Sparkle where ever you go

Goodness, is it February already?  I'm sharing one of my first water color projects of the new year.  I'm in love with Steampunk!  As you can tell, this adorable stamp from Art Stamp called "Mannequin Steampunk goes perfectly with my Keytailed Dragonfly die set! 

All of the products less the water color paints are available at the 7 Kids College Fund Store.  Sometime it's about working with what you love even when it's in a clean and simple way.  A lot of my projects are loaded with embellishments but at times, I just want to get inky!

  I found some Strathmore watercolor cards and envelopes at Hobby Lobby and thought they would be terrific to try out a new pearlized paint set.  I Washi taped off the edges first and embossed the stamp with clear embossing powder.  I used turquois, pink, red and purple simply swiping the color on an angle from one corner of the card to the other.  

INGREDIENTS:  

Mannequin Steampunk stamphttps://www.craftingsupplies.forsale/collections/stamps/carabelle-studio

Prima Rossi Belle clear stamps

Keytailed Dragon Fly dies

Amazing Girls sentiment set

MEDIUMS:  

Versafine black ink

watercolor pearlized paint

Memento rose bud

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Recollections Pearls

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Out of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

  

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by my ETSY Store above for the available Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! There is always a NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available! 

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JOY to this world!

Today's the DAY!  Yes!  I finally get to post a project again! lol  Winter is coming fast and I'm gearing up to get some special cards made for some of my special friends and family.  Not to mention, we're getting some of the projects ready for the annual CHA booth!  Phoenix Arizona in January!  I'm excited to go again to see all of the fantastic new products and to enjoy the time with the crafty peeps there!  Make n Take time again!  Yeah!

This project uses my two new die designs, the Peaceful Dove Edge die and the Pear Tree Partridge die too!  I cut them and added some extra color and glossy accents and glitter to them.  They are so versatile and they hold up so well!  It also has the Gilded Oval Label die that is used as the frame for the image and then I stamped and colored the birds twice for this project and popped up the birds for extra dimension.  I hope you enjoy it and stop by for a visit at the LDRS Creative store and see what you'd like to create with, the selection is fantastic! 

INGREDIENTS: 

"Nesting" Dollhouse image

Peaceful Dove Edge Die

Gilded Oval Labels

Key Tailed Dragonfly die

Pear Tree Partridge

Majestic Rectangle Labels inside

Merry Christmas Candi Bean Sentiment collection available only on HSN

MEDIUMS: 

Copic Ink:  E00,11,21 for skin tones

N9,7,5,3,1 hair colors

v12,15,17 shirt

B91,93,95 scarf

Ranger Distress ink Chipped Sapphire

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Bo Bunny Altitude Paper

The Twinery Lilac

Poppies and Paperie flowers blue and purple from The Paper Studios

My Little Christmas Metal Stars

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

"What has happened to the old-fashioned, spiritual Christmas? The cause is our disregard of Advent. The church set aside this four-week pre-Christmas season as a time of spiritual preparation for Christ’s coming. It is a time of quiet anticipation. If Christ is going to come again into our hearts, there must be repentance. Without repentance, our hearts will be so full of worldly things that there will be ‘no room in the inn’ for Christ to be born again.…we have the joy of anticipation."

If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by my ETSY Store above for the available Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! There is always a NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available! 

  Thank you for visiting,