Sending Hugs to Those Who Need One!!!

There is always someone who needs a HUG am i right or am i right.When my kiddies go and come home from school i get hugs----the one that when they leave are called rushed hugs in our house but when they come home they are the best because they are the most intense hugs.Each hug has a story--- I had a long day,trouble with a friend ,i need to talk to you,i had a GREAT day,or just that they missed me ( and I just missed them)...it is the hug i look forward to.Before they leave the hugs are meant so they can have a great day and that i am thinking of them or that i will miss them.A Hug will make everything better bad or good!I have a friend who i don't see very often who gives the most amazing HUGS!! This little guy was stamped on wcolor paper 140Lbs and i used tombows to color the picture.
The stamp is Hanglar---wish i owned some (truth be told i have 2).The sentiment is Hero Arts(my favorite sentiment EVER).

I had the light coming right down the center of this image.If you look closely you will see where i errored but the best thing about errors is that you can learn from them.

I really had full intention of using real fishing string and red bopper but i had to improvise and i found this bead,

The paper is October Afternoon,the brads i'm not sure but they are old and i used my wedge distressor.I pulled out my inkssentials white gel pen and added some pimples to the cheeks etc.

Hope you have A GREAT day

And for many of you who get to enjoy this beautiful snow ENJOY!!

{{{HUGS}}}

Phebe

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Happy Birthday !!!

The Sentiment--Humble Pie
The Stamp --Hanglar

This is another image stamped out for me by the most amazing sweet person Maria.I made this card for a friend in town who turned mmmhmm 50 and guess what she looks phenominal and today is her birthday...i suggested she celebrate big and close up shop but instead she said she will be sewing together an outfit for her newest great niece.

The Pattern Paper is Imaginicse

The Cardstock is Bazill

The butterfly is a Die that i got from Stampin Up and i cut out 2 colors that would be matching to the ones in the Patterned Paper an i ran it throught the cuttlebug using the Swirl Divine Folder...then using my ProGlue Glider i laid down the butterfly and only glued down the center of the yellow butterfly then attached the 2 butterflies with a brad but really what i should 've done is pierced right through the paper before 3'ding it down...but i did think of the butterflies later.That part in the cornerwas bare so iadded 2 heart brads.

For a Coloring Medium i used TombowMarkers trying to leave shade in all the right places.I pulled out my Inkssentials White Gel Pen and put some lines in.I also added some stickles to the bows in her braid and I edge-distressed the cardstock a bit.

Hope you have a Good Day,

Lots of Hugs

Phebe

Will you be my Valenswine!!

So I have this HH sentiment and wasn't fussy about what it came with but the sentiment is catchy sooo i brought this so stinken cute magnolia holding a runt that needs some TLC and thought they were perfect with each other.I made this card for my oldest that is an animal lover. I inked this cutie with black-staz-on & stamped it onto glossy ice white 90Lb hot press wcolor paper and pulled out my tombow wc markers,paintbrush, and distilled water.Of course i used 3-4 colors of each family.

I love my white gel inksentials pen----the other companies have dried out but so far so good.I used old patterned paper mixed in with the new bo bunny selections.

For the sentiment i used my oval nesties,added some primas,some gorgeous brads ,and rhinestones with stickles as an accent.I tried to case this from one of Maria's cards and i totally....well i won't finish that sentence wink wink.....Lets just say i did her no justice.

Anyhoo i hope you have a GREAT week and take care.

And P.S.

Its a Great Day to stay indoors and brew up some yummy Hot Chocolate or in my Case~~~ Tea and pull out your scrapbooking and cardmaking supplies and have some fun.

Glad the weekend was a tiny bit warmer.If you have a PA day today enjoy it I know I will.

That windchill factor was something else this past week eh!!

{{{HUGS}}}

Phebe

Tutorial on Watercoloring w Tombow Markers

What You Need:
1. A Permanent ink/waterproof---I use Black Staz-on.
2. Distilled room temperatured bottle water.
3. A paint brush---i like a soft tip
4.Paper towel to get excess water off brush.
5.Watercolor Paper
6.Watercolor Tombow markers in 3 shades lightest to darker.

How to Apply it:
1. Stamp up the Image.
2. Figure where you want the light to come in from.
3. I chose the back side
4. Start with your lightest color ,
5. Wet paintbrush and remove excess----you want wet not dripping.
6. Go in circles around the markered areas until its all blended in.
7. Then apply second color 1 step-up in color
8. Take your paint brush or Aqua Painter and wet it againg andgo to the colored area and bring out the color again.

9. And with the 3rd or even 4th all darker than the other a little less each time and bring it out
10. I often take my brush after wetting it and take it to the marker taking color off so that I can control how much color I am getting.

And what you need to be aware of what shouldn't happen.

1. If you have a paint brush that is too wet then it will leave huge water marks on the image and it will be extremely hard to fix.
2. As well this will wash it out.And Lift your paper.

Have a Great Day!!

Phebe

Appreciated and Loved!!

Look at this gorgeous and stunning card----made by one of our Baking Diva's---Maria

So A quik post----A dear and generous friend stamped these Hanglars out for me,She gave them to me with a gorgeous card and a yummy candle.The above card is what she made me and it is a Magnolia!! These were inked up on fabriano wc 140Lb paper.So i pulled out my tombows ,paintbrush, distilled water and colored my heart out

I used all my scrap papers and did my best to make the colors flow.This card was made for someone i need to take more time to say that she is amazing.I added glossy accents to the bow and heart on dress,stickles to the wings and added up some dots with my white inksentials gel pen.

The paper is by WeRMemory Keepers.The flower die is a yellow original die and worked amazingly in my cuttlebug.All the paper used was from my box of scraps.

When i was done i walked the card over.I was a bit under the weather today but hopefully i will be better tomorrow.

{{{HUGS}}}

Hope you all have a Great Day,

Phebe

Maggie In Love---Humble Pie Challenge

Well Heather has done it AGAIN!! Such a sweet Image.

So for this week i used my all time Foot-Popping,Madly in Love,"Maggie In Love".The challenge was to use pink,red,white and hearts.....How easy could that be?! And not only that BUT i made them on a tent card which i never had made before. So here they are,I tend to use browns when i use these colors.The patterened Paper is Bo Bunny,I watercolored the image using my Tombow Markers~~One of my favorite mediums by the way.

I used my sizzix yeelow hearts--the came on one die in 2 sizes....then i stuck them through the cuttlebug using my swiss dots folder.
The rhinestones are by Kaiser Kraft.

Hope you enjoyed this challenge.Because i definitely did.AND what i love the most is that i got to use a ton of different techniques....oh and this cutie is soooo sweet.

Phebe