Friday, February 1, 2013

FWF -- Color my world!

Maybe it's the bitter cold snap we're having again, but I've been craving bright colors!  I keep thinking I should be making winter themed cards, but I'm reaching for tulips, butterflies, motorcycles and bright washi tapes instead.  Must be a sign of cabin fever!

The first two cards use the Unity Tulips and Daisies stamp set.  I'm broadening my wings a bit and trying some watercolor painting.  This card with blue tulips uses a student watercolor paint set I picked up at Michael's for under $5. I entered it in a challenge on the cropchocolate.com site.


I used Echo Park For the Record 2 Documented papers, Strathmore 90# cold press watercolor paper,  and some ribbon from my stash.



 
I used my same student set of watercolor paints, Carta Bella Paris Girl 6x6 papers, Spellbinders die, Really Reasonable January Club ribbon, and a sentiment stamp and bling from Close To My Heart.  I embossed the right panel with a Lifestyles Crafts linear embossing panel run through a Bigshot.
 
This next card came about when my DH came home from work and said, "a co-worker turns 24 tomorrow.  Can you make him a card?".  Happens to us all, doesn't it?  Well, I knew the 2 of them had motorcycled together after work a couple times last summer, so out came my trusty cycle stamp.  Here was the 5 minute card I came up with:
 
 
I used a CTMH motorcycle stamp and CTMH Kraft card stock.  The various washi tapes I own are thrown in a basket so I no longer know the manufacturers.  The "celebrate" sentiment is from a Unity grab bag.
 
I have two more cards to show you.  There's no Unity on them, but I've been discussing different watercolor paints with some friends on another forum who also visit FWF and I want to show a comparison for them.
 
It's the basically the same card, made twice.  The first butterfly is colored with Copic markers.  The second butterfly uses some new paints I just got this week.  Well, new to me anyway, called Creative Inspirations paints.
 

 
All supplies and stamps are CTMH, except Copic markers and Creative Inspirations Paints.  I used peach and tanzanite paint colors.  It's hard to see, but they are very sparkly and luminescent. I'm entering the second card in the Creative Inspirations "anything goes" challenge.
 
Have a great week everyone!  We're below zero again today.  I hope that groundhog doesn't see his shadow so Spring comes early!!!! 



27 comments:

  1. Nice cards, Julie! I'm not surprised at the cabin fever... It's so darn cold!

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  2. Great work with the image stamps and coloring. Pretty flowers and cycle designs.

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  3. Wow, you've been super busy! I absolutely agree, Julie, after 3 1/2 months of winter drab I am reaching for bright colors and spring images. Hope you warm up soon!

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  4. Hi Julie! Wow you have been really busy. The cards are gorgeous!! Love that motorcycle one, it's so Cool!! Happy Weekend!

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  5. Wow You have been busy. Lovely cards.

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  6. Julie, these are all fantastic!! Love your different types of painting & the effect on your motorcycle card is just awesome!

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  7. Wow!!! You have been busy!! A lot of great cards!! Love how you did the motorcycle card, giving it movement. The flowers are beautiful. I really like the butterflies, those are beautiful.

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  8. Holy crow! You've been very busy! Your cards are all fabulous! TFS!

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  9. great cards! Lots of sharing...thanks!

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  10. Love the tulips, it's fun to water color. Try the Twinkling H2O's sometime, you will love them!

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  11. Ooohh, I like both of the butterflies! The paints seem a lot softer than the Copics. How are the Creative Inspiration paints different from Twinkling waters paints?

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  12. Beautiful card!! I have been eyeing that stamp set witht the tulips..now you are making me want butterflies too!

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  13. I really like how your motorcycle card looks like it's actually speeding by. Great affect!

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  14. wow you have been a very busy gal! Love all your cards!! stamping the motorcycle like that gives great effect and i love that butterfly!

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  15. All your cards are very nice, great job!!!! You have inspired me to get back to work and make some cards too lol!!!

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  16. Wow, beautiful cards, Julie! I have to admit, you are really tempting me to jump onto the Copic bandwagon... hmmm... such great inspiration here! :)

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  17. Yes, my husb also occasionally says, could you make a card for... and usually wants to put it in the mail the same day. :P Awesome cards today!

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  18. All your cards are wonderful! i love using watercolors. If you want brighter colors try the guache paints.

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  19. ALL your cards are FANTASTIC!!! Your watercoloring looks awesome!!!

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  20. BUSY! These are all so cheery... makes me wish for spring as well. Lovely work on all of your cards. TFS!

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  21. WOW you were busy getting ready for this FWF! What a great set of cards...they are all wonderful, but I especially LOVE the motorcycle card because it shows motion!

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  22. Nice lineup of cards, Julie! Glad the hog listened to your wishes! LOL! Brrrrrrrrrr....

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  23. Thanks for sharing all your great cards!

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  24. I love your coloring, these are so pretty.

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  25. I am definitely loving that motorcycle! Such a fun way to stamp it. And the tulips & butterflies are coloured so wonderfully :)

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