Hot Mess Success ~ #2: CASE the floral sunset :)

Hello again and Happy Monday!

I know - sounds like an oxymoron! 

 Happy? 

 on a Monday? :)

I hope yours is off to a great start!

We have the day off of school

:::::::::::: insert HUGE waaaahooooo! :::::::::::

 

You may remember from this post that I was invited to join a card group

called the Hot Mess.

 It's a very messy card group :)

The idea is to create a card using particularly messy products ~

paints, watercolors, mousses, etc ...

ones that aren't just a simple paper, ink and markers!

Speaking of school ~ my card is very rudimentary ...

I've used old school crayola watercolors!
I always use my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors

but found these in a box and thought why not!

Here's my card: 

As a member of the Gallery Gazers card group,

I thought it would be a great chance to CASE (copy and share everything)

my card for September.

The idea behind this group is we find a card in the SCS gallery

and try to recreate it.

One in particular stood out for me to do it uniqueness ..

the vibrancy, the wonderful silhouette!

 This is the card I chose .. the beautiful floral sunset by Daylene. 

 

I used my crayola watercolors to paint a backdrop

on Strathmore watercolor paper.

Once it was dry, I chose to use my Rubbernecker stamps rose stamp set ~

which I won on Instagram as a giveaway.

Thank you, Rubbernecker Stamps! 

I inked it up with Ranger inks in 2 different yellow hues

and stamped the background rose it to the dry watercolor panel.

I layered the rose outline stamp in Momento Tuxedo black ink

and stamped on top of that.

The sentiment is a white embossed, heat set sentiment from Simon Says Stamps

called Best Friends.

 This was a fun card to make

and way out of my comfort zone, which was the best part!

Try new things, broaden our creative horizons :)

Thanks for stopping by today!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Watercolor Fun!*

Hi everyone!

I am absolutely, head-over-heels IN LOVE 

with the watercolor look on cards!

I just swoon every time I see them and love the new trend :)

My gallery is brimming with pinned watercolor cards to try,

and this past weekend, I 'dove in' and water-colored!

*squeals!*

 

 Recently, there has been a lot of flutter of the new

 Recollections Color Splash watercolor crayons,

 available only at Michaels in store.

One of my card groups on SCS was chatting about them, 

and I was intriqued,

but would you believe I walked by them, picked them up, 

and put them back down three times!

Yep,  the 4th time was the charm, as I'm not normally one to follow fads

and am still using my old {repeat OLD!!!} SU watercolor crayons

and TH distress inks :)

My daughter insisted I treat myself and dropped them into my basket

while I'm hemmed and hawwed ~ true story! ~ and oh me, oh my!

Worth.  every.  penny!!

They are so luscious and rich, creamy and shimmery,

just a vivid pop of color with some pearlized shine - a gem, they are!
I have many sets of watercolor crayons and paints and even the pencils,

but what makes these so much fun is the bit of shine they have 

when you hold them into the light just so :)

While I can't link up to any sites for you, 

you can do a quick you-tube search for these.

I wanted to ink up the brand new stamp A Way with Words from

The Project Bin called Anchor's Away 

and thought it would be a perfect match for the serene, soft 'ocean-y'

background I was looking for.

The watercolor look is a perfect compliment to the nautical stamps ♥

 

It's hard to see the shimmer and I have much to learn :)

The only watercolor paper I had on hand is Strathmore

heavy weight watercolor paper, which did just fine.

I inked up two of the stamps in the set with Momento Tuxedo Black

after the watercolor had already set ... 

but, I did use a heat embossing tool to speed up the process :)

I added a few sparkly sequins just for good measure -

and while I do LOVE the final cards,

I've much to learn!

I think it's easier said than done,

 and I had an ball stamping and water-coloring!

  Remember - paper crafting and card making should always be FUN!

Use whatever you have one hand :)

I still tinker with my old watercolor crayons and ...

 I even get OLD SCHOOL with my kiddie paints - 

 {a whoppin' .10¢  at Office Max

during the summer clearance ... can't beat that!}

Be as creative as you want to be ~ 

enjoy the process, savor the journey ♥

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings! 

~Kelly

3 Musketeers: Love Graffiti ♥

Hi friends!

February is so much fun!

It's such a wonderful month, this February of ours :)

There is so much pink, red, hearts, and LOVE ♥

 

This sweet little Penny Black hedgehog 

surely has the right idea with 'tagging' the fence.

                 We should all have a paint brushes and color our world :)

 I remember when my son was much younger,

we read "Harold and the Purple Crayon" together.

I was so inspired by his reading 

that we did a recreation on his own bedroom wall!

His eyes were huge with wonder and delight,
while my husband just shook his head in disbelief,
and our girls did a trio of "Hey!  Why didn't WE get to do that!"
  

He chose his Purple Mountain's Majesty crayola
 and started to doodle ♥

He drew train tracks and happy faces,

a dog or a bunny (or maybe a mix of both),

scribbled out his name ...

it was truly memorable 'graffiti' and impressive art ♥

Back to my card :)

It's post day for the 3 Musketeers!

I'm running behind this month ...

because I'm running everywhere else - LOL!

Jeanette was our hostess and I absolutely adore this cutie! ♥

Coincidentally, our purple crayon, wall doodling "little boy" is now 11 ♥

He has his school's Principals' Honor Roll Assembly today.

We could not be more proud ~ straight A's again this semester,

including in Art :)

I can only hope that his artistic side continues to flourish,

though scribbling on his bedroom walls was a one shot deal :/

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings ♥

~Kelly 
 Card entries:  Penny Black Saturday Challenge:  LOVE