Lucky last water colouring...

 Hello again to all out there in blog land, I hope you have had a good week and managed to get some ink on those fingers. I have just a few more pictures of the water colouring I did a while ago for our team meeting, I have some other projects I am looking forward to sharing with you next week, so keep posted for those.
 This next picture is of a card which I C.A.S.E.d from one I had seen on Pinterest, the original was made by Judy May. I really enjoyed playing about with this Stamp "Pleasant Poppies" as it really lends itself to be watered coloured and you can get such good effects with all the different Stampin' Up! colouring mediums. I used the ink pads and aqua brush for this sample and for the card below.

 

This next card was made using the Stampin'Up! "watercolour wonder crayons" which unfortunately have now been discontinued from our range due to manufacturing problems, which is a real shame as I find them just great to use and I will most definitely miss using them in demonstrations but will keep them in my stash for personal use.

I hope you all have a great weekend, lots of inky hugs from .......

Water colour effects....

Hi there and welcome to another watercolour post, this should be the last for a while but I do hope you have enjoyed having a look at the samples I made for watercolour demonstration that I did for my Upline Ngaire and her team. I also did this demo for my team too.
 I must say the friendships I have formed whilst being a part of the Stampin'Up! family are all very special to me and I am richly blessed with wonderfully talented people around me who inspire me every day. If you would like to join this incredible journey with me and learn endless techniques while making friends and having some inky fun, please feel free to contact me about becoming a part of the Stampin'Up! family. I'd love to answer any questions you may have and tell you all about the fantastic join up special which you can take advantage of til the 30th of May 2013, so don't delay and contact me soon for further obligation free information.

Using the Greeting card kids stamp set, I created this card and did some colouring demonstrations using various Stampin'Up! mediums such as Water colour wonder Crayons, Ink pads and Aqua brush and Stamp and write markers with a blender pen.

 This card was inspired by seeing one by Vicki B of "it's a stamp thing"on Pinterest. I used a different scallop circle to layer mine on but essentially it's a pretty close copy.

 This is a close up of the image I painted with an aqua brush, picking up ink from the lid of my ink pads. the ones below were stamped in Stazon ink, then coloured using different mediums, showing that even if you don't have all the various mediums, you can still get a very similar effect.

I hope you like them, lots of inky hugs from ......

Some more water colouring...

Hi there fellow paper crafters, I've had a busy weekend with a big scrapbooking class at my place and being invited out to eat with friends, I am feeling very blessed indeed.
I promised to upload some more of the cards which I made for the water colouring demo I did at my upline's last meeting, so without further ado here there are.

 

Once again the Pleasant Poppies back ground stamp was used, I stamped and coloured the image twice, once for cutting out and layering on top of the first image using my aqua brush and ink from my stamp pads, the colours I used were Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Lucky limeade. I also used some Crumb Cake ink with the French Foliage set to stamp up the back ground of the water colour paper, as well as painting around the outside of the poppies with some very diluted Pool Party to give it more of an authentic water colour look. I did some faux stitching using my mat pack and paper piercer after which I used the Crumb cake marker to draw in the stitches. The Crumb Cake card stock has been dry embossed twice with two different folders and the lacy edging is just some crochet trim which I gathered up and adhered to the card with sticky strip, the ribbon is Cherry Cobbler seam binding. All products used are from Stampin'Up! so if you would like to replicate it please feel free to contact me to order the supplies needed or place the order yourself on my website here: Shop Now

 

I found this card on my Internet surfing travels and it was designed by the very talented Teneale Williams, a fellow Australian Stampin'Up! Demonstrator. I hope I did it justice, I really enjoyed making it and was quite pleased with the finished project.

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Water colouring

Hello there oh crafty ones ;-)
I have been busy with lots of interesting new projects and one of them was a water colouring demonstration which my very lovely upline Ngaire had asked me to do for her team. Ngaire had also asked if I could use the Stamp called Pleasant Poppies from Stampin'Up! of course, I accepted the challenge but with very little extra time on my hands I took the easier route of C.A.S.Eing some pretty cards I had seen on my Internet travels.
 So, as I can take credit for making all the cards below, some of them were designed by extremely talented stamping artists. I will place their names beside the appropriate pictures for you.
 I was super nervous about doing the demo for the Stamparoos as they are all very talented and most of them very seasoned stampers, I wasn't sure I would be able to show them anything they didn't already know or had seen before. However they were all very kind and so thankful for me coming along to their meeting and assured me that they all learnt something new about the art of water colouring so that made me feel really happy ;-)
 Because there are quite a few pictures, I will perhaps do this in two parts, so please enjoy the first set of photos and if you have any questions about the techniques and mediums used please feel free to ask. I have been asked by some people to do a video tutorial on water colouring with Stampin' Up! products, which is how I did these, so keep posted! when I have time I will put one up for you.

This one was designed by Heather Klump of Downstairs designs, I didn't have the same ribbons or sentiment stamps as her so used what I had on hand, I stamped the Pleasant Poppies stamp from Stampin'Up! onto Crumb cake card stock using Versa mark ink, which I then heat embossed with white embossing powder, I coloured in the image with our stamp and write markers, using Real Red and Old Olive and a little bit of Cherry Cobbler to deepen the red in some parts for shadows. Because the embossed image resists ink, you can colour straight over the lines and just wipe of the excess ink when your finished which makes this a very quick card to make. I also used a white gel pen to draw in the lines around the image.

As you can see this one is pretty much the same as above but I used a wash of Whisper white craft ink using my aqua brush to coat the area I was colouring in first. This gave the card stock a lighter base to work from as I wanted to watercolour the poppies with ink from my stamp pads using the aqua brush, I used Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzaz and a little Summer Starfruit for the center of the flowers.

Okay, that's all for today, but if I get time tonight, I'll upload a few more and if not tonight I promise to do more tomorrow. Hope you like them, lots of inky hugs from.....

Colour refresh time...

DO YOU DREAM IN COLOUR? WE DO!

Announcing our Colour Refresh! We love colour and we know that you do too. Colour is fundamental to who we are and what we offer. It's important for us to stay up-to-date with colour trends so we are thrilled to share our updated line of colours, and hope you will be as excited as we are by the new possibilities!

Why now? In 2010 we did a big colour renovation and shared our plans for smaller colour refreshes every three to five years to keep our colours on trend. Well it has been three years and we are excited to announce that the upcoming 2013-2014 annual catalogue will include 10 new colours (most of which are returning In Colors from previous years)! We are welcoming back some of your favourites, moving some colours around, and introducing three brand-new colours, so take a look!
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Beginning on 4 April 2013, all retiring/discontinued colour products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last. So if you want to stock up on your favourite colours, please do so sooner rather than later and this includes RE-INKERS for your ink pads!!! You can order online yourself via my website here or you can place your order with me by phone or email.
watch this short video from head office explaining the exciting new colour refresh:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gOoCRT0Ux2w

 

 Inky hugs from ........

Easter presents for all !!!!!!!!

                                                        

WOW! I thought the last news I posted was great but I now have some more early Easter goodies for you, Stampin'Up! have given us all a real treat, but it only lasts from today til March 31st 2013, so you better get in quick, there has been a Clearance rack blitz declared with 40% off stamp sets and a huge 60 %  off accessories. You can take a look at all the goodies on the list  HERE. These items are not available via the online shopping so if you would like to order something from the list please contact me via email: charmaineblack@y7mail.com or you can phone through your order to me on 0402320779 . What a fabulous Easter gift and there's no calories ;0) But wait ........
There's MORE !!!! that's right, were you one of those fence sitters during Sale-A-Bration who wanted to sign up to be a part of this great Stampin'Up! family but just left it a bit too long to take advantage of the fantastic sign up deal: Just $169.00 and you get to choose $235.00   $294.00 of great products from our current catalogues, well the deal has been extended and you can still have that amazing opportunity til the end of March 2013 which also includes an $80.00 business pack to get you started absolutely FREE, so a total of $315.00  $374.00 of Stampin'Up! products in your starter pack for the investment of just  $169.00!  I would love to have you on my team and share all the wonders of stamping and paper crafting with you, invite you to join in with my team meetings where you can learn new techniques and chat with like minded paper crafters.
How about all the benefits you would enjoy such as: coming to national convention which is in Brisbane this year, or perhaps to our Perth regional convention once a year, meetings and craft days, having 24 hour access to Demonstrator websites with thousands of ideas and helpful hints as well as online chat rooms for demonstrators to help each other out with new ideas etc. there are videos and samples galore for you to peruse at your leisure, the great discounts on your stamping and paper craft products, FREE stamp sets , all expenses paid trips for two to earn such as the Caribbean cruise next year 2014 and so much more.
I can of course answer any queries you may have about all the benefits of being a business or hobby demonstrator, if you would like an obligation free chat or information pack sent to you please contact me asap to take advantage of this extended sign up offer by email: charmaineblack@y7mail.com  or you can ring me on  040 232 0779, Come on, get off that fence and come and join in the fun, if you have your wish list ready and a valid credit card you can join in the fun and have instant access to the demonstrator web sites by simply clicking  HERE I really look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sale items can be found in these catalogues:

2011-2012 Idea book and catalogue

2011-2012 Summer mini catalogue

 Loads of inky hugs from.....

Good news.....

Have I got some good news for you....

For those of you who have been waiting very patiently for MDS to hit our shores will have to wait no longer, that's right, we have My Digital Studio and loads of software to complete your artistic hearts desire! You can even download a FREE trial to have a go with by clicking on the link below and put in my name and suburb (Roleystone, 6111) when you have clicked on SHOP NOW or purchase the whole thing for $24.95 from me or my online shop by clicking the link below and clicking the SHOP NOW button. The item number is as follows (130646). You can even enjoy some extra software free as your hostess gift when holding a qualifying party or placing an order to the same value, please contact me for further information on these fantastic opportunities.

http://www3.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?email=charmaineblack%40y7mail.com&phone=0402320779

Did you just notice another new facility mentioned??? That's right we now have the long awaited opportunity for you to purchase products online, you can go to my Stampin' Up! web site by clicking the link on my side bar or here and shop at any time of day or night. The order will still go through me and I will be rewarded as per normal orders so of course I will in turn aknowledge and still give you little specials for being a loyal customer of mine ;-)
 If you're like me and often start your creating sessions late at night and go into the wee hours of the morning, you can now order that certain item or two that you need asap to finish your project right when you think of it. Of course this doesn't mean you can't still contact me to place your orders and I will always be happy to do so for you, which also means I can deliver your products with some helpful advice on your latest purchase. I am still available for party bookings, workshops and classes, a lot of these are on my time table which can also be found on my Stampin' Up! web site.
 I'm really looking forward to exploring the many possibilities of the new Digital Design Studio, as I'm sure you are too and to help give you some ideas of what this wonderful product is capable of achieving why not take some time to watch some very comprehensive videos on You Tube by typing in stampinupmds, here are some I found once clicking on the first one I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bm1mitGaiE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxOqw-tLEHI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRst62uY5X0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rtu4w80o_I

I'm looking forward to showing you some pages and cards made using the new MDS software soon, so keep stopping by for more news and perhaps some show and tell ;-)
 Lots of inky hugs from......