Embellished Dreams: We R Memory Keepers

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Hawthorne & Roses Watercolor Bouquet

Hello everyone! Today, I have a card with a beautiful watercolor bouquet of flowers to share with you. The image is from Pink Ink Stamp Company.

I stamped the Hawthorne & Roses image using Jet Black StazOn ink on to Strathmore Mixed Media paper. Then I used Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor paints to color the image.

Here is a close up of the image. After I was done watercoloring the image then I did a watercolor wash using a couple colors of blue for the background. To finish off the watercolor I used the black paint on my brush with a little water to create the tiny paint splatters. Then I used Spellbinders Labels Forty-One to die cut the image. I also created another die cut to layer in the background using Labels Thirty-Five.

I embossed the white background piece using a doilies embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers. To finish off the card I added a hand dyed seam binding bow and a couple of acrylic leaves and a pink rose for embellishments.

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Pink Ink Stamp Company products used, available online from Ellen Hutson LLC

Hawthorne & Roses 2253K

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

ButterBeeScraps - Happy Birthday Card & Bonjour Card

Hello blogging friends! Today, I have a couple of quick and easy cards to share with you. I used several metal bits and pieces from ButterBeeScraps to embellish both of the cards.

The first card I designed is a birthday card. The base of the card is white cardstock. I used an embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers to emboss the doily pattern. Then I lightly went over the embossed area with a white pigment ink pad to make the embossing pop. I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from JustRite Papercraft in the upper corner. Then I added some baby pink seam binding and created a bow. To embellish the card I added the BRONZE METAL FILIGREE EMBELLISHMENT (#020-B) to create a border right above the seam binding. Then I made a beaded dangle using BRONZE BALL END HEAD PINS, BRONZE FILIGREE BEAD CAPS (#CAP827-B), 6X8MM CLEAR FACETED GLASS ABACUS BEADS, BRONZE FILIGREE BEAD CAPS (#CAP052-B), CLEAR RHINESTONE AND BRONZE RONDELLE SPACER BEADS – 6MM (#BD006-B/CL), and a 4 mm clear bicone bead from my stash. I used a Black Safety Pin to attach the beaded dangle to the bow.

Here is a close up of the metal filigree and the beaded dangle.

Here is the second card that I designed. I just love how this card turned out and the simplicity of it! The base of the card is Kraft cardstock. Then I used an embossing folder from Sizzix to emboss the top of the card front. I lightly went over the embossed area with Antique Linen ink. Down on the bottom portion of the card I stamped a flourish, the Eiffel Tower, and the sentiment. I inked the outer edges of the card with Antique Linen ink. To embellish the card I added a BRONZE METAL FILIGREE EMBELLISHMENT (#683-B) and SMALL GLASS CLOCK CABOCHONS W/ BRONZE SETTINGS to the top of the card. Then I added SS20 LIGHT COLORADO TOPAZ FLAT BACK GLASS RHINESTONES, SS16 LIGHT COLORADO TOPAZ FLAT BACK GLASS RHINESTONES, SS12 LIGHT COLORADO TOPAZ FLAT BACK GLASS RHINESTONES for a little touch of bling.

Here is a close up of the metal filigree with the cabochon and the rhinestones. I used the cabochon with the Eiffel Tower for a perfect match to the stamped image.

I hope you enjoyed the cards I shared today. Adding just a little bit of metal to embellish the cards is so easy to do and it really gives a nice finishing touch.

Don't forget to check out ButterBeeScraps

for all of your metal embellishments, filigree, beads and jewelry findings.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!