Thursday, May 22, 2014

Congratulations and Birthday Cards





I have a card for this week's Make it Monday #165:  Artsy Watercolor Backgrounds.  Watercoloring is so trendy now, and I really like how easy it is.  I used some Ranger water color paper and Mum's the Word stamps in Berry Sorbet, Lavender Moon, Harvest Gold and Simply Chartreuse ink.  I stamped my sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black after everything was dry.  I am also entering this card at Less is More #172, where the theme is Flowers, and Simon Says Monday where the challenge is Botanical.





I have 4 cards using the color scheme at this week's ColourQ cQc #242.  What--why 4 cards?  Well, I wanted to play around with these colors first using Copic markers and then distress inks.  I used my PTI Text Block Birthday die, and because I cannot bear to waste a die cut, each method ends up with two cards.

First up are my cards using Distress Inks.  I used 4 colors and sponged them on a piece of white card stock, blending where the colors met.  Then, I ran that piece through my Xyron machine, before cutting it with the Text Block Die.  I also took a plain piece of white card stock, ran it through the Xyron machine and then cut it with the die.  

The cards are made by adhering the die cut sentiment piece to a card base, and then filling in the bits from one die cut on to the card base with the other die cut.



I used a similar method for my cards using Copic markers.  I used 4 markers and colored a piece of white card stock with them, overlapping the colors where they met.  Then, I ran that piece through my Xyron machine, before cutting it with the Text Block Die.  I also took a plain piece of white card stock, ran it through the Xyron machine and then cut it with the die.  





 It is very hard to tell the difference between the two sets of cards in these photos, but it is a little more obvious in person.  The ones with distress inks have more blended flow between the colors.  It was fun to play around with these colors, and now I have 4 birthday cards to add to my stash.




In this side by side comparison, you can see the Copic card on the left and the Distress ink card on the right.  If you look closely, you can see how the colors are blended where they meet.

I am also entering these cards at Seize the Birthday--(no toppings--anything goes).


Thanks for Visiting

32 comments :

  1. Your water coloring on the first card is so pretty and I love the blended inks on your birthday cards.

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  2. Fabulous! Love the bold, bright colours.

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  3. Joyce...these are so beautiful! I love your MIM card using those mums, so elegant. Easy you say...what time will you be over for a quick lesson???And your fun birthday cards are just too cute. I love them both!

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  4. All of your cards are wonderful!

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  5. You have made a lot of fun and really fabulous cards, Joyce, so many people are going to enjoy receiving a birthday card from you! Love what you did with the colors! Thanks for sharing your cards with us at the colourQ.

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  6. Beautiful striking cards and thanks for sharing
    Sarah
    Less is more

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  7. These are fantastic Joyce - I'd never have guessed you'd used copics and distress inks- both look amazing. Thanks for playing along at Colour Q!

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  8. Joyce, I always love stopping over to check out your beautiful array of cards. Today is no exception!

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  9. Beautiful cards and great colours and technique.
    thanks for taking part
    Sarah
    Less is More

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  10. This is a terrific effect, love all those blooms!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  11. Beautiful cards, Joyce. I just absolutely love the Mums card.

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  12. all cards are fabulous! Love the mums with the MIM technique! And your birthday cards are great...good job with the watercolor!

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  13. All such beautiful card Joyce, I love your watercolour MIM on both and the Copic is super creative! I bet they are gorgeous IRL!

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  14. I love the card you made for the MIM this week, Joyce! So pretty!

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  15. All of these cards are so pretty. Water coloring is so much fun, isn't it?
    Thank you for joining us at Seize The Birthday. :)

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  16. How beautiful!
    Thank you for your LIM entry
    Anne
    Less is More Designer

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  17. These are amazing Joyce, love the bright colors! Thanks so much for joining us at the ColourQ!

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  18. Your MIM card turned out great, Joyce. You've inspired me to try that technique. The other cards are so bright and cheery and making two cards from one cut is such a bonus.

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  19. Beautiful watercoloured card and love the rainbow birthday cards- distress inks are my favourite they blend so well.

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  20. Wonderful sets of birthday cards, Joyce. I really like how each card turned out with a different 'look'. Your watercolored Mums are beautiful too! Thanks for all of the fun ideas ;-)

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  21. Beautiful set of birthday cards, Joyce. Loved the mini tutorial. TFS

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  22. The watercoloured mums are gorgeous, Joyce ... and the colour blocks are just stunning ... love the blending on the DI ones! Anita :)

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  23. Beautiful cards! Love the water color blending! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra

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  24. The mum....my favorite. Looks beautiful Joyce. Love the Text Box die cards too. Such different looks the distress vs copics brings. Nicely done both ways.

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  25. Love your mum card,I just used that set. The watercolor birthday panels are stunning !

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  26. The dreamy effect with the watercolors on the mum card looks gorgeous! And I love how you used distress and Copic inks on the Text Box cards. Both are wonderful!

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  27. I can't seem to get my mouth closed. I am intrigued as heck about how you did these sensational cards, but it isn't sinking in at the mo. I'm bookmarking this because I have that die and think they are amazing! Thanks, Joyce!! Hugs, Darnell

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  28. Love the positive/negative cards, Joyce, they're so striking! Thanks so much for joining us at Seize The Birthday!

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  29. Joyce...congrats on being a Colour Courteir with your amazing pair of cards! So fun to see your cards win.

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  30. Wow! That water color background card is hubba hubba gorgeous. I'm dabbing a bit at water coloring myself but nowhere near your league. The 4 happy birthday cards are really nifty. You have some serious patience to piece all those parts back into the card. The results are worth it though!

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