Embossed cards

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a few cards to show you.

I made these cards using an embossing folder.

I inked the one side of the inside of an embossing folder,

put card stock into the folder and ran it through

my Cuttlebug.
By inking one side of the folder, when it is run

through the Cuttlebug, it presses the ink into the 

embossed area, coloring it.

This image was inked and embossed with 

yellow Color Theory ink

creating a nice crisp image.

After doing the first image, I did a second

generation print for this card.

I ran the folder through the Cuttlebug

again with a piece of card stock,

but did not reink the folder,

giving a much softer look.

This card was done with the same 

technique using an 

Orange Color Theory Inkpad

second generation  printing.

The embossing folder I used was

Rose Mosaic from Darice

Thanks for spending time with me today.

I hope you have learned something and/or been

inspired in some way.

See you next time, until then;

Get inky!

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see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

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and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Nature cards

Hello crafty friends!

The prompt for May for the

Mixed Media Emporium

has been Nature.

Here is a card I made for that challenge.

The background is a piece of hand made paper

that I had in my stash.

The colored layer is a piece of deli paper

that I colored with alcohol inks.

The leaf image is an eco-print that I made

this past fall.

It is all adhered to a white card base.

I do love how it turned out, 

and I hope you do too.

Thanks for stopping by today,

hope you'll stop in again soon.

Until then:

See beauty in the little thing!

Jump Start Your Mojo

Welcome to Kristie Kreates!

Today I have a couple coloring pages to show

you.  During the COVID lockdown, there have

been plenty of days that I just haven't

been motivated to be creative.

One of the things that helped jump start my

mojo was to just pick up a coloring book and

colored pencils and do a little coloring.

Here are 2 pages that I colored, just for something

to do to try to get my mojo back.

I'm not sure what I'll do with them,

but they are in my background stash now.

Maybe an envelope, maybe a background, 

maybe the front of a card or an element 

for a card or project.

Thanks for stopping in today,

hope to see you again soon.

Until then;

try something simple to jump start your

creativity.

No line coloring vs. stamped coloring

Hello, I hope you are having a good day!

I've been having quite a time being in the

house on lockdown for so long.

It's been weeks since I have been out and 

seen any friends or my family.

The only time I was out was one day

when I was pretty much force to go out,

as our refrigerator died on us, so we

needed to go buy a new one.  Luckily

everyone we saw at the appliance store was

wearing a mask and keeping their distance.

My creative motivation is down, but when

I do sit down to be creative, it helps a lot

and I do enjoy it.

Today I'm showing you a couple pieces I 

did, similar, but different techniques and

supplies.

I've always loved "no line coloring"

I'm not great at it, but practice makes perfect,

so I decided to give it a go with my watercolors.

I used a very light color, I believe Antique Linen, Distress

ink to stamp the images onto watercolor paper.

I then set about painting the images.

I think they turned out nice, but with practice

I should be able to do better.  

The point of this technique is to not have the 

stamped lines show as such.  All the ink is

blended into the painting and any outlining is

done with the painting.

This one was stamped with 

Onyx Black VersaFine ink

then colored with colored pencils.

This look is much smoother and cleaner.

It's much easier to control the color with this

technique.
I like both pieces, but the perfectionist in me

likes the second one better.

Have you ever tried no line coloring?

If you want to see how it's done check out
Kristina Werner's video here.

Kristina is one of my favorite artist/bloggers

and does beautiful no line coloring.

Thanks for stopping by today,

see you again soon.

Until then;

Try something new.

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Flower paintings

Welcome to Kristie Kreates!

I've been playing around with watercolors

lately and combining it with doodling.

Here are a couple pieces I've done.

Not great art, but I had fun doing them

and I'm slowly getting better, I think.

Water colors and fine liner pens

Again water colors and fine liner

pens.  Not exactly what I wanted 

this to look like, but it's coming along.

I just need to practice and play more.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I appreciate you're spending time with me.

I hope you are finding time to do something

creative during this stressful time.

Until next time;

Do something relaxing!

Card from background stash

Hello!

I hope you are all staying safe and healthy.

Today I'm showing you  a card I made with

a piece I found in my background stash.

I believe the background was made with 

acrylic paints and my gelli plate.

I then use a stencil and black paint to add

the flower image to the piece.
The edges didn't turn out perfect, but that's okay,

it's part of it's charm and look of being hand made.

This card was sent to a friend to let them know

I was thinking about them.

Thanks for stopping in to see what I'm up to.

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until next time:

Stay safe, stay healthy and do something

creative.

Poppies in watercolors

Hello and welcome to my blog.

I hope you are doing well today.

Today I'm showing you a painting of 

poppies that I did.

This is the first time I've painted something

that I actually designed and drew myself.

I sketched the poppies lightly with pencil

then painted them with Arteza watercolors.

I'm pleased with the way it turned out, 

don't think it's too bad for a first attempt at

something like this.

I definitely need more practice, but I'm sure

I'll get better as time goes on.

Thanks for coming by today.

Come again soon, until then:

Challenge your creativity!

Water color and doodling practice

Good day everyone!

Hope y'all are keeping healthy.

Today I'm showing you a couple pieces that I 

did to practice my watercolors and doodling.

If you are interested in this kind of artwork,

I suggest watching some of the videos of one of my

favorites watercolor artists

creationsceecee on YouTube.

I love her work and she shows some fabulous 

ways to relax and enjoy creating with 

watercolors and doodling both.

This was my first exercise of this kind,

It was okay, but I'm not thrilled with it.

Much happier with this one and 

every time I sit down to do more, I get

more confident and pleased with the 

results.

Thanks for coming by today,

I hope you are taking some time to relax and

do something crafty.

Take care and stay safe.

Until next time:

watch a fun video and learn something new.