Category: Summer

Beach Beauty Mini | Colorado Craft Company

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HEY FRIENDS! I’m back today with another new card from the Anita Jeram End Of Summer Fun release by Colorado Craft Company. This one is called Beach Beauty Mini and is so reminiscent of the waning days of summer! As always, I’ve linked supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Beach Beauty Mini by Colorado Craft Company

Featured Products

COPICS: R20, E40, E41, E42, W1 (rabbit); BV31 (glasses & basket); B000, B41 (sky); E00, E30, E31 (beach)

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Beach Beauty Mini by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]

Anita Jeram Beach Beauty | Colorado Craft Company

* Anita Jeram Beach Beauty | Colorado Craft Company
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Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies | Hero Arts

Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies | Hero Arts
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Copic markers

Copic Markers
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Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Intense Black Ink | Hero Arts
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Distress Oxide - Antique Linen | Ranger / Tim Holtz

Distress Oxide – Antique Linen
[ SBC | SSS ]

Distress Oxide - Mermaid Lagoon | Ranger / Tim Holtz

Distress Oxide – Mermaid Lagoon | Ranger / Tim Holtz
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Distress Oxide - Uncharted Mariner | Ranger / Tim Holtz

Distress Oxide – Uncharted Mariner
SBC | SSS

Blender Brushes | Taylored Expressions

Blender Brushes | Taylored Expressions
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Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover, 100 lb.

Hammermill 100 lb Smooth Cardstock
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Classic Crest Solar White | Neenah

Solar White Cardstock | Neenah
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For the background I cut a piece of Hammermill cardstock to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and ink blended Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen, Mermaid Lagoon, and Uncharted Mariner. I used the Color Wave Cover Up Die-Namic from My Favorite Things to die cut the panel. I added a little space between the pieces when I adhered them to accentuate the wave pattern. Unfortunately, it appears that this die is retired, but limited quantities are still available at at Frantic Stamper so you’ll need to snap it up quickly if you want this die!

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Beach Beauty Mini by Colorado Craft Company

That’s all from me for today! See you again soon!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Fun in the Sun | Colorado Craft Company

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HEY FRIENDS! I’m back today with a new card AND a new video featuring the Anita Jeram End Of Summer Fun release by Colorado Craft Company. This one is called Fun in the Sun and it reminds me of summer beach vacations with family and friends! Be sure to read to the end for the blog hop links and information on the giveaways from Colorado Craft Company. 

As always, I’ve linked supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Fun in the Sun by Colorado Craft Company

Featured Products

COPICS: R20, E40, E41, E42, W1 (rabbit); R32, W1, W3 (toys); BV31, BV34, E33 (chair); B000, B41 (sky); E000, E01, E30, E33 (beach); Y32, Y35, Y38 (sun)

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Fun in the Sun by Colorado Craft Company | Color Map

[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]

Anita Jeram Fun in the Sun | Colorado Craft Company

* Anita Jeram Fun in the Sun | Colorado Craft Company
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Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Intense Black Ink | Hero Arts
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Copic markers

Copic Markers
[ BLICK ]

Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies | Hero Arts

Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies | Hero Arts
[ SBC ]

Masking Magic | Gina K. Designs

Masking Magic Sheets | Therm O Web
[ SBC | SSS ]

Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover, 100 lb.

Hammermill 100 lb Smooth Cardstock
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Classic Crest Solar White | Neenah

Solar White Cardstock | Neenah
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Copic Coloring Video

Giveaways & Blog Hop

[GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED]
Colorado Craft Company is doing two giveaways! You can enter to win as many times as you wish. Entries will end on September 11th at midnight, mountain time (MST). Winners will be announced on September 13th on the 3C Blog.
Giveaway 1:
All designers will be giving away a stamp set from this release (your choice) to a lucky winner that we will draw from all the comments left on their social media hangouts. Leave a comment, follow and like and be sure to join their email lists too.
Giveaway 2:
We’ll be giving away a complete bundle of this release ( $202 Value) to one randomly chosen winner that has placed an order using your favorite designer’s affiliate links (HERE’S MINE!). When you visit their blogs you can then hit their links to our shop to be entered. So many chances to win! 

Ready for some inspiration? See what our designers have for you!

Amy Young
Daniel West
Amy Tsuruta
Kelly Taylor
Jenn Shurkus
Nancy Sheads
Michelle Lupton
Jennifer Kotas
Kassi Hulet
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Jennifer Gross
Kelly Griglione

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Adam Karle 
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That’s all from me for today! See you again soon!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Life’s A Beach | Jane’s Doodles

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HEY FRIENDS! Another quick post — today I’m featuring the Life’s A Beach digital stamp by Jane’s Doodles. I’ve been coloring images for Jane Doodle’s for a few months now and this image always makes me smile. Jane has been converting her legacy images to digital stamps, but she recently joined Creative Expressions for her new clear stamps. She had an introductory release of a few holiday stamps that you can find on Simon Says Stamp.

As always, I’ve linked supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Rowhouse Greetings | Life's A Beach by Jane's Doodles

Featured Supplies

COPICS: RV91, RV93, T1, T3, T5 (hippo); V20, Y32, Y35, Y38, YR04, C8, gel pen (bikini); R17, R27, R46, R89, C0, C1, C3, C5 (life preserver); R17, R27, R46, R89, Y35, Y38, YR04, B00, BG45, BG57 (beach ball); B000, B41 (sky); E0000, E00, E30, E31 (beach)

Rowhouse Greetings | Life's A Beach by Jane's Doodles | Color Map

[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]

Life's a Beach | Jane's Doodles

* Life’s A Beach Digital Stamp | Jane’s Doodles
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Ultra Smooth Cardstock for Alcohol Markers | Spectrum Noir

Ultra Smooth Cardstock for Alcohol Markers | Spectrum Noir
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Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies | Hero Arts

Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies | Hero Arts
[ SBC ]

Copic markers

Copic Markers
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Classic Crest Solar White | Neenah

Solar White Cardstock | Neenah
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I usually use Hammermill cardstock for my Copic coloring because I like the bright white color of the paper. For some reason, this time it just wasn’t working for me. So I switched to Spectrum Noir’s Cardstock for Alcohol Markers and got better results. I used to use this cardstock all the time because I could buy it locally, but when AC Moore shut down, I switched to Hammermill.

Hope you enjoyed today’s project!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Ice Cream Kind of Day

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HEY FRIENDS! It’s the first day of summer and here it Baltimore, it’s going to be hot and humid. We have a fabulous sno-ball stand at the end of my street and it’s going to be an ice cream kind of day. So to celebrate the first day of summer, I have TWO ice cream themed cards from Colorado Craft Company featuring images by Anita Jeram.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sundae Funday & Anita Jeram Ice Cream Day Mini Stamps by Colorado Craft Company

Some links in the post are affiliate links. At no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Thank you for helping me provide you with more new content!

Today’s project features:

I’m still playing with my set of Zig Clean Color Brush Markers. I bought the set of twelve because it was available in my local Dick Blick art store, but as you know, I have full-set syndrome so I’ve been seriously tempted to buy a larger set. Going from 358 Copic markers to 12 Zig markers was quite an adjustment. But the reality is that my set of twelve has worked just fine and I recognize that at least for now, a bigger set is a want rather than a need.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sundae Funday by Colorado Craft Company

I stamped the images on Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper using Versafine in Onyx Black. I purchased the 5.5″ x 8.5″ pad because I can get two cards from each sheet without waste, but the paper comes in a variety of sizes. I colored the images using my Zig Clean Color Brushes (colors listed below) using a Zig Medium Water Brush. This is actually my favorite waterbrush, but it is getting harder to find so stock up if you find a source. Right now, the only place I can find them is on Amazon.

Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Ice Cream Day by Colorado Craft Company

The Sunday Funday stamp set has its own sentiment, but it’s currently lost on my work table so I used the sentiment from Ice Cream Day set on both cards.

After I finished coloring the images, I used the Chunky A2 Rectangles die set from Simon Says Stamp to trim the watercolor paper. I used SSS Card Stock in Fog for the background. I like this particular color because it’s neutral and works with most of my cards.

That’s all for today! See you again soon.

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies

ZIG MARKERS:

  • Sundae Funday: 060 Brown (bunny); 091 Light Gray (ice cream); 031 Cobalt Blue (dish & spoon); 025 Pink (cherry & sprinkles); 091 Light Gray (shadow)
  • Ice Cream Day: 091 Light Gray, 010 Black; 025 Pink (mouse); 031 Cobalt Blue, 030 Blue (bow); 060 Brown, 050 Yellow (cone); 025 Pink (ice cream); 041 Light Green (grass)
Rowhouse Greetings | Anita Jeram Sundae Funday & Anita Jeram Ice Cream Day Mini Stamps by Colorado Craft Company | Zig Clean Brush Color Map

[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]

In Praise of Sunflowers Redux

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GOOD MORNING FRIENDS! I’m back today with another project using the In Praise of Sunflowers stamp set by Power Poppy. I’m still on hiatus from my Copic markers and have continue playing with Distress Ink watercoloring.

Rowhouse Greetings | In Praise of Sunflowers by Power Poppy

Like my last card, I started by stamping the image on watercolor paper using Verafine and immediately covered it with clear embossing powder. However, this time I did the coloring with an actual watercolor brush instead of a waterbrush. I have a handful of lovely Black Velvet brushes by Silver. These brushes are a blend of natural squirrel hair and black synthetic filament. They hold and carry the water and pigment beautifully and are much easier to work with than the nylon tipped waterbrushes. They are pricey, but well worth the investment if you enjoy watercoloring.

This time I also used a mixture of Distress Ink pads and reinkers. I smushed the ink pads on my craft mat and picked up the color with a wet brush. But where possible, I substituted the Distress Ink Reinkers in place of the ink pads. I placed a single drop of ink on my craft mat and watered it down as desired. Since the ink is concentrated, I could get a better range of shades than with the ink pads. I prefer using the reinkers, but I don’t have all the colors so I had to make do with the ink pads as needed.

Rowhouse Greetings | In Praise of Sunflowers by Power Poppy

In a couple of places, I accidentally colored outside the line. When that happened, I applied water with a clean brush and then blotted the area with a paper towel. The water reactivated the ink and could be easily removed.

I created the background stripe pattern using Versafine ink and a stencil from Wendi Vecchi. Again, I immediately covered the ink with clear embossing powder and heat set it. I matched it with a yellow gingham design paper from My Favorite Things.

Rowhouse Greetings | In Praise of Sunflowers by Power Poppy

But wait! There’s more! It’s Fun Friday over at Power Poppy so be sure you stop by my teammates to see what they’ve created. And as always – don’t forget to stop by the Power Poppy blog.

Barbara Campbell
Broni Holcombe
Christine Okken
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

Disclosure: Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. All items were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) which were provided by a store or design team. I never share a product I do not like. All opinions are my own. Read more.

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Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Distress Watercolor Cardstock by Ranger; Tiny Check Paper Pad by My Favorite Things
Stamp: In Praise of Sunflowers by Power Poppy
Inks: Versafine Clare in Nocturne by Tsukineko; Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin (petals); Tea Dye, Walnut Stain (flower centers); Bundled Sage, Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss (leaves)
Stencil: Dots and Stripes Borders by Stampers Anonymous – Wendi Vecchi
Embellishments: Nuvo Fine Detail Embossing Powder in Crystal Clear by Tonic Studios