Irises in Watercolor

 

I am trying to learn how to watercolor.  I have a long way to go.  I did this picture with Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils.They were relatively east to use.

Snowmen Card

I made two of these cute little snowmen cards.   Of course, I separated the die pieces from the packaging.  So I have no manufacturer name.  

Koi Fish

 

I am very much in need of masculine birthday cards right now.  I have had this stamp for a couple years and finally decided to use it.  The manufacturer is Kalzelkraft.  I colored the image with Copics and pastels.  I used some very old paper from a pad I got at least ten years ago.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 

 Creative Fingers - ATG 

Kraft Chicks Challenge - Masculine 

613 Avenue Create - ATG 

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Birthdays 

Santa's Cookies

Another unknown die manufacturer!I'm trying to use dies I have bought over the years, but have never used.  It certainly is a lot of work cutting out all the pieces.  I tend to make mistakes on the first try such as gluing the pieces together wrong!  This card I didn't get the mustache in the righ place.  Second time I did it right!  The above sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, the other is from Silhouette.
 

Believe

 

I separated this die set from it's packaging so I no longer know who made the set.  Unfortunately, I did this with any sets that were not Stampin' Up or Spellbinder's.  This set took me FOREVER.  I spent about four to five hours making two of these cards.  Some of the pieces were unbelievably small and I lost them constantly.  After all, I really like this card.  I don't think I will make it again, though 

 

 

I Love These Penguins!

 

The ornaments were done with a Spellbinder's stencil set.  The penguins are from a Spellbinder's die set.  I had quite a bit of trouble with my Stampin' Up ink being too dry to spread and blend well.  I even tried re-inking and it did not help.

 

       

 

 This is the complete Spellbinder's penguin die set.  I used an embossing folder 

from Stampin' Up...I think!

More to the Birthday Stash

This is a pre-colored image by Mo's Digital Pencil.

 

 

 This is another pre-colored image by Mo's Digital Pencil.

This image is by Mo's Digital Pencil.  I colored it with Copic markers.

 

                           

    

                               This image is from Mo's Digital Pencil and is colored with Coic markers.                                          

  The paper is from Stampin' Up. 

Trying to Fill the Birthday Card Stash

 

I used a Spellbinder's embossing folder and paper from my stash for the above two cards.

This is a very old diigtal image I had printed off in my stash.  It finally got colored.

 

 

This is another image I've had printed off in my stash. 

 

The card on the left I did at a Stampin' Up party recently.  The one on the right is a preprinted image from Etsy.

The card on the left I have had printed off for a while.  I used one of my favorite papers from October Afternoon.

Ragamuffin Girl

 

This is a pre-colored image by Mo's digital Pencil.  I used a paper strip piecing for the background paper.

My Addiction Continues

 

This is one of my favorite Christmas images.  I looked for it for years.  I finally found it and was so unhappy with how it stamped I never colored it.  I finally found a stamp pad that stamped it well.  As you can see the lines still are a little heavy.  With the usual inks the lines just seemed to smear.  The image is colored with Copics.

The above two cards were made with images from NitWit Collections.  Easy Peasy!

Portrait Type Images

 

This image is by Mariola Budek.  It's available on Etsy.  I am using copic markers to color this. I decided to make the horse a palomino. I remember being a little girl and watching the parades through town. I always waited with anticipation to see the gorgeous palominos.

 

 

This image is by Emanuelle Colin.  She has many coloring books available on a heavy duty paper.  I believe it can even be good for watercolors.  If I EVER learn to watercolor I may try one.  I started this image about six months ago.  True to my usual I put it away for six months and took it back out.  I should have finished both flowers at the same time.  They are not very uniform. 

Glittery Christmas

 

This image is from Isabella's Sketchbook.  They are no longer in existence.  I have used this one several times.  It's one of my favorites. I colored the image with Copic markers.  I used corrugated glitter card
stock for the background.

 

  I an entering this card in the following challenges: 

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes 

The Holly and the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes 

Crafter's Cafe - Christmas 

12 Months of Christmas - Anything Christmas 

Peace on Earth - Anything Christmas 

Simple Christmas Cards

 

This image is from Lily of the Valley.  I colored it with Copic markers.  The paper is from Stampin' Up.

 

I once again can't find the image artist.  I know I have used it before so maybe I can look back through my blog.  It is colored with Copic markers.

 

A Couple Quickie Thanksgiving Cards

 

I did this card using a Spellbinder's stamp set.  I used Copic markers to color the image.

 

 

I have had this image for quite a while.  I don't recall where I got it.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  The paper is from my stash.  I need to write where I pulled the image from when I print it.  I have over 25,000 digital images so finding one is by no means easy, unless I know that artist's work well. 

Pretty Papers

 

 

 

ll three of these cards were made with Stampin' Up Christmas papers from previous years.  I thought it was about time I started using them.