Thinking of You with Leah

I have a water colored card for you today for Sweet Stamps.  This is the Cabbage Rose red rubber stamp, and for the sentiment I used the Framed Handwritten words stamp set.  I stamped the cabbage rose with Memento Gray Flannel and water colored it with Inktense pencils, but before I painted it, I masked it and stamped three more times with Memento Desert Sand.

I also masked off the main flower after it was painted and gave it a shadow with Stormy Sky Distress Ink.  I've always wanted to try a spotlight technique, and I think it turned out great :)  I cut the oval out and popped it up on dimensional adhesives.

The linked products can be found in the Sweet Stamps online store, along with many other wonderful stamps and crafty things to 'play' with.  And don't forget to play along with our two monthly challenges.  This one starting today is anything goes, and in two weeks our Anything but a Card challenge starts.

Come back soon for more fun and inspiration!

Have a Beautiful Day with Sweet Stamps

I have some beautiful Cabbage Roses for you today for Sweet Stamps :)

I stamped the Cabbage Rose rubber stamp in layers using a post-it note masking technique in a light colored dye ink.  Then I water colored them using my water color pencils and water.  I used the Beautiful Day rubber stamp for the sentiment, but I accidentally double stamped the left side, so I used a black marker to thicken up the first letters in each word.  This is a good way to fix a mistake without actually having to redo your whole project :)  Lastly I added some dew drops with Glastique!  I love how nice this stuff works on a floral card!

Sweet Stamps has many beautiful floral rubber stamps, and the detail is amazing.  I will eventually be coloring them all!  Muwahahahahah!  Hehe, sorry, that one snuck out lol!

There are loads of other products in the Sweet Stamps online shop, like chipboard accents!  I love them, lol.  I will definitely be creating with them again soon :)

And come and join us for our two monthly challenges!  The Anything Goes challenge begins on the first Sunday of every month, and the Anything But a Card challenge begins on the third Sunday of every month.  Come and join us for some fun and prizes!