What's on My Kitchen Counter

Wedding card inspired by the current Aurora Wings Wedding Challenge (I used the Aurora Wings Hydrangea 2 image).  The greeting is form DRS Designs called To Have and To Hold .  I was inspired by this week's color challenge on SCS - CC532 - Old Olive, Vanilla and Coastal Cabana.  I printed the main image 5 times, colored it with water colors and SU!'s Coastal Cabana and Old Olive alcohol markers.  Then I added some Stickles and SU! Dazzling Diamonds because weddings are always better with sparkles.  I used a stylus to curve out the image, and then cut out a few extra layers for the top flower and the little bloom on the bottom. I did a color wash on the bg panel with some of left over paints mixed together.  My oldest daughter had hydrangeas in her wedding and this so reminds me of the beautiful day 2 years ago.  Hope I get invited to another wedding soon so I can find a home for this pretty card. Hugz!

The new DRS Designs Challenge is  easy as 1-2-3   (use 1 of something, 2 of something and 3 of something - can be 1 image, 2 layers, 3 colors or 1 greeting, 2 embellishments, 3 die cuts).  What an easy challenge!  I used 1 greeting, 2 flowers (look close on the top right of my sentiment panel), and 3 butterflies. I stamped the Brush Birthday Greeting (love that font) for my sentiment, and I used the Single Flying Butterfly  for my butterflies.  I had fun with my background.  I splattered watercolors on my papers with a paint brush, stamped one of the images on the Four Flower Background  using my green watercolor paint, and then stamped the Lines O'Plenty Background using Versamark and embossing with white embossing powder. I love how the background came out.  Hope you will join us in the challenge. Hugz!

I have been playing with Brushos water color crystals and embossing to make some fun backgrounds. I love how this one came out: For the base, I took a mat and sprinkled on three colors of Brushos.  I then sprayed them with water and smashed my paper into the crystals.  I then let it dry and embossed the Raindrop Background with white embossing powder and Versamark. For the top panel, I used the same color mixture, but I smashed my paper into the mixture several times until it all blended and covered the paper.  I embossed the Dancing in the Rain greeting and the Umbrella images on the same panel.  Next I fussy cut the umbrella, added Stickles to make it look like it was shimmering in the rain, and then I popped it up on the corner.  A fun card to make!

Made this card for the Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS this weekend.  You can check out Brenda's card I cased HERE .  I loved how she used tissue paper and burlap.  I skipped the tissue paper and changed my images and colors.  My images are from SU! This one was one of the many thank you cards I made this weekend using the colors of my daughter's wedding.  I made a lot of papers and some had more brown and some had more pink but they all came out super interesting.  I used the Inspiration and MIX challenges on SCS for some extra inspiration on this one.  Used four mediums as that was the MIX challenge.  My mediums are water color, Stickles, Ink, and gel pen.  I had a very relaxing weekend - hope you did as well. Hugz

The DRS Designs Challenge this week is a color challenge.  Participants are asked to use some of the colors below in their creations: This challenge made me think of the Polka Dot Flower Trio stamp so I used it.  I combined it with the Single Flying Butterfly image and the Oval Stained Glass image. The new Butterfly Kisses Greeting (I see it is on sale 30% right now). You should check out what the other DRS Designs DT members created with these lovely colors (click HERE to see).  Hope your week is going well!  Hugz

The photographer, Milly Photography, shared a few more pictures with us today.  Love them!      

Since Christmas, we have had so much going on in our lives!  Grandchildren on the way and my youngest daughter's wedding took over our lives.  The wedding was yesterday and I wanted to share a couple of pictures.  She had a wonderful photographer - I can't wait to see all the pictures!!! Here is a candid shot someone took before the wedding that I just love: It was a wonderful weekend and the happy couple are on their way to Key West now.  Thanks for dropping by!  Hugz