Gorgeous and Fun

Buzz of the Week: Shimmery Watercolors

This week's buzz of the week is shimmery watercolors. Watercolors that have sparkle! You know I like 'em sparkles. Above is one of the cards I painted. I used a brand of shiny watercolors called Twinkling H2Os. So if you like watercolors and would like some shimmer, try these out. These are really, really fun to paint with.

Earlier in the year it looked like Luminarte, the company that makes Twinkling H20s, might have been shutting down, but they didn't!  Here is a link to luminarte site. There are other brands too but I've only tried Twinkling H2Os.

 

A Pink Card

A pink birthday card for a friend who loves to read. This was a card for her last year. Her birthday is coming up next month so I can't post this year's card just yet. 

A Pink Cake Card

A pink birthday cake card that I made a while back.

Go on over to Beverly's blog to enjoy more of pink. 

Glittering Card

 

This was the card that went along with the scarf to Susannah. The theme I had in mind was "have fun". So glitter and some pampering were in order. The stamp is from Stamping Bella.

A Pink Card

This was a wallet shaped card that I made for Karen P. Karen is a fantastic artist, a great teacher and a really good mentor. She and Ursula run a creative bootcamp. I made a little something else for Karen too, which I'll share in the coming week. But here's another little secret. Karen runs a business where she designs and sells gorgeous favors, here's the site: afavorsafavor.com.

And don't forget to go to the lovely Beverly's How Sweet the Sound blog to enjoy more of pink!

Happy Chickens!

 

These chickens looked so jaunty, they were perfect for "Happy Mail"! What's "Happy Mail" you ask? Something fun that you get in the postbox, something other than bills and such, something that makes you smile. These chickens travelled over an ocean destined for a date with a kindred spirit. And I know they have arrived so it is safe to post them here.

Birthday Card

 

 

This was the other birthday card that I had made for my hubby. This was the "safety" card. I made this before the popup card. So that way if the popup didn't turn out as I envisioned, I still had this card. The cherries you see on the front of the card were made by punching holes in the green cardstock and then gluing a sheet of red paper on the inside. And you get a tiny peek into the inside of the card, you can see the red dotted paper that I used on the inside.

A Popup B'day Card

 

 

 

In the past month it was my hubby's b'day. So of course, I had to make an extra special card for him. So this popup card was the card I made. My idea revolved around a party theme. The balloons and hats on the inside are hand drawn. The drinks on the outside are stamps from Flourishes and the cake stamp is from Hero Arts. All the coloring was done with Prisma color pencils. I actually made a "safety" card before this one, in case this one didn't turn out right. It took the pressure off. I'll post that card too in the next few days. And if you want to know how it fared with the recipient, he loved it!

Ribbons

 

I just wanted to use some of my ribbons. Stamp is from Elzybells.

A Card for the Amuse Ribbon Challenge

 

This is a card for the Amuse ribbon challenge, I have used a white wavy ribbon and a pink-and-white polka dot ribbon. I love the background paper from SEI; the colors are lovely and when you see the paper in person, it shimmers!