Gina K Designs Release

Hello everybody! Thanks for stopping by today because I have a clean and simple card to share with you today. I'm using the brand new Winter Window stamp set from Gina K Designs. Now, this set has some really beautiful elements that can be used to build a window scene complete with a window treatment,  trees in the distance and beautiful birds. There are also coordinating dies! There is so much you can do with this set but for today I decided to keep it simple.

I stamped the tree in black onto watercolor paper. Then I watercolored with my Karin markers.

I started out by watercoloring the ribbon and ornaments before moving on to coloring the tree. After that I watercolored the presents. It was so hard for me to do but I managed to leave the background white.

I heat embossed my sentiment in black and then I popped my panel up on a light blue card base.

Ok you guys! That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you back here soon!

Maria

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Countdown and a Giveaway!

Hey everybody! It's that time again when we are counting down the days until the next My Monthly Hero kit release from Hero Arts... and you had to wait an extra week this month which is so torturous! Thank goodness it's almost Monday (release day) and today is the second day of sneak peeks.  

If you aren't familiar with the My Monthly Hero kit, it's a kit that is released by Hero Arts on the first Monday of every month. It always has a fun, themed collection of stamps, dies and other goodies. The cost is just $34.99/month and the value is always much greater- this month's kit is valued at $73! You have the option to subscribe (subscribing now means your first kit will be the April release), or, to buy your favorite kits as one-off purchases. Be aware that once these kits sell out they are gone for good. If you see a kit you like make sure to snatch it up quickly!

Ok, on to my card! I used this fun tree stamp and the rainbow palette ink pad that's included in the kit to create this card. I started out by stamping the image on watercolor paper. I stamped a couple of times to make sure I had a crisp image.

Next, I smeared my ink pad onto my glass mat. I used a paintbrush and the ink from the pad to watercolor the image in rainbow order. I made sure to leave the small images in the tree uncolored. Then, I went back through and colored all of the little images in different colors to make them stand out. I used colored pencils to add shading where it was needed.

To finish my card off I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto Pitch Black Cardstock (it's back in stock!!!). 

SIDENOTE: If you don't know about this black cardstock and it's amazingness then I'm here to tell you that it is super thick, the darkest black, and my favorite black cardstock ever. I have been rationing scraps of it for months now and I am so happy it's back in stock!

Then I added a strip of black cardstock onto the side and glued the whole thing onto a top-folding, white card base.

 

That is all I've got for today but make sure to come back on Monday because I've got a fun mixed media card and a video to share with you when the kit goes live. For now, make sure you head over to the Hero Arts blog for a chance to win this kit before you can buy it! 

See you back here Monday for the full kit release and more inspiration. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Maria