Happy New Year!!!
Welcome to any new visitors that are hopping along. Hello to those who visit my blog regularly. 2016. WOW! It’s always such a good feeling when a new year is here, isn’t it?
I will be sharing some of my faves from 2015 in the next few days but this post is all about thanking you, yep YOU!
This is the first time I am part of the Seasons Givings Blog Hop and I’m excited to be part of such a great event. This is a time for all of us to say “thank you” to all of you who visit our sites during the year and who are part of this awesome artsy crafty community.
If you are new here I would love for you to
- subscribe to my email newsletter and/or choose to get my blog posts in your inbox
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- like my facebook page
- I also invite you to be part of my {creative chick} studio share facebook group– just send a request to join and I will approve you.
If you are new to the Seasons Givings Blog Hop- Have fun visiting all the links below- everyone is giving away something! You will have some awesome chances to win and hopefully find some awesome inspiration along the way!
Sharing Inspiration
First I want to share with you some inspiration! I have been obsessed with watercoloring throughout the WHOLE year so it is only fitting for this group of thank you cards to be full of watercolor goodness! As usual I watercolored these with Distress Ink. I plan on sending these out to some special peeps who spoiled me this holiday season. Be sure to keep reading to see how I am spoiling some of my readers!
These fabulous bird images are from the Scribbly Birds Stamp Set from Dina Wakley Media. All the birds were stamped with Antique Linen Distress Ink. This is a nice light color so that whatever you paint over it will over power it and look like you are a natural watercolorist.I had a lot of fun playing with different color combos for each card and you can see the Distress Ink colors I used below. The sentiment is from Big Bold You a Winnie and Walter stamp set. It is easy to ink the parts of the word that you want to use so it can be just “thanks” or “thank you” I used my most favorite ink pad- Versafine Onyx Black. Lastly these cards are all created on Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I have been using this cardstock for almost all of my cards. I love it!
Supplies Used:
Time to spoil YOU! Seasons Givings Blog Hop Prizes
There will be SIX lucky winners!
In order to have a chance to win you need to leave a comment telling me what you would like me to share with you in 2016?
- Something you want to learn?
- A supply you want to see more ideas with?
- More pictures of Mister Harley?
Seriously. I LOVE teaching, I have been teaching papercrafting classes around New England for 10+ years and I am working at teaching more on this site and giving you opportunities to take classes with me online for those of you who aren’t local.
I will draw a winner Monday, January 4th. I will post all winners here on this post and email them. Due to my website being down yesterday (grrrrr) I will draw a winner Tuesday, January 5th. I will not be able to mail any prizes out until I return home from CHA January 12th.
Thank you to Latisha Yoast who has organized this hop the past few years. Its a lot of work to organize a list like this. Much appreciated!
And, Thank YOU again. If you are new I hope to see you around more often and if you have been following me I truly appreciate all the comments, emails, likes on photos and all that jazz. It doesn’t go unnoticed. Looking forward to sharing more with you in 2016!
WINNERS!
Your next stop on the hop is: Lori Craig
Full Hop List
Enjoy looking through the full hop list. You are sure to find new blogs to follow, inspiration and hopefully win a prize! Have a wicked fun time!
Awesome cards and artwork. Tim Holtz stamps…Woahhh!!!!! What a prize package. Please pick meeeeee 🙂
Adorable card! I would like to see more interactive cards.
Gorgeous card! Love that lil’ birdie! I would love to learn more about the big shot eg the plates used etc. I’m currently considering buying one but I have no idea how to use it or what exactly I have to buy to get started.
I think your posts are just fine. There isn’t anything particularly that I would like to see. Continue with your awesome posts!:)
I would love to see more techniques! :))
Wish I could be at CHA. Have lots of fun! Thank you for this awesome giveaway! I hope to see more reviews of crafty tools and mediums!:))
More informational videos of crafty tools like the big shot and fuse would be nice!
Have fun at CHA! I wish I could be there! More organization tips would be fab! My craft room is currently in a state of disarray!;))
I’d be lovely if you can share more watercoloring. I love looking at people do that. It’s really relaxing!:)
It would be awesome if you can share tips about your craft organisation etc.
I’d love to see embossing!
I love to pretend that mister Harley’s mine through your pictures. So more pictures or videos, if possible, of him please!
Love to have more pictures of the cuddly mister Harley!
More color blending techniques please! I’m hopeless at it!
Lovely inspiration! I would love to see more things from your daily life too in your blog!
Please have more coloring tutorials! 🙂
I would love more beginner techniques!
More watercoloring techniques would be great!:))
More pictures of mister Harley please!:))
I would love for your to share more shaker cards!:)))
I hope it not too late. Enjoyed seeing your work. Janie
Ladyj711@ live.com
i love your birdie cards. I love the look of watercolours but have never done it before. Would love tips for getting started.
More pictures of Harley!
I love your watercolor cards! I would enjoy any tutorials pertaining to this 🙂
Although I am new to your site, I believe that I have visited your site before. I saw the retreat information and then I realized that I have been on your site before. I love your watercoloring, Awesome!! Thank you for participating and sharing in this blog hop and Happy New Year!!
So glad to see your blog back up and running. I was sad when I could not get here. I am learning watercolor so anything you share would be helpful and appreciated. I love seeing pictures of your cat. Share those anytime. And I would love to see more ideas with using misting ink. I have started a collection of those items…LOL
Happy New Year
What beautiful cards you create with that Dina Wakely Scribbly Bird stamp and watercolor! I want to thank you for participating in this hop and for the wonderful giveaways. I don’t own any Tim Holtz stamps and have always wanted some, so this was exciting for me! As for what I would like to see you teach, I still would like to learn more about watercoloring if you would be willing, and frankly a series on some of the tools out there, like the Fuse, that I don’t know ,ugh about would also be appreciated. Anything you teach would be appreciated and I will learn from though?
I’m new to your site as a result of the blog hop and I am really liking what I see! I am glad that you got your website back up and running. I tried to post a comment on the weekend and thought I would try again today.
I’m newbie in cardmaking and I hope this year learn to make cards. Happy New Year
watercoloring, studio organization, anything is good. thanks for a chance to win
Love your cards and would definitely like to see more watercolouring. It’s my favorite too.
Happy New Year. I would love to see what you do with your projects when you are done…do you frame them or give them away??? Organizational ideas are always a hit with me since I just moved as well…thank you for the chance to win!
Happy New Year and thank you for sharing and inspiring! I look forward to following you throughout the new year. Thank you for the opportunity to enter your giveaway! God Bless you. Eliana from Lakewood
I would like to do more watercolor cards this year. Explore more of the medium in my projects. That will sure be fun.
Love that watercoloring! I love learning new stuff, so techniques, techniques, techniques is what I’d love to see. Happy New Year!
Very nice giveaway! I’d like to see more watercoloring…can use all the instructions I can get.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Bellissimo blog Hop e stupendi i timbri in palio.
Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway and I vote for more photos of Mr Harley!!! Oh yes, and some tutorials on watercoloring would be great too…haha!
Good luck at CHA and thanks for sharing your talents with us! That cheery watercolor bird is the perfect way to start the new year and I would love to see more techniques using easy backgrounds. My time to craft is limited and easy is best! Happy new year to you!
I am also in love with watercoloring, so I’d love to see new techniques and styles! Thanks for the chance to win!
I knew I tried to post yesterday but nothing came up! I ADORE those birds! I want to learn to watercolor! Thanks so much!
I’m always up for more kitty pics 🙂 And techniques, I love to learn ways to stretch the stuff I already have 🙂 Happy New Year!
Love mr Harley …love those stamps thanks
Love your work. i would like to see more with Zig Clean Color markers and brusho pigments. I just can’t get enough of them!
I also know you are into Tim’s tags. Like you, I was up, until 5am on Dec.31st working on mine and it paid off as I was announced as one of the winners for Dec. 2015. Still can’t believe it. I can see why people really get addicted to making them, so fun, relaxing and educational.
Thanks again for all the inspiration throughout the year and for the chance to win your great prize.
june.swart(at)netzero(dot)net
I love those prizes! Thanks for the chance! I always love seeing water color creations as I can always learn from them. Yours are absolutely beautiful!! Love those birds!
Happy 2016. Would love some water coloring tips, especially for the gorgeous backgrounds that you create!
Great job coloring your birds. Really cute cards and great prizes. Thanks so much.
Oh, yeah. I just like clear how tos on how things are done. Water coloring tips are always good. And , thanks for participating in this great hop.
I am a newbie on your blog. I love to learn anything with card making. Your watercolor bird cards are beautiful, they would even be a wonderful giveaway!
Love, love your birds. I have been intrigued with watercolor this past year and would love tips or techniques for any form of watercolor art.
I love to see the pictures and they are always welcome, he is so cute. I’d like to learn more about Gelatos.
Gorgeous cards. I love these birds. More techniques would be cool.
I would love to see lots of techniques all kinds, especially love when you use Dina Wakley products! Thank you for the chance to win the fantastic prize.
I’d like to see some Quilled projects (not QuilTing). Thank you so much for your blog and this giveaway. God bless! ILuvTheEucharist (at) aol.com
I am new to your blog, so for this year I will go look at your previous post, but will welcome and watercolor crafts.
Happy 2016!
Happy 2016! Your birds are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the chance to win some goodies.
{I signed up to follow with my aol email account}
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot
dmcardmaker at {Gmail} dot com
“Creative chicks” brilliant! I have begun using water colors this year too and would love to see work done in the brush makers like Zig and SAI.
I would love to get some ideas for working patterned paper into card designs. I want to use more of my papers, but I have the hardest time with them! Happy Mew Year!
Happy New Year’s! I am new to your site and I love your watercolor birds! I would like to see a class for water coloring. I am going to subscribe to your site.
Happy New Year! Love the birds. As for 2016, who wouldn’t want to see more of Mr. Harley? I also would love to see how products work (or don’t work) with one another. Thank you for joining the hop and thank you for a chance to win. Have fun at CHA! ~M~
Thanks for the opportunity to win! So inspiring! I would love to learn more about using texture pastes and similar mediums for making cards. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!
Hi Jenn i am so happy for you that you will be going to CHA , how fun is that! I would like to see more watercoloring tutorials. I love your blog and have seen you on IG. Hope to see ya around will follow you from now on.
Happy new year! And thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Of course I would like to see more of mister Harley haha and more techniques, it’s always good to learn something new. Especially if it’s (water)color related :).
Happy New Year, Jenn! I was wondering what was happening with the website. Thought it was me… lol! For 2016 I’d like to see more water coloring as that’s one of my goals, along with copic coloring! Have a great time at CHA. I hope you’ll scope from there for us! Safe travels, Jeanne
Keep up with there fabulous watercoloring! Great work with the bird stamp, which I also have!
I would love to learn more about watercoloring. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win one of your Tim Holtz stamp set prizes! Happy New Year!
I’d really love to learn more about using watercolour techniques. I adore your birdie cards! I’d also love to learn more about shading,blending and layering with markers, I practice but I’m horrible at it!! I’m glad I checked back today to see if your website was up, thank – you for the chance to win such a great give away and Happy New Year!
I would love to get better at watercoloring! Happy New Year!
Great prizes and inspiration! Love to see videos with tips and techniques on anything artsy or crafty!
Jen you really are a creative chick, such a perfect name, lol. I’m pretty new so I need to learn everything ha. And of coarse I love seeing pics of Mister Harley. My dogs name is Harley, it’s such a cute name. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring and of coarse the chance to win anything Tim Holtz.
I am so enjoying this awesome hop, and glad I remembered to check back here today! HAppy your link is working!
I am new to your blog but I will sign up to follow. Love your watercolor birds above, so I would love to get some tips on watercoloring! I have a set of the Zig clean color real brush markers so would love to see if you have any tips on using those!
Thanks for a chance to win one of those fabulous stamp sets!
Jenn, your watercolor birds are beautiful! I’d love to learn more about watercoloring! I have some Twinkling H2Os but haven’t done much with them. Maybe you could do a tutorial with some ideas?
Thanks for participating in this fun blog hop and for the stamp sets you are offering!
I’ve just become a follower of your blog via email and would love it if you returned the favor. I just started my blog last July and get very excited each time I have a new follower!
My address is: http://carriescustomcards.blogspot.com
Have a very blessed new year!
carrieannsheridan@gmail.com
Wow! Amazing giveaway! Thank you and Happy New Year! I ‘d like to share watercoloring techniques!
I love learn ( or re-visiting) new techniques of any kind :). This blog hop is great!! I’m already a customer but glad that others will be able to find and enjoy your products. Thank you
I would like to learn color. happy new year. I love that everyone is participating and being so generous. thanks.
I love a tutorial on ink blending. I know that it may seem as a no brainer thing but I’m hopeless at it.
Since Distress Inks are my favorite inks, I would like to see more coloring techniques using them. Happy New Year!
Happy new year! Please continue with what you are doing. 🙂
Love the birds! Would love for you to teach a class of a variety of sentiments so that we go home with a stock pile of different occasions that we can build upon. Happy new year to you and your family!
Happy New Year! Thank you for this amazing chance! Already subscribed to your blog! I love your projects and these cards are so cute! I’d love to see more techniques. I would love to try to use fuse and Big Shot, so, it will be great a post about it!
I know they are older, but I’d love to see card making with Gelatos. E.g. Stenceling or mixing with embossing paste…
Happy new year!
Happy New Year!
Love your art works and watercolored cards, Jen! They are so cute!
I gotta check your class at BPC 🙂
Thank you for a chance to win your giveaway!
Just love watching watercoloring! Love your cute birds!
Such precious cards!
Thanks for the chance to win a fab stamp set! I love seeing ways to stretch my dies!
I just find it so inspirational trying new techniques. The technique may be a fail for me at times but the time spent creating always leads to new inspiration. Thank you for the opportunity!
Love your cards, Jenn! Would love to learn how to watercolor like you 🙂 Happy 2016
Love how your cards turned out. I’d love to learn more about watercolouring and how to stretch the use of dies.
I’d love to learn more about watercoloring techniques. 🙂 I love the painterly look but sometimes get intimidated to get started.
Your bird cards are lovely. I really love the watercolor style. And so hope to one day figure it out so I can create such beauties. I will be subscribing and investigating your tutorials for your secrets. 🙂
Happy new year!,
I would love to just see more of whatever you create and how you did it!
Thanks for always sharing techniques and new product with us! Continue doing what you’re doing in 2016!
Fun and colorful bird cards. I would like to learn more about watercoloring as I am a beginner.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
Just keep sharing your awesome inspiration! I always love seeing your work. Thank you for your generosity – Happy New Year!
First time visitor and will be a follower. I love the watercolor technique and would love to gift notecard sets throughout the 2016 seasons
I would like to learn how to create a set of notecards around a theme that I can gift for upcoming baby showers.nlovevthe watercolor technique
I love your little water colored birds, so cute!!!
Happy New Year and thanks for all your crafty inspirations! I am new to the papercrafting world, so I am always looking for techniques and tips-and-tricks to help me improve!
Happy New Year! Love the birds!
Happy New Year! Love your little water coloured birdies. I would love to read more about how to achieve the bright and whimsical style with my stamps when I watercolour them.
Thanks for sharing and inspiring! 🙂
This is my first time on your website but it won’t be my last. What an awesome prize package…thank you!!
Like the cards. Would like to learn more about techniques using pigment powders for watercolor backgrounds,
Those birds are so sweet! Perfect for no line coloring. What an amazing giveaway!!! I am following you everywhere 🙂
Wonderful cards! Love the look watercoloring brings! Happy New Year!
I am just starting with stamping and any information is great. Thanks for the tip about stamping the image with the light color instead of black. I will try that so my black ink does not bleed into my other colors.
Love the birds and watercoloring! Happy New Year!
Cute cards and I love
the birds! I would like
to see things using the
Fuse tool. Thanks for
all the giveaways. I
follow on FB.
Carla from Utah
The watercolor birds are wonderful! Would like to see more watercolors and anything paper crafty!
I just want you to share whatever you are inspired to create! Happy New Year, Jenn!
I love watching you watercolor and learn so much. I’m trying to improve my skills. Wish I could make it to one of your Loft Art Retreats! Thank you for the inspiration.
I’m already a stalker.. I mean follower… Lol so I follow you in all those places… Looking forward to 2016 … Would love to see more scene building with lawn fawn so I can really use up my stamps.
Great cards, love following all that you do & just wish I had time to craft more.
I would love to see more watercolouring techniques! Beautiful cards and I love your style!
Anything suitable for male card…thanks for the chance…Happy New Year…xx
The birds are beautiful Jenn. I would love to see more techniques using Distress Inks. Happy New Year!
I’ve been wonder how to use those bird stamps….beautiful! Thanks for being a part of this hop! Happy new year!
I love your watercoloring! I have just found your blog (just subscribed) so I have some catching up to do.
I would love to learn more about water coloring!
Love your watercoloring! So fun!
New techniques are always fun to learn!
Happy New Year!
Beautiful water color! Happy New Year to you and many days of happiness ahead!
To your continued success in 2016! Have fun at CHA!
Thanks for sharing your awesome talent. I admire anyone who can watercolor. One of my goals for 2016 is to try more watercoloring so any tips you have are appreciated.
What wonderful cards! I love watercolor techniques and would love more tutorials about them! Thanks for the chance to win. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
First of all, these birds and your cards are fantastic. My crafty goal for this year is to learn to water colour so I was happy to see these cute birds. I also want to learn more about Copic colouring. I am slowly getting some colours (I have nearly 30 now but def. need more.) Just general colouring tip and techniques would be great.
Jen your work is great and I look forward to more in the New Year. Thanks for the chance to win your great gift.
Happy New Year 2016!! Love the watercolor cards.
first time to your blog. love that watercolor combined with the large stamps of W&W. following on instagram to see your crafty projects!
Lovely cards and love the watercolor look with the distress inks, lots of tuts on that would be fantastic with different types to compare would be fun too thank you for all the chances hugs Nikki
Hello Jenn! Wishing you a very crafty Happy New Year filled with joy, happiness and health!
Love your glorious watercoloring, so inspiring! Always enjoying your awesome work! I am also fond of watercoloring, so would love to learn some fun techniques!
And thanks for the chance to win some crafty goodies for any crafter! Great giveaway!
I think I am in love with Mister Harley. Black and white cats always are my favorites although I do not have one right now. Instead, I have a tiger Maine Coon named Hissy. Happy New Year!
Just ordered these fun and funky birds; can’t wait to play with them. Tutorials are always good; anything regarding cardmaking interests me!
hi Jenn!! Happy New Year to you, Chris and Mr. Harley!! I would love to see more classes / tutorials on how to build scenes using Lawn Fawn products. It’s my goal this year to make it up to the Loft for one of your retreats. I’d also love to see more pictures of Mr. Harley. 🙂 Thanks for this sweet giveaway and chance to enter!!!
Thank you for all your lovely inspiration. I’d love to see technique based classes.
Wow! Your water coloring of these sweet birds is amazing! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Awesome projects and watercoloring! Great prize giveaway – thank you for the opportunity. New things I would like to learn in 2016 would be more mixed media techniques. Happy New Year!!
What a generous giveaway! Of course I want to see more pics of Mr. Harley!! Just keep doing what you are doing…your inspire me to try new things! Thanks and Happy New Year!
More watercolored cards please!
always following you through Feedly, my go to app. Love the colours you did the birds in, each one distinct and beautiful in the colour you used. Always love to see ideas on watercolouring and using copics. My two favourite mediums.
Beginner techniques would be good.
Happy New Year. Love your birds. Thanks for the chance to win. I love any kind of coloring tutorials.
Amazing cards, the bird is too cute and I love your watercoloring. This is my first visit to your blog but would love to learn some of your tips or tricks for your watercoloring technique.
Such fun stamps! Love the watercoloring too! I’d love to continue to follow you teaching and creating all over social media. I’d love to head up your way this summer to attend a class…so I’ll keep my eyes peeled on your schedule. Thanks for the chance to win those yummy goodies! 🙂
Awesome cards! You’ve inspired me to break out the scribble bird stamps and play! 🙂 I’d love to see more techniques shared in 2016!
Gorgeous cards…love that sweet bird. Happy New Year!
Love your blog! Thank YOU for sharing your inspirations with US! 🙂 I love it when you share your watercoloring techniques. I’m not very good at that, and enjoy learning from other folks much better than me!
What cool prizes. This is a great blog hop! HAPPY NEWS YEAR!! Thanks