Noel Tag

More tags for me to share for Tracey McNeely's "25 Tags of Christmas".

On Day 10 the fantastic Canadian company, Studio Katia is the guest.  

I was inspired by Tracy Freeman's beautiful watercolored tag.  For my tags I stamped the poinsettias (stamps from Studio Katia) and heat embossed with a gold glitter powder.  I watercolored using Distress Oxide inks.  When the tags were dry I added some detail to the poinsettias using pencil crayons.  The center of the flowers were coated with clear Nuvo Drops.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope to have time to make some more tags for this inspiring challenge.

Roaring Birthday

Hi there!  This month I made for the Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge I used stamps and Dies from Studio Katia.  Studio Katia is in the city I grew up from. I used Dewernt Inktense Watercolor Pencils to add color to the stamped images.  The colors from these pencils is very concentrated so I started by adding a little color, spread it with water then added more if it needed it.  I stamped the images with black Versafine then clear embossed them, this makes them pop.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you join our challenge this month.

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Chibitronics with Studio Katia

Hello here today with a card I made using Chibitronics and Studio Katia products.

 I used the Mandala stamp from Studio Katia, so many ways this image can be colored. I stamped and embossed the mandala on watercolor card stock.  I colored using watercolor crayons and around the mandala with Dr. PH Martins watercolor.

The circuit for this card was simple.   I used a craft pick to poke holes in the mandala where I wanted the lights.   For my light circuit I cut a piece of card stock slightly smaller then my card front.  Then I used a pencil and marked through the holes on the front to the card stock where I wanted to place the lights.  I used a ruler to draw lines to plan placement of the copper tape on the card stock.

My three year old daughter enjoyed watching me make this card and helped test the lights before I adhered the water colored front.

I used three layers of foam tape to adhere the front of the card to ensure lots of clearance from the circuit and battery. Assembling the card this way helps the battery last longer as the recipient has to firmly press the card to complete the circuit and light up the Chibi Lights.

For some embelishment I added Wink of Stella to the circle in the center of the mandala and coated it with glossy accents.  I also added score lines around the front piece to frame it and sequins and crystals from Studio Katia.  The pink Chibi lights look beautiful in this card!  Please go to the Chibitronics Blog to see more fun Chibitronic projects.
Thank you for stopping by.

Together We Bloom

When I saw the optional twist for the Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge for August is "Bloom"  I immediately thought of a set of stamps from Studio Katia.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

I started out by tracing the die I planned to use on a piece of watercolour paper to help me with placement of my stamps.  I then stamped the sentiment and embossed it.  I stamped the flowers and leaves with a waterproof ink.  

I smooshed Distress Oxide Ink on my Craft mat, spritzed the ink with water and pressed my watercolour cardstock into to the ink.  I heat dry the ink on the cardstock and add more in layers.  I heat set the background then watercoloured the flowers and leaves with more Distress Oxide ink.  Once all of the watercolouring was dry I used a stencil brush to add some purple ink around the edges then diecut (die from Studio Katia) the piece.  I adhered the frame from the diecut to the card base then added fun foam for some to dimension to the middle sections. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Check out Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge for more inspiration and to join the challenge.

Shaker Birthday Card

 Hello!  I made this shaker card for my youngest who is turning 3 soon.  I cut the die for the frame and traced it on the kraft cardstock as a guide for stamping the images.  I colored the images using pencil crayon.  The shaker window frame was made by adhering several layers of the diecut frame together.

I used a die, sequins and stamps from Studio Katia for this card.

Colors for my card were inspired by the Color Throwdown challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.