Hi Everyone! I am super excited to share with you my first card as a guest designer for Alex Syberia! I have been a huge fan of her work for awhile now! Her coloring just blows my mind, it’s truly GORGEOUS! A huge thank you to Alex for having me be a part of her release! You can find all the beautiful new stamps at her Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign

For my first card I chose the stamp A beautiful Clematis. I am such a fan of flowers, so I couldn’t wait to ink this one up! I started by printing my images on Bristol smooth cardstock. I love this paper for stamping when I am coloring with my zig clean color brush markers. I chose a variety of shades of pink. For the leaves I used a combination of greens and blues. I love adding in a deep blue in the nooks and crannies. I then cut out the image using my Brother scan and cut.

I then used another piece of Bristol smooth card stock for my A2 panel. I wanted to create an ink blended background. I used a combination of Antique Linen and Shaded Lilac. I then used drops of water and perfect pearls on the background as well. For my sentiments I chose a friend die from Simon Says stamp and The Gray Muse (amazing sentiment). I added some sequins from Trinity stamps for added shine.

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Alex Syberia (digital stamps) https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlexSyberiaDesign
• Simon Says stamp die, The Gray Muse
• Coloring Medium: Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, Distress Oxide Ink
• Other: Perfect Pearls, Trinity Stamps sequins

Wishing you a great weekend! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Hi everyone! I hope you had a GREAT weekend! Did you watch the Super Bowl? I didn’t watch it, but I did watch the half time show! That is my favorite part! I did enjoy some yummy super bowl food though! I hope you had a good weekend and your week is off to a good start! This weekend Graciellie Design’s released a beautiful new bundle… Family Love, it truly is GORGEOUS! I couldn’t wait to begin my 2nd card with this gorgeous release! https://gracielliedesign.shop/product/family-love-digital-stamp-bundle/

I started my printing the digital image on bristol smooth cardstock! This is my favorite card stock for water brush markers! I loved this image with the 2 iris flowers. I chose different shades of pink for this card, I used a light, medium, and a dark in the nooks and crannies. I did add extra color using colored pencils to darker highlight areas. I used a combination of greens for the leaves. I then die cut the flower image using my scan and cut machine. I chose 2 different sentiments from this bundle for my card. I love all the different sentiments in this set! They are so pretty!

I then chose a stencil from Hero Arts for the base of my card panel. I chose a bright blue to compliment the pink in the flowers. I adhered the stenciled background to my card and used foam tape to mount the flowers, as well as the sentiments! I encourage you to give digital images a try! They are so fun to work with! I love that I can resize them and even layer them! I am happy to help if you need! Have a great week!

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Family Love digital Bundle, Graciellie Design
• Paper: Bristol Smooth card stock
• Coloring Medium: Zig clean color brush markers
• Other – Hero Arts stencil

Have a great week! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Hi everyone! Hope you had a great week! It’s been a busy week here, but I am ready to begin the weekend! I am so excited to share the beautiful new release from Graciellie Design. Her new set is called Family love and it is a GORGEOUS set! The set includes beautiful Iris flower images, as well as over 22 sentiments for any family member! This set is beautiful and so versatile! I think you will love it! https://gracielliedesign.shop/product/family-love-digital-stamp-bundle/ This beautiful new set is currently 20% off and the entire shop is 10% off!

I started by printing my digital images on Bristol smooth card stock. When working with digital images I let my images dry for 24 hours to ensure the ink doesn’t smear as I color. Depending on your printer you may not need to do this, but this method works best for me! For today’s card I chose the large single iris flower and re-sized the image to make this my focal point. I wanted to create a clean and simple design. To color I chose a variety of my zig clean color brush markers. I wanted to add different shades of purple, along with some areas of a pink/purple for added interest. Once the coloring was complete I added a sentiment from the set, along with some clear sequins. I also popped up my sentiment for added dimension. I hope you enjoy this card!

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Family Love Digital Stamps, Graciellie Design
• Paper: Bristol Smooth cardstock
• Coloring Medium: Zig Clean color brush markers
• Other supplies: Clear sequins

Wishing you a wonderful weekend! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha