This card I created a watercolour back ground using a smooching technique and an acrylic block and stamped flowers from the Dragonfly Garden Stamps.
Using Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper by Stampin’ Up! and two stamp pads – Tahitian Tide & Parakeet Party.
TIPS: The flower and sentiment was stamped with Memento Black Ink. Memento is a water based ink so I had to make sure that the watercolour back ground was very dry before stamping. If you were to do the watercolouring after the stamping the black would bleed. You should use Stazon whenever you are doing watercolour on top of an image.
I used the same technique a couple of weeks back on ‘Live with Michele’ You can watch the video HERE on YouTube. In this video I used 3 colours and a smaller block..With this card I used ‘E’ size block
World Watercolour Month
July is World Watercolor Month, and we have lots of watercolouring products to celebrate! Pencils, paper, stamps and more. Take a look at what we have to offer.
Below is a Stampin’ Up! Video showing other watercolour techniques……Enjoy!
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Beautiful Shapes….I just love these hexagons, for the past week or two I have been working on an English Paper Piecing quilt using hexagons. Using up lots of little scrapes of fabric left over from face masks I was making over the last couple of years.
Whenever I do a watercolour card I usually have practice pieces or pieces I wasn’t happy with. Instead of throwing them away you could cut then up using dies…leaves, flowers or hexagons and use to create other interesting projects.
The sentiment is from the Happiness Abounds Stamp set and the dies I used to cut it out is from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I sat the sentiment on top of a vellum circle as it got lost a little with the background DSP- Perfectly Penciled and coloured Hexagons.
Below is my quilt…it’s now twice the size…great while watching TV.
YouTube Video
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All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store
I love the Hues of Happiness Suite, the colours are bright and fun to play with. This suite suits all age groups from the very young to the young of heart.
Please come and JOIN me at Hues of Happiness Stamp Camp is 24 hours of FUN, FUN, FUN!
Our design team comes from all over the globe so every 2 hours (Approx.) there will be another project and challenges happening. Plus others in the Facebook Group that you can chat with and share your completed projects with. To join ask see all the details below or contact me on 0408868771 (AU only) or michele@jutrisa.com
Cost:FREE when you purchase the Hues of Happiness Suite Collection Plus Silver Metallic Edge Cotton Ribbon. If you already have purchased the suite and want to attend, all you need to do is place an order with me for the equivalent amount using the Hostess Code –UKSW7ZVS
Registration Close: 15 April 2022 Order early to get your products in time so you can create on the day.
What you receive…
Join an Exclusive Facebook Group
12 Make and Take projects using the Hues of Happiness Suite Collection (posted out to you) All cut and ready to go! Just follow the Video Tutorials
Bonus 12 Facebook Live projects & with full PDF Instructions.
Access to an exclusive Facebook group where LIVE presentations will hold on the 2 days of this MEGA EVENTS . You can access the recorded Live videos anytime.
Registrations are open to Australian residence only. Not from Australia and want to take part let me know and I can put you in touch with one of our other Demonstrators.
Ink Pads, if you don’t have the colours used in any of the projects swap them out with other colours you may have. I would suggest to have a Black Ink pad such as Memento Tuxedo Black
Extra cardstock for those BONUS projects- see the colours that co-ordinate with the suite in the Mini Catalogue or ask me
Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, our theme this month is ‘Cards for Men’. Cards for those men in our lives. our Fathers, husbands, brothers or sons. I hope all our ideas inspire you to create a special card
There is so much fun in this collection with lots of themes – cars…BBQ’s…adventure….retro…birthday’s and Father Day’s. looking forward to seeing where you take it.
Card Measurements
Card Base Sahara Sand – 10.5 x 29.9cm, scored at 14.9cm
Mat Cajun Craze – 10 x 14.4cm
Card Front Sahara Sand – 9.7 x 14.1cm, Using Blending Brushes blend Soft Succulent ink over the card front leaving a lighter area in the middle.
Sentiment Sahara Sand – 7 x 7cm, stamped using Early Espresso Ink and die cut with coordinating circle die. Add Crumb Cake Bakers Twine to the back of sentiment along with dimensionals
Die cut Soft Succulent – 5 x 10cm, cut 2 diamond die cuts
Card Insert Basic White – 10 x 14.4cm
Dies cut images from Specialty Designer Series Paper – Cajun Craze Arrow, Hooray Tag, 3 stars
Rustic Metallic Adheisive Dots
Creativity Abounds Team
We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.
You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.
Follow the Hop here..
For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle
he projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.
Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.
There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…
He’s the Man, an adventures man…..Using the ‘He’s all That Bundle’ by Stampin’ Up!® I created this almost Nautical card.
This card has ended becoming such an elegant card and I love it…I hope you do too. It is a simple card and with not many elements to it.
I have used one of the new In-Colors Starry Sky with Sahara Sand and Basic White with a bit of Gold
Using Blending Brushes I ink all around the card front taking it from dark at the edges to lighter in the middle. Starry Sky on starry sky is stunning, it gave so much depth, I then stamped the compass image on top of the so it looks like a watermark.
The stamped and die-cut sentiment sits on top of White bakers twine, which was wrapped around the card front.
Leaves were punched out using the using the Bough Punch in Sahara Sand, Gold and White. The Sahara Sand leaves were brushed with the blending brushes using the ink that was left on the brush from doing the card front.
Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!
Today we rolled the dice….Brights, Standard card, Masking, Pearls, Sentiment- For You.
Using the Stampin’ Up! Happiness Abounds Bundle I created this water colour group of roses. The grouping was created by masking off one flower when stamping the next. In the video below I show how this is done starting with the rose in the foreground and working to the background.
The colours from the Brights collection are Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape and Mango Melody.
The sentiment was from the Color and Contour Stamps was stamped in Versa Mark onto Basic Black Card Stock and heat embossed with white Embossing Powder.
Measurements Used…
Card Base Basic Black: 10.5 x 29.9cm, score at 14.9cm
Mat Poppy Parade: 10 x 14.4cm
Front Panel Shimmery White: 9.7 x 14.1cm
Insert Basic White: 10 x 14.4cm
Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!
Stampin’ Up! products used….
All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store
Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, our theme this month is ‘In Color’.
As the NEW Annual Stampin’ Up! ® Catalogue has just been released as of the 3rd May the Creativity Abounds are introducing the NEW In Color as our May Theme. We could choose one of the In Color’s or use all of the In Color’s.
We have Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide and Sweet Sorbet. Our In Color’s are around for two years so you have plenty of time to play and fall in love with them.
Using the Happiness Abounds Bundle I have created 5 cards, featuring each of the 5 colours. The images on the card mat has been stamped in Versa Mark and Heat Embossed with White Embossing Powder.
Products in the Annual Catalogue using the In Color are…
A4 Cardstock in single colours packs and Assortment Packs
Classic Stampin’ Pad – single stamp pads or as a Bundle
Classic Stampin’ Refill
Stampin’ Blends
Stampin’ Write Markers
12 x12″ Cardstock Assortments
2022-24 In Color Designer Series Paper
Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes
Glimmer Paper 2022-24 In Color 6 x 6″
Matte Decorate Dots 2022-24 In Color
Baker’s Twine 2022-24 In Color
Metallic Woven Ribbon 2022-24 in Color
Creativity Abounds Team
We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.
You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.
Follow the Hop here..
For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle
he projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.
Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.
There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…
Here is the sneak peek images for this months Tutorial Bundle –
Meet the Design Team of Creativity Abounds..
Stampin’ Up! Product Used in today’s project
Product List
Join My Team
If you have been sitting on the fence not sure if you should JOIN the Stampin’ Up! Family or not….well now is the time to jump down and JOIN.
In Color Starter Kit Promotion
It’s time to join my team with a Starter Kit deal you won’t want to refuse! Sign up between 3 and 31 May to become a demonstrator and you will get $116.50 AUD of brand new 2022–2024 In Color products for FREE. This incredible deal is in addition to the standard $235 AUD of products for only $169 AUD. Plus free business supplies, free shipping, and all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! So if you ‘Live in Australia’ and looking for a fun team and a way to save on your crafting supplies…You can be a Hobby Demo or a Business Demo the choice is yours…Contact me.
My Live this week I used the Waves of Inspiration from the NEW 2022-23 Annual Catalogue. This was so much fun to make…who doesn’t like to make a mess sometimes…Me!
This card uses the Emboss Resist Technique with a water colour wash to create the background. Prior to making this card i played with a few ideas on how to colour my watercolour paper and in the end came up with the best result. Some of my play pieces I have shown in the video.
You could use Shimmery White cardstock instead of the watercolour Fluid 100 but you may get a slightly different result. Anyway every time you make this card you will get different effects.
I did forget to stamp the birds on my Live and did them later, they were stamped in the Starry Sky Ink.
This weeks Live I show how to make this card using the Hues of Happiness…
Measurements
Card Base- Thick Basic White 14.9 x 21cm, score at 10.5cm
Card Front- Starry Sky 9 x 13.5cm
Card Front – Fluid 100 Watercolour paper 8.5 x 13cm
Sentiment and Pelican- Basic White Reg Cardstock 6 x 10cm
YouTube Video- Waves of Inspiration
Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!
If you have been sitting on the fence not sure if you should JOIN the Stampin’ Up! Family or not….well now is the time to jump down and JOIN.
In Color Starter Kit Promotion
It’s time to join my team with a Starter Kit deal you won’t want to refuse! Sign up between 3 and 31 May to become a demonstrator and you will get $116.50 AUD of brand new 2022–2024 In Color products for FREE. This incredible deal is in addition to the standard $235 AUD of products for only $169 AUD. Plus free business supplies, free shipping, and all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! So if you ‘Live in Australia’ and looking for a fun team and a way to save on your crafting supplies…You can be a Hobby Demo or a Business Demo the choice is yours…Contact me.
The Hues of Happiness Suite is one of the NEW products coming in the Stampin’ Up! ® Annual Catalogue to be released on the 3rd May.
The suite is made up of Happiness Abounds Stamps, a line drawn rose image that can be stamped and coloured using either Blends,Watercolour Pencils or Inks. There are 8 image stamps and 7 sentiments in a beautiful script font.
The Happiness Abounds Bundle includes the dies, there are 8 dies that match all of the images i the stamps. Then 3 extra dies, one that cuts and embosses a background image and 2 others that cut 2 different edges to look like pages from a spiral bound book.
The colours in the Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper are stunning, they are bright and vibrant. One side side of the paper has gorgeous rose images and some these can be cut out with the Dies as I have done for my cards. The other side of the papers are just as beautiful. A couple of the pages have small floral prints others are a dry brush look of colour. Both sides of the papers are variegated in colour which gives you a of colours to choose from…It’s hard to explain you just have to see for your self.
To finish the suite off it also comes with beautiful Glossy Dots Assortment, 4 colours of yumminess.
This weeks Live I show how to make these cards using the Hues of Happiness…
Inspiration for this card came from a group on Facebook – Clean and Simple Cardmaking
Measurements
Card 1
Square Card Base- Basic White 13 x 26cm, scored at 13cm
Square Card Front- Basic White 12.5 x 12.5cm, embossed using Time Worn Type 3D Embossing Folder
Circle Frames- Basic White 10 x 10cm, I used circle No. 1 & 2 circle dies from the Layering Circle Dies to create a frame. **See image below
Card 2
Std Card Base- Basic White 10.5 x 29.9cm, scored at 14.9cm
Std Card Front- Basic White 10 x 14.4cm ( this card I did not emboss the card base)
Circle Frames- Basic White 10 x 10cm, I used circle No. 2 & 3 circle dies from the Layering Circle Dies to create a frame.
YouTube Video- Hues of Happiness
Just Add Ink #601- Sketch Challenge
I have shared this card on the Just Add Ink #601 Sketch Challenge. The funny thing is I designed my card and filmed the live before I even saw the challenge. So great minds think alike. Why not give it ago and make a card using this sketch. Make sure you click on the link and go look at what others have made using this sketch.
Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!
Join My Team
If you have been sitting on the fence not sure if you should JOIN the Stampin’ Up! Family or not….well now is the time to jump down and JOIN.
In Color Starter Kit Promotion
It’s time to join my team with a Starter Kit deal you won’t want to refuse! Sign up between 3 and 31 May to become a demonstrator and you will get $116.50 AUD of brand new 2022–2024 In Color products for FREE. This incredible deal is in addition to the standard $235 AUD of products for only $169 AUD. Plus free business supplies, free shipping, and all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! So if you ‘Live in Australia’ and looking for a fun team and a way to save on your crafting supplies…You can be a Hobby Demo or a Business Demo the choice is yours…Contact me.
Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.
Symbols of Fortune
Will you be joining the Creativity Abounds Team for the Symbols of Fortune Stamp Camp? I hope you are, unfortunately the registration has closed for me to get to you the ‘Make’n’Takes’ and getting the Symbols of fortune Suite in time for the event.
BUT……You can still get access to the exclusive FB page even when the event is over. All you need to do is purchase the Symbols of Fortune Suite Collection using this link ONLY for those that ‘Live in Australia’ If you already have purchased the suite and want to attend, all you need to do is place an order with me for the equivalent amount using the Hostess Code – HWRCQKC4
This card I will be demonstrating on the day so you can create along with me.
You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.
Follow the Hop here..
For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle
he projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.
Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.
There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…
