Saturday, September 10, 2016

Muse #182 + Seize the Birthday and Muse Christmas Visions #61

I had some unexpected free time today and spent a good part of it playing with inks and dies and watercolors and stamps, etc. This first card is the result of painting Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Inks on a watercolor paper panel inspired by Anita's card for Muse #182.






The panel is cut with a Memory Box Ringlets die and the interlocking circles reminded me of blowing bubbles with the kids when they were younger. This card is kept clean and simple with a PTI sentiment.




This next card is inspired by Kimberly's beautiful color palette and wreath for Muse Christmas Visions #61




This really is one of those funny cards that started in a very different place and somehow I ended up with a gray & white wreath by layering 3 cuts of a MFT wreath die.




Frosted dot berries brought in the aqua blue and a Tim Holtz red bow finished off the wreath. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's Deck the Halls stamp set.




I was cleaning up my desk and decided to make a second Muse card using the leftover watercolored pieces from the Ringlet die cut. To corral them, a second die cut was made from white cardstock and adhered to a white panel. 




After the watercolor pieces are set in place and the panel adhered to an aqua card base, the sentiment panel is wrapped around the bottom left corner.




This card is also being linked to Seize the Birthday! in the Anything Goes category.




Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie








17 comments:

  1. A fabulous interpretation of my card using the bubbles die, Jacquie. I love all the interest with lots of white space too. And the second card using the negative pieces looks wonderful too, we crafters don't like to waste anything to we?!
    Thanks so much for playing along at Muse this week, Anita x

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  2. Wow! Great cards! Love your inspired piece, your pretty wreath is delightful, and I'm REALLY enjoying that card from the leftovers! Very stunning panel that die cut started from...

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  3. What a beautiful variety of cards. I love all of them. TFS

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  4. Very gorgeous card ! At the first view I loved the first card so clean with those beautiful colors but when reaching the bottom of your post and that I saw the second one with the leftovers, I immediately fell in love with it ! It is so gorgeous, I love it ! Thanks for sharing. Izzy Scrap

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  5. Gorgeous cards, love that colour combination, Cathy x

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  6. Wonderful cards - love how the blue berries glow and how you've used the positive and negative of the bubbles die! So glad you joined us at Muse and MCV this week!

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  7. Both Muse cards are great, but the second one wins my heart! And that wonderful wreath with its blue berries makes me swoon!

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  8. A trio beauties, Jacquie! Love how you used both parts of that gorgeous watercolored die!

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  9. Three beautiful cards!! I just love that bubbly die from MB!! Your coloring of it is super pretty!

    Patti

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  10. Love your interpretation of the Muse card it does indeed look like blowing bubbles! and love too the wreath card! x

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  11. Gorgeous cards, Jacquie! Love the shimmery berries!

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  12. Wow! You have to love when some free time can be used to make such gorgeous cards! I'm in awe of all your takes on the two Muse cards.

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  13. Fantastic cards. The circle cards are so fun ... a great interpretation of the Muse card.

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  14. Wow you have been busy, so many wonderful cards. I absolutely love how you have used the circles die positive and negative pieces, two eye catching beautiful cards.

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  15. STUNNING!!! Simply stunning and gorgeous in every way!!! Love the texture and the shine on the baubles!!! Thanks so VERY much for joining us at MUSE Christmas Visions. I really miss getting around as much as I used to!!!! HUGS Jacquie!

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  16. I love those frosted dot berries! Great cards!

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  17. Fabulous wreath card Jacquie, blue frosty berries are great

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