Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge--Anything Goes

Paper Smooches latest Sparks Challenge is Anything Goes.

I had some leftover building pieces from a previous post, and used them
together with one of my favorite and well used sentiments. Here's my card.

The buildings were painted with Peerless Watercolors--my new favorite watercolor medium.
I love the intensity of the colors and the fact that you only need a filled water brush
and you're good to go.

Over the weekend, I made a swatch palette so it's easier to see and use the colors.
There are several tutorials on You Tube but I chose Julie Ebersole's because I could see myself
using the palette, and I had all the supplies for it: watercolor paper, acetate, and washi tape.

Now I have all 40 colors ready to use, and it's portable, too.
And I'm stuck in Watercolorland.

Thanks for stopping by!

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The Cutting Edge Challenge #2

I decided to join The Cutting Edge Challenge #2 after I saw this inspiration photo 

by Karolyn Loncon. That is one cool card!

I was inspired by her awesome water coloring on the buildings. Here's my card.

I finally inked up the Peerless Watercolors and I just LOVE the intense colors!

I can't tell you the names of the colors because my pack was nameless. 

I just tested out some colors and chose the ones that I liked.

The sentiment is an oldie from Hero Arts.

And since I used the Paper Smooches Super 2 Dies, I'm linking up the card to

Virginia's View Challenge #5--Die Cuts. Notice that I didn't pop out all the windows?

That was intentional, a la Amy Tsuruta!

Thanks, always, for stoppin' by!

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ETA: My card was chosen as the winner in The Cutting Edge Challenge #2!
So honored.

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Tag You're It! Challenge #1

Are you ready? Here's the first challenge for Tag You're It! brought to you by
our first guest designer, the uber creative VIRGINIA LU!

 

She created a trio of colorful tags and I was inspired by the die cut sentiments.

On both tags, I smooshed some distress inks on watercolor paper and let them dry.

For my first tag, I die cut the sentiment from gold card stock, added the rest

of the sentiment, and some mini butterflies.

On the second tag, I die cut the sentiment and added another white tag behind it.

I stamped the rest of the sentiment and added a tiny butterfly.

The tags are simply tied together with some sheer pink ribbon.

Now it's your turn. Visit Tag You're It! to see how my teammates were inspired
by Virginia's tags and join the challenge, too.
You have almost two weeks to enter and link up as many tags as you like.
The deadline is Wednesday, July 16. Hope to see you in the gallery!

 

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CAS(E) this Sketch #83

Here's CAS(E) this Sketch 83 brought to you by Gayatri.

Here's my take on the sketch.

I inked up three Spellbinders feathers and touched the tips with a bit of gold ink
and attached them to the card base. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Because I used dies, I'm linking this up to Virginia's View Challenge #5--DIE CUTS.
I love my dies. You, too?

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of my teammates interpreted the sketch
and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, July 10th
and you could be our next guest designer!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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