Flourishes Sketch Challenge 181

 I had a fun stamping day with my mom, and this was my first card. I made it for the Flourishes Sketch Challenge this week. I used Flourishes Waterlily stamp set, and masked the lily pad, so I could put multiple buds around it. I stamped it in the new Memento Espresso Truffle, and stamped the sentiment in PTI Canyon Clay. The designer paper is MME's Indie Chic - Ginger.

CPS 238 & Timeless Tues

This is the card that I did for the CPS 238 sketch challenge, and the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday pic challenge. I loved all that green in the photo, so I did a multi green card.
The base is SU old olive, with PTI spring moss strips stamped in Memento Bamboo Leaves, and the image matted in PTI ripe avocado.

Lemon Tree

i know this is a pretty plain card, but i love the watercoloring.

i think the texture on the pot looks interesting. i have been experimenting with coloring outside the lines, i have been seeing this lately in other art, and like the way it looks sometimes. i used my aquapen and inks, but the lemons are Koh-i-noor pencil.

Poppy Seed Challenge #1

just playing along with Lisa Johnson's challenge. this is my card.

i used my Flourishes Waterlily set, and my aqua pen to color. The yellow is SU So Saffron, but i think it looks a little apricot in this shot, maybe it is the orange mat that throws the color off. The challenge also called for crystals, so i used Crystal Effects to make the water shiny(don't think that is what she meant, but i liked the idea), and i also added one gem in the corner of the piercing. The lily also has some so saffron on the petals.

Blissful Dreams Box

This is a top note box that I made for the Blissful Papercrafting Kit from Serendipity. The link has a video with detailed instructions, and I love Angie's many video tutorials. I used the Labels 8 nesties on PTI vintage cream cardstock, chocolate and the Bird Flourish paper.
The main image is Flourishes Waterlily, watercolored with an aquapen, with Memento bamboo leaves, pear tart, and Palette's ocean tides.

This next card is 5x7, with a mat of shimmery cream paper. It is just the right touch.

The patterned paper is the flipside of the Key Stripe. I used the MFT Herbal Peppermint stamp, and paper pieced the flower pot. It is colored with Koh-i-noor pencils. Also used the circle nesties, and Dotted Wave punch. I love the way the ribbon feels, it is super smooth.

Blissful Papercrafting Kit Blog Hop

it is time for another blog hop! Kim has the new "Blissful" papercrafting kit, now available, at Serendipity. you should have come to my post thru Michelle's.

the new kit includes:

• 2 each Papertrey Ink cardstock: Ocean Tides, Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream
• Shimmer Cream
• 12x12 TPC Studio: Bird Flourish: Teal Brocade, Key Stripe, Bird Brocade
• 12x12 My Mind's Eye: French Flea Market, Fulfilled, Simply Plaid
• 2 Vanilla Latte Scented Tags
• 3 small Shipping Tags
• Custom Dew Drop Mix in Maya Road Journey Tin
• 3 yds satin ribbon
• 1 yd May Arts brown leaves
• 3 Bazzill chipboard scrolls

so, this is my first creation with the kit. i loved it so much, as you can see, i made a portion of it my new blog banner. i used the PTI ocean tides cardstock, along with the Bella Bella French Flea Market paper. The brown mat is the opposite side of the TPC Ancestral Teal Brocade, and you can see it has a subtle script. i also did some faux sewing: i pierced the paper and then used a white pencil.

the main images are from a Flourishes stamp set called Waterlilies. and i stamped it on the speckled cream paper using Memento Rich Cocoa ink.

Flourishes Lemon Botanical

this is my other new set of stamps from Flourishes. again, i used my aquapen and inks to make it look watercolored.

Waterlilies & Koi

i was so excited to get my new stamp set from Flourishes. here is the first card. i used PTI white paper, and my aqua pen with a variety of inks to make it look watercolored. i also masked the waterlily pads to make them look layered. then used a nestability with a rubber mat to add a little extra framing.