Splashes of Watercolor

Step-out for Watercolor Flower Maiden

Today at the eclectic Paperie blog I'm showing how I created my Water color Flower Maiden!

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Come and see!

ePlay Challenge: Fall Leaves

Hey, everybody!

I'm over at the eclectic Paperie blog today with my project for this month's ePlay Challenge: Fall.

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C'mon over for the full tutorial on how I created this card.

I'm entering it the latest Curtain Call Challenge: Lovely Leaves.

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I'll see you over at the eP blog!

Put Your Brave Girl Boots On!

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Come on over to the eclectic Paperie blog today and see how I created my Brave Girl Boots tag!

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See you there!

Sweet Cow mixed media card tutorial

Hello there, everyone!

If you'll head on over to the eclectic Paperie blog, you'll find my tutorial on how I created my Sweet Cow mixed media card.

See you there!

April e-Play Challenge - Wood

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Hello, eP fans!  It's time for this month's ePlay Challenge!  This month Sherry is our hostess and she wants us to play with some WOOD!

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I'm keeping it simple this month.  I decided to play with some Dylusions ink sprays and Mixed Media paper, and then add some Balsa wood to the mix.

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I sprayed my paper with some Bubblegum Pink, Vibrant Turquoise, and Pure Sunshine inks, then spritzed with some water and spread the colors a little using a paint brush.  Then after it was dried, I spritzed it again to get the splotchy water drop effect.

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I cut the piece of paper in half in order to use it for 2 separate cards.

Next I sprayed some White Linen ink spray on my craft sheet and used a large sponge dauber to apply some of it through stencils to one of my colored papers.  It's almost a bleached effect, don't you think? 

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This piece became my "Happy" card.  The "Happy" and the circle are both pieces of thin Balsa wood that I die cut.  I sprayed the circle with some Bubblegum Pink, taped it to the colored paper, then added the "Happy" with some foam mounting tape.  I also tied some twine around the card front.

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The next card is a little more artsy!  I used the same White Linen ink spray applied with a dauber through the Chit Chat stencil.  Then I used some Black Marble ink spray and applied it with a dauber through my Mini Four Faces stencil.

The "funky" and "unique" were stenciled using the Funky Words stencil and I added the "You!" with my black Stabilo pencil.  And yes, it's definitely a magic pencil!  You can see that I used it and the white Stabilo pencil to doodle and highlight everything on this card!

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Both of the circles are pieces of Balsa that I sprayed with the Dylusions ink sprays.  I also added a few sequins and called it done!

So that's it for my contribution to the WOOD challenge.  Won't you play along with us?  You can get all the details at the eclectic Paperie blog.  And you've got all month to get inky, then link up your creation over there!

Be sure to head on over there to check out all the great creations from our awesome design team!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Happy crafting!

Strathmore 9x12" Mixed Media Pad Non-Stick Craft Sheet Dylusions Bubblegum Pink Ink Spray Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Ink Spray Dylusions Pure Sunshine Ink Spray Mini Mister 3-Pack Claudine Hellmuth Artist Brushes White Linen Dylusions Ink Spray Black Marble Dylusions ink spray Jumbo round dauber TCW Mini Chicken Wire Reversed stencil TCW - 6x6 Well Rounded Stencil TCW - Mini Four Faces 6x6 Stencil Studio Stencil 6x6 - Chit Chat Studio 490 - Funky Word Stencil Stabilo All Pencil - White Stabilo All Pencil - Black Scotch Foam Mounting Tape

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You Are Amazing - Color Throwdown #286

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Hello there!

It's Wednesday and time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge!  Can you handle it?

This week Joan is our hostess and she's chosen a "bugger" of an inspiration photo for us!

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He's a cutie but I don't think I want to run across him in my yard!  I bet the strength of his poison matches his beauty!

I decided to go with a  mixed media card today.  I had a small (3.5 x 5.5) piece of white cardstock and wanted to try coloring just the raised portion of an embossed image.  This is what I came up with:

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I used Studio 490 white embossing paste and the Rays stencil and then heat blasted it with my heat tool to help it dry faster.

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Then I replaced the stencil over the dried paste and spritzed on some Dylusions Pure Sunshine ink spray.

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I ended up with some great texture.  This is all the elements laid out before anything is actually attached. You can click on the photo to see it larger.

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And here's the finished card again.  It ended up being 3.75 x 5.5.

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We hope you'll play along with us this week.  Grab your colors and get inky!  And be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has come up with for your viewing pleasure and inspiration:

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The amazing Jeanne Jachna is joining us for the month of April!  Yay!!!  I can't wait to see what she creates!

Thanks so much for dropping in today!  See you soon!

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Water-colored Happy Birthday - Color Throwdown #284

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Hello, and welcome!

It's time for the newest edition of the Color Throwdown and I hope you'll join us this week!  Barbara has chosen an awesome color palette - one of my favorite combos!

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This is a card that I made using watercolor paper, Distress inks, a mini-mister of water, and my craft sheet.

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I created a very short tutorial showing how I made the water-colored background.  You can find that at the eclectic Paperie blog HERE.

Remember that you don't have to have the exact colors to play along.  I used the closest Distress ink colors I had to match Barbara's beautiful SU choices.  You can link up your creation over at the Color Throwdown blog. 

Please take a moment to visit with the rest of the design team  to get some fabulous inspiration:

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Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

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The NEW ePlay Challenge - Push Your Boundaries!

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Welcome to eclectic Paperie's ePlay Challenge – Push Your Boundaries!  We’re altering our challenges in 2014, creating one, month-long challenge, increasing the prize drawing, holding a design team blog hop, and including a product discount with each new challenge!  Check out the details below:

· We’ve combined our two challenges into one, announced on the first Thursday of each month.  This gives the design team more flexibility with challenge topics and projects and allows you more time to enter! 

· We’ll also feature a product each month, and during the first day of the challenge, you’ll receive a discount on the featured product….be sure to check for the special code! 

· Our prize drawing is increasing from $15.00 to a $25.00 gift certificate and the winner of each challenge will be announced on the last Thursday of each month and will be featured on the eP blog. 

· Each month we’ll hold a blog hop featuring the beautiful artwork from our design team…just scroll down to the bottom of the post for all of the links!  Talk about inspiration!!

Our challenges are about encouraging you to explore your creative journey and inspiring you to step outside of your comfort zone.  When you submit your artwork, share a unique card, scrapbook or journal page, a canvas, home décor project, or anything that you’re excited to share!  We’re looking forward to crafting with you!

Today’s special is on Liquidtex Gesso and Clear Gesso and for one day only, you can save 10% on a bottle of gesso…perfect for all of your altered projects!  Simply use code GESSO03 when checking out.

This month’s challenge is ALTER A BOOK.

And here's what I came up with:

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Here's my process:

1- Using an old (copyright 1990) torn-up children's book with a missing cover and hard pages, I covered the front page with Gesso.

2- I wanted to use my Gelli plate to add color to the page.  I coated the plate with yellow acrylic paint and laid my Daisy Bits mask on it. 

3- Next I laid down my Mini Chevrons stencil, then lifted it and turned the Gelli plate over onto the book page. 

    

I'm pretty sure I took too long to complete these steps, because my paint dried pretty fast and I didn't get a good imprint.

4- I used green paint and my Two Leaves Bits mask next.

5- Then I used hot pink paint and the Daisy Bits mask again, but I also added some curvy lines with my Silicone Wedge tool.

6- Next I used some aqua paint and the Silicone Wedge tool again to make some straight lines.

7- When I had the front of the page covered with the Gelli prints, I started added fillers with stencils and Distress paints. 

    

8- I added another watered-down coat of Gesso to create a more uniform background.

9- I added my words using the Letter Jumble stencil and the Funky Word stencil with some Black Soot ink and an ink blending tool.

10- I also added some Black Gesso with the edge of an old credit card, then added some more texture with some Metallic Gold embossing paste and more stencils and some white embossing paste and the Vintage Floral stencil.

11- Of course I couldn't leave well enough alone!  I had to pull out some Dylusions ink sprays and squirt them a few times, then allow them to drip down the front of the page. Then I finished it off with a few spritzes of gold Color Shine spray.

And this is how is all turned out:

     

You can click on any of the images  to see them full size.

That's it for me!   Please be sure to follow along the blog hop to see all the beautiful inspiration from the design team:

Thank you so much for stopping in today!

Letter Jumble stencil - Dylusions	Studio 490 - Funky Word Stencil	Mini Chevron 6x6 template	Studio 490 - Vintage Floral Stencil	TCW - 6x6 Well Rounded Stencil
TCW - Balzer Bits Mask - Daisy Bits	TCW Two Leaves Bits mask	Catalyst Silicone Wedge Tool - Yellow	Liquitex Acrylic Gesso	Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso -black
Claudine Hellmuth Studio products	Spun Sugar Distress Paint	Broken China Distress Paint	Black Soot Distress ink pad	Inkssentials Foam Blending Tool
Speedball 4" Pop-In Rubber Brayer	Gelli Plate 6x6" - Gelli Arts	Studio 490 White Embossing Paste	Dylusions Fresh Lime Ink Spray	Dylusions Bubblegum Pink Ink Spray
Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Ink Spray

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e Picks Challenge - an Altered Canvas Bag

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Hello there, everyone!

Please come on by the eclectic Paperie blog today to see what I made!!  See you there!

 

eP Get Altered Challenge - Altered Playing Cards

 

Hello there, everyone!  I'm hosting this month's eP Get Altered Challenge.  This month I'm asking that we play with~

 Altered Playing Cards

I'm sad to say I haven't tried this before, but after this fun little adventure I'm sure I'll be going back to pull from my deck again and again!

Since it's February, the month of Valentines, I decided to make Valentine altered playing cards for all my grandchildren.   There are 8 altogether between George and myself.  Whew!  So it literally took days for this all to come together. 

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I'm going to try to take you through a few of the steps….the ones I can remember and that I photographed!  The first thing I did was sand all my cards using a sanding grip block.

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I used my Gelli plate to apply some aqua and lime acrylic paints to the cards, then I added some purple dots.  Instead of using a brayer, I just used a paint brush.  It gave more texture to the surface of the cards.  It also took longer to dry between layers.  I did this with 4 of the cards.

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I painted over them with white acrylic paint and then wiped it off with a baby wipe.  This helped the texture of the paint to show up better.  I cut a heart from a scrap of paper and used it to draw hearts onto the cards.  Then I painted them with red acrylic paint.

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For the other 4 cards, I decided to try painting directly on the cards as opposed to using the Gelli plate.  I used the same colors and also painted on the purple dots.  I spread some Studio 490 white embossing paste on 2 of the cards and let it dry to add some texture.

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Then I put on some more embossing paste using my Mini Hexagons stencil and my palette knife.  After it dried, I sprayed on several different bright Dylusions ink sprays.  When they dried I sprayed just a little of the White Linen ink spray.

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I sprayed the first 4 altered playing cards with White Linen ink spray as well.

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Here are all the cards.  (You can see I experimented a little with the bottom right one.)

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I used both pieces of my cut-out heart (the positive and the negative) as masks to stamp either onto the hearts or around the hearts.

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I did some more stamping on the cards using the Catherine Scanlon Random Shapes images and Archival jet black ink.  This second photo is taken from a different angle so that you can see the texture even under the Glossy Accents that I added to all the hearts.

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And here are some closeups:

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I simply painted the back of the cards with some white paint.  That's where I'll write my little love messages to the kids.

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Ok then!  That's my take on Altered Playing Cards.  I hope you'll decide to play along with us!  Be sure to link up on the eclectic Paperie blog  so we can all check out what you come up with!

Thanks for visiting!

Sanding Grip Block Non-Stick Craft Sheet Gelli Plate 6x6" - Gelli Arts Mini Acrylic Paint Sets - Metropolitan Claudine Hellmuth Artist Brushes Black Soot Distress ink pad Jumbo round dauber eP Catherine Scanlon Random Shapes Archival Jet Black Ink Pad Studio 490 White Embossing Paste Palette Knife TCW Hexagons 6x6 stencil Dylusions Bubblegum Pink Ink Spray Dylusions Pure Sunshine Ink Spray Dylusions Fresh Lime Ink Spray Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise Ink Spray White Linen Dylusions Ink Spray Ranger Matte Accents

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