Classes and Challenges

I'm supposed to be taking Stretch Your Stamps 2, but I'm having a hard time playing along with everything I've got going on. Too busy to think straight, basically.

Anyway... here's three cards, two for class that are direct copies, solely for technique, and the third for the Always Playing with Paper Challenge #12, because I liked the color combo and thought it would go well with the Simon Says kit that I hadn't played with yet.

A Note: Glossy Accents is the devil. You will get it everywhere. It will bubble. You will put your thumb in it. It will fall on its face before it dries. You will hate yourself. Cards with glossy accents are like the hot buttered toast of the craft world -- you will drop it on the floor and it will be a disgusting wreck.

Another Note: Wink of Stella will re-activate your watercolor. Stella and this technique do not mix. <sigh>

Lastly, for the challenge. Love how I somehow wrecked the sentiment -- it was perfect -- before I got a photo of it. I blame the above watercolor cards. I was spraying a bit of water around. I know it's my fault, but it's still sucky.

ETA: This card was one of three runner-ups for the Challenge! I'm so totally honored!

Colors and Sunshine

I've been behind in playing along with some of the kits I've been given. I went back to the Sunshine kit from March, and made a few cards. I hope you enjoy them.

This first one is for Freshly Made Sketches 138.

This is for Deconstructed Sketch 153. I used watercolor pencils on the crayons.

Colors and Kits

I've been wanting to play with negative space, and Retro Sketches 107 is perfect for it! I have a embarrassingly large collection of washi tape, so I layered several different colors. The sentiment is from last month's Simon Says kit.

I've never copied a card before, item for item, but I spotted this piece and loved it. I got the huge Pebbles 'From Me to You' kit off of Crafty Steals. It's got so much stuff in it, I could copy dozens of cards, and still make a scrapbook or two! Anyway, here's the card.