Flowers do the trick! RG AvenueBirthday Poppy

Hello inky friends!  Today I'm sharing a pretty floral card I created using a gorgeous stamp set from RG Avenue.  Birthday Poppy is a set of several florals and three sentiments, perfect for birthdays, encouragement or just a happy hello!  It's also a great set to get that WOW quickly and easily!  

To create my card, I started out by stamping the tall floral stem onto Powdered Sugar cardstock (it's sooo thick and allows for some fun watercoloring without the wrinkly effects thinner paper produces).  I stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and heat set it so that I could create a beautiful watercolor effect without bleed- and without the need for embossing.  Next, I used a clear stamp sheet (the one that peels off my stamp set) and added one drop of Tangy Apple and one drop of Sweet Banana to the clear sheet then added some water to dilute and mix the colors.  I applied this ink onto the "greenery" area in a quick/fluid motion- not worrying about accuracy.  I then added one drop of Sweet Pink, Sour Guava and Sweet Banana to the sheet and added some water to really water it down.  I applied that to the florals in the same manner.  After "painting" the flowers, I splattered a few drops of the green and the pink-ish color to my image panel to help bring everything together. 

Next, I started working on the fringe element on the edge.  I wanted to incorporate this week's color focus (our Basic Confectionery Cubes) by adding this fun little fringe element on the edge.  I cut a few pieces of the colors in this family and attached them to a strip of white paper and then attached that to the underside of my stamped panel.  Once attached, I used my scissors to cut the fringe edge.  

To finish things off, I wrapped some Black Taffy Twine onto the edge added a pearl (that I color matched) and mounted the stamped panel onto a Sweet Cane panel with pop-dots before mounting onto a Powdered Sugar card base. 

Thanks for hopping over and I hope you enjoy this card.  Make sure to stop over to the RG Avenue shop to check out all the products I used in creating this pretty little card!  :). Have a great day and stay safe!

Stamps:  Birthday Poppy

Inks:  Versafine Clair Nocturne (Heatset)
Cardstock:  Powdered Sugar, Vanilla Cream, Gray Stuff, Nectar Stone, Black Taffy, Sweet Cane
Reinkers:  Green, Pink, Yellow (Tangy Apple, Sweet Pink, Sour Guava, Sweet Banana)-used as watercolors
Dazzling Pat
Black Taffy Twine

RG Inspired: Cake Layers Bundle: Black and White...EAT CAKE

Hey there inky friends!  I'm back with one more card featuring this weeks fabulous bundle:  Cake Layers!  So what do you think?  Is it a MUST HAVE for you?  I hope I've shown you that this collection of stamp sets is not JUST for birthdays.  Lots and lots of amazing cards can be made for any theme!  

Today's card is totally inspired by RG and his love of Black and White styling!  I thought I'd create a fun card featuring the Confetti Creator background and the striped cake.  Of course I added a little pop of color with the flowers (and some deeeeelish Sugar Drops reinkers!)  They make my images POP with color!  

Thanks for popping over to check out my projects this week.  I'll be back again next week to share some fun new projects and a brand new bundle!  YUM YUM!

Flower Power! RG Studio 360 new bundle: Cake Layers

Hey there inky friends!  I'm back with another fun card created using the newest stamp set/bundle from RG Studio 360.  This bundle "Cake Layers" is not just for Birthdays....Yep.  I said that correctly.  Check out the card I created using the adorable florals!  

To create this card, I started out by making somewhat of a watercolor wash on some Powdered Sugar cardstock.  After I added a mix of colors,  I let it dry and then machine stitched some meandering lines on the paper.  After that, I mounted this stitched panel onto Sour Mist cardstock. 

Next, I used the digital versions of the flowers.  I printed several onto some Powdered Sugar cardstock and then used the Sugar Drops reinkers below and a tiny paintbrush to give them some color.  The watercolor effect these reinkers provide is awesome!  A little drop of ink and some water goes a LONG way! 

After coloring the images, I fussy cut them out and selected a few to add to my card.  

To finish off the card, I added the stitched panel onto Powdered Sugar cardstock and then mounted onto Tangy Grape cardstock.  I attached the sentiment (printed on a circle form in MSWord and fussy cut) and some twine to the card then added the flowers.  SO FUN, so pretty, I think.  

I'll be back again tomorrow with one more fun creation using this bundle.  Hop back over tomorrow to see another TOTALLY RG inspired birthday card.  :)

Make a WISH! RG Studio 360 new bundle: Cake Layers...

Hey there inky friends!  I'm back with another fun birthday creation featuring the new RG Studio 360 bundle Cake Layers.  I used the digi form of this stamp set to create a row of 14 candles (I reversed every other candle to give some "movement".  I printed the candles in a lighter grayscale so that I could make the coloring the focus on this card.  

Now this card is quite unusual for me.  It's definitely NOT an A2 card.  Actually, this card measures 8 1/2 x 4.25 inches.  WOWSERS!  I just had to create a LONG card to fit all those candles!  hee hee...

I colored these images with a small paintbrush and Sugar Drops reinkers.  I love that the reinkers act just like watercolors.  They are vibrant and mix beautifully too!

After coloring, I splattered a bit of blue reinker onto the panel (mostly on the right side) to give it some pizazz and then mounted it onto a yummy Sour Mist panel then attached some super thin twine to the sentiment and strung the sentiment across the page.  Next I added a little colored flower from the Cake Layers set (yes, this set has some awesome flowers and flower clusters too) and mounted this whole panel onto a Powdered Sugar card base.

So fast and fun!