Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay Challenge - Day 73

Today is Day 73 of the Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge.  This week is all about using crayons.

On a piece of white card, I drew three vertical lines using a Brusho Wax Resist Stick.  Using the same stick, I drew some shapes to loosely replicate leaves on a stem.

I gave the card a wash of Prima Confections water colour paints, graduating the colour from light to darker colour.

Next I used a Signo Uniball blak gel grip pen to add some pattern to the leaves and to the edge of the card, finally adding some gold circles using a gel pen.

Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge - Day 70

Today is Day 70 of the Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay Challenge.  This week is all about "Dollar Tree Finds" but as we don't have the Dollar Tree shop here in the UK, I am creating what I fancy instead.

I used Prima Confections "Tropicals" water colour paints to create the background.  Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the toadstools, insect and grasses, which are part of the Hobby Art Ltd "Garden of wonder CS227D" stamp set.  I've added touches of Posca Pen to create the impression of small flowers.

Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay Challenge - Day 49

Today is Day 49 of the Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge.  This week has been all about stamps and stamping.

I seem to have a theme of circles in the past few days and that has continued into this card.  I drew different sized circles with a pencil across the card.  I then painted them using Prima Confection "Tropicals" water colour paints.

Once the paint was dry, I then used Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink to stamp the Funky Fossil Designs "Hello Gorgeous" stamps, designed by Ann Corbiers-Scott.  Finally adding touches of yellow and orange Posca Pens.

Stamping and Zentangle Art Fusion

On my earlier post, I shared two zentangle doodles I made while at the caravan.  We came back home today, so I decided to work with one of the dentangles and stamp on it.

I used a golden yellow shade of paint fromt the Prima "Tropicals" Water Colour Confections paint set, to paint the large zentangle circles.

while the paint was drying, I drew a circle the same size as the large circles on a post it note, I cut the inner area out to create a mask for stamping.

Using the post-it note to protect the area around the circles, I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp four different patterns from the Funky Fossil Designs A7 stamp sets.  The sets that I used were:  Vintage Script, Round in dots, Inky Grid and Ditsy Flowers.

I mounted the card on to a piece of black card and then used orange and white coloured Posca Pens to add a bit of colour within the large circles.

Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay Challenge - Day 46

Today is Day 46 of the Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge.  This week is all about stamps and stamping.

I started with a white piece of card, cut into a tag shape.  I stamped the Honyedoo Crafts "Lilies" flower using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

I painted the flower and the background using Prima "Tropicals" Water colour paints adding touches of gold gel pen to the flower and adding a white Posca Pen outline.

I inked the edges of the tag using Versfine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and then used the same ink with a finger dabber through the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "THS004" String Stencil.

I then used the gold gel pen through the dots on the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous Christmas stencil before mounting the tag on to a piece of black card.

#thedailymarker30day colouring challenge - Day 12 using Funky Fossil Butterfly Wishes stamp set

It is Day 12 of #thedailymarker30day colouring challenge.

I've used the Funky Fossil Designs  "Butterfly Wishes" clear stamp set for the butterfly and the sentiment.  Heat embossed using Wow! Clear embossing pad and gold embossing powder.  I painted the butterfly using Prima Confections Tropical water colour paints.

I then used the Funky Fossil "Forest Foliage" stencil with "Peacock Feather" Distress Oxide Inks.  Over the top of that background I used another Funky Fossil stencil called "Micro Dots" with "Chipped Sapphire" Distress Oxide Inks.

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For this card, I used the Funky Fossil "Beautiful Inside and Out" clear stamp set.

I used a Wow! clear slow drying ink pad to stamp the main image on the card.  I then used a Wow! super fine "Metallic Silver" embossing powder and heat set using the underside of the card not the top.

I painted the flower wreath using Prima "Tropical" water colour confections paints.

I stamped the sentiment (which is from the same set as the main image) using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Design Team Make for "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog" 399 "Water Colour"

It's time for another challenge on the "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog".  The challenge #399 theme is "Water Colour".  This is my Design Team make for this prompt.  If you do have a minute spare, please do pop over and see the fab makes my Design Team colleagues have created.

I started this card by using a paint brush, giving the background a water colour wash using my Prima Watercolour Confections set.  

Once dry, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Nigella Damascena" in Distress Oxide Inks, first in the shade of "Bundled Sage" for the stem and foliage and then I used a mix of Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans for the heads of the flowers applied with a paint brush.  

I then gave the flowers a fine spritz of water as I wanted to give the stamped image a more water colour look as if it was bleeding into the background wash a little.

Once this was dry, Using a Versafine Ink pad in the shade of "Stormy Gray", I stamped the sentiment which is also by Lavinia Stamps and is called "Sparkle".  Finally, I used a silver glitter Signo Pen to add some highlights to the flower heads.

Forget Me Not "Flamingo" Birthday Card

Today I have played with another stamp by The Forget Me Not Kraft Kabin, using their Flamingo stamp set.

I used my stamping platform and stamped the flamingo image in a Colorbox ink in a coral colour.  Then coloured an area of the beak in black.  Leaving the image and the stamp in the same position on the platform.

I cleaned the stamp and then coated it, using a Wow! Clear Embossing ink pad and stamped over the image already on the card.  I removed the card from the platform and applied a generous amount of clear embossing powder and heat set.  This gives a nice raised look, which is ideal when using a water colour type wash for the background as it is less likely to leak into areas where you don't want it to be.

Using my Prima Water Colour Confections paint set, I coloured the flamingo in coral/pink shades.

I then painted the wash background using Distress Oxide Inks.  I used Tumbled Glass, Cracked Pistachio and Salty Ocean with water to create the pale wash backgorund.

Once the background was dry, I stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment (which was in the same set as the flamingo) using Versafine "Stormy Grey" ink.

Visible Image Entwined Butterflies Card

Today, I have used my Prima Confections Watercolour pans from thier "Tropical" collection, with a paint brush through the Visible Image "Entwined Butterflies" stencil to make this vibrant background for the card.

The sentiment is stamped in Versafine Clair "Monarch" and using the Visible Image stamp set called "Express Yourself".

Visible Image "Creative Chaos" Tag 2

While the Visible Image "Creative Chaos" stamp set was still on my desk, I made this little tag to tie to a bunch of flowers.

It has a background of Distress Oxide Spray Inks in the shades of "Picked Raspberry" and "Iced Spruce".

Using the large flower from the "Creative Chaos" set, I stamped the flower head only onto the tag and then again onto a plain piece of white card.

Using the Visible Image "Go To Words" I stamped the "With Sympathy" as if it were the stem of the flower on the tag.

Returning to the flower head on the white card, I used my Prima Confections water colour paints, I painted the flower in a very pale blue/grey shade.  I then cut the flower head out and inked the edges using a black pen, then adhered it onto the tag over the already stamped flower head.

Visible Image "Creative Chaos" Tag

A crafting friend of mine attended the Port Sunlight stamping show at the weekend and accidentally purchased a duplicate stamp set.  I was more than happy to take it off her hands and had a play with it today making this tag.

I started with a tag with Dylusion Spray Ink in two shades, "Squeezed Orange" and "Fresh Lime".

I then used the "Wilted Violet" Distress Ink through a Visible Image stencil called "Meshing Around", half on/half off on the left hand side of the tag.

I then used the Visible Image stamp set called "Creative Chaos" to stamp the flowers and the sentiment in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink and the dots within a circle in Versafine "Stormy Grey" ink.

On a plain piece of card, I stamped the flower heads, painted them using Prima Confections water colour paints from their "Tropical" set.  I then cut them out and glued into position.  Finally, I inked the edges of the tag in black ink and mounted it onto black card.

Prima Water Colour Confections - Tropical Pan Set

I realised a couple of weeks ago, that although I have a lot of different crafting materials, including water colour pencils, that I didn't actually have any water colour paints.  Having looked around and thought about the colours that I like to use, I decided to treat myself and purchase the Prima Water Colour Confections Pan Set in the "Tropical" colour scheme.

Each little square of colour comes celo wrapped and has a paper label detailing the number and colour name of each pan.

There is a small metal clip at the top of each pan to keep them into position too.

Also in the tin is a card with a grid and numbers within.  I think they missed a trick by not printing the name of the pan against the number, so I've jotted it down, that way if I need to replace any in the future, I know the name I need to purchase.

I spritzed the pans with water and brushed some into the boxes to remind me of the shades and strength of colour at their darkest.

I'm really looking forward to having a play with these later in the week.  I'll keep you posted with how I get on with them.  Sam x