A Quad of Cats

Sometimes, a stamp set hits me as one that I need to make a card set with, especially if the sentiments are funny. Yes, I could make a card set that said hello, thank you, happy birthday - but how boring is that, when I could have a snarky cat in a box, I ask you???

To make these quick & easy cards, I stamped the adorable kitty images from this set in Amalgam ink. Then I colored them with Copics. I stamped one kitty on my favorite masking paper, and masked each kitty. I then used the Life Changing Blender brushes to brush on Sea Glass, Innocent Pink, Wild Dandelion and Lemon Drop Inks. I stamped the cardio sentiment from this set, The diem carpe'd from this set and the last two from this set. If you're a fan of Gilmore Girls, you'll love these.

The Ink Road PURR BABIES Clear Stamp... [ SSS ] The Ink Road PITCH PLEASE Clear Stamp... [ SSS ] The Ink Road THE STRUGGLE IS REAL... [ SSS ] The Ink Road STARS HOLLOW Clear Stamp... [ SSS ] GKD Amalgam Ink Pad- Jet Black [ GNK | SSS ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Lemon Drop [ GNK | SSS ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Sea Glass [ GNK | SSS ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Wild... [ GNK | SSS ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad-... [ GNK | SSS ] "Life Changing" Blender Brush Set -... [ PFS | SSS ] Copic 12 Bold BASIC SKETCH MARKER SET... [ SSS | ELH ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ] Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth [ AMZUS ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two... [ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ] Ink Off Cloth [ INK ]

So many fun stamps, so little time.

Loveyameanitbye. 

Powdered Watercolor Prints

I don't always have a chance to try tutorials when I first see them, but I have a page in my planner that is just a list of things I want to try, and recently, this fun tutorial made the list. 

I used Sunset Beach, Golden Sands and A Bit Jaded powdered watercolors for my print, and this photo paper - I like the size of these pre-cut boxes of paper. I sprinkled the powder into a coffee filter, spritzed it with water, and laid the wet filter onto the photo paper. It works on the photo paper in a similar way that shaving cream with reinkers works - it "sets" on the paper instantly. Then you can remove the filter and print again. I cut the mega hello from white and black cardstock and put that over the print. The walnut crystals in these powders add the warm brown, peppery look mixed in with the colors.

But WAIT - there's more!

I discovered that if I did the technique on TOP of a piece of watercolor paper - so set the filter on paper to begin with - I got an extra piece that looked totally different. I used my topography technique to outline the pieces with my skinny Arteza pen and then stuck another giant word die cut on top. We did this at retreat and it's so freaking fun. I love what the photo paper does.

Do you have a technique on your list you want to try? Share it with me in the comments! I'd love to learn something new.

I have another recipe for you today.

I happened to have some fresh pineapple and some ripe bananas yesterday, so just for the heck of it, I typed "pineapple banana muffins" into Google and found scads of recipes.

I settled on this one, with modifications, like swapping out the butter for coconut oil and using finely ground unsweetened coconut. They are DELICIOUS. Enjoy!

Pina Colada Muffins (adapted from this recipe)

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 bananas, mashed
• 3/4 cup white sugar

• 1/3 cup unrefined, expeller pressed coconut oil, melted
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon rum-flavored extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 10 oz diced fresh pineapple