I can’t believe that it has taken me all day to get unpacked, laundry done and all the goodies put away from my trip! I thought I would never get all the new stamps organized – and really they’re probably not, but at least they are stored so I can find them. I have decided however, that if either of my girls is not leaving the house soon, that I’m gonna have to do some major reorganizing of the studio.

I haven’t stamped in over a week, and I still owe Roxie a sketch challenge from last week (which she continues to remind me of) and actually found a little stamping time tonight. I did this card for today’s Color Challenge on Splitcoast, and have to admit when I first looked at the colors, my first thought was eeeeeeeeewwwwww, but hey, I find that I do like them!

I stamped one of the vases from Vases in Vogue and then drew the flowers using a calligrapher pen and Bombay Black India Ink. The image is water colored with reinkers, a paintbrush, and fantastix coloring tools. I used some of my new daubers to make the circles in the background.

Stamps: Vases in Vogue

Paper: Whisper White, Canson Watercolor Paper, Basic Black, Cool Caribbean

Ink: Black Stazon, Cool Caribbean, Pretty in Pink, Marigold Morning, Bombay Black India Ink

Accessories: Fiskars Cloud Scissors, 1/8th Circle Punch, Ribbon, Mounting Tape, Small and Large Oval Punches, Tsukineko fantastix Brush Point Coloring Tool, Calligrapher Pen, Black Gel Pen, Watercolor Brush