Natasha's Colorful Creations

Far Away Hugs – Graciellie Design

Hi friends – I hope you are doing well and staying healthy. Today I wanted to share a beautiful new release from Graciellie Design – Far Away Hugs. This set is beatiful, it has a large sketchy floral, 2 leaves, as well as 12 encouraging sentiments. Gracie is also offering a beautiful free stamp set with purchase. Visit her shop to learn more!

For today’s card I printed 2 flowers and at least 6 leaves on Canson Mixed Media. I printed them in a pale gray. I used my zig clean color brush markers to color today. I wanted to create a loose watercoloring look. I used a pale purple and a dark purple. I loosely applied the color to the leaves and to the floral image. Once my coloring was complete I set these aside to dry, I placed them under a book to flatten a bit.

I then worked on my background. I used an A2 water color card stock for my background panel. I used aqua pigments from Brutus Monroe to create the panel. I applied the ink to my glass mat and “smoosed” the paper on top to achieve the look I was going for, I then added several colors of metallic watercolor splatter.

I then used my scan and cut to trim the images. I applied foam tape and adhered them to my card. I added a few sequins and a sentiment from the set.

I hope you have a good weeekend! Be sure to enter the giveaway on the Graciellie Design page on Instagram.

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Forest Butterfly – Unity Stamp Company

Hi everyone! I am stopping in with a quick post on day 1 of the coloring challenge! I am so happy to join in the next 30 days of the coloring challenge with Kathy Racoosin. This afternoon I was able to relax and color using the new release from Unity Stamp Company – Forest Butterfly. This new release is from artist Graciellie Design. I love this stamp set and I am so excited to have this in red rubber! My set arrived yesterday and I was so excited to ink it up for day 1 of the challenge! If you are interested in purchasing this set it is still on sale, I would so greatly appreciate you using my affiliate link. Thank you!

I started by stamping the large butterfly on Bristol Smooth card stock. I stamped it in Versafine black ink. I used a combination of colors on this butterfly to create a rainbow image. I had so much fun coloring and enjoyed relaxing! I used both my Zig markers, as well as my Tombow dual brush pens. I used many layers until I achieved the look I was going for. When I was done coloring I added colored pencils to my shadows for further interest and dimension. I then used my scan and cut to trim the butterfly. I added foam tape to the back and set it aside.

For my background I started with a piece of Canson watercolor card stock to create an ink smooshed background. I used Brutus Monroe’s turquoise aqua pigment to create this look. I placed a small amount of color and water on my glass mat, then smooshed the paper on the ink. I moved it around several times to achieve the look. I then added splatters to the panel. I trimmed the panel to create an A2 sized panel and glued this onto my card base. I chose the sentiment from the set and stamped this onto my card panel. I added a few sequins for added sparkle.

I hope this card brings you a smile today! Have a wonderful evening crafty friends!

Thank you so much for your continued support! It means so much to me!

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Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Butterfly Kisses – Brutus Monroe

Hi everyone – Today I am stopping in to share with you some crafty inspiration using the Stamp of the Month from Brutus Monroe. The stamp this month is adorable! The best part of the membership…. it will ship to you each month! How fun! If interested in any of the products I use today, I would greatly appreciate you considering to use my affiliate links. Thank you!

To begin I started with a watercolor base panel. I wanted to create a bright background with stripes to highlight these cute butterflies. I started by taping down washi tape in different size stripes going across my panel. I then used distress oxide inks to paint the stripes. I love coloring with these inks – you get such bright color! I used picked raspberry, mustard seed, peacock feathers, and spiced marmalade. I did each stripe 3 times to ensure I had bright colors. I then carefully peeled the washi off and set it aside to dry. Once it was dry I placed this under heavy books to flatten the card panel.

I stamped several butterfly images on neenah 80lb cardstock. I used my scan and cut to die cut my images. I then used Brutus Monroe Rainbow embossing powder to add sparkles to the insides of my images. I used an embossing pen to do this and added the powder, then heat set. I did this several times to get the right amount of sparkles.

I then used Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick to create a blended background. I blended the 2 colors until I was happy with the color. I added splatters to this using gold perfect pearls. Once dry, I used Brutus Monroe Circle Foundation dies to cut my blended piece. I adhered this to my card panel using foam tape. I also used foam tape for my butterflies. I stamped the sentiment Butterfly Kisses from the stamp set. I added a few sequins to add a little more sparkle to my card.

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Have a great day crafty friends!

Hugs,

Natasha

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