Friday, January 1, 2016

BELOVED BOUQUET - January 2016 Stamp Of The Month Blog Hop



Happy, Happy New Year to you. Here's to another great year of blog hopping with the Rose Blossoms. You'll see us getting together on the 1st and 15th of every month to show you some phenomenal art work using current products. It's the desire of my heart not to miss a single hop this year. It's such an honor to be part of this amazing team.

Here's our featured stamp set. It's called Beloved Bouquet. So lovely.


 You're going to want to contact your consultant immediately after you see the gorgeous creations coming your way. If you came from Marg's beautiful blog, I Didn't Have Potatoes,  I'm sure you've already started making creative plans. Click the link at the end to keep hopping all the way through.

I have been watercoloring a lot lately to try to get the hang of it. All three cards below were made by grabbing some squares I had been practicing on and seeing what would happen next. Each card is pretty much a free for all and I couldn't be happier with the results. I made the square first and then added the card, which feels a little backward.

I'm sure you're going to see a lot of that big beautiful flower as you hop. It's really gorgeous in every color. My favorite part of this set is the wide variety of sentiments. I will keep this set close at hand for a variety of cards all through the year.
This is kind of a lazy card since I'm not a fan of fussy cutting. The most ambitious thing I did here was to separate the twine to make a little skinnier piece. I just love that stuff!!

This is my favorite. I can't explain why other than it was messy fun to make. I also used a tiny piece of our new ribbon. It's a dream to work with and comes in two colors. It's a nice touch of shimmer without getting carried away.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Keep hopping on to see what my creative friend Kim has for you at Violets and Sunshine.



12 comments:

  1. I am still stunned from Lynn and Marg's posts, and then I came here. WOW!!! Shelly, you definitely have the hang of watercoloring! I love all three, but that third one is stunning!! Great job!!

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  2. Shelly, you have created three of the most beautiful watercolor cards I have ever seen! I agree with you on the last being my favorite! It reminds me of the sky at sunrise here where I live! Just beautifully created....

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  3. Shelly, I just LOVE your cards! I don't know which I like the most-- they are all so beautiful! Your watercoloring is awesome-- I am still practicing too... I love how creative you are! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  4. Wow, what beautiful watercolor art! I love them all but the last one is my fave. Lovely work.

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  5. Really amazing watercolouring, Shelly!

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  6. Shelly, I love your watercolored cards! My favorite is the bottom one also because it was very clever how you made the Baby's Breath stamp look like trees in an awesome sunrise. Thanks for the inspiration.
    :) Marie

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  7. Beautiful watercolor techniques - all these cards are lovely!

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  8. I LOVE all of the fun, soft, watercolor techniques you used on your artwork with this set. Just lovely!

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  9. That last one is my favorite too!

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  10. WOW! WOW! and WOW! These are all gorgeous! You definitely rocked this stamp set. Love the bright colors of the last one, but gotta be honest: they're all so pretty, I can't pick a fave. You really hit it out of the park again! :D

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  11. Amazing watercolor technique Shelly. These cards are so pretty!

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  12. Gorgeous! Love when things come together after having a play.

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