDB5JJVvKIBgalit8tdlV1PDAt-k5e_zGuM2LkaCxsAKhKEH4Y/s1322/image4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlqYrD18uJYYcNjIJDKi8BgIO8qPjMKpSH2rhyphenhyphenwZdn_pfWsXVFkM1QlGQODEOCX2hOj-Kl6bJXhxVewsOFbbjhg32CGfDJMbLGXH4f1jl51Q-Fc1j2jZs32AMl6iKyVKkVeRs5wg-NsbDB5JJVvKIBgalit8tdlV1PDAt-k5e_zGuM2LkaCxsAKhKEH4Y/w400-h400/image4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJEqwHjZwxEjW3DXDABn3TRWjVCbF_icZq9xd2odBwIFN4ZzZe_JT8Q9T_XL7BcqjRwFWAPYzD_E65gH1BkaEFbH-6aFleGfszEeANejXeJYWiiFHSnbvZVXvuXWOM-KhxhTDsO4mwcd2IhyJWLEx2YAJSw5z_h0RL9vbG0pz1OV7evKjfOStB9JzamF_/s1310/image3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="1310" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJEqwHjZwxEjW3DXDABn3TRWjVCbF_icZq9xd2odBwIFN4ZzZe_JT8Q9T_XL7BcqjRwFWAPYzD_E65gH1BkaEFbH-6aFleGfszEeANejXeJYWiiFHSnbvZVXvuXWOM-KhxhTDsO4mwcd2IhyJWLEx2YAJSw5z_h0RL9vbG0pz1OV7evKjfOStB9JzamF_/w400-h400/image3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaonidpPi2qFZguD5eX2n_BjdzCbqI_8CwFV-odAq3GIgv0jgvzFjVjBgxZR_B05BvafWRyazu5fBof4nlzflnSkWAxNXzyVdkADOjN-fa7OfqAN2o6ySpcVa9gSjq7CKcxxCWZahJOG-LP09rx41gTY76pZMyDtTgEYlZOjif16xjF5iRo0-vSWC7XzXR/s1238/image2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1238" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaonidpPi2qFZguD5eX2n_BjdzCbqI_8CwFV-odAq3GIgv0jgvzFjVjBgxZR_B05BvafWRyazu5fBof4nlzflnSkWAxNXzyVdkADOjN-fa7OfqAN2o6ySpcVa9gSjq7CKcxxCWZahJOG-LP09rx41gTY76pZMyDtTgEYlZOjif16xjF5iRo0-vSWC7XzXR/w400-h400/image2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakhVQ1WfOqPEyKAVTgzm43i7xlc6E7FXCx9nGHXG4fl2OlyxS7BdfS1319ViI-Ut_hgci1FjyxrY3hAJKEidmufQxR7IyZM_1yxXjMJxQoN2hAC_MXzcg31ZSBfROv0VFR0NuHIcddq-ZvFkkddNO8bP4FDXZX1l1Rwfb62hjdeU771_QsO9oAwI7Mhdt/s1330/image1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakhVQ1WfOqPEyKAVTgzm43i7xlc6E7FXCx9nGHXG4fl2OlyxS7BdfS1319ViI-Ut_hgci1FjyxrY3hAJKEidmufQxR7IyZM_1yxXjMJxQoN2hAC_MXzcg31ZSBfROv0VFR0NuHIcddq-ZvFkkddNO8bP4FDXZX1l1Rwfb62hjdeU771_QsO9oAwI7Mhdt/w400-h400/image1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxv2zY_qOH9nxVsgwHW5XztllhzYdyFjGsGQuR7apt5nr-nUQTU401C-emlZa5fCBHYfwishoLvimSf4byAAJVn9y31eM4DrIx6EGdul9aF3xWp9H0_giktlSG47ot9uj4SXr6m1eynetMfwDAxHcT3t_6CRIrTypxua5wkonL_ccqAEMyeeyQDKSWfiG/s1330/image0%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="1330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxv2zY_qOH9nxVsgwHW5XztllhzYdyFjGsGQuR7apt5nr-nUQTU401C-emlZa5fCBHYfwishoLvimSf4byAAJVn9y31eM4DrIx6EGdul9aF3xWp9H0_giktlSG47ot9uj4SXr6m1eynetMfwDAxHcT3t_6CRIrTypxua5wkonL_ccqAEMyeeyQDKSWfiG/w400-h400/image0%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>*Don't forget that the Watercolour Design Team will be sharing projects on the Ai blog and other social media every Sunday, all year long! We look forward to bringing you new inspiration each week.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVbjg-TtMFtd4uv-KoxH_zer0hjO3WiT4IryVIJoRYDutPVV2RyDKKSfbV_-u8gZCGO2TfNMvPnDC13s2cfVodjDOJyrSjpsWBcds0L76h28VilWc2bVc1RLQ5zPB_q0XMcy3XYMeMaPXcsz2aJUiQX3EbUhGWWcHuCnF1_-1dpps-eexNJoJU-FmcfRZ/s508/Ai_Karen_DT.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="508" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVbjg-TtMFtd4uv-KoxH_zer0hjO3WiT4IryVIJoRYDutPVV2RyDKKSfbV_-u8gZCGO2TfNMvPnDC13s2cfVodjDOJyrSjpsWBcds0L76h28VilWc2bVc1RLQ5zPB_q0XMcy3XYMeMaPXcsz2aJUiQX3EbUhGWWcHuCnF1_-1dpps-eexNJoJU-FmcfRZ/s320/Ai_Karen_DT.png" width="320" /></a></div><!--LinkDeli Code Start--><!--Karen Bird Set--><a class="linkdeli-image" href="https://linkdeli.com/view/43059ec1-2632-4a8f-954c-83afc13ddaee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://linkdeli.s3.amazonaws.com/public/placeholders/43059ec1-2632-4a8f-954c-83afc13ddaee.jpg" /></a>
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