Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Made in Minutes - Challenge #146

Hello fellow crafters. Just stopping by to share a card I made using the adorable sunny studios stamp Tropical Paradise. This stamp was what I had in mind as soon as I saw the "optional twist summer."
I coloured my images with my Arteza brush markers using the wet on wet technique. Here is my card.
For the background splatters, I used the Just Because stamp set from Concord and 9th. I love the idea of a cool drink to quench our summer thirst. Here is the sketch for this challenge.
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting.
Clarissa

Monday, August 5, 2019

AAA Birthday Challenge - Game#4 For the Boys!

Hello crafty friends. Today, I am honoured to be given the opportunity to guest design for AAA Birthday Card Challenges, Game #4, For the Boys, as we always need male card designs.


For this challenge, I was inspired by my step sons who love fishing. The best part is that we get to be blessed with fresh fish after their catch of the day. Here is my finished card.

I made this card by die cutting a 4" x 5 1/4" water colour card using SSS Bundle of Stitched shapes. Then, stamp embossed in white fish images from Studio Light Ocean View stamp set. I coloured my water colour panel using the smooshing technique from Ali Farmer's Youtube video (thanks for your helpful tip). Colours are shown below.

I spritzed water on the stamp block and got an acetate and smooshed this on the colours which I had transferred onto my panel repeatedly to get good colour coverage.
I just added one colour at a time depending on how dark or light I wanted my finish panel to look like. In between layering colours, I used my heat gun to dry the paper quickly.
This is the finished panel once dried.
I got a striped paper which I adhered onto my kraft card base.
Then decorated my card by colouring this Gone Fishing Digistamp by Nana Vic with my copic markers.
Fishing rod: C9, C5, C3 Handle: E37, E35, E33
Basket G99, G94, G43 Cane: E15, E33, E31, E00
Sentiment is a freebie
To finish off, I added a fishing hook for added effect.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you join us in this game #4 challenge, For the Boys. I can't wait to see what you come up with. Feel free to check out what the talented design team has come up with for this challenge.
Hugs and happy crafting,
Clarissa




Sunday, August 4, 2019

Handlettering God's word!

I remember having to do handwriting drills in school. Now that I have recently found an interest in hand lettering and calligraphy in God's word, this drill has been useful. I can also incorporate this lettering in my handmade cards.
I am really rusty, bit that is okay, as this is part of my learning. The greater blessing is that I am returning to bible journalling and incorporating my art into it, while reflecting deeper on God's word.
I have borrowed some hand lettering and calligraphy books from the library and did this after reflecting on 2 Chronicles 7:14. A call to revival for myself, my family, colleagues, our nation and our world.
Thank you for dropping by and may you be blessed. Hugs and happy crafting.

Friday, August 2, 2019

Encouragement Card Hop!

Hello crafty friends, first of all, a big shout out to Courtney Kreeber, Mary Polanco, and Jenn (Scrapbena Creations) for this awesome collaboration, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be joining this hop. If you have come from the talented Katrina Howe (video) , you are in the right place.


For this hop, I decided to use a MFT Brilliant Blooms stamp set and used my Altenew 36-pan watercolour set. I got so engrossed making this card that I forgot to take photos of each steps (really sorry about this!). Here is my finished card
To make this card, I started off by stamping my images using tattered rose distress ink similar to a photo below.
I learned this tip from Debby Hughes that you can stamp an image using the same color of the flower you are colouring. In this instance, I had chosen red and orange tones, so this color was safe. I did not bother masking my flowers as the stamp image is light anyway.
I made a color swatch for my watercolours first, as these helped me choose close colour combos as shown here
I started off using Sunkissed for my base layer. Then progressed to Orange Cream. For the highlights, I used Autumn Blaze. For the other petals, I used the same base, but added Grapevine and Crimson., and just Grapevine for the highlights.
For the leaves, I kept it simple by only using a light and dark shade of green (Forest Glades for highlights and Frayed Leaf for the base)
Here is the detail of the leaves as shown

For the flower centres, I used Warm sunshine.
To add more highlights, I used my prismacolor pencils for extra pop. The breakdown of colors are shown below:
Orange petals: Yellowed orange, Burnt ochre, Cadmium orange
Dark pink flowers: Magenta, salmon pink,  blush pink and hot pink 
Leaves: Apple green
To finish off my card, I water washed the remaining background and added splatters. I used the same tones, but just added brown or dark green. Then stamped the sentiment "weeping may endure for a night, but JOY COMES IN THE MORNING." I love this sentiment as this is so encouraging. This is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps Be Encouraged
Remember to spread the love and kindness throughout the hop. Next stop is the talented Cindy Higgins (video).  Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting!
Clarissa