One Watercolor Background - Two Cards

I love creating with both positive and negative pieces of dies.  Posting two cards today where I put my negative pieces to use. 

First, I created watercolor background with some emboss resist.  Then I cut it with a cover die.   

The first card uses the full die . . .

Submitting this one to Watercooler Wednesday challenge, which had the prompt occasions!  This one is going to a friend who is newly engaged.  I put this one on a white background.   I stacked my sentiment die on a layered tag. 

 I then cut another die using cream cardstock and used pieces from the die as pops of color/elements for my flowers. I used a sketch from one of my favorite crafty plates.  Submitting this one to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies. 

 I always love using my extra pieces. 

I hope you find some time to create, and perhaps use extra pieces that might otherwise land in the trash! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - So Happy For You

Stamps and Dies:  Happy Thanks Word Dies, Layered Tags Dies; Marble Swirl Stamp and Color Burst Cover Plate Die (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Wow Embossing Pad and Wow White Embossing Powder; Suede Shoes, Samba and Limoncello Color Bursts (Ken Oliver/Catherine Pooler Designs); Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); 

Paper: Canson Watercolor; Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Black Cardstock (Hero Arts);

Other:  Something Blue Twine and Crater Lake Sequins (Catherine Pooler Designs); 

Supplies Used - You Make me Happy

Stamps and Dies:  Marble Swirl Stamp, Color Burst Cover Plate Die and Wings of Joy Stamp Set (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Wow Embossing Pad and Wow White Embossing Powder; Suede Shoes, Samba and Limoncello Color Bursts (Ken Oliver/Catherine Pooler Designs); Midnight Ink (Catherine Pooler);

Paper: Desert Storm and Natural White Cardstock (Neenah); Canson Watercolor;

Other: Black Shimmer Trim (Close To My Heart);

Snowflake Inspired for Christmas Card Throwdown

Sharing a card inspired by Christmas Card Throwdown which had the prompt of "Snowflake" this week.

I used one of my favorite border dies from Catherine Pooler Designs and a pack of paper that has been at my fingertips for holiday/winter creations these days.  

And pink!  There was some pink. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - In the Meadow . . .

Stamps and Dies:  Polar Edge Die, Build-a-Snowman Stamp Set, Snowman Dies and Build a Snowman Accessories Stamp Set and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Pink Champagne (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper:  Soft Suede Cardstock (Stampin' Up); Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Pattern Paper (Miss Kate Cuttables);

Other: Metallic Rose Gold Confetti Mix (Pretty Pink Posh);  Silver Shimmer Trim (Close To My Heart);

StampNation Inspired

Sharing a card inspired my favorite crafty place, StampNation.  They have some weekly inspiration going on right now and this week had a watercolor technique that I'd not tried before.

I created the watercolor background with reinkers.  I love adding the cover plate die, as it hides any of the parts of the watercolor that I might not have been fond of.  

I hope you found some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Vitamin Sea

Stamps and Dies:  Vitamin Sea SS and Dies, Lava Lamp Cover Plate (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Royal Treatment, Juniper Mist, Eucalyptus, Daydream, Sauna Green Tea, Skylight, Sugared Lavendar Inks (Catherine Pooler)

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler); Watercolor Paper (Canson);

Other: Sea Breeze Jewel Drops and Sea Sprite Glacier Paste (Nuvo);

Toucan Do It for Color Throwdown

Saw the colors at Color Throwdown and was inspired to create.

Used a watercolor background that had the colors in the sketch, blue, purple, light blue, and green, and cut it with a cover plate die.

Then added just enough color for my toucan, who needed some spot of yellow.  I used a blender pen to color my images, which were on regular cardstock.

I have another watercolor panel and may need to create a similar card in that color scheme . . . but that's slated for another day.  

I hope you found some time to create today, and if not, there is always tomorrow.

Debbie

Supplies Used - Toucan Do it

Stamps and Dies:  To the Point Cover Die and Toucan Do It Stamps and Dies (Catherine Pooler Designs);  Merry Labels Die (CAS-ual Fridays);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight, Over Coffee, Eucalyptus, Spruce, Sauna, Daydream, Queen for a Day, Mandarin Spice (Catherine Pooler Inks); Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  Watercolor Paper (Bee); Black Cardstock (American Crafts); White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart);

Other: Yellow Sequins (Simon Says Stamp)

Handcrafted Hello Inspired by Freshly Made Sketches

The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches sparked my creativity.  I pulled down a box of supplies from a kit and went to work.  I started by creating a watercolor piece to represent one of those borders. 

Build my design on a colored cardstock base . . . steering away from my typical white base. 

Go find something to create! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Handcrafted Hello

Stamps and Dies:  Crafty Friend Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp); Stitched Circle Die (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; Black Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Daniel Smith Watercolors; India Black Ink (Hero Arts);

Paper:  Banana and White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); I'd Rather Be Crafting (Echo Park); Watercolor Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other: Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Celebrate Envelope for The Card Concept

I got a bit crafty today, inspired by the challenge at The Card Concept.  I never know quite where I fall from a style perspective.  I think this one is still clean and layered, even though I used a bulky element when creating this card.  

I was mostly inspired by the background color and the bright blooms.  I had these envelopes which were supposed to be an envelope album.  But I've been saving those for cards, a gift card could tuck in nicely, or a personal note.  I used some coordinating paper to stamp on.  So I stamped my sentiments and cut my Celebrate die, and then assembled this card.  

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Supplies Used - Happy Birthday Envelope Card

Stamps and Dies:  Cupcake Critters Stamp Set and Celebrate Shaker Die (Pretty Pink Posh); minis4circles (The Stamps of Life); Scallop Circle Dies (Sizzix);

Ink:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper:  White Daisy Cardstock (Close To My Heart); Elizabeth Park Pattern Paper (Little Yellow Bicycle);

Other:  Elizabeth Park Envelope (Little Yellow Bicycle);

Gold Embossing for Christmas Card Throwdown

I created this card inspired by Christmas Card Throwdown's technique challenge of embossing. 

Went with all gold on white for this one.  

Lots of shine! 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used -  Happy Holidays

Stamps and Dies:  Festive Trimmings and Santa Approved Stamp Sets (Catherine Pooler Designs);

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; Metallic Gold EP (Wow);

Paper: Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler)

Other: Gold Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh);