Watercolor Magic

1st card for Christmas card classes this month. 

 I started with water color paper and stamped the snowman

 and the pole from the new Christmas Magic stamp set in

the SU! Holiday catalog. 

I watercolored the images

 and then washed a little Soft Sky around for a wintery look.

I love snowmen and the North Pole sign is adorable. 

This set also has a great train image I plan on using in another class 

later in the season. 

I also like the warm feeling you get with the Cable Knit 3D emboss folder!

A new product type I hope to see more of in the future.  

Hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!

I will be decorating my house for fall today!

I love my fall decor..esp. my pumpkin collection!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Christmas Magic

Ink: Real Red, Archival Basic Black, Garden Green, Crumb Cake,

Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, water color paper

Real Red twine, Cable Knot 3D emboss folder, aqua painter

Sunflower For You!

I designed this card for my friend Jen's birthday on Monday.

I could not post til I met with her to give her the card this week. 

Happy Birthday week Jen!

I used the versatile Thoughtful Branches stamp set and matching dies.  It was so easy!

I stamped eight leaves that made the petals in Crushed Curry on Curry card stock. 

I stamped the leaves bunch in Early Espresso on Chocolate Chip and the cut out with die 

and then punched out with the 1 3/4" circle punch.

 It is mounted on another circle the same size. 

I used some Serene Scenery DSP for a background along 

with some more leaves stamped in Crumb Cake on Crumb card stock.

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely weekend!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Thoughtful Branches

Ink: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Paper: Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, 

Crushed Curry, Serene Scenery DSP

Beautiful Branches thinlits dies

PPA316 More Fresh Fruit

I decided to flip the design sketch and it worked well.

I have been wanting to use the strawberries

forever and finally I saw this when I saw the sketch!

I also love this sentiment!

I used a thick white card base.

 I did stamp the strawberries and hand snipped them.  

Everything was popped up on dimensionals, too!

Love the card and it makes happy when I look at it!

Maybe it is the strawberries!  Maybe the colors!

Happy Happy Happy!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you can head over to 

palspaperarts.com to play along with this fun sketch challenge.

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Fresh Fruit

Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush

Paper: Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush,

Fruit Stand DSP

Tags & Labels framelits dies, Cucumber Crush thick twine

GDP051 Thank You Vineyard!

The grapes seemed like a great choice especially since 

I really like the Tuscan Vineyard set and look for ways to use it!

I water colored the grapes in wild Wasabi and Tip Top Taupe on water color paper.

I layered them with circles and I used another stamp in that set

 to give some interest for the background along with the sentiment

from Rose Wonder.

I also pulled some pieces from the burlap ribbon to add across.

I hope you can play along with this yummy theme challenge

over at global-design-project.com

Thanks for stopping by today and have a lovely Wednesday! 

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp sets: Tuscan Vineyard, Rose Wonder

Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Wild Wasabi, Archival Basic Black

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Tip Top Taupe, watercolor paper

Burlap ribbon, Layering Circles framelits dies, aqua painter

PP310 Acorny Thankful

I wanted to play with the Acorny Thank You set and some more Moroccan  DSP.

I think they went well together!

  I stamped lightly in Soft Suede for the bottom of the acorns.

 Love the mix of colors for tops.  

I added the Kraft rope trim which looks 

great in person. 

Hope you can play along with the sketch challenge 

over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Acorny thank You

Ink: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Emerald Envy, Delightful Dijon

Paper: Moroccan DSP, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze

Kraft rope trim, Banner framelits dies

, Bitty Banners framelits dies (vintage)

Acorn Builder punch, Emerald Envy enamels shapes

Fall Inspired Branches

I have been wanting use the baby wipe technique with the 

Thoughtful Branches trees above for a while so finally pulled it out!

I used a baby wipe to drop three colors of ink and then used as ink pad. 

I love this set and it is only available a few more days- 

August 31st is deadline to order this versatile set!

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely Monday!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Thoughtful Branches and Best Birds

Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, and Cajun Craze

Paper: Moroccan DSP, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze

Burlap ribbon

Thinking Of You!

I created this card also as part the design team at inkbigadademystamps.com.

Not much to do here but use the wonderful Serene Scenery DSP and heat emboss!

I layered DSP on two card stocks and then heat embossed the sentiment 

from a host set called Time of Year.  

It was really that simple...let the DSP do the work for you!

Hope you have a blessed Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Time of Year

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Delightful Dijon, Serene Scenery DSP

White emboss powder, heat tool