The more impressionist Waterfront Scene...

A bit more "arty" than yesterday's super CAS Waterfront  scene... in a more impressionistic sort of way...

But still simple... even though not so clean...

Card and mats same as yesterday's super CAS share... 

And another quick stamping step by step for you ...

(1) Stamped-off Soft Sky "sea squiggle" in all 4 directions to form the water-coloured square/background... plus an extra in the centre for good measure!

(2) Stamped-off Marina Mist "sea squiggle" at about half way down...

(3) Old Olive narrow "island squiggle"

(4) Marina Mist "island squiggle" upside down over top of sea/land horizon

(4) Wisteria Wonder "mountain shape"

(5) Tranquil Tide trees (again no trunks required) x 2 trios... left-hand trio less inked in height than others (so shorter!)

(6) Wisteria Wonder plus Tranquil Tide marker over-inked greeting

(7) Done in minutes! Enjoy...

And now I will admit that this one was initially going in the trash... but luckily I delayed a while... and added the larger greeting from Picture Perfect Birthday (which happened to be still out) as that softened it all...

And then it definitely grew on me... a lot!...  Though...for me... a repeat would have a more stamped off Soft Sky background!

Waterfront on Wednesday...

A quickie but a goodie! Clean & Simple as it should be...

Using my beloved new Waterfront! The best Faux Watercolouring stamp set I think you will ever see....

Oh such a simple little scene... in minutes from start to finish...

In fact here is a very quick step by step!!

(1) Stamp sea "squiggle" in Pool Party... about half way down...
(2) Stamp sea "squiggle" upside down in stamped off Soft Sky
(3) Stamp sun "blob" in Soft Saffron
(4) Stamp mountains "shape" in Wisteria Wonder... then secondary-stamped (without re-inking) again slightly above and to left...
(5) Stamp Tranquil Tide inked trees on horizon to right hand side... not that the trees are only partially inked up... no tree trunks wanted here!
(6) Stamp Tranquil Tide Thanks greeting...

All on a 8.5cm white mat (US 3 3/8") ...9cm Tranquil Tide mat (US 3 5/8") ... 10.5cm Small Square card blank...(US 4 1/4") 

So much creative fun in a set... tomorrow's share certainly looks different!

And who noticed my little slip in yesterdays post!

I have to admit that I kind of got ahead a day this week getting son and heir ready to go back to university... amongst trying to balance a very busy start to January on the Stampin' Up! front....so I did think I was posting on a Wednesday!! Bear with me... normal service is about to resume!!

More Timeless Textures & Happy Home - Simple Square Easel Card

Another card from my Happy Home classes this week. 

Again using the Timeless Textures Faux Watercolour background as on yesterday's card... but on a Shimmer White card panel this time... which really adds a subtle finishing touch...

My Circle of Spring stamp set also had it's first outing on this card  for the greeting and the bow. And the flowers are care of the Pictogram Punches stamp and the co-ordinating little Punch Trio

The card format is another Simple Easel Card variant... More details on the specifics to come in the near future... 

But as background... I have decided to re-look at some of my more popular Fancy Fold cards/tutorials and try to re-design so you have something similar but even simpler to make... This one is based on the Swing Easel Card... Looks pretty similar but ... it just doesn't have the swing!

One thing to note - the papers are from the retired Subtles 12x12 Paper Stack - I went to get my Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz papers from the current Subtles Paper Stack... and the cupboard was bare! Oops... Lucky I had a fall back option for the class....

Timeless Textures Faux Watercolour Effect

 

Oh gosh... how do I love Timeless Textures!! Here is a very simple  - but very effective - card to show why...

The sky and grass background is all stamped care of Timeless Textures and Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz ink pads... 

Top first...then sides...plus some secondary stamping as a filler for the central area... then upside down for the grass... and then the tree image from the Happy Home stamp set was stamped... 

This will make some of my ladies VERY happy... the ones that HATE doing the Clear Block Stamping Technique... randomness all gone this way...

And the blossom is just splatting my Pink pirouette marker pen on the tree image... lots of times!!!

Wording from the Sale A Bration promotional Perfect Pairings set...