Sympathy: Everglade Collage Thinking of You

The die came from Simon Says Stamp! and Memory Box, Inc.  I love the silhouette look with watercoloring.

Colors:
Black
Daffodil Delight
Mellow Moss
Watercolor Powders

Stamps:
Wetlands
French Foliage

Other:
Everglade Collage die
Pearls

Birthday: Ragged Daisy Blessings

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more is one of my favorite Irish blessings.  I used both watercolor powder and watercolor with stamps on this card.  I sprinkled the powder on one side of the card and spritzed.  I used inked stamps on the other side, but I placed them in the spritzed water before I stamped them.  I have quite a bit of white still showing, which created an entirely new look to my watercoloring.

Colors:
Black
Tangelo Twist
White
Watercolor powder

Stamps:
Barn Door
French Foliage
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Textures

Other:
Ragged Daisy die (Poppy Stamps)
Black enamel dots

Birthday: Dancing Poppies

Two different dies today:  Dancing Poppies (Wild Rose Studio) and Outside In Stitched Rectangles (Lawn Fawn).  The background is watercolored and stamped while the watercolor was still wet.  

Colors:
Black
Marina Mist
Watercolor Powders

Stamps:
Beautiful Peacock
French Foliage
Stacks of Wishes

Other:
Dancing Poppies die
Outside In Stitched Rectangles die
Black enamel dots

Sympathy: Watercolor Vintage Vogue and Butterflies

The monthly challenge was to use purple, lemon lime, and embossing.  The watercoloring made the colors blend beautifully.

Colors:
Concord Crush
Wisteria Wonder
Sweet Sugar Plum
Lemon Lime
Baked Brown Sugar
Rich Razzleberry

Stamps:
Vintage Vogue
Timeless Textures
French Foliage
Love and Sympathy

Other:
Embosslit Butterflies
Snow embossing folder
Pearls

Sympathy: Watercolor with Parisian Border

 

I found this die on Amazon also.  I like the silhouette-like effect.

Colors:

Powder Pink

Blushing Bride

Regal Rose

Baked Brown Sugar

Black

Stamps:

Avant Garden

French Foliage

Flourishing Phrases

Other:

Parisian Border die (Die-sire) 

Retirement: Watercolor with Butterfly

Another retirement at my school.  Mary has worked with me for 15 years.  She will be missed by one and all.

Colors:
Mossy Meadow
Coastal Cabana
Marina Mist
Pool Party
Tranquil Tide
Garden Green
Island Indigo
Bordering Blue
Baked Brown Sugar
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
French Foliage
Timeless Textures
Gorgeous Grunge
Vintage Vogue
Playful Backgrounds
Banners for You
Paisleys & Posies
So Happy for You

Other:
Butterfly Thinlet
Vellum
Stitched Whirl Background
Pearls

Birthday: Watercolor with Botanical Blooms

The watercolor background worked perfectly with the Botanical Blooms set.

Colors:
Lost Lagoon
Sage Shadow
Dapper Denim
Pool Party
Island Indigo
Coastal Cabana
Marina Mist
Daffodil Delight
More Mustard
Night of Navy
Always Artichoke

Stamps:
Playful Backgrounds
Gorgeous Grunge
Work of Art
Vintage Vogue
French Foliage
Timeless Textures
Paisleys and Posies
Watercolor Wash
Confetti
Stacks of Wishes (for inside)
Thoughtful Phrases (Hero Arts)
Botanical Blooms

Other:
Pearls
Botanical Blooms matching dies
Wink of Stella

Retirement: Dragonfly with Watercolor Background

Another coworker is retiring this year.  The Dragonfly Dreams set is new to me, but I am sure I will be using it often.  It is a gorgeous and versatile set.

Colors:
Early Espresso
Baked Brown Sugar
Wild Wasabi
Old Olive
Certainly Celery
Lost Lagoon
Mossy Meadow
Pear Pizzazz
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
Dragonfly Dreams
Awesomely Artistic
French Foliage
Banners for You (for inside)
Happy Retirement

Other:
Dragonfly Dreams matching dies
Pearls

Birthday: The Sky is the Limit

I love the masculine feel of this stamp set.  I am sure this set will be a favorite of mine.  Aaron made this card for a coworker.

Stamps:
Sky is the Limit
French Foliage
The Open Sea
Gorgeous Grunge

Colors:
Crumb Cake
Black
Early Espresso

Other:
Twine
Oval Punch
Airplane die from Dies by Dave

You've Got Friends

Aaron needed a card for a coworker that has a relative that is ill.  This is a card of support to show the coworker that they are there for her during her ordeal.

Colors:
Mossy Meadow
Early Espresso
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
French Foliage
Something to Say
Mini Tag Sentiments - from Our Daily Bread

Other:
Mini Tag Framelits - from Our Daily Bread
Twine
Bakers Twine
Punch

Card in a Box: Best Day Ever!

Aaron made this card in a box for a dear friend.   Aaron enjoys the card in a box because she can be so very creative.  And, yes, she is creative.  She decided to emboss the panels and flaps of the box instead of using designer paper.  I love the look!

Colors:
Baked Brown Sugar
Very Vanilla
White Kraft ink

Stamps:
Four Feathers
Age Awareness
Ciao, Baby
Perfect Words
@SoSocial
Cross My Heart
French Foliage
Gorgeous Grunge
Butterfly Basics

Other:
Feather Thinlets
Punches

Anniversary: One and Two Year Celebrations

Aaron needed cards to celebrate one and two years of service at work.  The colors are off in the pictures; we used Cantaloupe Crisp.

Colors:
Cantaloupe Crisp
Chocolate Chip

Stamps:
Gorgeous Grunge
French Foliage
Perfect Words
A Perfect Day

Other:
Ticket punch
Pearls

Sympathy: French Foliage and Spritzing

Another sympathy card, this time for Malanie.  I made the spritzer with alcohol and Early Espresso ink.  I had to be very careful to barely press the sprayer.  I didn't want too much color. 

Colors:
Early Espresso
Always Artichoke
Crumb Cake
Very Vanilla

Stamps:
Thoughts and Prayers
French Foliage

Other:

Circle die
Scallop punch
Leave embosslit
Spritzer
Twine

French Foliage Birthday Center Step

 I love the Stampin' Up! French Foliage set.  I used crumb cake, very vanilla, and old olive colors.

The French script stamp in this set was used as a background stamp for all of the very vanilla pieces.

Love, love, love this card!