Watercolor Bunches of Love

I have another bright and cheery card up today for you! The bit of nicer temps inspired me to create these more spring-like cards. I'm definitely anxious for spring. Winter's around here are looooooong, so we embrace the 50 degree days!!

 Of course I grabbed my favorite little buddy, Bebunni, for this card. He's so much fun to color. I stamped him onto watercolor cardstock with Distress Ink in Old Paper to mimic the no-line watercoloring technique. If you haven't tried this, definitely give it a go. You'll be hooked!

I used the Spectrum Aqua Markers to color him in and for the "sky" around him, I used the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens. In person, you can definitely see that pretty shimmer that the Sparkle Pens give. It's beautiful. I love that you can use them just as you would the Spectrum Aqua Markers with just a bit of water and a brush.

I assembled the card onto a soft yellow cardbase and I went landscape this time. Most of my cards are portrait style, but this was really cute when I turned it.

I hope you enjoyed seeing what I created with another Bebunni set. Check them all out over at Crafter's Companion. I'm still trying to get them ALL! :) Happy crafting!

PRODUCTS USED:

• Bebunni Floral Collection, Bunches of Love
• Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Cardstock
• Versafine, Onyx Black
• Distress Ink, Old Paper
• Spectrum Aqua Markers: Slate, Charcoal, Peach, Spice, Topaz, Bud Green, Aquamarine, Kingfisher, Sunflower, Sunset, Orange, Magenta, Red Violet, Scarlet, Peacock Blue, Marigold, Sea Green, and Black
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens: Blue Topaz and Moonstone

Classic Celebration Card

I'm back again with another simple and pretty card! Let's get down to it...

Today, I just had an urge to ink up this awesome Sheena, Mystery Author stamp with some nice juicy ink, Versafine in Onyx Black, and I heat embossed it to make it pop. The sheen reminds me of the old school shiny, black typewriters. I'd love to get one eventually!! I used watercolor cardstock to give it an old school feel. I then stamped the "let's celebrate!" sentiment from the Bebunni Floral Collection, Bunches of Love, in Delicata, Silvery Shimmer. I then fussy cut the entire image out and set aside.

For my card base, I chose a nice salmon linen stock this time. I cut and scored to 4.25x5.5. I pulled some fun papers in to go behind my typewriter. I used a black and white stripe and an orange and cream graph paper. Onto that, I inked up the Shenna, Simply Scripty with the Memento Ink in Cantaloupe. It's VERY subtle, but it looks so pretty in person.

I glued those papers down to the base alternating the position to make it fun! I took the typewriter image and glued down with some thicker foam adhesive. To give some sparkle, I added several black sequins to the card. Totally simple, but classic. Makes a beautiful birthday card for someone older that can appreciate the nostalgia of the typewriter!

Check out all the great Sheena stamp sets over at Crafter's Companion!

Bunches of Love

I'm back today with another Bebunni card!! This is from the set Bunches of Love. I stamped him with Tuxedo Black onto Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock.

I did a breakdown this time for the Spectrum Noir Marker colors I used for each section of the image to show you exactly where I used each color.

Bunny: IG1, IG3, IG4, BGR1, Blender
Ears: CR2, CR3, CR5
Nose: IG7
Cheeks: FS6
Tag: EB1, EB2, Blender
Flowers/Bouquet: BG4, GB6, GB7, BG1, BP2, BP5, CR6, CR8, LV1, LV2, OR1, OR2, GB5, GT1, GT2, FL3, CT2, CT4, TN4, TN8, DR2, DR7, CR1, FS4, FS9, JG1, JG3, CG3, CG4, CG1, BGR3, TB2, TB4

For the sentiment, I cut it out using the Die'Sire Essentials, Circles and behind that, I used the Die'Sire, Circle Doilies die. It adds a really pretty touch to the simple circle! I added a few light teal colored sequins for interest.

For the colored image, I fussy cut around him leaving a slight white area so it would pop off the background papers. I wanted a darker color behind him for that reason. I then used simple strips of grey patterned paper at the top and bottom of that darker piece. And for added pop, I chose to pull the orange from the bouquet for the card base. Now, this is a 6"x6" card, so it's larger than the cards I typically make and I love it! I finished it off with a simple orange hemp bow glued to the center of the bouquet.

I hope you enjoyed the project today! Check out the adorable Bebunni sets and more at Crafter's Companion.