Natasha's Colorful Creations

Let’s Celebrate!

June 30, 2020

Hi Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! I have been enjoying using some stamps more recently from my stash! Today I am using the beautiful Unusual Day Poppy – by artist Graciellie Design/Unity Stamp Company! I was excited to work with this image in red rubber, the floral is HUGE!!! So let’s get started!

I started by prepping my A2 watercolor panel/Canson XL water color card stock with my powder tool and heat embossed it using a gold embossing powder. I used my peerless water colors on this card. I truly love these colors, as they are super pigmented so they are fun to use. I used a wet on wet technique to color this beautiful bloom. On the flower I used a combination of yellow, orange, red, and pinks. On the leaves I used greens, blues, and yellows.

Once my watercoloring was complete I added the color around the large bloom, using 2 shades of purple. I did a similar color combination the other day and I loved it! It was fun to try it again. I trimmed my panel to an A2 card size and adhered this to my card base. I chose the Let’s Celebrate sentiment from the May 2020 Kit of the Month. I heat embossed this in white on black card stock and then foam mounted this to my card panel. I find watercoloring so relaxing and an area I want to learn more in.

I also wanted to let you know Unity Stamp Company has a Mystery Discount Summer SALE happening right now. The SALE will go until Thursday evening at midnight. You can add items to your cart and the SALE/discount will appear. Have fun checking it out!

Thank you for stopping by! I am listing all the products I have used below. You can click on any of the links I have shared if you are interested in purchasing the products. The products listed are a compensated affiliate link, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I really appreciate your support.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Unusual Day Poppy – by artist Gracielle Design/Unity Stamp Company
Paper: Canson XL Watercolor Card stock
Coloring Medium: Peerless water colors
Other: Gold embossing powder

Have a great afternoon! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Sending Sunshine and Warm Hugs

June 28, 2020

Happy Sunday crafty friends! I hope you are having a good day! I have been enjoying watercoloring over the last couple of days and truly enjoyed working with Statement Flowers. I recently became a DT member at Crafty Meraki and my teammates have continued to inspire me with their talent. I placed an order recently at Crafty Meraki and was so impressed with the items in their shop, kind service, and SUPER fast shipping! I hope you will check it out!

I started by stamping Statement Flowers using WOW embossing ink on Canson XL Watercolor Card stock. I used a gold embossing powder for my image. I started by taping down my image to a board and couldn’t wait to water color. I used 2 different mediums, Gansai Tambi water colors and Peerless water colors. My first layer of color was made using Gansai Tambi. I used a wet on wet technique to color. I let layer 1 dry over night. The next day it was so nice out here, I decided to watercolor on my deck! It was so relaxing! I decided to add more layers using my Peerless water colors. I love intense color, so I opted to use these! I used a variety of shades until my coloring was complete on my floral image! I used shades of red, pink, purple, and blue in each floral. On the leaves I used green, blue, and yellow.

Once the floral was complete I felt I needed a background around the image. Unfortunately this didn’t go as planned. I wanted a dark gray around my image…. I don’t think I did the best job cleaning my brush last time…. it came out purple! So I had to go with it! I ended up liking it, adding shades of purple and some dark gray around sections. In the end, my accident turned out ok! Hope you think so too!

I chose 2 sentiments from the set and heat embossed both using a white powder on black card stock. I mounted the A2 panel onto a gray card base and foam mounted each sentiment. I added a few clear sequins for added sparkle!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Statement Flowers – Altenew
Coloring Medium: Gansai Tambi Water Colors, Peerless Water Colors
Paper: Canson XL Watercolor Card Stock
Other: Sequins

I hope you will stop by Crafty Meraki to see their shop and to visit the blog (so much BEAUTIFUL inspiration)

Have a great rest of your Sunday!

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Just for You – New day Butterflies

June 27, 2020

Happy weekend crafty friends! How was your week? I hope you had a great week! Today I am sharing my take on a “mixed media” style card! I love the style and I am always drawn to those cards with a mixed media style! So I decided to give it a try! Let me know what you think!

I started by stamping 3 butterfly images from the Hero Arts – New Butterfly stamp set. You can’t see the third one, but it is glued inside the card! I stamped 3 butterfly images onto Canson XL watercolor card stock. I used clear embossing ink by WOW and gold embossing powder by Ranger. I used my Gansai Tambi water colors to color each butterfly image. I used the wet on wet technique for my watercoloring today. Once my water coloring was complete I used Brea Reese glitter ink to add some extra shine. I wish my photos would capture all the sparkle! I then set these aside and worked to create my background!

I took out an A2 sized panel of watercolor card stock. I used 2 colors of Gansai tambi (Blush Gold and Gold) to create the background. I placed both of these colors on an acrylic block and added a spritz of water. I then “smooshed” the acrylic block onto the card stock, I completed this several times to achieve the look I was going for. I chose to use the block to allow me more control of where I was placing the ink. Once the panel was completely dry I used a stamp from the Vibes stamp set – Unity Stamp Company to add some texture using Distress Oxide Ink – Walnut Stain. I added a few black splatters, as well as Perfect Pearls in Gold and Bronze for added texture and shine. To complete my card I added a few gold glitter sequins.

I had fun creating my take on a mixed media card! I can’t wait to try this again! I am entering this card into the challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes (Hero Arts)

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