Noel - Wreath

Happy Sunday, I'm over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog today here!  Today I am sharing water colored card using one of my favorite Stencils this season the Hero Arts Message Wreath SA006 Christmas.   First I water colored the background with Red Watercolor Paint onto watercolor paper.   Once this was dry I added the Wreath with White Embossing Paste then I water colored it with Green Watercolor Paint.  Once everything was dry the NOEL in Gold Embossing Paste went down.  At this point the Red Pearls were added as well as the ribbon.  Everything was layered onto an Eggshell Card Blank.   I hope you like it.  Thank you for stopping by today!

You can see all of the supplies I’ve used below.  For a 15% discount use the code Marnie15 in the A2ZScrapbooking Supplies store.

Don’t forget about the October Monthly Challenge the theme this month is Use 2 Hero Arts Products hop over to enter and you could win an amazing prize.

Products Used:

Hero Arts Message Wreath Stencil SA006 Christmas

Red Pearls

Eggshell Card Base

White Embossing Paste

Gold Embossing Paste

Watercolor Wheel

Watercolor Paper

Christmas Ribbon

Smile Lillies

Happy Columbus Day,  I'm over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog Today!  Today I am sharing a pretty card using an amazing Hero Arts Antique Gratitude CL780.  The focal point flower in this set is Amazing Lilies so I colored them like Tiger Lillies with watercolor pencils.  The background is also watercolored. The piece is cut into an oval and layered onto Orange Cardstock. The flower has gold Wink of Stella centers and stamens which are hard to pick up in the photograph.  The greeting "SMILE" comes from  Hero Arts A Little CL758.  It's stamped in black and then glossed up with Glaze Pen.  I created a background with a Hero Arts Stencil  and some Gold Embossing Paste on Kraft Layering Paper. There are a couple of little gold rhinestones for more shine at the bottom.  The entire piece was popped up onto a Kraft Card.   I hope you like it.  Thank you for stopping by today!

You can see all of the supplies I’ve used below.  For a 15% discount use the code Marnie15 in the A2ZScrapbooking Supplies store.

Don’t forget about the October Monthly Challenge the theme this month is Use 2 Hero Arts Products hop over to enter and you could win an amazing prize.

Products Used:

Hero Arts Antique Gratitude CL780

Hero Arts A Little CL758

Hero Arts Quilt Motif Stencil SA025

Kraft Cardstock

Poppy Cardstock

Hero Arts Kraft Note Cards

Gold Embossing Paste

Hero Arts India Ink Black

Foam Tape

Lavender Cardstock

Gold Vellum

Clear Glaze Pen

Gold Rhinestones

Watercolor Pencils

 

Thanks A Bunch – Sunshine Flowers

Happy Sunday, I'm over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog today sharing a Thank You Card using an amazing Hero Arts Digital Cut file Sunshine Flowers DT105.  I love this cut file which I cut with the Silhouette Cameo.  And I have a bunch of Thank You Cards to get out to my amazing family & friends so this is perfect for those.  I cut the large flower out of some Hot Pink Cardstock and the Thanks a Bunch out of Black Layering Paper.  These are both adhered directly to Silver Mirror Cardstock which is layered onto a Black Note Card.  The ribbon is from my stash.  I hope you like it.    Thank you for stopping by today!

You can see all of the supplies I’ve used below.  For a 15% discount use the code Marnie15 in the A2ZScrapbooking Supplies store.

Don’t forget about the September Monthly Challenge the theme this month is Autumn and/or Christmas there few days left to enter and you could win an amazing prize.

Products Used:

Sunshine Flowers DT105

Hero Arts Black Layering Paper

Hot Pink Cardstock

Silver Mirror Cardstock

Hero Arts Black Note Cards

Pink & Black Striped Ribbon

Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Spatula

Golden Number Happy Birthday - A2Z Scrapbooking Supplies

Good Morning!  Today I am over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog, sharing an Acetate card with Gold Embossing paste and one of my favorite Hero Arts Stencils Number Background.  This technique looks really really rich and involved with the Gold Embossing Paste by Studio 490.  For the Birthday greeting I used the Hero Arts stamp set You So Kind in Hero Hues Ocean Ink on Cream Cardstock.  The pattern paper is from my stash as well as the seam binding.  I hope you like it.  You can see all of the supplies I’ve used below.  For a 15% discount use the code Marnie15 in the A2ZScrapbooking Supplies store.
Don’t forget about the September Monthly Challenge the theme this month is Autumn and/or Christmas there is still lots of time to enter and you could win an amazing prize.

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You Are So Kind – Impressionist Watercolor

Good Morning, I'm over on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog today.  Today I am sharing a watercolor card.  I love when you use a solid image and just watercolor the openings in the images.  Today I did it a little different I overinked my Versamark pad and inked my image right away creating a splotchy affect when stamping and embossing with clear embossing powder.  I thought I wouldn’t love this one but out of the 3 I stamped after inking my pad this is the one I loved it is less perfect than the others creating that artistic affect.   Once the image is heat embossed just add watercolor or dye ink watered down to the open areas.  I recommend doing the background first then adding color to the flowers, stems and leaves.  This will allow for cleanup in the actual images with more water.  Make the project is completely dry before assembling your project.  The paper the image and greeting are on are Watercolor paper.  I love the added little button and twine.  For links to the products used in this project check the blog post HERE.  Or head on over to the A2Z Scrapbooking Store and take 15% off using the code marnie15.  Have a wonderful day.

Don’t forget to play along with our August Challenge the theme is Encouragement.

Encouragement Challenge!

There is a new Challenge today over at the a2z Scrapbooking Blog.  The theme is encouragement. Check it out HERE.  You could win a $25 gift card that's not to bad so be sure to participate!

Here is my take on the Challenge:

I used the Studio 490 white embossing paste and  the Quilt Motif stencil on Watercolor paper and let it dry.  Then I added some of my Peerless watercolors to the paper I pre-wet and just let them float around when the color got to where I wanted it I set it aside and when it was almost dry I wiped off the embossing paste which acts a bit like a resist it takes a small amount of the color but resists the rest.  I love the affect.  The "a little" and Hug are from the Hero Arts A Little stamp set I stamped these in Archival ink and then colored the paper with some of the Wendy Vecchi Archival inks, which is what gives them the most vibrant colors.  I cut them out and popped them up on the card.  The heart is from  the Hero Arts Your So Kind Stamp set Iif you look closely you will see my card as the sample for this product, very exciting).  I stamped it on green and embossed it with glitter embossing powder and then a couple of layers of clear embossing powder to make it stand out. It's punched and layered on a little purple scallop(I needed one more color right).  I added some speckles with white acrylic paint(D) and a little mist of black with my marker spritzer. Everything was then cut and layered onto my card.

I hope you like it and if your inspired to recreate it head on over to the a2z Scrappbooking store and use the code Marnie15 to get 15% off any $25 order! 

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Have a great day and go create something wonderful for someone special!

Finally Today I can SHARE!

I'm So excited an honored to join the a2z Scrapbooking Design Team.  a2z Scrapbooking is a premier Hero Arts Retailer. The Etsy store carries an extensive array of Hero Arts  products. The company, is run by volunteers and was founded in 2007 in an effort to raise funds for Celiac and Behcets awareness.   This is an amazing opportunity and I'm so happy to share it with  so many talented ladies here, I'm so awed, to get to know and be inspired by!  I hope you join me in congratulating every single one of these amazing, talented, generous ladies.

Linda (Elizabeth) Campau- Visions of Paper

Michelle Liimatainen -- Page Master Designs Online

Kelly Latevola--You and Your Big Dreams

Steph-- A Stephmade Life

Lisa Haines-- The Purple Place

Char Kochensparger --Glitter in my kitchen

​Barb Ghigliotty--Barb's Studio Creations​

Kymona Tracey--Kreative Kymona

Ria Montefalcon-- Heart for Handmade

Chitra Nair-- My Crafty Corner

Terhi Koskinen -- TelliMaria

Zoey--Scrapasaurus

Ruth--ScrapMachine

Kathy Wade --Wading in Creativity

Donna Idlet--Creative Lady

Marnie(That's Me)--Papertivity

I know this is a tad late but I was teaching Fabulous Folds all day!  Last Christmas Class for Christmas in July Woo HOO!  Back to our regularly scheduled summer!