Jami’s Paper Creations

Friends of watercolor, good morning!  I've been busy making things.  I adore the fall season.  It's time to enjoy the fall leaves and all things pumpkin!   I have some fun cards this month. The first card is a fall card.  I love old vintage trucks, and I couldn't resist painting a soft, vintage fall scene. This is a simple card. I started by using Post-it Labeling & Cover-up Tape to create a 3x3-inch centered square. I began the layout by stamping the pumpkins, then used a stamp positioner to stamp the fence. I made a mask with a Post-it for the fence and then stamped the car. Now, the fun part begins. I stamped the flowers, foliage, and the sky. After removing the tape, I die-cut the images using the 5592 - Harvest Journal Die Set and adhered them to the card. For the final touch, I added a sentiment that pops up for added dimension.    Tombow markers used: 912, 177, 312, 623, 603, 565, N75, N55, 026, 933, 977, 817, 526, 401, and 947 ________...

Hello, all watercolor friends! I'm happy to share my cards for this fall weekend. As usual, I have created holiday-themed cards. I hope you all enjoy. I began by stamping the squirrel on my first card, followed by the greenery above and below. After that, I painted him using the Tombow markers 526, 969, 565, N55, 761, 947, 679, 177, 942, 977, 027, 856, 098, 933, 946, and 025. The oval nesting dies were then used to die-cut the artwork. I found a few small gemstones and stuck some to the flowers and leaves. First, I made the card's base by stamping a large brown word stamp onto a piece of craft-colored cardstock. I then used a stencil to apply pearl white texture paste. While the paste was drying, I die-cut rectangles using the 5973-Fall Series 2 Paper Pack. I used foam squares to raise the squirrel after attaching all the parts to the card base. The sentiment was taken from the 5191-Feast Mode set and die-cut from the banner in the 5543-Journal Template Die Set. Finally, I embe...

  Wow! I can't believe it is August already! I am ready for cool days and nights. I love the holidays and look forward to making cards and decorating my home. My first card has a fall theme. For this card, I started by stamping the bicycle from set 5186—Enjoy the Ride—and then created a mask for the bike to stamp the tree behind it. When I stamped the bike, I did not stamp the bow on top of the package so I could change the gift box into a basket and add a pumpkin. For the bow on the front of the bicycle, I used Winsor & Newton gold ink. I stamped a few pumpkins in the foreground to add depth. For final touches, I added a jute knot and popped up the sentiment from the same stamp set. I used paper from the 5973- Fall S2 paper pack. Tombow markers used:  452, 565, 837, 098, 977, N55, 312,  N35, 993, 946, 177, 992 ____________________ For my second card, I couldn't resist painting a vintage Christmas tree! I love the Christmas colors of the 1950s.  This was an easy ...

  Good morning Watercolor friends!  It’s time for more creativity.  This month I am having fChristmas in July!  The Woodland Critter set 5953 is very cute for so many projects.  I started by making a small frame using the Mini Scalloped Frame Dies 5902.  I stamped the squirrel with Tombow markers 565 and 969, then stamped off twice.  I then water colored the stamped image using the following Tombow markers.  856, 565, 969, 177, 526, 977, 947, N65, N75, N65, 772 and 025. (I used the same markers on both of my projects.)  After the painting was dry, I added Dr. Ph Martin’s white to the cup of hot chocolate for the whipped cream and added highlights.  I used the Winter Woodland paper pack for the frame. ____________________ For my second project I made my very first slim-line card.  The card base is cut 7”x8 1/2” and scored at 3 1/2”.   I used cream colored card stock for the base.  After stamping my images onto watercolor pa...

Happy morning! It's my weekend with watercolors. Because the Tulip Floral Set 6061 is so lovely, I made extra cards to paint the beautiful flowers, so this month I made more than two cards. I adore the 6066 Classic Truck Foundation. Vintage trucks have always been a favorite of mine.  Tombow Markers: 403, 126, 565, 969, 856, 947, 679, 177, 899, 515, 817, and 947 I began by taping off the edges of my truck card to ensure that the painting would be 3 by 4. I then die-cut the painting with a stitching die so I could stitch around the edges. I wrapped a thin blue ribbon around the front of the card and mounted it on matching cardstock. The Little Things Sentiment Set 5797 collection includes this sentiment. I die-cut the banner using a die from the Journal Template Die Set 5543 and then embellished it with pearls. _____________________ Tombow Markers: 158, 098, 177, 228, 603, 673, 401, 553, 062, 025, and 946 The following three cards were all made in the same way. I used the Circle Dou...

Happy Watercolor Weekend! Tomorrow is Memorial Day, and I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend.  I have been working on a surprise book for my grandson and daughter-in-law featuring Winnie the Pooh, which makes me invested in all things honey and bees. Consequently, I had to create a card using the Gnomes Set 5785, transforming the flowerpot into a honey pot. I love how the card turned out. If you have honey, you have bees, and the swarm of bees comes from the Birds and Bugs set 5561. I decided to add a bee balloon using a bee from the Honey Bee set 5925. The sentiment also came from the Honey Bee set. The Tombow markers used are the following: 025, 817, 515, 969, 565, 947, N75, N65, N55, 603, 177, 098 ____________________________ For my second card, I used the Blooming Windows set 5408.  It is such a beautiful stamp set. I love that the potted tulips have a separate die for added dimension. I used a press plate to add texture to the front piece of cardstock, aiming...

  Good morning! I love my turn for Watercolor Weekend.  _____________________ My first card features an old barn with sheep grazing in the pasture below. I began by stamping the barn using Tombow markers 565 and 969, stamping off twice. Next, I determined the placement of the fences and where the sheep would graze. I stamped the sheep with the Archival Shadow Grey ink pad to preserve the details in the stamps. I added color and texture with the flowers and rocks included in the Fear Not stamp set. Lastly, I hand-drew the mountains in the background. For the final touch, I used Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White to add some small flowers and highlights. Tombow markers used: 856, 969, 565, 177, 269, 977, 992, N45, N55, N65, 761, 817, 515, and 126. ____________________ I know that Easter was last weekend, but I had this card prepared in advance and still wanted to share it with all of you.  This card took a bit more time, but I love how it turned out. First, I cut out the "E...