In Honor of Will & Kate's Wedding

Today I was one of the millions who got up early to see the Royal Wedding!  I can't believe that Will was getting married, when it doesn't seem that long ago that I was doing the same thing to see Diana and Charles.

Will and Kate made a beautiful couple.  Kate looked spectacular and her dress was just gorgeous.  Will looked so handsome.  And I have to say,  Harry looked AWESOME and so cute when he took a peek at Kate when she was walking down the aisle.

And so,  here is a "Fairy Tale" card for this very fairy tale couple.

I just thought this Impression Obsession stamp was perfect for today!  I colored it with watercolor pencils and a dove pen.  (Unfortunately, you can't see the sparkle from the stickle accents and the shimmer from the shimmer spritz.)  I also ran the white pearlized cardstock  through the Big Shot using a beautiful damask embossing folder.  For the inside saying, I used another Impression Obsession stamp that said, "And they lived happily ever after".

This is also the final card for the Wedding Card class, which will be held tomorrow.  I had so much fun creating these wedding cards.  And I thank you for all of your wonderful e-mails about the cards!

Have a wonderful evening,
Anna

Watercoloring with Twinkling H2O's

I just love this watercolor technique I learned when Dave, from Memory Box was at the store in July. It's so easy, yet it gives you impressive results. Here's a quick demo to show you how to do it.....



And I'm happy to say that the really, nice and thick watercolor paper (140 lb) is in stock as well as the Twinkling H2O's.

Thanks so much for stopping by and
Happy Stamping,
Anna

More with Watercolor Backgrounds

Lately, I've been hooked on making these watercolor backgrounds. I've even did demos of it at the NJ State Fair this past Sunday. Everyone liked them because they are so easy to make and the shimmer you get from the Twinkling H2O's is really spectacular. (Not sure if you can really see it in the pictures)

I had to make some thank you notes and this is technique is wonderful. It's not too time consuming and each card looks different. I used sayings as well as picture stamps and had fun embellishing them.

As you can see, you can get a lot done in no time!

Thanks for stopping by!
Anna

Watercolor Cards

All of us learned so much from Dave Brethauer when he was here teaching classes. I, myself couldn't wait to go home and try the watercolor techniques. It was so relaxing to make the watercolor backgrounds. I haven't used my twinkling H2O's in such a long time, so it felt good to pull them out again. The shimmer in those paints just make those backgrounds gorgeous.

Here are the cards that you can make if you take the watercolor class with me. You'll learn how to make the great backgrounds, learn how to blend the colors, as well as learn how to use your twinkling H2O's and watercolor pencils. Hope this gives you some inspiration for your next project.

Thanks for stopping by,
Anna