More Watercolour!

I am still playing with the watercolour techniques.  For this one I wet the watercolour paper and then applied three different distress stains.  Then I sprayed some water and sprinkled with salt.  The salt was too fine and didn't really turn out how it was supposed to but I kind of like it - but my son did the same technique on a project and it was way nicer!!  Then I stamped with a Penny Black stamp and distress ink and water coloured the flower.  Decided not to put a sentiment on it - something I never do but I didn't want to add anymore "stuff" to the front.

Eightieth Birthday

My father in law turned 80 yesterday and his favourite pastime is watching sports on TV.  Therefore this card is very appropriate.  Used the TV shaker die from Simon Says Stamps and used MFT numbers to inlay the backing for the TV.  Was very fun to make.  Hero Arts sentiment and some beads I have had forever.  

More Watercolour!

Have been working on the watercolour class.  Heat embossed the lattice background and then water coloured it with my new watercolours.  Really like how it turned out and was fun and quick to make.

Bokeh Technique

I tried this technique which was quite fun. I watercoloured the background then used stencils and white ink with daubers to create the "lights".  Heat embossed the sentiment on vellum in liquid platinum ranger embossing powder and sewed it on as difficult to attach the vellum without it showing.  The sentiment looks crooked here but it isn't for a change....

Something New

Jingle Belles challenge this time is use something new.  I got this Tim Holtz stamp set before Christmas but did not get a chance to use it for my cards so here it is.  I also am taking up water colouring this year - late to the party- so the use of the new watercolour set as well.  Stamped and embossed in white on watercolour paper and the water coloured.  Embossed the sentiment as well.

CAS

I have never really focused on CAS style cards but lately have been very attracted to that style so thought I would try a few of the sites out there that run challenges. I was particularly interested when I saw CAS-ual Fridays latest challenge for felt and sequins.  Recently I discovered that one of my local fabric stores is actually stocking wool felt which cuts much better than the other  "fake" felt so I have purchased a couple of pieces for my stash.  While I hardly every use sequins it is a good challenge.
Not sure this is as CAS as it should be but will have to keep trying.

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015

While I admire Tim Holtz work a lot I have never actually done one of his tags since he has gone to the  monthly ones instead of the Christmas ones (which I still get a lot of inspiration from).  I never seem to have a use for tags as I have not really found a way to incorporate them into cards and I do very little scrapbooking etc.  I decided this year that I would play along if I could find a use for the tags I make.  The only time I use tags is every year at Christmas instead of an advent calendar I make a tag for my son each day which get hung on his curtain as we countdown the month.  This is very time consuming and time sensitive but he loves them and I actually have a great time coming up with the little works of art.  So the January tag Tim did I thought I could convert to the 15 of December tag for my son- not the most Christmassy tag he will get but it works.  I am going to see if I can do that for the other months- thinking the summer could be difficult.