I’m a big fan of bright colors and sunshiney days! And this new challenge from Ellen Hutson here reminded me of that. I had a great time inking up the background with bright Distress Inks (picked raspberry, peeled paint, and scattered straw). Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to watercolor up that […]
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Water Stencil Technique
I cannot stop making rainbow cards! Today I thought I’d try another technique stamping with water to “Bleach” the background a little. I’m using the Ellen Hutson Bold Blooms set and the Avery Elle Fill-In-the-Blanks set (a few of my favorites!) Here’s how it turned out: Doesn’t that look cool how the water just sort […]
You are Totally Fabulous
The Ellen Hutson January Pinsights challenge (here) inspired me to make this card. I loved the black and gold and turquoise colors from the inspiration board and it translated into this card: I first die cut the sentiment out of gold glitter paper. Then I adhered that to a black strip of paper. I stamped […]
You are Fabulous
Yes, I think you’re fabulous. And I also thing card-making is fabulous. Put the two together and you have a whole lot of fabulous-ness! Today, my card is inspired by the Ellen Hutson August Pin-Sights Challenge I combined watercolored stamping, a beautiful die, glitter paper, and Nuvo drops to create this Fabulous card. I think […]
Essentials by Ellen Mix it Up Challenge!
Today I’m participating in the Essentials by Ellen Mix it up Challenge for August with Winnie & Walter! This card was a challenge for me. I used my Akayashi Sai watercolor markers and blended 3 colors together on the beautiful Hydrangea by Ellen Hutson. I love how it turned out, but it took me four […]
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!
