Coffee Scene card

Hi there!  My teenagers have finally gone back to school.  I'm so ready for everyone to be back on a normal schedule.  Whew!  Last week  I worked my way through the next Altenew Educator Certification Program class.  Which means I have another submission to share with you!  The name of the class was called Seasonal Scene Building.  Now, this isn't really limited to "seasons" but more about scene building as a whole.  I have to say that this is an area where I struggle.  This class helped me out with tons of different ideas!  So, without further ado, here is my card!

The main idea that struck a chord with me was to create a smaller scale scene and frame it in some way.  As you can see on my card, I used a die cut rectangle to create my frame.  Let's talk about the details.

I started by cutting a piece of watercolor paper down to 3 1/8" x 4 3/8" inches.  Next, I started playing around with the stamps to create the scene I wanted.  Once I had everything in place I took a picture for reference.  My memory isn't always the best and I wanted to make sure I remembered!

Yep, some of the stamps are overlapping the others.  No problem though as I'll be doing some masking.  I moved the whole piece to my Misti and closed the lid.  This picked up the spoon and the coffee pot.  I removed the rest of the stamps.  As I want the spoon to be in the front of my scene it has to be stamped first.

I stamped the spoon again onto some masking paper.  I proceeded to cut out the teeny, tiny spoon mask.  I then put it down over the stamped spoon.  I brought in my next stamp which is the taller cup that goes right behind the spoon.  Lined it up using my Misti, stamped it on the watercolor paper and then onto masking paper.  I stamped and cut out the cup mask.  This is the last mask I need for my scene.  I then placed the other two stamps in my Misti and stamped them.  I did want to mention I had to stamp the images a couple times to get a nice, dark image.  The watercolor paper texture makes it a bit harder to get a good impression the first time you stamp.

Here is the scene all stamped out and the masks removed.

Next I brought out my Derwent Inktense pencils.  I always forget about these little lovelies but I found them again when I was doing a little holiday cleaning!  I will generally color up the entire scene before I bring in a brush and water to smooth and blend them out.  Here are the colors I used.

Blue cup: 1200 Sea Blue & 0220 Sicilian Yellow

Purple cup: 0760 Deep Violet and 0250 Cadium Orange

Pink cup: 0720 Thistle

Spoon, coffee pot & shadows: 2120 Neutral Gray

Coffee in the pot: 1930 Dark Chocolate

Glass in the pot: 0900 Iris Blue

Wall: 0220 Sicilian Yellow and 0250 Cadium Orange

I laid the pencil down in a light coat as I didn't want the colors to be too dark.  For the wall, I drew my horizon line and then colored it all in with the Sicilian Yellow.  Then I put down the vertical lines with the Cadium Orange.   Here is the scene all colored with the Inktense pencils.

Next I worked my way through the scene with a small brush and a small amount of water.  I wanted to stay in control of where the color went so I used just the smallest bits of water.  I kept a paper towel nearby to dab off any excess water or color.  Once the cups and pot were done, I moved on to the wall.  I applied water to the stripes first.  The neat thing about Inktense pencils is that yes, they are watercolor but after they dry they are generally permanent.  So you can go back over them and the colors won't reactivate.  I wanted the stripes to dry before I went over the entire wall so that my stripes would stay visible.  While they dried, I went ahead and added water to the shadows.  Then back to the wall.  I added water over the whole wall and dabbed it with a paper towel to give it a little bit of added texture.  Here is the scene after I applied water with a brush.

I set the scene aside to dry.  Now to the rest of the card.  I took two stitched rectangle dies and taped them together so that they would cut out a frame for my scene.  I chose a dark gray similar to the Neutral Gray Inktense pencil.  I cut it out 3 times and glued them together.  Next I cut a piece of the watercolor paper to  4 1/4" by 5 1/2'' inches.  I knew that my scene was actually a little bit smaller than my frame so the background paper was going to show through.  It needed to be the same white as my scene.  I glued it to a white card base.  Then I centered the frame and glued it down as well.  Then my scene piece.

Now I just needed a sentiment!  I found a piece of purple cardstock similar to the purple cup on my card.  I went over it with anti-static powder and stamped the coffee & friends sentiment with Versamark ink.  I sprinkled Vintage Pearl embossing over the sentiment and melted it with my heat tool.  Then I went back and brushed off the remaining anti-static powder with a paper towel.  I cut it down to a rectangle and glued it only to the frame piece.  It's taller than the scene since it is 3 layers of cardstock.  There you have it!

I love how these classes are challenging me to go outside my comfort zone!  Hope to see you soon!

~Kristina

Altenew Supplies used:

Coffee Love stamp set

Other Supplies used:

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle dies

Vintage Pearl embossing powder

Life is a ball

Well hello there.  Yep, I'm back with another project to share!  I did mention I was going to be keeping super busy for the next week or so.  I'm here to share some more inspiration featuring the awesome colors on this months Social Media/Mood board challenge!  Have you had a chance to participate yet?  You should!

My card today was colored with Inktense pencils and a watercolor brush.  Yep, that is another handmade plaid background.  I hope you aren't getting tired of them yet!  It features the adorable Have a Ball digi stamp.  After coloring the stamp, I went back with a fine tip black marker and traced around the entire image.  I love how it helps to make it pop!

I cut it out using the fabulous Inside Scalloped Circle dies.  I adhered the outer circle directly to the background but popped the kitty up on some foam tape.  Just to give it a little extra dimension.  The actual sentiment is included with the digi but I decided to hand write it because I wanted to emboss it. I wrote it with marker on vellum, let it dry for a bit and then went over it with a Versamark marker. I sprinkled on clear embossing powder and applied my heat tool.  I wrapped the vellum around the panel so I could hide the glue.

As a final touch I added Spectrum Noir glitter marker to the ball.  You know how I am with sparkle! Oh, and don't forget the gorgeous Shimmer sequins I added!

I'll see you again soon!

~Kristina

Best Buddies

Hi everyone!  I know I haven't posted for a while but I'm back and this month is going to be a busy one! So I'm just going to dive right in with my project for today.

I'm so in love with this digi stamp and it's called My Best Buddy.  The cute armadillo with his snail pal riding on his back!  Oh the cuteness!  Picking this stamp was easy but now I needed a color theme.  Have you seen this month's challenge inspiration in the CDD Gallery Facebook group yet?  It's fabulous and just perfect for making some spring cards.  Here it is if you haven't seen it.

 

You have plenty of time to get started and make something fun!  You have a chance to win one of three prizes.  I promise you will have fun.

Back to my project.  Color scheme chosen.  Hmm, now what medium do I want to use??  I saw my tin of Inktense pencils were gathering dust.  A sure sign I needed to put them to use!  I colored the critters and grounded them with a little ground and sky.  I also went around the entire image with a black fine tip marker to make it pop out.  I cut it out using the brand new Inside Scalloped Circle dies. 

I'm still on a plaid kick so I dedided I would make my own plaid.  The twist this time was that I used my Inktense pencils!  They were already out on my table just begging to be used some more.  I drew the lines with the pencils and went over it with my water brush.  I just love how it turned out.  You can bet I'll be making more plaids with my Inktense pencils in the future!

I adhered the outer circle directly to the background but used foam tape to pop up the inside of the circle.  I think it gives a bit more interest.  I used the sentiment that comes with the My Best Buddy digital stamp.  I printed it out on kraft cardstock and used a die from the Flag Banners die set.  I swear I use the Flag Banners die set all the time!  I adhered a strip of watercolor paper down and then added the sentiment strip.  All done!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

~Kristina

Watercolor Linky Party

Hi everyone!  Today I'm joining in the Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party on the CDD blog!

The theme for this Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas is "Watercolor"! We sure would love to see your projects that fit this theme! So go ahead and craft it and link it up on the Craftin Desert Diva's Blog.

Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly Linky Party over 

at the CDD blog. We hope you will share your projects with us! And don't forget 

about  the prizes! Every Linky Party will have a winner and a Top 3! 

Our Sponsors for this Linky Party are:

One 4 x 6 Stamp set

One digi stamp of choice

With no further delay...here is my project!

I simply adore this birthday dragon!  I chose to use my Inktense pencils for my watercolor medium. They are perfect to use when I'm looking for a little more control, especially in in smaller areas.  I adore how vibrant the colors are and how easy they are to use!  After he was dry, I went back in and added a little detail to his hat and in some of the shadow areas with a white pen.  

For the background I grabbed one of my many stencils and went to town with distress inks.  I pulled out the ones that went with the coloring on the dragon.  I used Salty Ocean, Twisted Citron and squeezed lemonade.  I spritz it lightly with water to add a little bit of texture.  I just have so much fun with distress ink, don't you?  I cut the dragon piece out with the largest die from Fancy frames and hand cut the black layer.  The green patterned piece is from the Hip Hip Hooray pad.

I didn't want my banner pieces to be white so I shaded it with the Salty Ocean and twistes citron. Then I ran it through my die cut machine.  I wanted a sentiment of some kind but the flags are pretty small and I didn't want to cover up the dragon.  I found "Wish Big" in the Simply Said stamp set.  With a bit of masking, I was able to stamp the letters individually from the "wish" portion of the stamp.  It was a perfect fit!  Sometimes you've got to be extra creative to work with what you have!  And would my card be complete without sequins?  Heck no!!  I found the Skyfall sequins were the perfect color!  

I hope you like him and are inspired to link up with the linky party!

Supplies used:

Birthday Dragon digital stamp

Party Dies

Simply Said

Fancy Frame dies

Skyfall sequins

Hip Hip Hooray paper pad