Moments

This year, I post with a promise to craft more then disappear for several weeks. Truth is, my only excuse is too much screen time. But I broke away from the current events long enough to make this card using Simon's Monday challenge prompt, "We're Going Around in Circles."

It's simple enough, the paper is all Tim Holtz along with the foregound stamp (Tiny Prints). The flowers were accented with white Distress. A thin line of silver Stickles along with Nuvo Crystal Drops (Malted Milk) were used to accent the edge of the circle and I used a Small Talk sticker for text.

I felt I had to balance out the top of the circle somehow so I added a scrap of cheese cloth and a tiny Mirrored Star.

As always, I hope this post finds you well and happy and I appreciate your visit.

Until next time, take care.

Window Cat Times Three

I really like this stamp (Colorado Craft Company, New Day Windowsill), so I used it to make three more greeting cards that I'm sharing with you today.

The first one was cut-out after water coloring, placed on a stamped background (Tim Holtz Tiny Prints), and trimmed with Nuvo Crystal Drops and a Remnant Rub.

The next one was left on the watercolor paper (hot press), placed on a stamped background and trimmed out with lace and another Remnant Rub.

The final card (which is my favorite) was also cut-out and mounted as above. I tinted the tiny flowers in the background with white ink, distressed the edges with walnut ink and trimmed it with Nuvo Crystal Drops and a stamped greeting (from the set).

I tried to select sentiments that conveyed contemplative thoughts--human or feline.☺

As always, I hope this post finds you well and happy and I appreciate your visit.

Until next time, take care.

New Day?

It's been a long time since I've posted--I've had the time but lacked the inclination. Worry about the economy, the open border, high crime rates, etc., has dampened my creativity and I'm struggling to overcome it.

Maybe today will break the habit--a new day--and it's no coincidence that my post features a stamp set called New Day Windowsill by Colorado Craft Company.

I used watercolors and stamped a background (Tiny Prints by Tim Holtz).

Here's another version mounted on scrapbook paper (Asuka Studio).

It was fun to play around with different shades of green but I have a tendency to over-work the colors. Practice is the only way to overcome this.

I'm linking up to Simon's Monday challenge, this week it's Watercolor.

As always, I hope this post finds you well and happy and I appreciate your visit.

Until next time, take care.