Category Archives: Watercolor cards

SSS Hello Beautiful Blog Hop – Day 2

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Hello crafty friends, happy weekend!
Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Hello Beautiful Blog Hop. I’m so happy to be a part of this amazing blog hop! If you arrived here from super talented Heather Hoffman’s blog you are on the right track.

As you can see, Simon’s exclusive Hello Beautiful products seem to give me spring as a gift! Beautiful flowers bloomed in my craft room, haha! For my first two floral cards, I used the beautiful Blooming Meadow set along with the Spring Birds and the Bitty Birdhouse set.

I started by stamping pretty birds from the Spring Birds set on white cardstock using Memento Desert Sand dye ink. I then coloured the stamped images with Copic markers, die cut them with the matching dies. Next, I die cut bird house from watercolour paper and then ink blended all the pieces using Rusty Hinge & Gathered Twigs Distress inks.


For the floral wreath, I stamped flowers & leaves from the Blooming Meadow set onto watercolour paper using Memento Desert Sand dye ink first, and then coloured them with several Distress inks. I used Festive Berries & Fired Brick for red flowers, Seedless Preserves for purple flower, Fossilized Amber & Wild Honey for yellow flowers and Mowed Lawn & Crushed Olive for leaves.



For this CAS floral card, I simply stamped flower petals & leaves from the Blooming Meadow set using several SSS dye inks – I used Lipstick Red & Rose Apple dye inks for red flowers, Lavender for purple flower, Clementine for yellow flower and Scuba for leaves. I stamped outlines with Gathered Twigs Distress ink. I then stamped the sentiment in Onyx Black, added tiny butterflies around the flowers.


These spring flowers and birds are so lovely, aren’t they?!!


For my last card for the hop, I used the Lavender Garden set. I stamped flowers & watering can onto watercolour paper using VersaFine Onyx Black, then watercoloured them with Distress inks.

I hope my cards brighten your day!

GIVEAWAY & BLOG HOP EXCLUSIVE PROMOTION!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. The winners will be chosen over the weekend and post on Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 3rd of March. ONE MORE! Get a FREE Rose Trio Stencil with the code RSE542 (This promotion will expire 2/28 at 11:59 pm EST) at checkout when you purchase at Simon Says Stamp Store.

BLOG HOP LIST:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Amanda Korotkova
Bibi Cameron
Heather Hoffman
Yoonsun Hur (Me!!)
Bobbi Lemanski
Emma Williams
Vicky Papaioannou
Dilay Nacar
Kim Hamilton
Natasha Vacca
Kath Stewart
Mandy Stacey

Enjoy this Hello Beautiful Blog Hop and happy crafting!!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

Altenew Watercolor Coloring Book & Brushes Release Blog Hop

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Hello crafty friends!
Welcome to the Altenew Watercolor Coloring Book & Watercolor Brushes Release Blog Hop. If you arrived here from Maryam Perez’s blog you are on the right track!

Watercoloring just got a whole lot more fun! Make way for a brand-new, specially-designed Altenew original product – our Watercolor Coloring Book.

Recognize the florals? This gorgeous coloring book features popular Altenew flowers in beautiful compositions. You will enjoy coloring 12 floral designs with both black and gray outlines. Coloring on the light gray outlined images will give you a no-line watercolor look, while coloring on the black print will give you a stamped look. The high-quality watercolor paper is thick enough to avoid warping and ripping when you color in the designs with your favorite inks and watercolors. This coloring book will open up a whole world of crafting possibilities for you. Use the pages for framed home decor projects, turn them into cards, or simply have fun coloring the day away!
Details: 24 sheets, 12 unique designs, 5″ x 7″, 100% cotton, cold press watercolor paper, 300gsm.

Artists’ Watercolor Brushes Round (left): This set includes four round brushes in sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and a size 18 flat brush. The brushes come in a specially designed black cloth container to encase the brushes safely and elegantly in your craft room.
Artists’ Watercolor Brushes Detailed (right): This set includes four detail brushes in sizes 0, 1, 2, and 3. The brushes come in a specially designed black cloth container to encase the brushes safely and elegantly in your craft room.

Here are my watercoloured flowers with brand new Watercoloring Book, Brushes and Watercolor 36 Pan Set.

I just used 4 black outlined flowers in the Watercoloring book.







I love the Altenew flower products so much! The new Watercoloring book & brushes make me a watercolour artist, haha! :D

GIVEAWAY!
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/16/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/19/2021.

SPECIAL OFFERS!

Receive a FREE brand new Poppy Arrangement Stamp Set (worth $23.99) with every order of the new Florals Coloring Book and Watercolor Bundle from 2/11/2021 at 12:01 AM EST until 2/14/2021 at 11:59 PM EST.
Shop HERE (Free gift will be added to cart automatically).

BLOG HOP LIST:
Altenew Card Blog
Jaycee Gaspar
Erum Tasneem
Therese Calvird
LauraJane
Jenny Colacicco
Nicole Watt
Seeka
Emily Midgett
Amanda Baldwin
Virginia Lu
Rosie Neustaedter
Norine Borys
Terri Koszler
Nathalie DeSousa
Karen Brown
Tenia Nelson
Tina Smith
Lilith Eeckels
Verity Biddlecombe
Maryam Perez
Yoonsun Hur (Me!!)
Kelly Latevola

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

SSS Love You and Love You, Too Blog Hop – Day 2

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Happy New Year, crafty friends!
Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Love You and Love You, Too Blog Hop. I’m so happy to be a part of this amazing blog hop! If you arrived here from super talented Amanda Korotkova’s blog you are on the right track!

Today, I will share 4 cards using Love You (December-released) products only because Love You, Too products arrived late but don’t worry! I will post new projects using Love You, Too products from next week. So, shall we get started? :D

For my first card, I used the You Have My Heart & the With All My Heart along with other SSS goodies. I die cut A2 sized rectangle panel from watercolour paper using the Basic Rectangles die set first. I stamped flowers using Antique Linen Distress ink, watercoloured the stamped images using Distress inks:
Red flowers: Festive Berries, Candied Apple and Fired Brick
Leaves: Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive
Flower buds: Wild Honey / Branches: Vintage Photo

I die cut the sentiment from thick white cardstock, shadow from vellum paper using the With All My Heart die. I also die cut bird couple & wedding ring.

Once the watercoloured floral panel was dry, I added sentiment & lovely bird couple as shown in the picture using foam tape. I love this adorable bird couple. :D


For my second card, I used the Splendid Leaves embossing folder & the Floral Card Front die. I applied Distress inks to the inside of an embossing folder first, and then spritzed the inked area with water. After that, I ran it through my Spellbinders Platinum 6 die cut machine – Ohhhh, I love a watercolour look!!

I die cut the Floral Card Front from thick white cardstock and added onto the background panel using foam tape.



For my second card, I used the Mini Interactive Envelope, the Detail Swirls Plate and the Mini Hearts Party dies. I simply prepared 6 red-coloured mini envelopes, a mini love message card, and a wedding ring, and then made a simply Valentine’s Day card. :)

The new Mini Hearts Party die is so handy. We can make many hearts with a single cut, yay!

For this lovely “XOXO” message, I used the Love Greetings MIX stamp set.


My last card for the hop, I used the Layering Hearts stencil, the With All My Heart and the Love Birds die. I laid the heart stencil on an A2 sized white paper panel in place, applied (from the top) Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries and Fired Brick Distress inks using blending brush.

I die cut the sentiment from white cardstock using the With All My Heart die, the Love Birds from red cardstock, and then adhered them over the panel using foam tape. I decorated the card with red heart die cuts & clear jewels.


GIVEAWAY & BLOG HOP EXCLUSIVE PROMOTION!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. The winners will be chosen over the weekend and post on Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 20th of January. ONE MORE! Get a FREE Faraway Hugs 6×8″ Stamp Set with the code HUGS4U2 (This promotion will expire 1/18 at 11:59 pm EST) at checkout when you purchase at Simon Says Stamp Store.

BLOG HOP LIST:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Amanda Korotkova
Yoonsun Hur (Me!!)
Heather Hoffman
Bibi Cameron
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Bobbi Lemanski
Vicky Papaioannou
Keisha Charles
Kath Stewart
Kim Hamilton
Dilay Nacar
Lorraine Aquilina
Misty Elam

Enjoy this lovely Love You and Love You, Too Blog Hop and happy crafting!!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

Spellbinders Clear Stamp of the Month Club

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Hello crafty friends!
Today I have a Christmas card to share with you using a brand new Christmas Gem stamp set from the Spellbinders Clear Stamp of November Month Club – it was released on November first but don’t worry, you can subscribe HERE now. It is a 4×6″ clear stamp set, and only $10! WOW!!



I started by stamping a beautiful Christmas Gem from the set on watercolour paper using VersaFine Onyx Black. I then coloured the stamped image with Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers Tropical Fiesta set. Once it was dry, I fussy cut it.

I roughly watercoloured the panel with Tumbled Glass Distress ink, added opaque white ink splatters all over the panel. I mounted the blue watercoloured panel on Neenah Desert Storm card base using double-sided tape first, and then added a watercoloured Christmas Gem on the centre of the card front using foam tape. I also added white dots using Tonic Simply White Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Happy holiday crafting!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

SSS Holly Jolly Release

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Hello crafty friends, TGIF!
We have another awesome Christmas release from Simon Says Stamp called “Holly Jolly” today! YAY!!

For my card today, I used the Holiday Words background stamp along with the Sentiment Strips Slimline Christmas. Oh, I love this modern and fashionable diagonally holiday words background so much.

First, I die cut an A2 sized panel from watercolour paper using the Basic Rectangle panel die. I then stamped Holiday Words onto watercolour paper panel with Fired Brick Distress ink. Some part I stamped with Candied Apple & Vintage Photo Distress inks – I used MISTI stamping tool for stamping several times.

As you already know, Distress inks react with water so I roughly stamped, and then brushed each letter using water brush. Of course I added water drops here and there.

Look! with Distress inks & water brush, we can easily make a pretty watercolour cards!

I will share more bright & shine winter holiday cards tomorrow!
So stay tuned. :D

Thank you so much for stopping by. Happy a safe and restful weekend!!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts