Rainbow Watercolor Waterfall with Zig + Video

If you saw my post on Wednesday (clicky) then you know I have a second card and video to share with you today.  This card is even easier than the first one and it makes me feel like an artist throwing paint on a canvas.

My card was inspired by a card I did for StampNation called Watercolor Waterfall.   In that tutorial I showed how to create a colorful waterfall using dye inks and then asked members what medium they preferred for watercoloring.  I got lots of great answers and things to try, including samples from SusieQ.  Her Zig Clean Color markers achieved the look I was going for and that is why I finally caved and bought these to try.  Thanks for enabling me Susie!  

If you are a StampNation member you can see that tutorial and classroom samples by clicking HERE.

This card was made in a completely different way and sooooooooooo much easier.  Here is my short video showing you how I created this lovely wash.

I'm linking it up again with StampNation's Simple Sentiments challenge

and

CASology's Write challenge (handwriting word dies are my FAVORITE)

Supplies:

Paper: Basic Black (Stampin' UP!); Bristol (Strathmore)
Ink: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers (003, 22, 25, 26, 80, 82, 30, 32,31, 33, 40, 41, 42, 50, 70)
Accessories: Black Stripe Washi Tape (Impress); Inspire Die (Penny Black); White Perfect Accents (Stampin' Up!)

White Perfect Accents

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker, Set of 12

Penny Black Dies, Inspire

Essentials by Ellen, Julie's Smooth Bristol, 20pc-5.5" x 5.5"

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 032, Persian Blue

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 003, Fluorescent Pink

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 081, Light Violet

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 026, Light Pink

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 042, Turquoise Green

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 082, Purple

Xyron, 1.5" Create-a-sticker Machine

Rainbow Thank You with Zig Clean Color Markers ~ Video

I caved.  I've been resisting for months because I wasn't happy with my previous watercolor purchases.  But, I finally decided to give the Zig markers a try. WOW!  What a difference!!!  Night and day difference.  These are what I have been looking for.  Vibrant colors, smooth blend and beautiful reaction with water.

There is so much you can do with these markers, and I just barely scratch the surface in my video below.  

http://youtu.be/s5jx96kLb3s

I'm linking this to the new challenge at StampNation: Simple Sentiments

and

CASology: Write  (who doesn't appreciate getting a simple thank you?)

Supplies:
Stamps: Painted Butterflies (Altenew)
Ink: Black Onyx (Versafine); 003, 22, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 42, 50, 70, 80, 81, 82 (Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers)
Paper: Whisper White Thick (Stampin' Up!); Strathmore Bristol
Accessories: Friends Die (CASual Fridays * releasing in 2016); Star Embellishments

Essentials by Ellen, Julie's Smooth Bristol, 20pc-5.5" x 5.5"

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker, Set of 12

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 032, Persian Blue

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 003, Fluorescent Pink

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 081, Light Violet

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 026, Light Pink

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 042, Turquoise Green

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 082, Purple

Altenew Clear Stamps, Painted Butterflies

Xyron, 1.5" Create-a-sticker Machine

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

Holiday Catalog is LIVE + an Apology

Woot-Woot!  The Stampin' Up! holiday catalog is live.  You can view the PDF by clicking HERE or you can go to the Stampin' Up website CLICKY to start ordering.  This new catalog is filled with lots of holiday supplies and even more clear photopolymer stamps to choose from.

Now for an apology to my Stampin' Up! customers.  I thought I had ordered catalogs for everyone who had purchased from me in the past 6 months, but I didn't.  I am so sorry!   When I order catalogs for you I have one sent to me too so I know when you guys should be getting yours.   I kept waiting for my catalog to show up and it never did, so I went to check online and discovered the order never went through.  :(  I know many of you enjoy holding the book in your hands as much as I do.  If you would like to purchase your own catalog, click on the picture above and add it to your shopping cart.  Email me letting me know you ordered your own catalog and include your mailing address and I will send you a card specially made by me as a thank you to you.  <3

Happy Shopping!

Mint Thank You ~SC111

What is it about me and the color Mint lately?  I'm drawn to anything mint, aqua and teal.  You should see my lovely fabric collection of these colors.  Swoon.   That is why I was so excited when Stampin' Up! featured a new mint color, Mint Macaron with their 2015-2017 In Colors.

My card today is the second card I made for the current sketch challenge at Stampin' Celebration.  Be sure and check them out and enter your card.  It really is an EASY sketch to work with.

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Clicky if you would like to see the first card I posted before you go.

Stampin' Up! Supplies

Stamps: Chalk Lines, Tin of Cards

Ink: Mint Macaron

Paper: 2015-2017 In Color DSP pack, Mint Macaron, Whisper White
Accessories: Tags & Labels Framelits, Silver Ribbon

Seriously Happy

Have you seen my latest Inspired By tutorial in the StampNation classroom? Clicky if you are a a StampNation member.  I share how I came up with the idea for this card and several others, along with a video on how to create your own masked/sponged/embossed/glittered globe.

In the video I used blues and greens, but when I turned the camera off I was inspired to try it in my favorite beach sunset colors.  I had a technique piece of watercolored paper on my table and decided to cut it out with the "seriously" die.  It looks so pretty against my pink/yellow background, if I do say so myself.  I paired it with a sentiment by CASual Fridays from the SOA box and added some enamel dots to finish it off.

Want more sneak peeks?  Head on over to Catherine Pooler's blog today. She is sharing what all the designers have been teaching in the classroom this month.

Before I go, I just want to remind you that today is the last day to take advantage of the overstock sale at Ellen Huston! Click on the picture below to see if there is something you need to bring home.

Stamps: Girlfriends (CASual Fridays) *coming in 2016
Ink: Evergreen Bough,Peacock Feathers, Pistachio Pudding, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade (Distress); Versamark
Paper: Marshmallow (Bazzill); Watercolor Paper (Tim Holtz Distress); Vellum Cardstock (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, White Embossing Powder (SU); White Embossing Paste (Dreamweavers); Small Checkerboard Stencil (My Favorite Things); Seriously Die (Lil' Inker Designs); Enamel Dots 

My Favorite Things Stencils, Small Checkerboard

Dreamweaver Embossing Paste, White, 4 oz.

Ranger Ink Blending Tool, 1 Inch Round

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Marshmallow, 10 pk

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Spun Sugar

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Squeezed Lemonade

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Peacock Feathers

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Evergreen Bough

VersaMark Ink Pad

Xyron, 1.5" Create-a-sticker Machine

Perfect Card A Day ~ Guest Designer

ETA- There was a mix-up with my feature.  They did not post me on the day they said I was going live.  Instead they posted me earlier in the month.  LOL  I'm sharing this with you now that we are all straightened out.  :)

I'm so honored that Theresa has asked me back as a guest designer for her Card A Day Challenge.  If you missed the first post, clicky, to see my 1st card made for them.

Friday's are "Anything Goes", that leaves the choice WIDE OPEN for me.  I decided to go with a "Perfect" clean and simple card.

As if this card wasn't perfect enough, I made a second card, changing up just a few things to make it unique.

Head on over to Card A Day challenge and leave some love.  <3  Thank you Theresa and Design Team for letting me play along with you again as a guest designer!!!

Stamps: In Every Way (Waffle Flower Stamps)
Ink: Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Rich Razzleberry (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Perfect Word Die (Waffle Flower Stamps); Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Dazzling Diamonds (Stampin' Up!)

Bubbles

Did you ever play with bubbles as a child?  If you're like me you were torn between watching the lovely globes float into the air and trying to pop all the bubbles you could catch.  :)   This week's challenge at StampNation gives all of us adults a chance to play with bubbles again.

Design Team Sneak Peeks

For my card I used a similar technique to the card I made HERE.   I changed the colors and the layout, but used the same translucent embossing paste over sponging.

I went masculine with this technique because my son went to his friend's 15th birthday party last weekend and I need a "cool" card for a teenager.  I think this fits the bill.   I hope you will play along with the bubble challenge and remember some summer fun from your childhood.

Normally I don't share my design team cards on the internet, but somebody from the party took a picture of the birthday boy with his card and his mom tagged me on Facebook.  Check out the little kid in front... he's blowing BUBBLES!

My son, Michael, is in the eagle shirt on the right.   This was taken after a watercolor waterballoon fight.  The pictures look like so much fun, I wish I had been there too.  Too bad the smoke from the fires here in WA kept me indoors with allergies.

Michael is on the left.

One last picture of the inside of the card.  I used a Treat Yo Self die from Ellen Hutson that I thought was fitting.  His gift was $$ and a big box of CANDY.  :)

Stamps: Let's Chat (Penny Black); Celebrate (SimonSaysStamp); Love Notes (CASual Fridays)
Ink: Versamark; Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean (Distress)
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Vellum Cardstock (Stampin' UP!)
Accessories: Circle Stencil (Winnie & Walter- SOA); White Embossing Powder, Wooden Arrow (SU); Translucent Embossing Paste (Wendy Vecchi); Stitched Rectangle Die (Lil' Inker Designs)

A Happy Hello ~ SC111

It's sketch time today for Stampin' Celebration challenge!  Y'all know how much I like sketch.  This is one I have used several times since I got it.  One of the perks of being on the design team is that we get to see all the challenges 2-3 months ahead of time.  If you check out the last challenge you will see I used this sketch loosely for it too.  Clicky

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For my card today I decided to try out my stack of new In-Color DSP in my favorite new color, Mint Macaron.  I can't pronounce it very well, but I love the soft sage-y mint.  

While I didn't use the "Dots For Days" stamp set as I have most Mondays this summer, I did choose a dot background.  You could make this paper yourself by heat embossing the Dots For Days onto cardstock.  hmmm....I may have to give that a try, since this is the only DSP stack I have.  I bet this would look yummy in Blackberry Bliss,  what do you think?

Be sure and head on over to Stampin' Celebration to see what the rest of the Design Team created and then link up your own project inspired by this sketch.  I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Stampin' Up! Supplies

Stamps: Chalk Lines, Tin of Cards

Ink: Mint Macaron

Paper: 2015-2017 In Color DSP pack, Mint Macaron, Whisper White
Accessories: Tags & Labels Framelits, Silver Metallic Thread