STAMPlorations Color Blooms Blog Hop Linky Party

Here is my 2nd card for the STAMPlorations Color Blooms Blog Hop.

Also for STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge

After playing in the 1st Color Blooms Blog Hop I ordered Shery's Coloring Book that has 34 pages of Gorgeous Flowers to color with any medium.  I chose my Tim Holtz Distress Crayons to color one of the dahlia pages.  I loosely colored the flowers with my crayons smudging with my finger after coloring a few petals at a time.  I then cut out a 3 3/4" x 4 3/4" piece from my 8" x 10" coloring  book page.

I sprayed the page with Shimmery White spray.  Not only did the spray give the flowers a beautiful shiny shimmer,  but gave the flowers a pretty watercolor look.  So much prettier IRL..but isn't that always the case!

I mounted my piece when dry to a piece of SU Black Basic CS and then to a SU Whisper White Thick Card Base.  Added my STAMPlorations "Blooming Buds" by Dee sentiment and 2 NUVO Crystal Clear Drops..glittery white.

I plan on taking my coloring book on future trailer camping trips...what a fun and creative toy for evenings :-)

Enjoy...and Thank you for visiting and especially for your comments.  Hugs...

CAS Mix Up August Reminder Card: Sprays

It is the 15th of August and time again for the CAS Mix UP Design Team to share our CMU August REMINDER Cards :-)

I used Stamping + Glimmer Sprays + Die Cuts and Zig marker watercoloring

I recently had my SU Hostess Club party and my hostess was sharing a really cute Owl stamp set and Die Cut.  I just had to stamp and die cut a few for future cards.  Could not wait long...within a couple of days I had made this really fun card.  My DH Denny LOVES owls,  so this card will be saved for him when he needs a...Lift!

I sprayed the die cut layer with retired SU Smooch Spritz over my Tim Holtz Faded Dots Stencil. Then popped up my watercolored with Zig markers owls,  which I had sprayed already with Shimmery Mist I had made using Frost White paint and alcohol.   Fussy cut the sentiment and popped it up.  That was it!  I quick cute card for my stash.

Click HERE to see the rest of the amazing cards from the Design Team and our Guest Designer Joanne.  You will be Inspired by their CAS designs using Mixed Media ;-)

  We would love to have your join the fun!

You still have until August 24th at Midnight PDT to play in the Challenge.

Card Recipe

Stamps: Heartfelt Creations "You're a Hoot"

Paper: Whisper White Thick, Strathmore Mixed Media

Inks: SU archival Basic Gray, Zig markers, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Heartfelt "Sugar Hollow Bungalow Die and Memory Box Stitched Rectangles Die,  papersnips, dimensionals, Sprays

Techniques: CAS, Die Cuts, watercoloring Sprays