Handmade with Love

Today I have a fun artsy card to share with you that I created for the Fabulous Flower Challenge at Hero Arts. Last month when I arranged my stamps, I found so many old ones that I love and don't want to part with just yet and still I wasn't using them as much. So I decided that this year I will start using my supplies better and show the old ones the same love as the new :)



I used distress inks as watercolors. I really wanted a fresh color palette for this card and when I stumbled upon this one on pinterest, I just knew I had to use it. Color palettes are a great way to get your creative juices flowing.
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And I also have a video walking through the process of how I created the card :)





I hope you liked the card and the video ! Have a great day!

For my monthly video at the Pretty Paper Studio, I am sharing 3 basic stamping techniques to get you started on stamping. If you are new to stamping, I am sure this video will be of great help to you.

Watch the video here to learn more!




Here are the cards that I made in the video :)



Enjoy the video and have a great day!

It's time for the  monthly HC alumni blog hop!

Remember to leave a comment on as many of our blogs as you can to be in the running to win a $25 gift certificate from Heartfelt Creations. Hop starts 8 a.m. EST on Tues. February 23th and closes Fri. February 26th at midnight. The winner will be announced on Sat. February 27th 2016. 

The winner of the blog hop will have 72 hours to claim their prize otherwise another name will be drawn.

I love playing with watercolors and when it comes to stamps, flowers are my favorite. For today's card I picked up the beautiful sunflower image from  "Sunflower Stem Cling Stamp Set" from the Classic Sunflower collection. I am in love with the way it turned out :)




I stamped the images on Canson Natural White Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper 300 gsm* with Old Paper Distress Ink. Then colored the images using Camel Student Water Color Tube* and Sakura Koi Water Brush*. I used the wet on wet watercolor technique and painted the flower and the bac…

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I love Altenew Stamps and their challenges are always awesome, so I always try to participate whenever I can.

Here's my take on their February Challenge. I love the inspiration picture this month.



I stamped the flowers using Altenew Persian Motifs Stamp set in Weathered wood Distress ink onto Canson Watercolor Paper and then I used some regular student grade watercolors and painted wet on wet around the flowers in blues and yellows. Once the color was dry, I used black to add shadow around the flowers. Then I flicked some more colors to create a splattered look and add more character to the background. I just used a clean wet brush to pull the color from the stamped image and a little bit of color to the flower. Then I stamped the sentiment and mounted it using foam tape. I also mounted the card using foam onto the black cardstock.
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I thought I'd share some quick and easy love cards to get in the mood :)



In this video I will walk you through making a Valentine's Day card from start to finish using Varna's Creations Stamp Sets and watercolors. There's no voice over in this video as I have a really sore throat for the past few weeks. I hope you will still enjoy it and will be able to follow the directions to make your own Valentine's Day cards. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment and I will definitely get back to you.




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Varna's Stamp Set - My Valentine Bold Sentiment - 4x4 Stamp Set https://goo.gl/WNFlsa

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