Watercolour Cards using Kaisercraft Stamps and Dies

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a great crafting week. Today I am going to share two cards that I have created using stamps, dies and papers from the Havana Nights Collection by Kaisercraft. Kaisercraft always produce wonderful stamps and dies with each collection and I wanted to share how you can use them along with some simple watercolouring into your cardmaking.

 

For both cards, I used the white square card pack. The dimensions for the layers I have used are

- navy mat 13cm x 13cm

- TILED (patterned paper) 12.5cm x 12.5cm 

- white strip 12.5cm x 5cm

- blue strips 12.5cm x 2cm

For this card, I used four stamps and two dies. All of the colours for the watercolouring were determined by the tiles in the paper. Simple techniques and maximum impact!

My second card has the same layout as the previous card and also includes similar elements. It uses two dies and two stamps.

As the colour palette is restricted, the elements compliment each other and work together.

Below is video tutorial demonstrating the techniques and the construction of both of these cards.

Kaisercraft Products: P2456 Tiled | CS318 Clear Stamps| Cardstock - CD101 Coconut and CD151 Navy|CD501 Card Pack Square - White | Decorative Dies DD469 Hanami Flowers and DD423 Oval Floral Thank You |Rhinestones – SB700 Silver and SB774 Ice Blue | T321 Craft Glue | T302 Mounting Foam | T314 Double Sided Tape

Other: Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio| Distress Markers – Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon| Watercolour Paper | White and Clear Embossing Powder | Fine Tip Water Brush | Versamark Ink | Clear Acrylic Block | Anti Static Powder Tool | Foam | Square Die 

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On Top of the World

Happy New Year! This is my first post of the year and I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. I have been busy updating my study...five days of constructing IKEA furniture and sorting out my teaching resources and finally it was complete. So now that is done I can start up some crafting again!

Today I am sharing a card that I have made using a stamp that has been in my stash for a while. I haven't done any type of colouring and felt that it was time. I used distress markers and really enjoyed the process. I am playing along in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge where you are invited to be square.

Supplies:

Paper: Maja Design Vintage Spring Basic, Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Paper

Ink: Distress Ink Old Paper and Walnut Stain

Stamp: Gorjuss Top of the World

Distress Markers:
Hair - wild honey, brushed corduroy and gathered twigs
Skin- tattered rose. spun sugar and tea dye
Dress- shabby shutters and bundled sage
Apron- antique linen and old paper
Stocking/shoes- pumice stone and black soot

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima 577544

Other: Hero Arts white embossing powder, clear vellum, paper doily and hemp

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Friendship

Hello everyone! I have a new card to share with you. I have been colouring today (very relaxing) with my distress markers and also with a Whimsy Stamp. There are a few card challenges that looked interesting and I thought I'd have a go and been inspired by them.

My card follows the latest sketch from Mojo Monday

as well as some design elements from the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.

I have used green - friendship-charm in my card.

I am also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp challenge where the challenge is to have a bit of green.

Supplies:

Paper: Maja Design Enjoying Outdoors, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Stamp: Wee Stamps Whimsy Stamps Rosetta

Ink: Versafine Onyz Black Ink, Distress Markers, Distress Ink Peeled Paint

Dies: Spellbinders Back to Basics Tags, Sizzix Fancy Rectangle Frame, Prima Doily

Flowers: Green Tara Roses, Wild orchid Crafts, Petaloo Mini Daisy Antique Rose, Prima #577544

Other: Stampmin' Up! Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Hug Snug Seam Binding Chalk White, Hemp, Heart Charm, Wink of Stalla Clear, Krafters Korner Ribbon, Kaisercraft Pearls Pearl.

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Home Decor

Hello everyone! Today I would like to share something a little bit different. While I've been recuperating, I decided to work on some techniques that I've been wanting to do for some time. I have wanted to work on copic marker colouring as well as colouring with distress markers. I also hoped that along the way I would find my Mojo! To help me with this process, I enrolled in an online class which if you are interested, the link is here.
 

As I was busy colouring, I found this frame at The Reject Shop. I decided that I would display my pictures in and display in in my classroom for the children to see.

Here are some close ups...

As I have been working on these images on and off over the last two weeks, I have had a lot of fun! Using the frame has really made a difference.

Supplies:

Stamps: Altenew Persian Motifs, Gorjuss New Heights, Kaisercraft Butterflies, Tim Holtz Simple Sayings, Digital Stamps free from the internet, Digital Stamps from the on line class (see link above)

Ink: Distress inks

Paper: Strathmore Watercolor Paper, Neenah Crest Solar White

Copic Markers

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Thank You

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a card with you that is one that I created on a night that I had a 'brain break.' Term four is so busy and I am working seven days a week with school, so I treated myself to a craft night. I haven't participated in any challenge for the longest time so I thought that I would enjoy the chance and do so. I have followed the current Mojo Monday sketch and also the latest JustRite challenge which is to create a card for someone that says something nice.

I  have used a stamp from JustRite Violette Vintage Labels stamp set and coloured it in using Distress markers and shaded it using a Dove blender pen. I stamped the sentiment Thank You as shown.

Here are some close ups....

Supplies:

Paper: Maja Design Enjoying Outdoors, Strathmore watercolour paper

Stamps: JustRite Violette Vintage Lables

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Markers

Other: JustRite Label and Banner Dies, Green Tara Cherry Blossoms, Magnolia Rose Leaf Die, Doily.

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