NO COLORING day 2 - faux watercolor

this is one of my favorite techniques and i have recently been collecting stamps that would be good for this. i am afraid you will see alot of this stamp as i used the heck out of it this weekend!

~~if anyone can tell me why i have a pic come up sideways occasionally i would be eternally grateful - it is rightside up in my file~~

for this technique you need a stamp that is fairly solid - an outline stamp will not be as effective. i have just experimented with different ones and some look good and some don't.

ink up your stamp with various colors of dye ink - memento dew drops are perfect for this due to their shape - PLUS they have lots of yummy colors (and i have them ON SALE). once your stamp is inked as you want mist it very lightly with water and then stamp on watercolor paper. it is that simple!

those delish little square purple embellies will be here soon in lots of fun colors and finishes which i can't wait to get my hands on!

lotsa lotsa SFYTT and one for OCCC

jen was talking about how cute ellie is lately on her blog so i am continuing with the lotsa lotsa theme since i got carried away with her sketch this weekend! and i was SO excited to see my friend suzanne dean as the guest designer this month - suzanne is extremely talented and will be coming over this weekend to hang out and color with a few of us - she has been gracious enough to agree to come teach a copics class for us!!! be sure and go check out her blog too because she has some FABOO blog candy up for grabs this week!!!! this first one also incorporates the theme for OCCC which was to create a humorous card or at least a card that makes me smile. well this card has such wild colors i can't help but smile:

this poor little chichiboulie from stamping bella has sat unloved for far too long on my really need to use this stamp pile (and more just keep coming because i think i am crazy!!) the Drop Scallops background stamp is one of my very own inked up with the Bouquet kaleidacolor pad. i colored twimkle fairy chichi with copics and then painted her skirt with opal liquid pearls and her wings with frosted lace stickles - the shimmer of the skirt would NOT come thru on the pics but i really like it in real life. the sentiment is studio g of course!

the next two are faux watercoloring again - both using inkadinkado stamps:

they also both have some of that delicious SEI velvet paper i love so much!

i am considering some changes to my blog and have been collecting up some blog candy i need to give away so watch for more on that soon!!!

happy stampin everyone!