Natasha's Colorful Creations

Hi everyone! I am excited for a collaboration with 2 of my fellow Graciellie Designs team mates Sandhya Iyer and Angie Cimbalo. For this collaboration we chose to use the beautiful Love and Friends stamp set. https://gracielliedesign.shop/product/love-friends-digital-stamp-set/ This set has a beautiful grapevine wreath with a gorgeous floral. The sentiments in this set are so pretty as well.

I started by printing my image and sentiment on Tonic Studios alcohol marker paper. I was eager to try out my new Altenew Artist Markers for this project. I am learning how to color with these markers, I have a long way to go, but it is fun to learn new coloring mediums. I use the shades of purple set for the floral image. Once the image was completed I added shades of a deep purple and blue to the nooks and crannies for extra dimension. For the leaves I used greens from Tonic studios, Nuvo Alcohol marker pens. For the grapevine wreath I used 2 copic brown colors. Wow… I sure do have a mix of alcohol markers! But I guess it works….. To complete my card I used Nuvo glitter drops and metallic water color splatter, along with some gold sequins.

I would love it if you would stop by Sandhya’s blog to see how she used this set! https://wp.me/paiTWP-JE Then be sure to stop by Angie’s blog to see another wonderful idea for this beautiful set! https://cimbacreativefun.blogspot.com/2020/02/always-love-you-with-graciellie-designs.html We would love to see what you make with this set! Be sure to tag us on Instagram using the #gracielliedesigncollab

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Love and Friends (Graciellie Design)
• Paper: Tonic Studios, Recollections for card base
• Coloring Medium: Altenew artist markers (Shades of Purple), Tonic Nuvo Markers, Copic
• Other supplies: sequins, metallic watercolor, Tonic Glitter drops

Hope you had a great weekend! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Hi everyone! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! We had a snowstorm over the last couple of days, so I spent my time inside! I was able to craft with the new release from Graciellie Design – A Cup of Love! https://gracielliedesign.shop/product/a-cup-of-love-mega-digital-stamp-set/ I wanted to create a cup of coffee/hot cocoa with some yummy sprinkled whipped cream! I went for a glittery cup, I hope you like it! This set has an adorable cup of coffee, cookie shaped hearts, and adorable sentiments!

I started by printing my digital images on alcohol marker friendly card stock, today I chose to work with the Tonic Studios card stock. I then colored all of my images using Arteza Everblend alcohol markers. Once my images were all colored, I cut them out using my Brother scan and cut. I then used an embossing folder (Provo Craft) hearts background on white card stock. I then mounted all my images using foam tape. I added a combination of stickles to the whipped cream. I wanted a glittery cup… as well as to the sprinkles on the cookies. I added a few sequins for added sparkle. I added my sentiment and my card was complete! I hope you like it!

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: A Cup of Love (digital stamps) Graciellie Design
• Paper: Tonic Studios
• Coloring Medium: Arteza Everblend Alcohol Markers
• Other supplies: Hearts embossing folder, stickles, and sequins

Have a nice weekend! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Hi Everyone! I am super excited to share with you my first card as a guest designer for Alex Syberia! I have been a huge fan of her work for awhile now! Her coloring just blows my mind, it’s truly GORGEOUS! A huge thank you to Alex for having me be a part of her release! You can find all the beautiful new stamps at her Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign

For my first card I chose the stamp A beautiful Clematis. I am such a fan of flowers, so I couldn’t wait to ink this one up! I started by printing my images on Bristol smooth cardstock. I love this paper for stamping when I am coloring with my zig clean color brush markers. I chose a variety of shades of pink. For the leaves I used a combination of greens and blues. I love adding in a deep blue in the nooks and crannies. I then cut out the image using my Brother scan and cut.

I then used another piece of Bristol smooth card stock for my A2 panel. I wanted to create an ink blended background. I used a combination of Antique Linen and Shaded Lilac. I then used drops of water and perfect pearls on the background as well. For my sentiments I chose a friend die from Simon Says stamp and The Gray Muse (amazing sentiment). I added some sequins from Trinity stamps for added shine.

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Alex Syberia (digital stamps) https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign
• Simon Says stamp die, The Gray Muse
• Coloring Medium: Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, Distress Oxide Ink
• Other: Perfect Pearls, Trinity Stamps sequins

Wishing you a great weekend! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha