Another pink card

I may need intervention, I 've never made so many pink cards as I have lately but I wanted to share the pink fairy wings from my Copic 101 class with Jenn Shurkus plus one of Stampin' Up! new refresh colours Bubble Bath, which I think works so well with my pink fairy :) I don't like to share colouring combos when I take a paid class but I don't think Jenn will mind me sharing the wing colour which is RV0000 and RV10. I am enjoying Jenn's approach to colouring images for cards, it is fun, easy and whimsical and I have never ever seen pink wings before, so innovative too.

I also wanted to play along with The Paper Players current challenge to have just one image i.e. my fairy and be CAS. The fairy image comes from my workbook for my class and was commissioned by Jenn for the class and all are drawn by Angie Blom. 

Supply List:

Dies: The Magic Is In You Phrase (PFS), Folk Edge rectangle (PFS), Heart Garden border (LF)

Paper: Neenah Solar White, What's Sewing On DSP (LF), Bubble Bath (SU!), Pearlescent Vellum (LF)

Other:  Prisma glitter (LF), white gelli roll pen (Sakura), Nuvo glitter gloss pen, Snowflake Pops of Color (SBC), Copic markers, foam squares (SP)
Challenge: PP641

My photo doesn't do justice to how cute this is or how fabulous the pearlescent vellum is from Lawn Fawn but I love it and my pink card! There's 2 more days to play along with the challenge if you have some free time or just check out all the inspiration.

✿ Karen ✿

More magical mess!

I played 2 weeks ago with my shimmer powders and at the time I wasn't really that happy how it all worked out, you can see that post HERE. I thought I would have another go with some subtler colours from Lindys Magicals range.

I had seen a video of someone after my first attempt using an old stamp packaging packet to smoosh on some colour to make a watercolour wash so that was my starting point. 

I still think it looks a hot mess but it was my first go using CTMH Watercolor Paper which you can purchase as 12" x 12" packs, I'm guessing to make a watercolour page to scrapbook on. It's a lightweight watercolor paper so I wouldn't want to add too much water but it worked fine for what I was attempting to do here. You get 10 sheets in a pack (Z3146) but it doesn't seem to be available anymore to purchase, so no bargains of the year to be had.

Supply List:
Stamps: Floral Bliss (SSS), Inky Bouquet (PFS - sentiment)

Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturne, Versamark

Paper: Watercolor (CTMH), Terracotta Tile (SU!), Neenah White #110

Lindy's Magicals: Salt Water Taffy, Cape Cod Coral

Other: Pixie Dust Ombre glitter drops (PFS), white EP

I wasn't happy with the white opaque film in some places, doing some research it seems like their are opaque and transparent Magicals. My magicals came from a Nantucket Pearls set, so I'm guessing these are "opaque".

I thought I'd have another go dissolving some Magical in a few drops of water and then painting this time using a thicker watercolour paper. I think this was better and then thought I'd do a few splatters. I should have left well enough alone but then decided to do a more diluted wash and I'm not sure if that was a good idea as the "splatters" reactivated with more liquid touching them.

Supplies as above but Smoky Slate card stock from SU! and Fabriano Artistico extra white cold pressed watercolour paper. Starry Night Ombre drops and I have clear embossed the "thank you". I have added a few more magicals to the mix (Whale Watch Blue, Sea Grass Green and Rusty Lantern Lime) plus Lemon Yellow Color Burst powder from Ken Oliver Crafts.

The 2 cards side by side:

Well again the cards didn't turn out how I wanted but think I'm learning a wee bit more each time, hopefully I'll be closer to how I envisage it appearing in "my head" where all card ideas are waiting for me to try. Thanks for popping in.

✿ Karen ✿

AAA Card Challenge is having their 9th birthday!

This is one of my favourite challenge sites as personally I really like CAS cards. Doing CAS is very easy but making it POP is the real challenge. You need lots of  "clean" space with minimal embellishments and layers.

I just had to add a "wobble" to my llama piñata as it is a "party celebration". If I am honest it took me longer to find where I'd stored the bag of them; as I bought them over 5 years ago and never used them until today but it's so fun I'm going to load a video of me playing with it, which is also a first for me.

The colours of the pink inks I have used today sound like they are good enough to eat and drink at the party too.

And wait for it MY FIRST VIDEO and we have "action, wobble"

Supply List:

Stamps (all LF): Year Seven - piñata/sentiment, Really High Five - sprinkles, Wood You Be Mine - bow 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Clair Nocturne, Spun Sugar distress oxide (RNG), Pink Lemonade (C9), Bubblegum (PFS)
Paper: Hammermill 100lb, Xpress IT blending

Copics: RV10/11/12/14/17/19

Other: Prisma glitter (LF), Stardust stickles (RNG), white Gelli roll 10 pen (Sakura), Quickie glue pen (Sakura), black glaze pen (Sakura), circle stencil - used as a mask (TE), blending brush (TE), Action Wobbles (Hampton Art)
Challenges: AAA Cards #240

So Happy 9th birthday AAA, eat cake and be merry! Do check out the fab cards from the DT and if you have time, have a go it maybe worthwhile as Maaike from the DT is kindly offering a gift card to one lucky entrant, I'm not sure if is random winner or you have to "win the challenge" but I like to play along anyhow so it's still a win for me.

EDITED 4/6/23: Very honoured to be chosen as part of the top four, what fab cards everyone made to celebrate the milestone. 


✿ Karen ✿