Thinking of You - Inspired by Watercolor for Card Makers

Today's card is again inspired from the class I'm taking on watercolor for card makers.  I'm a bit behind in putting together cards.  I have a stack of card background done from watching the videos in the class, but I'm just now working through turning those into actual cards.  Good thing too since I have a long list of cards I'm going to need this month and next. 

For this first card, Jennifer McGuire, one of my favorite crafters to watch, showed how to mask a stamp to leave the stamped image uncolored against the watercolored background.  While she demonstrated the true craft product to do that called liquid frisket, she also showed how to use rubber cement.  Do you think I can find rubber cement?  No.  I've been all over town and no one has it.  So this morning when I couldn't sleep, I got up and started playing with my inks.  I thought "I wonder if I can be careful enough to do the technique without a mask?"  Well, you be the judge...

I used one of my favorite background stamps called This is My Favorite.  It's a wood mounted stamp from Hero Arts.  I don't buy wood mount anymore because of the space they take, but for this one, I broke my own rule and it was a great exception.  I use it all the time in Project Life and was happy to break it out for this technique.  I used some Vintage Sepia Versafine ink after learning that it works with watercolors (something I previously didn't know) and then my watercolor set, which is a very inexpensive set I picked up a Michaels long before I ever knew I would be taking this class.  I have a feeling that a better set will find it's way onto my wish list for my birthday or Christmas, but for now, this (less than $5 with a coupon) set is getting the job done.  I finished the card off with a sentiment from Inky Antics' Delivery Benton set also stamped in the Vintage Sepia ink and some Darice sequins that were laying on my craft table.  Then I just couldn't help myself, I had to put Wink of Stella on the butterflies (but you can't really tell that here). 

An Inky Thank You

I just had to do one more card with the Inky Antic's Delivery Benton set.  I really do love this set and I'm sure I'll be pulling it out again soon even after the use it's seen the last couple of days.  It's the same combination of Versafine ink, embossing powder and Spectrum Noir pens.  I opted for a sentiment from the Inkadinkado Thank You Words stamped in Versafine ink for the sentiment and added a strip of American Crafts ribbon I found in my stash that seemed to be just the perfect blend of colors. 

I just wasn't quite ready to put that Inky Antics' Delivery Benton set away, so I had some fun coloring in and cutting out this cute little guy using my Versafine ink, a little heat embossing and my Spectrum Noir pens.  I then found some cute paper in the 6x6 Jillibean Soup Neopolitan Bean paper pad.  I decided to use a pre-made card base that I've had in my stash for a long time.  I cut it down to 4x4 and used a strip of the extra for a base for the Hemptique baker's twine I decided to use to finish off the card.  Then it was just a matter of taping it all together and adding the little bear with some pop dots.  Too cute!

A Bear-y Wonderful Birthday

Today I got to play in my craft room a bit courtesy of a failed attempt to go camping this weekend.  I was putting away the supplies I had packed to take with me when I found this adorable Inky Antics set called Delivery Benton.  I just couldn't resist stamping it out and playing with it.  A co-worker's birthday is next weekend so I thought this one would be cute for a birthday card.  I stamped him out with Versafine ink and heat embossed the design.  I colored him with my Spectrum Noir pens and added a little Wink of Stella on the flowers for a pop of sparkle.  I added some shiny ribbon from my stash and then mounted the card on some green card stock from my stash and adhered it all to a DCWV Neutrals card base.