Watercolor HAPPY card. I wet watercolor paper then smooshed Distress Inks (cracked pistachio, peacock feathers & mustard seed) onto a craft mat and spritzed with water. I painted the colors onto the wet watercolor paper. Dried it with a heat tool then used "BOLD BLOSSOMS & BOLD BLOOMS" dies by Julie for ELLEN HUTSON. I added dimensional's to the top piece of the die cut flower. The HAPPY die is from MY FAVORITE THINGS and is also popped up with dimensional's. I used GLOSSY ACCENTS over the top flower die cut piece and the sentiment and cut 2 different widths of the watercolored paper to add at the sides.

I LOVE COLOR!!!! 

Watercoloring die cuts. I used an IMPRESSION OBSESSION "HYDRANGEA" die and watercolor paper.

Easter card. I started with COSMO CRICKET "JUST ADD WATER" paper. VERVE "BE BLESSED & FAITH MEDLEY" stamp sets. I die cut the leaves and flowers with the matching dies from VERVE. Heat embossed the sentiment in RANGER SUPER FINE WHITE. POPPED UP ENTIRE PANEL WITH Dimensional's and added HEIDI GRACE DESIGNS epoxy stickers in flower centers.

The Cosmo Cricket "just add water" paper had the white fern design already added. I love this paper! 

Embossed water colored Easter card

I started with COSMO CRICKET "JUST ADD WATER" paper. It has white embossed images already on it. I smooshed Distress Inks in TUMBLED GLASS, SPUN SUGAR & PEELED PAINT to my craft mat then spritzed with water. I wet the paper with water also then blended the colors. I used SIMON SAYS STAMP SETS " REJOICE & FLOWERS ON MY MIND" to heat emboss the sentiment, cross and flowers in RANGER "SUPERFINE WHITE". The sentiment is on a piece of heavy weight vellum. I used LIQUID PEARLS "GOLD PEARL" for flower centers and the dots on the vellum. 

I popped it up on fun foam. Happy Easter! #SSSFAVE 

Watercolor card

I started with Cosmo Cricket's JUST ADD WATER paper. It has the white embossed design already printed on it. I used KOI water colors on images. Added rhinestones in the flower centers and used WINK OF STELLA on flowers & bird and around edges of pink card base. 

Happy Die Cut Circles card

My Favorite Things "HAPPY" die used on what was a miscut circle and since it didn't cut all the way through I decided to make a little card out of it. I used "spiced marigold & picked raspberry" Distress inks to color my mishap circle. I did the opposite coloring for the happy die cut. I glued the die cut back into the negative space so when the top opens its actually on the backer piece.

I then die cut the circles with StampinUp's "circles collection" framelits. The card opens from the bottom. 

Tim Holtz Bigz dies, distress inks and clear rock candy over them for a crackled affect.

Using FLOWER SOFT. Sheena Douglass stamp set that came in my UK mag subscription. I addedFLOWER SOFT after I stamped the images.

Stem dies make great trees! I cut the tree out 3 times with Paper Smooches TREES 1 die and theleaves with SPELLBINDERS Sprigs die. I glued 2 pcs on top of each otherto pop it up. The sentiment is SHELTERING TREE from StampinUp. I heatembossed the sentiment in brown onto heavy vellum. The background issponged with distress inks in tumbled glass for sky & gathered twigsfor dirt.

Anniversary card

I used Distress Inks in "scattered straw & peacock feathers" on watercolor paper. Let it dry then splattered same colors over top. Heat emboss with superfine detail black Ranger embossing powder. Sentiment from stamp sets SSS ESENTIAL GREETINGS & MAMA ELEPHANT's HAPPY EVERYTHING. Gold thread wrapped with bow at the side. I spritzed with SHIMMER MIST from Inagine Crafts comp. 

Lawn Fawn's LETS PLAY stamps & dies. Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass for sky. Sun & Stitched Cloud dies are also Lawn Fawn. Grass die cut from MFT called "fresh cut grass". Wink of Stella on clouds and sun.

Gold embossed EASTER crosses card. SSS products used are REJOICE stamp set and CROSSES dies. I used SSSSTITCHED HILLSIDE BORDERS to create the rolling hills. SSS ULTRA FINEGOLD embossing powder on the crosses. Distress Ink, CRUSHED OLIVE onthe hills. The sky is water colored using distress ink colors, brokenChina and a little bit of barn door. The sentiment REJOICE is also heatembossed in the same gold as crosses. I wanted to add some greenery andsince the Rejoice stamp set had none, I used W PLUS 9 "fresh cutcontainers" stamps. Happy Easter. #SSSFAVE

The SSS Jan 2015 Card Kit had Bo Bunny "noteworthy" card pieces in it that I attached with foam squares and added silver thread onto.

My daddys birthday is today. Celebrate big in heaven dad. We miss you so very much. Until we meet again.....I love you!!!

RAINBOW STAMPING. #SSSFAVE I used SSS "Rejoice" stamp set for the Sentiment & iridescentice embossing powder on the cross. First I masked off a center sectiowith post it tape then stamped the flowers from W+9 "fresh cutcontainers" stamps. Colorbox pigment ink in "tropical" for the REJOICEsentiment then used clear embossing powder over it. I partial dryembossed with "Swiss dot" embossing folder. I ran the Tropical pigmentink across the card base for a rainbow effect. Used mounting foam topop up top layer. Happy Easter!

SSS March 2015 card Kit. #SSSFAVE I used SSS "Mod Circle Frame" die and cut papers included in the kit for the background and filler pieces. I attached the die cut frame with spray adhesive. There are Authentique "classic beauty" life cards in the kit so I die cut one for the sentiment and one I put into the mod circle frame die to get a piece to fit in bottom left corner. Sakura clear glittering gel pen was used on the words. I added Wink of Stella to the black polka dots.

I put clear rock candy from Ranger over everything then used walnut stain distress ink to grunge it up.

PAPER PIECING. I wanted to use up my scrap papers in from the SSS March 2015 Card Kit. Iused SSS "Mod Circle Frame" die to cut several papers then I piecedthem back into the diecut. I heat embossed the flowers with SSS ultrafine gold embossing powder onto vellum. The stamps are from the kit aswell and are called "flowers on my mind". The matching dies arecalled "2 flowers & 2 leaves". I heat embossed the sentiment andflowers onto heavy vellum. I used liquid pearls "onyx pearl" also inthe kit for the flower centers.

My Favorite Things kind of day! Stamps used: small brick background, get well wishes & bedtime story. Cheery Lynn Designs Window B die. I heat embossed the brick background and then colored with Distress Inks in barn door and gathered twigs colors.

What a great week of teaching!

Paper smooches "calico" stamp set used on this card.

Layers of grunge and lace for a 78th Birthday card. Tim Holtz metal accent pieces.

Hero Arts "Anchor" stamp set & die.

W Plus9 "Fish more" stamps & dies.

Hero Arts Hydrangea stamp.

Die Cut day. The sun & clouds dies are from Lawn Fawn. Grass border die from My Favorite Things. The leaves, bird, flowers punches are from StampinUp. Card stock is from Gina K Designs in "tomato soup" color. I love her 120lb base weight card stocks!!! So sturdy!!!

SSS "favorite flowers" stamp set from June 2014 card Kit.

Silver & Gold Thank You card. I used Simon Says Stamp "Falling Hearts" die on silver and the "Thank You Heart" die in both gold & silver paper. This is a great two pc die set that can be used as separate pieces! I replaced a few of the hearts with the gold paper and added silver & gold ribbon & threads at the bottom. I used a clear glitter pen to color in the white hearts. #SSSFAVE

SSS Artful Flowers stamp set with SSS Designer Flowers dies. I dry embossed Kraft paper with the brick design. Then I used "old paper" distress ink over the raised sections. Then I gently swiped SSS white pigment ink over it again for an aged look. Mama Elephant "Blush & Lollypop" inks for the flowers. Fringe sizzors were used to make the double layer of grass. The butterfly is a punch from StampinUp. It has a vellum overlay. Enamel dots and wink of Stella give it some sparkle. The green paper is Gina K Designs "fresh asparagus" color.

I started with Bazzill "candy hearts" cardstock for base. Added a dry embossed "sea glass" colored layer. Stamped the florals and leaves on watercolor paper then embossed with superfine white embossing powder from Simon Says Stamp. I used Tim Holtz distress inks mixed with water to color in the flowers and leaves. I cut them out with Mama Elephants "freestyle floral" dies. The Sentiment is from StampinUp called "From my Heart" stamp set. I used StampinUp "Apothecary Accents" framelits die. Popped up the center flower and sentiment with dimensional's from StampinUp.

Easter card. I used Simon Says Stamp REJOICE stamp set & CROSSES dies. Tim Holtz RAYS stencil and distress inks for color rays & sun. Silver embossing powder on sentiment, crosses and the clouds silver lining. HE is our silver lining after all!! Wink of Stella glitter pen on rays & sun make it sparkle. Cardstock from SSS

As I sit at my desk, this is my view. How I love Studio 215!!!