Fusion First Anniversary Celebration Challenge

I saw this challenge from Fusion Card Challenge and thought I would like to give this one a try. I chose to work the colour scheme rather than the sketch.





 I still have not mastered how to take a great photo of my card creations but I will keep trying.
 

This card was created using the following supplies:

 

Inks: Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks

         Jet Black Archival Ink

Stamps: Feel Better from Studio G and Friend from Wplus9 Fanciful Feathers

Dies: Chrysanthemum from Memory Box and Foliage Frame from Wplus9

Paper: Canson 96lb Bristol, Gold foil paper from Dollar Tree, black and 110lb ivory cardstock from Recollections.

 





Day6- Stretch your Stamps

Sometimes my mind gets so excited and moving so fast that it does things before I can check what the next step is. Sometimes this flaw of mine works for me and sometimes it doesn't. This time however, I love my mistake. Trying out Donna's card technique, I reached for the clear embossing instead of the white embossing power, but I love the subtlety of this image and my mistake, or rather my interpretation.

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Day 1- Stretch your Stamps 2- card 2

Not wanting to waste a single bit of my background stamp creation, I took the "you" and created another card. To give it a extra little oomph I covered it with Crackle accents from Ranger. The pattern may be a bit busy for the crackle technique but what the heck, the idea is to experiment and STRETCH not only your stamps but your creativity. I am going to make more of these cards.

Day 1- Stretch your stamps 2- card 1

I am so excited that there is another online card class session going on right now!
I had lots of fun recreating Kristina's card and adding my own twists.
Lots of things happening here- water colouring, emboss resist, inlay die cutting and a hint of Wink of Stella. Woo hoo :)

Supplies
Stamp: Background-unknown, sentiment-Tilted Banner Sayings-SSS
Dies: Banner- Tilted Banners-SSS, YOU- SSS
Watercolours: Artist's Loft 12pack from Michaels
Embossing Powder: Clear Recollections from Michaels
Gems: from stash various suppliers

Day 11 homework

I liked the technique Lauren demonstrated in the bonus day video at OCC-Watercoloring for Card Makers and decided to give it a try. Just to be a bit different I added the inlay technique (for the wreath but not the flowers) from a previous course at OCC.

Supplies
Inks: Distress Ink- Background:Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Antique Linen, Iced Spruce,
                              Wreath: Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Iced Spruce
                               Flowers: Scattered Straw, Antique Linen, Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry,        
                               Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar
Sentiment from Wplus9-Fresh Cut Wreath stamped with Stazon Metallic Silver on white vellum

More Water Colouring Homework

I thought this stamp would be a great one for watercolouring

and I also see a few people thought so at OCC- Watercoloring for Cardmakers.
I tried colouring the stamp here and was pleased with the results. Now I wanted to try a different technique, something more water-colourish (if that is even a word).

While I am relatively happy with the flower image for a first attempt, as a card or painting it feels awkward to me. It looks like it is just floating. The stamp does not have a stem but I think I need to free-hand one in. I may also need to put more pink and purple in the background or maybe some green.
What ideas do you have to complete this? The purple frame and white card are only temporary.

more water colouring

I am just loving the water colour class I am taking at On-line Card Classes. Here is my latest piece of homework.

Now I just need to take a photography course.