Video Tutorial - Lawn Fawn - Water Coloring a Fun Halloween Scene

Hi everyone!  I hope you are all having a wonderful day.  I have a fun new Halloween card to share with you using the adorable Happy Howloween Stamp Set from Lawn Fawn.  I have a video tutorial to share as well, showing how I put this card together:
(To view on YouTube, click HERE)

And here are some pictures of my card:

To create my card, I stamped all of my images onto Canson XL watercolor paper and then colored them with my Zig Markers and my Detailer Water Brush.  I used the following colors:
Dog in pumpkin costumer: Dark Brown, Brown
Pumpkin Costume: Brown, Orange, Dark Brown
Dog in Witch Costume: Brown, Light Brown
Witch skirt: Black
Witch Hat: Black, Violet, Light Violet
Pumpkin bucket: Orange
Bone: Light Gray

I then cut out all of the images with the Coordinating Happy Howloween Die Cuts from Lawn Fawn.  This stamp set is so fun to play with, it's like paper dolls with puppies! :)  It's so fun to pick out their little outfits and dress them up :)

Next, I created my galaxy night sky background using my Gansai Tambi 36 set Watercolor Paint set.  Next, I cut out the tree frame and the little hillside using the Leafy Tree Backdrop - Portrait Die Set from Lawn Fawn.  I then stamped some bones from the stamp set onto the hillside using some Versamark Ink and some white embossing powder.  I then adhered the frame die and the hillside die to the watercolor panel with some Scor Tape (1/8 inch).  I then adhered the entire panel to a standard A2 sized card base with foam tape.  I then stamped the sentiment with some Versamark Ink onto some black cardstock and then embossed it with white embossing powder.  I then adhered it with foam tape.  I then adhered the puppies to the panel with foam tape.  I added some Metallic Gold Confetti Mix Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to the panel for a fun touch.  Finally,  I added some Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops to the eyes and nose of the puppies to make them pop.  What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today.  Thanks so much as always for stopping by.  Hugs!!!

Video Tutorial - Darcie's Stamps - Witching You a Happy Halloween

Hi everyone! :)  It's Christine here for Butterfly Reflections, Ink and I'm super excited to share a fun  Halloween card with you all today using some brand new Darcie's Heart and Home stamps and Gansai Tambi watercolor paints. 
I have a video tutorial showing how I painted the cute witch image and how I created the galaxy background.  You can see the video here:
(To view on YouTube, click HERE)

Here are some pictures of my card:

To create the background, I used my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  I then stamped out all my images from the adorable Cast a Spell stamp set from Darcie's.  I colored the images with my Zig markers and my Detailer Water Brush. 

I then used the the Grassy Hillside Border Dies from Lawn Fawn.  I also cut out the Village Border Die from Lawn Fawn.  I then put my scene together by adhering the grass and village border straight to the night sky panel using regular adhesive.  I then adhered all the images to the scene using foam tape and then adhered the entire panel to an A2 sized notecard using foam tape.  I embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder so it would really pop.  For a finishing touch, I added some sequins from my stash

For a finishing touch, I used my Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen to add some sparkle to the pumpkins and candy bowl.  I also added some sequins from my stash.  Make sure to head over to Butterfly Reflections, Ink for a look at these and all sorts of amazing products.  Thanks so much as always for stopping by.  Big Hugs!

Christine   

Video Tutorial: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit - Several Card Examples and One Card from Start to Finish

Hi everyone!  I hope you are all having a wonderful week.  I finally had some time to sit down with the amazing August, 2017 My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts.  I have several card samples to share with you today and in the video, I also create one card for you from start to finish.  Here's the video:



And here's the card I made for the video:

And here are two more cards made with the same technique as the card created in the video:

For all three of these cards, I used Distress Oxide Inks (Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves, and Black Soot), white paint, and the shimmer sprays that came in the kit to create the backgrounds.  I used a combination of several different embossing powders (gold, silver, black, and white).  These cards were so much fun to make. 


For my next three cards, I painted the backgrounds with watercolor paints.  Here's some pictures:

For the card on the left, I used my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints to create the background.  I then stamped the little boy image and embossed him with black embossing powder.  I embossed the stardust swooshes with gold embossing powder.  I stamped the star onto some vellum, embossed it in black, and then cut it out with the coordinating dies.  The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder.  The card on the right was painted with pearlescent paints to create the background.  I then used various embossing powders to stamp all the fun images.

For my final card, I decided to create a shaker card using the fancy die that came in the kit as well as the sequins that came in the kit.  I stamped the swoosh and the girl and cut them out with the coordinating dies.  I also embossed all the clouds on vellum with white embossing powder and cut them out using the coordinating dies.  The background on this one was also painted using my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder. 


Well that's it from me today.  Thanks so much as always for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day and I'll catch you on the next video :)

Video Tutorial - Lawn Fawn - Creating a Starry Night Watercolor Background

Hi everyone!  I hope you are having a wonderful day.  I have a fun video to share with you today showing how I created this fun starry night/galaxy background with my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  I used this adorable stamp set from Lawn Fawn called Out of this World, and I colored all images with my Zig markers and a water brush.  Here's my video:



And here are some pictures:

As I said above, I used my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints to create the background.  For the images, I used my Zig markers and a water brush and I colored the images with the following Zig markers: Light Gray, Gray, Dark Brown, Brown, Flesh Color, Blush, Deep Red, Blue, Light Brown, and Yellow.  What do you think?


That's it for me today. Thanks so much as always for stopping by!  Hugs!

Video Tutorial - Starry Night Northen Lights Style Watercolor Background and Lawn Fawn Stamps

Hi everyone!  I hope you are all having a wonderful week.  I have a video tutorial and new card to share with you today.  This one is another galaxy type background made with my Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.  This time, I added a lot more colors to create a Northern Lights style look.  Here's the video tutorial:





And here are some pictures:

The adorable bunnies and sentiment are from a newly released Lawn Fawn stamp set called Upon a Star.  I colored the bunnies with my Zig Markers (Gray, Light Gray, and Light Pink for the nose).  As I mentioned earlier, I used my Gansai Tambi paints to create the entire background scene.  The video goes into great detail on how I accomplished this.


I hope you like this card and enjoy the video :)  Thanks so much as always for stopping by!

Video Tutorial - Creating a Galaxy Background with Watercolor and Lawn Fawn Stamps

Hi everyone!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Today I have a two part video tutorial on how I created a galaxy background with this brand new adorable Upon a Star stamp set from Lawn Fawn.  In Part One, I demonstrate how I created the background with water coloring and distress inks.  In Part Two, I show how I created the grass and how I colored the critters. 
Part One:



Part Two:

And here are some pictures:

And here's the one I created on camera (it's so neat that each time you do this technique, it turns out differently!):

To create the background, I water colored using Salty Ocean,  Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot distress inks.  I also spashed some white acrylic paint and some gold and silver paint from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors paint palette.  For the grass, I sponged on Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles distress inks and spritzed some water.  I then put some Black Soot ink on to create a shadow using a sponge dauber.  I used Lawn Fawn dies to cut out my rectangle and my grass.  I colored my fox and my bunny using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  For the fox, I used Deep Red and Brown.  For the Bunny, I used Gray, Light Gray, and Almond Pink.  I then used the coordinating dies to cut them out.  I stamped some of the constellations on the background and embossed them with white embossing powder.  I also white embossed the sentiment (also from the stamp set).  Finally, I added some sequins.  What do you think?


Well, that's it from me today.  Thanks so much as always for stopping by and I'll catch you in the next video!