Cardology

I had an arty day on Saturday. Oh what fun it was!

I really want to be able to have an arty most every day.

 Too bad there's a thing called work, huh?

So I started my day by water coloring some backgrounds. I made a bunch, and I made a bunch of cards too. I needed a  card to send to someone I haven't heard from in literally years, and since I was going to make one, I might as well make a bunch. Not all the same, but using the same techniques. Starting with water coloring. 

And then embossing over the background.

Images I used here are from Chocolate Baroque.

The butterfly is painted with Dylusions Spray Inks in a water brush.

I love putting very bright colored images on white. It makes them really pop.

Black has the same effect which is why I used a black Sharpie to outline the block.

Popping is a great thing.

Don't you think?

So we're starting another work week. 

Hope its not as cold as last week. Hope there's no snow either. Or ice.

In fact I hope its sunny and warm and just like spring.

I wish!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Useless Night

Don't know if was the time change, the cold temperatures, the new quarter at school, but last night I was useless.

A long nap, the tv, wanting to go to bed at about 7.

Oh no, I have slipped into hibernation mode.

And I wait all day to go play in the studio and then I got home and

didn't care whether I went in or not.

Watched some more of Game of Thrones though.

Is there such thing as a wasted night?

A couple of cards I made the other day-

neither ended up being very quick makes.

This kitty card has an oval cut out in the front so you get a little sneak peek of the inside.

I decorated it up with some doodling, dots, a die cut (cat from Frantic Stamper) and this little strip of scrap paper.

This was the inside-

which I fixed up the cup.

Stamped image is from Magenta.

You can see I changed up the cup  a bit.

Then I decided I didn't like the plain background.

A little dark.

So I did this.

Can you tell?

I painted the background lighter orange- makes it all pop more I think!

The hello is also a die cut.

And then I made this card-

The owl is a Cottage Cutz die cut made on plain black paper which I then glued down onto a white oval die cut. Then all that went down onto this rosy colored scalloped oval die cut. I colored in the owl with some Copics and I think he looks awful fun.

Finally I stamped the hoots-using this older Hero Arts alphabet set.

The letters for the word Hello are the inserts from the hello I used in the top card.

That's what I have for today.

Not too exciting but just me playing.

Playing is always a good thing I think.

Hope you get a lot of play in your day!