I’ve been playing around with watercolors this week. I just received a new Paper Smooches stamp set in the mail…and I had to watercolor that bear! This one is a grizzly bear and he has stolen some poor camper’s marshmallows. I’ve found that I LOVE to watercolor with distress inks. The ink pads, that is, […]
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Watercoloring with Paper Smooches
Today I was inspired to make some watercolored stripes for a background to my card. I also used “no line” stamping to make all the images look softer and cleaner. Here’s the card: That little squirrel just cracks me up! The scallops on the bottom of the card are actually a purple color, but they […]
Freehand Watercolored Cactus card
Homework from my online watercolor card class is to FREEHAND watercolor paint a card. Oh, boy! I normally would not choose this subject matter, but I have cactus on my mind because I’m thinking about a baby shower I’m helping with. And the theme is cactus. That should make for a very unique baby shower! […]
Faux watercoloring (daisy) card
Lucky for me, I learned a shortcut for watercoloring an image in the Online Card Class! You ink up a stamp with distress ink, then watercolor over it! Oh, I have to say that I love this technique because it looks like I painted it all by myself, but actually, I got a little help. […]
Stamping with watercolor card
I was completely inspired by the online card class (watercolor) when I created this card. I have this sunshine stamp and I used some distress ink to stamp and then to watercolor on top of it. This is my only other Stamping Bella image (and I think I might be hooked!) I used watercolors […]
Watercolor & Keep Believing card
I’m still having a great time in the online watercoloring class! Today I played with a new Stamping Bella stamp, distress inks, and some silver stars. I used a technique to splatter on some ink to the background. I think it looks a little magical. I actually tried this a couple times. Here’s my second […]
Dude, it’s your birthday card
My brother’s birthday required me to veer away from all girly-ness and focus on a making a more masculine card. This is good practice for me! I pulled out my Paper Smooches stamps and found just the right pup from a Christmas stamp set! I love this little dog and bird and I thought it […]
Watercolor with Distress Inks
You might find it funny that I created this “watercolor” card without using any watercolor or brushes! Instead, I was inspired by Laura Bassen and used Distress Inks and an acrylic block! Oh, these distress inks create a beautiful and vibrant watercolored background! I used these colors of Distress Inks: Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled […]
Hello Friendly Flower card
Today I have a very happy card to share with you! I created this card to participate in the Paper Smooches Designer Drafts challenge. I used the Paper Smooches Friendly Flower stamp set, which has that great plaid flower AND the hello outline sentiment. So great for Spring. I tried out some Zing pink embossing […]
Dinosaur Shaker card
This is my very first shaker card! I was inspired by Paulina over at Pretty Pink Posh to give it a try. So, my first instinct was to start with my Paper Smooches Cuteasaurus stamps. I mean, these guys are just plain adorable! I used my (new!) Big Shot to die cut that hello five […]
Hi I'm Kari. I'm a creator, a card maker, and a day maker! I am Lucky in love to a supportive husband, blessed to raise 3 kids (all moved away now!), and happy to be watched over by 2 dogs. I originally started this blog to remind me to be happy amid adversity, and I hope it inspires you, too!
