Hello!

Today's card was made for the Inspiration Journal where I and my super talened Inspiration Emporium teamies share  inspiration, but also for the "New" challenge at A blog Named Hero. I just got these cool star dies from MFT and the technique to color the diecuts with copics before adding them is something I've never done before.

Supplies;

Most of the supplies I used for this card can be found at the craft supply store ;  Inspiration Emporium.

Follow the links below and use my code peppermint to save 10% .

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities  My Favorite Things
Stamps:  Mama Elephant
Ink; Distress Ink and Archival Jet Black
Tools; Rangers Inkblenders
Paints or markers; Winsor Newton water colors 
Adhesive; Plus Glue tape   Scotch Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape


I also want to point out that US shipping is always just $5 and international shipping is ONLY $10! I just LOVE that!!!!

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Sunday Watercolors; Oranges and tomatoes

Hi!

I'm here with my Sunday Watercolors post. This time I have painted some oranges and some tomatoes - mostly I used the wet on dry and negative painting techniques.

If you want to see more of my watercolors you can either click the "My Watercolors" button in the top list or in my Watercolors file on Pinterest; http://www.pinterest.com/peppermint42/watercolors - the paintings there are not only by me, though I wish because I've collected some favorites!

For both of these I used reference photos that can be found in my "For paintings" folder on Pinterest.

Have a great Sunday, hugs, Karin

Die-namics Design Creative Challenge; On the border

Hi and welcome to a new My Favorite Things   Die-namics Design Creative Challenge This month we have been playing with MFT's fun border dies! I recently bought the super cute BB Witch way is the candy set and wanted to play with it so I decided to pair it with the great skyline border die:

 

 

 

 

Die-namics Skyline Border

BB Witch Way Is the Candy?

Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice

Black Licorice Card Stock

Sweet Tooth Card Stock

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Make sure you vist the MFT blog where there are links to my super talented teamies for more inspiration on how to take your MFT supplies even further!

If you want to see more of my MFT cards, you can visit my My Favorite Things board on Pinterest:

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Thanks tag!

The tag I'm sharing today was made for the stencil challenge at  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday but also for the Inspiration Journal where I and my super talened Inspiration Emporium teamies share  inspiration. If you haven't been already make sure to visit right away  - lots of amazing and inspiring projects !

I inked my tag with distress ink using inkblenders and the burlap stencil from Tim Holtz.

Supplies;

The supplies I used for this card can be found at;  Inspiration Emporium.

Follow the links below and use my code peppermint to save 10% .

Dies:  Hero Arts  Sizzix
Ink; Distress Ink 
Tools; Rangers Inkblenders
Embellies;   Lawn Fawn pins/wood veneer
Adhesive; Plus Glue tape  Glue Dots Scotch Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape
Stencil: Tim Holtz

I also want to point out that US shipping is always just $5 and international shipping is ONLY $10! I just LOVE that!!!!

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

My Favorite Things; Creative Challenge; In the Background

Hi and welcome to a new My Favorite Things    Creative Challenge; In the Background

For my first card I simply stamped the cute Paw print bg stamp but for the second I played a it more. First I stamped my bg with the Beautiful Flourish bg and watercolored it - the hybrid ink is great that way - you can both watercolor and stamp on it without it bleeding. Then I covered it with gluestick glue and added a thin sheet from a  papernapkin and pushed it around a bit Before spraying it with glitter spray!

Make sure you vist the MFT blog where there are links to my super talented teamies for more inspiration on how to take your MFT supplies even further!

BB I Knead You	Die-namics BB I Knead You	BG Paw Print Background	Die-namics Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Square STAX	Die-namics Garden Fence
Die-namics Simple Leaf Flourishes	BG Garden Flourish Background	Die-namics Blueprints 24	Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	LJD You're the Sweetest
Smooth White Card Stock

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 Please pop over to MFT to check out the latest inspiration from my teamies and leave some love!

If you want to see more of my MFT cards, you can visit my My Favorite Things board on Pinterest:

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Sunday Watercolors: 2 takes on a Graham Booth painting

It is Sunday and I am here  to share a new watercolor! This time I actually have two - but very similar ones. I have looked at Graham Booth's great demonstrations and chose one of them to try the techniques he's been showing.

If you want to see more of my watercolors you can either click the "My Watercolors" button in the top list or in my Watercolors file on Pinterest; http://www.pinterest.com/peppermint42/watercolors - the paintings there are not only by me, though I wish because I've collected some favorites!

 

Have a great Sunday, hugs, Karin

For You !

 

 

 

Hi!

 

Today I was inspired to play along with the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. This time it's a color challenge and look at those colors - sooo Beautiful! and also the fun challenge at Virginia's View - Layers and dimension.

 

I used some Lovely October Afternoon and spellbinder Products for my card.

 

Have a nice week-end, hugs, Karin

 

Pajama Party at the Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Hi!

 It's time for a new Pajama Party at the Waltzing Mouse Stamps. It is super easy and fun to party ; You have several different challenges to inspire you!  If you haven't seen them already Pop over to check them out right away! When you have your project ready upload it to the WMS blog before  the 15th at 11.45 pm Central European Time = 5.45 am the 16th EST.

 I am sharing a card for the Old Pajama where you are challenged to use the super cool set; Man of the Hour - the perfect set for masculine cards.

Make sure to check out what my super talented teamies created with this set - you'll find them as entries to the last of the three challenges or by clicking their names in the DT list.

BUT please note - You don't have to use Waltzingmouse Stamps to play along, but of course it will make us especially happy if you do! The prize is beyond awesome:
There will be one overall winner chosen at random from all challenge entries. The prize winner will receive £30GBP store credit for Waltzingmouse Stamps.

BUT- if the winning entry uses Waltzingmouse brand stamps or dies the prize will be doubled and the winner will get £60GBP (approx $98USD)!  For more detailed info and rules visit;

Hope to see you at the party! 

Hugs, Karin


Before  I leave I have some exciting info for you - the good folks at Addicted to Rubber Stamps are now carrying some selected Waltzingmouse Goodies! And - just for you - they have given me this fabby discount code to pass on to you - if you are shopping at Addicted to Rubber Stamps - simply enter the code WELCOME at checkout to get 10% off the site! (Items that are already discounted will not be eligible for this discount) so once you have uploaded your PJ entries - pop over and tell them we sent you!! :)

MFT - What makes you different makes you beautiful!

Today I'm here with a new card for MFT . I used the new super cute The whole Herd set to create this Little card of encouragement!

 

 

Die-namics Blueprints 23

BB The Whole Herd

Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice

Foam Mounting Tape 1/4"

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 Please pop over to MFT to check out the latest inspiration from my teamies and leave some love!

If you want to see more of my MFT cards, you can visit my My Favorite Things board on Pinterest:

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Sunday Watercolors; Acorns

It is Sunday and I am here  to share a new watercolor! Once again I've used the negative painting technique. I love it for several reasons - I like the result, but it is also very relaxing - you can't rush this way of painting, while when you paint wet in wet you need to get Everything done before the paper is dry which can sometimes be a bit stressful.  

If you want to see more of my watercolors you can either click the "My Watercolors" button in the top list or in my Watercolors file on Pinterest; http://www.pinterest.com/peppermint42/watercolors - the paintings there are not only by me, though I wish because I've collected some favorites!

If I've used a reference photo it can most often be found in my "For paintings" folder on Pinterest.

Have a great Sunday, hugs, Karin