Make It Monday over at C.C.D.!

Hi all!!
 

It's Corinne, and it's my first ever MIM over at the C.C. Designs blog.
 

I'll be showing you how to use water colors with your stamps! I am usually a Copics Lover, but I have been intrigued by different mediums lately, especially watercolors.
 

To start off with, I grabbed:
 

1. some watercolor paper (I used a different brand here, but C.C.Designs sells one at the store).
 

2. ink for the stamp (Memento Ink in rich cocoa).
 

3. Sweet November Mermaids Rubber Stamps.
 

4. For the watercolors, I used Le Plumme II watercolor pens and water color from the Art District -- it's what I already have at home. Christine has a great selection over here.
 

5. Water, small brushes, watercolor pan.

 

I first laid ink from the markers or tubes on the watercolor pan. 

 

I, then, start coloring using my brush and taking into account where the light source is. 

 

I take the marker and use it right on the watercolor paper where the shadows of her face would be.    And then I blend well with my brush.

 

I have yet to master coloring hair, but you can show dimensions here by using different colors or making it lighter by using more water.   

I did the same technique with the background / sea.  By using different colors or shades, you show depth and aspects. 

I kept it pretty simple and  just added bubbles and hand-wrote the sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting! 

He makes my dreams come true... or supports me when I strive to do it myself! :)

Hi all!

Well, I finally finished my DH's birthday card. I meant well and finished coloring these Some Odd Girl images a week ago. Genie Gwen and Genie Kody are perfect to depict my hubby and me.



My hubbs is pretty much my best friend. And although, at times, he is resistant to what I want..in the end, I always end up getting it. Because he either gives up or makes my dream come true. Hehehehe! So, yes, the genies are perrrrrrfeecttoooo!



Currently, I am pretty obsessed with setting myself apart from other crafters. What is my style? How can I be more unique? When I couldn't find the exact patterned paper for the card (even though where I stopped to shop -- Paper Tales -- in San Diego was totally cute), I decided to make my own. I wanted it to be all smokey! :) I used some gelatos and my metallic rub-ons on textured cardstock. Voila!!








Have a wonderful Monday night!!

i LOVE Astro Tobie!

Hello, everyone!! I've got two SOG-y cards to show ya today! Let's get started now, shall we?

The first one is of Astro Tobie, the newest digi stamp release over at Some Odd Girl!

I just love this stamp! I have this thing for astronauts! My sis, Kristine, had wanted to be an astronaut for years! Mattie was an astronaut for his first Halloween! So I was ecstatic when Kristy made this image!



I gotta admit that I love how this card came out. I really do love making scenic cards, and I was so relieved to find more of this October Afternoon Rocketship line!!! After all, I used a whole bunch on this other astronaut project for PWCO. (I made that album while I was still preggo with Oli so astronauts definitely bring out something very sentimental in me :)).



And lookie here! I even gave Tobie a real helmet! Haha! Y'all remember this technique, right? Yup! Glossy Accent glue!

The other DT gals also have got a new cut file to show ya! Star Fall Background Cut File can be seen in the blogs of Vera, Anna, Rachel, MP, Leah C.
Astro Tobie can be seen in the blogs of MP, Judy, Leah C.

In other news, there's a fun challenge going on at the SOG Ning Community! Make a project using a sentiment only (it has to be prominent!). Play by 9/8, 8 pm EST and you can win a 3x4 stamp and a CHA catalog! Such great prizes!!

Here's my take:



Of course, it had to be something I could color. This card is very much vintage like. And I just realized that the tone of the above cards make those look a bit vintage-y too!



Enjoy today!!

SOG's September Sketch Challenge and Card Swap.

If you are looking for my Yumi and Fumi Handmade birthday blog post, please go HERE or scroll down.

Hello, folks! It's the first of the month, and that means another super duper cool-io sketch challenge over at Some Odd Girl!

Here's my take, with the sentiment location off a bit. I don't know why but I always like to be just a little different. :)



I also made this card for a card swap that we were having at the Some Odd Girl community. I gave it to Miss Alexis of Digital Lace.

I used Artist Mae for the image and sentiment. But I also went a step further and made my own patterned paper and used the heart and circle in Deer Mae.

I incorporated a lot of neon here... neon ink as well as neon splatters. And there are lots of varying textures from the cork behind her to the glittered arrows.



I hope Alexis loved her card. Because I am quite happy with how it turned out!

Have a great day, everyone! Make sure you go to the SOG blog for more rules and details on this challenge! We'd love for all of you to play along (SOG stamps are a must!).

Be You.

Hello again, folks!!

Today, I'm showing you another SOG clear stamp release: Be You.

It is a sentiment stamp set. On my card, it is the ribbon on the right (the tail was paper-pierced). The stamp set also includes the strip of hearts towards the bottom. I also used Fan here. Isn't she beautiful? Most of the time, I wish I can apply make-up to my face the way I can color "make-up" to my SOG images. :)



Here's a closer look to the main Be You stamp. I blurred the rest of the image to make it stand out.



See ya here tomorrow! Same time, same place for another release!!

Project Life Meets Some Odd Girl.

Hello, lovely peeps!

I wrote today's scrapbooking tutorial on the Some Odd Girl's Blog today. I hope you check it out!

My assignment was to scrap and write about how to use SOG images on Project Life! I really love incorporating both my loves for scrapbooking and stamping/ coloring, so I enjoyed this project to the moon and back!

This page was from our anniversary week. I love how SOG has so many characters and sentiments that you can really tailor to whatever you have going on in your life!

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For the next two pics, I stamped using Neon ink.



This sentiment "forever and always" and the mini hearts (center card) are from Love Me Not Mae.



The heart on the green card is from Flirty Mae. The image below, which is stamped directly on a journal card is also Flirty Mae.



For the next two pics, I made my own title card. The title card, as you know, usually states the Week documented. I used Katie's tutorial again, and printed them all on one cardstock, colored Scooter Mae with Copics, and used Mr. Huey neon mists on that left upper corner.



I wasn't planning on the spray effect looking like sun beams / flare but I really like how it came out.



Then, you probably already saw that I am OBSESSED with the Great Gatsby from this post. Here, I wanted to document the movie and what I loved from it -- depicted here was mainly the style and fashion of that decade.



I was lucky enough to find sparkly papers and embellies. I sewed on some sequins and included my movie stubs. I used 1920a Kody and Flapper Kaylee again, but this time, I left them uncolored for a more classic effect and to make the bling stand out!



Then, lastly, I talked about I tend to take pictures of colored images. Here, I used it on a journal card and left the original one for a card. You can truly make the most out of your time! And with the first pic above, I include pics of my cards so that I have them in PL even if I've given them away :).



You probably already know how I feel about Project Life. As you can see, I documented big events and everyday life. And SOG stamps and images are perfect for it!!!

See y'all very soon!

Project Life, Weeks 7 - 11.

I'm not very good about posting about Project Life. So I uploaded a bunch of pics and I'll let them tell the story.

I have a couple of detailed shots on the pages I really love. And a separate post on the one with the Some Odd Girl image (stay tuned in the next couple of days).

All in all, I am enjoying PL. It's really very easy and you can't go wrong. You can go as simple or as elaborate as you like. :) sorry of the looooooooong post!