Week 5 with Stamplorations

Hello Everyone!

Here we are already into the middle of September!  This is my 5th post for Stamplorations and I am heavy on the watercoloring this go around.  If you start over at the Stamplorations blog, you can join in the mini blog hop by leaving a comment on each of our blogs.  You will be entered to win a gift certificate to the Stamplorations store!
First up, a floral, using Blossom Sprays #2. 

I am loving using Ken Oliver Colorbursts to watercolor with.  I have heat embossed this floral with clear embossing powder, then watercolored it with the powders.

 Easy peasy!  I added gold colored seed beens to the center of the flowers.  I got so into coloring this image that I forgot to take a process picture.  So sorry, all!

The next card is also watercolored with Ken Oliver Colorbursts~

Like the first, the image is heat embossed with clear embossing powder (if you look closely, you can see the embossed image).

I used the In Bloom: Precious Plumeria for this card.

This card was also watercolored with Colorbursts.  The sentiment is from the Fond Expressions.

For my third card, I returned to Copics, my favorite coloring medium~

I opted for a monochromatic palette on this one and stamped my images in a circle.  The flower is from The Birds and The Blooms.  Each flower was colored in a different green.

This is one of my favorite flowers and one of my favorite Stamplorations images.  The sentiment is from the same set.

That's it for me!  Remember to leave a comment and then hop over to the Stamplorations blog to complete the mini hop.  You will have a chance to win a gift certificate to the Stamplorations store!

Thanks for joining us and enjoy the hop!

Lee Ann 

Two for One with Lift Ink

Hello and Happy Sunday!

I am finally getting over being sick for 3 weeks- Hallelujah!  So many things around the house are waiting to get done.  Maybe now...
I do have two cards to share today, using a stamp from the September Technique Junkies Release.  I consider the September release to be the release that just keeps on giving! 

 This Autumn Doodles Background stamp - What a beauty!  This first card uses a technique that Jennifer McGuire shared on a video.  So fun and easy!  And you get two cards out of one technique.

I started with a piece of Yupo and alcohol inks in a fall palette.  I created my alcohol ink background and then simply stamped the Autumn Doodles stamp in Alcohol Ink Lift Ink (using the MISTI).
I then immediately stamped the ink that was on the stamp onto a piece of cardstock that I placed in my MISTI.  I repeated this technique 2 or three times to transfer the maximum amount of ink to the paper, getting intense color. 
I simply matted the background and added a simple die cut and stamped sentiment to the card.

Now I still have the original Yupo paper left that I had lifted ink from.  It had a beautiful texture on it from the ghost image of the Autumn Doodles stamp.  I used this to make on of my favorite backgrounds- popped up negative die cut pieces~

Such a fun technique!  The background die is a retired Sizzix product and the 'thanks' die is from SugarPea Designs.  Gold thread looks so great with fall colors!

That's it for me!  If you plan on doing any shopping at Technique Junkies, use code TJ10LeeAnn

for a discount of 10% on your entire order (excluding clearance).   

Lee Ann 

Birthday Background

Hello Everyone! 

This week has been crazy busy and my posts have been few.  But coloring is a de-stressor, so I did make time for water coloring.  I love that background stamps are trendy again.  There are so many wonderful ones to choose from.  My background today is from Technique Junkies, simply called, Batik. 

The image was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in white.  I used Ken Oliver Colorbursts to watercolor the image.  It was too pretty to cover up, so I simply added a sentiment from Gina K, some gold thread and sequins. 

Easy Peasy! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week~ 

Lee Ann 

G'Day Mate!

G'Day! 

I had the pleasure of meeting Beth Duff of Beth Duff Designs at JunkieFest this summer.  I also had the pleasure of receiving a free stamp set from her.  So if you are down under, or just wish you were down under, this stamp set if for you! 

I could not resist combining the Aussie hat and the sweet koala.  Colored the image with Copics and fussy cut out.  Die cut a circle from the card front and pout a piece of teal cardstock behind.  I did a bit of shading on the teal cardstock. 
Sponged a leaf stencil around the image to frame it and added the fun sentiment. 

Thanks for popping in and have a blessed week, all! 

Lee Ann 

Floral Watercolor with The Ton

Hello, Hello!

I hope my American friends are enjoying their 3 day weekend! 

I have been on a watercoloring kick lately (a bit unusual since I am a Copic girl).  I combined two of my favorite things- CAS sketches and The Ton Stamps for this card~

I used the sketch at CASE this Sketch~

I used Happiest of Peonies from The Ton and colored them with Colorburst powders. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Lee Ann  :)

Technique Junkies September New Release!

Hello, Hello and welcome to the 

September New Release Blog Hop with Technique Junkies!

 If you came from Jeanne Streiff's blog, you are in the right place.  If not, you 

can start at the Technique Junkies Design Team Blog to view the entire hop. 

It's that time of year, when we start to see all stamp sets about Halloween!  All of these
new release stamps are 15% off through September 8th!  No codes needed, just put them in your shopping cart and the discount will be applied at checkout.

What a fun background stamp!  So quick and easy- and a one layer card to boot!  

I have used the new Raven Collage Stamp.   

I masked off a large rectangle on my card front.  

Using Direct to Paper Technique, I dragged 3 Halloween themed colors of Distress ink to the rectangle, then placed the card front in my MISTI. 

I inked it up with black ink several times until I got good coverage of my solid image bird

(one of my favorite features of the MISTI!).  

And that is it!  

Your next stop is Cheri Weston's blog for some amazing inspiration!

New release is 15% off through September 8,

 all other items (excluding clearance) are 15% off with code TJ10LeeAnn.  

Thanks!  

Lee Ann

Regal, or Not!

Hello Everyone! 

I have an easy card, but with its humorous sentiment, I think it packs a pretty big punch! 

Using my MISTI, I stamped my Technique Junkies image, Need a Crown, in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The image was then colored with Copics.
I put the card base back into the MISTI and inked up the crown with Versamark ink.  The crown was heat embossed with gold ep.  I used a Versamark marker on the earring and heat embossed that in gold as well. 
I stamped a mask for the woman and then, after placing the mask over the stamped image, I sponged light pink around the woman.  I applied a darker pink ink through the Scribbled Roses stencil. 
Last touches included scoring around the card front and rhinstones to the crown and earring. 

That's it!  Easy Peasy, especially when you are using a MISTI. 

You can get 10% off of all products from Technique Junkies with code TJ10LeeAnn. 

Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann