A Watercolored Rainbow for Paper Sweeties

Good morning!  I'm off to a bit of a late start thanks to the weather- school is still not starting on time but at least they are having it!  I'm feeling a bit cooped up after the last week and a half of cold :)

With the cold though came some springtime inspiration!  Yes, I'm dreaming of sunshine and flowers and rainbows!!  I pulled out some of my springtime favorites from Paper Sweeties and created a fun watercolored card:

The Rainbow and Roses Stamp Set has the cutest sentiments and rainbow image!  I stamped out the rainbow and a few clouds with Staz On ink onto watercolor paper and painted them with a rainbow of dye inks.  Once they were dry, I cut them out.  I diecut a background panel using a journaling card die and watercolor paper as well.  I used my favorite sky blue Copic marker to color it.

I put everything together and added a sprinkling of sequins from the Sweet{heart} Special Edition Sequins Pack- I love the iridescent and red/pink combo in this pack!

I thought it would be fun to add just one more element to this card and pulled out the umbrella stamp and die from the adorable Showering You With Love Set.  Don't these sets just belong together? :)

The umbrella was watercolored and then cut out using the matching die.  I love it when sets have matching dies and this was especially nice since I was using the heavy watercolor paper!  I added the umbrella towards the bottom on an angle.  It tells more of a story with the umbrella included.

Debbie was kind enough to feature this project on the Paper Sweeties blog today!  Thanks so much Debbie!  I had so much fun playing with my Paper Sweeties stamps!  They really brightened my day :)

The Sky is the Limit

Hello!
Today I have a fun rainbow card to share:

Goodies:

Stamps: Up, Up, and Away set by Stampin' Up!
Ink: Versamark Onyx Black
Paper: cardstock by Stampin' Up! and Bazzill
Accessories: clouds and rainbow stripes were cut with my Cameo

I relied heavily on my Cameo for this card.  I used two different shapes, one for the clouds and one for the rainbow.  It's a happy little card and makes me smile on an otherwise gray day... we've had rain all day!

Well, I'm going to try to go find a challenge or something to motivate me into creating something.  What are your current favorite challenges?  Anything I should check out?

I hope you are having a great day!

-tessa

Stamped Confetti Card

Hello!

Thanks to the Paper Crafts Magazine Gallery Idol Contest, I have another card to share with you today! I was in full rainbow mode all weekend and ended up making a bunch of fun cards with the theme You Color my World. Here is one of them:

Goodies:

Stamps: Confetti (a pencil eraser), Friendly Phrases by Stampin' Up!
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, and Blushing Bride classic inks by Stampin' Up!; Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Sahara Sand by Stampin' Up! OP White by Bazzill Basics

I stamped each of the confetti dots with a regular old pencil eraser! It worked perfectly for the look I was going for. I love the subdued look the Sahara Sand cardstock gives each ink color, too- it's rainbow with out being too rainbow, right? Hee!

If you haven't voted yet, please visit the Gallery Idol Contest page- all of the cards entered are so inspirational! Have fun voting for your favorite!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

-tessa

A Tie Dye Technique... for Paper!

Hello there!

I have a fun card to share with you today! I made it for the second round of this year's Paper Craft Magazine Gallery Idol contest. The theme was you color my world and here is what I came up with using the rainbow as my inspiration:



Goodies:

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Write Markers
Whisper White, Basic Black cardstock
watercolor paper
Mini Mister
Silhouette Cameo (to cut out letters)

I have never tried tie dying before- on fabric or paper- but I'm so glad I did! I love how it turned out! Here is a little tutorial on how I did it!

First, gather your supplies:


Next, scribble a rainbow bulls eye onto your watercolor paper:


Next, you are going to mist it with water but before you do, have your heat gun ready to dry your paper:


Go ahead and spray your watercolor paper- The more water you add, the more the colors will run... the trick is not to get it so wet that everything turns brown and yucky

When it looks like you want it, zap it with the heat gun to set the color. This will warp the paper but it uncurls once it is dry again!

Not too tricky, right? Hee! A trick I learned with this technique is to start with a larger sized watercolor paper panel then you will need for your final project. That way, if the colors all run to the edge and pool, you can still cut them off without losing the tie dye effect.

Now that you know how I did it, please head on over to the Paper Crafts Magazine Gallery Idol Contest page and vote for your favorite rainbow themed card! Every single card entered is so creative! I can't wait to see who ends up in the next round!

I had so much fun playing around with this card! I hope you try out tie dying soon!

Thanks for stopping by,


-tessa