I'm back!

After a very long blogging break, I'm back.  I've been creating the entire time, I've just been really bad at posting to my own blog. 

I'm not going to go back and add pictures, but will be much better about adding them her in the future. 

These are a few projects I've completed recently for my DT work with Rachel Vass Designs.  Sadly, Rachel notified all of last week, that she will not be designing any more images.  She's leaving her Etsy shop open for the time being, but I don't know for how long.  Wish you the best Rachel

I'll eventually get around to posting these on IG, but for now, you all get the sneak peek

You Are So Beautiful

Hello and happy Tuesday my friends. 

Today I'm practicing my watercoloring. 

I stamped this floral image from Simon Says Stamp and brought out the Kuretake watercolor set to color.  I cut the image down to 3¾ x5.  I originally thought I would just frame the image in black, but felt like it needed something more.  So I cut a white frame and added black and white horizontal striped washi tape.  I was just el what it needed

Just Because

I can't be the only person that has a bin full of colored images.  Today I finally dug through it and was able to make this card for some of those pieces. 

I die cut the Honey Bee lattice from Neenah #80 cardstock and sprinkled it with purple and black ink.  I then glued it to an ink blending card base.  The Pink Fresh floral image was  colored with Copic markers and cut using my Scan n Cut.  I then added foam tape to the back to give it dimension.  

Break time is over

The last few months have been extremely difficult.  I started this blog on January 6 by celebrating my wonderful mothers birthday, and yesterday I mourned the 2 month anniversary of her death.  I miss her everyday. 

Two for Tuesday

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday Friends

This is going to be the final Two for Tuesday.  I'll probably bring it back later in the year.

Today, I have 2 cards using the same stamp, Altenew Leaf Canopy

This first card, I inked up the stamp with 2 colors of Altenew ink, Autumn Blaze and Sunkissed.  I spritzed it with a tiny bit of water and stamped it onto watercolor paper.  After it was dry, I stamped the outline in Versafine black ink.

I love this sentiment from The Greetery  I used the same Altenew ink colors for the Hello.  To give it more dimension, I used to coordination die cut, and cut 3 additonal sentiments from black cardstock.

By now you know I love using my Copic Markers.  I actually prefer to use them over anyother medium.  I just used the outline stamp of the Leaf Canopy set.  I stamped the smaller stem in Memento tuxedo black ink.  Then I masked it off and stameped the larger stem over top.
The die cut ribbon around the stems pulls it all together and gives it a finished look.  The Hello sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Thank you again for stopping by.  Wishing you all a happy, healthy week.

❤- Jackie

It's Two for Tuesday

Hello Friends and Happy Tueday.

Today for Two for Tuesday, I went will this awesome stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

On this card,  I color blended Inkon3 fadeout ink over the stencil so I'd know where to color.  I brought out my Zig Clean Color brush pens.  I need to use them more.  I love the way they look and how easy they are to use.  I stamped the sentiment for Mama Elephant and die cut it wilth a circle die.

This second card is a failrly simple card.  I blended Altenew ink over the stencil.  I cut the panel down and added a color border, then went through my stash of pattern paper and found this polka dotted background.   The sentiments are from You Got This set from Simon Says Stamp.

Thank you joining me.

Until next time

💓 - Jakie

30 Day Coloring Challenge

Happy Sunday my friends.  

I'm so excited to participate in The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge.  I think this is my 4th or 5th time.  It's always so much fun! 

For day 1, I decided to color this stamp from Altenew.  I used my Waffle Flower media mat to reverse stamp the image onto white cardstock.  I cut a mask using Gina K. Masking Magic and then stamped the image again. 

The lilys were colored with Copic markers. I cut the sentiment out and ink blended on color to give it an ombre look. 

To see all 30 days of the challenges, be sure and check out my Instagram page. 

Until next time

                 ❤️ - Jackie