Inspire canvas - Crafter's Companion

Happy Saturday - so glad to be home and catching up on laundry, cleaning my craft studio and spending some time with Tom.  Life is good!!!

I wanted to share another canvas I created for my collage... two down, three or so to go!  I can't wait to get them all finished and hung.  Looking forward to seeing them together.

For this one I used a great set from Crafter's Companion which has a set of stamps and die cuts that match.  It's from the ubber-talented Sheena Davis and this one is called Sheena's Perfect Partners - Sweet William.  I also collaged a bit with the Sheena - A Little Bit Scenic stamp set called Silhouette grasses and the Kimono Paper Moon set.  I colored the main image with Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Markers and used the Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen in crystal clear to highlight things.  I am really happy with the same it turned out.

Here's a list of the colors I used and the Crafter's Companion supply links:

Stamps / Dies - Sheena Perfect Partners Sweet William 
Sheena - A Little Bit Scenic - silhouette grasses
Kimono - Paper Moon
Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Markers - blossom, sunset, moss, bud green
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens - crystal clear

Challenge for this project:

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Thanks for joining me today!

Hugs,
Jodi

"Love" - Crafter's Companion

Hello crafty people out there in blogland... I'm up and at 'em in my craft room this morning and looking for my inspiration.  Anyone have some extra they want to send my way?

In the mean time, I thought I would post a card I made for Crafter's Companion.  This was a fun one to make as I love working with these wonderful Kimono stamps.  I used my Spectrum Aqua Markers to color her, and used some Spectrum Noir alcohol markers to create the dotted background behind her.  I think it highlighted her nicely.

My entire list of supplies and links are listed here:

Stamps - Kimona Stamp - Lotus Flower
Crafter's Companion shimmering cardstock in rose and coast
Spectrum Aqua markers - Teal, marine, begonia, spice, peach, scarlet
Spectrum Noir pens - IG1, IG2, IG3
Spectrum Sparkle pen - clear
Spectrum Aqua watercolor paper

I think I'll enter this one in the following challenges:

Chocolate Coffee & Cards - anything goes
Stamping Sensations - anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - anything goes
Love to Scrap - anything goes

Happy Saturday to all ---- and happy crafting.

Hugs,
Jodi

Just popping in to share another make I created with the Crafter's Companion stamps from wonderful the Kimono set called Porcelain.  I used the amazing Spectrum Aqua markers to color the stamp as well as watercolor the punched background.  I found a sentiment stamp from the Bebunni Floral set called Sweet Friend. that fit the card perfectly.  Distress Ink was added to the edges for a little dimension.

The colors of Aqua Markers I colored with were:  Blossom, Begonia, Peach, Lime, Fawn, Topaz, Jasmine, Dessert, Sea Green, and Black.  The ink colors were Wild Honey and Scattered Straw.

I think I'll add this card to the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner - anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Enjoy your shopping today - gotta love black Friday!

Hugs,
Jodi

Crafter's Companion - Design Team

I can finally yell from the tops of the hills... I made the Crafter's Companion Education Design Team!  I've been so excited to share, but had to be good and wait for the official notification to come out.  I can't wait to dive right in and discover all of the wonderful products they produce.  I hope you'll find lots of inspiration in my creations and tutorials.

The first card I am sharing is called "Dream Big" and was made using some of the exciting products Crafter's Companion produces.

For this card, I used the wonderful new Spectrum Aqua Markers that are available at Crafter's Companion.  They come in a bunch of great colors and are soooo much fun to play with.  They are deceptively easy to use as well.  In the months ahead I'll be showing lots of great techniques to achieve many different looks using these markers.

This card uses a stamp from the Kimono Porcelain for the focal point, then the Dream Big sentiment from the same set.  I embossed it on watercolor paper using clear embossing powder.  All of the coloring is added with the Spectrum Aqua Markers on both the image and the background.  It is easy to achieve a great watercolored looking background with these markers.

I am excited and thrilled to be able to share this news with you.  I'll be back soon to post another project.  I hope you can find some inspiration here!

I will be entering this card in some challenges:

The Paper Girls - use "real" stamps
V's Sweet Ideas - bling it on
Love to Scrap - bling it, girlfriend
Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Thanks for stopping!
Hugs,
Jodi