Washi Play

I finally got the chance to play with the ton of Washi tapes I got at the Scrapbook Expo. I made a set of these everyday cards that should be appropriate for any occasion. I used a variety of Close to My Heart Mini Stamps - Balloon, Perfect Polka Day, Hi, A Little Gift, Colored Egg and Parasol. Washi tapes are from Queen and Co., and a couple from We R Memory Keepers. I think this should be enough Washi play for me for awhile. I used a lot of supplies to make these, each sentiment came from different CTMH stamp sets, with only the Parasol using a Stamps of Life sentiment. Inks are a mix of CTMH Sweet Leaf, Chocolate, Cranberry, and Hero Arts Mid Tone Shadow Ink Bubble Gum Pink, Orange Soda and Red Royal. The images were colored in using a mix of Memento Markers and Wink of Stella Markers.

Happy Birthday Gift Tower

Made a quickie birthday card for a co-worker of mine. Used scraps I have and a Hero Arts Birthday Gift stamp. Colored it using a mix of Memento Markers and Distress Markers. I just got my first set of Distress Inkers today and thought I'd try them out. I've heard so much about it but I have to say I was disappointed by it. The colors weren't that vibrant, and I found myself using the Memento Markers to color over it again. I will have to work on that again. Maybe I have to use watercolor paper? Not sure.

Anyways, here's my birthday card. I background pink paper I think was from one of the DCWV stack. It was leftover scrap for when I did my daughter's birthday party favors tags. I rounded the corners of the tag and embellished with a couple of gemstones hoping to make it pop.