Jewel-toned Tangles

 Happy Saturday, crafty friends.

One more water-colored entry to Neat & Tangled's current challenge:

I used the same Tiny Triangles stamp, this time heat-embossed in silver. I washed three jewel-tone inks over top (Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves.  Then I coloured in the outlined triangles with more of those colours, mixing them where the original wash overlapped.

 It gives almost a stained-glass look--love it! 

The sentiment is from a newer Lil'Inker Designs stamp set, "Girl's Best Friend." It was heat-embossed in the same silver, onto vellum to allow some of the colour beneath to show through.

The silver cord finishes the card, along with matting in Rich Razzleberry.

So, two different water-colour looks with one stamp.

Enjoy your day,

Caroline

Supplies:

Colonial white cardstock- CTMH

Rich Razzleberry cardstock-Stampin' Up

Watercolour paper, vellum - Michael's 

Silver cord, silver embossing powder- Paper Wishes

Girls' Best Friend stamp set, Stitched Rectangles die - Lil'Inker Designs

Tiny Triangles stamp - Neat & Tangled

Distress Inks - Ranger

Neat, Tangled and Water-coloured

I seem to be in Valentine's mode, still. Or at least still in love with hearts...

Neat & Tangled's challenge this month is to watercolour.

The N&T design team is also teaming up with Cosmo Cricket this week, to showcase a new CC product: colour-ready paper. It has embossed images; all you need do is add ink or watercolor (or both) for some spectacular but simple-to-do results.

Following along those lines, I played with Neat & Tangles Tiny Triangles background stamp.

Today's card has the triangles heat-embossed in white, with a watercolour wash over top, in shades of pink, merging with red and yellow.

 

The upside down triangles made me think of little hearts, so I punched some tiny ones from water-colour paper scraps, tinted them with the same Distress Inks, and mounted them over triangles of the matching colours.

I like the cascading effect.

Go check out Neat & Tangled's blog for more watercolor inspiration.

Happy crafting,

Caroline

Supplies:

Watercolor card stock- Michaels

Cardstock in Honey, Hollyhock and Baby Pink- Close to My Heart

Distress Inks in Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick and Wild Honey- Ranger

Small heart die- Paper Smooches

Stitched rectangle die- Lil'Inker designs

Freakin' Fantastic--Dynamic Duos #90

Good Saturday morning, crafty friends!

Well the last two weeks have been a whirlwind of work, social get-togethers and musical moments.

All good, but my house is messy, and we have run out of milk, bread and clean underwear, so no crafty time for me today! But I digress...

How's this for a knock-your-socks-off (clean or otherwise!) colour combination?

I LOVE "Black Tie" week at the Dynamic Duos! This sunny yellow is sure to brighten up everyone's week, and the option of a shaped/fun-fold card will spark your creativity.

 I've been mentally planning this card for a few weeks now. I wanted to use the unique stamp set "On the Corner" from Neat and Tangled, designed by my super-creative blogging friend, Miriam Prantner. I also HAD to play along with the fun-fold option...

Flip-it-card, side #1

Flip-side of the card, once opened.

I think this sentiment looks AWESOME in bright yellow!

For deets on how I made the flip-it card, see an older post HERE. No special dies required.

Now hop on over to the Dynamic Duos blog to see some more awesome creations in black & yellow.

Anne Marie Hile

Annette Elliott

Angel Johns

Caroline Bredeson

Cindy Brumbaugh

Holly Endress

JoAnn Burnham

Julie Gearinger

Michelle Bala

Sarah Fleming 

Tenia Nelson

Can't wait to see your projects!

Happy crafting,

Caroline 

Supplies:

Cardstock: black textured cardstock, Wasau Papers; White Daisy and DP, Close to My Heart

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Grey Flannel (CTMH)

Stamp sets: On the Corner, Neat & Tangled; Lifting Spirits, Close to My Heart (clouds)

Dies: Circular nesting dies, Spellbinders

Scoring board: Martha Stewart

Copic Markers

Twine: the Twinery

Candy dots: Basic Grey

Thinking of you...in several different ways

More fun doing my "homework" for Kim Kesti's Create & Share Card-making class, over at Big Picture Classes. The lesson this week featured "thinking of you" cards and some ways to use that ever-growing washi tape collection.

Using up the stash of retired Close to My Heart papers and a Paper Smooches butterfly die. If I did this one over, I'd make sure to center the dots and daisies on the DP panels.

Warm washi! 

Die-cutting shapes from washi-covered card stock works so well!

This card features the stitched rectangle mat from Lil'Inker Designs (extended with some careful manipulation of the Big Shot) and a sentiment from Paper Smooches' First Aid Kit stamp set. Heart dies are from Lawn Fawn. Embossing folder from Sizzix. Tilted banner die from Simon Says Stamp.

 BTW, the colours in this one are perfect for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!
 

Warm hugs.

Just-for-fun pick-me-up card using another Paper Smooches stamp set, Think Fast. This time, I covered the edge of my focal panel with washi tape for an easy border.

Last (and least in appeal for me!), my attempt at an artful, collage-y card. I just don't have a feel for this style. The trendy feather stickers and sentiment are Paper Wishes Dazzles, as is the paper doily. Sequins are from Neat and Tangled. Ribbon from the stash.

Happy weekend, everyone! Hope you get outside to enjoy some winter activities (skating for me).

Caroline