CASOLOGY CHALLENGE #360 | CRYSTAL | PICTORIAL

Hello everyone! Welcome back to another challenge at CASology where the cue word is 'Crystal'. I hope you all would play along the challenge and have fun ;)

CARD MAKING DETAILS

I started by watercoloring the background of a standard sized white card with Koi Water Colors.

I also added splatters of black paint to enhance the beauty of the card design.

I stamped the Crystal image and sentiment from Creative Retreat in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink directly on the watercolor background. An uncolored image looks very appealing on a busy background.

Finally I embellished the card with Crystal Stars by Lucy's Little Things. Yep! This is a 'one layer card'.

A few more shots for you

I hope you like it. Thank you so much for visiting me today. See you soon.. :)

FALL/AUTUMN THEMED CARD | SIZZIX

Hello my dear crafty friends! How are you doing?

Welcome back! Today's card is going to be a simple water colored die-cut card made in Fall/Autumn themed. The beautiful die-cuts are from TimHoltz collection called Funky Festives by Sizzix. Please visit sizzix.co.uk and sizzix.com for more information and education.

CARD DETAILS

This is going to be a simple one. Okay. Firstly, I started die-cutting all the foliage dies through Sizzix SideKick Machine with heavy weight white card stock.

It's been very long since I used Koi Water Colors on my projects, I wanted to use them badly so here I am. I water colored the die-cuts in fall themed color combo.

I also water colored the backdrop of the card with some yellows and oranges. And I let the panel dry completely, I let the die-cuts also dry completely.

After adhering die-cuts to the card front, I added splatters of black and gold paint for that awesome look and finished the card with a sentiment from CP Designs.

I'm entering this card for Simon Says: Fall/Autumn. And that's all for today and thank you so much for stopping by. See you soon! :)

LIFE WITH YOU CARD | SIZZIX

Hello my dear sweet friends! I'm back again with another sweet masculine card. Last time it's for Brother but this time for a sweet man in your life! Yep! Life with your man is one amazing adventure! How many of you agree? :) This card is for Sizzix and I used a couple of newly released thinlits by them.

• Sizzix Sidekick Starter Kit (White & Gray)
• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 15PK - Birthday Boy
• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - With Love Envelope w/Hearts

CARD DETAILS

I started by die-cutting all the thinlit dies out of heavy weight white card stock using Sidekick Machine and water colored them with Koi Water Colors. Adhered the die-cuts over the main card base, water colored a little shade to the truck or vehicle (:P) and stamped the sentiment from Technique Tuesday with Memento Black Ink.

And that finishes the card for today. How do you like it? Let me know in the comments! I'm entering this card for CASology Week 329: TURN, Simon Says Monday Challenge - Love is in the air, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes and Uniko Challenge #51 - Anything Goes, optional twist Love. 

MASKING TECHNIQUE - PART FOUR, MASKING A WHOLE PANEL | CATHERINE POOLER DESIGNS

Hello everyone! Welcome back. This is the part four video/blogpost in Masking Technique Series. In this post I'll show you how to mask and stamp a whole panel. Please check the Part One, Part Two and Part Three videos where I've shared everything about Masking Technique in detail. Kindly watch the video below for more education. 

HOW TO VIDEO

CARD DETAILS

I started by stamping the stamps from Beautiful You Stamp Set by Catherine Pooler Designs on Canson Water Color Paper and on Masking Paper. I fussy cut all the images from masking paper, adhered over the previously stamped images and stamped again with Versafine Sepia Ink.

Then I water colored the images with Koi Watercolors. I didn't do any fancy here just followed the basic water coloring! 

Then I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine Sepia Ink on white card stock, fussy cut it and again layered it with black card stock, fussy cut it and adhered over the water colored panel.

Finished the card with a few black splatters of paint and adhered the water color panel over the A2 main card base. :) I hope you like all these Masking Technique Series. I will be back with another stamping technique very soon. Thanks for visiting! :)

WAY TOO SWEET CARD | ALTENEW

Hello everyone! Masking, Stamping and Water Coloring are my favourite techniques. So today's card is a bit sweet with the three ingredients mentioned above! ;)

HOW I MADE THIS CARD

• I started by ink blending the lower portion of the smaller panel with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.
• I added splatters of water for some water color look.
• On another piece of card stock, I stamped the images from Way too Sweet stamp set, masked them and stamped again with Archival Jet Black Ink.
• Then I water colored all the sweets with Koi Water Colors.
• Then I fussy cut the panel with a pair of scissors and popped over the ink blended panel.
• Finally stamped the sentiment from the same set with Archival Jet Black Ink.
• I stamped the toppings with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

And that's all for today. I'm entering this card for Altenew July 2018 Inspiration Challenge. I hope you liked it. Thanks for visiting! :)

DIY HOLIDAY CARD WITH COPICS AND WATERCOLORS

I think I  am very much obsessed with these row of houses! I just love drawing these again and again. You can check my previous posts HERE and HERE. 

First, I drew all the houses with pencil and went over it with Black Permanent Marker and I erased all the lines with an eraser.

Then I colored in the houses with W5, R24 and R29 Copic Markers. Next I fussy cut it and kept it aside!

I took another panel slightly smaller than the main card base and applied a wash of blue water color from Koi Water Colors. Once it's dry, I adhered the house panel over it.

Next I added splashes of white paint from the same Koi water colors to resemble the snow. 

Next I handwritten the sentiment and applied Star Dust Stickles for some extra interest.

I hope you like my card and I hope you enjoyed watching the video. Thank you so much for visiting. Take care and I will see you next time! :)

DOODLES AND WATERCOLORS

Hello everyone! Today I have a fun post to share with you all. As my hubby is down with Dengue Fever, I don't have enough time to craft. So all I'm doing was sitting next to him, doodle and water color. This way I can spend more time with him and have a noise free house.. LOL.. I have shared all these doodles on my Instagram feed but I wanted to share here too :)

I didn't use any traditional water color paper instead I used Iris card stock. I got a little frustrated when the water color was applied first to the paper because the water was not soaking into the paper but I liked how the water took some time to merge into the paper. I am quite impressed with the result! Such a cool cartoony effect which I love the most :)

To doodle my images, I use a regular CD marker which is easily available in the market. Once the penciling part was done, I'll go ahead and doodle again on those pencil marks with this marker.

To erase all those pencil lines I used a regular eraser.. See.. I don't use any fancy material at all..

I must say, I invested a little in water colors and yet I need to buy a few more. But I am quite happy with my Koi water colors. So all I want to say is 'I am a beginner, I love what I am doing and I never stop to learn and experiment' ;) Thanks for visiting!

Loose Water-coloring with Cherrylana Designs Stamps

Are you a water color enthusiast just like me? Then you must be exploring and experimenting things about water colors and it's techniques. I recently (a couple of months ago) purchased Koi water colors and Canson water color paper to try my hands at water colors. Since I'm a beginner I thought these supplies were perfect but lately my heart and eyes are moving towards Strathmore water color paper and Gansai Tambi Water Colors!! LOL.. (I will get them very soon) ;)

The above card was published on Cherrylana Designs Blog the other day and I've shared a video too. I said in the video that I also have 'blue and yellow' color flowers in my mind and here is the card I made using that color combo :) You can read more about the above card HERE.

As I said earlier, I was experimenting and learning things, I thought and questioned myself how the water colors look on Iris Card Stock. This card stock is a bit smoother, a little glossier and a bit thicker. I did water coloring on Glossy Card Stock previously and I noticed the result of the water colors on both the papers are a little similar.

I stamped the floral images from Inspire Stamp Set with Versafine Sepia Ink as I do not want the outlines of the image dominate the water colors. I just want my watercolors steal the show!

When we apply pigment to this Iris and glossy card stock they create a kind of whimsical water color look which I love the most.

I applied Black Soot Distress Ink on the card panel and applied a little water to remove harsh lines. I fussy cut all the floral images and adhered then in the above fashion. I then applied Sakura Gold Pigment to the anthers of the flowers.

When this gold ink dries it creates a faux gold foiled effect which I think is really very cool. Finally I stamped the sentiment and embellished them with gold sequins from Cherrylana Designs.

I have made a video on how I did 'loose water coloring' for the previous card. I hope you'll enjoy watching it. 

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Here's a couple of cards showcasing the water colors on glossy card stock. Thank you so much for visiting. See you soon! :)

A Bird - water color art

Hello friends! What do you do when you don't have a lot of commitments? You do your favourite things, right? Yep! today was the day for me, spent my midday water coloring this bird. It's one of my favourite things to do! :D And also I made a card for Mudra's upcoming challenge which I will show you later! 

As you guys already know that I am trying my hands at water coloring which isn't quiet easy for me! I have created a water color playlist at my YouTube Channel. If you haven't subscribed yet just go and do it! so that you won't miss any of my videos!

First, I drew the bird with a pencil and water colored it with Koi water colors. The paper I used wasn't a water color paper, it's Iris card stock cut in 8x8 size. Once the water coloring part was done I drew the outlines with a black permanent marker and also painted the flowers and leaves outside the bird.

Then I flicked some black paint and stamped the sentiment from Mudra - Geometric Nature in Archival Jet Black Ink. 

If you want to see more of these projects in future let me know, I will plan accordingly. I would love to share my work with you all! Thank you :)

Entering this card for Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge